Item 1A. Risk Factors
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
Other than the update to the risk factor set forth below, there have been no material changes from the risk factors contained in "Item 1A. - Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. Additional risks not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial may also materially affect our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
International Operations — Our international operations subject us to various risks that could adversely affect our business operations and financial results.
We have operations throughout the world, including facilities located in emerging markets. In fiscal year 2021, approximately 74% of our sales revenue came from developed markets and 26% came from emerging markets. We expect to continue to expand our operations in the future, particularly in emerging markets.
Management of global operations is extremely complex, particularly given the often substantial differences in the cultural, political, and regulatory environments of the countries in which we operate. In addition, many of the countries in which we operate, including Argentina, Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Peru, Russia, South Africa, and Ukraine, and other emerging markets, have underdeveloped or developing legal, regulatory, or political systems, which are subject to dynamic change and civil unrest.
The profitability of our operations may be adversely impacted by, among other things:
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changes in applicable fiscal or regulatory regimes;
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changes in, or difficulties in interpreting and complying with, local laws and regulations, including tax, labor, foreign investment and foreign exchange control laws;
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nullification, modification or renegotiation of, or difficulties or delays in enforcing, contracts with clients or joint venture partners that are subject to local law;
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reversal of current political, judicial or administrative policies encouraging foreign investment or foreign trade, or relating to the use of local agents, representatives or partners in the relevant jurisdictions;
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pandemics, such as COVID-19, impacting various regions of the world unequally; or
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changes in exchange rates and inflation, including hyperinflation, which may be further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Further, sustained periods of legal, regulatory or political instability in the emerging markets in which we operate could have an adverse effect on our business, cash flow, financial condition, and results of operations, which effect may be material.
For example, the recent conflict between Russia and Ukraine has negatively impacted the global economy and led to various economic sanctions being imposed by the U.S., United Kingdom, European Union, and other countries against Russia. In advance of the conflict, we proactively suspended operations at our small manufacturing site in Ukraine. We also operate three manufacturing facilities in Russia. The four sites in Ukraine and Russia combined represent approximately 2-3% of our consolidated net sales, 4-5% of our annual adjusted EBIT, and approximately $200 million to $300 million of balance sheet exposure. As we announced on March 21, 2022, we are scaling down our activities in Russia by focusing our manufacturing on supporting only existing multinational customers, suspending new projects and investments, and discontinuing exports from Russia as soon as possible. While the impacts of the conflict have not been material on our operating results to date, it is not possible to predict the broader or longer-term consequences of this conflict. Further sanctions as well as steps taken by our customers, suppliers, or other stakeholders may disrupt our ability to continue to operate in Russia or resume operations in Ukraine. Continued escalation of geopolitical tensions related to the conflict could also result in the loss of property, supply chain disruptions, significant inflationary pressure on raw material prices and cost and supply of other resources (such as energy and natural gas), fluctuations in our customers’ buying patterns given regional shortages of food ingredients and other factors, credit and capital market disruption which could impact our ability to obtain financing, increase in interest rates, and adverse foreign exchange impacts. Additional sanctions continue to be enacted and are making ongoing operations in the region increasingly complex and significantly more difficult. These broader consequences could have a material adverse effect on our business, cash flow, financial condition, and results of operations. In addition, the effects of the ongoing conflict could intensify many of our other known risks described in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2021, filed with the SEC on August 24, 2021.
The international scope of our operations, which includes limited sales of our products to entities located in countries subject to certain economic sanctions administered by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control, and the U.S. Department of State, and Trade and other applicable national and supranational organizations (collectively, "Sanctions"), and operations in certain countries that are from time to time subject to Sanctions, including those enacted as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, also requires us to maintain internal processes and control procedures. Failure to do so could result in breach by our employees of various laws and regulations, including those relating to money laundering, corruption, export control, fraud, bribery, insider trading, antitrust, competition, and economic sanctions, whether due to a lack of integrity or awareness or otherwise. Any such breach could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and result in reputational damage to our business, which effect may be material.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Share Repurchases
Share repurchase activity during the three months ended March 31, 2022 was as follows (in millions, except number of shares, which are reflected in thousands, and per share amounts, which are expressed in U.S. dollars):
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased (1) | Average Price Paid Per Share (1)(2) | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Programs (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| January 1 - 31, 2022 | — | $ | — | — | $ | 106 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| February 1 - 28, 2022 | 10,961 | 11.68 | 10,961 | 178 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 1 - 31, 2022 | — | — | — | 178 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 10,961 | $ | 11.68 | 10,961 |
(1) Includes shares purchased on the open market to satisfy the vesting and exercises of share-based compensation awards.
(2) Average price paid per share excludes costs associated with the repurchase.
(3) On August 17, 2021, our Board of Directors approved a buyback of $400 million of ordinary shares and/or CHESS Depositary Instruments ("CDIs") during the following twelve months. In addition, on February 1, 2022, our Board of Directors approved an additional $200 million buyback of ordinary shares and CDIs during the next twelve months. The timing, volume, and nature of share repurchases may be amended, suspended, or discontinued at any time.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
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