Pactiv Evergreen Inc. - Quarter Report: 2022 March (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☑	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022

☐	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: 001-39528

PACTIV EVERGREEN INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

98-1538656

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

1900 W. Field Court

Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Telephone: (847) 482-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.001 par value		PTVE		The 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 ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer	☐	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 by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☑

The registrant had 177,668,402 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, outstanding as of April 29, 2022.

Table of Contents

		Page
PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss)	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss	4
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity	6
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	7
	Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	8
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	26
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	33
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	33
PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION	34
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	34
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	34
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	34
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	34
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	34
Item 5.	Other Information	34
Item 6.	Exhibits	35
	Signatures	36

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report contains certain statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue,” the negative of these terms and other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us, may include projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth strategies, anticipated trends in our business and anticipated growth in the markets served by our business. These statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events. There are important factors that could cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, level of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including those factors discussed under the caption entitled “Risk Factors” section in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. You should specifically consider these numerous risks. These risks include, among others, those related to:

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fluctuations in raw material, energy and freight costs;

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labor shortages and increased labor costs;

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our ability to meet demand for our products;

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the uncertain economic, operational and financial impacts of the coronavirus pandemic;

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failure to maintain satisfactory relationships with our major customers;

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our dependence on suppliers of raw materials and any interruption to our supply of raw materials;

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the impact of natural disasters, public health crises and catastrophic events outside of our control;

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our ability to realize the benefits of our capital investment, acquisitions, restructuring and other cost savings programs;

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our safety performance;

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uncertain global economic conditions;

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competition in the markets in which we operate;

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changes in consumer lifestyle, eating habits, nutritional preferences and health-related, environmental and sustainability concerns;

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the impact of our significant debt on our financial condition and ability to operate our business;

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compliance with, and liabilities related to, applicable laws and regulations;

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the ownership of a majority of the voting power of our common stock by Packaging Finance Limited, our parent company, which we refer to as PFL, and another entity affiliated with Mr. Graeme Hart, which, together with PFL, we refer to as the Hart Stockholders; and

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our ability to establish independent financial, administrative and other support functions.

Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. We are under no duty to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date of this report to conform our prior statements to actual results or revised expectations.

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss)

(In millions, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022			2021
Net revenues	$	1,495		$	1,164
Cost of sales		(1,263	)		(1,056	)
Gross profit		232			108
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(142	)		(126	)
Restructuring, asset impairment and other related charges		—			2
Other income, net		28			6
Operating income (loss) from continuing operations		118			(10	)
Non-operating income, net		10			23
Interest expense, net		(49	)		(42	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before tax		79			(29	)
Income tax (expense) benefit		(36	)		18
Income (loss) from continuing operations		43			(11	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		—			(3	)
Net income (loss)		43			(14	)
Income attributable to non-controlling interests		—			(1	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Pactiv Evergreen Inc. common shareholders	$	43		$	(15	)
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Pactiv Evergreen Inc. common shareholders
From continuing operations
Basic	$	0.24		$	(0.07	)
Diluted	$	0.24		$	(0.07	)
From discontinued operations
Basic	$	—		$	(0.02	)
Diluted	$	—		$	(0.02	)
Total
Basic	$	0.24		$	(0.09	)
Diluted	$	0.24		$	(0.09	)

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022			2021
Net income (loss)	$	43		$	(14	)
Other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes:
Currency translation adjustments		4			(20	)
Defined benefit plans		(103	)		—
Other comprehensive loss		(99	)		(20	)
Comprehensive loss		(56	)		(34	)
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests		—			(1	)
Comprehensive loss attributable to Pactiv Evergreen Inc. common shareholders	$	(56	)	$	(35	)

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In millions, except share amounts)

(Unaudited)

	As of March 31, 2022			As of December 31, 2021
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	283		$	197
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $4 and $3		502			474
Related party receivables		41			48
Inventories		968			854
Other current assets		113			127
Assets held for sale		134			162
Total current assets		2,041			1,862
Property, plant and equipment, net		1,771			1,786
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net		272			278
Goodwill		1,812			1,812
Intangible assets, net		1,112			1,127
Deferred income taxes		7			7
Other noncurrent assets		147			149
Total assets	$	7,162		$	7,021
Liabilities
Accounts payable	$	433		$	364
Related party payables		11			10
Current portion of long-term debt		30			30
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		62			61
Income taxes payable		5			8
Accrued and other current liabilities		373			315
Liabilities held for sale		27			31
Total current liabilities		941			819
Long-term debt		4,213			4,220
Long-term operating lease liabilities		222			229
Deferred income taxes		231			246
Long-term employee benefit obligations		194			79
Other noncurrent liabilities		144			140
Total liabilities	$	5,945		$	5,733
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Equity
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 2,000,000,000 shares authorized; 177,668,402 and 177,250,974 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively	$	—		$	—
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding		—			—
Additional paid in capital		628			625
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(198	)		(99	)
Retained earnings		783			758
Total equity attributable to Pactiv Evergreen Inc. common shareholders		1,213			1,284
Non-controlling interests		4			4
Total equity		1,217			1,288
Total liabilities and equity	$	7,162		$	7,021

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity

(In millions, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

	Common Stock
	Shares		Amount		Additional Paid In Capital			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Retained Earnings			Non- Controlling Interests		Total Equity
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Balance as of December 31, 2020		177.2	$	—	$	614		$	(349	)	$	806		$	3	$	1,074
Net (loss) income		—		—		—			—			(15	)		1		(14	)
Other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes		—		—		—			(20	)		—			—		(20	)
Equity based compensation		—		—		4			—			—			—		4
Dividends declared - common shareholders ($0.10 per share)		—		—		—			—			(18	)		—		(18	)
Balance as of March 31, 2021		177.2	$	—	$	618		$	(369	)	$	773		$	4	$	1,026

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Balance as of December 31, 2021		177.3	$	—	$	625		$	(99	)	$	758		$	4	$	1,288
Net income		—		—		—			—			43			—		43
Other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes		—		—		—			(99	)		—			—		(99	)
Equity based compensation		—		—		4			—			—			—		4
Vesting of restricted stock units, net of tax withholdings		0.4		—		(1	)		—			—			—		(1	)
Dividends declared - common shareholders ($0.10 per share)		—		—		—			—			(18	)		—		(18	)
Balance as of March 31, 2022		177.7	$	—	$	628		$	(198	)	$	783		$	4	$	1,217

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022			2021
Cash provided by operating activities
Net income (loss)	$	43		$	(14	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to operating cash flows:
Depreciation and amortization		84			73
Deferred income taxes		18			(27	)
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivatives		(5	)		1
Other asset impairment charges		—			(2	)
Gain on sale of businesses and noncurrent assets		(27	)		—
Non-cash portion of employee benefit obligations		(10	)		(21	)
Non-cash portion of operating lease expense		19			20
Amortization of OID and DIC		1			1
Loss on extinguishment of debt		—			1
Equity based compensation		4			4
Other non-cash items, net		2			(2	)
Change in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net		(11	)		(51	)
Inventories		(115	)		(35	)
Other current assets		9			(3	)
Accounts payable		66			41
Operating lease payments		(19	)		(19	)
Income taxes payable/receivable		(1	)		25
Accrued and other current liabilities		59			13
Employee benefit obligation contributions		(1	)		—
Other assets and liabilities		4			4
Net cash provided by operating activities		120			9
Cash used in investing activities
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment		(50	)		(60	)
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired		(2	)		—
Disposal of businesses and joint venture equity interests, net of cash disposed		47			(6	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(5	)		(66	)
Cash used in financing activities
Long-term debt repayments		(6	)		(62	)
Premium on redemption of long-term debt		—			(1	)
Dividends paid to common shareholders		(18	)		(18	)
Other financing activities		(3	)		—
Net cash used in financing activities		(27	)		(81	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		—			(2	)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		88			(140	)
Cash and cash equivalents, including amounts classified as held for sale, as of beginning of the period		214			468
Cash and cash equivalents as of end of the period	$	302		$	328
Cash and cash equivalents are comprised of:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	283		$	328
Cash and cash equivalents classified as assets held for sale		19			—
Cash and cash equivalents as of end of the period	$	302		$	328
Cash paid (received):
Interest	$	22		$	20
Income taxes paid (refunded), net		19			(16	)

Significant non-cash investing and financing activities

During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we recognized operating lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities of $10 million and $33 million, respectively.

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(In millions, except per share data and unless otherwise indicated)

(Unaudited)

Note 1. Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements comprise the accounts of Pactiv Evergreen Inc. (“PTVE”) and its subsidiaries (“we”, “us”, “our” or the “Company”) and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto included in our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC on February 24, 2022. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Although our current estimates contemplate current conditions and how we expect them to change in the future, as appropriate, it is reasonably possible that actual conditions could differ from what was anticipated in those estimates, which could materially affect our results of operations and balance sheet. Among other effects, such changes could result in future impairments of goodwill, intangibles and long-lived assets, and adjustments to reserves for employee benefits and income taxes. The estimated recoverable amounts associated with asset impairments represent Level 3 measurements in the fair value hierarchy, which include inputs that are not based on observable market data.

The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has had, and will continue to have, a significant impact on our results of operations, and it may also have additional far-reaching impacts on many aspects of our operations including the impact on customer behaviors, business and manufacturing operations, our employees and the market in general. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and liquidity may differ from management’s current estimates due to inherent uncertainties regarding the progress of the pandemic, actions taken to contain the virus, the implementation and effectiveness of vaccinations and how quickly and to what extent normal economic and operating conditions can resume.

Accounting Guidance Issued but Not Yet Adopted as of March 31, 2022

In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers, which requires contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination to be recognized and measured by the acquirer on the acquisition date in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606: Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). Under current GAAP, an acquirer generally recognizes assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination, including contract assets and contract liabilities arising from revenue contracts with customers, at fair value on the acquisition date. This ASU will result in the acquirer recording acquired contract assets and liabilities on the same basis that would have been recorded by the acquiree before the acquisition under ASC 606. This ASU is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2022. Early adoption is permitted, including in interim periods, for any financial statements that have not yet been issued. This ASU should be applied prospectively to business combinations occurring on or after the effective date of the amendments. We are currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform - Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (Topic 848). This ASU provides temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens of the expected market transition from LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates. This ASU is effective upon issuance and generally can

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(In millions, except per share data and unless otherwise indicated)

(Unaudited)

be applied through the end of calendar year 2022. We are currently evaluating the impact and whether we plan to adopt the optional expedients and exceptions provided under this new standard.

We reviewed all other recently issued accounting pronouncements and concluded that they were either not applicable or not expected to have a significant impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Note 2. Acquisitions and Dispositions

Acquisitions

On October 1, 2021, we acquired 100% of the outstanding ownership interests of Fabri-Kal LLC, Monarch Mill Pond LLC and Pure Pulp Products LLC (collectively, “Fabri-Kal”) for a purchase price of $378 million, including final adjustments for cash, indebtedness and working capital of $2 million which was paid during the three months ended March 31, 2022. Fabri-Kal is a U.S. manufacturer of thermoformed plastic packaging products. Its products include portion cups, lids, clamshells, drink cups and yogurt containers for the consumer packaging goods and institutional foodservice markets. The acquisition includes four manufacturing facilities in the United States. The acquisition is expected to broaden our portfolio of sustainable packaging products and expand our manufacturing capacity to better serve our customers. The acquisition was funded with our existing cash resources and a portion of the U.S. term loans Tranche B-3 incurred in September 2021.

The Fabri-Kal acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting and the results of operations were included in our condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. Included in our condensed consolidated statements of income (loss) are Fabri-Kal’s net revenues of $102 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

The following table summarizes the preliminary purchase price allocation of the fair value of net tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed:

	As of October 1, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3
Accounts receivable		46
Inventories		86
Other current assets		2
Property, plant and equipment		126
Operating lease right-of-use assets		31
Goodwill		66
Customer relationships		56
Trademarks		34
Deferred income taxes		8
Assets acquired	$	458
Accounts payable	$	17
Current portion of long-term debt		1
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		3
Accrued and other current liabilities		26
Long-term debt		1
Long-term operating lease liabilities		25
Long-term employee benefit obligations		6
Other noncurrent liabilities		1
Liabilities assumed	$	80
Total purchase price	$	378

We allocated the intangible assets acquired to the Foodservice segment which included $56 million of customer relationships with an estimated life of 8 years and $34 million of definite-lived trademarks with an estimated life of 10 years. We increased the cost of acquired inventories by $12 million, all of which was expensed as a component of cost of sales during the year ended December 31, 2021. We allocated $66 million of goodwill to the Foodservice segment, of which $42 million is expected to be tax deductible. Goodwill arises principally as a result of expansion opportunities provided by Fabri-Kal’s manufacturing

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(In millions, except per share data and unless otherwise indicated)

(Unaudited)

capacity to better serve our customers and plant operation synergies. The purchase price allocation in the table above is preliminary and subject to the finalization of our valuation analysis.

Real property and personal property fair values were determined using the cost approach. The fair values for customer relationships at the acquisition date were determined using the multi-period excess earnings method under the income approach. Significant assumptions used in assessing the fair value of the customer relationships intangible asset were forecasted Adjusted EBITDA margins and contributory asset charges. Trademark fair values were determined using the relief from royalty method. The fair value measurements of intangible assets are based on significant unobservable inputs and thus represent Level 3 inputs.

Dispositions

During the fourth quarter of 2021, we committed to a plan to sell our carton packaging and filling machinery businesses in China, Korea and Taiwan (“Beverage Merchandising Asia”) included in the Beverage Merchandising segment. As a result, we classified the assets and liabilities of Beverage Merchandising Asia as held for sale as of December 31, 2021. The operations of Beverage Merchandising Asia did not meet the criteria to be presented as discontinued operations.

On January 4, 2022, we entered into a definitive agreement with SIG Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft GmbH to sell Beverage Merchandising Asia. We expect to receive proceeds from the transaction of approximately $335 million, adjusted for cash, indebtedness and working capital as of the date of completion. The transaction is expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2022, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.

The carrying amounts of the major classes of Beverage Merchandising Asia’s assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 comprised the following:

	As of March 31, 2022		As of December 31, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents	$	19	$	17
Accounts receivable		22		27
Inventories		23		23
Other current assets		2		3
Property, plant and equipment		47		48
Goodwill		14		14
Deferred income taxes		3		3
Other noncurrent assets		4		4
Total current assets held for sale	$	134	$	139
Accounts payable	$	4	$	7
Income taxes payable		3		3
Accrued and other current liabilities		17		18
Long-term employee benefit obligations		1		1
Deferred income taxes		2		2
Total current liabilities held for sale	$	27	$	31

Income from operations before income taxes for Beverage Merchandising Asia for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were $5 million and $6 million, respectively.

On October 12, 2021, we entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of our equity interests in Naturepak Beverage Packaging Co. Ltd., our 50% joint venture with Naturepak Limited, to affiliates of Elopak ASA. As a result, as of December 31, 2021, we reclassified the carrying value of our interests in Naturepak Beverage Packaging Co. Ltd. to assets held for sale. The transaction closed on March 29, 2022, and we received preliminary proceeds of $47 million, which are subject to adjustments for cash, indebtedness and working capital as of the date of completion, resulting in a preliminary gain on the sale of our equity interests of $27 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022 which was reflected in other income, net. Our interests in Naturepak Beverage Packaging Co. Ltd. did not meet the criteria to be presented as discontinued operations.

During the third quarter of 2020, we committed to a plan to sell the South American closures businesses included in the Other operating segment. In December 2020, we entered into an agreement to sell the businesses. On March 31, 2021, we completed the sale of the South American closures businesses for an immaterial amount and recognized a partial reversal of the initial impairment charge of $2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021 which was reflected in restructuring, asset

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(In millions, except per share data and unless otherwise indicated)

(Unaudited)

impairment and other related charges. This partial reversal was driven by a change in the carrying value of the assets held for sale as of the disposal date. The operations of the South American closures businesses did not meet the criteria to be presented as discontinued operations. The South American closures businesses’ income from operations before income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was insignificant.

Note 3. Restructuring, Asset Impairment and Other Related Charges

There were no restructuring, asset impairment and other related charges recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2022. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, we recorded the following restructuring, asset impairment and other related charges:

	Other Asset Impairment			Total
Other	$	(2	)	$	(2	)
Total	$	(2	)	$	(2	)

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, we recorded a partial reversal of the initial impairment charge relating to the sale of the South American closures businesses of $2 million. Refer to Note 2, Acquisitions and Dispositions, for additional details.

The following table summarizes the changes to our restructuring liability for the three months ended March 31, 2022:

December 31, 2021

Charges to

Earnings

Cash Paid

March 31, 2022

Employee termination costs

—

Total

—

We expect to settle our restructuring liability within twelve months.

Note 4. Inventories

The components of inventories consisted of the following:

	As of March 31, 2022		As of December 31, 2021
Raw materials	$	243	$	226
Work in progress		114		102
Finished goods		512		427
Spare parts		99		99
Inventories	$	968	$	854

Note 5. Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following:

	As of March 31, 2022			As of December 31, 2021
Land and land improvements	$	72		$	72
Buildings and building improvements		641			638
Machinery and equipment		3,395			3,383
Construction in progress		193			170
Property, plant and equipment, at cost		4,301			4,263
Less: accumulated depreciation		(2,530	)		(2,477	)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	1,771		$	1,786

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(In millions, except per share data and unless otherwise indicated)

(Unaudited)

Depreciation expense related to property, plant and equipment was recognized in the following components in the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021
Cost of sales	$	63	$	54
Selling, general and administrative expenses		6		6
Total depreciation expense	$	69	$	60

Note 6. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill by reportable segment was as follows:

	Foodservice		Food Merchandising		Beverage Merchandising		Other ⁽¹⁾		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2021	$	990	$	770	$	52	$	—	$	1,812
Movements		—		—		—		—		—
Balance as of March 31, 2022	$	990	$	770	$	52	$	—	$	1,812
Accumulated impairment losses	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	15	$	15

⁽¹⁾	Other includes operations that do not meet the quantitative threshold for reportable segments.

Intangible assets, net consisted of the following:

	As of March 31, 2022							As of December 31, 2021
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Finite-lived intangible assets
Customer relationships	$	1,075	$	(609	)	$	466	$	1,075	$	(594	)	$	481
Trademarks	$	42		(9	)		33	$	42		(9	)		33
Other		12		(12	)		—		12		(12	)		—
Total finite-lived intangible assets	$	1,129	$	(630	)	$	499	$	1,129	$	(615	)	$	514
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Trademarks	$	554	$	—		$	554	$	554	$	—		$	554
Other		59		—			59		59		—			59
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets	$	613	$	—		$	613	$	613	$	—		$	613
Total intangible assets	$	1,742	$	(630	)	$	1,112	$	1,742	$	(615	)	$	1,127

Amortization expense for intangible assets of $15 million and $13 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, was recognized in selling, general and administrative expenses.

Note 7. Accrued and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued and other current liabilities consisted of the following:

	As of March 31, 2022		As of December 31, 2021
Accrued personnel costs	$	92	$	86
Accrued rebates and credits		98		87
Accrued interest		44		19
Other⁽¹⁾		139		123
Accrued and other current liabilities	$	373	$	315

⁽¹⁾	Other includes items such as accruals for freight, utilities and property and other non-income related taxes.

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(In millions, except per share data and unless otherwise indicated)

(Unaudited)

Note 8. Debt

Debt consisted of the following:

	As of			As of
	March 31,			December 31,
	2022			2021
Credit Agreement	$	2,244		$	2,250
Notes:
4.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2027		1,000			1,000
4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2028		500			500
Pactiv Debentures:
7.950% Debentures due 2025		276			276
8.375% Debentures due 2027		200			200
Other		51			53
Total principal amount of borrowings		4,271			4,279
Deferred financing transaction costs (“DIC”)		(16	)		(17	)
Original issue discounts, net of premiums (“OID”)		(12	)		(12	)
		4,243			4,250
Less: current portion		(30	)		(30	)
Long-term debt	$	4,213		$	4,220

We were in compliance with all debt covenants during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021.

On September 24, 2021, we incurred $1,015 million of term loans (“U.S. term loans tranche B-3”) and issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.375% senior secured notes (“4.375% Notes”). A portion of the net proceeds from the U.S. term loans Tranche B-3, along with the net proceeds from the 4.375% Notes, was used to repay the $1,207 million of existing U.S. term loans Tranche B-1 maturing in February 2023, including accrued interest, extinguishing this tranche of borrowings. The balance of the net proceeds from the U.S. term loans Tranche B-3 was used to partially fund the acquisition of Fabri-Kal. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, we repaid the remaining $59 million of the 5.125% senior secured notes at a price of 101.281%. The early repayment of these senior secured notes resulted in a loss on extinguishment of debt of $1 million in respect of the premium on redemption, which was recognized in interest expense, net.

Credit Agreement

PTVE and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries are parties to a senior secured credit agreement dated August 5, 2016 as amended (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement comprises the following term and revolving tranches:

		Value Drawn or Utilized as of		Applicable Interest Rate as of
	Maturity Date	March 31, 2022		March 31, 2022
Term Tranches
U.S. term loans Tranche B-2	February 5, 2026	$	1,234	LIBOR (floor of 0.000%) + 3.250%
U.S. term loans Tranche B-3	September 24, 2028	$	1,010	LIBOR (floor of 0.500%) + 3.500%
Revolving Tranche⁽¹⁾
U.S. Revolving Loans	August 5, 2024	$	44		—

⁽¹⁾ The Revolving Tranche represents a $250 million facility. The amount utilized is in the form of letters of credit.

The weighted average contractual interest rates related to our U.S. term loans Tranche B-2 and Tranche B-3 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were 3.39% and 4.00%, respectively. The weighted average contractual interest rates related to our U.S. term loans Tranche B-1 and B-2 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were 2.88% and 3.38%, respectively. The effective interest rates of our debt obligations under the Credit Agreement are not materially different from the contractual interest rates.

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(In millions, except per share data and unless otherwise indicated)

(Unaudited)

PTVE and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries have guaranteed on a senior basis the obligations under the Credit Agreement to the extent permitted by law. The borrowers and the guarantors have granted security over substantially all of their assets to support the obligations under the Credit Agreement. This security is expected to be shared on a first priority basis with the holders of the Notes.

Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement may be voluntarily repaid, in whole or in part, and must be mandatorily repaid in certain circumstances. We are required to make quarterly amortization payments of 0.25% of the principal amount of U.S. term loans. Additionally, we are required to make annual prepayments of term loans with up to 50% of excess cash flow (which will be reduced to 25% or 0% if specified senior secured first lien leverage ratios are met) as determined in accordance with the Credit Agreement. No excess cash flow prepayments were due in 2021 or are due in 2022 for the year ended December 31, 2021.

The Credit Agreement contains customary covenants which restrict us from certain activities including, among other things, incurring debt, creating liens over assets, selling assets and making restricted payments, in each case except as permitted under the Credit Agreement.

Notes

Outstanding Notes, as of March 31, 2022, are summarized below:

Maturity Date

Interest Payment Dates

4.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2027

October 15, 2027

April 15 and October 15

4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2028

October 15, 2028

April 15 and October 15,

commencing April 15, 2022

The effective interest rates of our debt obligations under the Notes are not materially different from the contractual interest rates.

PTVE and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries have guaranteed on a senior basis the obligations under the Notes to the extent permitted by law. The issuers and the guarantors have granted security over substantially all of their assets to support the obligations under the Notes. This security is expected to be shared on a first priority basis with the creditors under the Credit Agreement.

The respective indentures governing the 4.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 (“4.000% Notes”) and the 4.375% Notes (together with the 4.000% Notes, the “Notes”) contain customary covenants which restrict us from certain activities including, among other things, incurring debt, creating liens over assets, selling assets and making restricted payments, in each case except as permitted under the respective indentures governing the Notes.

Under the respective indentures governing the Notes, we can, at our option, elect to redeem the Notes under terms and conditions specified in the indentures. Under the respective indentures governing the Notes, in certain circumstances which would constitute a change in control, the holders of the Notes have the right to require us to repurchase the Notes at a premium.

Pactiv Debentures

As of March 31, 2022, we had outstanding the following debentures (together, the “Pactiv Debentures”):

	Maturity Date	Interest Payment Dates
7.950% Debentures due 2025	December 15, 2025	June 15 and December 15
8.375% Debentures due 2027	April 15, 2027	April 15 and October 15

The effective interest rates of our debt obligations under the Pactiv Debentures are not materially different from the contractual interest rates.

The Pactiv Debentures are not guaranteed and are unsecured.

The indentures governing the Pactiv Debentures contain a negative pledge clause limiting the ability of certain of our entities, subject to certain exceptions, to (i) incur or guarantee debt that is secured by liens on “Principal Manufacturing Properties” (as such term is defined in the indentures governing the Pactiv Debentures) or on the capital stock or debt of certain subsidiaries that own or lease any such Principal Manufacturing Property and (ii) sell and then take an immediate lease back of such Principal Manufacturing Property.

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(In millions, except per share data and unless otherwise indicated)

(Unaudited)

The 8.375% Debentures due 2027 may be redeemed at any time at our option, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus a make-whole premium, if any, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of the redemption.

Other borrowings

Other borrowings represented finance lease obligations of $51 million and $53 million as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

Scheduled Maturities

Below is a schedule of required future repayments on our debt outstanding as of March 31, 2022:


2022	$	23
2023		30
2024		29
2025		304
2026		1,202
Thereafter		2,683
Total principal amount of borrowings	$	4,271

Fair value of our long-term debt

The fair value of our long-term debt as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 is a Level 2 fair value measurement. Below is a schedule of carrying values and fair values of our debt outstanding:

	As of March 31, 2022				As of December 31, 2021
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Credit Agreement	$	2,233	$	2,188	$	2,239	$	2,243
Notes:
4.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2027		992		930		991		975
4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2028		495		461		495		497
Pactiv Debentures:
7.950% Debentures due 2025		273		283		273		305
8.375% Debentures due 2027		199		207		199		222
Other		51		51		53		53
Total	$	4,243	$	4,120	$	4,250	$	4,295

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(In millions, except per share data and unless otherwise indicated)

(Unaudited)

Interest expense, net

Interest expense, net consisted of the following:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021
Interest expense:
Credit Agreement	$	21	$	19
Notes		15		10
Pactiv Debentures		10		10
Interest income		—		(1	)
Amortization:
DIC		1		1
Net foreign currency exchange losses		1		1
Loss on extinguishment of debt:
Redemption premiums		—		1
Other		1		1
Interest expense, net	$	49	$	42

Note 9. Financial Instruments

We had the following derivative instruments recorded at fair value in our condensed consolidated balance sheets:

	As of March 31, 2022				As of December 31, 2021
	Asset Derivatives		Liability Derivatives		Asset Derivatives		Liability Derivatives
Commodity swap contracts	$	5	$	—	$	1	$	(1	)
Total fair value	$	5	$	—	$	1	$	(1	)
Recorded in:
Other current assets	$	5	$	—	$	1	$	—
Accrued and other current liabilities		—		—		—		(1	)
Total fair value	$	5	$	—	$	1	$	(1	)

Our derivatives are comprised of commodity swaps. All derivatives represent Level 2 financial assets and liabilities. Our derivatives are valued using an income approach based on the observable market 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 calculation of the fair value of these financial instruments takes into consideration the risk of non-performance, including counterparty credit risk. The majority of our derivative contracts do not have a legal right of set-off. We manage the credit risk in connection with our derivatives by limiting the amount of exposure with each counterparty and monitoring the financial condition of our counterparties.

During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we recognized an unrealized gain of $5 million and an unrealized loss of $1 million, respectively, in cost of sales.

The following table provides the detail of outstanding commodity derivative contracts as of March 31, 2022:

Type

Unit of Measure

Contracted

Volume

Contracted

Price Range

Contracted Date of Maturity

Benzene swaps

U.S. liquid gallon

5,518,856

$3.12 - $4.05

May 2022 - Dec 2022

Natural gas swaps

Million BTU

224,024

$2.81 - $2.81

May 2022 - Sep 2022

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(In millions, except per share data and unless otherwise indicated)

(Unaudited)

Note 10. Employee Benefits

Net periodic benefit income for defined benefit pension plans and other post-employment benefit plans consisted of the following:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022			2021
Service cost	$	—		$	(2	)
Interest cost		(21	)		(27	)
Expected return on plan assets		21			50
Ongoing net periodic benefit income		—			21
Income due to settlement⁽¹⁾		10			—
Total net periodic benefit income	$	10		$	21

⁽¹⁾	Refer to the Pension Partial Settlement Transactions section below for additional details.

Net periodic benefit income for defined benefit pension plans and other post-employment benefit plans was recognized as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021
Cost of sales	$	—	$	(2	)
Non-operating income, net		10		23
Total net periodic benefit income	$	10	$	21

No contributions to the Pactiv Evergreen Pension Plan (“PEPP”) are expected to be made in 2022.

Pension Partial Settlement Transactions

On February 24, 2022, we purchased with $1,260 million of PEPP assets a non-participating group annuity contract from an insurance company and transferred $1,257 million of the PEPP’s projected benefit obligations. Under the transaction, the insurance company assumed responsibility for pension benefits and annuity administration for approximately 13,300 retirees or their beneficiaries. As a result of this transaction, the PEPP’s projected benefit obligations and plan assets were remeasured, and we recognized a non-cash pre-tax pension settlement gain of $10 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022.

On July 21, 2021, we purchased with $941 million of PEPP assets a non-participating group annuity contract from an insurance company and transferred $959 million of the PEPP’s projected benefit obligations. Under the transaction, the insurance company will assume responsibility for pension benefits and annuity administration for approximately 16,300 retirees or their beneficiaries. As a result of this transaction, the PEPP’s projected benefit obligations and plan assets were remeasured, and we recognized a non-cash pre-tax pension settlement gain of $22 million in the third quarter of 2021.

Note 11. Other Income, Net

Other income, net consisted of the following:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022			2021
Gain on sale of businesses and noncurrent assets	$	27		$	—
Foreign exchange losses on cash⁽¹⁾		(2	)		—
Transition service agreement income⁽²⁾		1			4
Other		2			2
Other income, net	$	28		$	6

⁽¹⁾	Primarily arose from holding U.S. dollars in non-U.S. dollar functional currency entities.

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(In millions, except per share data and unless otherwise indicated)

(Unaudited)

⁽²⁾

Refer to Note 15, Related Party Transactions, for additional details. The transition services agreement income is primarily attributable to services provided to our former segments, Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. (“RCPI”) and Graham Packaging Company Inc. (“GPCI”), and our former closures businesses.

Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies

We are from time to time party to litigation, legal proceedings and tax examinations arising from our operations. Most of these matters involve allegations of damages against us relating to employment matters, personal injury and commercial or contractual disputes. We record estimates for claims and proceedings that constitute a present obligation when it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate of such obligation can be made. While it is not possible to predict the outcome of any of these matters, based on our assessment of the facts and circumstances, we do not believe any of these matters, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our balance sheet, results of operations or cash flows. However, actual outcomes may differ from those expected and could have a material effect on our balance sheet, results of operations or cash flows in a future period. Except for amounts provided, there were no legal proceedings pending other than those for which we have determined that the possibility of a material outflow is remote.

Legal Proceedings

On April 14, 2021, MP2 Energy LLC (“MP2”) filed a lawsuit against Pactiv LLC (“Pactiv”), one of our indirect subsidiaries, in state court in Montgomery County, Texas. In this lawsuit, MP2 seeks to collect approximately $50 million from Pactiv that MP2 claims that Pactiv owes MP2 under an energy management services agreement (“EMSA”). Under the EMSA, including Transaction Confirmation No. 4, Pactiv agreed, among other things, to sell MP2 a certain contract quantity of energy at a specified price. If this contract quantity of energy became unavailable for Pactiv to sell to MP2, the EMSA granted MP2 the right to contract for the purchase of the shortfall in the contract quantity, and to charge Pactiv for the cost incurred by MP2 in contracting for that shortfall, “unless due to an event of Force Majeure.” Pactiv notified MP2 that Pactiv was excused by Force Majeure under the EMSA to the extent that the contract quantity of energy was not available for Pactiv to sell to MP2 because of the winter weather emergency caused by Winter Storm Uri. Even though MP2 does not dispute that Winter Storm Uri constituted an event of Force Majeure under the EMSA and Transaction Confirmation No. 4, MP2 nevertheless seeks to hold Pactiv responsible in this lawsuit for approximately $50 million in costs that MP2 claims it incurred in contracting for a shortfall in Pactiv’s contract quantity of energy during the event of Force Majeure. Pactiv disputes any liability to MP2 and maintains that Pactiv acted reasonably at all times and that the event of Force Majeure excused any obligation Pactiv had to supply the contract quantity under the EMSA and Transaction Confirmation No. 4 or to reimburse MP2 for its cost in contracting for any shortfall in the contract quantity. Pactiv believes that MP2’s claim is without merit and that Pactiv has strong defenses against MP2’s claim, including, but not limited to, Force Majeure. Pactiv intends to vigorously defend itself against MP2’s claim in this lawsuit. Although we are confident of Pactiv’s legal position in this matter and do not consider it probable that this matter will result in a material loss, we can offer no assurance that Pactiv will in fact obtain a favorable outcome.

Indemnities

As part of the agreements for the sale of various businesses, we have provided certain warranties and indemnities to the respective purchasers as set out in the respective sale agreements. These warranties and indemnities are subject to various terms and conditions affecting the duration and total amount of the indemnities. As of March 31, 2022, we are not aware of any material claims under these agreements that would give rise to an additional liability. However, if such claims arise in the future, they could have a material effect on our balance sheet, results of operations or cash flows.

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(In millions, except per share data and unless otherwise indicated)

(Unaudited)

Note 13. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following table summarizes the changes in our balances of each component of accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022			2021
Currency translation adjustments:
Balance as of beginning of period	$	(207	)	$	(189	)
Currency translation adjustments		4			(9	)
Amounts reclassified from AOCL⁽¹⁾		—			(11	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		4			(20	)
Balance as of end of period	$	(203	)	$	(209	)
Defined benefit plans:
Balance as of beginning of period	$	108		$	(160	)
Net actuarial loss arising during year⁽²⁾		(126	)		—
Deferred tax expense on net actuarial loss		31			—
Gain reclassified from AOCL
Defined benefit plan settlement gain		(10	)		—
Deferred tax expense on reclassification		2			—
Other comprehensive loss		(103	)		—
Balance as of end of period	$	5		$	(160	)
AOCL
Balance as of beginning of period	$	(99	)	$	(349	)
Other comprehensive loss		(99	)		(20	)
Balance as of end of period	$	(198	)	$	(369	)

⁽¹⁾	The reclassification of currency translation adjustment amounts to earnings during the three months ended March 31, 2021 relates to the sale of the South American closures businesses. Refer to Note 2, Acquisitions and Dispositions, for additional details.

⁽²⁾

Net actuarial loss arising during the three months ended March 31, 2022 relates to the interim remeasurement of the PEPP due to the pension partial settlement transaction. The net actuarial loss for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was primarily due to asset returns, partially offset by an increase in the discount rate utilized in measuring plan obligations, reflecting changes in market rates. Refer to Note 10, Employee Benefits, for additional details.

Note 14. Income Taxes

The effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 represent our estimate of the annual effective tax rates expected to be applicable for the respective full fiscal years, adjusted for any discrete events which are recorded in the period that they occur.

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we recognized a tax expense of $36 million on income from continuing operations before tax of $79 million. The effective tax rate was driven primarily by a $14 million discrete expense from the sale of our equity interests in Naturepak Beverage Packaging Co. Ltd.

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, we recognized a tax benefit of $18 million on a loss from continuing operations before tax of $29 million. The effective tax rate was driven primarily by a $10 million discrete benefit from the partial release of our valuation allowance for deferred interest deductions, which was partially offset by certain nondeductible expenses and varying rates among the jurisdictions in which we operate.

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(In millions, except per share data and unless otherwise indicated)

(Unaudited)

We are under audit by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and other taxing authorities. The IRS is currently auditing our U.S. income tax returns for 2016-2017. As of March 31, 2022, we have not received any proposed adjustments from taxing authorities that would be material. Although the ultimate timing is uncertain, it is reasonably possible that a reduction of up to $10 million of unrecognized tax benefits could occur within the next twelve months due to changes in audit status, settlements of tax assessments and other events.

Note 15. Related Party Transactions

As of March 31, 2022, 78% of our shares are owned by PFL or another entity of which Mr. Graeme Hart is the ultimate shareholder (together with PFL, the “Hart Stockholders”).

The related party entities and types of transactions we entered into with them are detailed below. All related parties detailed below have a common ultimate controlling shareholder, except for the joint ventures.

	Transaction Value for the
	Three Months Ended March 31,						Balance Outstanding as of
	2022			2021			March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
Balances and transactions with joint ventures
Included in other current assets							$	2		$	9
Sale of goods and services⁽¹⁾	$	7		$	10
Balances and transactions with other entities controlled by Mr. Graeme Hart
Current related party receivables⁽²⁾								41			48
Sale of goods and services⁽²⁾		100			78
Transition services agreements and rental income⁽²⁾		1			4
Charges⁽³⁾		—			5
Related party payables⁽²⁾								(11	)		(10	)
Purchase of goods⁽²⁾		(27	)		(25	)
Charges⁽³⁾		(3	)		(6	)

⁽¹⁾	All transactions with joint ventures are settled in cash. Sales of goods and services are negotiated based on market rates. All amounts are unsecured, non-interest bearing and repayable on demand.

⁽²⁾

Following the distribution of RCPI on February 4, 2020, we continue to trade with them, selling and purchasing various goods and services under contractual arrangements that expire over a variety of periods through December 31, 2024. As part of the separation process, among other agreements, we have entered into two lease arrangements with RCPI and entered into a transition services agreement to provide ongoing agreed services to RCPI, as requested. We do not trade with GPCI on an ongoing basis. We have entered into a transition services agreement to provide ongoing agreed services to GPCI, as requested. We have also entered into a tax matters agreement with GPCI. We have recognized a payable of $1 million under the tax matters agreement in relation to GPCI’s share of U.S. state tax refunds in respect of the periods through to September 16, 2020.

⁽³⁾

These charges are for various costs incurred including services provided, financing and other activities. All amounts are unsecured, non-interest bearing and settled on normal trade terms. As part of our IPO, we have entered into a transition services agreement with Rank Group Limited (“Rank”), an entity controlled by Mr. Graeme Hart, under which Rank will, upon our request, continue to provide certain administrative and support services to us, and we will provide support services to Rank upon request. All services provided will be charged at an agreed hourly rate plus any third party costs. The agreements with Rank and affiliated entities also include an insurance sharing agreement and an investment advisory agreement in respect of our pension plan investment committee.

Note 16. Equity Based Compensation

In conjunction with our IPO, we established the Pactiv Evergreen Inc. Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”) for purposes of granting stock or other equity based compensation awards to our employees (including our senior management), directors, consultants and advisors. The maximum number of shares of common stock initially available for issuance under our Equity Incentive Plan was 9,079,395 shares.

Equity based compensation expense of $4 million and $4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, was recognized in selling, general and administrative expenses.

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(In millions, except per share data and unless otherwise indicated)

(Unaudited)

Restricted Stock Units

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we granted restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to certain members of management. These RSUs required future service to be provided and vest in annual installments over a period ranging from 1 to 3 years beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. During the vesting period, the RSUs carry dividend-equivalent rights, but the RSUs do not have voting rights. The RSUs and any related dividend-equivalent rights are forfeited in the event the holder is no longer an employee on the vesting date, unless the holder satisfies certain retirement-eligibility criteria. The following table summarizes RSU activity during 2022:

(In thousands, except per share amounts)	Number of Stock Units			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested, at January 1		1,491		$	14.67
Granted⁽¹⁾		1,091		$	9.18
Forfeited		(6	)	$	14.55
Vested		(332	)	$	15.22
Non-vested, at March 31		2,244		$	11.92

⁽¹⁾	Includes 11 thousand shares reserved for issuance upon the settlement of dividend-equivalent rights carried by the reported RSUs concurrently with the settlement of such RSUs for shares.

Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs as of March 31, 2022 was $19 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.4 years. The total vest date fair value of shares that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $3 million.

Performance Share Units

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we granted performance share units (“PSUs”) to certain members of management which vest on the third anniversary of the grant date. Based on the achievement of various company performance targets during a performance period set by our Compensation Committee, upon vesting, the PSUs are exchanged for a number of shares of common stock equal to the number of PSUs multiplied by a factor between 0% and 200%. We use our stock price on the grant date to estimate the fair value of our PSUs. We adjust the expense based on the likelihood of future achievement of performance metrics. If any of the performance targets are not achieved, the awards are forfeited. During the vesting period, the PSUs carry dividend-equivalent rights, but the PSUs do not have voting rights. The PSUs and any related dividend-equivalent rights are forfeited in the event the holder is no longer an employee on the vesting date, unless the holder satisfies certain retirement-eligibility criteria. The following table summarizes PSU activity during 2022:

(In thousands, except per share amounts)	Number of Stock Units		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested, at January 1		—	$	—
Granted⁽¹⁾		1,042	$	9.18
Non-vested, at March 31		1,042	$	9.18

⁽¹⁾	Includes 11 thousand shares reserved for issuance upon the settlement of dividend-equivalent rights carried by the reported PSUs concurrently with the settlement of such PSUs for shares.

Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested PSUs as of March 31, 2022 was $9 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.4 years.

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(In millions, except per share data and unless otherwise indicated)

(Unaudited)

Note 17. Earnings Per Share

Earnings (loss) per share, including a reconciliation of the number of shares used for our earnings (loss) per share calculation, was as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Pactiv Evergreen Inc. common shareholders
From continuing operations	$	43	$	(12	)
From discontinued operations		—		(3	)
Total	$	43	$	(15	)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
Basic		177.6		177.2
Effect of dilutive securities		0.4		—
Diluted		178.0		177.2
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Pactiv Evergreen Inc. common shareholders
From continuing operations
Basic	$	0.24	$	(0.07	)
Diluted	$	0.24	$	(0.07	)
From discontinued operations
Basic	$	—	$	(0.02	)
Diluted	$	—	$	(0.02	)
Total
Basic	$	0.24	$	(0.09	)
Diluted	$	0.24	$	(0.09	)

The weighted average number of anti-dilutive potential common shares excluded from the calculation above was 0.7 million shares and 0.2 million shares for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Our Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.10 per share on May 3, 2022 to be paid on June 15, 2022 to shareholders of record as of May 31, 2022.

Note 18. Segment Information

ASC 280 Segment Reporting establishes the standards for reporting information about segments in financial statements. In applying the criteria set forth in ASC 280, we have three reportable segments: Foodservice, Food Merchandising and Beverage Merchandising. These reportable segments reflect our operating structure and the manner in which our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), who is our President and Chief Executive Officer, assesses information for decision-making purposes.

The key factors used to identify these reportable segments are the organization and alignment of our internal operations and the nature of our products. This reflects how our CODM monitors performance, allocates capital and makes strategic and operational decisions. Our reportable segments are described as follows:

Foodservice - Manufactures a broad range of products that enable consumers to eat and drink where they want and when they want with convenience. Foodservice manufactures food containers, drinkware (hot and cold cups and lids), tableware, serviceware and other products which make eating on-the-go more enjoyable and easy to do.

Food Merchandising - Manufactures products that protect and attractively display food while preserving freshness. Food Merchandising products include clear rigid-display containers, containers for prepared and ready-to-eat food, trays for meat and poultry and egg cartons.

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(In millions, except per share data and unless otherwise indicated)

(Unaudited)

Beverage Merchandising - Manufactures cartons for fresh refrigerated beverage products, primarily serving dairy (including plant-based, organic and specialties), juice and other specialty beverage end-markets. Beverage Merchandising manufactures and supplies integrated fresh carton systems, which include printed cartons, spouts and filling machinery. It also produces fiber-based liquid packaging board for its internal requirements and to sell to other fresh beverage carton manufacturers as well as a range of paper-based products which it sells to paper and packaging converters.

Other/Unallocated - In addition to our reportable segments, we have other operating segments that do not meet the threshold for presentation as a reportable segment. These operating segments include the remaining components of our former closures business, which generate revenue from the sale of caps and closures, and are presented as “Other” in the reconciliation between total reportable segment amounts and the equivalent consolidated measure. Unallocated includes corporate costs, primarily relating to companywide functions such as finance, tax and legal and the effects of the PEPP and equity based compensation.

Information by Segment

We present reportable segment Adjusted EBITDA as this is the financial measure by which management and our CODM allocate resources and analyze the performance of our reportable segments.

A segment’s Adjusted EBITDA represents its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization and is further adjusted to exclude certain items, including but not limited to, restructuring, asset impairment and other related charges, gains or losses on the sale of businesses and noncurrent assets, non-cash pension income or expense, operational process engineering-related consultancy costs, business acquisition and integration costs and purchase accounting adjustments, unrealized gains or losses on derivatives, foreign exchange gains or losses on cash and executive transition charges.

Reportable segment assets represent trade receivables, inventory and property, plant and equipment.

	Foodservice		Food Merchandising		Beverage Merchandising			Reportable Segment Total
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Net revenues	$	697	$	404	$	372		$	1,473
Intersegment revenues		—		—		31			31
Total reportable segment net revenues	$	697	$	404	$	403		$	1,504
Adjusted EBITDA	$	116	$	60	$	24		$	200

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Net revenues	$	454	$	342	$	339		$	1,135
Intersegment revenues		—		—		18			18
Total reportable segment net revenues	$	454	$	342	$	357		$	1,153
Adjusted EBITDA	$	61	$	55	$	(32	)	$	84

Reportable segment assets consisted of the following:

Foodservice

Food

Merchandising

Beverage

Merchandising

Reportable

Segment Total

As of March 31, 2022

1,434

776

981

3,191

As of December 31, 2021

1,380

737

951

3,068

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(In millions, except per share data and unless otherwise indicated)

(Unaudited)

The following table presents a reconciliation of reportable segment Adjusted EBITDA to consolidated GAAP income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022			2021
Reportable segment Adjusted EBITDA	$	200		$	84
Other		—			1
Unallocated		(18	)		(8	)
		182			77
Adjustments to reconcile to GAAP income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
Interest expense, net		(49	)		(42	)
Depreciation and amortization		(84	)		(73	)
Restructuring, asset impairment and other related charges		—			2
Gain on sale of businesses and noncurrent assets		27			—
Non-cash pension income		10			23
Operational process engineering-related consultancy costs		(3	)		(3	)
Business acquisition and integration costs and purchase accounting adjustments		(4	)		—
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives		5			(1	)
Foreign exchange losses on cash		(2	)		—
Executive transition charges		—			(10	)
Costs associated with legacy sold facility		(3	)		—
Other		—			(2	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before tax	$	79		$	(29	)

The following table presents a reconciliation of reportable segment assets to consolidated assets:

	As of March 31, 2022		As of December 31, 2021
Reportable segment assets	$	3,191	$	3,068
Other		44		37
Unallocated⁽¹⁾		3,927		3,916
Total assets	$	7,162	$	7,021

⁽¹⁾	Unallocated is comprised of cash and cash equivalents, other current assets, assets held for sale, entity-wide property, plant and equipment, operating lease right-of-use assets, goodwill, intangible assets, deferred income taxes, related party receivables and other noncurrent assets.

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(In millions, except per share data and unless otherwise indicated)

(Unaudited)

Information in Relation to Products

Net revenues by product line are as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022			2021
Foodservice
Containers	$	308		$	209
Drinkware		268			165
Tableware		65			38
Serviceware and other		56			42
Food Merchandising
Tableware		102			82
Bakery/snack/produce/fruit containers		91			69
Meat trays		85			87
Prepared food trays		41			34
Egg cartons		28			26
Other		57			44
Beverage Merchandising
Cartons for fresh beverage products		217			192
Liquid packaging board		115			91
Paper products		71			74
Reportable segment net revenues		1,504			1,153
Other / Unallocated
Other		22			29
Inter-segment eliminations		(31	)		(18	)
Net revenues	$	1,495		$	1,164

For all product lines, there is a relatively short time period between the receipt of the order and the transfer of control over the goods to the customer.

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

Our discussion and analysis is intended to help the reader understand our results of operations and financial condition and is provided as an addition to, and should be read in connection with, our condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Description of the Company and its Business Segments

We are a leading manufacturer and distributor of fresh foodservice and food merchandising products and fresh beverage cartons in North America. We produce a broad range of on-trend and feature-rich products that protect, package and display food and beverages for today’s consumers. Our products, many of which are made with recycled, recyclable or renewable materials, are sold to a diversified mix of customers, including restaurants, foodservice distributors, retailers, food and beverage producers, packers and processors. We report our business in three reportable segments: Foodservice, Food Merchandising and Beverage Merchandising. Our Foodservice segment manufactures a broad range of products that enable consumers to eat and drink where they want and when they want with convenience. Our Food Merchandising segment manufactures products that protect and attractively display food while preserving freshness. Our Beverage Merchandising segment manufactures cartons for fresh refrigerated beverage products, primarily serving dairy (including plant-based, organic and specialties), juice and other specialty beverage end-markets.

Recent Developments and Items Impacting Comparability

Pension Partial Settlement Transactions

Fabri-Kal Acquisition

On October 1, 2021, we acquired 100% of the outstanding ownership interests of Fabri-Kal for a purchase price of $378 million, including final adjustments for cash, indebtedness and working capital of $2 million paid during the three months ended March 31, 2022. Fabri-Kal is a U.S. manufacturer of thermoformed plastic packaging products. Its products include portion cups, lids, clamshells, drink cups and yogurt containers for the consumer packaged goods and industrial food markets. The acquisition includes four manufacturing facilities in the United States. The acquisition is expected to broaden our portfolio of sustainable packaging products and expand our manufacturing capacity to better serve our customers. The acquisition was funded with our existing cash resources and a portion of the U.S. term loans Tranche B-3 incurred in September 2021.

Dispositions

On October 12, 2021, we entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of our equity interests in Naturepak Beverage Packaging Co. Ltd., our 50% joint venture with Naturepak Limited, to affiliates of Elopak ASA. The transaction closed on March 29, 2022, and we received preliminary proceeds of $47 million, which are subject to adjustments for cash, indebtedness and working capital as of the date of completion. We recognized a pre-tax gain on the sale of our equity interests of $27 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022. On January 4, 2022, we entered into a definitive agreement with SIG Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft GmbH to sell our carton packaging and filling machinery businesses in China, Korea and Taiwan. We expect to receive proceeds from the transaction of approximately $335 million, adjusted for cash, indebtedness and working capital as of the date of completion. The transaction is expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2022, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. Neither of these dispositions qualifies for presentation as discontinued operations.

Coated Groundwood Paper Business Exit

On July 28, 2021, we announced the decision to close our coated groundwood paper production line located in our Pine Bluff, Arkansas mill. With the decline in the coated groundwood market, our decision to exit this business enables us to re-invest resources into our strategic core competency of liquid packaging board, as well as other more profitable segments across the enterprise. On October 31, 2021, we ceased manufacturing coated groundwood paper, and we substantially completed our exit from this business during the fourth quarter of 2021.

Winter Storm Uri

During February 2021, the Southern portion of the United States was impacted by Winter Storm Uri which brought record low temperatures, snow and ice and resulted in power failures, hazardous road conditions, damage to property and death and injury to individuals in those states. During most of this weather event, we were unable to fully operate some of our mills, plants and warehouses in Texas and Arkansas. During the first half of 2021, we incurred approximately $50 million of incremental costs including energy costs, primarily related to natural gas, shut-down costs and some property damage during the storm, of which $39 million was incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2021. Our Beverage Merchandising segment was impacted to the greatest degree with total incremental costs of $37 million incurred by our paper mill in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, of which $34 million was incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

As a result of the storm, certain of our suppliers with locations in the impacted areas were also unable to operate which subsequently resulted in their declaration of force majeure on meeting the supply quantities due to us. In particular, our supply of various resin types was limited, and we were required to purchase from other suppliers, and at a higher price, in order to meet our production demands for March and April of 2021.

COVID-19

We have been actively responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact. Our highest priorities continue to be the safety of our employees and working with our employees and network of suppliers and customers to help maintain the food supply chain as an essential business. As we are a part of the global food supply chain, we have taken a number of actions to promote the health and safety of our employees and customers in order to maintain the availability of our products to meet the needs of our customers. To date, we have not experienced significant issues within our supply chain due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the sourcing of materials and logistics service providers.

During the first three months of 2021, prior to the widespread availability of vaccines during which various measures restricted consumer mobility, we experienced lower demand for our products and, as a result, decreased revenues. Our Foodservice segment experienced lower net revenues due to the closure or reduced activity of restaurants and other food-serving institutions. Within our Beverage Merchandising segment, sales of fresh beverage cartons remained relatively constant with declines in sales of school milk cartons offset by higher demand in the retail segment, while sales in the paper markets declined due to a decrease in demand of printed publications and advertising and demand for liquid packaging board softened. As the availability of vaccines and inoculation rates improved and measures that restricted consumer mobility were lifted throughout 2021 and 2022, volumes steadily improved in our business, most significantly in our Foodservice segment, as consumer mobility increased and the economies in which we operate started to recover. Additionally, we have adapted along with our customers as COVID-19 restrictions were lifted, or subsequently reinstated, and as consumer behavior required more take-out and online ordering options.

As the general effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to change and remain unpredictable, the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to impact our results of operations in future periods as the macroeconomic environment changes and consumer behavior continues to evolve. We continue to proactively manage our business in response to the evolving impacts of the pandemic, and we will continue to communicate with and support our employees and customers, to monitor and take steps to further safeguard our supply chain, operations and assets, to protect our liquidity and financial position, to work toward our strategic priorities and to monitor our financial performance as we seek to position ourselves to withstand the current uncertainty related to this pandemic.

How We Assess the Performance of Our Business and Use of Non-GAAP Measures

In addition to financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP, we make use of the non-GAAP financial measure Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations to evaluate and manage our business and to plan and make near-term and long-term operating and strategic decisions.

Non-GAAP Measures – Adjusted EBITDA from Continuing Operations

Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations is defined as net income (loss) from continuing operations calculated in accordance with GAAP, plus the sum of income tax expense, net interest expense, depreciation and amortization and further adjusted to exclude certain items, including but not limited to restructuring, asset impairment and other related charges, gains or losses on the sale of businesses and noncurrent assets, non-cash pension income or expense, operational process engineering-related consultancy costs, business acquisition and integration costs and purchase accounting adjustments, unrealized gains or losses on derivatives, foreign exchange gains or losses on cash and executive transition charges.

We present Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations because it is a key measure used by our management team to evaluate our operating performance, generate future operating plans, make strategic decisions and incentivize and reward our employees. Accordingly, we believe that Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management team and Board of Directors. We also believe that using Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations facilitates operating performance comparisons on a period-to-period basis because it excludes variations primarily caused by changes in the items noted above. In addition, our chief operating decision maker, who is our President and Chief Executive Officer, uses Adjusted EBITDA of each reportable segment to evaluate the operating performance of such segments.

Our use of Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Instead, you should consider it alongside other financial performance measures, including our net income (loss) and other GAAP results. In addition, in evaluating Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations, you should be aware that in the future we will incur expenses such as those that are the subject of adjustments made in deriving Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations, and you should not infer from our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations that our future results will not be affected by these expenses or any unusual or non-recurring items. The following is a reconciliation of our net income (loss) from continuing operations, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations for each of the periods indicated:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(In millions)	2022			2021
Net income (loss) from continuing operations (GAAP)	$	43		$	(11	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		36			(18	)
Interest expense, net		49			42
Depreciation and amortization		84			73
Restructuring, asset impairment and other related charges⁽¹⁾		—			(2	)
Gain on sale of businesses and noncurrent assets⁽²⁾		(27	)		—
Non-cash pension income⁽³⁾		(10	)		(23	)
Operational process engineering-related consultancy costs⁽⁴⁾		3			3
Business acquisition and integration costs and purchase accounting adjustments⁽⁵⁾		4			—
Unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives⁽⁶⁾		(5	)		1
Foreign exchange losses on cash⁽⁷⁾		2			—
Executive transition charges⁽⁸⁾		—			10
Costs associated with legacy sold facility⁽⁹⁾		3			—
Other		—			2
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations (Non-GAAP)	$	182		$	77

⁽¹⁾	Reflects restructuring, asset impairment and other related charges (net of reversals) primarily associated with our remaining closures businesses. Refer to Note 3, Restructuring, Asset Impairment and Other Related Charges, for additional details.

⁽²⁾	Reflects the gain from the sale of businesses and noncurrent assets, primarily related to the sale of our equity interests in Naturepak Beverage Packaging Co. Ltd. Refer to Note 2, Acquisitions and Dispositions, for additional details.

⁽³⁾	Reflects the non-cash pension income related to our employee benefit plans, including the pension settlement gain of $10 million recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2022. Refer to Note 10, Employee Benefits, for additional details.

⁽⁴⁾	Reflects the costs incurred to evaluate and improve the efficiencies of our manufacturing and distribution operations.

⁽⁵⁾	Reflects integration costs related to the acquisition of Fabri-Kal. Refer to Note 2, Acquisitions and Dispositions, for additional details.

⁽⁶⁾	Reflects the mark-to-market movements in our commodity derivatives. Refer to Note 9, Financial Instruments, for additional details.

⁽⁷⁾	Reflects foreign exchange losses on cash, primarily on U.S. dollar amounts held in non-U.S. dollar functional currency entities.

⁽⁸⁾	Reflects charges relating to key executive retirement and separation agreements in the first quarter of 2021.

⁽⁹⁾	Reflects costs related to a closed facility, sold prior to our acquisition of the entity.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 compared with the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

Consolidated Results

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(In millions, except for %)	2022			% of Revenue			2021			% of Revenue			Change			% Change
Net revenues	$	1,495			100	%	$	1,164			100	%	$	331			28	%
Cost of sales		(1,263	)		(84	)%		(1,056	)		(91	)%		(207	)		(20	)%
Gross profit		232			16	%		108			9	%		124		NM
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(142	)		(9	)%		(126	)		(11	)%		(16	)		(13	)%
Restructuring, asset impairment and other related charges		—			—	%		2			—	%		(2	)	NM
Other income, net		28			2	%		6			1	%		22		NM
Operating income (loss) from continuing operations		118			8	%		(10	)		(1	)%		128		NM
Non-operating income, net		10			1	%		23			2	%		(13	)		57	%
Interest expense, net		(49	)		(3	)%		(42	)		(4	)%		(7	)		(17	)%
Income (loss) from continuing operations before tax		79			5	%		(29	)		(2	)%		108		NM
Income tax (expense) benefit		(36	)		(2	)%		18			2	%		(54	)	NM
Income (loss) from continuing operations		43			3	%		(11	)		(1	)%		54		NM
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		—						(3	)					3
Net income (loss)	$	43					$	(14	)				$	57
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations⁽¹⁾	$	182			12	%	$	77			7	%	$	105		NM

⁽¹⁾	Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations is a non-GAAP measure. For details, refer to Non-GAAP Measures - Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations, including a reconciliation between net income (loss) from continuing operations and Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations.

NM indicates that the calculation is “not meaningful”.

Components of Change in Reportable Segment Net Revenues for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Compared with the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

	Price/Mix			Volume			Acquisitions			Dispositions			FX			Total
Net revenues		26	%		(5	)%		9	%		(1	)%		(1	)%		28	%
By reportable segment:
Foodservice		34	%		(2	)%		22	%		—	%		—	%		54	%
Food Merchandising		24	%		(6	)%		—	%		—	%		—	%		18	%
Beverage Merchandising		18	%		(4	)%		—	%		—	%		(1	)%		13	%

Net Revenues. Net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased by $331 million, or 28%, to $1,495 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to favorable pricing, due to the contractual pass-through of higher material costs and pricing actions across all of our segments. In addition, the Foodservice segment’s acquisition of Fabri-Kal on October 1, 2021 contributed $102 million of incremental sales for the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021. These increases were partially offset by lower sales volume, primarily due to labor shortages in our Food Merchandising segment as well as our strategic exit, in December 2021, from the coated groundwood business in our Beverage Merchandising segment.

Cost of Sales. Cost of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased by $207 million, or 20%, to $1,263 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to higher material, manufacturing and logistics costs across all of our segments, partially offset by the benefit related to prior year period costs of $39 million from Winter Storm Uri and $16 million due to a scheduled cold mill outage that did not recur, as well as the Foodservice segment’s acquisition of Fabri-Kal. These increases were partially offset by lower sales volume.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased by $16 million, or 13%, to $142 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to higher costs related to the Foodservice segment’s acquisition of Fabri-Kal and higher employee-related costs.

Restructuring, Asset Impairment and Other Related Charges. Restructuring, asset impairment and other related charges for the three months ended March 31, 2021 comprised a $2 million benefit related to our remaining closures businesses. Refer to Note 3, Restructuring, Asset Impairment and Other Related Charges, for additional details.

Other Income, Net. Other income, net for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased by $22 million to $28 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase was primarily attributable to the $27 million gain on the sale of our equity interests in Naturepak Beverage Packaging Co. Ltd.

Non-operating Income, Net. Non-operating income, net, for the three months ended March 31, 2022 decreased by $13 million, or 57%, to $10 million compared to $23 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in the expected return on plan assets, partially offset by a decrease in the interest cost on benefit plans. The decreases in the expected return on plan assets and interest cost on benefit plans were primarily the result of pension partial settlement transactions completed in the third quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2022 which, in the aggregate, reduced the gross amount of plan assets and plan liabilities by $2,201 million and $2,216 million, respectively. Non-operating income, net for the three months ended March 31, 2022 also included a $10 million pension settlement gain.

Interest Expense, Net. Interest expense, net, for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased by $7 million, or 17%, to $49 million, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to a net increase in principal amounts outstanding under our senior secured notes. Refer to Note 8, Debt, for additional details.

Income Tax (Expense) Benefit. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we recognized a tax expense of $36 million on income from continuing operations before tax of $79 million, compared to tax benefit of $18 million on a loss from continuing operations before tax of $29 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The effective tax rate during the three months ended March 31, 2022 was primarily attributable to a $14 million discrete expense from the sale of our equity interests in Naturepak Beverage Packaging Co. Ltd. The effective tax rate during the three months ended March 31, 2021 was primarily attributable to a $10 million discrete benefit from the partial release of our valuation allowance for deferred interest deductions, which was partially offset by certain nondeductible expenses and varying rates among the jurisdictions in which we operate.

Adjusted EBITDA from Continuing Operations. Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased by $105 million to $182 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase reflects favorable pricing, due to the contractual pass-through of higher material costs and pricing actions, and the impact from the acquisition of Fabri-Kal, partially offset by higher material, manufacturing and logistics costs. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA also includes the benefit related to prior year period costs of $39 million from Winter Storm Uri and $16 million due to a scheduled cold mill outage that did not recur in the current year period.

Segment Information

Foodservice

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(In millions, except for %)	2022			2021			Change		% Change
Total segment net revenues	$	697		$	454		$	243		54	%
Segment Adjusted EBITDA	$	116		$	61		$	55		90	%
Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin		17	%		13	%

Total Segment Net Revenues. Foodservice total segment net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased by $243 million, or 54%, to $697 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to favorable pricing, due to the contractual pass-through of higher material costs and pricing actions. In addition, the acquisition of Fabri-Kal on October 1, 2021 contributed $102 million of incremental sales for the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021. These increases were partially offset by lower sales volume.

Adjusted EBITDA. Foodservice Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased by $55 million, or 90%, to $116 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to favorable pricing and the impact from the acquisition of Fabri-Kal, partially offset by higher material, manufacturing and logistics costs.

Food Merchandising

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(In millions, except for %)	2022			2021			Change		% Change
Total segment net revenues	$	404		$	342		$	62		18	%
Segment Adjusted EBITDA	$	60		$	55		$	5		9	%
Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin		15	%		16	%

Total Segment Net Revenues. Food Merchandising total segment net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased by $62 million, or 18%, to $404 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to favorable pricing, due to the contractual pass-through of higher material costs and pricing actions, partially offset by lower sales volume, primarily due to labor shortages.

Adjusted EBITDA. Food Merchandising Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased by $5 million, or 9%, to $60 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to favorable pricing, partially offset by higher material and manufacturing costs, lower sales volume and higher logistics costs.

Beverage Merchandising

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(In millions, except for %)	2022			2021			Change		% Change
Total segment net revenues	$	403		$	357		$	46		13	%
Segment Adjusted EBITDA	$	24		$	(32	)	$	56	NM
Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin		6	%		(9	)%

Total Segment Net Revenues. Beverage Merchandising total segment net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased by $46 million, or 13%, to $403 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to favorable pricing, due to pricing actions and the contractual pass-through of higher material costs, and favorable product mix. These increases were partially offset by lower sales volume, primarily due to our strategic exit, in December 2021, from the coated groundwood business.

Adjusted EBITDA. Beverage Merchandising Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased by $56 million to $24 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase reflects favorable pricing and the benefit related to prior year period costs of $34 million from Winter Storm Uri and $16 million due to a scheduled cold mill outage that did not recur. These items were partially offset by higher material, manufacturing and logistics costs.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We believe that we have sufficient liquidity to support our ongoing operations and to invest in future growth to create value for our shareholders. Our projected operating cash flows, existing cash balances and available capacity under our revolving credit facility are our primary sources of liquidity for the next 12 months and are expected to be used for, among other things, capital expenditures, payment of interest and principal on our long-term debt obligations and distributions to shareholders that require approval by our Board of Directors. Additionally, we may continue to utilize long-term debt issuances for our funding requirements.

Cash provided by operating activities

Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $111 million to $120 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase was primarily driven by higher cash earnings and favorable changes in accounts receivable, accrued expenses and accounts payable balances. These increases were partially offset by planned inventory build activity as well as $35 million of higher tax payments due to the comparative period including the receipt of a refund.

Cash used in investing activities

Net cash used in investing activities decreased by $61 million to $5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to $66 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The decrease was primarily attributable to $47 million of cash received on the disposal of our equity interests in Naturepak Beverage Packaging Co. Ltd. Property, plant and equipment additions were $50 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to $60 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021, with the decrease reflecting the timing of spend.

Cash used in financing activities

Net cash used in financing activities decreased by $54 million to $27 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $81 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The decrease was primarily attributable to the $59 million redemption of the remaining portion of our 5.125% senior secured notes during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Dividends

We paid cash dividends of $18 million and $18 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Our Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.10 per share on May 3, 2022 to be paid on June 15, 2022 to shareholders of record as of May 31, 2022.

Our Credit Agreement and Notes limit the ability to make dividend payments, subject to specified exceptions. Our Board of Directors must review and approve future dividend payments and will determine whether to declare additional dividends based on our operating performance, expected future cash flows, debt levels, liquidity needs and investment opportunities.

Debt and Liquidity

As of March 31, 2022, we had $4,271 million of total principal amount of borrowings. Refer to Note 8, Debt, for additional details.

Our 2022 annual cash interest obligations on our borrowings are expected to be approximately $186 million. As of March 31, 2022, the underlying one month LIBO rate for amounts borrowed under our Credit Agreement was 0.46%.

As of March 31, 2022, we had $283 million of cash and cash equivalents on hand, with a further $19 million of cash and cash equivalents classified within current assets held for sale. We also had $206 million available for drawing under our revolving credit facility. We believe that our existing cash balances, projected operating cash flows together with our available capacity under our revolving credit facility are sufficient to fund our principal debt payments, interest expense, working capital needs and expected capital expenditures for the next 12 months. Our next significant near term maturity of borrowings is $276 million of Pactiv Debentures due in December 2025. We currently anticipate incurring approximately $290 million of capital expenditures during fiscal year 2022.

Our ability to borrow under our revolving credit facility or our local working capital facilities or to incur additional indebtedness may be limited by the terms of such indebtedness or other indebtedness, including the Credit Agreement and the Notes. The Credit Agreement and the respective indentures governing the Notes generally allow our subsidiaries to transfer funds in the form of cash dividends, loans or advances within the Company.

Under the Credit Agreement, we may incur additional indebtedness either by satisfying certain incurrence tests or by incurring such additional indebtedness under certain specific categories of permitted debt. Incremental senior secured indebtedness under the Credit Agreement and senior secured or unsecured notes in lieu thereof are permitted to be incurred up to an aggregate principal amount of $750 million subject to pro forma compliance with the Credit Agreement’s total secured leverage ratio covenant. In addition, we may incur senior secured indebtedness in an unlimited amount as long as our total secured leverage ratio does not exceed 4.50 to 1.00 on a pro forma basis and (in the case of incremental senior secured indebtedness under the Credit Agreement only) we are in pro forma compliance with the Credit Agreement’s total secured leverage ratio covenant. The incurrence of unsecured indebtedness, including the issuance of senior notes, and unsecured subordinated indebtedness is also permitted (subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement) if the fixed charge coverage ratio is at least 2.00 to 1.00 on a pro forma basis.

Under the respective indentures governing the Notes, we may incur additional indebtedness either by satisfying certain incurrence tests or by incurring such additional indebtedness under certain specific categories of permitted debt. Indebtedness may be incurred under the incurrence tests if the fixed charge coverage ratio is at least 2.00 to 1.00 on a pro forma basis or the consolidated total leverage ratio is no greater than 5.50 to 1.00 and the liens securing first lien secured indebtedness do not exceed a 4.10 to 1.00 consolidated secured first lien leverage ratio.

We are required to make annual prepayments of term loans with up to 50% of excess cash flow (which will be reduced to 25% or 0% if specified senior secured first lien leverage ratios are met) as determined in accordance with the Credit Agreement. No excess cash flow prepayments were made in 2021 or will be due in 2022 for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Other than short-term leases entered into in the normal course of business, we have no material off-balance sheet obligations.

Critical Accounting Policies, Estimates and Assumptions

The most critical accounting policies and estimates are those that are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and require us to make the most difficult and subjective judgments, often estimating the outcome of future events that are inherently uncertain. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. Our critical 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, 2021.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

New accounting guidance that we have recently adopted, as well as accounting guidance that has been recently issued but not yet adopted by us, is included in Note 1, Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

There have been no material changes to our market risk during the three months ended March 31, 2022. For additional information, refer to Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. In connection with the preparation of this report, management, under the supervision and with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2022. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of March 31, 2022, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no material changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

The information required to be set forth under this heading is incorporated by reference from Note 12, Commitments and Contingencies, to the interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

There have been no material changes to the risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

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

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

Item 6. Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed as part of, or are incorporated by reference in, this report:


			Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit	Exhibit Title	Filed Here-With?	Form	Exhibit No.	Date Filed
10.1#	Group Annuity Contract Offer and Acceptance Agreement by and among Pactiv LLC, Pactiv North America Pension Plans Investment Committee and Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company, dated as of February 16, 2022.	X
10.2*	Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award and Agreement under the Pactiv Evergreen Inc. Equity Incentive Plan.	X
10.3*	Form of Performance Share Unit Award and Agreement under the Pactiv Evergreen Inc. Equity Incentive Plan.	X
31.1	Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.	X
31.2	Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.	X
32.1	Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.	X
32.2	Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.	X
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101.SCH	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
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# Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K because they are not material and are of the type that the registrant treats as private or confidential. The registrant agrees to furnish an unredacted copy of this exhibit and the registrant’s materiality and privacy or confidentiality analyses on a supplemental basis to the SEC or its staff upon request.

* Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan.

SIGNATURES

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

			PACTIV EVERGREEN INC.
			(Registrant)

	By:		/s/ Michael J. Ragen
			Michael J. Ragen
			Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)
			May 5, 2022