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Mondelez International, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2021 September (Form 10-Q)


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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
 ☒QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021
OR
 ☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                to                
Commission file number 1-16483
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Mondelēz International, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia52-2284372
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
905 West Fulton Market, Suite 200
Chicago,Illinois60607
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) (847) 943-4000

Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Tile of each classTrading
Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, no par valueMDLZThe Nasdaq Global Select Market
1.625% Notes due 2027MDLZ27The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
0.250% Notes due 2028MDLZ28The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
0.750% Notes due 2033MDLZ33The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
2.375% Notes due 2035MDLZ35The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
4.500% Notes due 2035MDLZ35AThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
1.375% Notes due 2041MDLZ41The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
3.875% Notes due 2045MDLZ45The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  x    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨


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Large accelerated filer
x
 Accelerated filer  ☐
Non-accelerated filer☐ Smaller reporting company ☐
 Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes   ☐  No  x

At October 29, 2021, there were 1,394,972,132 shares of the registrant’s Class A Common Stock outstanding.


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Mondelēz International, Inc.
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
Item 1A.
Item 2.
Item 6.

In this report, for all periods presented, “we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company” and “Mondelēz International” refer to Mondelēz International, Inc. and subsidiaries. References to “Common Stock” refer to our Class A Common Stock.



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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements
Mondelēz International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
(in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 For the Three Months Ended
September 30,		For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2021202020212020
Net revenues$7,182 $6,665 $21,062 $19,283 
Cost of sales4,358 3,873 12,641 11,709 
Gross profit2,824 2,792 8,421 7,574 
Selling, general and administrative expenses1,436 1,484 4,593 4,474 
Asset impairment and exit costs62 123 286 253 
Gain on acquisition— — (9)— 
Amortization of intangible assets32 50 102 143 
Operating income1,294 1,135 3,449 2,704 
Benefit plan non-service income(37)(38)(135)(102)
Interest and other expense, net82 89 358 364 
Earnings before income taxes1,249 1,084 3,226 2,442 
Income tax provision(342)(391)(952)(880)
Gain on equity method investment transactions250 345 745 537 
Equity method investment net earnings105 84 290 311 
Net earnings1,262 1,122 3,309 2,410 
Noncontrolling interest earnings(4)(3)(12)(11)
Net earnings attributable to
   Mondelēz International		$1,258 $1,119 $3,297 $2,399 
Per share data:
Basic earnings per share attributable to
   Mondelēz International		$0.90 $0.78 $2.34 $1.68 
Diluted earnings per share attributable to
   Mondelēz International		$0.89 $0.78 $2.33 $1.66 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Mondelēz International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
(Unaudited)
 For the Three Months Ended
September 30,		For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2021202020212020
Net earnings$1,262 $1,122 $3,309 $2,410 
Other comprehensive earnings/(losses), net of tax:
Currency translation adjustment(397)213 (376)(1,077)
Pension and other benefit plans67 (37)138 28 
Derivative cash flow hedges(7)(4)12 55 
Total other comprehensive earnings/(losses)(337)172 (226)(994)
Comprehensive earnings/(losses)925 1,294 3,083 1,416 
less: Comprehensive earnings/(losses)
   attributable to noncontrolling interests		(1)11 — 18 
Comprehensive earnings/(losses) attributable to
   Mondelēz International
$926 $1,283 $3,083 $1,398 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Mondelēz International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in millions of U.S. dollars, except share data)
(Unaudited)
September 30, 2021December 31, 2020
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents$3,401 $3,619 
Trade receivables (net of allowances of $39 at September 30, 2021
   and $42 at December 31, 2020)
2,673 2,297 
Other receivables (net of allowances of $53 at September 30, 2021
   and $42 at December 31, 2020)
656 657 
Inventories, net2,922 2,647 
Other current assets803 759 
Total current assets10,455 9,979 
Property, plant and equipment, net8,668 9,026 
Operating lease right of use assets636 638 
Goodwill22,029 21,895 
Intangible assets, net18,413 18,482 
Prepaid pension assets838 672 
Deferred income taxes633 790 
Equity method investments5,269 6,036 
Other assets376 292 
TOTAL ASSETS$67,317 $67,810 
LIABILITIES
Short-term borrowings$234 $29 
Current portion of long-term debt2,061 2,741 
Accounts payable6,484 6,209 
Accrued marketing2,012 2,130 
Accrued employment costs788 834 
Other current liabilities2,680 3,216 
Total current liabilities14,259 15,159 
Long-term debt17,692 17,276 
Long-term operating lease liabilities476 470 
Deferred income taxes3,388 3,346 
Accrued pension costs1,059 1,257 
Accrued postretirement health care costs341 346 
Other liabilities2,348 2,302 
TOTAL LIABILITIES39,563 40,156 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 12)
EQUITY
Common Stock, no par value (5,000,000,000 shares authorized and
   1,996,537,778 shares issued at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020)
— — 
Additional paid-in capital32,066 32,070 
Retained earnings30,305 28,402 
Accumulated other comprehensive losses(10,904)(10,690)
Treasury stock, at cost (601,655,289 shares at September 30, 2021 and
   577,363,557 shares at December 31, 2020)
(23,769)(22,204)
Total Mondelēz International Shareholders’ Equity27,698 27,578 
Noncontrolling interest56 76 
TOTAL EQUITY27,754 27,654 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY$67,317 $67,810 
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Mondelēz International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity
(in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 Mondelēz International Shareholders’ Equity  
Common
Stock		Additional
Paid-in
Capital		Retained
Earnings		Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Earnings/
(Losses)		Treasury
Stock		Non-controlling
Interest		Total
Equity
Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
Balances at July 1, 2021$— $32,042 $29,538 $(10,572)$(23,465)$77 $27,620 
Comprehensive earnings/(losses):
Net earnings— — 1,258 — — 4 1,262 
Other comprehensive earnings/(losses),
   net of income taxes
— — — (332)— (5)(337)
Exercise of stock options and issuance of
   other stock awards
— 24 (3)— 22 — 43 
Common Stock repurchased— — — — (326)— (326)
Cash dividends declared ($0.350 per share)
— — (489)— — — (489)
Dividends paid on noncontrolling interest
   and other activities
— — 1 — — (20)(19)
Balances at September 30, 2021$— $32,066 $30,305 $(10,904)$(23,769)$56 $27,754 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Balances at January 1, 2021$— $32,070 $28,402 $(10,690)$(22,204)$76 $27,654 
Comprehensive earnings/(losses):
Net earnings— — 3,297 — — 12 3,309 
Other comprehensive earnings/(losses),
   net of income taxes
— — — (214)— (12)(226)
Exercise of stock options and issuance of
   other stock awards
— (4)(21)— 229 — 204 
Common Stock repurchased— — — — (1,794)— (1,794)
Cash dividends declared ($0.980 per share)
— — (1,378)— — — (1,378)
Dividends paid on noncontrolling interest
   and other activities
— — 5 — — (20)(15)
Balances at September 30, 2021$— $32,066 $30,305 $(10,904)$(23,769)$56 $27,754 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Balances at July 1, 2020$— $32,022 $27,040 $(11,419)$(21,625)$79 $26,097 
Comprehensive earnings/(losses):
Net earnings— — 1,119 — — 3 1,122 
Other comprehensive earnings/(losses),
   net of income taxes
— — — 164 — 8 172 
Exercise of stock options and issuance of
   other stock awards
— 32 (7)— 67 — 92 
Cash dividends declared ($0.315 per share)
— — (452)— — — (452)
Dividends paid on noncontrolling interest
   and other activities
— — 2 — — (5)(3)
Balances at September 30, 2020$— $32,054 $27,702 $(11,255)$(21,558)$85 $27,028 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Balances at January 1, 2020$— $32,019 $26,615 $(10,254)$(21,139)$76 $27,317 
Comprehensive earnings/(losses):
Net earnings— — 2,399 — — 11 2,410 
Other comprehensive earnings/(losses),
   net of income taxes
— — — (1,001)— 7 (994)
Exercise of stock options and issuance of
   other stock awards
— 35 (48)— 282 — 269 
Common Stock repurchased— — — — (701)— (701)
Cash dividends declared ($0.885 per share)
— — (1,269)— — — (1,269)
Dividends paid on noncontrolling interest
   and other activities
— — 5 — — (9)(4)
Balances at September 30, 2020$— $32,054 $27,702 $(11,255)$(21,558)$85 $27,028 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Mondelēz International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
(Unaudited)
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 20212020
CASH PROVIDED BY/(USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net earnings$3,309 $2,410 
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to operating cash flows:
Depreciation and amortization837 813 
Stock-based compensation expense88 97 
Deferred income tax provision/(benefit)159 (103)
Asset impairments and accelerated depreciation203 141 
Loss on early extinguishment of debt110 — 
Gain on acquisition(9)— 
Gain on equity method investment transactions(745)(537)
Equity method investment net earnings(290)(311)
Distributions from equity method investments158 220 
Other non-cash items, net(52)225 
Change in current assets and current liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Receivables, net(417)(259)
Inventories, net(342)(314)
Accounts payable420 129 
Other current assets(259)(64)
Other current liabilities(231)44 
Change in pension and postretirement assets and liabilities, net(219)(176)
Net cash provided by operating activities2,720 2,315 
CASH PROVIDED BY/(USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures(639)(630)
Acquisitions, net of cash received(833)(1,142)
Proceeds from divestitures including equity method investments1,498 1,357 
Other80 58 
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities106 (357)
CASH PROVIDED BY/(USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Issuances of commercial paper, maturities greater than 90 days— 677 
Repayments of commercial paper, maturities greater than 90 days— (1,119)
Net issuances of other short-term borrowings207 (2,001)
Long-term debt proceeds5,921 5,987 
Long-term debt repaid(5,898)(2,196)
Repurchase of Common Stock(1,824)(720)
Dividends paid(1,337)(1,227)
Other(40)104 
Net cash used in financing activities(2,971)(495)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and
   restricted cash		(97)(1)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
(Decrease)/Increase(242)1,462 
Balance at beginning of period3,650 1,328 
Balance at end of period$3,408 $2,790 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Mondelēz International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 1. Basis of Presentation

Our interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been omitted. It is management’s opinion that these financial statements include all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of our results of operations, financial position and cash flows. Results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of future or annual results. For a complete set of consolidated financial statements and related notes, refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Principles of Consolidation:
The condensed consolidated financial statements include Mondelēz International, Inc. as well as our wholly owned and majority owned subsidiaries, except our Venezuelan subsidiaries that were deconsolidated in 2015. All intercompany transactions are eliminated. The noncontrolling interest represents the noncontrolling investors' interests in the results of subsidiaries that we control and consolidate. We account for investments over which we exercise significant influence under the equity method of accounting. Investments over which we do not have significant influence or control are not material and as there are no readily determinable fair values for the equity interests, these investments are carried at cost with changes in the investment recognized to the extent cash is received.

Currency Translation and Highly Inflationary Accounting:
We translate the results of operations of our subsidiaries from multiple currencies using average exchange rates during each period and translate balance sheet accounts using exchange rates at the end of each period. We record currency translation adjustments as a component of equity (except for highly inflationary currencies) and realized exchange gains and losses on transactions in earnings.

Highly inflationary accounting is triggered when a country’s three-year cumulative inflation rate exceeds 100%. It requires the remeasurement of financial statements of subsidiaries in the country from the functional currency of the subsidiary to our U.S. dollar reporting currency, with currency remeasurement gains or losses recorded in earnings. As discussed below, beginning on July 1, 2018, we began to apply highly inflationary accounting for our operations in Argentina.

Argentina. During the second quarter of 2018, primarily based on published estimates that indicated that Argentina's three-year cumulative inflation rate exceeded 100%, we concluded that Argentina became a highly inflationary economy for accounting purposes. As of July 1, 2018, we began to apply highly inflationary accounting for our Argentinean subsidiaries and changed their functional currency from the Argentinean peso to the U.S. dollar. On July 1, 2018, both monetary and non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in Argentinean pesos were remeasured into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of the balance sheet date, with remeasurement and other transaction gains and losses recorded in net earnings. As of September 30, 2021, our Argentinean operations had $1 million of Argentinean peso denominated net monetary liabilities. Our Argentinean operations contributed $111 million, or 1.5% of consolidated net revenues in the three months and $296 million, or 1.4% of consolidated net revenues in the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Within selling, general and administrative expenses, we recorded a remeasurement loss of $2 million during the three months and $10 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as well as a remeasurement loss of $2 million during the three months and $7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 related to the revaluation of the Argentinean peso denominated net monetary position over these periods.

Brexit. Following the separation of the United Kingdom from the European Union ("Brexit") in 2020, a new trade arrangement was reached between the U.K. and E.U. that began on January 1, 2021. The main trade provisions include the continuation of no tariffs or quotas on trade between the U.K. and E.U. subject to prescribed trade terms, including but not limited to meeting product and labeling standards for both the U.K. and E.U. Cross-border trade between the U.K. and E.U. is also subject to new customs regulations, documentation and reviews. To comply with the new requirements, we increased resources in customer service and logistics, in our factories, and on our customs support teams. We adapted our processes and systems for the new and increased number of customs transactions. We continue to closely monitor and manage our inventory levels of imported raw materials, packaging and finished goods in the U.K. We have made investments in resources, systems and processes to meet the new
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ongoing requirements and we work to mitigate disruptions to our local supply chain and distribution, including those related to the recent transportation labor shortage in the U.K., to reduce the impact on our input and distribution costs. Despite our efforts to control costs, we have seen inflationary cost pressures rise in our U.K. business this year, as we have also experienced in other markets. If the U.K.’s separation from, or new trade arrangements with, the E.U. negatively impact the U.K. economy or result in disagreements on trade terms, delays affecting our supply chain or distribution, disruptions to sales or collections, or further increases in inflationary cost pressures, the impact to our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows could be material. In the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we generated 9.1% of our consolidated net revenues in the U.K.

Other Countries. Since we sell our products in over 150 countries and have operations in approximately 80 countries, we monitor economic and currency-related risks and seek to take protective measures in response to potential exposures. We continue to monitor the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic and related impacts to our business operations, currencies and net monetary exposures. Since the global onset of COVID-19 in early 2020, most countries in which we do business experienced periods of significant economic uncertainty as well as exchange rate volatility. At this time, except for Argentina which is accounted for as a highly inflationary economy, we do not anticipate any other countries in which we operate to be at risk of becoming highly inflationary countries.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash:
Cash and cash equivalents include demand deposits with banks and all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. We also have restricted cash that is recorded within other current assets of $7 million as of September 30, 2021 and $31 million as of December 31, 2020. Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash was $3,408 million as of September 30, 2021 and $3,650 million as of December 31, 2020.

Allowances for Credit Losses:
The allowances for credit losses are recorded against our receivables. They are developed at a country and region level based on historical collection experiences, current economic condition of specific customers and the forecasted economic condition of countries using various factors such as bond default rates and consumption indexes. We write off receivables once it is determined that the receivables are no longer collectible and as allowed by local laws.

Changes in allowances for credit losses consisted of:
Allowance for Trade ReceivablesAllowance for Other Current ReceivablesAllowance for Long-Term Receivables
 (in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2021$(42)$(42)$(12)
Current period provision for expected credit losses(3)(13)— 
Write-offs charged against the allowance3 1 2 
Currency3 1 1 
Balance at September 30, 2021$(39)$(53)$(9)

Transfers of Financial Assets:
We account for transfers of financial assets, such as uncommitted revolving non-recourse accounts receivable factoring arrangements, when we have surrendered control over the related assets. Determining whether control has transferred requires an evaluation of relevant legal considerations, an assessment of the nature and extent of our continuing involvement with the assets transferred and any other relevant considerations. We use receivable factoring arrangements periodically when circumstances are favorable to manage liquidity. We have non-recourse factoring arrangements in which we sell eligible trade receivables primarily to banks in exchange for cash. We may then continue to collect the receivables sold, acting solely as a collecting agent on behalf of the banks. The outstanding principal amount of receivables under these arrangements amounted to $819 million as of September 30, 2021 and $760 million as of December 31, 2020. The incremental cost of factoring receivables under this arrangement was not material for all periods presented. The proceeds from the sales of receivables are included in cash from operating activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

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Non-Cash Lease Transactions:
We recorded $159 million in operating lease and $59 million in finance lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and $187 million in operating lease and $129 million in finance lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

New Accounting Pronouncements:
In March 2020 and subsequently in January 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued an Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") to provide optional accounting guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for reference rate reform. The guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions to existing accounting requirements for contract modifications and hedge accounting related to transitioning from discontinued reference rates, such as LIBOR, to alternative reference rates, if certain criteria are met. The new accounting requirements can be applied as of the beginning of the interim period including March 12, 2020, or any date thereafter, through December 31, 2022. We are currently evaluating our contracts and the optional expedients provided by the new standard.

Note 2. Acquisitions and Divestitures

On May 26, 2021, we announced an agreement to acquire Chipita S.A., a leading croissants and baked snacks company in the Central and Eastern European markets. We expect the acquisition to close in the first half of 2022 after all regulatory and acquisition-related reviews are completed. We expect purchase consideration of approximately €1.7 billion ($2.0 billion). We incurred acquisition-related costs of $6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021. We incurred acquisition integration costs of $6 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, as these expenses were incurred in preparation of the acquisition closing in the first half of 2022.

On April 1, 2021, we acquired Gourmet Food Holdings Pty Ltd ("Gourmet Food"), a leading Australian food company in the premium biscuit and cracker category, for closing cash consideration of approximately $450 million Australian dollars ($343 million), net of cash received. We are working to complete the valuation and have recorded a preliminary purchase price allocation of $41 million to indefinite-lived intangible assets, $80 million to definite-lived intangible assets, $176 million to goodwill, $19 million to property, plant and equipment, $18 million to inventory, $25 million to accounts receivable, $5 million to operating right of use assets, $3 million to other current assets, $19 million to current liabilities and $5 million to long-term operating lease liabilities. The acquisition added incremental net revenues of $32 million in the three months and $59 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and operating income of $4 million in the three months and $7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021. We incurred acquisition-related costs of $7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

On March 25, 2021, we acquired a majority interest in Lion/Gemstone Topco Ltd ("Grenade"), a performance nutrition leader in the United Kingdom, for closing cash consideration of £188 million ($261 million), net of cash received. The acquisition of Grenade expands our position into the premium nutrition market. We are working to complete the valuation and have recorded a preliminary purchase price allocation of $82 million to indefinite-lived intangible assets, $28 million to definite-lived intangible assets, $181 million to goodwill, $1 million to property, plant and equipment, $11 million to inventory, $18 million to accounts receivable, $25 million to current liabilities, $20 million to deferred tax liabilities and $15 million to long-term other liabilities. The acquisition added incremental net revenues of $22 million in the three months and $45 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and operating income of $2 million in the three months and $4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021. We incurred acquisition-related costs of $2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

On January 4, 2021, we acquired the remaining 93% of equity of Hu Master Holdings ("Hu"), a category leader in premium chocolate in the United States, which provides a strategic complement to our snacking portfolio in North America through growth opportunities in chocolate and other categories in the well-being category. The initial cash consideration paid was $229 million, net of cash received, and the Company may be required to pay additional contingent consideration. The estimated fair value of the contingent consideration obligation at the acquisition date was $132 million and was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation based on forecasted future results. During the third quarter, based on latest estimates, we recorded a $70 million reduction to the liability as recent economic and market conditions related to COVID-19 and supply chain challenges in the U.S. have impacted the pace of growth. This reduction was recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses. As a result of acquiring the remaining equity interest, we consolidated the operations prospectively from the date of acquisition and recorded a pre-tax gain of $9 million ($7 million after-tax) related to stepping up our previously-held $8 million (7%) investment to fair value. We are working to complete the valuation and have recorded a preliminary purchase price allocation of $123
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million to indefinite-lived intangible assets, $51 million to definite-lived intangible assets, $202 million to goodwill, $1 million to property, plant and equipment, $2 million to inventory, $4 million to accounts receivable, $5 million to current liabilities and $132 million to long-term other liabilities. The acquisition added incremental net revenues of $11 million in the three months and $27 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and operating income (inclusive of the adjustment to the contingent consideration liability) of $63 million in the three months and $50 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021. We incurred acquisition-related costs of $9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

On April 1, 2020, we acquired a majority interest in Give & Go, a North American leader in fully-finished sweet baked goods and owner of the famous two-bite® brand of brownies and the Create-A-Treat® brand, known for cookie and gingerbread house decorating kits. The acquisition of Give & Go provides access to the in-store bakery channel and expands our position in broader snacking. The purchase consideration for Give & Go totaled $1,136 million, net of cash received. We have recorded a purchase price allocation of net tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed as follows:
 (in millions)
Receivables$29 
Inventory38 
Other current assets6 
Property, plant and equipment136 
Operating right of use assets61 
Definite-life intangible assets511 
Indefinite-life intangible assets42 
Goodwill531 
Assets acquired$1,354 
Current liabilities42 
Deferred tax liabilities92 
Long-term operating lease liabilities56 
Long-term debt6 
Long-term other liabilities19 
Total purchase price$1,139 
Less: cash received3 
Net Cash Paid$1,136 

Within definite-life intangible assets, we allocated $416 million to customer relationships which have an estimated useful life of 17 years. Goodwill arises principally as a result of expansion opportunities and synergies across both new and legacy product categories. None of the goodwill recognized is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

The fair value for customer relationships at the acquisition date was determined using the multi-period excess earnings method under the income approach. The fair value measurements of intangible assets are based on significant unobservable inputs, and thus represent Level 3 inputs. Significant assumptions used in assessing the fair values of intangible assets include discounted future cash flows, customer attrition rates and discount rates. Through the one-year anniversary of the acquisition, Give & Go added incremental net revenues of $106 million and operating income of $6 million in 2021. We incurred acquisition-related costs of $15 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2020. We incurred acquisition integration costs of $3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

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Note 3. Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:
As of September 30, 2021As of December 31, 2020
 (in millions)
Raw materials$822 $718 
Finished product2,226 2,059 
3,048 2,777 
Inventory reserves(126)(130)
Inventories, net$2,922 $2,647 

Note 4. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:
 As of September 30, 2021As of December 31, 2020
 (in millions)
Land and land improvements$407 $422 
Buildings and building improvements3,213 3,252 
Machinery and equipment12,104 12,053 
Construction in progress629 628 
16,353 16,355 
Accumulated depreciation(7,685)(7,329)
Property, plant and equipment, net$8,668 $9,026 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, capital expenditures of $639 million excluded $237 million of accrued capital expenditures remaining unpaid at September 30, 2021 and included payment for $275 million of capital expenditures that were accrued and unpaid at December 31, 2020. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, capital expenditures of $630 million excluded $203 million of accrued capital expenditures remaining unpaid at September 30, 2020 and included payment for $334 million of capital expenditures that were accrued and unpaid at December 31, 2019.

In connection with our restructuring program, we recorded non-cash property, plant and equipment write-downs (including accelerated depreciation and asset impairments) and losses/(gains) on disposal in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings within asset impairment and exit costs and within the segment results as follows (refer to Note 7, Restructuring Program).
For the Three Months Ended
September 30,		For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2021202020212020
 (in millions)
Latin America$— $(13)$— $(13)
AMEA— — (16)4 
Europe3 1 7 3 
North America48 (1)165 1 
Total$51 $(13)$156 $(5)

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Note 5. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill by segment was:
As of September 30, 2021As of December 31, 2020
 (in millions)
Latin America$681 $706 
AMEA3,368 3,250 
Europe7,874 8,038 
North America10,106 9,901 
Goodwill$22,029 $21,895 

Intangible assets consisted of the following:
As of September 30, 2021As of December 31, 2020
 (in millions)
Indefinite-life intangible assets$17,379 $17,492 
Definite-life intangible assets3,018 2,907 
20,397 20,399 
Accumulated amortization(1,984)(1,917)
Intangible assets, net$18,413 $18,482 

Indefinite-life intangible assets consist principally of brand names purchased through our acquisitions of Nabisco Holdings Corp., the Spanish and Portuguese operations of United Biscuits, the global LU biscuit business of Groupe Danone S.A. and Cadbury Limited. Definite-life intangible assets consist primarily of brands, customer-related intangibles, process technology, licenses and non-compete agreements.

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $32 million for the three months and $102 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and $50 million for the three months and $143 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. For the next five years, we currently estimate annual amortization expense of approximately $135 million in 2021, approximately $130 million in 2022-2024 and approximately $105 million in 2025 (reflecting September 30, 2021 exchange rates).

Changes in goodwill and intangible assets consisted of:
 GoodwillIntangible
Assets, at cost
 (in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2021$21,895 $20,399 
Currency(425)(375)
Acquisitions559 405 
Asset impairments— (32)
Balance at September 30, 2021$22,029 $20,397 

Changes to goodwill and intangibles were:
•Acquisitions - In connection with our acquisitions of Gourmet Food, Grenade and the remaining interest in Hu during the first nine months of 2021, we recorded preliminary purchase price allocations totaling $559 million of goodwill and $405 million of intangible assets. See Note 2, Acquisitions and Divestitures, for additional information.
•Asset impairments - As further described below, during the second quarter of 2021, we recorded $32 million of intangible asset impairments resulting primarily from lower than expected sales growth for one brand across our North America segment.

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We evaluate our goodwill and intangible asset impairment risk quarterly using qualitative analysis. In light of the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic, we performed further quantitative analysis over indefinite-life intangible assets and recorded approximately $32 million of intangible asset charges in the second quarter of 2021 and $90 million in the second quarter of 2020.

During the third quarter of 2021, we performed our annual impairment assessment test for goodwill and indefinite-life intangible assets as of July 1, 2021.

Our 2021 annual testing of goodwill resulted in no impairments as each reporting unit had sufficient fair value in excess of its carrying value. As part of our goodwill quantitative annual impairment testing, we compare a reporting unit's estimated fair value with its carrying value. If the carrying value of a reporting unit's net assets exceeds its fair value, we would record an impairment based on the difference between the carrying value and fair value of the reporting unit. We estimate a reporting unit's fair value using a discounted cash flow method that incorporates planned growth rates, market-based discount rates and estimates of residual value. This year, for our Europe and North America reporting units, we used a market based, weighted-average cost of capital of 6.4% to discount the projected cash flows of those operations. For our Latin America and AMEA reporting units, we used a risk-rated discount rate of 9.4%. Estimating the fair value of individual reporting units requires us to make assumptions and estimates regarding our future plans and industry and economic conditions based on available information. Given the uncertainty of the global economic environment and the continued impact of COVID-19, those estimates could be significantly different than future performance. While all reporting units passed our annual impairment testing, if planned business performance expectations are not met or specific valuation factors outside of our control, such as discount rates, change significantly, then the estimated fair values of a reporting unit or reporting units might decline and lead to a goodwill impairment in the future.

During our 2021 annual testing of indefinite-life intangible assets, there were no impairments noted. We identified eight brands that each had a fair value in excess of book value of 10% or less. The aggregate book value of the eight brands was $1,156 million as of September 30, 2021. During our annual testing, we use several accepted valuation methods, including relief of royalty, excess earnings and excess margin, that utilize estimates of future sales, earnings growth rates, royalty rates and discount rates in determining a brand's global fair value. We continue to monitor our brand performance, particularly in light of the significant uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related impacts to our business. If a brand's earnings expectations, including the timing of the expected recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic impacts, are not met or specific valuation factors outside of our control, such as discount rates, change significantly, then a brand or brands could become impaired in the future. During our prior-year testing, we recorded approximately $54 million of impairment charges in the third quarter of 2020 related to three gum and chocolate brands. In 2020, the ongoing impact of the pandemic resulted in greater declines in the sales and earnings for certain brands, particularly our gum brands. We incorporated the latest results, projections and expected recovery for these brands in our annual 2020 impairment testing. The impairment charges were calculated as the excess of the carrying value over the estimated fair value of the intangible assets on a global basis and were recorded within asset impairment and exit costs.

Note 6. Equity Method Investments

Equity method investments consist of our investments in entities in which we maintain an equity ownership interest and apply the equity method of accounting due to our ability to exert significant influence over decisions relating to their operating and financial affairs. Revenue and expenses of our equity method investees are not consolidated into our financial statements; rather, our proportionate share of the earnings of each investee is reflected as equity method investment net earnings. The carrying values of our equity method investments are also impacted by our proportionate share of items impacting the investee's accumulated other comprehensive income or losses and other items, such as our share of investee dividends.

Our equity method investments include, but are not limited to, our ownership interests in JDE Peet's (Euronext Amsterdam: "JDEP"), Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (Nasdaq: "KDP"), Dong Suh Foods Corporation and Dong Suh Oil & Fats Co. Ltd. Our ownership interests may change over time due to investee stock-based compensation arrangements, share issuances or other equity-related transactions. As of September 30, 2021, we owned 22.8%, 5.3%, 50.0% and 49.0%, respectively, of these companies' outstanding shares.

Our investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting totaled $5,269 million as of September 30, 2021 and $6,036 million as of December 31, 2020. We recorded equity earnings of $105 million and cash dividends of $64 million in the third quarter of 2021 and equity earnings of $84 million and cash dividends of $27 million in the
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third quarter of 2020. We recorded equity earnings of $290 million and cash dividends of $158 million in the first nine months of 2021 and equity earnings of $311 million and cash dividends of $220 million in the first nine months of 2020.

Based on the quoted closing prices as of September 30, 2021, the combined fair value of our publicly-traded investments in JDEP and KDP was $6.0 billion, and for each investment, its fair value exceeded its carrying value.

Keurig Dr Pepper Transactions:
On August 2, 2021, we sold approximately 14.7 million shares of KDP, which reduced our ownership interest by 1% of the total outstanding shares. We received $500 million of proceeds and recorded a pre-tax gain of $248 million (or $189 million after-tax) during the third quarter of 2021. As we continue to have significant influence, we continue to account for our investment in KDP under the equity method, resulting in recognizing our share of their earnings within our earnings and our share of their dividends within our cash flows. We continue to have board representation with one director on the KDP Board of Directors and we retained certain additional governance rights.

On June 7, 2021, we participated in a secondary offering of KDP shares and sold approximately 28 million shares, which reduced our ownership interest by 2% of the total outstanding shares. We received $997 million of proceeds and recorded a pre-tax gain of $520 million (or $392 million after-tax) during the second quarter of 2021.

On September 9, 2020, we sold approximately 12.5 million shares of KDP, which reduced our ownership interest by 0.9% of the total outstanding shares. We received $363 million of proceeds and recorded a pre-tax gain of $154 million (or $119 million after-tax) during the third quarter of 2020.

On August 3, 2020, we sold approximately 14.1 million shares of KDP, which reduced our ownership interest by 1.0% of the total outstanding shares. We received $414 million of proceeds and recorded a pre-tax gain of $181 million (or $139 million after-tax) during the third quarter of 2020.

On March 4, 2020, we participated in a secondary offering of KDP shares and sold approximately 6.8 million shares, which reduced our ownership interest by 0.5% of the total outstanding shares. We received $185 million of proceeds and recorded a pre-tax gain of $71 million (or $54 million after-tax) during the first quarter of 2020.

JDE Peet’s Transaction:
On May 19, 2020, JDE Peet’s B.V. (renamed JDE Peet’s N.V. immediately prior to Settlement (as defined below), “JDE Peet’s”) announced its intention to launch an offering of its ordinary shares (the “offering”) and to apply for admission to listing and trading of all of its ordinary shares on Euronext Amsterdam, a regulated market operated by Euronext Amsterdam N.V. (the “admission”). On May 26, 2020, JDE Peet’s published a prospectus in connection with the offering and the admission. On May 29, 2020, JDE Peet’s announced the final pricing terms of the offering, and JDE Peet’s and the selling shareholders, including us, agreed to sell at a price of €31.50 per ordinary share a total of approximately 82.1 million ordinary shares, including ordinary shares subject to an over-allotment option. The ordinary shares were listed and first traded on May 29, 2020, and payment for, and delivery of, the ordinary shares sold in the offering (excluding ordinary shares subject to the over-allotment option) took place on June 2, 2020 (“Settlement”).

Prior to Settlement, we exchanged our 26.4% ownership interest in Jacobs Douwe Egberts ("JDE") for a 26.5% equity interest in JDE Peet’s. We did not invest new capital in connection with the transaction and the exchange was accounted for as a change in interest transaction. Upon Settlement, we sold approximately 9.7 million of our ordinary shares in JDE Peet’s in the offering for gross proceeds of €304 million ($343 million). We subsequently sold approximately 1.4 million additional shares and received gross proceeds of €46 million ($51 million) upon exercise of the over-allotment option. Following Settlement and the exercise of the over-allotment option, we held a 22.9% equity interest in JDE Peet’s. During the second quarter of 2020, we recorded a preliminary gain of $121 million, net of $33 million released from accumulated other comprehensive losses, and $48 million of transaction costs. During the third quarter of 2020, we increased our preliminary gain by $10 million to $131 million.

On September 20, 2021, we issued €300 million exchangeable bonds, which are redeemable at maturity at their principal amount in cash or, at our option, through the delivery of an equivalent number of JDE Peet’s ordinary shares based on an initial exchange price of €35.40 and, as the case may be, an additional amount in cash. If all bonds were redeemed in exchange for JDE Peet's shares, this would represent approximately 8.5 million shares or
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approximately 7% of our equity interest in JDE Peet's. Refer to Note 8, Debt and Borrowing Arrangements, for further details on this transaction.

As was the case in our ownership interest in JDE, we have significant influence with respect to JDE Peet’s, and we continue to account for our investment in JDE Peet’s under the equity method, resulting in recognizing our share of JDE Peet’s earnings within our earnings and our share of JDE Peet’s dividends within our cash flows. In the second quarter of 2020, in connection with this transaction, we changed our accounting principle to reflect our share of JDE’s historical and JDE Peet’s ongoing earnings on a one-quarter lag basis, although we continue to record dividends when cash is received. We determined a lag was preferable as it enables us to continue to report our quarterly and annual results on a timely basis, while recording our share of JDE Peet’s ongoing results after JDE Peet’s has publicly reported its results. This change in accounting principle was applied retrospectively to all periods.

Note 7. Restructuring Program

On May 6, 2014, our Board of Directors approved a $3.5 billion 2014-2018 restructuring program and up to $2.2 billion of capital expenditures. On August 31, 2016, our Board of Directors approved a $600 million reallocation between restructuring program cash costs and capital expenditures so the $5.7 billion program consisted of approximately $4.1 billion of restructuring program charges ($3.1 billion cash costs and $1.0 billion non-cash costs) and up to $1.6 billion of capital expenditures. On September 6, 2018, our Board of Directors approved an extension of the restructuring program through 2022, an increase of $1.3 billion in the program charges and an increase of $700 million in capital expenditures. On October 21, 2021, our Board of Directors approved an extension of the restructuring program through 2023. The total $7.7 billion program now consists of $5.4 billion of program charges ($4.1 billion of cash costs and $1.3 billion of non-cash costs) and total capital expenditures of $2.3 billion to be incurred over the life of the program. The current restructuring program, as increased and extended by these actions, is now called the Simplify to Grow Program.

The primary objective of the Simplify to Grow Program is to reduce our operating cost structure in both our supply chain and overhead costs. The program covers severance as well as asset disposals and other manufacturing and procurement-related one-time costs. Since inception, we have incurred total restructuring and implementation charges of $5.1 billion related to the Simplify to Grow Program. We expect to incur the remainder of the program charges by year-end 2023.

Restructuring Costs:
The Simplify to Grow Program liability activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was:
 Severance
and related
costs		Asset
Write-downs		Total
 (in millions)
Liability balance, January 1, 2021$304 $— $304 
Charges84 166 250 
Cash spent(129)— (129)
Non-cash settlements/adjustments(4)(166)(170)
Currency(10)— (10)
Liability balance, September 30, 2021$245 $— $245 

•We recorded restructuring charges of $62 million in the third quarter of 2021 and $68 million in the third quarter of 2020 and $250 million in the first nine months of 2021 and $111 million in the first nine months of 2020 within asset impairment and exit costs and benefit plan non-service income.
•We spent $65 million in the third quarter of 2021 and $44 million in the third quarter of 2020 and $129 million in the first nine months of 2021 and $113 million in the first nine months of 2020 in cash severance and related costs.
•We also recognized non-cash asset write-downs (including accelerated depreciation and asset impairments), including any gains on sale of restructuring program assets, non-cash pension settlement losses and other adjustments, which totaled $54 million in the third quarter of 2021 and a gain of $13 million in the third quarter of 2020 and $170 million in the first nine months of 2021 and $1 million in the first nine months of 2020.
•At September 30, 2021, $198 million of our net restructuring liability was recorded within other current liabilities and $47 million was recorded within other long-term liabilities.
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Implementation Costs:
Implementation costs are directly attributable to restructuring activities; however, they do not qualify for special accounting treatment as exit or disposal activities. We believe the disclosure of implementation costs provides readers of our financial statements with more information on the total costs of our Simplify to Grow Program. Implementation costs primarily relate to reorganizing our operations and facilities in connection with our supply chain reinvention program and other identified productivity and cost saving initiatives. The costs include incremental expenses related to the closure of facilities, costs to terminate certain contracts and the simplification of our information systems. Within our continuing results of operations, we recorded implementation costs of $65 million in the third quarter of 2021 and $46 million in the third quarter of 2020 and $132 million in the first nine months of 2021 and $141 million in the first nine months of 2020. We recorded these costs within cost of sales and general corporate expense within selling, general and administrative expenses.

Restructuring and Implementation Costs:
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, and since inception of the Simplify to Grow Program, we recorded the following restructuring and implementation costs within segment operating income and earnings before income taxes:
Latin
America		AMEAEuropeNorth
America		CorporateTotal
 (in millions)
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
Restructuring Costs$1 $1 $2 $57 $1 $62 
Implementation Costs— 2 6 51 6 65 
Total$1 $3 $8 $108 $7 $127 
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Restructuring Costs$1 $21 $40 $3 $3 $68 
Implementation Costs4 6 15 15 6 46 
Total$5 $27 $55 $18 $9 $114 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Restructuring Costs$4 $(18)$7 $250 $7 $250 
Implementation Costs7 7 27 78 13 132 
Total$11 $(11)$34 $328 $20 $382 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Restructuring Costs$19 $25 $52 $3 $12 $111 
Implementation Costs12 12 40 36 41 141 
Total$31 $37 $92 $39 $53 $252 
Total Project (Inception to Date)
Restructuring Costs$551 $540 $1,150 $742 $149 $3,132 
Implementation Costs294 236 538 534 351 1,953 
Total$845 $776 $1,688 $1,276 $500 $5,085 

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Note 8. Debt and Borrowing Arrangements

Short-Term Borrowings:
Our short-term borrowings and related weighted-average interest rates consisted of:
 As of September 30, 2021As of December 31, 2020
Amount
Outstanding		Weighted-
Average Rate		Amount
Outstanding		Weighted-
Average Rate
(in millions, except percentages)
Commercial paper$184 0.1 %$— — %
Bank loans50 8.6 %29 4.8 %
Total short-term borrowings$234 $29 

Our uncommitted credit lines and committed credit lines available as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 include:
 As of September 30, 2021As of December 31, 2020
Facility AmountBorrowed AmountFacility AmountBorrowed Amount
(in millions)
Uncommitted credit facilities$1,463 $50 $1,487 $29 
Credit facility expiry(1):
February 24, 2021— — 1,500 — 
February 23, 20222,500 — — — 
February 27, 20244,500 — 4,500 — 

(1) We maintain a multi-year senior unsecured revolving credit facility for general corporate purposes, including working capital needs, and to support our commercial paper program. The revolving credit agreement includes a covenant that we maintain a minimum shareholders' equity of at least $24.6 billion, excluding accumulated other comprehensive earnings/(losses), the cumulative effects of any changes in accounting principles and earnings/(losses) recognized in connection with the ongoing application of any mark-to-market accounting for pensions and other retirement plans. At September 30, 2021, we complied with this covenant as our shareholders' equity, as defined by the covenant, was $38.6 billion. The revolving credit facility also contains customary representations, covenants and events of default. There are no credit rating triggers, provisions or other financial covenants that could require us to post collateral as security.

Long-Term Debt:

Redemptions:
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we completed early redemptions of euro and U.S. dollar denominated notes for the following amounts (in millions):
Interest RateRedemption DateMaturity DateAmount RedeemedUSD Equivalent
2.000%September 2021October 2021$1,500$1,500
3M LIBOR + 0.700%
September 2021October 2022$500$500
3M LIBOR + 0.800%
September 2021October 2024$500$500
1.000%March 2021March 2022€500$587
1.625%March 2021January 2023€700$821
2.125%March 2021April 2023$500$500
4.000%March 2021February 2024$492$492

We recorded $137 million of extinguishment loss and debt-related expenses within interest and other expense, net related to $110 million paid in excess of carrying value of the debt and recognizing unamortized discounts and deferred financing in earnings and $27 million foreign currency derivative loss related to the redemption payment at the time of the debt extinguishment. The cash payments related to the redemption were classified as cash outflows from financing activities in the consolidated statement of cash flows.

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Repayments:
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we repaid the following note (in millions):
Interest RateMaturity DateAmountUSD Equivalent
2.375%January 2021€679$827

Issuances:
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we issued the following notes (in millions):
Issuance DateInterest RateMaturity Date
Gross Proceeds (1)
Gross Proceeds USD Equivalent
September 2021(2)
0.750%September 2024$500$500
September 2021(2)
1.250%September 2026$350$350
September 2021(2)(3)
0.000%September 2024€300$352
September 2021(2)(4)
0.250%September 2029€650$769
September 2021(2)(4)
0.625%September 2032€650$769
September 2021(2)(4)
1.250%September 2041€700$828
March 20210.250%March 2028€750$896
March 20210.750%March 2033€600$717
March 20211.375%March 2041€650$777
(1) Represents gross proceeds from the issuance of notes excluding debt issuance costs, discounts and premiums.
(2) Issued by Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands B.V. ("MIHN"), a wholly owned Dutch subsidiary of Mondelez International, Inc.
(3) Issuance of exchangeable bonds that were issued at 102% of their principal amount and are redeemable for cash or existing ordinary shares of JDE Peet's at our option (see Note 6, Equity Method Investments). Bondholders have an option to redeem bonds before maturity subject to exchange periods. We have identified our option to settle in either cash or existing ordinary shares of JDE Peet's as an embedded derivative that is bifurcated and accounted for separately from the bond. See Note 9, Financial Instruments.
(4) Issuance of green bonds where we have committed to allocate an amount equal to the €1.97 billion total net proceeds from the offering over time to eligible projects that align with our sustainability priorities in the areas of building a thriving ingredient supply chain and reducing our environmental impact.

Fair Value of Our Debt:
The fair value of our short-term borrowings at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 reflects current market interest rates and approximates the amounts we have recorded on our consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of our long-term debt was determined using quoted prices in active markets (Level 1 valuation data) for the publicly traded debt obligations.
 As of September 30, 2021As of December 31, 2020
(in millions)
Fair Value$20,795 $21,568 
Carrying Value$19,987 $20,046 

Interest and Other Expense, net:
Interest and other expense, net consisted of:
For the Three Months Ended
September 30,		For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2021202020212020
 (in millions)
Interest expense, debt$87 $104 $275 $322 
Loss on debt extinguishment and
   related expenses		— — 137 
Loss related to interest rate swaps— — — 103 
Other (income)/expense, net(5)(15)(54)(61)
Interest and other expense, net$82 $89 $358 $364 

Other income includes amounts excluded from hedge effectiveness related to our net investment hedge derivative contracts that totaled $19 million and $58 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and $28 million and $92 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.
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Note 9. Financial Instruments

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments:
Derivative instruments were recorded at fair value in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as follows:
 As of September 30, 2021As of December 31, 2020
Asset
Derivatives		Liability
Derivatives		Asset
Derivatives		Liability
Derivatives
 (in millions)
Derivatives designated as
accounting hedges:
Interest rate contracts$9 $29 $12 $340 
Net investment hedge derivative contracts (1)
111 37 114 129 
$120 $66 $126 $469 
Derivatives not designated as
   accounting hedges:
Currency exchange contracts$108 $51 $134 $119 
Commodity contracts452 164 205 128 
Equity method investment contracts(2)
— 3 — — 
$560 $218 $339 $247 
Total fair value$680 $284 $465 $716 

(1)Net investment hedge derivative contracts consist of cross-currency interest rate swaps, forward contracts and options. We also designate some of our non-U.S. dollar denominated debt to hedge a portion of our net investments in our non-U.S. operations. This debt is not reflected in the table above, but is included in long-term debt discussed in Note 8, Debt and Borrowing Arrangements. Both net investment hedge derivative contracts and non-U.S. dollar denominated debt acting as net investment hedges are also disclosed in the Derivative Volume table and the Hedges of Net Investments in International Operations section appearing later in this footnote.
(2)Equity method investment contracts consist of the bifurcated embedded derivative option that was a component of the September 20, 2021 €300 million exchangeable bonds issuance. Refer to Note 8, Debt and Borrowing Arrangements.

Derivatives designated as accounting hedges include cash flow and net investment hedge derivative contracts. Our currency exchange, commodity derivative and equity method investment contracts are economic hedges that are not designated as accounting hedges. We record derivative assets and liabilities on a gross basis on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of our asset derivatives is recorded within other current assets and other assets and the fair value of our liability derivatives is recorded within other current liabilities and other liabilities.

The fair values (asset/(liability)) of our derivative instruments were determined using:
 As of September 30, 2021
 Total
Fair Value of Net
Asset/(Liability)		Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)		Significant
Other Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)		Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 (in millions)
Currency exchange contracts$57 $— $57 $— 
Commodity contracts288 171 117 — 
Interest rate contracts(20)— (20)— 
Net investment hedge contracts74 — 74 — 
Equity method investment contracts(3)— (3)— 
Total derivatives$396 $171 $225 $— 
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 As of December 31, 2020
 Total
Fair Value of Net
Asset/(Liability)		Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)		Significant
Other Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)		Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 (in millions)
Currency exchange contracts$15 $— $15 $— 
Commodity contracts77 46 31 — 
Interest rate contracts(328)— (328)— 
Net investment hedge contracts(15)— (15)— 
Total derivatives$(251)$46 $(297)$— 

Level 1 financial assets and liabilities consist of exchange-traded commodity futures and listed options. The fair value of these instruments is determined based on quoted market prices on commodity exchanges.

Level 2 financial assets and liabilities consist primarily of over-the-counter (“OTC”) currency exchange forwards, options and swaps; commodity forwards and options; net investment hedge contracts; and interest rate swaps. Our currency exchange contracts are valued using an income approach based on observable market forward rates less the contract rate multiplied by the notional amount. Commodity derivatives are valued using an income approach based on the observable market commodity index prices less the contract rate multiplied by the notional amount or based on pricing models that rely on market observable inputs such as commodity prices. Our bifurcated exchange options are valued, as derivative instrument liabilities, using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. This model requires assumptions related to the market price of the underlying note and associated credit spread combined with the share of price, expected dividend yield, and expected volatility of the JDE Peet’s shares over the life of the option. Our calculation of the fair value of interest rate swaps is derived from a discounted cash flow analysis based on the terms of the contract and the observable market interest rate curve. Our calculation of the fair value of financial instruments takes into consideration the risk of nonperformance, including counterparty credit risk. Our OTC derivative transactions are governed by International Swap Dealers Association agreements and other standard industry contracts. Under these agreements, we do not post nor require collateral from our counterparties. The majority of our derivative contracts do not have a legal right of set-off. We manage the credit risk in connection with these and all our derivatives by entering into transactions with counterparties with investment grade credit ratings, limiting the amount of exposure with each counterparty and monitoring the financial condition of our counterparties.

Derivative Volume:
The notional values of our hedging instruments were:
 Notional Amount
 As of September 30, 2021As of December 31, 2020
 (in millions)
Currency exchange contracts:
Intercompany loans and forecasted interest payments
$1,185 $2,184 
Forecasted transactions
4,022 4,169 
Commodity contracts8,573 7,947 
Interest rate contracts1,850 3,500 
Net investment hedges:
Net investment hedge derivative contracts3,914 4,551 
Non-U.S. dollar debt designated as net investment hedges
Euro notes
3,688 3,744 
British pound sterling notes
355 360 
Swiss franc notes
1,116 1,175 
Canadian dollar notes
473 472 

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Cash Flow Hedges:
Cash flow hedge activity, net of taxes, within accumulated other comprehensive earnings/(losses) included:
 For the Three Months Ended
September 30,		For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2021202020212020
 (in millions)
Accumulated (loss)/gain at beginning of period$(142)$(154)$(161)$(213)
Transfer of realized losses/(gains) in fair value
   to earnings		(52)65 (139)153 
Unrealized (loss)/gain in fair value45 (69)151 (98)
Accumulated (loss)/gain at end of period$(149)$(158)$(149)$(158)

After-tax gains/(losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive earnings/(losses) to net earnings were:
 For the Three Months Ended
September 30,		For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2021202020212020
 (in millions)
Interest rate contracts$52 $(65)$139 $(153)

Within interest and other expense, net, due to changes in forecasted debt, we recognized losses related to forward-starting interest rate swaps of $79 million ($103 million pre-tax) in the first quarter of 2020 and in the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

After-tax gains/(losses) recognized in other comprehensive earnings/(losses) were:
 For the Three Months Ended
September 30,		For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2021202020212020
 (in millions)
Currency exchange contracts –
   forecasted transactions		$(6)$— $— $(1)
Interest rate contracts51 (69)151 (97)
Total$45 $(69)$151 $(98)

Cash flow hedge ineffectiveness was not material for all periods presented.

We record pre-tax (i) gains or losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive earnings/(losses) into earnings, (ii) gains or losses on ineffectiveness and (iii) gains or losses on amounts excluded from effectiveness testing in interest and other expense, net for interest rate contracts.

Based on current market conditions, we would expect to transfer losses of $35 million (net of taxes) for interest rate cash flow hedges to earnings during the next 12 months.

Cash Flow Hedge Coverage:
As of September 30, 2021, our longest dated cash flow hedges were interest rate swaps that hedge forecasted interest rate payments over the next 4 years and 11 months.

Hedges of Net Investments in International Operations:

Net investment hedge ("NIH") derivative contracts:
We enter into cross-currency interest rate swaps, forwards and options to hedge certain investments in our non-U.S. operations against movements in exchange rates. The aggregate notional value as of September 30, 2021 was $3.9 billion.

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The impacts of the net investment hedge derivative contracts on other comprehensive earnings and net earnings were as follows:
 For the Three Months Ended
September 30,		For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2021202020212020
 (in millions)
After-tax gain/(loss) on NIH contracts(1)
$50 $(223)$73 $(6)

(1)Amounts recorded for unsettled and settled NIH derivative contracts are recorded in the cumulative translation adjustment within other comprehensive earnings. The cash flows from the settled contracts are reported within other investing activities in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.
 For the Three Months Ended
September 30,		For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2021202020212020
 (in millions)
Amounts excluded from the assessment of
   hedge effectiveness(1)
$19 $28 $58 $92 

(1)We elected to record changes in the fair value of amounts excluded from the assessment of effectiveness in net earnings within interest and other expense, net.

Non-U.S. dollar debt designated as net investment hedges:
After-tax gains/(losses) related to hedges of net investments in international operations in the form of euro, British pound sterling, Swiss franc and Canadian dollar-denominated debt were recorded within the cumulative translation adjustment section of other comprehensive income and were:
 For the Three Months Ended
September 30,		For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2021202020212020
 (in millions)
Euro notes$67 $(122)$160 $(135)
British pound sterling notes7 (10)4 7 
Swiss franc notes6 (27)45 (47)
Canadian notes9 (6)(1)9 

Economic Hedges:
Pre-tax gains/(losses) recorded in net earnings for economic hedges were:
 For the Three Months Ended
September 30,		For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,		Location of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Earnings
 2021202020212020
 (in millions) 
Currency exchange contracts:
Intercompany loans and forecasted interest payments$(5)$7 $67 $(73)Interest and other expense, net
Forecasted transactions
29 28 41 50 Cost of sales
Forecasted transactions
— 6 (2)(3)Interest and other expense, net
Forecasted transactions
(1)(1)— (2)Selling, general and administrative expenses
Commodity contracts151 136 362 (47)Cost of sales
Equity method investment
   contracts		2 — 2 — Gain on equity method investment transactions
Total$176 $176 $470 $(75)

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Note 10. Benefit Plans

Pension Plans

Components of Net Periodic Pension Cost:
Net periodic pension cost/(benefit) consisted of the following:
 U.S. PlansNon-U.S. Plans
 For the Three Months Ended
September 30,		For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
 2021202020212020
 (in millions)
Service cost$1 $1 $29 $30 
Interest cost10 12 39 37 
Expected return on plan assets(18)(19)(106)(100)
Amortization:
Net loss from experience differences4 5 32 29 
Prior service cost/(benefit)— 1 (2)(2)
Curtailment credit (1)
— — (3)— 
Settlement losses and other expenses5 3 — — 
Net periodic pension cost/(benefit)$2 $3 $(11)$(6)
 U.S. PlansNon-U.S. Plans
 For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,		For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2021202020212020
 (in millions)
Service cost$5 $4 $99 $89 
Interest cost30 38 98 110 
Expected return on plan assets(54)(58)(319)(295)
Amortization:
Net loss from experience differences13 13 98 86 
Prior service cost/(benefit)— 1 (5)(5)
Curtailment credit (1)
— — (17)— 
Settlement losses and other expenses14 15 — 2 
Net periodic pension cost/(benefit)$8 $13 $(46)$(13)
(1)During the third quarter of 2021, we terminated our Defined Benefit Pension Scheme in Nigeria. During the second quarter of 2021, we made a decision to freeze our Defined Benefit Pension Scheme in the United Kingdom. As a result, we recognized curtailment credits of $(3 million) for the three months and $(17 million) for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 recorded within benefit plan non-service income. In connection with the United Kingdom plan freeze, we also incurred incentive payment charges and other expenses of $2 million for the three months and $47 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 included in operating income.

Employer Contributions:
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we contributed $7 million to our U.S. pension plans and $173 million to our non-U.S. pension plans, including $88 million to plans in the United Kingdom and Ireland. We make contributions to our pension plans in accordance with local funding arrangements and statutory minimum funding requirements. Discretionary contributions are made to the extent that they are tax deductible and do not generate an excise tax liability.

As of September 30, 2021, over the remainder of 2021, we plan to make further contributions of approximately $1 million to our U.S. plans and approximately $55 million to our non-U.S. plans. Our actual contributions may be different due to many factors, including changes in tax and other benefit laws, significant differences between expected and actual pension asset performance or interest rates.

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Multiemployer Pension Plans:
On July 11, 2019, we received an undiscounted withdrawal liability assessment related to our complete withdrawal from the Bakery and Confectionery Union and Industry International Pension Fund totaling $526 million requiring pro-rata monthly payments over 20 years. We began making monthly payments during the third quarter of 2019. In connection with the discounted long-term liability, we recorded accreted interest of $2 million and $8 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and $3 million and $9 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 within interest and other expense, net. As of September 30, 2021, the remaining discounted withdrawal liability was $364 million, with $14 million recorded in other current liabilities and $350 million recorded in long-term other liabilities.

Postretirement Benefit Plans

Net periodic postretirement health care cost/(benefit) consisted of the following:
 For the Three Months Ended
September 30,		For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2021202020212020
 (in millions)
Service cost$1 $1 $3 $4 
Interest cost2 3 6 9 
Amortization:
Net loss from experience differences1 1 2 5 
Prior service credit— (8)— (23)
Net periodic postretirement health care cost/(benefit)$4 $(3)$11 $(5)

Postemployment Benefit Plans

Net periodic postemployment cost consisted of the following:
 For the Three Months Ended
September 30,		For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2021202020212020
 (in millions)
Service cost$2 $1 $5 $4 
Interest cost1 1 2 3 
Amortization of net gains(2)(1)(3)(3)
Net periodic postemployment cost$1 $1 $4 $4 

Note 11. Stock Plans

Stock Options:
Stock option activity is reflected below:
 Shares Subject
to Option		Weighted-
Average
Exercise or
Grant Price
Per Share		Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term		Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Balance at January 1, 202127,751,894 $39.515 years$527  million
Annual grant to eligible employees2,412,710 56.13
Additional options issued154,400 58.17
Total options granted2,567,110 56.25
Options exercised (1)
(4,880,357)34.41$124  million
Options canceled(461,521)48.89
Balance at September 30, 202124,977,126 42.065 years$405  million

(1)Cash received from options exercised was $21 million in the three months and $161 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The actual tax benefit realized and recorded in the provision for income taxes for the tax deductions from the option exercises totaled $2 million in the three months and $16 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
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Performance Share Units and Other Stock-Based Awards:
Our performance share unit, deferred stock unit and historically granted restricted stock activity is reflected below:
Number
of Shares		Grant Date
Weighted-Average
Fair Value
Per Share (3)
Weighted-Average
Aggregate
Fair Value (3)
Balance at January 1, 20214,896,990 $53.80
Annual grant to eligible employees:Feb 18, 2021
Performance share units903,250 59.35
Deferred stock units550,090 56.13
Additional shares granted (1)
1,144,950 Various53.68
Total shares granted2,598,290 56.17$146  million
Vested (2)
(2,372,833)49.75$118  million
Forfeited(304,382)57.32
Balance at September 30, 20214,818,065 56.85

(1)Includes performance share units and deferred stock units.
(2)The actual tax benefit/(expense) realized and recorded in the provision for income taxes for the tax deductions from the shares vested totaled less than $1 million in the three months and $6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
(3)The grant date fair value of performance share units is determined based on the Monte Carlo simulation model for the market-based total shareholder return component and the closing market price of the Company’s stock on the grant date for performance-based components. The Monte Carlo simulation model incorporates the probability of achieving the total shareholder return market condition. Compensation expense is recognized using the grant date fair values regardless of whether the market condition is achieved, so long as the requisite service has been provided.

Share Repurchase Program:
Between 2013 and 2017, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of a total of $13.7 billion of our Common Stock through December 31, 2018. On January 31, 2018, our Finance Committee, with authorization delegated from our Board of Directors, approved an increase of $6.0 billion in the share repurchase program, raising the authorization to $19.7 billion of Common Stock repurchases, and extended the program through December 31, 2020. On December 2, 2020, our Board of Directors approved an increase of $4.0 billion in the share repurchase program, raising the authorization to $23.7 billion of Common Stock repurchases, and extended the program through December 31, 2023. Repurchases under the program are determined by management and are wholly discretionary. Prior to January 1, 2021, we had repurchased approximately $18.0 billion of Common Stock pursuant to this authorization. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we repurchased approximately 31 million shares of Common Stock at an average cost of $58.72 per share, or an aggregate cost of approximately $1.8 billion, all of which was paid during the period. All share repurchases were funded through available cash and commercial paper issuances. As of September 30, 2021, we have approximately $4.0 billion in remaining share repurchase capacity.

Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Proceedings:
We routinely are involved in legal proceedings, claims, disputes, regulatory matters and governmental inspections or investigations arising in the ordinary course of or incidental to our business, including those noted below in this section. We record provisions in the consolidated financial statements for pending litigation when we determine that an unfavorable outcome is probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. For matters we have not provided for that are reasonably possible to result in an unfavorable outcome, management is unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss or such amounts have been determined to be immaterial. At present we believe that the ultimate outcome of these proceedings, individually and in the aggregate, will not materially harm our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. However, legal proceedings and government investigations are subject to inherent uncertainties, and unfavorable rulings or other events could occur. Unfavorable resolutions could involve substantial monetary damages. In addition, in matters for which conduct remedies are sought, unfavorable resolutions could include an injunction or other order prohibiting us from selling one or more products at all or in particular ways, precluding particular business practices or requiring other remedies. An unfavorable outcome might result in a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations or financial position.

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On April 1, 2015, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") filed a complaint against Kraft Foods Group and Mondelēz Global LLC (“Mondelēz Global”) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (the "District Court"), Eastern Division (the “CFTC action”) following its investigation of activities related to the trading of December 2011 wheat futures contracts that occurred prior to the spin-off of Kraft Foods Group. The complaint alleges that Kraft Foods Group and Mondelēz Global (1) manipulated or attempted to manipulate the wheat markets during the fall of 2011; (2) violated position limit levels for wheat futures and (3) engaged in non-competitive trades by trading both sides of exchange-for-physical Chicago Board of Trade wheat contracts. The CFTC seeks civil monetary penalties of either triple the monetary gain for each violation of the Commodity Exchange Act (the “Act”) or $1 million for each violation of Section 6(c)(1), 6(c)(3) or 9(a)(2) of the Act and $140,000 for each additional violation of the Act, plus post-judgment interest; an order of permanent injunction prohibiting Kraft Foods Group and Mondelēz Global from violating specified provisions of the Act; disgorgement of profits; and costs and fees. On August 15, 2019, the District Court approved a settlement agreement between the CFTC and Mondelēz Global. The terms of the settlement, which are available in the District Court’s docket, had an immaterial impact on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. On October 23, 2019, following a ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit regarding Mondelēz Global's allegations that the CFTC and its Commissioners violated certain terms of the settlement agreement and the CFTC's argument that the Commissioners were not bound by the terms of the settlement agreement, the District Court vacated the settlement agreement and reinstated all pending motions that the District Court had previously mooted as a result of the settlement. The parties have reached a new agreement in principle to resolve the CFTC action and have submitted the settlement to the District Court for approval. The District Court cancelled a scheduled conference on June 4, 2020 to discuss the proposed settlement agreement but indicated that it would rule on pending motions in due course. Additionally, several class action complaints were filed against Kraft Foods Group and Mondelēz Global in the District Court by investors in wheat futures and options on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated. The complaints make similar allegations as those made in the CFTC action, and the plaintiffs are seeking monetary damages, interest and unjust enrichment; costs and fees; and injunctive, declaratory and other unspecified relief. In June 2015, these suits were consolidated in the District Court. On January 3, 2020, the District Court granted plaintiffs' request to certify a class. It is not possible to predict the outcome of these matters; however, based on our Separation and Distribution Agreement with Kraft Foods Group dated as of September 27, 2012, we expect to bear any monetary penalties or other payments in connection with the CFTC action and the class action. Although the CFTC action and the class action complaints involve the same alleged conduct, a resolution or decision with respect to one of the matters may not be dispositive as to the outcome of the other matter.

In November 2019, the European Commission informed us that it has initiated an investigation into our alleged infringement of European Union competition law through certain practices restricting cross-border trade within the European Economic Area. On January 28, 2021, the European Commission announced it has taken the next procedural step in its investigation and opened formal proceedings. We are cooperating with the investigation and expect to continue to engage with the European Commission as its investigation proceeds. It is not possible to predict how long the investigation will take or the ultimate outcome of this matter.

Third-Party Guarantees:
We enter into third-party guarantees primarily to cover long-term obligations of our vendors. As part of these transactions, we guarantee that third parties will make contractual payments or achieve performance measures. At September 30, 2021, we had no material third-party guarantees recorded on our condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Tax Matters:
We are a party to various tax matter proceedings incidental to our business. These proceedings are subject to inherent uncertainties, and unfavorable outcomes could subject us to additional tax liabilities and could materially adversely impact our business, results of operations or financial position.
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Note 13. Reclassifications from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following table summarizes the changes in accumulated balances of each component of accumulated other comprehensive earnings/(losses) attributable to Mondelēz International. Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive earnings/(losses) to net earnings (net of tax) were net losses of $(26) million in the third quarter of 2021 and $86 million in the third quarter of 2020 and $(63) million in the first nine months of 2021 and $252 million in the first nine months of 2020.
For the Three Months Ended
September 30,		For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2021202020212020
(in millions)
Currency Translation Adjustments:
Balance at beginning of period$(8,627)$(9,609)$(8,655)$(8,320)
Currency translation adjustments(407)184 (376)(1,071)
Reclassification to earnings related to:
Equity method investment transactions (1)
— — — 29 
Tax (expense)/benefit10 29 — (35)
Other comprehensive earnings/(losses)(397)213 (376)(1,077)
Less: other comprehensive (earnings)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interests5 (8)12 (7)
Balance at end of period(9,019)(9,404)(9,019)(9,404)
Pension and Other Benefit Plans:
Balance at beginning of period$(1,803)$(1,656)$(1,874)$(1,721)
Net actuarial gain/(loss) arising during period3 2 1 (22)
Tax (expense)/benefit on net actuarial gain/(loss)(1)— (1)(1)
Losses/(gains) reclassified into net earnings:
Amortization of experience losses and prior service costs (2)
33 25 105 74 
Settlement losses and other expenses (1)
5 3 14 18 
Curtailment credit (2)
(3)— (17)— 
Tax expense/(benefit) on reclassifications (3)
(9)(7)(26)(22)
Currency impact39 (60)62 (19)
Other comprehensive earnings/(losses)67 (37)138 28 
Balance at end of period(1,736)(1,693)(1,736)(1,693)
Derivative Cash Flow Hedges:
Balance at beginning of period$(142)$(154)$(161)$(213)
Net derivative gains/(losses)42 (67)148 (123)
Tax (expense)/benefit on net derivative gain/(loss)1 1 — 27 
Losses/(gains) reclassified into net earnings:
Interest rate contracts (1)(4)
(52)66 (137)179 
Tax expense/(benefit) on reclassifications (3)
— (1)(2)(26)
Currency impact2 (3)3 (2)
Other comprehensive earnings/(losses)(7)(4)12 55 
Balance at end of period(149)(158)(149)(158)
Accumulated other comprehensive income
   attributable to Mondelēz International:
Balance at beginning of period$(10,572)$(11,419)$(10,690)$(10,254)
Total other comprehensive earnings/(losses)(337)172 (226)(994)
Less: other comprehensive (earnings)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interests5 (8)12 (7)
Other comprehensive earnings/(losses) attributable to Mondelēz International(332)164 (214)(1,001)
Balance at end of period$(10,904)$(11,255)$(10,904)$(11,255)

(1)These amounts include equity method investment transactions recorded within gain on equity method investment transactions.
(2)These reclassified losses are included in net periodic benefit costs disclosed in Note 10, Benefit Plans.
(3)Taxes reclassified to earnings are recorded within the provision for income taxes.
(4)These reclassified gains or losses are recorded within interest and other expense, net.

Note 14. Income Taxes

As of the third quarter of 2021, our estimated annual effective tax rate, which excludes discrete tax impacts, was 23.0%. This rate reflected the impact of unfavorable foreign provisions under U.S. tax laws and our tax related to earnings from equity method investments (the earnings are reported separately on our statement of earnings and thus not included in earnings before income taxes), partially offset by favorable impacts from the mix of pre-tax income in various non-U.S. jurisdictions. Our 2021 third quarter effective tax rate of 27.4% was high due to a $59 million tax expense incurred in connection with the KDP share sale that occurred during the third quarter (the related gain is reported separately in our statement of earnings and thus not included in earnings before income taxes). Excluding this impact, our third quarter effective tax rate was 22.7%, including a discrete net tax expense of $11 million primarily driven by the change in liabilities for uncertain tax positions in several jurisdictions. Our effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 of 29.5% was also high due to the $187 million net tax expense incurred in connection with the KDP share sales during the second and third quarters. Excluding this impact, our effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was 23.7%, which was unfavorably impacted by discrete net tax expense of $26 million, primarily driven by $95 million net tax expense from the increase of our deferred tax liabilities resulting from enacted tax legislation (mainly in the United Kingdom) partially offset by a $45 million net benefit from the release of liabilities for uncertain tax positions due to expirations of statutes of limitations and audit settlements in several jurisdictions and a $27 million benefit from a U.S. amended tax return filed to reflect new guidance from the U.S. Treasury Department.

As of the third quarter of 2020, our estimated annual effective tax rate, which excluded discrete tax impacts, was 27.3%. This rate reflected the impact of unfavorable foreign provisions under U.S. tax laws and our tax related to earnings from equity method investments (the earnings are reported separately on our statement of earnings and thus not included in earnings before income taxes), partially offset by favorable impacts from the mix of pre-tax income in various non-U.S. jurisdictions. Our 2020 third quarter effective tax rate of 36.1% was high due to a $77 million tax expense incurred in connection with two KDP share sales that occurred during the third quarter (the related gains are reported separately in our statement of earnings and thus not included in earnings before income taxes). Excluding this impact, our third quarter effective tax rate was 29.0%, reflecting a discrete net tax expense of $22 million. The discrete net tax expense primarily consisted of a $30 million net expense from the increase of our U.K. deferred tax liabilities resulting from tax legislation enacted during the third quarter that increased the corporate income tax rate in the United Kingdom, partially offset by a $7 million net benefit from the release of liabilities for uncertain tax positions due to expirations of statutes of limitations and audit settlements in several jurisdictions. Our effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 of 36.0% was also high due to the $355 million net tax expense incurred in connection with the JDE Peet's transaction and three KDP share sales (one in the first quarter and two in the third quarter) that occurred during 2020. Excluding these impacts, our effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was 21.5%, which was favorably impacted by discrete net tax benefits of $96 million, primarily driven by the $70 million net benefit from the release of the China valuation allowance and a $31 million net benefit from the release of liabilities for uncertain tax positions due to expirations of statutes of limitations and audit settlements in several jurisdictions.

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Note 15. Earnings per Share

Basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) were calculated as follows:
 For the Three Months Ended
September 30,		For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2021202020212020
 (in millions, except per share data)
Net earnings$1,262 $1,122 $3,309 $2,410 
Noncontrolling interest earnings(4)(3)(12)(11)
Net earnings attributable to
   Mondelēz International		$1,258 $1,119 $3,297 $2,399 
Weighted-average shares for basic EPS1,399 1,432 1,406 1,432 
Plus incremental shares from assumed conversions
   of stock options and long-term incentive plan shares		9 10 9 10 
Weighted-average shares for diluted EPS1,408 1,442 1,415 1,442 
Basic earnings per share attributable to
   Mondelēz International		$0.90 $0.78 $2.34 $1.68 
Diluted earnings per share attributable to
   Mondelēz International		$0.89 $0.78 $2.33 $1.66 

We exclude antidilutive Mondelēz International stock options from our calculation of weighted-average shares for diluted EPS. We excluded antidilutive stock options and performance share units of 2.7 million in the third quarter of 2021 and 2.8 million in the third quarter of 2020 and 3.0 million in the first nine months of 2021 and 3.6 million in the first nine months of 2020.

Note 16. Segment Reporting

We manufacture and market primarily snack food products, including biscuits (cookies, crackers and salted snacks), chocolate, gum & candy and various cheese & grocery products, as well as powdered beverage products.

We manage our global business and report operating results through geographic units. We manage our operations by region to leverage regional operating scale, manage different and changing business environments more effectively and pursue growth opportunities as they arise across our key markets. Our regional management teams have responsibility for the business, product categories and financial results in the regions.

Our operations and management structure are organized into four operating segments:
    • Latin America
    • AMEA
    • Europe
    • North America

We use segment operating income to evaluate segment performance and allocate resources. We believe it is appropriate to disclose this measure to help investors analyze segment performance and trends. Segment operating income excludes unrealized gains and losses on hedging activities (which are a component of cost of sales), general corporate expenses (which are a component of selling, general and administrative expenses), amortization of intangibles, gains and losses on divestitures and acquisition-related costs (which are a component of selling, general and administrative expenses) in all periods presented. We exclude these items from segment operating income in order to provide better transparency of our segment operating results. Furthermore, we centrally manage benefit plan non-service income and interest and other expense, net. Accordingly, we do not present these items by segment because they are excluded from the segment profitability measure that management reviews.

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Our segment net revenues and earnings were:
For the Three Months Ended
September 30,		For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2021202020212020
(in millions)
Net revenues:
Latin America$751 $610 $2,089 $1,847 
AMEA1,629 1,470 4,826 4,209 
Europe2,714 2,526 8,035 7,248 
North America2,088 2,059 6,112 5,979 
Net revenues$7,182 $6,665 $21,062 $19,283 

Earnings before income taxes:
Operating income:
Latin America$91 $77 $221 $149 
AMEA267 210 842 615 
Europe508 432 1,478 1,201 
North America363 387 932 1,192 
Unrealized gains/(losses) on hedging activities
   (mark-to-market impacts)		132 145 270 (42)
General corporate expenses(35)(66)(177)(253)
Amortization of intangible assets(32)(50)(102)(143)
Gain on acquisition— — 9 — 
Acquisition-related costs— — (24)(15)
Operating income1,294 1,135 3,449 2,704 
Benefit plan non-service income37 38 135 102 
Interest and other expense, net(82)(89)(358)(364)
Earnings before income taxes$1,249 $1,084 $3,226 $2,442 

Items impacting our segment operating results are discussed in Note 1, Basis of Presentation, Note 2, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Note 4, Property, Plant and Equipment, Note 5, Goodwill and Intangible Assets, and Note 7, Restructuring Program. Also see Note 8, Debt and Borrowing Arrangements, and Note 9, Financial Instruments, for more information on our interest and other expense, net for each period.

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Net revenues by product category were:
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
Latin
America		AMEAEuropeNorth
America		Total
(in millions)
Biscuits$218 $585 $853 $1,785 $3,441 
Chocolate208 623 1,377 68 2,276 
Gum & Candy157 205 157 235 754 
Beverages89 112 27 — 228 
Cheese & Grocery79 104 300 — 483 
Total net revenues$751 $1,629 $2,714 $2,088 $7,182 
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Latin
America		AMEAEuropeNorth
America		Total
(in millions)
Biscuits$172 $550 $803 $1,768 $3,293 
Chocolate151 533 1,255 61 2,000 
Gum & Candy103 173 153 230 659 
Beverages102 109 23 — 234 
Cheese & Grocery82 105 292 — 479 
Total net revenues$610 $1,470 $2,526 $2,059 $6,665 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Latin
America		AMEAEuropeNorth
America		Total
(in millions)
Biscuits$592 $1,677 $2,498 $5,299 $10,066 
Chocolate581 1,768 4,072 185 6,606 
Gum & Candy417 614 459 628 2,118 
Beverages265 438 87 — 790 
Cheese & Grocery234 329 919 — 1,482 
Total net revenues$2,089 $4,826 $8,035 $6,112 $21,062 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Latin
America		AMEAEuropeNorth
America		Total
(in millions)
Biscuits$500 $1,516 $2,243 $5,170 $9,429 
Chocolate464 1,437 3,619 156 5,676 
Gum & Candy350 511 461 653 1,975 
Beverages294 437 68 — 799 
Cheese & Grocery239 308 857 — 1,404 
Total net revenues$1,847 $4,209 $7,248 $5,979 $19,283 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Description of the Company

We make and sell primarily snacks, including biscuits (cookies, crackers and salted snacks), chocolate, gum & candy as well as various cheese & grocery and powdered beverage products. We have operations in approximately 80 countries and sell our products in over 150 countries.

We aim to be the global leader in snacking. Our strategy is to drive long-term growth by focusing on three strategic priorities: accelerating consumer-centric growth, driving operational excellence and creating a winning growth culture. We believe the successful implementation of our strategic priorities and leveraging of our strong foundation of iconic global and local brands, an attractive global footprint, our market leadership in developed and emerging markets, our deep innovation, marketing and distribution capabilities, and our efficiency and sustainability efforts, will drive top- and bottom-line growth, enabling us to continue to create long-term value for our shareholders.

Recent Developments and Significant Items Affecting Comparability

COVID-19
As the COVID-19 global pandemic continues, our main priority continues to be the safety of our employees and helping maintain the global food supply. Together with our employees, customers, suppliers and other partners, we are working to emerge from the pandemic stronger.

During 2020, we experienced a significant increase in demand and revenue growth in certain markets as consumers increased their food purchases for in-home consumption. Results were particularly strong in modern trade (such as large grocery supermarkets and retail chains), digital commerce and especially for categories such as biscuits. However, other parts of our business were negatively affected by mandated lockdowns and other related restrictions. This was especially so during the second quarter of 2020 for some of our emerging markets due to store closures, particularly in our Latin America region as well as parts of our AMEA region that have a greater concentration of traditional trade (such as small family-run stores), our world travel retail (such as international duty-free stores), and our foodservice businesses as well as in categories like gum and candy, which are more traditionally purchased and consumed out of home. The negative impacts experienced in the second quarter of 2020 began to subside in the second half of 2020, as demand grew in both developed and emerging markets and a number of our key markets returned to higher growth; however, our gum and candy, world travel retail and foodservice businesses as well as parts of our traditional trade business in parts of emerging markets continued to be negatively affected by the ongoing pandemic.

During the first nine months of 2021, we continued to see increased demand for most of our snack category products in both our emerging and developed markets relative to 2020; however, revenue from parts of our business were not yet back to pre-pandemic levels. In the third quarter of 2021, net revenue growth was 7.8% and Organic Net Revenue growth was 5.5%, compared to the third quarter of 2020 when we began to recover from some of the most significant negative impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic that adversely affected parts of our business. In the third quarter of 2021, while we experienced double-digit revenue growth in gum as well as significant growth in other areas such as foodservice and world travel retail, revenues in these businesses were not fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels. Our outlook for future snacks revenue growth remains strong, but as the pandemic continues, we anticipate some volatility in revenues until snacks consumption stabilizes to a more normal growth level and recent international supply chain issues and labor and transportation constraints subside.

In addition to tracking new developments, we continue to monitor ongoing impacts from the pandemic. Most disruptions we experienced in operations due to the pandemic have been temporary and not material to our consolidated results. In the third quarter of 2021, we experienced higher operating costs, including higher overall raw material, transportation, labor and fuel costs that we anticipate will continue into 2022. We discuss these and other ongoing impacts of COVID-19 below.

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Our Employees, Customers and Communities
We have taken a number of actions to promote the health and safety of our employees, customers and consumers, which is our first priority:
•We implemented enhanced protocols to provide a safe and sanitary working environment for our employees. In many locations, our employees have worked remotely whenever possible. For employees who were unable to work remotely, we adopted a number of heightened protocols, consistent with those prescribed by the World Health Organization, related to social distancing (including staggering lunchtimes and shifts where possible and restricting in-person gatherings and non-essential travel) and enhanced hygiene and workplace sanitation. We have worked with governments and healthcare providers to help provide access to vaccines for our frontline and office employees when and where possible at a local level. At a local level, we also provided additional flexibility and support to employees in our manufacturing facilities, distribution and logistics operations and sales organization. As our office-based employees begin to return to the workplace over coming months, we will follow enhanced safety protocols related to shared workspaces while also encouraging continued flexible and virtual work arrangements wherever possible.
•We have hired frontline employees in the U.S. and other locations to meet additional marketplace demand and promote uninterrupted functioning of our manufacturing, distribution and sales network. Labor markets, particularly in the U.S., U.K. as well as in other countries, have been tightening. While in the third quarter of 2021 we did not experience a significant increase in turnover relative to companies in other industries or within our industry, we recognize the significant demand for talent and are actively working to continue to safeguard, engage, attract and retain our employees.
•We have donated over $30 million to assist those impacted by COVID-19 and to support local and global organizations responding to food instability and providing emergency relief.

Our Supply Chain and Operations
We operate in the food and beverages industry and are part of the global food supply chain. One of our main objectives during the pandemic has been to maintain the availability of our products to meet the needs of our consumers. In response to increased demand, we increased production and until recently, we had not experienced significant disruptions in our supply chain or operations. During the third quarter of 2021, we experienced more supply chain disruptions and higher operating costs as noted below:
•At the onset of the pandemic in early 2020, we put in place procedures across our supply chain to help mitigate the risk that our manufacturing sites experience material closures or disruptions. Those procedures have been largely successful as we have not experienced material closures or disruptions. However, we have begun to see an increase in broader supply, transportation and labor disruptions resulting in generally higher operating costs in our business.
•During the third quarter of 2021, we experienced labor disruptions primarily in our North America region, including a strike that affected six of our U.S. manufacturing and sales distribution facilities for several weeks. We worked with our employees and union representatives to resolve the strike and enter into a new collective bargaining agreement at these facilities. We also experienced labor-related disruptions in our network of third-party logistics and external manufacturing and we anticipate some of the labor shortage-related issues may continue into 2022. Throughout the pandemic, mandatory or voluntary stay-at-home restrictions in many countries where we operate resulted in increased levels of absenteeism, but generally there have not been material disruptions in our workforce or to the delivery of our snacks, food and beverages to consumers. As a result of incremental pandemic-related expenditures and labor disruptions, we incurred and expect to incur higher labor costs, particularly as the pandemic continues.
•We continue to source raw ingredients, packaging, energy and transportation and deliver our products to our customers. Costs for resources, particularly commodity and transportation costs, have continued to increase. External factors, including the pandemic, adverse weather conditions, supply chain disruptions, and transportation and labor shortages, have impacted and may continue to impact our operating costs. Although we monitor these costs and our exposure to commodity prices and hedge against input price increases, we cannot fully hedge against all cost increases and changes in costs, and our hedging strategies may not protect us from increases in specific raw materials or other costs. We also may not be able to adjust pricing timely or fully, and this may negatively affect our revenue, margins or earnings. We anticipate some of the supply, transportation and labor constraints and higher cost trends we experienced in the third quarter of 2021 will continue in the fourth quarter and into 2022.
•The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and related economic effects may disrupt our global supply chain, operations and routes to market or those of our suppliers, their suppliers, our co-manufacturers, distributors or other business partners. These disruptions or our failure to effectively respond to them could further increase product or distribution costs and prices and continue to negatively affect operations and results.
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•During the pandemic, we have incurred higher operating costs primarily for labor, customer service and logistics, security, personal protective equipment and cleaning. While we have not had long-term severe supply chain disruptions, we do not know whether or how our supply chain or operations may be negatively affected as the pandemic continues. It is possible that disruptions could increase during the fourth quarter of 2021 as demand for goods, transportation and labor increases. We intend to continue to execute on our strategic operating plans as the situation evolves. Disruptions, higher operating costs or uncertainties like those noted above could result in delays or modifications to our plans and initiatives.

Our Liquidity
We believe the steps we have taken to enhance our capital structure and liquidity, prior to and during the pandemic, strengthened our ability to operate during the pandemic:
•During both 2020 and 2019, we generated $4.0 billion of cash from operations, or approximately $3 billion each year after deducting capital expenditures. In the first nine months of 2021, we generated $2.7 billion of cash from operations, or approximately $2.1 billion after deducting capital expenditures.
•In 2021, within cash provided by other investing activities, we received approximately $1.5 billion of cash proceeds from the sale of KDP shares. During 2020, we received $185 million of cash proceeds from our participation in the KDP secondary offering during the first quarter of 2020 and $1.9 billion from subsequent KDP share sales over the third and fourth quarters of 2020. During the second quarter of 2020, we also received €350 million ($394 million) from our participation in the JDE Peet's public share offerings. (Refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and Note 6, Equity Method Investments, for additional information).
•As of September 30, 2021, we had $3.4 billion, and as of December 31, 2020, we had $3.6 billion, of cash and cash equivalents on hand. We expect to pay approximately €1.7 billion ($2.0 billion) in cash for our upcoming acquisition of Chipita, which we expect will close in the first half of 2022. Based on our current available cash and access to financing markets, we do not anticipate any issue funding the Chipita acquisition or other obligations, including our next long-term debt maturities of approximately $0.3 billion in December 2021, $1.2 billion in July 2022 and $0.5 billion in September 2022.
•We also have access to short-term and long-term financing markets and actively utilized these markets in 2020 and 2021. We continue to utilize the commercial paper markets in the United States and Europe for flexible, low-cost, short-term financing. We have issued additional long-term debt several times since the beginning of 2020 due to favorable market conditions and opportunities to shift a portion of our funding mix from short-term to long-term debt at a low cost. We renewed one of our credit facilities during the first quarter of 2021 and now have $7.0 billion of undrawn credit facilities as well as other forms of short-term and long-term financing options available. As of September 30, 2021, we were, and we expect to continue to be, in compliance with our debt covenants (refer to the Liquidity and Capital Resources section and Note 8, Debt and Borrowing Arrangements).

Our Financial Position
•We continue to evaluate the realizability of our assets and indicators of potential impairment. We reviewed our receivables, inventory, right-of-use lease assets, long-lived assets, equity method and other long-term investments, deferred tax assets, goodwill and intangible assets.
•During the third quarter of 2021, we completed our annual impairment testing of goodwill and intangible assets and noted no impairments. Over the course of the ongoing pandemic, we have identified declines in demand for certain of our brands, primarily in the gum category, that prompted additional evaluation of our indefinite-life intangible assets. During the second quarter of 2021, we concluded that one small biscuit brand was impaired and we recorded a $32 million impairment charge. During the second and third quarters of 2020, we concluded that eight brands were impaired and we recorded $144 million of impairment charges in 2020, including $90 million in the second quarter of 2020 and $54 million in the third quarter of 2020. While we did not identify impairment triggers for other brands, there continues to be significant uncertainty due to the pandemic. If brand earnings expectations are not met or specific valuation factors outside of our control, such as discount rates, change significantly, then a brand or brands could become impaired in the future. Refer to Note 5, Goodwill and Intangible Assets, for additional details on our goodwill and intangible asset impairment evaluation.
•Restructuring and implementation activities continued to be in line with our Simplify to Grow Program strategic objectives.
•Our equity investments in JDE Peet's and KDP give us additional financial flexibility.
•We continue to monitor the quality of our assets and our overall financial position.
•We also continue to maintain oversight over our core process controls through our centralized shared service model, with key controls operating as designed.
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At this point in the pandemic, while we have seen some improvements in business and economic conditions across many markets in which we do business, additional adverse impacts could arise such as those noted above and some that we cannot currently anticipate. Barring material business disruptions or other negative developments, we expect to continue to meet the demand of consumers for our snacks, food and beverage products. Our outlook for future snacks revenue growth remains strong, but as the pandemic continues, we anticipate some volatility in revenues until snacks consumption stabilizes to a more normal growth level and current international supply chain and related issues subside. Also, different markets and parts of our business may also recover from the COVID-19 pandemic at different rates depending on many factors including vaccination levels or new COVID-19 variants and related outbreaks. As we continue to proactively manage our business in response to the evolving impacts of the pandemic, we will continue to prioritize and support our employees and customers; monitor and take steps to further safeguard our supply chain, operations, technology and assets; protect our liquidity and financial position; work toward our strategic priorities and monitor our financial performance. We seek to position the Company to withstand the current uncertainties related to this pandemic and to emerge stronger.

KDP and JDE Peet's Equity Method Investment Transactions

KDP
On June 7, 2021, we participated in a secondary offering of KDP shares and sold approximately 28 million shares, which reduced our ownership interest to 6.4%. We received $997 million of proceeds and recorded a pre-tax gain of $520 million (or $392 million after-tax) during the second quarter of 2021. On August 2, 2021, we sold approximately 14.7 million KDP shares, which reduced our ownership interest to 5.3%. We received $500 million of proceeds and recorded a pre-tax gain of $248 million (or $189 million after-tax) during the third quarter of 2021. The cash taxes associated with the KDP share sales are expected to be paid in 2021.

On March 4, 2020, we participated in a secondary offering of KDP shares and sold approximately 6.8 million shares, which reduced our ownership interest by 0.5% to 13.1%. We received $185 million of proceeds and recorded a pre-tax gain of $71 million (or $54 million after-tax) during the first quarter of 2020. Subsequently, on August 3, 2020, we sold approximately 14.1 million shares and on September 9, 2020, we sold approximately 12.5 million shares, which in the aggregate reduced our KDP ownership interest to 11.2%. During the third quarter of 2020, we received $777 million of proceeds and recorded pre-tax gains of $335 million (or $258 million after-tax). On November 17, 2020, we also sold approximately 40.0 million shares, which reduced our ownership interest by 2.8% to 8.4%. We received $1,132 million of proceeds and recorded a pretax gain of $459 million (or $350 million after tax) during the fourth quarter of 2020. The cash taxes associated with the KDP share sales were paid in 2020.

JDE Peet's
During the second quarter of 2020, in connection with the JDE Peet's offering of its ordinary shares, we exchanged our 26.4% ownership interest in JDE for a 26.5% equity interest in JDE Peet’s. On May 29, 2020, we participated in the JDE Peet's offering and, with the subsequent exercise of the over-allotment option, we sold a total of approximately 11.1 million shares during the second quarter of 2020. We received €350 million ($394 million) of total proceeds from the sales of JDE Peet's shares and we recorded a preliminary pre-tax gain of $121 million during the second quarter of 2020. We also incurred a $261 million tax expense. During the third quarter of 2020, we increased our preliminary gain by $10 million to $131 million. During the fourth quarter of 2020, we reduced our tax expense by $11 million to $250 million and the associated cash tax will be paid by the end of 2021.

Refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (Note 7, Equity Method Investments, and Note 16, Income Taxes) and Note 6, Equity Method Investments, within this report for additional information.


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Summary of Results

•Net revenues increased 7.8% to $7.2 billion in the third quarter of 2021 and increased 9.2% to $21.1 billion in the first nine months of 2021 as compared to the same period in the prior year. Our net revenue growth in the third quarter and first nine months of 2021 continued to reflect increased demand for most of our snack category products in both our emerging and developed markets relative to 2020, though some markets are not yet back to pre-pandemic levels. In developed markets, increased food purchases for in-home consumption continued to drive net revenue growth, though some markets declined as they lapped the prior-year period's strong volume growth resulting from increased consumer demand due to the pandemic. In emerging markets, we lapped the negative initial impacts we experienced from the pandemic last year, with strong revenue growth in the third quarter of 2021 across most of our key markets, though some markets were still challenged. In addition, our out-of-home consumption businesses, which experienced significant negative impacts from the pandemic in the prior-year periods, continued to recover, particularly our gum and candy, foodservice and world travel retail businesses.
–Net revenue increased in the third quarter of 2021 driven by higher net pricing, favorable volume/mix, favorable foreign currency translation and incremental net revenues from our acquisitions.
–Net revenue increased in the first nine months of 2021 driven by favorable currency translation, favorable volume/mix, higher net pricing and incremental net revenues from our acquisitions.
Refer to our Discussion and Analysis of Historical Results below for additional information.

•Organic Net Revenue, a non-GAAP financial measure, increased 5.5% to $7.0 billion in the third quarter of 2021 and increased 5.1% to $20.3 billion in the first nine months of 2021 as compared to same period in the prior year. Organic Net Revenue increased in the third quarter of 2021 due to higher net pricing and favorable volume/mix. Organic net revenue increased in the first nine months of 2021 due to favorable volume/mix and higher net pricing. Refer to our Discussion and Analysis of Historical Results below for additional information. Organic Net Revenue is on a constant currency basis and excludes revenue from acquisitions and divestitures. We use Organic Net Revenue as it provides improved year-over-year comparability of our underlying operating results (see the definition of Organic Net Revenue and our reconciliation with net revenues within Non-GAAP Financial Measures appearing later in this section).

•Diluted EPS attributable to Mondelēz International increased 14.1% to $0.89 in the third quarter of 2021 and increased 40.4% to $2.33 in the first nine months of 2021 as compared to the same period in the prior year.
–Diluted EPS increased in the third quarter of 2021, primarily driven by an increase in Adjusted EPS, a net benefit from acquisition integration costs and contingent consideration adjustments, lapping prior-year intangible asset impairment charges, lower equity method investee items and lapping prior-year initial impacts from enacted tax law changes. These factors were partially offset by a lower gain on equity method investment transactions and lapping prior-year net earnings from divestitures.
–Diluted EPS increased during the first nine months of 2021, primarily driven by an increase in Adjusted EPS, lapping prior-year costs associated with the JDE Peet's transaction, favorable year-over-year mark-to-market impacts from currency and commodity derivatives, a higher gain on equity method investment transactions, lower intangible asset impairment charges, lapping the prior-year loss on interest rate swaps, and a net benefit from acquisition integration costs and contingent consideration adjustments. These factors were partially offset by a loss on debt extinguishment and related expenses as we refinanced to lower-cost long-term debt in the first quarter of 2021, higher Simplify to Grow program costs, unfavorable initial impacts from enacted tax law changes and lapping higher prior-year net earnings from divestitures.

•Adjusted EPS, a non-GAAP financial measure, increased 10.9% to $0.71 in the third quarter of 2021 and increased 13.6% to $2.17 in the first nine months of 2021 as compared to the same period in the prior year. On a constant currency basis, Adjusted EPS increased 9.4% to $0.70 in the third quarter of 2021 and increased 8.9% to $2.08 in the first nine months of 2021 as compared to the same periods in the prior year.
–Adjusted EPS increased in the third quarter of 2021 driven by operating activities, fewer shares outstanding, lower taxes and favorable currency translation.
–Adjusted EPS increased in the first nine months of 2021 driven by operating activities, favorable currency translation, fewer shares outstanding, lower interest expense and higher equity method investment earnings, partially offset by higher taxes primarily due to a lower net benefit from non-recurring discrete tax items.
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Adjusted EPS and Adjusted EPS on a constant currency basis are non-GAAP financial measures. We use these measures as they provide improved year-over-year comparability of our underlying results (see the definition of Adjusted EPS and our reconciliation with diluted EPS within Non-GAAP Financial Measures appearing later in this section).

Financial Outlook

We seek to achieve profitable, long-term growth and manage our business to attain this goal using our key operating metrics: Organic Net Revenue, Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted EPS. We use these non-GAAP financial metrics and related computations, particularly growth in profit dollars, to evaluate and manage our business and to plan and make near- and long-term operating and strategic decisions. As such, we believe these metrics are useful to investors as they provide supplemental information in addition to our U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("U.S. GAAP") financial results. We believe it is useful to provide investors with the same financial information that we use internally to make comparisons of our historical operating results, identify trends in our underlying operating results and evaluate our business. We believe our non-GAAP financial measures should always be considered in relation to our GAAP results. We have provided reconciliations between our GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures in Non-GAAP Financial Measures, which appears later in this section.

In addition to monitoring our key operating metrics, we monitor developments and trends that could impact our revenue and profitability objectives, similar to those we highlighted in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and discussed in the footnotes to our financial statements.
•Market conditions. Snack categories grew in the first nine months of 2021 due to ongoing increased consumer demand for snacks purchases during the COVID-19 pandemic. As further discussed below, including in Commodity Trends, and in Item 3, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk, we continue to monitor volatility in global consumer, commodity, transportation, labor, currency and capital markets that may continue until the COVID-19 pandemic or related issues are largely resolved. We expect input cost volatility and a higher aggregate cost environment to continue for the remainder of 2021 and into 2022 as we manage through the pandemic, the related recovery, labor shortages, inflation, supply chain disruptions (availability of raw materials, packaging, transportation and energy, among others) as well as adverse weather factors.
•COVID-19. As described above, we continue to monitor and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. While its impact is not yet fully known, it has had a material negative effect on the global and local economies and could have a material negative effect on our business and results in the future, particularly if there are significant adverse changes to consumer demand or significant ongoing disruptions to the supply, production or distribution of our products or the credit or financial stability of our customers and other business partners. While we have seen some improvements in overall economic conditions and the business climate in many markets where we sell and operate, COVID-19 variants and spikes in infections continue across a number of markets. If a significant economic or credit deterioration occurs, it could impair credit availability and our ability to raise capital when needed. A significant disruption in the financial markets may also have a negative effect on our derivative counterparties and could impair our banking or other business partners, on whom we rely for access to capital and as counterparties for a number of our derivative contracts. As we continue to manage operations during the pandemic, we may continue to incur increased labor, customer service, commodity, transportation and other costs. We could see shifts in consumer demand and product mix that could have a negative impact on results. As discussed in Recent Developments and Significant Items Affecting Comparability, we are working to mitigate negative impacts to our business from the COVID-19 pandemic, but we may not be able to fully predict or respond to all impacts on a timely basis to prevent adverse impacts to our results. Any of these and other developments could materially harm our business, results of operations and financial condition. We will continue to prioritize the safety of our employees and consumers.
•Brexit. Following the separation of the United Kingdom from the European Union in 2020, a new trade arrangement was reached between the U.K. and E.U. that began on January 1, 2021. The main trade provisions include the continuation of no tariffs or quotas on trade between the U.K. and E.U. subject to prescribed trade terms, including but not limited to meeting product and labeling standards for both the U.K. and E.U. Cross-border trade between the U.K. and E.U. is also subject to new customs regulations, documentation and reviews. Our supply chain in this market relies on imports of raw and packaging materials as well as finished goods. To comply with the new requirements, we increased resources in customer service and logistics, in our factories, and on our customs support teams. We adapted our processes and systems for the new and increased number of customs transactions. We continue to closely
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monitor and manage our inventory levels of imported raw materials, packaging and finished goods in the U.K. We have made investments in resources, systems and processes to meet the new ongoing requirements and we work to mitigate disruptions to our local supply chain and distribution, including those related to the recent transportation labor shortage in the U.K., to reduce the impact on our input and distribution costs. Despite our efforts to control costs, we have seen inflationary cost pressures rise in our U.K. business this year, as we have also experienced in other markets. If the U.K.’s separation from, or new trade arrangements with, the E.U. negatively impact the U.K. economy or result in disagreements on trade terms, delays affecting our supply chain or distribution, disruptions to sales or collections, or further increases in inflationary cost pressures, the impact to our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows could be material. In the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we generated 9.1% of our consolidated net revenues in the U.K.
•Chipita Acquisition. We expect our acquisition of Chipita S.A. to close in the first half of 2022 and to pay approximately €1.7 billion ($2.0 billion) in cash for the business. Refer to Note 2, Acquisitions and Divestitures, and Liquidity and Capital Resources for additional details.
•Taxes. We continue to monitor existing and potential future tax reform. Refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 for more information on impacts from the 2019 Swiss tax reform and 2017 U.S. tax reform.
•Argentina. As further discussed in Note 1, Basis of Presentation – Currency Translation and Highly Inflationary Accounting, we continue to apply highly inflationary accounting for our Argentinean subsidiaries. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we recorded a remeasurement loss of $10 million within selling, general and administrative expenses related to the revaluation of our Argentinean peso denominated net monetary position. The mix of monetary assets and liabilities and the exchange rate to convert Argentinean pesos to U.S. dollars could change over time, so it is difficult to predict the overall impact of the Argentina highly inflationary accounting on future net earnings.
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Discussion and Analysis of Historical Results

Items Affecting Comparability of Financial Results

The following table includes significant income or (expense) items that affected the comparability of our results of operations and our effective tax rates. Please refer to the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements indicated below for more information. Refer also to the Consolidated Results of Operations – Net Earnings and Earnings per Share Attributable to Mondelēz International table for the after-tax per share impacts of these items.

  For the Three Months Ended
September 30,		For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 See Note2021202020212020
  (in millions, except percentages)
Simplify to Grow ProgramNote 7
Restructuring charges$(62)$(68)$(250)$(111)
Implementation charges(65)(46)(132)(141)
Intangible asset impairment chargesNote 5— (54)(32)(144)
Mark-to-market gains/(losses) from
   derivatives (1)
Note 9134 148 268 (38)
Acquisitions and divestiture-related costs:Note 2
Acquisition integration costs and
   contingent consideration adjustments		57 — 54 (2)
Acquisition-related costs— — (24)(15)
Gain on acquisition— — 9 — 
Divestiture-related costs— (6)— (4)
Costs associated with JDE Peet's transactionNote 6— — — (48)
Remeasurement of net monetary positionNote 1(2)(2)(10)(7)
Impact from pension participation changes (1)
Note 10(1)(3)(38)(9)
Impact from resolution of tax matters (1)
Note 12— — 7 — 
Loss related to interest rate swapsNote 8 & 9— — — (103)
Loss on debt extinguishmentNote 8— — (137)— 
Initial impacts from enacted tax law changesNote 144 (30)(95)(30)
Gain on equity method investment
transactions (2)
Note 6248 345 743 537 
Equity method investee items (3)
4 (35)(60)(69)
Effective tax rateNote 1427.4 %36.1 %29.5 %36.0 %
 
(1)Includes impacts recorded in operating income and interest expense and other, net. Mark-to-market gains/(losses) above also include our equity method investment-related derivative contract mark-to-market gains/(losses) (refer to Note 9, Financial Instruments) that are recorded in the gain on equity method investment transactions on our condensed consolidated statement of earnings.
(2)Gain on equity method investment transactions is recorded outside pre-tax operating results on the condensed consolidated statement of earnings. See footnote (1) as mark-to-market gains/(losses) on our equity method-investment-related derivative contracts are presented in the table above within mark-to-market gains/(losses) from derivatives.
(3)Includes our proportionate share of significant operating and non-operating items recorded by our JDE Peet's and KDP equity method investees, including acquisition and divestiture-related costs and restructuring program costs.


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Consolidated Results of Operations

Three Months Ended September 30:
For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
 20212020$ change% change
 (in millions, except per share data) 
Net revenues$7,182 $6,665 $517 7.8 %
Operating income1,294 1,135 159 14.0 %
Net earnings attributable to
   Mondelēz International
1,258 1,119 139 12.4 %
Diluted earnings per share attributable to
   Mondelēz International
0.89 0.78 0.11 14.1 %

Net Revenues – Net revenues increased $517 million (7.8%) to $7,182 million in the third quarter of 2021, and Organic Net Revenue (1) increased $366 million (5.5%) to $7,031 million. Developed markets net revenue increased 5.1% and developed markets Organic Net Revenue increased 2.0% (1). Emerging markets net revenues increased 12.9% and emerging markets Organic Net Revenue increased 12.2% (1). The underlying changes in net revenues and Organic Net Revenue are detailed below:
 2021
Change in net revenues (by percentage point)
Total change in net revenues7.8 %
Add back the following items affecting comparability:
Favorable currency(1.4)pp
Impact of acquisitions(0.9)pp
Total change in Organic Net Revenue (1)
5.5 %
Higher net pricing3.1 pp
Favorable volume/mix2.4 pp
(1)Please see the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section at the end of this item.

Net revenue increase of 7.8% was driven by our underlying Organic Net Revenue growth of 5.5%, favorable currency and the impact of acquisitions. Overall, we continued to see increased demand for our snack category products, though parts of our business are not yet back to pre-pandemic levels. In developed markets, increased food purchases for in-home consumption continued to drive net revenue growth, though some markets declined as they lapped the prior-year period's strong volume growth resulting from increased consumer demand due to the pandemic. In emerging markets, we lapped the negative initial impacts we experienced from the pandemic last year, with strong revenue growth this quarter across most of our key markets, though some markets were still challenged. In addition, our sales of our gum and candy products grew as out-of-home consumption continued to recover, as did our world travel business as global travel improved though still below pre-pandemic levels. Favorable currency translation and incremental net revenues from acquisitions also added to revenue growth in the quarter.

Organic Net Revenue growth was driven by higher net pricing and favorable volume/mix. Higher net pricing in all regions was due to the benefit of carryover pricing from 2020 as well as the effects of input cost-driven pricing actions taken during the first nine months of 2021. Favorable volume/mix in Europe, Latin America, and AMEA, driven by strong volume gains, was partially offset by unfavorable volume/mix in North America. Favorable currency impacts increased net revenues by $89 million, due primarily to the strength of several currencies relative to the U.S. dollar, including the British pound sterling, Chinese yuan, Mexican peso, South African rand, Canadian dollar, Brazilian real, euro and Australian dollar, partially offset by the strength of the U.S. dollar relative to several currencies, including the Argentinean peso and Turkish lira. The April 1, 2021 acquisition of Gourmet Food added incremental net revenues of $31 million (constant currency basis), the March 25, 2021 acquisition of Grenade added incremental net revenues of $20 million (constant currency basis) and the January 4, 2021 acquisition of Hu Master Holdings added incremental net revenues of $11 million. Refer to Note 2, Acquisitions and Divestitures, for additional information.
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Operating Income – Operating income increased $159 million (14.0%) to $1,294 million in the third quarter of 2021. Adjusted Operating Income (1) increased $71 million (6.1%) to $1,236 million and Adjusted Operating Income on a constant currency basis (1) increased $52 million (4.5%) to $1,217 million due to the following:
 Operating
Income		% Change
(in millions)
Operating Income for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
$1,135 
   Simplify to Grow Program (2)
114 
   Intangible asset impairment charges (3)
54 
   Mark-to-market gains from derivatives (4)
(145)
   Divestiture-related costs (5)
6 
Remeasurement of net monetary position (6)
2 
   Other/rounding
(1)
Adjusted Operating Income (1) for the
   Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
$1,165 
   Higher net pricing
207 
   Higher input costs
(179)
 Favorable volume/mix15 
   Higher selling, general and administrative expenses(22)
   Lower amortization of intangible assets22 
   Impact from acquisitions (5)
8 
   Other
1 
Total change in Adjusted Operating Income (constant currency) (1)
52 4.5 %
Favorable currency translation19 
Total change in Adjusted Operating Income (1)
71 6.1 %
Adjusted Operating Income (1) for the
   Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
$1,236 
   Simplify to Grow Program (2)
(127)
   Mark-to-market gains from derivatives (4)
132 
   Acquisition integration costs and contingent consideration adjustments (5)
57 
Remeasurement of net monetary position (6)
(2)
   Impact from pension participation changes (7)
(2)
Operating Income for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
$1,294 14.0 %
(1)Refer to the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section at the end of this item.
(2)Refer to Note 7, Restructuring Program, for more information.
(3)Refer to Note 5, Goodwill and Intangible Assets, for more information.
(4)Refer to Note 9, Financial Instruments, Note 16, Segment Reporting, and the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section at the end of this item for more information on the unrealized gains/losses on commodity and forecasted currency transaction derivatives.
(5)Refer to Note 2, Acquisitions and Divestitures, for more information on the April 1, 2021 acquisition of Gourmet Food Holdings Pty Ltd, the March 25, 2021 acquisition of a majority interest in Grenade, the January 4, 2021 acquisition of the remaining 93% of equity in Hu Master Holdings and the April 1, 2020 acquisition of a significant majority interest in Give & Go. Refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, for more information on the May 28, 2019 divestiture of most of our cheese business in the Middle East and Africa.
(6)Refer to Note 1, Basis of Presentation – Currency Translation and Highly Inflationary Accounting, for information on our application of highly inflationary accounting for Argentina.
(7)Refer to Note 10, Benefit Plans, for more information.

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During the third quarter of 2021, we realized higher net pricing and favorable volume/mix, which was partially offset by increased input costs. Higher net pricing, which included the carryover impact of pricing actions taken in 2020 as well as the effects of input cost-driven pricing actions taken during the first nine months of 2021, was reflected across all regions. Favorable volume/mix was driven by Europe, Latin America and AMEA, partially offset by unfavorable volume/mix in North America. Overall volume/mix benefited from increased demand for most of our snack category products as we continue to recover from the impacts of the pandemic, though some markets were challenged particularly North America, where we lapped high volume growth in the prior-year quarter due to the pandemic. The increase in input costs was driven by higher raw material costs, partially offset by lower manufacturing costs driven by productivity and lower incremental COVID-19 related costs. Higher raw material costs were in part due to increased currency exchange transaction costs on imported materials, as well as higher oils, packaging, cocoa, sugar, dairy, grains and other ingredients costs.

Total selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $48 million from the third quarter of 2020, due to a number of factors noted in the table above, including in part, a net benefit from acquisition integration costs and contingent consideration adjustments, lower implementation costs incurred for the Simplify to Grow Program and lapping prior-year divestiture-related costs, which were partially offset by an unfavorable currency impact related to expenses and the impact of acquisitions. Excluding these factors, selling, general and administrative expenses increased $22 million from the third quarter of 2020. The increase was driven primarily by higher advertising and consumer promotion costs, partially offset by lower overhead costs.

Favorable currency changes increased operating income by $19 million due primarily to the strength of several currencies relative to the U.S. dollar, including the British pound sterling, Chinese yuan, South African rand, Canadian dollar, Mexican peso, Australian dollar, Brazilian real and euro, partially offset by the strength of the U.S. dollar relative to several currencies, including the Argentinean peso and Turkish lira.

Operating income margin increased from 17.0% in the third quarter of 2020 to 18.0% in the third quarter of 2021. The increase was driven primarily by a net benefit from acquisition integration costs and contingent consideration adjustments, lapping prior-year intangible asset impairment charges and lapping prior-year divestiture-related costs, partially offset by an unfavorable year-over-year change in mark-to-market gains/(losses) from currency and commodity hedging activities and lower Adjusted Operating Income margin. Adjusted Operating Income margin decreased from 17.5% for the third quarter of 2020 to 17.2% for the third quarter of 2021. The decrease was driven primarily by higher raw material costs, unfavorable product mix and higher advertising and consumer promotion costs, partially offset by higher net pricing, lower overhead costs, lower manufacturing costs and lower amortization of intangible assets.
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Net Earnings and Earnings per Share Attributable to Mondelēz International – Net earnings attributable to Mondelēz International of $1,258 million increased by $139 million (12.4%) in the third quarter of 2021. Diluted EPS attributable to Mondelēz International was $0.89 in the third quarter of 2021, up $0.11 (14.1%) from the third quarter of 2020. Adjusted EPS (1) was $0.71 in the third quarter of 2021, up $0.07 (10.9%) from the third quarter of 2020. Adjusted EPS on a constant currency basis (1) was $0.70 in the third quarter of 2021, up $0.06 (9.4%) from the third quarter of 2020.
 Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS Attributable to Mondelēz International for the
   Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
$0.78 
   Simplify to Grow Program (2)
0.06 
   Intangible asset impairment charges (2)
0.03 
   Mark-to-market gains from derivatives (2)
(0.08)
   Net earnings from divestitures (3)
(0.01)
   Initial impacts from enacted tax law changes (4)
0.02 
   Gain on equity method investment transactions (5)
(0.19)
   Equity method investee items (6)
0.03 
Adjusted EPS (1) for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
$0.64 
   Increase in operations0.02 
   Impact from acquisition (2)
0.01 
   Changes in income taxes (4)
0.01 
   Changes in shares outstanding (7)
0.02 
Adjusted EPS (constant currency) (1) for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
$0.70 
Favorable currency translation0.01 
Adjusted EPS (1) for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
$0.71 
   Simplify to Grow Program (2)
(0.06)
   Mark-to-market gains from derivatives (2)
0.08 
   Acquisition integration costs and contingent consideration adjustments (2)
0.03 
   Gain on equity method investment transactions (5)
0.13 
Diluted EPS Attributable to Mondelēz International for the
   Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
$0.89 
(1)Refer to the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section appearing later in this section.
(2)See the Operating Income table above and the related footnotes for more information.
(3)Includes the impact from 2020 partial sales of our equity method investments in KDP and JDE Peet’s and the second quarter 2021 sale of KDP shares as if the sales occurred at the beginning of all periods presented. The third quarter 2021 sale of KDP shares will be reflected on a lag basis in the fourth quarter of 2021.
(4)Refer to Note 14, Income Taxes, for more information on the items affecting income taxes.
(5)Refer to Note 6, Equity Method Investments, for more information on the gain on equity method investment transactions.
(6)Includes our proportionate share of significant operating and non-operating items recorded by our JDE Peet's and KDP equity method investees, such as acquisition and divestiture-related costs and restructuring program costs.
(7)Refer to Note 11, Stock Plans, for more information on our equity compensation programs and share repurchase program and Note 15, Earnings per Share, for earnings per share weighted-average share information.





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Nine Months Ended September 30:
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 20212020$ change% change
 (in millions, except per share data)
Net revenues$21,062 $19,283 $1,779 9.2 %
Operating income3,449 2,704 745 27.6 %
Net earnings attributable to
   Mondelēz International		3,297 2,399 898 37.4 %
Diluted earnings per share attributable to
   Mondelēz International		2.33 1.66 0.67 40.4 %
Net Revenues – Net revenues increased $1,779 million (9.2%) to $21,062 million in the first nine months of 2021, and Organic Net Revenue (1) increased $991 million (5.1%) to $20,274 million. Developed markets net revenue increased 7.6% and developed markets Organic Net Revenue increased 1.2%. Emerging markets net revenues increased 12.3% and emerging markets Organic Net Revenue increased 12.6% (1). The underlying changes in net revenues and Organic Net Revenue are detailed below:
 2021
Change in net revenues (by percentage point)
Total change in net revenues9.2 %
Add back the following items affecting comparability:
Favorable currency(2.9)pp
Impact of acquisitions(1.2)pp
Total change in Organic Net Revenue (1)
5.1 %
Favorable volume/mix2.6 pp
Higher net pricing2.5 pp
(1)Please see the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section at the end of this item.

Net revenue increase of 9.2% was driven by our underlying Organic Net Revenue growth of 5.1%, favorable currency and the impact of acquisitions. Overall, we continued to see increased demand for our snack category products, though parts of our business are not yet back to pre-pandemic levels. In developed markets, increased food purchases for in-home consumption continued to drive net revenue growth, though some markets declined as they lapped the prior-year period's strong volume growth resulting from increased consumer demand due to the pandemic. In emerging markets, we lapped the negative initial impacts we experienced from the pandemic last year, with strong revenue growth this year across most of our key markets, though some markets were still challenged. In addition, our sales of our gum and candy products grew as out-of-home consumption continued to recover, as did our world travel business as global travel improved though still below pre-pandemic levels. Favorable currency translation and incremental net revenues from acquisitions also added to revenue growth in the first nine months of 2021.

Organic Net Revenue growth was driven by favorable volume/mix and higher net pricing. Favorable volume/mix in AMEA, Europe and Latin America, driven by strong volume gains, was partially offset by unfavorable volume/mix in North America. Net pricing was up, which includes the benefit of carryover pricing from 2020 as well as the effects of input cost-driven pricing actions taken during the first nine months of 2021. Higher net pricing was reflected in all regions. Favorable currency impacts increased net revenues by $560 million, due primarily to the strength of several currencies relative to the U.S. dollar, including the euro, British pound sterling, Australian dollar, Chinese yuan, Canadian dollar, South African rand, Mexican peso and Swedish krona, partially offset by the strength of the U.S. dollar relative to several currencies, including the Argentinean peso, Brazilian real, Turkish lira and Russian ruble. The April 1, 2021 acquisition of Gourmet Food added incremental net revenues of $54 million (constant currency basis), the March 25, 2021 acquisition of Grenade added incremental net revenues of $41 million (constant currency basis), the January 4, 2021 acquisition of Hu Master Holdings added incremental net revenues of $27 million and the April 1, 2020 acquisition of Give & Go added incremental net revenues of $106 million. Refer to Note 2, Acquisitions and Divestitures, for additional information.
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Operating Income – Operating income increased $745 million (27.6%) to $3,449 million in the first nine months of 2021. Adjusted Operating Income (1) increased $392 million (12.2%) to $3,605 million and Adjusted Operating Income on a constant currency basis (1) increased $262 million (8.2%) to $3,475 million due to the following:
 Operating
Income		% Change
(in millions)
Operating Income for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020$2,704 
   Simplify to Grow Program (2)
248 
   Intangible asset impairment charges (3)
144 
   Mark-to-market losses from derivatives (4)
42 
   Acquisition integration costs (5)
2 
   Acquisition-related costs (5)
15 
   Divestiture-related costs (5)
4 
   Costs associated with JDE Peet's transaction (6)
48 
Remeasurement of net monetary position (7)
7 
   Other/rounding
(1)
Adjusted Operating Income (1) for the
   Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
$3,213 
   Higher net pricing
488 
   Higher input costs
(249)
   Favorable volume/mix
67 
   Higher selling, general and administrative expenses
(104)
   Lower amortization of intangible assets58 
   Impact from acquisitions (5)
5 
   Other
(3)
Total change in Adjusted Operating Income (constant currency) (1)
262 8.2 %
   Favorable currency translation130 
Total change in Adjusted Operating Income (1)
392 12.2 %
Adjusted Operating Income (1) for the
   Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
$3,605 
   Simplify to Grow Program (2)
(381)
   Intangible asset impairment charges (3)
(32)
   Mark-to-market gains from derivatives (4)
270 
   Acquisition integration costs and contingent consideration adjustments (5)
54 
   Acquisition-related costs (5)
(24)
   Gain on acquisition (5)
9 
   Remeasurement of net monetary position (7)
(10)
   Impact from pension participation changes (8)
(47)
   Impact from resolution of tax matters (9)
5 
Operating Income for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021$3,449 27.6 %
(1)Refer to the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section at the end of this item.
(2)Refer to Note 7, Restructuring Program, for more information.
(3)Refer to Note 5, Goodwill and Intangible Assets, for more information.
(4)Refer to Note 9, Financial Instruments, Note 16, Segment Reporting, and the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section at the end of this item for more information on the unrealized gains/losses on commodity and forecasted currency transaction derivatives.
(5)Refer to Note 2, Acquisitions and Divestitures, for more information on the April 1, 2021 acquisition of Gourmet Food Holdings Pty Ltd, the March 25, 2021 acquisition of a majority interest in Grenade, the January 4, 2021 acquisition of the remaining 93% of equity in Hu Master Holdings and the April 1, 2020 acquisition of a significant majority interest in Give & Go. Refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, for more information on the May 28, 2019 divestiture of most of our cheese business in the Middle East and Africa.
(6)Refer to Note 6, Equity Method Investments, for more information on the JDE Peet's transaction.
(7)Refer to Note 1, Basis of Presentation – Currency Translation and Highly Inflationary Accounting, for information on our application of highly inflationary accounting for Argentina.
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(8)Refer to Note 10, Benefit Plans, for more information.
(9)Refer to Note 12, Commitments and Contingencies, for more information.
During the first nine months of 2021, we realized higher net pricing and favorable volume/mix, which was partially offset by increased input costs. Higher net pricing, which included the carryover impact of pricing actions taken in 2020 as well as the effects of input cost-driven pricing actions taken during the first nine months of 2021, was reflected in all regions. Favorable volume/mix was driven by Europe, AMEA and Latin America, partially offset by unfavorable volume/mix in North America. Overall, volume/mix benefited from volume gains as we lapped the significant negative impacts of the pandemic in many of our key markets, while in North America, we lapped high volume growth in the prior-year period from increased consumer demand due to the pandemic. The increase in input costs was driven by higher raw material costs, partially offset by lower manufacturing costs driven by productivity and lower incremental COVID-19 related costs. Higher raw material costs were in part due to increased currency exchange transaction costs on imported materials, as well as higher oils, packaging, cocoa, sugar, grains, nuts and other ingredients costs, partially offset by lower dairy costs.

Total selling, general and administrative expenses increased $119 million from the first nine months of 2020, due to a number of factors noted in the table above, including in part, an unfavorable currency impact related to expenses, incremental expenses from acquisitions, the impact from pension participation changes and higher acquisition-related costs, which were partially offset by a net benefit from acquisition integration costs and contingent consideration adjustments, lower implementation costs incurred for the Simplify to Grow Program, lapping prior-year costs associated with the JDE Peet's transaction and the favorable impact from the resolution of a tax matter. Excluding these factors, selling, general and administrative expenses increased $104 million from the first nine months of 2020. The increase was driven primarily by higher advertising and consumer promotion costs, partially offset by lower overhead costs.

Favorable currency changes increased operating income by $130 million due primarily to the strength of several currencies relative to the U.S. dollar, including the euro, British pound sterling, Australian dollar, Chinese yuan, Canadian dollar and South African rand, partially offset by the strength of the U.S. dollar relative to several currencies, including the Argentinean peso, Brazilian real, Russian ruble, Turkish lira and Swiss franc.

Operating income margin increased from 14.0% in the first nine months of 2020 to 16.4% in the first nine months of 2021. The increase was driven primarily by a favorable year-over-year change in mark-to-market gains/(losses) from currency and commodity hedging activities, lower intangible asset impairment charges, higher Adjusted Operating Income margin, a net benefit from acquisition integration costs and contingent consideration adjustments and lapping prior-year costs associated with the JDE Peet's transaction, partially offset by higher Simplify to Grow program costs, the impact of pension participation changes and higher acquisition-related costs. Adjusted Operating Income margin increased from 16.7% for the first nine months of 2020 to 17.1% for the first nine months of 2021. The increase was driven primarily by higher net pricing, lower manufacturing costs, lower overhead costs and lower amortization of intangible assets, partially offset by higher raw material costs, unfavorable product mix and higher advertising and consumer promotion costs.
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Net Earnings and Earnings per Share Attributable to Mondelēz International – Net earnings attributable to Mondelēz International of $3,297 million increased by $898 million (37.4%) in the first nine months of 2021. Diluted EPS attributable to Mondelēz International was $2.33 in the first nine months of 2021, up $0.67 (40.4%) from the first nine months of 2020. Adjusted EPS (1) was $2.17 in the first nine months of 2021, up $0.26 (13.6%) from the first nine months of 2020. Adjusted EPS on a constant currency basis (1) was $2.08 in the first nine months of 2021, up $0.17 (8.9%) from the first nine months of 2020.
 Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS Attributable to Mondelēz International for the
   Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		$1.66 
   Simplify to Grow Program (2)
0.14 
   Intangible asset impairment charges (2)
0.08 
   Mark-to-market losses from derivatives (2)
0.03 
   Acquisition-related costs (2)
0.01 
   Net earnings from divestiture (2) (3)
(0.04)
   Costs associated with JDE Peet's transaction (2)
0.21 
   Impact from pension participation changes (2)
0.01 
   Loss related to interest rate swaps (4)
0.05 
   Initial impacts from enacted tax law changes (5)
0.02 
   Gain on equity method investment transactions (6)
(0.31)
   Equity method investee items (7)
0.05 
Adjusted EPS (1) for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
$1.91 
   Increase in operations
0.14 
   Increase in equity method investment net earnings0.02 
   Changes in interest and other expense, net (8)
0.02 
   Changes in income taxes (5)
(0.05)
   Changes in shares outstanding (9)
0.04 
Adjusted EPS (constant currency) (1) for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
$2.08 
Favorable currency translation0.09 
Adjusted EPS (1) for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
$2.17 
   Simplify to Grow Program (2)
(0.20)
   Intangible asset impairment charges (2)
(0.02)
   Mark-to-market gains from derivatives (2)
0.16 
   Acquisition integration costs and contingent consideration adjustments (2)
0.03 
   Acquisition-related costs (2)
(0.01)
   Net earnings from divestiture (2) (3)
0.01 
   Remeasurement of net monetary position (2)
(0.01)
   Impact from pension participation changes (2)
(0.02)
   Loss on debt extinguishment (10)
(0.07)
   Initial impacts from enacted tax law changes (5)
(0.07)
   Gain on equity method investment transactions (6)
0.40 
   Equity method investee items (7)
(0.04)
Diluted EPS Attributable to Mondelēz International for the
   Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021		$2.33 
(1)Refer to the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section appearing later in this section.
(2)See the Operating Income table above and the related footnotes for more information. Within earnings per share, taxes related to the JDE Peet's transaction are included in costs associated with the JDE Peet's transaction.
(3)Includes the impact from 2020 partial sales of our equity method investments in KDP and JDE Peet’s and the second quarter 2021 sale of KDP shares as if the sales occurred at the beginning of all periods presented. The third quarter 2021 sale of KDP shares will be reflected on a lag basis in the fourth quarter of 2021.
(4)Refer to Note 9, Financial Instruments, for information on our interest swaps that we no longer designate as cash flow hedges.
(5)Refer to Note 14, Income Taxes, for more information on the items affecting income taxes.
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(6)Refer to Note 6, Equity Method Investments, for more information on the gain on equity method investment transactions.
(7)Includes our proportionate share of significant operating and non-operating items recorded by our JDE Peet's and KDP equity method investees, such as acquisition and divestiture-related costs and restructuring program costs.
(8)Excludes the currency impact on interest expense related to non-U.S. dollar-denominated debt, which is included in currency translation.
(9)Refer to Note 11, Stock Plans, for more information on our equity compensation programs and share repurchase program and Note 15, Earnings per Share, for earnings per share weighted-average share information.
(10)Refer to Note 8, Debt and Borrowing Arrangements, for more information on the loss on debt extinguishment and related expenses.
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Results of Operations by Reportable Segment

Our operations and management structure are organized into four operating segments:
•Latin America
•AMEA
•Europe
•North America

We manage our operations by region to leverage regional operating scale, manage different and changing business environments more effectively and pursue growth opportunities as they arise across our key markets. Our regional management teams have responsibility for the business, product categories and financial results in the regions.

We use segment operating income to evaluate segment performance and allocate resources. We believe it is appropriate to disclose this measure to help investors analyze segment performance and trends. See Note 16, Segment Reporting, for additional information on our segments and Items Affecting Comparability of Financial Results earlier in this section for items affecting our segment operating results.

Our segment net revenues and earnings were:
 For the Three Months Ended
September 30,		For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2021202020212020
 (in millions)
Net revenues:
Latin America$751 $610 $2,089 $1,847 
AMEA1,629 1,470 4,826 4,209 
Europe2,714 2,526 8,035 7,248 
North America2,088 2,059 6,112 5,979 
Net revenues$7,182 $6,665 $21,062 $19,283 

Earnings before income taxes:
Operating income:
Latin America$91 $77 $221 $149 
AMEA267 210 842 615 
Europe508 432 1,478 1,201 
North America363 387 932 1,192 
Unrealized gains/(losses) on hedging activities
   (mark-to-market impacts)		132 145 270 (42)
General corporate expenses(35)(66)(177)(253)
Amortization of intangible assets(32)(50)(102)(143)
Gain on acquisition— — 9 — 
Acquisition-related costs— — (24)(15)
Operating income1,294 1,135 3,449 2,704 
Benefit plan non-service income37 38 135 102 
Interest and other expense, net(82)(89)(358)(364)
Earnings before income taxes$1,249 $1,084 $3,226 $2,442 



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Latin America
For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
 20212020$ change% change
(in millions)
Net revenues$751 $610 $141 23.1 %
Segment operating income91 77 14 18.2 %
 For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 20212020$ change% change
 (in millions)
Net revenues$2,089 $1,847 $242 13.1 %
Segment operating income221 149 72 48.3 %

Three Months Ended September 30:

Net revenues increased $141 million (23.1%), due to higher net pricing (15.1 pp) and favorable volume/mix (10.8 pp), partially offset by unfavorable currency (2.8 pp). Higher net pricing was reflected across all categories, driven primarily by Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. Favorable volume/mix reflected strong volume growth as the region lapped a weak prior-year quarter impacted by pandemic-related lockdowns. Favorable volume/mix was driven by gains in chocolate, biscuits, gum and candy, partially offset by declines in refreshment beverages and cheese & grocery. Unfavorable currency impacts were due primarily to the strength of the U.S. dollar relative to several currencies in the region, primarily the Argentinean peso, partially offset by the strength of several currencies relative to the U.S. dollar, primarily the Mexican peso and Brazilian real.

Segment operating income increased $14 million (18.2%), primarily due to higher net pricing, favorable volume/mix and lower manufacturing costs (productivity and lower incremental COVID-19 related costs) and lower costs incurred for the Simplify to Grow Program. These favorable items were partially offset by higher raw material costs, higher advertising and consumer promotion costs, higher other selling, general and administrative expenses and unfavorable currency.

Nine Months Ended September 30:

Net revenues increased $242 million (13.1%), due to higher net pricing (13.1 pp) and favorable volume/mix (7.6 pp), partially offset by unfavorable currency (7.6 pp). Higher net pricing was reflected across all categories, driven primarily by Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. Favorable volume/mix reflected strong volume growth as the region lapped a weak prior-year period impacted by pandemic-related lockdowns. Favorable volume/mix was driven by gains in chocolate, biscuits, gum and candy, partially offset by declines in refreshment beverages and cheese & grocery. Unfavorable currency impacts were due primarily to the strength of the U.S. dollar relative to several currencies in the region including the Argentinian peso and Brazilian real, partially offset by the strength of several currencies relative to the U.S. dollar, primarily the Mexican peso.

Segment operating income increased $72 million (48.3%), primarily due to higher net pricing, lower manufacturing costs (productivity and lower incremental COVID-19 related costs), favorable volume/mix, lower costs incurred for the Simplify to Grow Program and the favorable impact from the resolution of a tax matter. These favorable items were partially offset by higher raw material costs, higher advertising and consumer promotion costs and unfavorable currency.
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AMEA
For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
 20212020$ change% change
(in millions)
Net revenues$1,629 $1,470 $159 10.8 %
Segment operating income267 210 57 27.1 %
   
 For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,		  
 20212020$ change% change
 (in millions) 
Net revenues$4,826 $4,209 $617 14.7 %
Segment operating income842 615 227 36.9 %

Three Months Ended September 30:

Net revenues increased $159 million (10.8%), due to favorable volume/mix (3.9 pp), favorable currency (3.0 pp), the impact of an acquisition (2.1 pp) and higher net pricing (1.8 pp). Favorable volume/mix reflected overall volume gains from increased demand for most of our snack category products as we continue to recover from the impacts of the pandemic, though some markets were still challenged. Favorable volume/mix was driven by gains in chocolate, gum and candy, partially offset by declines in cheese & grocery, biscuits and refreshment beverages. Favorable currency impacts were due to the strength of most currencies relative to the U.S. dollar, including the Chinese yuan, South African rand and Australian dollar. The April 1, 2021 acquisition of Gourmet Food added incremental net revenues of $31 million (constant currency basis) in the third quarter of 2021. Higher net pricing was reflected across all categories except cheese & grocery and candy.

Segment operating income increased $57 million (27.1%), primarily due to lower manufacturing costs driven by productivity, higher net pricing, lower costs incurred for the Simplify to Grow Program, favorable currency, favorable volume/mix, lapping prior-year divestiture-related costs and the impact of an acquisition. These favorable items were partially offset by higher raw material costs and higher advertising and consumer promotion costs.

Nine Months Ended September 30:

Net revenues increased $617 million (14.7%), due to favorable volume/mix (5.7 pp), favorable currency (5.5 pp), higher net pricing (2.2 pp) and the impact of an acquisition (1.3 pp). Favorable volume/mix reflected net overall volume gains as the negative impacts from the pandemic that we experienced in the prior-year period subsided across most of the region, though some markets were still challenged. Favorable volume/mix was driven by gains in chocolate, gum, biscuits and candy, partially offset by declines in cheese & grocery and refreshment beverages. Favorable currency impacts were due to the strength of most currencies relative to the U.S. dollar, including the Australian dollar, Chinese yuan, South African rand, New Zealand dollar and Philippine peso. Higher net pricing was reflected across all categories except cheese & grocery. The April 1, 2021 acquisition of Gourmet Food added incremental net revenues of $54 million (constant currency basis) in the first nine months of 2021.

Segment operating income increased $227 million (36.9%), primarily due to lower manufacturing costs (productivity and lower incremental COVID-19 related costs), higher net pricing, favorable volume/mix, favorable currency, lower costs incurred for the Simplify to Grow Program, the impact of an acquisition and lapping prior-year intangible asset impairment charges. These favorable items were partially offset by higher raw material costs, higher advertising and consumer promotion costs and higher other selling, general and administrative expenses.
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Europe
For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
 20212020$ change% change
(in millions)
Net revenues$2,714 $2,526 $188 7.4 %
Segment operating income508 432 76 17.6 %
   
 For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,		  
 20212020$ change% change
 (in millions) 
Net revenues$8,035 $7,248 $787 10.9 %
Segment operating income1,478 1,201 277 23.1 %

Three Months Ended September 30:

Net revenues increased $188 million (7.4%), due to favorable volume/mix (3.1 pp), favorable currency (2.0 pp), higher net pricing (1.5 pp) and the impact of an acquisition (0.8 pp). Favorable volume/mix was driven by strong volume growth as we experienced increased demand for most of our snack category products and our world travel business continued to recover as global travel improved though still below pre-pandemic levels. Favorable volume/mix was driven by gains in chocolate, biscuits and cheese & grocery, partially offset by declines in gum, candy and refreshment beverages. Favorable currency impacts reflected the strength of most currencies in the region relative to the U.S. dollar, including the British pound sterling, euro, Norwegian krone, Russian ruble and Swedish krona, partially offset by the strength of the U.S. dollar relative to a few currencies, including the Turkish lira and Polish zloty. Higher net pricing was reflected across all categories except cheese & grocery. The March 25, 2021 acquisition of Grenade added incremental net revenues of $20 million (constant currency basis) in the third quarter of 2021.

Segment operating income increased $76 million (17.6%), primarily due to lower Simplify to Grow Program costs, higher net pricing, favorable volume/mix, lower other selling, general and administrative expenses, favorable currency and lower manufacturing costs (productivity and lower incremental COVID-19 related costs). These favorable items were partially offset by higher raw material costs, higher advertising and consumer promotion costs and acquisition integration costs incurred in the quarter.

Nine Months Ended September 30:

Net revenues increased $787 million (10.9%), due to favorable currency (5.9 pp), favorable volume/mix (3.2 pp), higher net pricing (1.2 pp) and the impact of an acquisition (0.6 pp). Favorable currency impacts reflected the strength of most currencies in the region relative to the U.S. dollar, including the euro, British pound sterling, Swedish krona, Norwegian krone, Czech koruna and Polish zloty, partially offset by the strength of the U.S. dollar relative to a few currencies, including the Turkish lira and Russian ruble. Favorable volume/mix was driven by strong volume growth as we experienced increased demand for most of our snack category products and our world travel business continued to recover as global travel improved though still below pre-pandemic levels. Favorable volume/mix was driven by gains in chocolate, biscuits, cheese & grocery, and refreshment beverages, partially offset by declines in gum and candy. Higher net pricing was reflected across all categories except cheese & grocery. The March 25, 2021 acquisition of Grenade added incremental net revenues of $41 million (constant currency basis) in the first nine months of 2021.

Segment operating income increased $277 million (23.1%), primarily due to favorable volume/mix, favorable currency, higher net pricing, lower manufacturing costs (productivity and lower incremental COVID-19 related costs), lower Simplify to Grow Program costs, lapping prior-year intangible asset impairment charges and lower other selling, general and administrative expenses. These favorable items were partially offset by higher raw material costs, the impact of pension participation changes, higher advertising and consumer promotion costs and acquisition integration costs incurred in the first nine months of 2021.
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North America
For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
 20212020$ change% change
(in millions)
Net revenues$2,088 $2,059 $29 1.4 %
Segment operating income363 387 (24)(6.2)%
   
 For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,		  
 20212020$ change% change
 (in millions) 
Net revenues$6,112 $5,979 $133 2.2 %
Segment operating income932 1,192 (260)(21.8)%

Three Months Ended September 30:

Net revenues increased $29 million (1.4%), due to higher net pricing (2.4 pp), the impact of an acquisition (0.6 pp) and favorable currency (0.5 pp), partially offset by unfavorable volume/mix (2.1 pp). Higher net pricing was reflected across all categories. The January 4, 2021 acquisition of Hu Master Holdings added incremental net revenues of $11 million in the third quarter of 2021. Favorable currency impact was due to the strength of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar. Unfavorable volume mix reflected volume declines as the region lapped a very strong prior-year quarter that reflected significantly increased food purchases for in-home consumption due to the pandemic. Unfavorable volume/mix was driven by a decline in biscuits, candy and chocolate, partially offset by a gain in gum.

Segment operating income decreased $24 million (6.2%), primarily due to higher Simplify to Grow Program costs, higher raw material costs and unfavorable volume/mix. These unfavorable items were partially offset by a net benefit from acquisition integration costs and contingent consideration adjustments, higher net pricing, lapping prior-year intangible asset impairment charges, lower manufacturing costs (primarily lower incremental COVID-19 related costs), lower advertising and consumer promotion costs and lower other selling, general and administrative expenses.

Nine Months Ended September 30:

Net revenues increased $133 million (2.2%), due to the impact of acquisitions (2.2 pp), higher net pricing (1.1 pp) and favorable currency (0.7 pp), partially offset by unfavorable volume/mix (1.8 pp). The April 1, 2020 acquisition of Give & Go added incremental net revenues of $106 million and the January 4, 2021 acquisition of Hu Master Holdings added incremental net revenues of $27 million in the first nine months of 2021. Higher net pricing was driven by biscuits, chocolate and gum, partially offset by lower net pricing in candy. Favorable currency impact was due to the strength of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar. Unfavorable volume mix reflected volume declines as the region lapped a very strong prior-year period that reflected significantly increased food purchases for in-home consumption due to the pandemic. Unfavorable volume/mix was driven by declines in biscuits, candy, gum and chocolate.

Segment operating income decreased $260 million (21.8%), primarily due to higher Simplify to Grow Program costs, unfavorable volume/mix, higher raw material costs and higher advertising and consumer promotion costs. These unfavorable items were partially offset by higher net pricing, a net benefit from acquisition integration costs and contingent consideration adjustments, lower other selling, general and administrative expenses, lower intangible asset impairment charges, lower manufacturing costs (lower incremental COVID-19 related costs and productivity), favorable currency and the impact of acquisitions.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources

We believe that cash from operations, our revolving credit facilities, short-term borrowings and long-term debt will continue to provide sufficient liquidity for our working capital needs, planned capital expenditures, payments of our contractual, tax and benefit plan obligations and payments for acquisitions, share repurchases and quarterly dividends. In light of the ongoing uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, an economic or credit crisis could occur and impair credit availability and our ability to raise capital when needed. A disruption in the financial markets could also impair our banking and other business partners, on whom we rely for access to capital and as counterparties for a number of our derivative contracts. Any of these and other developments could materially harm our access to capital or financial condition. We carry $7.0 billion of undrawn credit facilities, continue to utilize our commercial paper program and international credit lines, and we secured and continue to evaluate long-term debt issuances to meet our short- and longer-term funding requirements. We also use intercompany loans with our international subsidiaries to improve financial flexibility. In addition, our publicly-traded investments in KDP and JDEP had a fair value of $6.0 billion as of September 30, 2021 and are available as a source of additional liquidity. In 2020, we sold portions of our stakes in these businesses worth $2.5 billion in total, and in the first nine months of 2021, we sold an additional $1.5 billion worth of KDP shares. Overall, at this time, we do not expect any negative effects to our funding sources that would have a material effect on our liquidity; however, if a serious economic or credit market crisis were to occur, it could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, results of operations and financial condition.

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities was $2,720 million in the first nine months of 2021 and $2,315 million in the first nine months of 2020. The increase in net cash provided by operating activities was due primarily to higher earnings and lower working capital requirements, partially offset by higher tax payments and lower dividends received from our equity method investments.

Net Cash Provided by/(Used in) Investing Activities:
Net cash provided by investing activities was $106 million in the first nine months of 2021 and net cash used in investing activities was $357 million in the first nine months of 2020. The change was due primarily to lower cash expenditures for acquisitions (refer to Note 2, Acquisitions and Divestitures) and higher cash proceeds from the sale of shares in our equity method investments (refer to Note 6, Equity Method Investments). We continue to make capital expenditures primarily to modernize manufacturing facilities and support new product and productivity initiatives. We expect 2021 capital expenditures to be approximately $1.0 billion, including capital expenditures in connection with our Simplify to Grow Program. We expect to continue to fund these expenditures with cash from operations.

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities:
Net cash used in financing activities was $2,971 million in the first nine months of 2021 and $495 million in the first nine months of 2020. The increase in cash used in financing activities was primarily due to higher amounts of net long-term debt repayments, higher share repurchases and higher dividends paid in the first nine months of 2021 than in the same prior-year period.

Chipita Acquisition
We expect our acquisition of Chipita S.A. to close in the first half of 2022 and to pay approximately €1.7 billion ($2.0 billion) in cash for the business, which we have raised through issuing long-term debt primarily in the third quarter of 2021. Refer to Note 2, Acquisitions and Divestitures, and Note 8, Debt and Borrowing Arrangements, for additional details.

Debt:
From time to time we refinance long-term and short-term debt. Refer to Note 8, Debt and Borrowing Arrangements, for details of our debt activity during the first nine months of 2021. The nature and amount of our long-term and short-term debt and the proportionate amount of each varies as a result of current and expected business requirements, market conditions and other factors. Due to seasonality, in the first and second quarters of the year, our working capital requirements grow, increasing the need for short-term financing. The second half of the year typically generates higher cash flows. As such, we may issue commercial paper or secure other forms of financing throughout the year to meet short-term working capital needs.

One of our subsidiaries, Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands B.V. (“MIHN”), has outstanding debt. The operations held by MIHN generated approximately 73.0% (or $15.4 billion) of the $21.1 billion of consolidated net revenue in the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The operations held by MIHN represented approximately
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81.3% (or $22.6 billion) of the $27.8 billion of net assets as of September 30, 2021 and 76.2% (or $21.1 billion) of the $27.7 billion of net assets as of December 31, 2020.

During December 2020, our Board of Directors approved a new $6.0 billion long-term financing authority to replace the prior $8.0 billion authority. As of September 30, 2021, we had approximately $40.0 million of long-term financing authority remaining.

In the next 12 months, we expect to repay approximately $2.0 billion of maturing long-term debt: $0.3 billion in December 2021, $1.2 billion in July 2022 and $0.5 billion in September 2022. We expect to fund these repayments with cash on hand, as well as short-term and long-term debt.

Our total debt was $20.0 billion at September 30, 2021 and $20.0 billion at December 31, 2020. Our debt-to-capitalization ratio was 0.42 at September 30, 2021 and 0.42 at December 31, 2020. At September 30, 2021, the weighted-average term of our outstanding long-term debt was 9.6 years. Our average daily commercial paper borrowings outstanding were $0.5 billion in the first nine months of 2021 and $3.0 billion in the first nine months of 2020. We had commercial paper outstanding totaling $184 million as of September 30, 2021 and no commercial paper borrowings outstanding at December 31, 2020. We expect to continue to use cash or commercial paper to finance various short-term financing needs. Through September 30, 2021, we continue to comply with our debt covenants. Refer to Note 8, Debt and Borrowing Arrangements.

Commodity Trends

We regularly monitor worldwide supply, commodity cost and currency trends so we can cost-effectively secure ingredients, packaging and fuel required for production. During the first nine months of 2021, the primary drivers of the increase in our aggregate commodity costs were higher currency exchange transaction costs on imported materials, as well as increased costs for oils, packaging, cocoa, sugar, grains, nuts and other ingredients costs.

A number of external factors such as the current COVID-19 global pandemic, climate and weather conditions, commodity, transportation and labor market conditions, currency fluctuations and the effects of governmental agricultural or other programs affect the cost and availability of raw materials and agricultural materials used in our products. We address higher commodity costs and currency impacts primarily through hedging, higher pricing and manufacturing and overhead cost control. We use hedging techniques to limit the impact of fluctuations in the cost of our principal raw materials; however, we may not be able to fully hedge against commodity cost changes, such as dairy, where there is a limited ability to hedge, and our hedging strategies may not protect us from increases in specific raw material costs. Due to competitive or market conditions, planned trade or promotional incentives, fluctuations in currency exchange rates or other factors, our pricing actions may also lag commodity cost changes temporarily.

As a result of international supply chain, transportation and labor market disruptions and generally higher commodity, transportation and labor costs in the third quarter of 2021, we expect price volatility and a higher aggregate cost environment to continue in the remainder of 2021 and into 2022. While the costs of our principal raw materials fluctuate, we believe there will continue to be an adequate supply of the raw materials we use and that they will generally remain available.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate Contractual Obligations

See Note 8, Debt and Borrowing Arrangements, for information on debt transactions during 2021. There were no other material developments or changes to our off-balance sheet arrangements and aggregate contractual obligations disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Equity and Dividends

Stock Plans and Share Repurchases:
See Note 11, Stock Plans, to our condensed consolidated financial statements and Part II, Item 2, Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds, for more information on our stock plans, grant activity and share repurchase program for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

As of September 30, 2021, our Board of Directors has authorized share repurchases up to $23.7 billion through December 31, 2023. Under this program, we have repurchased approximately $19.7 billion of shares through
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September 30, 2021 ($1.8 billion in the first nine months of 2021, $1.4 billion in 2020, $1.5 billion in 2019, $2.0 billion in 2018, $2.2 billion in 2017, $2.6 billion in 2016, $3.6 billion in 2015, $1.9 billion in 2014 and $2.7 billion in 2013), at a weighted-average cost of $41.74 per share.

The number of shares that we ultimately repurchase under our share repurchase program may vary depending on numerous factors, including share price and other market conditions, our ongoing capital allocation planning, levels of cash and debt balances, other demands for cash, such as acquisition activity, general economic or business conditions and Board and management discretion. Additionally, our share repurchase activity during any particular period may fluctuate. We may accelerate, suspend, delay or discontinue our share repurchase program at any time, without notice.

Dividends:
We paid dividends of $1,337 million in the first nine months of 2021 and $1,227 million in the first nine months of 2020. The third quarter 2021 dividend of $0.35 per share, declared on July 27, 2021 for shareholders of record as of September 30, 2021, was paid on October 14, 2021. The declaration of dividends is subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors and depends on various factors, including our net earnings, financial condition, cash requirements, future prospects and other factors that our Board of Directors deems relevant to its analysis and decision making.

We anticipate that the 2021 distributions will be characterized as dividends under U.S. federal income tax rules. The final determination will be made on an IRS Form 1099–DIV issued in early 2022.

Significant Accounting Estimates

We prepare our condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires the use of estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. Our significant accounting estimates are described in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. See Note 1, Basis of Presentation, for a discussion of the impact of new accounting standards.

New Accounting Guidance:
See Note 1, Basis of Presentation, for a discussion of new accounting standards.

Contingencies:
See Note 12, Commitments and Contingencies, and Part II, Item 1. Legal Proceedings, for a discussion of contingencies.

Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains a number of forward-looking statements. Words, and variations of words, such as “will,” “may,” “expect,” “would,” “could,” “might,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “likely,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “objective,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “aim,” “potential,” “outlook” and similar expressions are intended to identify our forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements about: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business including consumer demand, costs, product mix, the availability of our products, our strategic initiatives, our and our partners’ global supply chains, operations, technology, assets and routes to market, and our financial performance; our future performance, including our future revenue and earnings growth; our strategy to accelerate consumer-centric growth, drive operational excellence and create a winning growth culture; volatility in global consumer, commodity, transportation, labor, currency and capital markets; price volatility, inflation and pricing actions; the cost environment, including higher operating, raw material, transportation, labor and fuel costs, factors affecting costs and measures we are taking to address increased costs; supply, transportation and labor constraints; snack consumption and our ability to meet demand for our products; our tax rate, tax positions, tax proceedings and the impact of potential U.S. and other tax reform on our results; the U.K.'s separation from the E.U. and its impact on our business and results, including in connection with disagreements on trade terms, delays affecting our supply chain or distribution, disruptions to sales or collections, or further increases in inflationary cost pressures; the costs of, timing of expenditures under and completion of our restructuring program; commodity prices, supply and availability; our investments including in JDE Peet's and KDP and our ownership interest in those investments;
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strategic transactions, including the Chipita acquisition; innovation; political, business and economic conditions and volatility; currency exchange rates, controls and restrictions, volatility in foreign currencies and the effect of currency translation on our results of operations; the application of highly inflationary accounting for our Argentinean subsidiaries and the potential for and impacts from currency devaluation in other countries; the outcome and effects on us of legal proceedings and government investigations; the estimated value of goodwill and intangible assets; amortization expense for intangible assets; impairment of goodwill and intangible assets and our projections of operating results and other factors that may affect our impairment testing; our accounting estimates and judgments and the impact of new accounting pronouncements; pension expenses, contributions and assumptions; our liquidity, funding sources and uses of funding, including debt issuances and our use of commercial paper; our capital structure and liquidity, credit availability and our ability to raise capital, and the impact of market disruptions on us, our counterparties and our business partners; the planned phase out of London Interbank Offered Rates; our risk management program, including the use of financial instruments and the impacts and effectiveness of our hedging activities; working capital; capital expenditures and funding; funding of debt maturities and other obligations; share repurchases; dividends; long-term value for our shareholders; the characterization of 2021 distributions as dividends; compliance with our debt covenants; and our contractual and other obligations.

These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, and many of these risks and uncertainties are currently amplified by and may continue to be amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic, including the spread of new variants of COVID-19. Important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those described in our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, uncertainty about the effectiveness of efforts by health officials and governments to control the spread of COVID-19 and inoculate and treat populations impacted by COVID-19; uncertainty about the reimposition or lessening of restrictions imposed by governments intended to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and the magnitude, duration, geographic reach and impact on the global economy of COVID-19; the ongoing, and uncertain future, impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, growth, reputation, prospects, financial condition, operating results (including components of our financial results), cash flows and liquidity; risks from operating globally including in emerging markets; changes in currency exchange rates, controls and restrictions; volatility of commodity and other input costs; weakness in economic conditions; weakness in consumer spending; pricing actions; tax matters including changes in tax laws and rates, disagreements with taxing authorities and imposition of new taxes; use of information technology and third party service providers; unanticipated disruptions to our business, such as the malware incident, cyberattacks or other security breaches; global or regional health pandemics or epidemics, including COVID-19; competition; protection of our reputation and brand image; changes in consumer preferences and demand and our ability to innovate and differentiate our products; the restructuring program and our other transformation initiatives not yielding the anticipated benefits; changes in the assumptions on which the restructuring program is based; management of our workforce; consolidation of retail customers and competition with retailer and other economy brands; changes in our relationships with customers, suppliers or distributors; legal, regulatory, tax or benefit law changes, claims or actions; the impact of climate change on our supply chain and operations; strategic transactions; significant changes in valuation factors that may adversely affect our impairment testing of goodwill and intangible assets; perceived or actual product quality issues or product recalls; failure to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting; volatility of and access to capital or other markets and our liquidity; pension costs; the expected discontinuance of London Interbank Offered Rates and transition to any other interest rate benchmark; and our ability to protect our intellectual property and intangible assets. We disclaim and do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement in this report except as required by applicable law or regulation.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use non-GAAP financial information and believe it is useful to investors as it provides additional information to facilitate comparisons of historical operating results, identify trends in our underlying operating results and provide additional insight and transparency on how we evaluate our business. We use non-GAAP financial measures to budget, make operating and strategic decisions and evaluate our performance. We have detailed the non-GAAP adjustments that we make in our non-GAAP definitions below. The adjustments generally fall within the following categories: acquisition & divestiture activities, gains and losses on intangible asset sales and non-cash impairments, major program restructuring activities, constant currency and related adjustments, major program financing and hedging activities and other major items affecting comparability of operating results. We believe the non-GAAP measures should always be considered along with the related U.S. GAAP financial measures. We have provided the reconciliations between the GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures below, and we also discuss our underlying GAAP results throughout our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in this Form 10-Q.

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Our primary non-GAAP financial measures are listed below and reflect how we evaluate our current and prior-year operating results. As new events or circumstances arise, these definitions could change. When our definitions change, we provide the updated definitions and present the related non-GAAP historical results on a comparable basis (1).

•“Organic Net Revenue” is defined as net revenues excluding the impacts of acquisitions, divestitures (2) and currency rate fluctuations (3). We also evaluate Organic Net Revenue growth from emerging markets and developed markets.
•Our emerging markets include our Latin America region in its entirety; the AMEA region, excluding Australia, New Zealand and Japan; and the following countries from the Europe region: Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, the Baltics and the East Adriatic countries.
•Our developed markets include the entire North America region, the Europe region excluding the countries included in the emerging markets definition, and Australia, New Zealand and Japan from the AMEA region.

•“Adjusted Operating Income” is defined as operating income excluding the impacts of the Simplify to Grow Program (4); gains or losses (including non-cash impairment charges) on goodwill and intangible assets; divestiture (2) or acquisition gains or losses, divestiture-related costs (2), acquisition-related costs, and acquisition integration costs and contingent consideration adjustments (2); the operating results of divestitures (2); remeasurement of net monetary position (5); mark-to-market impacts from commodity, forecasted currency and equity method investment transaction derivative contracts (6); impact from resolution of tax matters (7); CEO transition remuneration (8); impact from pension participation changes (9); initial impacts from enacted tax law changes (10); and costs associated with the JDE Peet's transaction. We also present “Adjusted Operating Income margin,” which is subject to the same adjustments as Adjusted Operating Income. We also evaluate growth in our Adjusted Operating Income on a constant currency basis (3).

•“Adjusted EPS” is defined as diluted EPS attributable to Mondelēz International from continuing operations excluding the impacts of the items listed in the Adjusted Operating Income definition as well as losses on debt extinguishment and related expenses; gains or losses on equity method investment transactions; net earnings from divestitures (2); and gains or losses on interest rate swaps no longer designated as accounting cash flow hedges due to changed financing and hedging plans. Similarly, within Adjusted EPS, our equity method investment net earnings exclude our proportionate share of our investees’ significant operating and non-operating items (11). We also evaluate growth in our Adjusted EPS on a constant currency basis (3).

(1)When items no longer impact our current or future presentation of non-GAAP operating results, we remove these items from our non-GAAP definitions. In the second quarter of 2021, we added to the non-GAAP definitions the exclusion of initial impacts from enacted tax law changes (refer to footnote (10) below). In the third quarter of 2021, we also added the exclusion of contingent consideration adjustments (refer to footnote (2) below) and the mark-to-market impacts from equity method investment transaction derivative contracts (refer to footnote (6) below).
(2)Divestitures include completed sales of businesses (including the partial or full sale of an equity method investment) and exits of major product lines upon completion of a sale or licensing agreement. As we record our share of KDP and JDE Peet’s ongoing earnings on a one-quarter lag basis, any KDP or JDE Peet’s ownership reductions are reflected as divestitures within our non-GAAP results the following quarter. During the third quarter of 2021, we began to exclude the impact of certain adjustments made to our acquisition contingent consideration liabilities that were recorded at the date of acquisition. We made this adjustment to better facilitate comparisons of our underlying operating performance across periods. See Note 2, Acquisitions and Divestitures, and Note 6, Equity Method Investments, for information on acquisitions and divestitures impacting the comparability of our results.
(3)Constant currency operating results are calculated by dividing or multiplying, as appropriate, the current-period local currency operating results by the currency exchange rates used to translate the financial statements in the comparable prior-year period to determine what the current-period U.S. dollar operating results would have been if the currency exchange rate had not changed from the comparable prior-year period.
(4)Non-GAAP adjustments related to the Simplify to Grow Program reflect costs incurred that relate to the objectives of our program to transform our supply chain network and organizational structure. Costs that do not meet the program objectives are not reflected in the non-GAAP adjustments.
(5)During the third quarter of 2018, as we began to apply highly inflationary accounting for Argentina (refer to Note 1, Basis of Presentation), we excluded the remeasurement gains or losses related to remeasuring net monetary assets or liabilities in Argentina during the period to be consistent with our prior accounting for these remeasurement gains/losses for Venezuela when it was subject to highly inflationary accounting prior to deconsolidation in 2015.
(6)We exclude unrealized gains and losses (mark-to-market impacts) from outstanding commodity and forecasted currency and equity method investment transaction derivative contracts from our non-GAAP earnings measures. The mark-to-market impacts of commodity and forecasted currency transaction derivatives are excluded until such time that the related exposures impact our operating results. Since we purchase commodity and forecasted currency transaction contracts to mitigate price volatility primarily
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for inventory requirements in future periods, we make this adjustment to remove the volatility of these future inventory purchases on current operating results to facilitate comparisons of our underlying operating performance across periods. We exclude equity method investment transaction derivative contract settlements as they represent protection of value for future divestitures.
(7)Refer to Note 12, Commitments and Contingencies – Tax Matters, in this report, and Note 14, Commitments and Contingencies – Tax Matters, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.
(8)On November 20, 2017, Dirk Van de Put succeeded Irene Rosenfeld as CEO of Mondelēz International in advance of her retirement at the end of March 2018. In order to incent Mr. Van de Put to join us, we provided him compensation with a total combined target value of $42.5 million to make him whole for incentive awards he forfeited or grants that were not made to him when he left his former employer. The compensation we granted took the form of cash, deferred stock units, performance share units and stock options. In connection with Irene Rosenfeld’s retirement, we made her outstanding grants of performance share units for the 2016-2018 and 2017-2019 performance cycles eligible for continued vesting and approved a $0.5 million salary for her service as Chairman from January through March 2018. We refer to these elements of Mr. Van de Put’s and Ms. Rosenfeld’s compensation arrangements together as “CEO transition remuneration.” We are excluding amounts we expense as CEO transition remuneration from our non-GAAP results because those amounts are not part of our regular compensation program and are incremental to amounts we would have incurred as ongoing CEO compensation. As a result, in 2017, we excluded amounts expensed for the cash payment to Mr. Van de Put and partial vesting of his equity grants. In 2018, we excluded amounts paid for Ms. Rosenfeld’s service as Chairman and partial vesting of Mr. Van de Put’s and Ms. Rosenfeld’s equity grants. In 2019, we excluded amounts related to the partial vesting of Mr. Van de Put’s equity grants. During the first quarter of 2020, Mr. Van de Put's equity grants became fully vested.
(9)The impact from pension participation changes represents the charges incurred when employee groups are withdrawn from multiemployer pension plans and other changes in employee group pension plan participation. We exclude these charges from our non-GAAP results because those amounts do not reflect our ongoing pension obligations. See Note 10, Benefit Plans, for more information on the multiemployer pension plan withdrawal.
(10)We have excluded the initial impacts from enacted tax law changes. Initial impacts include items such as the remeasurement of deferred tax balances and the transition tax from the 2017 U.S. tax reform. Previously, we only excluded the initial impacts from more material tax reforms, specifically the impacts of the 2019 Swiss tax reform and 2017 U.S. tax reform. We exclude initial impacts from enacted tax law changes from our Adjusted EPS as they do not reflect our ongoing tax obligations under the enacted tax law changes. Refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 for more information on the impact of Swiss and U.S. tax reform.
(11)We have excluded our proportionate share of our equity method investees’ significant operating and non-operating items such as acquisition and divestiture related costs, restructuring program costs and initial impacts from enacted tax law changes, in order to provide investors with a comparable view of our performance across periods. Although we have shareholder rights and board representation commensurate with our ownership interests in our equity method investees and review the underlying operating results and significant operating and non-operating items each reporting period, we do not have direct control over their operations or resulting revenue and expenses. Our use of equity method investment net earnings on an adjusted basis is not intended to imply that we have any such control. Our GAAP “diluted EPS attributable to Mondelēz International from continuing operations” includes all of the investees’ significant operating and non-operating items.

We believe that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures, when considered together with our U.S. GAAP financial measures and the reconciliations to the corresponding U.S. GAAP financial measures, provides you with a more complete understanding of the factors and trends affecting our business than could be obtained absent these disclosures. Because non-GAAP financial measures vary among companies, the non-GAAP financial measures presented in this report may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Our use of these non-GAAP financial measures is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for any U.S. GAAP financial measures. A limitation of these non-GAAP financial measures is they exclude items detailed below that have an impact on our U.S. GAAP reported results. The best way this limitation can be addressed is by evaluating our non-GAAP financial measures in combination with our U.S. GAAP reported results and carefully evaluating the following tables that reconcile U.S. GAAP reported figures to the non-GAAP financial measures in this Form 10-Q.

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Organic Net Revenue:
Applying the definition of “Organic Net Revenue,” the adjustments made to “net revenues” (the most comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure) were to exclude the impact of currency and acquisitions. We believe that Organic Net Revenue reflects the underlying growth from the ongoing activities of our business and provides improved comparability of results. We also evaluate our Organic Net Revenue growth from emerging markets and developed markets, and these underlying measures are also reconciled to U.S. GAAP below.
 For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Emerging
Markets		Developed
Markets		TotalEmerging
Markets		Developed
Markets		Total
 (in millions)(in millions)
Net Revenues$2,584 $4,598 $7,182 $2,289 $4,376 $6,665 
Impact of currency(16)(73)(89)— — — 
Impact of acquisitions— (62)(62)— — — 
Organic Net Revenue$2,568 $4,463 $7,031 $2,289 $4,376 $6,665 


For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Emerging
Markets		Developed
Markets		TotalEmerging
Markets		Developed
Markets		Total
(in millions)(in millions)
Net Revenues$7,440 $13,622 $21,062 $6,623 $12,660 $19,283 
Impact of currency18 (578)(560)— — — 
Impact of acquisitions— (228)(228)— — — 
Organic Net Revenue$7,458 $12,816 $20,274 $6,623 $12,660 $19,283 
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Adjusted Operating Income:
Applying the definition of “Adjusted Operating Income,” the adjustments made to “operating income” (the most comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure) were to exclude Simplify to Grow Program; intangible asset impairment charges; mark-to-market impacts from commodity, forecasted currency and equity method investment transaction derivative contracts; acquisition integration costs and contingent consideration adjustments; acquisition-related costs; divestiture-related costs; gain on an acquisition; the remeasurement of net monetary position; impact from pension participation changes: costs associated with JDE Peet's transaction; and impact from resolution of tax matters. We also evaluate Adjusted Operating Income on a constant currency basis. We believe these measures provide improved comparability of underlying operating results.
 For the Three Months Ended
September 30,		  
 20212020$ Change% Change
 (in millions) 
Operating Income$1,294 $1,135 $159 14.0 %
Simplify to Grow Program (1)
127 114 13 
Intangible asset impairment charges (2)
— 54 (54)
Mark-to-market gains from derivatives (3)
(132)(145)13 
Acquisition integration costs and
   contingent consideration adjustments (4)
(57)— (57)
Divestiture-related costs (4)
— 6 (6)
Remeasurement of net monetary position (5)
2 2 — 
Impact from pension participation changes (6)
2 — 2 
Other/rounding
— (1)1 
Adjusted Operating Income$1,236 $1,165 $71 6.1 %
Favorable currency translation(19)— (19)
Adjusted Operating Income (constant currency)$1,217 $1,165 $52 4.5 %


For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
20212020$ Change% Change
(in millions)
Operating Income$3,449 $2,704 $745 27.6 %
Simplify to Grow Program (1)
381 248 133 
Intangible asset impairment charges (2)
32 144 (112)
Mark-to-market (gains)/losses from derivatives (3)
(270)42 (312)
Acquisition integration costs and
   contingent consideration adjustments (4)
(54)2 (56)
Acquisition-related costs (4)
24 15 9 
Divestiture-related costs (4)
— 4 (4)
Gain on acquisition (4)
(9)— (9)
Remeasurement of net monetary position (5)
10 7 3 
Impact from pension participation changes (6)
47 — 47 
Costs associated with JDE Peet's transaction (7)
— 48 (48)
Impact from resolution of tax matters (8)
(5)— (5)
Other/rounding
— (1)1 
Adjusted Operating Income$3,605 $3,213 $392 12.2 %
   Favorable currency translation(130)— (130)
Adjusted Operating Income (constant currency)$3,475 $3,213 $262 8.2 %
 


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(1)Refer to Note 7, Restructuring Program, for more information.
(2)Refer to Note 5, Goodwill and Intangible Assets, for more information.
(3)Refer to Note 9, Financial Instruments, Note 16, Segment Reporting, and the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section for more information on the unrealized gains/losses on commodity, forecasted currency and equity method investment transaction derivatives.
(4)Refer to Note 2, Acquisitions and Divestitures, for more information on the April 1, 2021 acquisition of Gourmet Food Holdings Pty Ltd, the March 25, 2021 acquisition of a majority interest in Grenade, the January 4, 2021 acquisition of the remaining 93% of equity in Hu Master Holdings and the April 1, 2020 acquisition of a significant majority interest in Give & Go. Refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, for more information on the May 28, 2019 divestiture of most of our cheese business in the Middle East and Africa.
(5)Refer to Note 1, Basis of Presentation – Currency Translation and Highly Inflationary Accounting, for information on our application of highly inflationary accounting for Argentina.
(6)Refer to Note 10, Benefit Plans, for more information.
(7)Refer to Note 6, Equity Method Investments, for more information on the JDE Peet's transaction.
(8)Refer to Note 12, Commitments and Contingencies, for more information.


Adjusted EPS:
Applying the definition of “Adjusted EPS,” (1) the adjustments made to “diluted EPS attributable to Mondelēz International” (the most comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure) were to exclude the impacts of the items listed in the Adjusted Operating Income tables above as well as net earnings from divestitures; a loss related to interest rate swaps; a loss on debt extinguishment and related expenses; initial impacts from enacted tax law changes, gain on equity method investment transactions; and our proportionate share of significant operating and non-operating items recorded by our JDE Peet's and KDP equity method investees. We also evaluate Adjusted EPS on a constant currency basis. We believe Adjusted EPS provides improved comparability of underlying operating results.
 For the Three Months Ended
September 30,		  
 20212020$ Change% Change
Diluted EPS attributable to Mondelēz International$0.89 $0.78 $0.11 14.1 %
Simplify to Grow Program (2)
0.06 0.06 — 
Intangible asset impairment charges (2)
— 0.03 (0.03)
Mark-to-market gains from derivatives (2)
(0.08)(0.08)— 
Acquisition integration costs and
   contingent consideration adjustments (2)
(0.03)— (0.03)
Net earnings from divestitures (3)
— (0.01)0.01 
Initial impacts from enacted tax law changes (4)
— 0.02 (0.02)
Gain on equity method investment transactions (5)
(0.13)(0.19)0.06 
Equity method investee items (6)
— 0.03 (0.03)
Adjusted EPS$0.71 $0.64 $0.07 10.9 %
Favorable currency translation(0.01)— (0.01)
Adjusted EPS (constant currency)$0.70 $0.64 $0.06 9.4 %

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For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
20212020$ Change% Change
Diluted EPS attributable to Mondelēz International$2.33 $1.66 $0.67 40.4 %
Simplify to Grow Program (2)
0.20 0.14 0.06 
Intangible asset impairment charges (2)
0.02 0.08 (0.06)
Mark-to-market (gains)/losses from derivatives (2)
(0.16)0.03 (0.19)
Acquisition integration costs and
   contingent consideration adjustments (2)
(0.03)— (0.03)
Acquisition-related costs (2)
0.01 0.01 — 
Net earnings from divestiture (2)
(0.01)(0.04)0.03 
Costs associated with JDE Peet's transaction (2)
— 0.21 (0.21)
Remeasurement of net monetary position (2)
0.01 — 0.01 
Impact from pension participation changes (2)
0.02 0.01 0.01 
Loss related to interest rate swaps (7)
— 0.05 (0.05)
Loss on debt extinguishment (8)
0.07 — 0.07 
Initial impacts from enacted tax law changes (4)
0.07 0.02 0.05 
Gain on equity method investment transactions (5)
(0.40)(0.31)(0.09)
Equity method investee items (6)
0.04 0.05 (0.01)
Adjusted EPS$2.17 $1.91 $0.26 13.6 %
Favorable currency translation(0.09)— (0.09)
Adjusted EPS (constant currency)$2.08 $1.91 $0.17 8.9 %
 

(1)The tax expense/(benefit) of each of the pre-tax items excluded from our GAAP results was computed based on the facts and tax assumptions associated with each item, and such impacts have also been excluded from Adjusted EPS.
•For the three months ended September 30, 2021, taxes for the: Simplify to Grow Program were $(32) million, mark-to-market gains from derivatives were $24 million, acquisition integration costs and contingent consideration adjustments were $15 million and gain on equity method transactions were $59 million.
•For the three months ended September 30, 2020, taxes for the: Simplify to Grow Program were $(22) million, intangible asset impairment charges were $(12) million, mark-to-market gains from derivatives were $27 million, net earnings from divestitures were $8 million, initial impacts from enacted tax law changes were $30 million, gain on equity method investment transactions were $77 million and equity method investee items were $(1) million.
•For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, taxes for the: Simplify to Grow Program were $(98) million, intangible asset impairment charges were $(8) million, mark-to-market gains from derivatives were $42 million, acquisition-related costs were $(4) million, acquisition integration costs and contingent consideration adjustments were $14 million, net earnings from divestitures were $4 million, remeasurement of net monetary position were zero, impact from pension participation changes were $(8) million, loss on debt extinguishment were $(34) million, initial impacts from enacted tax law changes were $95 million, gain on equity method investment transactions were $184 million and equity method investee items were $(4) million.
•For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, taxes for the: Simplify to Grow Program were $(55) million, intangible asset impairment charges were $(33) million, mark-to-market losses from derivatives were $(5) million, acquisition-related costs were zero, net earnings from divestiture were $17 million, costs associated with the JDE Peet's transaction were $261 million, impact from pension participation changes were $(2) million, loss related to interest rate swaps were $(24) million, initial impacts from enacted tax law changes were $30 million, gain on equity method investment transactions were $94 million and equity method investee items were $(5) million.
(2)See the Adjusted Operating Income table above and the related footnotes for more information.
(3)Includes the impact from 2020 partial sales of our equity method investments in KDP and JDE Peet’s and the second quarter 2021 sale of KDP shares as if the sales occurred at the beginning of all periods presented. The third quarter 2021 sale of KDP shares will be reflected on a lag basis in the fourth quarter of 2021.
(4)Refer to Note 14, Income Taxes, and the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section for more information on the impact.
(5)Refer to Note 6, Equity Method Investments, for more information on the gains and losses on equity method investment transactions.
(6)Includes our proportionate share of significant operating and non-operating items recorded by our JDE Peet's and KDP equity method investees, such as acquisition and divestiture-related costs and restructuring program costs.
(7)Refer to Note 9, Financial Instruments, for information on our interest rate swaps that we no longer designate as cash flow hedges.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

As we operate globally, we are primarily exposed to currency exchange rate, commodity price and interest rate market risks. We monitor and manage these exposures as part of our overall risk management program. Our risk management program focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to reduce the potentially adverse effects that the volatility of these markets may have on our operating results.

The COVID-19 pandemic and related global response significantly impacted economic activity and markets around the world. National and local governments imposed preventative or protective restrictions on travel and business operations and advised or required citizens to remain at home. Temporary closures of businesses were ordered and numerous other businesses temporarily closed voluntarily. The impact of the global pandemic and response has had a material unfavorable impact on global and local markets, including commodity, currency and capital markets. While some of these markets such as the U.S. and other major stock markets and certain currencies have rebounded significantly in recent quarters, these markets are likely to continue to remain volatile while the situation continues. An economic or credit crisis could occur and impair credit availability and our ability to raise capital when needed. A disruption in the financial markets may have a negative effect on our derivative counterparties and could impair our banking or other business partners, on whom we rely for access to capital and as counterparties for a number of our derivative contracts. We work to mitigate these risks and we largely employ existing strategies that are described below to mitigate currency, commodity and interest rate market risks.

We principally utilize derivative instruments to reduce significant, unanticipated earnings fluctuations that may arise from volatility in currency exchange rates, commodity prices and interest rates. For additional information on our derivative activity and the types of derivative instruments we use to hedge our currency exchange, commodity price and interest rate exposures, see Note 9, Financial Instruments.

Many of our non-U.S. subsidiaries operate in functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Fluctuations in currency exchange rates create volatility in our reported results as we translate the balance sheets, operating results and cash flows of these subsidiaries into the U.S. dollar for consolidated reporting purposes. The translation of non-U.S. dollar denominated balance sheets and statements of earnings of our subsidiaries into the U.S. dollar for consolidated reporting generally results in a cumulative translation adjustment to other comprehensive income within equity. A stronger U.S. dollar relative to other functional currencies adversely affects our consolidated earnings and net assets while a weaker U.S. dollar benefits our consolidated earnings and net assets. While we hedge significant forecasted currency exchange transactions as well as certain net assets of non-U.S. operations and other currency impacts, we cannot fully predict or eliminate volatility arising from changes in currency exchange rates on our consolidated financial results. See Consolidated Results of Operations and Results of Operations by Reportable Segment under Discussion and Analysis of Historical Results for currency exchange effects on our financial results during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Throughout our discussion and analysis of results, we isolate currency impacts and supplementally provide net revenues, operating income and diluted earnings per share on a constant currency basis. For additional information on the impact of currency policies, recent currency devaluations and highly inflationary accounting on our financial condition and results of operations, also see Note 1, Basis of Presentation – Currency Translation and Highly Inflationary Accounting.

We also continually monitor the market for commodities that we use in our products. Input costs may fluctuate widely due to international demand, weather conditions, government policy and regulation and unforeseen conditions such as the current COVID-19 global pandemic. Refer to Recent Developments and Significant Items Affecting Comparability and Financial Outlook above for updates on recent supply chain, transportation, labor and other disruptions that are increasing operating costs and impacting our results. To manage input cost volatility and inflation, we enter into forward purchase agreements and other derivative financial instruments. We also pursue productivity and cost saving measures and take pricing actions when necessary to mitigate the impact of higher input costs on earnings.

We regularly evaluate our variable and fixed-rate debt as well as current and expected interest rates in the markets in which we raise capital. Our primary exposures include movements in U.S. Treasury rates, corporate credit spreads, commercial paper rates as well as limited debt tied to London Interbank Offered Rates (“LIBOR”). The Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom plans to initiate the phase-out of many term LIBOR rates by the end of 2021 and to phase out the remaining LIBOR rates by June 30, 2023. We do not anticipate a significant impact to our financial position from the planned phase out of LIBOR given our current mix of variable and fixed-rate debt. We periodically use interest rate swaps and forward interest rate contracts to achieve a desired proportion of
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variable versus fixed rate debt based on current and projected market conditions. For more information on our 2021 debt activity, see Note 8, Debt and Borrowing Arrangements.

See Note 9, Financial Instruments, for more information on our 2021 derivative activity. For additional information on our hedging strategies, policies and practices on an ongoing basis, also refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We have established disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management, together with our CEO and CFO, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2021. Based on this evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2021.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management, together with our CEO and CFO, evaluated the changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2021. Many of our employees and those of our outsourcing partners and other accounting service providers continued to work remotely as a significant number of our and their offices were closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. There were no material changes in our internal controls over financial reporting as we were able to continue to maintain our existing controls and procedures over our financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Information regarding legal proceedings is available in Note 12, Commitments and Contingencies, to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this report.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

There were no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Our stock repurchase activity for each of the three months in the quarter ended September 30, 2021 was:
 Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Period
Total
Number
of Shares
Purchased (1)
Average
Price Paid
per Share (1)
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs (2)
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (2)(3)
July 1-31, 20211,977,156 $63.34 1,973,328 $4,157 
August 1-31, 20212,947,430 62.47 2,945,511 3,973 
September 1-30, 2021270,432 62.09 270,143 3,956 
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 20215,195,018 62.78 5,188,982 
 
(1)The total number of shares purchased (and the average price paid per share) reflects: (i) shares purchased pursuant to the repurchase program described in (2) below; and (ii) shares tendered to us by employees who used shares to exercise options and to pay the related taxes for grants of deferred stock that vested, totaling 3,828 shares, 1,919 shares and 289 shares for the fiscal months of July, August and September 2021, respectively.
(2)Our Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of $23.7 billion of our Common Stock through December 31, 2023. Authorizations to increase and extend the program duration included: $4.0 billion on December 2, 2020, $6.0 billion on January 31, 2018, $6.0 billion on July 29, 2015, $1.7 billion on December 3, 2013, $6.0 billion on August 6, 2013 (cumulatively including amounts authorized on March 12, 2013) and the lesser of 40 million shares and $1.2 billion on March 12, 2013. Since the program inception on March 12, 2013 through September 30, 2021, we have repurchased $19.7 billion, and as of September 30, 2021, we had approximately $4.0 billion share repurchase authorization remaining. See related information in Note 11, Stock Plans.
(3)Dollar values stated in millions.
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Item 6. Exhibits.
 
Exhibit
Number		Description
4.1The Registrant agrees to furnish to the SEC upon request copies of any instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of the Registrant and its consolidated subsidiaries that does not exceed 10 percent of the total assets of the Registrant and its consolidated subsidiaries.
4.2
4.3
10.1
31.1
31.2
32.1
101
The following materials from Mondelēz International’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 are formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity, (v) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
104
The cover page from Mondelēz International’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101).



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Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
MONDELĒZ INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/ LUCA ZARAMELLA
Luca Zaramella
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Duly Authorized Officer)
November 2, 2021

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