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(3) Operating leases represent the minimum rental commitments under non-cancelable operating leases. We have no
significant capital lease obligations.
(4) Purchase obligations for inventory and production costs (such as raw materials, indirect materials and supplies,
packaging, co-manufacturing arrangements, storage and distribution) are commitments for projected needs to be
utilized in the normal course of business. Other purchase obligations include commitments for marketing,
advertising, capital expenditures, information technology and professional services. Arrangements are considered
purchase obligations if a contract specifies all significant terms, including fixed or minimum quantities to be
purchased, a pricing structure and approximate timing of the transaction. Most arrangements are cancelable
without a significant penalty, and with short notice (usually 30 days). Any amounts reflected on the consolidated
balance sheet as accounts payable and accrued liabilities are excluded from the table above.
(5) Other long-term liabilities primarily consist of postretirement health care costs of $2,280 million. The following
long-term liabilities included on the consolidated balance sheet are excluded from the table above: accrued
pension costs, income taxes, minority interest, insurance accruals and other accruals. We are unable to estimate
the timing of the payments (or contributions in the case of accrued pension costs) for these items. Currently, we
anticipate making U.S. pension contributions of approximately $15 million in 2008 and non-U.S. pension
contributions of approximately $160 million in 2008, based on current tax law. As of December 31, 2007, our
total liability for income taxes, including uncertain tax positions and associated accrued interest and penalties,
was $1,121 million. We expect to pay approximately $100 million in the next twelve months. While years 2000
through 2003 are currently under examination by the IRS, we are not able to reasonably estimate the timing of
future cash flows beyond 12 months due to uncertainties in the timing of this and other tax audit outcomes.
Equity and Dividends
Stock Repurchases:
Our Board of Directors authorized the following Common Stock repurchase programs. We are not obligated to repurchase any
of our Common Stock and may suspend any program at our discretion. The total repurchases under these programs were
110.1 million shares for $3,640 million in 2007, 38.7 million shares for $1,250 million in 2006, and 39.2 million shares for
$1,200 million in 2005. We made these repurchases of our Common Stock in open market transactions.
Share Repurchase Program
authorized by the Board of Directors $5.0 billion $2.0 billion $1.5 billion
Authorized / Completed period for repurchase April 2007 -
March 2009
March 2006 -
March 2007
December 2004 -
March 2006
Aggregate cost of shares repurchased in 2007
(millions of shares)
$3.5 billion
(105.6 shares)
$140 million
(4.5 shares)
Aggregate cost of shares repurchased in 2006
(millions of shares)
$1.0 billion
(30.2 shares)
$250 million
(8.5 shares)
Aggregate cost of shares repurchased in 2005
(millions of shares)
$1.2 billion
(39.2 shares)
Aggregate cost of shares repurchased life-to-date under program
(millions of shares)
$3.5 billion
(105.6 shares)
$1.1 billion
(34.7 shares)
$1.5 billion
(49.1 shares)
Additionally, in March 2007, we repurchased 1.4 million shares of our Common Stock from Altria at a cost of $46.5 million.
We paid $32.085 per share, which was the average of the high and the low price of Kraft Common Stock as reported on the
NYSE on March 1, 2007. This repurchase was in accordance with the Distribution agreement.
As of December 31 2007, we had $1.5 billion left under our $5.0 billion share repurchase program and we expect to complete
the program before the authorization expires in March 2009.
Stock Based Compensation:
At the Distribution, Altria stock awards were modified through the issuance of Kraft stock awards, and accordingly the Altria
stock awards were split into two instruments. Holders of Altria stock options received: 1) a new Kraft option to acquire shares
of Kraft Common Stock; and 2) an adjusted Altria stock option for the same number of shares of Altria common stock
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