Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. - Annual Report: 2013 (Form 10-K)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013

Commission file number 1-35166

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

520 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield, IL 60015-5611

(Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 484-4400

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

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The aggregate market value of the registrant’s voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant at June 30, 2013 (the last day of our most recent second quarter) was $6,395,146,591. The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, at February 7, 2014, was 165,663,884.

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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Certain information contained in the registrant’s proxy statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on April 28, 2014 (to be filed not later than 120 days after the end of the registrant’s fiscal year) (the “2014 Proxy Statement”) is incorporated by reference into Part III  hereof.

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PART I

Item 1.  Business.

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains certain “forward-looking statements” made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), regarding business strategies, market potential, future financial performance and other matters. Statements that include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “projects,” “estimates,” “plans” and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would,” “may” and “could” are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts. Where, in any forward-looking statement, we express an expectation or belief as to future results or events, such expectation or belief is based on the current plans and expectations at the time this report is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or, with respect to any documents incorporated by reference, available at the time such document was prepared or filed with the SEC. Although we believe that these statements are based on reasonable assumptions, they are subject to numerous factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to be materially different from those indicated in such statements. These factors include those listed in the section below entitled “Risk Factors.” Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events, new information or changes to future results over time or otherwise.

Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to (i) “Home & Security,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us” refer to Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, after giving effect to the spin-off of Home & Security from Fortune Brands, Inc. and (ii) “Former Parent” refer to Fortune Brands, Inc.

Our Company

We are a leading home and security products company that competes in attractive long-term growth markets in our categories. With a foundation of market-leading brands across a diversified mix of channels, and lean and flexible supply chains, as well as a tradition of strong product innovation and customer service, we are focused on outperforming our markets in both growth and returns, and driving increased shareholder value. We sell our products through a wide array of sales channels, including kitchen and bath dealers, wholesalers oriented toward builders or professional remodelers, industrial and locksmith distributors, “do-it-yourself” remodeling-oriented home centers and other retail outlets. We believe the Company’s track record reflects the long-term attractiveness and potential of our categories and our leading brands. Our performance over the past two years demonstrates the strength of our operating model and our ability to generate profitable growth as volume returns and we leverage our competitive advantages to gain share in our categories.

Our Strategy

Build on leading business and brand positions in attractive growth and return categories.    We believe that we have leading market positions and brands in many of our product categories. We are continuing to invest in targeted advertising and other strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing brand awareness and educating consumers regarding the breadth, features and benefits of certain product lines. We also strive to leverage our brands to expand into adjacent product categories.

Continue to develop innovative products for customers, designers, installers and consumers.    Sustained investments in consumer-driven product innovation and customer service, along with our lower cost structures, have contributed to our success in winning significant new

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business in the marketplace and creating consumer demand. MasterBrand Cabinets launched innovative new door designs, color palettes and features in a range of styles that allows consumers to create a custom kitchen look at an affordable price. MasterBrand Cabinets launched a new award-winning website that enables homeowners to navigate their cabinet purchase in one convenient place. We have emerged as an industry leader in promoting energy efficiency and “green” products. Moen offers an extensive line of eco-friendly faucets and showerheads that carry the EPA’s WaterSense designation. Moen’s track record of continued innovation includes offerings such as finishes that incorporate Microban anti-microbial protection, market-leading Spot Resist finish and our touchless Motionsense electronic faucet. Therma-Tru and Simonton have leveraged advanced materials to deliver products that combine aesthetic beauty and energy efficiency. Therma-Tru has introduced the Classic Craft Canvas Collection line of smooth fiberglass doors, as well as the new Pulse line of modern style entry doors. Simonton’s Asure windows feature a narrow frame design that provides expansive views and more natural light. Master Lock has long been an innovative leader in security products, such as the easy-to-use Dial Speed combination padlocks, and has continued to grow by entering adjacent security categories such as life safety and commercial electronic access control solutions designed to secure high value sites such as cellular telephone towers and other facilities.

Expand in international markets.    We have opportunities to expand sales by further penetrating international markets, which represented approximately 16% of net sales in 2013. Moen has continued to expand in China. Kitchen Craft is a leading cabinetry brand in Canada. Master Lock has continued to expand its presence in Europe, while Therma-Tru has made inroads in Canada as consumers transition from traditional entry door materials to more advanced and energy-efficient fiberglass doors.

Leverage our global supply chains.    We are using lean manufacturing, design-to-manufacture and distributive assembly techniques to make our supply chains more flexible and improve supply chain quality, cost, response times and asset efficiency. We view our supply chains as a strategic asset not only to support strong operating leverage as volumes recover, but also to enable the profitable growth of new products, adjacent market expansion and international growth.

Enhance returns and deploy our cash flow to high-return opportunities.    We believe our most attractive opportunities are to invest in profitable organic growth initiatives, pursue accretive strategic acquisitions and return cash to shareholders through a combination of dividends and repurchases of shares of our common stock under our share repurchase programs. Both add-on acquisitions and share repurchase opportunities may be particularly attractive in the next few years. In June 2013, our Kitchen & Bath Cabinetry business acquired Woodcrafters Home Products Holding, LLC (“WoodCrafters”), a manufacturer of bathroom vanities and tops. In addition, in the second quarter of 2013, our Board of Directors declared our first dividend since becoming a publicly-traded company in October 2011, declaring a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share of our common stock. In December 2013, our Board of Directors increased the quarterly cash dividend by 20% to $0.12 per share of our common stock.

Our Competitive Strengths

We believe our competitive strengths include the following:

Leading brands.    We have leading brands in many of our product categories. We believe that established brands are meaningful to both consumers and trade customers in their respective categories and that we have the opportunity to, among other things, expand many of our brands into adjacent product categories and international markets.

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Strategic focus on attractive consumer-facing categories.    We believe we operate in categories that, while very competitive, are among the more attractive categories in the home products and security products markets. Some of the key characteristics that make these categories attractive in our view include the following:

Operational excellence.    During the housing downturn, we reduced the number of our manufacturing facilities and employees and we restructured our supply chains, while maintaining substantial supply chain flexibility and brand investment. As a result, we believe we have positioned the Company well to absorb additional volume and drive strong growth in sales, profits and cash flows as the U.S. housing market continues to recover and demand improves. We believe our investments in lean manufacturing and productivity initiatives have resulted in supply chain flexibility and the ability to cost-effectively add capacity in order to match demand levels. In addition, our supply chains and lower cost structures are creating favorable operating leverage as volumes grow without sacrificing customer service levels or lead times. We believe that margin improvement will continue to be driven predominantly by organic volume growth that can be readily accommodated by additional production shifts and equipment as necessary. In 2014, we plan to begin to invest in incremental capacity to support long-term growth potential.

Commitment to innovation.    The Company has a long track record of successful product and process innovations that introduce valued new products and services to our customers and consumers. The Company is committed to continuing its investments in new product development and enhancing customer service to strengthen our leading brands and penetrate adjacent markets.

Diverse sales end-use mix.    We sell in a variety of product categories in the U.S. home and security products market. In addition, our exposure to changing levels of U.S. residential new home construction activity is counteracted by repair-and-remodel activity, which comprises a substantial majority of the overall U.S. home products market and about two-thirds of our U.S. home products sales. We also benefit from a stable market for plumbing and security products and international sales growth opportunities.

Diverse sales channels.    We sell through a wide array of sales channels, including kitchen and bath dealers, wholesalers oriented to builders or professional remodelers, industrial and locksmith distributors, “do-it-yourself” remodeling-oriented home centers and other retail outlets. We also sell security products to locksmiths, industrial distributors and mass merchants. We are able to leverage existing sales channels to expand into adjacent product categories. In 2013, sales to our top ten customers represented less than half of total sales.

Decentralized business model.    Our business segments are focused on distinct product categories and are responsible for their own performance. This structure enables each of our

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segments to independently best position itself within each category in which it competes and reinforces strong accountability for operational and financial performance. Each of our segments focus on its unique set of consumers, customers, competitors and suppliers, while also sharing best practices.

Strong capital structure.    We exited 2013 with a strong balance sheet, even as we completed the approximately $302 million acquisition of WoodCrafters, repurchased $52.1 million of our shares and initiated a quarterly dividend during the year. As of December 31, 2013, we had $241.4 million of cash and cash equivalents and total debt was $356.0 million, resulting in a net debt position of $114.6 million. In addition, we had $650 million available under our credit facilities.

Business Segments

We have four business segments: Kitchen & Bath Cabinetry, Plumbing & Accessories, Advanced Material Windows & Door Systems, and Security & Storage. The following table shows net sales for each of these segments, including key brands within each segment:

Our segments compete on the basis of innovation, fashion, quality, price, service and responsiveness to distributor, retailer and installer needs, as well as end-user consumer preferences. Our markets are very competitive. Approximately 16% of 2013 net sales were to international markets, and sales to two of the Company’s customers, The Home Depot, Inc. (“The Home Depot”) and Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (“Lowe’s”), each accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s net sales in 2013. Sales to all U.S. home centers in the aggregate were approximately 29% of net sales in 2013.

Kitchen & Bath Cabinetry.    Our Kitchen & Bath Cabinetry segment manufactures custom, semi-custom and stock cabinetry for the kitchen, bath and other parts of the home. This segment sells a portfolio of brands that enables our customers to differentiate themselves against competitors. This portfolio includes brand names such as Aristokraft, Kitchen Craft, Kitchen Classics, Omega, Schrock, Homecrest, Decorá, Diamond, Kemper, Thomasville and Martha Stewart Living. Substantially all of this segment’s sales are in North America. This segment sells directly to kitchen and bath dealers, home centers, wholesalers and large builders. Sales to The Home Depot and Lowe’s comprised approximately 37% of net sales of the Kitchen & Bath Cabinetry segment in 2013. This segment’s competitors include Masco and American Woodmark, as well as a large number of smaller suppliers.

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Plumbing & Accessories.    Our Plumbing & Accessories segment manufactures or assembles and sells faucets, accessories and kitchen sinks in North America and China, predominantly under the Moen brand. Although this segment sells Plumbing & Accessories products principally in the U.S. and Canada, this segment also sells in China, Mexico, Southeast Asia and South America. Approximately 26% of 2013 net sales were to international markets. This segment sells directly through its own sales force and indirectly through independent manufacturers’ representatives, primarily to wholesalers, home centers, mass merchandisers and industrial distributors. Sales to The Home Depot and Lowe’s comprised approximately 26% of net sales of the Plumbing & Accessories segment in 2013. This segment’s chief competitors include Delta (owned by Masco), Kohler, Pfister (owned by Spectrum Brands), American Standard (owned by LIXIL Group) and imported private-label brands.

Advanced Material Windows & Door Systems.    Our Advanced Material Windows & Door Systems segment manufactures and sells fiberglass and steel entry door systems, vinyl-framed window and patio doors, and urethane millwork product lines. This segment benefits from the long-term trend away from traditional materials, such as wood, steel and aluminum, toward more energy-efficient and durable synthetic materials. Therma-Tru products include fiberglass and steel residential entry door and patio door systems, primarily for sale in the U.S. and Canada. Simonton Windows is a leading national brand of vinyl-framed windows and patio doors. Simonton products are mainly manufactured and sold in the U.S. This segment’s principal customers are home centers, millwork building products and wholesale distributors, and specialty dealers that provide products to the residential new construction market, as well as to the remodeling and renovation markets. Sales to The Home Depot and Lowe’s comprised approximately 15% of net sales of the Advanced Material Windows & Door Systems segment in 2013. This segment’s competitors include Masonite, JELD-WEN, Plastpro, Silverline (owned by Andersen Windows), Pella, Atrium and Milgard (owned by Masco).

Security & Storage.    Our Security & Storage segment consists of locks, safety and security devices, and electronic security products manufactured, sourced and distributed by Master Lock and tool storage and garage organization products manufactured by Waterloo. This segment sells products principally in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Central America and Australia. Approximately 22% of 2013 net sales were to international markets. Master Lock manufactures and sells key-controlled and combination padlocks, bicycle and cable locks, built-in locker locks, door hardware, automotive, trailer and towing locks, electronic access control solutions, and other specialty safety and security devices. Master Lock sells products designed for consumer use to hardware and other retail outlets, wholesale distributors and home centers, and Master Lock sells lock systems to locksmiths, industrial and institutional users, and original equipment manufacturers. Sales to The Home Depot and Lowe’s comprised approximately 16% of the net sales of the Security & Storage segment in 2013. Master Lock competes with Abus, W.H. Brady, Hampton, Kwikset (owned by Spectrum Brands), Schlage (owned by Allegion), Assa Abloy and various imports.

Waterloo manufactures tool storage and garage organization products, principally high-quality steel toolboxes, tool chests, workbenches and related products. Waterloo primarily sells to Sears retail stores for resale under the Craftsman brand owned by Sears Brands, LLC. In addition, Waterloo sells under the Waterloo and private-label brand names to specialty industrial and automotive dealers, mass merchandisers, home centers and hardware stores. Waterloo competes with Asian importers, Homak, Stanley Black & Decker, Snap-On, Kennedy, Stack-On and others in the metal storage category and with Stanley Black & Decker, Keter, Newell Rubbermaid and others in the plastic hand box category.

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Annual net sales for each of the last three fiscal years for each of our business segments were as follows:

For additional financial information for each of our business segments, refer to Note 18, “Information on Business Segments,” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Separation

On September 27, 2011, the board of directors of our Former Parent approved the spin-off of Home & Security into an independent, publicly-traded company (the “Separation”). On October 3, 2011, the Separation was completed, with the stockholders of our Former Parent receiving one share of Home & Security common stock for each share of Former Parent common stock held on September 20, 2011. Following the Separation, our Former Parent changed its name to Beam Inc. and retained no ownership interest in Home & Security. On October 4, 2011, our common stock began trading “regular-way” on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “FBHS”.

Other Information

Raw materials.    The table below indicates the principal raw materials used by each of our segments. These materials are available from a number of sources. Volatility in the prices of commodities and energy used in making and distributing our products impacts the cost of manufacturing our products.

Intellectual property.    Product innovation and branding are important to the success of our business. In addition to the brand protection offered by our trademarks, patent protection helps distinguish our unique product features in the market by preventing copying and making it more difficult for competitors to benefit unfairly from our design innovation. We hold U.S. and foreign patents covering various features used in products sold within all of our business segments. Although each of our segments relies on a number of patents and patent groups that, in the aggregate, provide important protections to the Company, no single patent or patent group is material to any of the Company’s segments.

Employees.    As of December 31, 2013, we had approximately 19,500 full-time employees. Approximately 19% of these employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements, approximately half of which are subject to agreements that will expire within one year. Employee relations are generally good.

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Information about geographic areas.    For additional information, refer to Note 18, “Information on Business Segments,” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Seasonality.    All of our operating segments traditionally experience lower sales in the first quarter of the year when new home construction, repair-and-remodel activity and security and storage buying are lowest. As a result of sales seasonality and associated timing of working capital fluctuations, our cash flow from operating activities is typically higher in the second half of the year.

Environmental matters.    We are involved in remediation activities to clean up hazardous wastes as required by federal and state laws. Liabilities for remediation costs of each site are based on our best estimate of undiscounted future costs, excluding possible insurance recoveries or recoveries from other third parties. Uncertainties about the status of laws, regulations, technology and information related to individual sites make it difficult to develop estimates of environmental remediation exposures. Some of the potential liabilities relate to sites we own, and some relate to sites we no longer own or never owned. Several of our subsidiaries have been designated as potentially responsible parties (“PRP”) under “Superfund” or similar state laws. As of December 31, 2013, eight such instances have not been dismissed, settled or otherwise resolved. In the calendar year 2013, we were identified as a PRP in one new instance, which we settled in 2013. In most instances where our subsidiaries are named as a PRP, we enter into cost-sharing arrangements with other PRPs. We give notice to insurance carriers of potential PRP liability, but very rarely, if ever, receive reimbursement from insurance for PRP costs. We believe that the cost of complying with the present environmental protection laws, before considering estimated recoveries either from other PRPs or insurance, will not have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows or financial condition. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, we had accruals of $5.6 million and $6.8 million, respectively, relating to environmental compliance and clean up including, but not limited to, the above mentioned Superfund sites.

Legal proceedings.    We are defendants in lawsuits associated with the normal conduct of our businesses and operations. It is not possible to predict the outcome of the pending actions and, as with any litigation, it is possible that some of these actions could be decided unfavorably to us. We believe that there are meritorious defenses to these actions and that these actions will not have a material adverse effect upon our results of operations, cash flows or financial condition, and, where appropriate, these actions are being vigorously contested.

Legal structure.    Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. is a holding company that was organized as a Delaware corporation in 1988. Wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company include MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc., Moen Incorporated, Fortune Brands Windows & Doors, Inc. and Fortune Brands Storage & Security LLC. As a holding company, Home & Security is a legal entity separate and distinct from our subsidiaries. Accordingly, the rights of the Company, and thus the rights of our creditors (including holders of debt securities and other obligations) and stockholders to participate in any distribution of the assets or earnings of any subsidiary is subject to the claims of creditors of the subsidiary, except to the extent that claims of the Company itself as a creditor of such subsidiary may be recognized, in which event the Company’s claims may in certain circumstances be subordinate to certain claims of others. In addition, as a holding company, the source of our unconsolidated revenues and funds is dividends and other payments from subsidiaries. Our subsidiaries are not limited by long-term debt or other agreements in their abilities to pay cash dividends or to make other distributions with respect to their capital stock or other payments to the Company.

Available Information.    The Company’s website address is www.FBHS.com. The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to these reports are available free of charge on the Company’s website as soon as

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reasonably practicable after the reports are filed or furnished electronically with the SEC. These documents also are made available to read and copy at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information about the Public Reference Room by contacting the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Reports filed with the SEC are also made available on its website at www.sec.gov. We also make available on our website, or in printed form upon request, free of charge, our Corporate Governance Principles, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers, Charters for the Committees of our Board of Directors and certain other information related to the Company.

Item 1A.    Risk Factors.

Risks Relating to Our Business

Our business primarily relies on North American home improvement, repair and remodel and new home construction activity levels, all of which are impacted by risks associated with fluctuations in the housing market.

Our business primarily relies on home improvement, repair and remodel, and new home construction activity levels, principally in North America. The new home construction market, which is generally cyclical in nature, is recovering from a major downturn that was marked by substantial declines in the demand for new homes and a reduction in the availability of financing for homebuyers. While improving, the new home construction market remains below historical levels.

Although we continue to believe that the long-term outlook for the home products markets is favorable, we cannot predict the timing, strength, or shape of a recovery. A continued recovery will largely be dependent upon improving employment levels, stable or rising home prices, increased levels of consumer confidence, mortgage rates, and stable credit markets. Reduced levels of consumer spending on home improvements and new home construction may adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

Consumers may have been adversely impacted long-term by the global economic recession, negatively impacting our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

Stable economic conditions, including strong employment, consumer confidence and credit availability, are important not only to the basic health of our consumer markets, but also to our own results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. While the major economic disruptions of the 2008-2009 recession have largely subsided, significant economic and consumer challenges remain, including higher unemployment, record budget deficits and levels of government debt, significant uncertainties regarding spending cuts, tax increases and the U.S. federal debt ceiling, and tight credit markets. As a result, consumers may reduce discretionary spending or may prefer lower-priced value-oriented products even as demand recovers. In addition, consumer price consciousness may intensify resulting in the delay or decrease in home ownership and household formation, as well as cause a shift in demand to smaller, less expensive homes. These factors may adversely impact our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

We operate in very competitive consumer and trade brand categories.

The markets in which we operate are very competitive. Although we believe that competition in our businesses is based largely on product quality, consumer and trade brand reputation, customer service and product features, as well as fashion, innovation and ease of installation, price is a significant factor for consumers as well as our trade customers. Price sensitive customers may be more likely to trade down to lower-priced products during challenging economic times or if economic

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conditions worsen. In addition, some of our competitors may resort to price competition to sustain market share and manufacturing capacity utilization. Also, certain large customers continue to offer private-label brands that compete with some of our product offerings as a lower-cost alternative. The strong competition that we face in all of our businesses may adversely affect our profitability and revenue levels, as well as our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

We may not successfully develop new products or improve existing products.

Our success depends on meeting consumer needs and anticipating changes in consumer preferences with successful new products and product improvements. We aim to introduce products and new or improved production processes proactively to offset obsolescence and decreases in sales of existing products. While we devote significant focus to the development of new products, we may not be successful in product development and our new products may not be commercially successful. In addition, it is possible that competitors may improve their products more rapidly or effectively, which could adversely affect our sales. Furthermore, market demand may decline as a result of consumer preferences trending away from our categories or trending down within our brands or product categories, which could adversely impact our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

Risks associated with our ability to improve organizational productivity and global supply chain efficiency and flexibility could adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

We regularly evaluate our organizational productivity and global supply chains and assess opportunities to increase capacity, reduce costs and enhance quality. We strive to enhance quality, speed and flexibility to meet changing and uncertain market conditions, as well as manage cost inflation, including wages, pension and medical costs. Our success depends in part on refining our cost structure and supply chains to promote consistently flexible and low cost supply chains that can respond to market changes to protect profitability and cash flow or ramp up quickly and effectively to meet demand. Failure to achieve the desired level of quality, capacity or cost reductions could impair our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

Risks associated with global commodity and energy availability and price and volatility, as well as the possibility of sustained inflation could adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

We are exposed to risks associated with global commodity price volatility arising from restricted or uneven supply conditions, the sustained expansion and volatility of demand from emerging markets, potentially unstable geopolitical and economic variables, weather and other unpredictable external factors. We buy raw materials that contain commodities such as copper, zinc, steel, glass, wood and petroleum-based products such as resins. In addition, our distribution costs are significantly impacted by the price of oil and diesel fuel. Decreased availability and increased or volatile prices for these commodities, as well as energy used in making, distributing and transporting our products, could increase the costs of our products. While in the past we have been able to mitigate the impact of these cost increases through productivity improvements and passing on increasing costs to our customers over time, there is no assurance that we will be able to offset such cost increases in the future, and the risk of potentially sustained high levels of inflation could adversely impact our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. While we may use derivative contracts to limit our short-term exposure to commodity price volatility, the exposures under these contracts could still be material to our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. In addition, in periods of declining commodity prices, these derivative contracts may have the short-term effect of increasing our expenditures for these raw materials.

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Consolidation of our customers could adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

The consolidation of customers in North America has increased the size and importance of individual customers and creates risk of exposure to potential volume loss. Furthermore, larger customers have greater leverage and can better control the prices we receive for our products and services, our costs of doing business with them and the terms and conditions on which we do business. The loss of certain larger customers could have an adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

Our failure to attract and retain qualified personnel could adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

Our success depends in part on the efforts and abilities of qualified personnel at all levels, including our senior management team and other key employees. Their motivation, skills, experience, contacts and industry knowledge significantly benefit our operations and administration. The failure to attract, motivate and retain members of our senior management team and key employees could have a negative effect on our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

Risks associated with strategic acquisitions could adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

We consider acquisitions and joint ventures as a means of enhancing shareholder value. Acquisitions and joint ventures involve risks and uncertainties, including difficulties integrating acquired companies and operating joint ventures; difficulties retaining the acquired businesses’ customers and brands; the inability to achieve the expected financial results and benefits of transactions; the loss of key employees from acquired companies; implementing and maintaining consistent standards, controls, policies and information systems; and diversion of management’s attention from other business matters. Future acquisitions could cause us to incur additional debt or issue shares, resulting in dilution in earnings per share and return on capital.

We manufacture, source and sell products internationally and are exposed to risks associated with doing business globally.

We manufacture, source or sell our products in a number of locations throughout the world, predominantly in the U.S., Canada, China, Europe and Mexico. Accordingly, we are subject to risks associated with potential disruption caused by changes in political, economic and social environments, including civil and political unrest, terrorism, possible expropriation, local labor conditions, changes in laws, regulations and policies of foreign governments and trade disputes with the U.S., and U.S. laws affecting activities of U.S. companies abroad. Risks inherent to international operations include: potentially adverse tax laws, uncertainty regarding clearance and enforcement of intellectual property rights, risks associated with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and difficulty enforcing contracts. While we hedge certain foreign currency transactions, a change in the value of the currencies will impact our financial statements when translated into U.S. dollars. In addition, fluctuations in currency can adversely impact the cost position of our products in local currency, making it more difficult for us to compete. Our success will depend, in part, on our ability to effectively manage our businesses through the impact of these potential changes. In addition, we source certain raw materials, components and finished goods from China where we have experienced higher manufacturing costs and longer lead times due to currency fluctuations, higher wage rates, labor shortages and higher raw material costs.

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Changes in government and industry regulatory standards could adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

Government regulations pertaining to health and safety (including protection of employees as well as consumers) and environmental concerns continue to emerge domestically, as well as internationally. It is necessary for us to comply with current requirements (including requirements that do not become effective until a future date), and even more stringent requirements could be imposed on our products or processes in the future. Compliance with these regulations (such as the restrictions on lead content in plumbing products and on volatile organic compounds and formaldehyde emissions that are applicable to many of our businesses) may require us to alter our manufacturing and installation processes and our sourcing. Such actions could increase our capital expenditures and adversely impact our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition, and our inability to effectively and timely meet such regulations could adversely impact our competitive position.

The inability to secure and protect our intellectual property rights could negatively impact revenues and brand reputation.

We have many patents, trademarks, brand names and trade names that are important to our business. Unauthorized use of these intellectual property rights may not only erode sales of our products, but may also cause significant damage to our brand name and reputation, interfere with our ability to effectively represent the Company to our customers, contractors and suppliers, and increase litigation costs. There can be no assurance that our efforts to protect our brands and trademark rights will prevent violations. In addition, existing patent, trade secret and trademark laws offer only limited protection, and the laws of some countries in which our products are or may be developed, manufactured or sold may not fully protect our intellectual property from infringement by others. There can be no assurance that our efforts to assess possible third party intellectual property rights will ensure that Company’s ability to manufacture, distribute, market or sell in any given country or territory. Furthermore, others may assert intellectual property infringement claims against us or our customers.

Our businesses rely on the performance of wholesale distributors, dealers and other marketing arrangements and could be adversely affected by poor performance or other disruptions in our distribution channels and customers.

We rely on a distribution network comprised of consolidating customers. Any disruption to the existing distribution channels could adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. The consolidation of distributors or the financial instability or default of a distributor or one of its major customers could potentially cause such a disruption. In addition to our own sales force, we offer our products through a variety of third-party distributors, representatives and retailers. Certain of our distributors, representatives or retailers may also market other products that compete with our products. The loss or termination of one or more of our major distributors, representatives or retailers, the failure of one or more of our distributors or representatives to effectively promote our products, or changes in the financial or business condition of these distributors or representatives could affect our ability to bring products to market.

Our pension costs and funding requirements could increase as a result of volatility in the financial markets, changes in interest rates and actuarial assumptions.

Increases in the costs of pension benefits may continue and negatively affect our business as a result of: the effect of potential declines in the stock and bond markets on the performance of our pension plan assets; potential reductions in the discount rate used to determine the present value of our benefit obligations; and changes to our investment strategy that may impact our expected return on

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pension plan assets assumption. U.S. generally accepted accounting principles require that we calculate income or expense for the plans using actuarial valuations. These valuations reflect assumptions about financial markets and interest rates, which may change based on economic conditions. Our accounting policy for defined benefit plans may subject earnings to volatility due to the recognition of actuarial gains and losses and amortization of liability savings, particularly those due to the change in the fair value of pension assets and interest rates. Funding requirements for our U.S. pension plans may become more significant. However, the ultimate amounts to be contributed are dependent upon, among other things, interest rates, underlying asset returns and the impact of legislative or regulatory changes related to pension funding obligations.

Risks associated with the disruption of operations could adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

We manufacture a significant portion of the products we sell. Any prolonged disruption in our operations, whether due to technical or labor difficulties, lack of raw material or component availability, startup inefficiencies for new operations, disputes with strategic joint venture partners, destruction of or damage to any facility (as a result of natural disasters, fires and explosions, use and storage of hazardous materials or other events) or other reasons, could negatively impact our profitability and competitive position and adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

The inability to obtain raw materials and finished goods in a timely manner from suppliers would adversely affect our ability to manufacture and market our products.

We purchase raw materials to be used in manufacturing our products and also rely on third-party manufacturers as a source for finished goods. We typically do not enter into long-term contracts with our suppliers or sourcing partners. Instead, most raw materials and sourced goods are obtained on a “purchase order” basis. In addition, in some instances we maintain single-source or limited-source sourcing relationships, either because multiple sources are not available or the relationship is advantageous due to performance, quality, support, delivery, capacity or price considerations. Financial, operating or other difficulties encountered by our suppliers or sourcing partners or changes in our relationships with them could result in manufacturing or sourcing interruptions, delays and inefficiencies, and prevent us from manufacturing or obtaining the finished goods necessary to meet customer demand. If we are unable to meet customer demand, there could be an adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

We are dependent upon suppliers for a portion of raw materials used in the manufacturing of our products and new regulations related to conflict-free minerals could require us to incur significant additional expenses in connection with procuring these raw materials.

Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the SEC requires companies to disclose the use of certain minerals, known as ‘conflict minerals’, in their products. Companies that are subject to the rules must perform supply chain diligence and disclose whether or not such minerals originate from the Democratic Republic of Congo and adjoining countries. Assuming the rules remain effective, these new requirements will require on-going due diligence efforts, and annual disclosure requirements beginning in May 2014. There may be significant costs associated with complying with these disclosure requirements, including identifying the sources of any ‘conflict minerals’ that may be used in our products. In addition, the implementation of these rules could adversely affect the sourcing, supply and pricing of materials used in our products.

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Future tax law changes or the interpretation of existing tax laws may materially impact our effective income tax rate, the resolution of unrecognized tax benefits and cash tax payments.

Our businesses are subject to income taxation in the U.S., as well as internationally. Due to the high U.S. federal budget deficit, it is possible that future income tax legislation may be enacted that could have a material adverse impact on our worldwide income tax provision. We are routinely audited by income tax authorities in many jurisdictions. Although we believe that the recorded tax estimates are reasonable and appropriate, there are significant uncertainties in these estimates. As a result, the ultimate outcome from any audit could be materially different from amounts reflected in our income tax provisions and accruals. Future settlements of income tax audits may have a material adverse effect on earnings between the period of initial recognition of tax estimates in our financial statements and the point of ultimate tax audit settlement.

Potential liabilities and costs from claims and litigation could adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

We are, from time to time, involved in various claims, litigation matters and regulatory proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business and that could have an adverse effect on us. These matters may include contract disputes, intellectual property disputes, personal injury claims, warranty disputes, environmental claims or proceedings, other tort claims, employment and tax matters and other proceedings and litigation, including class actions. It is not possible to predict the outcome of pending or future litigation, and, as with any litigation, it is possible that some of the actions could be decided unfavorably and could have an adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

We maintain insurance against some, but not all, of these risks of loss resulting from claims and litigation. We may elect not to obtain insurance if we believe the cost of available insurance is excessive relative to the risks presented. The levels of insurance we maintain may not be adequate to fully cover any and all losses or liabilities. If any significant accident, judgment, claim or other event is not fully insured or indemnified against, it could have an adverse impact on our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

We are subject to product safety regulations, recalls and direct claims for product liability that can result in significant liability and, regardless of the ultimate outcome, can be costly to defend. As a result of the difficulty of controlling the quality of products or components sourced from other manufacturers, we are exposed to risks relating to the quality of such products and to limitations on our recourse against such suppliers. Increasingly, homebuilders, including our customers, are subject to construction defect and home warranty claims in the ordinary course of their business. Our contractual arrangements with these customers typically include the obligation to defend and indemnify them against liability for the performance of our products or services or the performance of other products that we install. These claims, often asserted several years after completion of construction, frequently result in lawsuits against the homebuilders and many of their subcontractors, including us, and require us to incur defense costs even when our products or services are not the principal basis for the claims.

An impairment in the carrying value of goodwill or other acquired intangible assets could negatively affect our results of operations and financial condition.

The carrying value of goodwill represents the fair value of acquired businesses in excess of identifiable assets and liabilities as of the acquisition date. The carrying value of other intangible assets represents the fair value of trademarks, tradenames and other acquired intangible assets as of the acquisition date. Goodwill and other acquired intangible assets expected to contribute indefinitely

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to our cash flows are not amortized, but must be evaluated for impairment by our management at least annually. If the carrying value exceeds the implied fair value of goodwill, the goodwill is considered impaired and is reduced to fair value via a non-cash charge to earnings. If the carrying value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset is greater than its fair value, the intangible asset is considered impaired and is reduced to fair value via a non-cash charge to earnings. Events and/or circumstances that could have a potential negative effect on the estimated fair value of our reporting units and indefinite-lived tradenames include: actual new construction and repair and remodel growth rates that lag our assumptions, actions of key customers, volatility of discount rates, continued economic uncertainty, higher levels of unemployment, weak consumer confidence, and lower levels of discretionary consumer spending. If the value of goodwill or other acquired intangible assets is impaired, our results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.

We may experience delays or outages in our information technology system and computer networks.

We, like most companies, may be subject to information technology system failures and network disruptions. These may be caused by delays or disruptions due to system updates, natural disasters, malicious attacks, accidents, power disruptions, telecommunications failures, acts of terrorism or war, computer viruses, physical or electronic break-ins, or similar events or disruptions. Our businesses may implement enterprise resource planning systems or add applications to replace outdated systems and to operate more efficiently. Predictions regarding benefits resulting from the implementation of these projects are subject to uncertainties. We may not be able to successfully implement the projects without experiencing difficulties. In addition, any expected benefits of implementing projects might not be realized or the costs of implementation might outweigh the benefits realized.

We may be subject to breaches of our information technology systems, which could damage our reputation and consumer relationships. Such breaches could subject us to significant reputational, financial, legal, and operational consequences.

Information security risks have generally increased in recent years because of the proliferation of new technologies and the increased sophistication and activities of perpetrators of cyber-attacks. In particular, the Security & Storage business is increasingly utilizing digital elements that allow third parties to use and store personally identifiable information and other information pertaining to their customers and their employees and businesses through online services operated by Master Lock. Such information may include names, passwords, addresses, phone numbers, access to facilities, email addresses, contact preferences, tax identification numbers and payment account information. We devote appropriate resources to network security, data encryption, and other security measures to protect our systems and data, but these security measures cannot provide absolute security. In the event of a breach, we would be exposed to a risk of loss or litigation and possible liability, which could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, cash flows, and financial condition.

We are subject to credit risk on our accounts receivable.

Our outstanding trade receivables are generally not covered by collateral or credit insurance. While we have procedures to monitor and limit exposure to credit risk on our trade and non-trade receivables, there can be no assurance that such procedures will effectively limit our credit risk and avoid losses, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. In addition, it is possible that weak economic conditions may cause significantly higher levels of customer defaults and bad debt expense in future periods than is contemplated by our current allowances for doubtful accounts.

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There can be no assurance that we will have access to the capital markets on terms acceptable to us.

From time to time we may need to access the long-term and short-term capital markets to obtain financing. Although we believe that the sources of capital currently in place permit us to finance our operations for the foreseeable future on acceptable terms and conditions, our access to, and the availability of, financing on acceptable terms and conditions in the future will be impacted by many factors, including, but not limited to: (i) our financial performance, (ii) our credit ratings or absence of a credit rating, (iii) the liquidity of the overall capital markets and (iv) the state of the economy, including the U.S. housing market. There can be no assurance that we will have access to the capital markets on terms acceptable to us. In addition, a prolonged global economic downturn may also adversely impact our access to long-term capital markets, result in increased interest rates on our corporate debt, and weaken operating cash flow and liquidity. Decreased cash flow and liquidity could potentially adversely impact our ability to pay dividends, fund acquisitions and repurchase shares in the future.

Provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws and of Delaware law may prevent or delay an acquisition of us, even if that change may be considered beneficial by some of our stockholders.

The existence of some provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, our amended and restated bylaws and Delaware law may discourage a future takeover attempt not approved by our Board of Directors but which some stockholders may deem to be in their best interests or in which stockholders may receive a substantial premium for their shares over then current market prices. These provisions include but are not limited to a classified board of directors with three-year staggered terms, the right of our Board of Directors to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval, no stockholder ability to fill director vacancies, elimination of the rights of our stockholders to act by written consent and call special stockholder meetings, super-majority vote requirements for certain amendments to our certificate of incorporation and stockholder proposals for amendments to our bylaws, prohibition against stockholders from removing directors other than “for cause” and rules regarding how stockholders may present proposals or nominate directors for election at stockholder meetings.

In addition, we are subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which may have an anti-takeover effect with respect to transactions not approved in advance by our Board of Directors, including discouraging takeover attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for shares of our common stock.

We believe these provisions protect our stockholders from coercive or otherwise unfair takeover tactics by requiring potential acquirers to negotiate with our Board of Directors and by providing our Board of Directors with more time to assess any acquisition proposal. However, these provisions apply even if the offer may be considered beneficial by some stockholders and could delay or prevent an acquisition that our Board of Directors determines is not in our best interests or the best interests of our stockholders.

We may be limited in our ability to pay dividends on our stock.

Although we established a dividend program in 2013, we cannot provide assurance that we will declare or pay such dividends in the future at the same rate or at all. All decisions regarding our payment of dividends will be made by our Board of Directors from time to time in accordance with applicable law. There can be no assurance that we will have sufficient surplus under Delaware law to be able to pay any dividends. This may result from extraordinary cash expenses, actual expenses exceeding contemplated costs, funding of capital expenditures or increases in reserves. If we do not

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pay dividends, the price of our common stock must appreciate for stockholders to receive a gain on their investment. This appreciation may not occur. Further, stockholders may have to sell some or all of their shares of our common stock in order to generate cash flow from their investment.

Risks Relating to the Separation

We must abide by certain restrictions to preserve the tax treatment of the distribution of our common stock by our Former Parent and we must indemnify our Former Parent for taxes resulting from certain actions if they were to cause the Distribution (as defined below) to fail to qualify as a tax-free transaction.

Our Former Parent has received a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) that, based on certain representations and qualifications, the distribution of all the shares of our common stock owned by our Former Parent to stockholders of our Former Parent as of September 20, 2011 (the “Distribution”) was tax-free to our Former Parent’s stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes (except for cash received in lieu of fractional shares of our stock). These representations include satisfaction of certain requirements that must be met in order for the distribution to qualify for tax-free treatment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and state law. In addition to obtaining the private letter ruling, our Former Parent has received an opinion from a law firm confirming the tax-free status of the Distribution for U.S. federal income tax purposes, including confirming the satisfaction of the requirements under Section 355 of the Code not specifically addressed in the IRS private letter ruling. Notwithstanding the private letter ruling and the opinion, the IRS could determine on audit that the Distribution or the internal transactions should be treated as taxable transactions if it determines that any of these facts, assumptions, representations or undertakings is not correct or has been violated, or that the Distribution or the internal transactions should be taxable for other reasons, including as a result of a significant change in stock or asset ownership after the Distribution. Under the terms of the Tax Allocation Agreement we entered into in connection with the Distribution, in the event that the Distribution or the internal transactions were determined to be taxable and such determination was the result of actions taken after the Distribution by us, any of our affiliates or our stockholders, we would be responsible for all taxes imposed on our Former Parent as a result thereof. Such tax amounts could be significant.

Our historical financial information for periods prior to the Separation is not necessarily representative of the results we would have achieved as an independent, publicly-traded company.

The historical financial information we have included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for periods prior to the Separation may not reflect what our results of operations, financial position and cash flows would have been had we been an independent, publicly-traded company during the periods presented before the Separation.

The indemnification arrangements we entered into with our Former Parent in connection with the Separation may require us to divert cash to satisfy indemnification obligations to our Former Parent and may not be sufficient to cover the full amount of losses for which our Former Parent indemnifies us.

Pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Indemnification Agreement and certain other agreements, our Former Parent agreed to indemnify us from certain liabilities and we agreed to indemnify our Former Parent from certain liabilities. Indemnities that we may be required to provide our Former Parent may be significant and could negatively impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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A court could deem the Distribution to be a fraudulent conveyance and void the transaction or impose substantial liabilities upon us.

A court could deem the Distribution or certain internal restructuring transactions undertaken by our Former Parent in connection with the Separation to be a fraudulent conveyance or transfer. Fraudulent conveyances or transfers are defined to include transfers made or obligations incurred with the actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud current or future creditors or transfers made or obligations incurred for less than reasonably equivalent value when the debtor was insolvent, or that rendered the debtor insolvent, inadequately capitalized or unable to pay its debts as they become due. A court could void the transactions or impose substantial liabilities upon us, which could adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. Among other things, the court could require our stockholders to return to our Former Parent, for the benefit of its creditors, some or all of the shares of our common stock issued in the Distribution, or require us to fund liabilities of other companies involved in the restructuring transaction. Whether a transaction is a fraudulent conveyance or transfer under applicable state law may vary depending upon the jurisdiction whose law is being applied.

Item 1B.  Unresolved Staff Comments.

None.

Item 2.  Properties.

Our principal executive office is located at 520 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield, Illinois 60015. We operate 30 U.S. manufacturing facilities in 14 states and have 12 in international locations (7 in Mexico, 3 in Asia and 2 in Canada). In addition, we have 24 distribution centers and warehouses worldwide, of which 22 are leased. The following table provides additional information with respect to these properties.

We are of the opinion that the properties are suitable to our respective businesses and have production capacities adequate to meet the current needs of our businesses.

Item 3.  Legal Proceedings.

We are defendants in lawsuits associated with the normal conduct of our businesses and operations. It is not possible to predict the outcome of the pending actions and, as with any litigation, it is possible that some of these actions could be decided unfavorably to us. We believe that there are meritorious defenses to these actions and that these actions will not have a material adverse effect upon our results of operations, cash flows or financial condition, and, where appropriate, these actions are being vigorously contested.

Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

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Executive Officers of the Registrant.

Christopher J. Klein has served as Chief Executive Officer of Home & Security since January 2010. From April 2009 to December 2009, Mr. Klein served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Home & Security. From February 2009 through April 2009, Mr. Klein served as Senior Vice President of Fortune Brands, Inc. and, from April 2003 to February 2009, Mr. Klein served as Senior Vice President — Strategy & Corporate Development of Fortune Brands, Inc.

E. Lee Wyatt, Jr. has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Home & Security since July 2011. Mr. Wyatt served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Hanesbrands Inc., a global consumer goods company, from September 2006 to June 2011.

Terrence P. Horan has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Fortune Brands Storage & Security LLC, a subsidiary of Home & Security, since July 2013. From April 2005 through January 2013, Mr. Horan worked at Robert Bosch Tool Corporation, a power and tool accessory manufacturer, where he served as President of Rotary Tools from April 2005 to March 2011 and served as President and CEO- North American Operations from March 2011 to June 2013.

David B. Lingafelter has served as President of Moen Incorporated, a subsidiary of Home & Security, since October 2007.

David M. Randich has served as President of MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc., a subsidiary of Home & Security, since October 2012. From November 2007 to October 2012, Mr. Randich served as President of Therma-Tru Corp., a subsidiary of Home & Security.

Mark Savan has served as President, Fortune Brands Windows & Doors, Inc., a subsidiary of Home & Security, since January 2013. Mr. Savan also served as President of Therma-Tru Corp. since October 2012 and President of Fortune Brands Windows, Inc. since October 2006.

Robert K. Biggart has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Home & Security since December 2013. From March 2005 through December 2013, Mr. Biggart served as Senior Vice President — General Counsel of PepsiCo Americas Beverages, a business division of PepsiCo, Inc., a global food and beverage company.

Charles E. Elias, Jr. has served as Senior Vice President — Strategy and Corporate Development of Home & Security since January 2013. From August 2011 through November 2012, Mr. Elias served as Senior Vice President- Retail Operations of Supervalu Inc., a grocery and pharmacy company. From August 2010 through August 2011, Mr. Elias served as Senior Vice President Strategic Planning

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and Business Transformation of Supervalu Inc. From January 2010 to August 2010, Mr. Elias served as Group Vice President — Strategic Planning of Supervalu Inc. From January 2007 through January 2010, Mr. Elias served as Managing Director, Portfolio Operations of Ridgeview Capital LLC, an investment banking firm.

Elizabeth R. Lane has served as Senior Vice President — Human Resources of Home & Security since October 2011. Ms. Lane served as Vice President — Human Resources of Fortune Brands, Inc. from January 2009 to September 2011.

Edward A. Wiertel has served as Senior Vice President — Finance for Home & Security since October 2011. Mr. Wiertel served as Vice President and Corporate Controller of Fortune Brands, Inc. from April 2007 to September 2011.

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PART II

Market Information, Dividends and Holders of Record

Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the ticker symbol “FBHS”. The following table presents the high and low prices for our common stock as reported on the NYSE.

In the second quarter of 2013, our Board of Directors declared our first dividend since becoming a publicly-traded company in October 2011, declaring a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share of our common stock. In December 2013, our Board of Directors increased the quarterly cash dividend by 20% to $0.12 per share of our common stock. We currently expect to pay quarterly cash dividends in the future, but such payments are dependent upon our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements and other factors, including those set forth under “Item 1A. Risk Factors.”

On February 7, 2014, there were 14,056 record holders of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share.

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

On July 25, 2012, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program that authorizes the Company to repurchase up to $150,000,000 of shares of our outstanding common stock over the three years ending July 25, 2015. On February 25, 2014, our Board of Directors approved a second repurchase program that authorizes the Company to repurchase up to $150,000,000 of shares of our outstanding common stock over the two years ending February 25, 2016. The share repurchase programs do not obligate the Company to repurchase any specific dollar amount or number of shares and may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

Below are the repurchases of common stock by the Company or any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act) for the three months ended December 31, 2013:

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Stock Performance

The above graph compares the relative performance of our common stock, the S&P Midcap 400 Index and a Peer Group Index. This graph covers the period from September 16, 2011 (the first day our common stock began “when-issued” trading on the NYSE) through December 31, 2013. This graph assumes $100 was invested in the stock or the index on September 16, 2011 and also assumes the reinvestment of dividends. The foregoing performance graph is being furnished as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K solely in accordance with the requirement under Rule 14a-3(b)(9) to furnish our stockholders with such information, and therefore, shall not be deemed to be filed or incorporated by reference into any filings by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Peer Group Index The Peer Group is composed of the following publicly traded companies corresponding to the Company’s core businesses:

Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Fastenal Company, Leggett & Platt Incorporated, Lennox International Inc., Masco Corporation, Mohawk Industries, Inc., Newell Rubbermaid Inc., The Sherwin-Williams Company, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., USG Corporation, and The Valspar Corporation.

Calculation of Peer Group Index

The weighted-average total return of the entire Peer Group, for the period of September 16, 2011 (the first day of “when-issued” trading on the NYSE of Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. common stock) through December 31, 2013, is calculated in the following manner:

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data.

Five-year Consolidated Selected Financial Data

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Introduction

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is a supplement to the accompanying consolidated financial statements and provides additional information on our business, recent developments, financial condition, liquidity and capital resources, cash flows and results of operations. MD&A is organized as follows:

Overview

The Company is a leader in home and security products focused on the design, manufacture and sale of market-leading branded products in the following categories:    kitchen and bath cabinetry, plumbing and accessories, advanced material window products and entry door systems, and security and storage products.

For the year ended December 31, 2013, net sales based on country of destination were:

We believe the Company has certain competitive advantages including market-leading brands, a diversified mix of customer channels, and lean and flexible supply chains, as well as a tradition of strong innovation and customer service. We are focused on outperforming our markets in growth,

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profitability and returns in order to drive increased shareholder value. We believe the Company’s track record reflects the long-term attractiveness and potential of our categories and our leading brands. As consumer demand and the housing market improve from current levels, we expect the benefits of operating leverage and strategic spending will help us to continue to achieve profitable organic growth.

We believe our most attractive opportunities are to invest in profitable organic growth initiatives. We also believe that as the market recovers, we have the potential to generate additional growth from leveraging our cash flows and balance sheet strength by pursuing accretive strategic acquisitions and returning cash to shareholders through a combination of dividends and repurchases under our share repurchase programs as explained in further detail under “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below.

The U.S. market for our home products consists of spending on both new home construction and repair and remodel activities within existing homes, with the substantial majority of the markets we serve consisting of repair and remodel spending. We believe that the U.S. market for our home products is in the early stages of a multi-year recovery and that a continued recovery will largely depend on consumer confidence, employment, home prices and credit availability. Over the long term, we believe that the U.S. home products market will benefit from favorable population and immigration trends, which will drive demand for new housing units, and from aging existing housing stock that will continue to need to be repaired and remodeled.

We may be impacted by fluctuations in raw material and transportation costs and promotional activity among our competitors. We strive to offset the potential unfavorable impact of these items with productivity initiatives and price increases.

During the past two years ended December 31, 2013, the Company’s net sales have grown at a compounded annual rate of approximately 12% as we benefited from an improving U.S. home products market, share gains, growth in international locations and acquisitions. Operating income has improved from a loss of $15.6 million in 2011 to income of $357.1 million in 2013. Growth in operating income has occurred primarily due to higher sale volumes, a focus on channeling available capacity toward our most profitable sales opportunities, controlling and leveraging our operating expenses, the benefits of productivity improvement programs, and reduced restructuring and impairment charges.

During 2013, the U.S. home products market grew due to both the expansion of both new home construction and repair and remodel activities. We believe new housing construction grew in the high teens (%) in 2013 compared to 2012 and spending for home repair and remodeling increased approximately 5% to 6%. We experienced strengthening in larger ticket repair and remodel activities, which had previously been lagging the overall market, and are particularly impactful to our cabinet and window products. In 2013, operating income increased on the benefit of higher volume from our growth initiatives, improving U.S. home products market conditions and productivity improvements, as well as the benefit of the acquisition of WoodCrafters Home Products Holding, LLC (“WoodCrafters”).

In June 2013, our Kitchen & Bath Cabinetry business acquired WoodCrafters, a manufacturer of bathroom vanities and tops, for a purchase price of approximately $302 million, subject to certain post-closing adjustments. We paid the purchase price using a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under our existing credit facilities. The financial results of WoodCrafters are included in the Company’s results of operations and cash flows beginning in the third quarter of 2013. This acquisition greatly expanded our offering of bathroom cabinetry products.

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introduced new product innovations, expanded into adjacent markets and refined our supply chain. In 2012, operating income increased on higher sales volume, productivity improvements, lower recognition of defined benefit plan actuarial losses and lower asset impairment charges.

Separation from Our Former Parent

On September 27, 2011, the board of directors of our Former Parent approved the Separation. The distribution of Home & Security common stock was made on October 3, 2011, with our Former Parent stockholders receiving one share of Home & Security common stock for each share of Former Parent common stock held on September 20, 2011. Following the Separation, our Former Parent changed its name to Beam Inc. and retained no ownership interest in Home & Security. On October 4, 2011, our common stock began trading “regular-way” on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “FBHS”.

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K have been derived from the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned subsidiaries. Prior to the Separation, the Company was a wholly-owned subsidiary of our Former Parent. Our financial statements from periods prior to the Separation were derived from the historical results of operations and the historical basis of assets and liabilities and include allocations of certain corporate expenses of our Former Parent incurred directly by our Former Parent totaling $23.4 million in the first nine months of 2011. These allocated expenses include costs associated with legal, finance, treasury, accounting, internal audit and general management services and are included in “Corporate” in the accompanying segment information. Management believes that the assumptions and methodologies underlying the allocation of these general corporate expenses are reasonable. However, such expenses may not be indicative of the actual level of expense that would have been incurred by the Company if it had operated as an independent company during such period. The consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for periods prior to the Separation may not necessarily reflect what the Company’s results of operations, financial condition and cash flows would have been had the Company been a stand-alone company during such pre-Separation periods.

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Results of Operations

The following discussion of both consolidated results of operations and segment results of operations refers to the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012, and the year ended December 31, 2012 compared to the year ended December 31, 2011. The discussion of consolidated results of operations should be read in conjunction with the discussion of segment results of operations and our financial statements and notes thereto included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Years Ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011

Certain items had a significant impact on our results in 2013, 2012 and 2011. These included the WoodCrafters acquisition, asset impairment charges, defined benefit plan recognition of actuarial losses and gains, restructuring and other charges and the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

In 2013, financial results included:

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In 2012, financial results included:

In 2011, financial results included:

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2013 Compared to 2012

Total Home & Security

Net Sales

Net sales increased $566.3 million, or 16%. The increase was due to higher sales volume, primarily from improved U.S. market conditions for home products, and new product introductions, as well as a benefit of approximately $115 million from the acquisition of WoodCrafters. Net sales also benefited from price increases that helped mitigate raw material cost increases.

Cost of products sold

Cost of products sold increased $297.5 million, or 12%, due to higher sales volume and the impact of the WoodCrafters acquisition, partially offset by the benefit of productivity improvements, including cost savings from previously announced restructuring actions. Cost of products sold also benefited from lower expense from actuarial losses related to defined benefit plans ($2.7 million in 2013 compared to $14.2 million in 2012).

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $66.2 million, or 7%, due to higher volume-related expenses and planned increases in strategic spending to support growth initiatives that included approximately $16 million of higher advertising spending. Administrative expenses also increased due to higher consulting expenses and acquisition-related transaction expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses benefited from lower expense from actuarial losses related to defined benefit plans ($2.5 million in 2013 compared to $28.0 million in 2012).

Amortization of intangible assets

Amortization of intangible assets increased $2.1 million due to $2.9 million of amortization of identifiable intangible assets associated with the WoodCrafters acquisition, partially offset by the absence of expense for an identifiable intangible asset that was fully amortized in the second quarter of 2012.

Restructuring charges

Restructuring charges of $4.2 million and $4.5 million in 2013 and 2012, respectively, were related to supply chain initiatives.

Asset impairment charges

At the end of the third quarter of 2013, our Kitchen and Bath Cabinetry segment completed an evaluation of its information technology strategy. The evaluation considered opportunities arising from the improving U.S. home market conditions. As a result of this evaluation, the segment abandoned certain software developed for internal use in order to redirect financial resources toward developing more flexible systems that provide industry leading content for consumers and more advanced tools for designers to deliver a superior purchasing experience for their customers. The abandonment of this internal use software resulted in a pre-tax impairment charge of $21.2 million, which was recorded in operating income and reduced property, plant and equipment, and will not materially impact current or future cash flow or future operating income.

In the fourth quarter of 2012, we recorded asset impairment charges of $15.8 million related to indefinite-lived tradenames in the Advanced Material Windows & Door Systems and Kitchen & Bath Cabinetry segments.

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Operating income (loss)

Operating income increased $195.4 million, or 121%, primarily due to higher sales volume from our growth initiatives and improving U.S. home products market conditions, as well as the acquisition of WoodCrafters. In addition, the following items had a significant impact on operating income trends:

Interest expense

Interest expense decreased $1.5 million due to lower average interest rates and external borrowings.

Other expense (income), net

Other expense (income), net, was expense of $5.0 million in 2013, compared to income of $1.0 million in 2012. The change of $6.0 million was primarily due to a second quarter 2013 impairment charge of $6.2 million pertaining to a cost method investment.

Income taxes

The effective income tax rates for 2013 and 2012 were 33.1% and 22.3%, respectively. The effective income tax rate for 2013 was unfavorably impacted by an increase in the valuation allowance related to an impairment charge of a cost method investment for which we cannot presently record an income tax benefit. The effective income tax rate in 2013 was favorably impacted by $3.0 million of deferred tax benefits associated with the enacted repeal of the Mexican Business Flat Tax, under the 2014 Mexican Tax Reform Package and the extension of the U.S. research and development credit under The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. The effective income tax rate was also favorably impacted by an increased benefit attributable to domestic production activities. The effective income tax rate in 2012 was favorably impacted by a tax benefit related to the final settlement of a U.S. federal income tax audit covering the 2008 to 2009 years and a decrease in valuation allowance due to certain reorganization actions among our foreign subsidiaries. The effective income tax rate in 2012 was unfavorably impacted by an income tax expense on foreign dividends.

Net income (loss) attributable to Home & Security

Net income attributable to Home & Security was $229.7 million in 2013 compared to $118.7 million in 2012. The increase of $111.0 million was primarily due to higher operating income, partially offset by the impact of the higher effective income tax rate and an increase in other expense (income), net.

Results By Segment

Kitchen & Bath Cabinetry

Net sales increased $315.6 million, or 24%, due to higher sales volume, primarily from improved U.S. market conditions in both new construction and repair and remodel activity, and new product introductions. Net sales also benefited from the acquisition of WoodCrafters (approximately $115 million), price increases that helped mitigate raw material cost increases and improving product mix from repair and remodel growth.

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Operating income increased $76.6 million to $97.1 million due to higher sales volume. Operating income benefited from productivity improvements, including cost savings from previously announced restructuring actions, improving product mix from repair and remodel growth, reduced promotional costs and price increases, as well as the impact of the acquisition of WoodCrafters. Restructuring and other charges decreased by $11.3 million due to the absence in 2013 of the 2012 restructuring action to close our Martinsville, Virginia cabinet manufacturing facility. Operating income was unfavorably impacted by an asset impairment charge of $21.2 million (compared to $5.9 million in 2012), increased costs for raw materials (wood-related), capacity ramp-up costs and higher compensation expense.

At the end of the third quarter of 2013, the Kitchen and Bath Cabinetry segment completed an evaluation of its information technology strategy. The evaluation considered opportunities arising from improving U.S. home market conditions. As a result of this evaluation, the segment abandoned certain software developed for internal use in order to redirect financial resources toward developing more flexible systems that provided industry leading content for consumers and more advanced tools for designers to deliver a superior purchasing experience for their customers. The abandonment of this internal use software resulted in a pre-tax impairment charge of $21.2 million, which was recorded in operating income and reduced property, plant and equipment, and will not materially impact current or future cash flow or future operating income.

Plumbing & Accessories

Net sales increased $186.3 million, or 17%, due to higher sales volume in the U.S. driven primarily by higher new construction housing starts and improving repair and remodel market conditions, and new product introductions, as well as approximately $37 million of higher international sales, primarily in China where we expanded our distributor-owned network and our direct-to-builder effort and improved performance of the existing Moen stores. Net sales also benefited from price increases that helped mitigate raw material cost increases.

Operating income increased $59.1 million, or 35%, due to higher sales volume. The impact of productivity improvements was partially offset by approximately $14 million of higher planned spending on advertising and brand support.

Advanced Material Windows & Door Systems

Net sales increased $70.6 million, or 12%. Net sales of door systems grew $50.0 million, or 16%, due to higher sales volume driven primarily by improved conditions in the U.S. home products market and distribution expansion. Net sales of window products increased $20.6 million, or 8%, due to improving conditions in the repair and remodel portion of the U.S. home products market.

Operating income increased $15.4 million to $14.4 million due to the benefit of higher sales, the absence of $9.9 million in tradename impairment charges in 2012 and favorable mix. These benefits were partially offset by higher compensation-related expenses and marketing costs, the absence in 2013 of a 2012 $3.5 million gain on the disposition of property and $2.0 million of income attributable to a reduction of a contingent consideration liability related to an acquisition.

Security & Storage

Net sales decreased $6.2 million, or 1%. Net sales of security products increased $16.8 million, or 4%, due to new product introductions and higher U.S. retail and international sales. Net sales of storage products were down $23.0 million, or 12%, primarily due to the timing of promotions by the business’s largest customer.

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Operating income increased $15.0 million, or 20%. Operating income increased approximately $13 million in aggregate due to lower employee benefit costs as a result of reductions in certain postretirement benefits principally in our storage product line, partially offset by an environmental charge and higher planned spending on security growth initiatives. Operating income was favorably impacted by higher net sales of security products and unfavorably impacted by lower storage product sales volume.

Corporate

Corporate expenses decreased $29.3 million. Corporate expenses benefited from lower defined benefit actuarial losses ($37.0 million), primarily resulting from increased pension plan assets and higher discount rates, and favorable defined benefit plan costs ($6.6 million). Corporate general and administrative expenses were unfavorably impacted by higher consulting expense, increased compensation-related costs, and transaction expenses associated with acquisition-related activities.

In future periods, we may record, in the Corporate segment, material expense or income associated with actuarial gains and losses arising from periodic remeasurement of our liabilities for defined benefit plans. At a minimum, we remeasure our defined benefit plan liabilities in the fourth quarter of each year. Remeasurements due to plan amendments and settlements may also occur in interim periods during the year. Remeasurement of these liabilities results from changes to discount rates and expected return on assets and may result in material income or expense recognition.

2012 Compared to 2011

Total Home & Security

Net Sales

Net sales increased $262.5 million, or 8%. The increase was due to higher sales volume from improved U.S. market conditions, particularly new construction. Net sales also benefited from the impact of price increases to help mitigate raw material and transportation cost increases. These increases were partially offset by unfavorable mix, higher volume-related customer programs costs and approximately $5 million of unfavorable foreign exchange.

Cost of products sold

Cost of products sold increased $89.0 million, or 4%, due to higher sales volume. In addition, cost of products sold increased due to $8.7 million of accelerated depreciation related to the previously announced closure of a cabinet manufacturing facility and higher raw material costs (mainly for globally sourced products, wood and resins). These increases were partially offset by $26.8 million of lower expense from actuarial losses related to defined benefit plans ($14.2 million in 2012 compared to $41.0 million in 2011). In addition, cost of products sold benefited from productivity improvements, including cost savings from previously announced restructuring actions.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

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spending to support growth initiatives and new product introductions, and increased transportation costs, as well as $15.0 million of higher corporate office administrative expenses associated with operating as a stand-alone company. Selling, general and administrative expenses benefited from $11.0 million in lower expense from actuarial losses related to defined benefit plans ($28.0 million in 2012 compared to $39.0 million in 2011).

Amortization of intangible assets

Amortization of intangible assets decreased $3.3 million, primarily due to identifiable intangible assets that were fully amortized in 2012.

Restructuring charges

Restructuring charges of $4.5 million and $4.7 million in 2012 and 2011, respectively, primarily related to supply chain initiatives in our Kitchen & Bath Cabinetry segment.

Asset impairment charges

In the fourth quarter of 2012, we recorded asset impairment charges of $15.8 million related to indefinite-lived tradenames in the Advanced Material Windows & Door Systems and Kitchen & Bath Cabinetry segments. The impairment charges in our Advanced Material Windows & Door Systems segment were $9.9 million and the impairment charge in our Kitchen & Bath Cabinetry segment was $5.9 million. These charges were primarily the result of an increase in our market-participant cost of capital discount rates used to estimate the fair value of these intangible assets. An impairment charge to one tradename in the Kitchen & Bath Cabinetry segment resulted from reduced revenue growth expectations for high-end discretionary cabinet purchases developed during our annual planning process that was completed in the fourth quarter. In 2011, we recorded asset impairment charges of $90.0 million. For additional information, refer to Note 5, “Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets,” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Business separation costs

In the third quarter of 2011, we recorded $2.4 million of business separation costs related to non-cash non-recurring costs associated with the modification of outstanding share-based compensation awards as a result of the Separation.

Operating income (loss)

Operating income (loss) increased $177.3 million to $161.7 million, primarily due to higher sales volume. In addition, the following items had a significant impact on our operating income trends:

Related party interest expense, net

Related party interest expense, net, was $23.2 million in 2011. This expense related to loans from our Former Parent prior to the Separation. There was no related party interest expense in 2012 because there were no loans with our Former Parent subsequent to the Separation.

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External interest expense

External interest expense increased $5.5 million to $8.7 million predominantly due to external borrowings as a stand-alone company.

Other expense (income), net

Other expense (income), net, was income of $1.0 million in 2012, compared to expense of $1.6 million in 2011, primarily due to interest income in 2012 compared to unfavorable foreign currency adjustments in 2011. Other expense (income), net includes non-operating income and expense, such as interest income and transaction gains/losses related to foreign currency-denominated transactions.

Income taxes

The effective income tax rates for 2012 and 2011 were 22.3% and 20.6%, respectively. The effective income tax rate in 2012 was favorably impacted by a tax benefit related to the final settlement of a U.S. federal income tax audit covering the 2008 to 2009 years and a decrease in a valuation allowance due to certain tax reorganization actions among our foreign subsidiaries. The effective rate in 2012 was unfavorably impacted by an income tax expense on foreign dividends. The effective income tax rate in 2011 was unfavorably impacted due to the recording of valuation allowances related to state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards and an income tax expense on foreign dividends. The 2011 effective income tax rate was favorably impacted by a tax benefit related to conclusion of foreign and state income tax audits and enacted changes in state tax laws.

Net income (loss) attributable to Home & Security

Net income attributable to Home & Security was $118.7 million in 2012 compared to a loss of $35.6 million in 2011. The increase of $154.3 million was primarily due to higher operating income and the absence of 2011 related party interest expense.

Results By Segment

Kitchen & Bath Cabinetry

Net sales increased $70.3 million, or 6%, due to higher sales volume related to new housing construction market growth. Net sales also benefited from price increases to help mitigate raw material and transportation cost increases. These increases were partially offset by unfavorable mix.

Operating income increased $14.8 million to $20.5 million. Operating income benefited from higher sales volume, price increases and productivity improvements, including cost savings from previously announced restructuring actions. Operating income was unfavorably impacted by increased costs for raw materials (wood-related and globally sourced product) and transportation, unfavorable mix, higher costs to support long-term growth initiatives, increased incentive compensation expense and a $5.9 million tradename impairment charge in 2012.

Plumbing & Accessories

Net sales increased $137.9 million, or 14%, due to higher sales volume in the U.S. driven by strength from the new construction market and product innovations, as well as $37 million of higher international sales, principally in China where we expanded our brand, footprint and customer relationships. Net sales also benefited from price increases to help mitigate raw material cost increases. The increase in net sales was partially offset by higher volume-related customer program costs.

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Operating income increased $31.2 million, or 23%, due to higher sales volume. In addition, operating income benefited from productivity improvements and price increases. Operating income was unfavorably impacted by the mix of business, higher incentive compensation expense, planned increases in strategic spending to support growth initiatives and new product introductions, and increased costs for raw materials.

Advanced Material Windows & Door Systems

Net sales increased $34.3 million, or 6% due to higher sales volume driven by strength in the U.S. new construction market impacting both door and window products. Sales of door products increased $29.0 million, or 10%, and sales of window products increased $5.3 million, or 2%. Net sales also benefited from price increases implemented to help mitigate higher raw material and transportation costs, as well as new business.

Operating income improved $100.2 million, to a loss of $1.0 million, primarily due to $80.1 million in lower tradename impairment charges. In addition, operating income benefited from higher sales volume, particularly related to door products, and $10.0 million of lower restructuring and other charges. Operating income was unfavorably impacted by higher incentive compensation expense.

Security & Storage

Net sales increased $20.0 million, or 4%, due to higher global sales, including new product introductions. Net sales of security products increased $19.9 million, or 5%. Net sales of storage products were flat. Net sales were impacted by approximately $5 million of unfavorable foreign exchange.

Operating income increased $12.8 million, or 20%, due to higher sales volume and productivity improvements, partially offset by strategic growth spending. Operating income also benefited by approximately $3 million of lower employee benefit costs associated with the reduction of certain retiree medical benefits in our storage product line. Price increases offset the impact of higher sourced material costs.

Corporate

Corporate expenses decreased $18.3 million, primarily due to $37.8 million of lower expense from actuarial losses related to defined benefit plans ($42.2 million in 2012 compared to $80.0 million in 2011), as well as the absence of $2.4 million of business separation costs in 2012. Corporate expenses were unfavorably impacted by $15.0 million in higher administrative expenses associated with operating as a stand-alone company and increased incentive compensation expense. In the first nine months of 2011, the Company operated as a subsidiary of our Former Parent.

Corporate expenses prior to the Separation included allocations of certain Former Parent general corporate expenses incurred directly by our Former Parent. These allocated expenses include costs associated with legal, finance, treasury, accounting, internal audit and general management services. Corporate expenses also include the components of defined benefit plan expense other than service cost.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary liquidity needs are to support working capital requirements, fund capital expenditures and service indebtedness, as well as to finance acquisitions, repurchase shares of our common stock and pay dividends to stockholders, as deemed appropriate. Our principal sources of liquidity have been cash on hand, cash flows from operating activities and availability under our credit agreements. Our operating income is generated by our subsidiaries. There are no restrictions on the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions to Home & Security. In the second quarter of 2013, our Board of Directors declared our first dividend since becoming a publicly-traded company in October 2011, declaring a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share of our common stock. In December 2013, our Board of Directors increased the quarterly cash dividend by 20% to $0.12 per share of our common stock.

In June 2013, our Kitchen & Bath Cabinetry business acquired WoodCrafters, a manufacturer of bathroom vanities and tops, for a purchase price of approximately $302 million, subject to certain post-closing adjustments. The Company paid the purchase price using a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under our existing credit facilities.

On July 25, 2012, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program that authorizes the Company to repurchase up to $150 million of shares of our outstanding common stock over the three years ending July 25, 2015. Through December 31, 2013, we repurchased 1.8 million shares of our outstanding common stock under the share repurchase program. As of December 31, 2013, the Company’s total remaining share repurchase authorization was $89.2 million. On February 25, 2014, our Board of Directors approved a second repurchase program that authorizes the Company to repurchase up to $150 million of shares of our outstanding common stock over the two years ending February 25, 2016. The share repurchase programs do not obligate the Company to repurchase any specific dollar amount or number of shares and may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

We periodically review our portfolio of brands and evaluate potential strategic transactions to increase shareholder value. However, we cannot predict whether or when we may enter into acquisitions, joint ventures or dispositions, make any purchases of shares of our common stock under our share repurchase programs, or pay dividends, or what impact any such transactions could have on our results of operations, cash flows or financial condition, whether as a result of the issuance of debt or equity securities, or otherwise. Our cash flows from operations, borrowing availability and overall liquidity are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including those described in the section “Item 1A. Risk Factors.”

In 2014, we plan to begin to invest in incremental capacity to support long-term growth potential. We expect capital spending in 2014 to be approximately $130 to $140 million.

Immediately prior to the Separation, on October 3, 2011, Home & Security paid a dividend to our Former Parent in the amount of $500 million. In addition, we also paid a dividend of $48.9 million to our Former Parent on October 3, 2011 and made a payment of $6.0 million to our Former Parent on January 3, 2012. These two latter payments represented U.S. cash balances generated from August 26, 2011, the date of the conversion of the Company from a Delaware limited liability company to a Delaware corporation, through the date of the Separation. In 2011, our Former Parent made equity contributions totaling $2.7 billion to the Company, capitalizing our loan balances with our Former Parent.

On December 31, 2013, we had cash and cash equivalents of $241.4 million, of which $137.4 million was held at non-U.S. subsidiaries. We manage our global cash requirements considering (i) available funds among the subsidiaries through which we conduct business, (ii) the geographic location of our liquidity needs, and (iii) the cost to access international cash balances. The repatriation of non-U.S. cash balances from certain subsidiaries could have adverse tax consequences as we may be required to pay and record income tax expense on those funds to the extent they were previously considered indefinitely reinvested.

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We have a $650 million committed revolving credit facility, as well as a $350 million term loan. In July 2013, these facilities were renewed under essentially the same terms and conditions, extending the maturity date from October 2016 to July 2018. Both facilities are to be used for general corporate purposes. On December 31, 2013 and 2012, our outstanding borrowings in aggregate under the revolving credit facility and term loan were $350.0 million and $320.0 million, respectively. The interest rates under these facilities are variable based on LIBOR at the time of the borrowing and the Company’s leverage as measured by a debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio. Based upon the Company’s debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio, the Company’s borrowing rate could range from LIBOR + 1.0% to LIBOR + 2.0%. The credit facilities also include a minimum Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio requirement of 3.0 to 1.0. The Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio is defined as the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as consolidated net income before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, losses from asset impairments, and certain other adjustments. Consolidated Interest Expense is as disclosed in our financial statements. The credit facilities also include a Maximum Leverage Ratio of 3.5 to 1.0 as measured by the ratio of our debt to Adjusted EBITDA. The Maximum Leverage Ratio is permitted to increase to 3.75 to 1.0 for three succeeding quarters in the event of an acquisition. At December 31, 2013, we were in compliance with our debt covenant ratios. We believe our operating cash flows, availability under the credit facility and access to capital markets will provide sufficient liquidity to support the Company’s financing needs.

Cash Flows

Below is a summary of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011.

Years Ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011

Net cash provided by operating activities was $297.8 million in 2013 compared to $282.8 million in 2012 and $175.4 million in 2011. The $15.0 million increase in cash provided by operating activities from 2012 to 2013 was primarily due to higher net income of $111.2 million and $20.3 million in lower pension contributions, partially offset by higher inventory to support sales growth combined with higher accounts receivable as a result of increased sales in December 2013 compared to December 2012. The $107.4 million increase in cash provided by operating activities from 2011 to 2012 was primarily due to increased net income of $154.3 million, as well as lower incentive compensation payments and customer program payments in 2012 compared to 2011. The increase was partially offset by the unfavorable impact of higher working capital to support increased sales and $20.3 million in higher pension plan contributions in 2012.

Net cash used in investing activities was $396.7 million in 2013 compared to $86.7 million in 2012 and $71.0 million in 2011. The $310.0 million increase from 2012 to 2013 was primarily due to the acquisition of WoodCrafters. The $15.7 million increase from 2011 to 2012 was primarily due to higher acquisition costs and other investments in our Security & Storage segment ($19.2 million) and increased capital spending ($6.5 million), partially offset by higher proceeds from the sale of previously closed facilities ($10.0 million).

Net cash provided by financing activities was $4.1 million in 2013 compared to $15.7 million in 2012 and net cash used by financing activities of $43.5 million in 2011. The $11.6 million decrease in cash

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provided by financing activities from 2012 to 2013 was due to less cash received from stock option exercises ($53.6 million), dividends paid to stockholders ($49.9 million) and higher stock repurchases in 2013 compared to 2012 ($43.3 million). The decreases were partially offset by the favorable impact of net borrowings of $116.2 million ($31.3 million in net borrowings in 2013 compared to net debt repayments of $84.9 million in 2012), as well as a higher tax benefit from the exercise of stock-based awards ($14.6 million). The $59.2 million favorable change from 2011 to 2012 was primarily due to the absence of borrowings from and dividends to our Former Parent ($435.8 million), higher cash received in 2012 from the exercise of stock options ($93.3 million) and a higher tax benefit from the exercise of stock-based awards ($11.3 million). These factors were partially offset by higher debt repayments (net of issuances) of $476.8 million and stock repurchases ($8.8 million).

Pension Plans

Subsidiaries of Home & Security sponsor their respective defined benefit pension plans that are funded by a portfolio of investments maintained within our benefit plan trust. Due to higher interest rates and higher than expected returns on pension plan assets in 2013, we did not make any pension contributions to qualified pension plans in 2013. In the third quarter of 2012, we contributed $20.7 million to qualified pension plans. We did not make any pension contributions to qualified pension plans in 2011. In 2014, we expect to make pension contributions of approximately $10 million. As of December 31, 2013, the fair value of our total pension plan assets was $583.8 million, representing funding of 90% of the accumulated benefit obligation liability. For the foreseeable future, we believe that we have sufficient liquidity to meet the minimum funding that may be required by the Pension Protection Act of 2006.

Foreign Exchange

We have operations in various foreign countries, principally Mexico, Canada, China and France. Therefore, changes in the value of the related currencies affect our financial statements when translated into U.S. dollars.

Contractual Obligations and Other Commercial Commitments

The following table describes our obligations and commitments to make future payments under contracts, such as debt and lease agreements, and under contingent commitments, such as debt guarantees, as of December 31, 2013.

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Due to the uncertainty of the timing of settlement with taxing authorities, we are unable to make reasonably reliable estimates of the period of cash settlement of unrecognized tax benefits. Therefore, $23.7 million of unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2013 have been excluded from the Contractual Obligations table above. See Note 13, “Income Taxes,” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In addition to the contractual obligations and commitments listed and described above, we also had other commercial commitments for which we are contingently liable as of December 31, 2013. Other corporate commercial commitments include standby letters of credit of $26.6 million, in the aggregate, all of which expire in less than one year, and surety bonds of $4.1 million, in the aggregate, $4.0 million of which expires in less than one year. These contingent commitments are not expected to have a significant impact on our liquidity.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of December 31, 2013, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that are material or reasonably likely to be material to our financial condition or results of operations.

Derivative Financial Instruments

In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) requirements for Derivatives and Hedging, we recognize all derivative contracts as either assets or liabilities on the balance sheet, and the measurement of those instruments is at fair value. If the derivative is designated as a fair value hedge and is effective, the changes in the fair value of the derivative and of the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in earnings in the same period. If the derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge, the effective portions of changes in the fair value of the derivative are recorded in other comprehensive income (“OCI”) and are recognized in the consolidated statement of income when the hedged item affects earnings. Ineffective portions of changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges are recognized in earnings.

Net deferred currency gains of $2.3 million and $0.6 million were reclassified into earnings for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Net deferred currency losses of $0.5 million were reclassified into earnings for the year ended December 31, 2011. Based on foreign exchange rates as of December 31, 2013, we estimate that $1.3 million of net currency derivative gains included in OCI as of December 31, 2013 will be reclassified to earnings within the next twelve months.

Foreign Currency Risk

Certain anticipated transactions, assets and liabilities are exposed to foreign currency risk. Principal currencies hedged include the Canadian dollar, the Chinese yuan and the Mexican peso. We regularly monitor our foreign currency exposures in order to maximize the overall effectiveness of our foreign currency hedge positions.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists

In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-11, “Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists.” ASU 2013-11 provides explicit

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guidance on presentation in financial statements. The amendment is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2013 (calendar year 2014 for Home & Security). We believe that adoption of this standard will not have a material impact on our financial statements.

Parent’s Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity

In March 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-05, “Parent’s Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity.” ASU 2013-05 clarifies the accounting for the release of the cumulative translation adjustment into net income when a parent either sells a part or all of its investment in a foreign entity or no longer holds a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary or group of assets that is a business within a foreign entity. The ASU also clarifies the treatment of business combinations achieved in stages involving a foreign entity. The amendment is effective prospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2013 (calendar year 2014 for Home & Security). We believe that adoption of this standard will not have a material impact on our financial statements.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Preparation of the financial statements requires us to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets and liabilities reflected in the financial statements and revenues and expenses reported for the relevant reporting periods. We believe the policies discussed below are the Company’s critical accounting policies as they include the more significant, subjective and complex judgments and estimates made when preparing our consolidated financial statements.

Allowances for Doubtful Accounts

Trade receivables are recorded at the stated amount, less allowances for discounts, doubtful accounts and returns. The allowances for doubtful accounts represent estimated uncollectible receivables associated with potential customer defaults on contractual obligations (usually due to customers’ potential insolvency) or discounts related to early payment of accounts receivables by our customers. The allowances include provisions for certain customers where a risk of default has been specifically identified. In addition, the allowances include a provision for customer defaults on a general formula basis when it is determined that the risk of some default is probable and estimable, but cannot yet be associated with specific customers. The assessment of the likelihood of customer defaults is based on various factors, including the length of time the receivables are past due, historical collection experience and existing economic conditions. In accordance with this policy, our allowance for doubtful accounts was $6.8 million and $9.0 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Inventories

Inventory provisions are recorded to reduce inventory to the lower of cost or market value for obsolete or slow moving inventory based on assumptions about future demand and marketability of products, the impact of new product introductions, inventory levels and turns, product spoilage and specific identification of items, such as product discontinuance, engineering/material changes, or regulatory-related changes.

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Long-lived Assets

In accordance with ASC requirements for Property, Plant and Equipment, a long-lived asset (including amortizable identifiable intangible assets) or asset group held for use is tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. When such events occur, we compare the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset or asset group to the carrying amount of a long-lived asset or asset group. The cash flows are based on our best estimate of future cash flows derived from the most recent business projections. If this comparison indicates that there is an impairment, the amount of the impairment is calculated based on fair value. Fair value is estimated primarily using discounted expected future cash flows on a market-participant basis.

Goodwill and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets

In accordance with ASC requirements for Intangibles — Goodwill and Other, goodwill is tested for impairment at least annually in the fourth quarter, and written down when impaired. An interim impairment test is performed if an event occurs or conditions change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below the carrying value.

We evaluate the recoverability of goodwill using a weighting of the income (80%) and market (20%) approaches. For the income approach, we use a discounted cash flow model, estimating the future cash flows of the reporting units to which the goodwill relates and then discount the future cash flows at a market-participant-derived weighted-average cost of capital. In determining the estimated future cash flows, we consider current and projected future levels of income based on management’s plans for that business; business trends, prospects and market and economic conditions; and market-participant considerations. Furthermore, our cash flow projections used to assess impairment of our goodwill and other intangible assets are significantly influenced by our projection for the continued recovery of the U.S. home products market in the next three years, our annual operating plans finalized in the fourth quarter of each year, and our ability to execute on various planned cost reduction initiatives supporting operating income improvements forecasted to occur over the next three years. Our projection for the U.S. home products market is inherently subject to a number of uncertain factors, such as employment, home prices, credit availability, new home starts and the rate of home foreclosures. For the market approach, we apply market multiples for peer groups to the current operating results of the reporting units to determine each reporting unit’s fair value. The Company’s reporting units are operating segments, or one level below the operating segment. When the estimated fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, we measure and recognize the amount of the goodwill impairment loss, if any. Impairment losses, limited to the carrying value of goodwill, represent the excess of the carrying value of a reporting unit’s goodwill over the implied fair value of that goodwill. The implied fair value of a reporting unit is estimated based on a hypothetical allocation of each reporting unit’s fair value to all of its underlying assets and liabilities.

The significant assumptions that are used to determine the estimated fair value for goodwill impairment testing included the following: third-party market forecasts of U.S. new home starts and home repair and remodel spending; management’s sales, profit and cash flow forecasts; peer company EBITDA earnings multiples; the market-participant-based weighted-average cost of capital; and the perpetuity growth rate. Our estimates of reporting unit fair values are based on certain assumptions that may differ from our historical and future actual operating performance. Specifically, assumptions related to growth in the new construction and repair and remodel segments of the U.S. home products markets drive our forecasted sales growth. The market forecasts are developed using independent third-party forecasts from multiple sources. In addition, estimated future profit margins and cash flow consider our historical performance at similar levels of sales volume and management’s future operating plans as reflected in annual and long-term plans that are reviewed and approved by management.

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Purchased intangible assets other than goodwill are amortized over their useful lives unless those lives are determined to be indefinite. The determination of the useful life of an intangible asset other than goodwill is based on factors including historical and tradename performance with respect to consumer name recognition, geographic market presence, market share, and plans for ongoing tradename support and promotion. Certain of our tradenames have been assigned an indefinite life as we currently anticipate that these tradenames will contribute cash flows to the Company indefinitely. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized, but are evaluated at least annually to determine whether the indefinite useful life is appropriate. We review indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment annually in the fourth quarter, and whenever market or business events indicate there may be a potential impairment of that intangible. Impairment losses are recorded to the extent that the carrying value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset exceeds its fair value. The significant assumptions that are used to determine the estimated fair value for indefinite-lived intangible asset testing are third-party market forecasts of U.S. new home starts and home repair and remodel spending; management’s sales and profit margin forecasts; the market-participant weighted-average cost of capital; and the perpetuity growth rate. Impairment losses are recorded to the extent that the carrying value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset exceeds its fair value. We measure fair value using the standard relief-from-royalty approach which estimates the present value of royalty income that could be hypothetically earned by licensing the brand name to a third party over the remaining useful life. In addition, beginning for 2012 year-end intangible asset impairment testing, we adopted the Accounting Standards Update that allows us to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. Qualitative factors include changes in volume, customers and the industry. If it is deemed more likely than not that an intangible asset is impaired, we will perform a quantitative impairment test.

In 2013, we did not record any asset impairment charges associated with goodwill or indefinite-lived intangible assets. As of December 31, 2013, the fair value of each of our reporting units except for one of the reporting units in the Advanced Material Doors & Windows segment exceeded the carrying value by a substantial margin. The estimated excess fair value of this reporting unit is less than 10%. In addition, for one of the tradenames within this reporting unit, fair value exceeded its carrying value by less than 10%. Accordingly, a reduction in the estimated fair value of this reporting unit or tradename could trigger an impairment. As of December 31, 2013, the book value of the goodwill of this reporting unit and this tradename was $86.1 million and $58.4 million, respectively. Factors influencing fair value estimates of this reporting unit that could trigger future impairment are enumerated in the final paragraph of this section.

The events and/or circumstances that could have a potential negative effect on the estimated fair value of our reporting units and indefinite-lived tradenames include: actual new construction and repair and remodel growth rates that lag our assumptions, actions of key customers, volatility of discount rates, continued economic uncertainty, higher levels of unemployment, weak consumer confidence, lower levels of discretionary consumer spending and a decrease in royalty rates. We cannot predict the occurrence of certain events or changes in circumstances that might adversely affect the carrying value of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets.

Defined Benefit Plans

We have a number of pension plans in the United States, covering many of the Company’s employees. In addition, the Company provides postretirement health care and life insurance benefits to certain retirees.

We recognize changes in the fair value of pension plan assets and net actuarial gains or losses in excess of 10 percent of the greater of the fair value of pension plan assets or each plan’s projected benefit obligation (the “corridor”) in earnings immediately upon remeasurement, which is at least annually in the fourth quarter of each year. Net actuarial gains and losses occur when actual experience differs from any of the assumptions used to value defined benefit plans or when

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assumptions change as they may each year. The primary factors contributing to actuarial gains and losses are changes in the discount rate used to value obligations as of the measurement date and the differences between expected and actual returns on pension plan assets. This accounting method results in the potential for volatile and difficult to forecast gains and losses. The pre-tax recognition of actuarial losses was $5.2 million, $42.2 million and $80.0 million in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The total net actuarial gains in accumulated other comprehensive income for all defined benefit plans were $34.8 million as of December 31, 2013, compared to net actuarial losses of $76.5 million as of December 31, 2012.

We record amounts relating to these defined benefit plans based on various actuarial assumptions, including discount rates, assumed rates of return, compensation increases, turnover rates and health care cost trend rates. We review our actuarial assumptions on an annual basis and make modifications to the assumptions based on current economic conditions and trends. We believe that the assumptions utilized in recording our obligations under our plans are reasonable based on our experience and on advice from our independent actuaries; however, differences in actual experience or changes in the assumptions may materially affect our financial condition or results of operations. The expected return on plan assets is determined based on the nature of the plans’ investments, our current asset allocation and our expectations for long-term rates of return. The weighted-average long-term expected rate of return on pension plan assets for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was 7.8%. Compensation increases reflect expected future compensation trends. The discount rate used to measure obligations is based on a spot-rate yield curve on a plan-by-plan basis that matches projected future benefit payments with the appropriate interest rate applicable to the timing of the projected future benefit payments. The bond portfolio used for the selection of the discount rate is from the top quartile of bonds rated by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, and includes only non-callable bonds and those that are deemed to be sufficiently marketable with a Moody’s credit rating of Aa or higher. The weighted-average discount rate for defined benefit liabilities as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 was 5.0% and 4.2%, respectively.

For postretirement benefits, our health care trend rate assumption is based on historical cost increases and expectations for long-term increases. As of December 31, 2013, for postretirement medical and prescription drugs in the next year, our assumption was an assumed rate of increase of 7.1% for pre-65 retirees and 7.5% for post-65 retirees, declining until reaching an ultimate assumed rate of increase of 4.5% per year in 2022. As of December 31, 2012, for postretirement medical and prescription drugs in the next year, our assumption was an assumed rate of increase of 7.5% for pre-65 retirees and 7.0% for post-65 retirees, declining 50 basis points a year until reaching an ultimate assumed rate of increase of 5% per year in 2017.

Below is a table showing pre-tax pension and postretirement expenses, including the impact of actuarial gains and losses:

The actuarial losses in 2013 were principally due to plan amendments to reduce retiree health benefits that decreased the benefit obligations. The actuarial losses in 2012 were principally due to reductions in the discount rates used to measure plan benefit obligations. The actuarial losses in 2011 were principally due to both decreasing discount rates and actual returns on plan assets that were

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lower than our expected return. Discount rates in 2013 used to determine benefit obligations increased by an average of 80 basis points for pension benefits and increased by an average of 60 basis points for postretirement benefits. Discount rates in 2012 used to determine benefit obligations declined by an average of 70 basis points for pension benefits and 90 basis points for postretirement benefits. The changes in discount rates was due to changes in interest rates for the bond portfolio that comprises our spot-rate yield curve. Our spot-rate yield curve is based on high quality bond interest rates. Our actual return on plan assets in 2013 was 15.2% compared to an actuarial assumption of a 7.8% expected return (our actual return in 2012 was 14.5% compared to an actuarial assumption of a 7.8% expected return). Significant actuarial losses in future periods would be expected if discount rates decline, actual returns on plan assets are lower than our expected return, or a combination of both occurs.

A 25 basis point change in our discount rate assumption would lead to an increase or decrease in our pension and postretirement liability of approximately $20 million. A 25 basis point change in the long-term rate of return on plan assets used in accounting for our pension plans would have a $1.4 million impact on pension expense. In addition, if required, actuarial gains and losses will be recorded in accordance with our defined benefit plan accounting method as previously described. It is not possible to forecast or predict whether there will be actuarial gains and losses in future periods, and if required, the magnitude of any such adjustment. These gains and losses are driven by differences in actual experience or changes in the assumptions that are beyond our control, such as changes in interest rates and the actual return on pension plan assets.

Income Taxes

In accordance with ASC requirements for Income Taxes, we establish deferred tax liabilities or assets for temporary differences between financial and tax reporting bases and subsequently adjust them to reflect changes in tax rates expected to be in effect when the temporary differences reverse. We record a valuation allowance reducing deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized.

We record liabilities for uncertain income tax positions based on a two-step process. The first step is recognition, where we evaluate whether an individual tax position has a likelihood of greater than 50% of being sustained upon examination based on the technical merits of the position, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes. For tax positions that are currently estimated to have a less than 50% likelihood of being sustained, no tax benefit is recorded. For tax positions that have met the recognition threshold in the first step, we perform the second step of measuring the benefit to be recorded. The actual benefits ultimately realized may differ from our estimates. In future periods, changes in facts, circumstances, and new information may require us to change the recognition and measurement estimates with regard to individual tax positions. Changes in recognition and measurement estimates are recorded in the consolidated statement of income and consolidated balance sheet in the period in which such changes occur. As of December 31, 2013, we had liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits pertaining to uncertain tax positions totaling $23.7 million. It is reasonably possible that the unrecognized tax benefits may decrease in the range of $2.5 million to $3.5 million in the next 12 months primarily as a result of the conclusion of U.S. federal, state and foreign income tax proceedings.

Customer Program Costs

Customer programs and incentives are a common practice in our businesses. Our businesses incur customer program costs to obtain favorable product placement, to promote the sale of products and to maintain competitive pricing. Customer program costs and incentives, including rebates and promotion and volume allowances, are accounted for in either “net sales” or the category “selling, general and administrative expenses” at the time the program is initiated and/or the revenue is

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recognized. The costs are predominantly recognized in “net sales” and include, but are not limited to, volume allowances and rebates, promotional allowances, and cooperative advertising programs. These costs are recorded at the later of the time of sale or the implementation of the program based on management’s best estimates. Estimates are based on historical and projected experience for each type of program or customer. Volume allowances are accrued based on management’s estimates of customer volume achievement and other factors incorporated into customer agreements, such as new products, store sell-through, merchandising support, levels of returns and customer training. Management periodically reviews accruals for these rebates and allowances, and adjusts accruals when circumstances indicate (typically as a result of a change in volume expectations). The costs typically recognized in “selling, general and administrative expenses” include product displays, point of sale materials and media production costs.

Litigation Contingencies

Our businesses are subject to risks related to threatened or pending litigation and are routinely defendants in lawsuits associated with the normal conduct of business. Liabilities and costs associated with litigation related loss contingencies require estimates and judgments based on our knowledge of the facts and circumstances surrounding each matter and the advice of our legal counsel. We record liabilities for litigation-related losses when a loss is probable and we can reasonably estimate the amount of the loss in accordance with ASC requirements for Contingencies. We evaluate the measurement of recorded liabilities each reporting period based on the then-current facts and circumstances specific to each matter. The ultimate losses incurred upon final resolution of litigation related loss contingencies may differ materially from the estimated liability recorded at particular balance sheet date. Changes in estimates are recorded in earnings in the period in which such changes occur.

Environmental Matters

We are involved in remediation activities to clean up hazardous wastes as required by federal and state laws. Liabilities for remediation costs of each site are based on our best estimate of undiscounted future costs, excluding possible insurance recoveries or recoveries from other third parties. Uncertainties about the status of laws, regulations, technology and information related to individual sites make it difficult to develop estimates of environmental remediation exposures. Some of the potential liabilities relate to sites we own, and some relate to sites we no longer own or never owned. Several of our subsidiaries have been designated as potentially responsible parties (“PRPs”) under “Superfund” or similar state laws. As of December 31, 2013, eight such instances have not been dismissed, settled or otherwise resolved. In the calendar year 2013, we were identified as a PRP in one new instance, which we settled in 2013. In most instances where our subsidiaries are named as a PRP, we enter into cost-sharing arrangements with other PRPs. We give notice to insurance carriers of potential PRP liability, but very rarely, if ever, receive reimbursement from insurance for PRP costs. We believe that the cost of complying with the present environmental protection laws, before considering estimated recoveries either from other PRPs or insurance, will not have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows or financial condition. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, we had accruals of $5.6 million and $6.8 million, respectively, relating to environmental compliance and clean up including, but not limited to, the above mentioned Superfund sites.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

We are exposed to various market risks, including changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices. Market risk is the potential loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices. We do not enter into derivatives or other financial instruments for trading or speculative

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purposes. We enter into financial instruments to manage and reduce the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices. The counterparties are major financial institutions.

Interest Rate Risk

A hypothetical 100 basis point change in interest rates affecting the Company’s external variable rate borrowings as of December 31, 2013 would be $3.6 million on a pre-tax basis.

Foreign Exchange Rate Risk

We enter into forward foreign exchange contracts principally to hedge currency fluctuations in transactions denominated in foreign currencies, thereby limiting our risk that would otherwise result from changes in exchange rates. The periods of the forward foreign exchange contracts correspond to the periods of the hedged transactions.

The estimated fair value of foreign currency contracts represents the amount required to enter into offsetting contracts with similar remaining maturities based on quoted market prices.

The estimated potential loss under foreign exchange contracts from movement in foreign exchange rates would not have a material impact on our results of operations, cash flows or financial condition. As part of our risk management procedure, we use a value-at-risk (“VAR”) sensitivity analysis model to estimate the maximum potential economic loss from adverse changes in foreign exchange rates over a one-day period given a 95% confidence level. The VAR model uses historical foreign exchange rates to estimate the volatility and correlation of these rates in future periods. The estimated maximum one-day loss in the fair value of the Company’s foreign currency exchange contracts using the VAR model was $1.8 million at December 31, 2013. The 95% confidence interval signifies our degree of confidence that actual losses under foreign exchange contracts would not exceed the estimated losses. The amounts disregard the possibility that foreign currency exchange rates could move in our favor. The VAR model assumes that all movements in the foreign exchange rates will be adverse. These amounts should not be considered projections of future losses, since actual results may differ significantly depending upon activity in the global financial markets. The VAR model is a risk analysis tool and should not be construed as an endorsement of the VAR model or the accuracy of the related assumptions.

Commodity Price Risk

We are subject to commodity price volatility caused by weather, supply conditions, geopolitical and economic variables, and other unpredictable external factors. From time to time, we use derivative contracts to manage our exposure to commodity price volatility.

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.