Medicated Feed Additives Product Portfolio of Zoetis Inc.
Notes to Interim Special Purpose Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands, unless otherwise indicated)
1. Business Description
Zoetis Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Company”, “Zoetis”, or “Parent”) is a global leader in the animal health industry, focused on the discovery, development, manufacture and commercialization of medicines, vaccines, diagnostic products and services, biodevices, genetic tests and precision animal health. Zoetis’ business is diversified, marketing products across eight core species: dogs, cats, horses, cattle, swine, poultry, fish, and sheep; and within seven major product categories: parasiticides, vaccines, dermatology, other pharmaceutical, anti-infectives, animal health diagnostics and medicated feed additives.
The medicated feed additives product portfolio of Zoetis Inc. is comprised of the medicated feed additives major product category and certain water-soluble products (collectively, the “Business”). The Business sells products added to animal feed that provide medicines to livestock. These products are typically bags of ‘pellets’ imbued with medication to prevent, control or treat bacterial infections, coccidiosis and worms, and to prevent mortality in livestock across species. The sale and distribution of the Business’ products span across various domestic and international markets.
On April 28, 2024, the Company announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) where Phibro Animal Health Corporation (the “Buyer”) will acquire the Business for $350 million, subject to customary closing adjustments. The transaction includes the Company’s existing assets and rights related to the Business’ six manufacturing plants (Chicago Heights, Illinois; Eagle Grove, Iowa; Salisbury, Maryland; Willow Island, West Virginia; Medolla, Italy; and Suzhou, China), certain commercial warehouses, supply and distribution contracts, customer relationships, and more than 300 employees who support the Business’ manufacturing, distribution, and commercial activities. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. At or near closing, Zoetis and the Buyer will enter into various agreements including contract manufacturing arrangements whereby Zoetis will manufacture certain finished goods for the Buyer and certain distribution agreements for markets whereby Zoetis will distribute finished goods for Phibro for a fixed period of time.
2. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying Interim Special Purpose Financial Statements (referred to as the “Financial Statements”) are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), and have been prepared for inclusion in the 8-K filing of the Buyer as required by Rule 3-05(e), “Financial statements of businesses acquired or to be acquired”, of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Regulation S-X. It is impracticable to prepare complete financial statements related to the Business as it was not a separate legal entity of the Company and was never operated as a stand-alone business, division or subsidiary. The Company has never prepared full stand-alone or full carve-out financial statements for the Business and has never maintained distinct and separate accounts necessary to prepare such financial statements. The Financial
Statements are based upon the Purchase Agreement and relief under SEC Rule 3-05(e) as the acquisition by the Buyer meets the qualifying conditions established by the SEC to provide abbreviated financial statements in lieu of full financial statements of the acquired business.
The Financial Statements have been derived from the accounting records of the Company using historical results of operations and financial position information. The Financial Statements have been prepared to reflect the assets acquired and liabilities assumed by the Buyer in accordance with the Purchase Agreement and include costs directly associated with producing revenue, including a reasonable allocation of certain direct expenses, and exclude expenses not directly involved in revenue producing activities, such as corporate overhead unrelated to the operational activities, interest, and income tax expense. Therefore, the