Mosaic 10-Q 2025-03-31
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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, 2025
OR
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 001-32327
The Mosaic Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 20-1026454 | ||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
101 East Kennedy Blvd
Suite 2500
Tampa, Florida 33602
(800) 918-8270
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices and registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | MOS | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No ¨
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 the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filer x Accelerated filer ¨ Non-accelerated filer ¨ Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No x
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date: 317,230,799 shares of Common Stock as of May 2, 2025.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THE MOSAIC COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(In millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
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| March 31, 2025 | March 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 2,620.9 | $ | 2,679.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of goods sold | 2,132.5 | 2,280.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin | 488.4 | 399.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 122.6 | 106.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other operating expense | 27.3 | 119.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating earnings | 338.5 | 172.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (40.7) | (48.0) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency transaction gain (loss) | 133.1 | (100.3) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other (expense) income | (118.1) | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings from consolidated companies before income taxes | 312.8 | 25.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 63.3 | 6.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings from consolidated companies | 249.5 | 19.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity in net earnings of nonconsolidated companies | 0.5 | 37.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings including noncontrolling interests | 250.0 | 56.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests | 11.9 | 11.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings attributable to Mosaic | $ | 238.1 | $ | 45.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Basic net earnings per share attributable to Mosaic | $ | 0.75 | $ | 0.14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding | 317.0 | 322.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted net earnings per share attributable to Mosaic | $ | 0.75 | $ | 0.14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding | 318.2 | 323.5 |
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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THE MOSAIC COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
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| Net earnings (loss) including noncontrolling interest | $ | 250.0 | $ | 56.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation gain (loss) | 108.1 | (129.7) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net actuarial gain and prior service cost | 0.1 | 0.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Realized gain (loss) on interest rate swap | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net gain (loss) on marketable securities held in trust fund | 7.9 | (10.3) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | 116.1 | (139.2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) | 366.1 | (82.7) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest | 13.5 | 10.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Mosaic | $ | 352.6 | $ | (93.2) |
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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THE MOSAIC COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 259.2 | $ | 272.8 | |||||||
| Receivables, net, including affiliate receivables of $106.2 and $109.9, respectively | 1,067.4 | 1,113.3 | |||||||||
| Inventories | 2,782.6 | 2,548.4 | |||||||||
| Other current assets | 485.6 | 563.8 | |||||||||
| Total current assets | 4,594.8 | 4,498.3 | |||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $10,783.4 and $10,499.7, respectively | 13,516.7 | 13,352.6 | |||||||||
| Equity securities and investments in nonconsolidated companies | 1,418.1 | 1,533.4 | |||||||||
| Goodwill | 1,065.1 | 1,061.1 | |||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 1,020.3 | 958.3 | |||||||||
| Other assets | 1,550.7 | 1,520.3 | |||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 23,165.7 | $ | 22,924.0 | |||||||
| Liabilities and Equity | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Short-term debt | $ | 1,234.4 | $ | 847.1 | |||||||
| Current maturities of long-term debt | 33.3 | 45.3 | |||||||||
| Structured accounts payable arrangements | 383.8 | 402.3 | |||||||||
| Accounts payable, including affiliate payables of $98.5 and $155.1, respectively | 936.0 | 1,156.5 | |||||||||
| Accrued liabilities | 1,503.5 | 1,720.1 | |||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 4,091.0 | 4,171.3 | |||||||||
| Long-term debt, less current maturities | 3,329.9 | 3,332.3 | |||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 945.0 | 942.8 | |||||||||
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 2,883.1 | 2,862.9 | |||||||||
| Equity: | |||||||||||
| Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 | — | — | |||||||||
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares |
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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with the material under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Mosaic Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the “10-K Report”) and the material under Item 1 of Part I of this report.
Throughout the discussion below, we measure units of production, sales and raw materials in metric tonnes, which are the equivalent of 2,205 pounds, unless we specifically state we mean long ton(s), which are the equivalent of 2,240 pounds. In the following tables, there are certain percentages that are not considered to be meaningful and are represented by “NM.”
Results of Operations
The following table shows the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024:
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| (in millions, except per share data) | 2025 | 2024 | Change | Percent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 2,620.9 | $ | 2,679.4 | $ | (58.5) | (2) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of goods sold | 2,132.5 | 2,280.2 | (147.7) | (6) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin | 488.4 | 399.2 | 89.2 | 22 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin percentage | 19% | 15% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 122.6 | 106.8 | 15.8 | 15 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other operating expense | 27.3 | 119.5 | (92.2) | (77) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating earnings | 338.5 | 172.9 | 165.6 | 96 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (40.7) | (48.0) | 7.3 | (15) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency transaction gain (loss) | 133.1 | (100.3) | 233.4 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other (expense) income | (118.1) | 0.6 | (118.7) | NM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings from consolidated companies before income taxes | 312.8 | 25.2 | 287.6 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 63.3 | 6.2 | 57.1 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings from consolidated companies | 249.5 | 19.0 | 230.5 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity in net earnings of nonconsolidated companies | 0.5 | 37.5 | (37.0) | (99) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings including noncontrolling interests | 250.0 | 56.5 | 193.5 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests | 11.9 | 11.3 | 0.6 | 5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings attributable to Mosaic | $ | 238.1 | $ | 45.2 | $ | 192.9 | NM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted net earnings per share attributable to Mosaic | $ | 0.75 | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.61 | NM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding | 318.2 | 323.5 |
Overview of Consolidated Results for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, Mosaic had net income of $238.1 million, or $0.75 per diluted share, compared to net income of $45.2 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the prior year period. Gross margin for the three months ended March 31, 2025 increased 22% compared to the same period of the prior year, primarily driven by higher average selling pricing in our Phosphates segment and cost improvements in our Mosaic Fertilizantes segment as discussed further below. Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was favorably impacted by a foreign currency transaction gain of $133.1 million, compared to a foreign currency transaction loss of $100.3 million in the prior year period. This is mostly offset by an unrealized mark to market loss of $117 million on the investment in shares of Ma'aden, included in other expense. We we did not hold this investment in the prior year period.
Significant factors affecting our results of operations and financial condition are listed below. Certain of these factors are discussed in more detail in the following sections of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
In our Phosphate segment, operating earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2025 were $139 million compared to $40 million in the prior year period. In the current year period, operating results were favorably impacted by higher average selling prices, partially offset by lower sales volumes and higher conversion and raw material costs. Higher average selling prices were driven by strong global demand and low inventory levels
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Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are exposed to the impact of fluctuations in the relative value of currencies, the impact of interest rates, fluctuations in the purchase price of natural gas, ammonia and sulfur consumed in operations and changes in freight costs, as well as changes in the market value of our financial instruments. We periodically enter into derivatives in order to mitigate our foreign currency risks, interest rate risks and the effects of changing commodity prices, but not for speculative purposes. See Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our 10-K Report and Note 12 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this report.
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
Due to the global nature of our operations, we are exposed to currency exchange rate changes which may cause fluctuations in our earnings and cash flows. Our primary foreign currency exposures are the Canadian dollar and Brazilian real. To reduce economic risk and volatility on expected cash flows that are denominated in the Canadian dollar and Brazilian real, we use financial instruments that may include forward contracts, zero-cost collars and/or futures. Mosaic hedges cash flows on a declining basis, up to 18 months for the Canadian dollar and up to 12 months for the Brazilian real.
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the fair value of our major foreign currency exchange contracts was $(26.7) million and $(82.6) million, respectively. The table below provides information about Mosaic’s significant foreign exchange derivatives.
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| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2025 | 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Canadian Dollar | $ | (21.1) | $ | (32.6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notional (million US$) - short Canadian dollars | $ | 218.1 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 51.6 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted Average Rate - Canadian dollar to U.S. dollar | 1.4088 | — | — | 1.3771 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notional (million US$) - long Canadian dollars | $ | 616.5 | $ | 94.4 | $ | — | $ | 638.3 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted Average Rate - Canadian dollar to U.S. dollar | 1.3732 | 1.4090 | — | 1.3504 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Rupee | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notional (million US$) - short Indian rupee | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2.0 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted Average Rate - Indian rupee to U.S. dollar | — | — | — | 84.0382 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Brazilian Real | $ | (3.9) | $ | (51.2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notional (million US$) - long Brazilian real | $ | 446.0 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 563.4 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted Average Rate - Brazilian real to U.S. dollar | 5.8488 | — | — | 5.8279 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Rupee | $ | (1.6) | $ | 1.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notional (million US$) - short Indian rupee | $ | 159.3 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 89.1 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted Average Rate - Indian rupee to U.S. dollar | 86.6255 | — | — | 84.7720 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Renminbi | $ | (0.1) | $ | 0.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notional (million US$) - short China renminbi | $ | 120.0 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 33.0 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted Average Rate - China renminbi to U.S. dollar | 7.1839 | — | — | 7.1923 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Fair Value | $ | (26.7) | $ | (82.6) |
Further information regarding foreign currency exchange rates and derivatives is included in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our 10-K Report and Note 12 to the Condensed Consolidated
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Financial Statements in this report.
Commodities
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the fair value of our natural gas commodities contracts was zero and $(1.8) million, respectively.
The table below provides information about our natural gas derivatives which are used to manage the risk related to significant price changes in natural gas.
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| 2025 | 2026 | Fair Value | 2025 | 2026 | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Natural Gas Swaps | $ | 0.0 | $ | (1.8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notional (million MMBtu) - long | — | — | 2.5 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted Average Rate (US$/MMBtu) | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 | $ | 2.73 | $ | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Fair Value | $ | 0.0 | $ | (1.8) |
Further information regarding commodities and derivatives is included in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our 10-K Report and Note 12 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this report.
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Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (ii) accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer have concluded, based on such evaluations, that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective for the purpose for which they were designed as of the end of such period.
(b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, have evaluated any changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2025, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, did not identify any such change during the quarter ended March 31, 2025.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We have included information about legal and environmental proceedings in Note 17 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this report. This information is incorporated herein by reference.
We are also subject to the following legal and environmental proceedings in addition to those described in Note 17 of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this report:
Countervailing Duty Orders. In April 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“DOC”) issued countervailing duty (“CVD”) orders on imports of phosphate fertilizers from Morocco and Russia, in response to petitions filed by Mosaic. The purpose of the CVD order is to remedy the injury to the U.S. phosphate fertilizer industry caused by imports that benefit from unfair foreign subsidies, and thereby restore fair competition. CVD orders normally stay in place for at least five years, with possible extensions.
Moroccan and Russian producers have initiated actions at the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”) and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) seeking to overturn the orders. Mosaic has also made claims contesting certain aspects of DOC’s final determinations that, we believe, failed to capture the full extent of Moroccan and Russian subsidies. These litigation challenges remain underway. The CAFC is reviewing a challenge to DOC’s final determination in the CVD investigation for Russia; DOC issued a second remand redetermination for the CVD investigation for Morocco, which will be reviewed by the CIT, and is conducting a first remand redetermination for the first administrative review for Morocco; and the ITC is conducting a second remand redetermination of its original affirmative injury determination, which will also be reviewed by the CIT.
When a CVD order is in place, DOC normally conducts annual administrative reviews, which establish a final CVD assessment rate for past imports during a defined period, and a CVD cash deposit rate for future imports. In November 2023, DOC announced the final results of the first administrative reviews for the CVD orders on phosphate fertilizers for Russia and Morocco covering the period November 30, 2020 to December 31, 2021. DOC calculated new subsidy rates of 2.12% for Moroccan producer OCP and 28.50% for Russian producer PhosAgro. In addition, in November and December 2024 DOC announced the final results of the second administrative reviews for the CVD orders on phosphate fertilizers for Russia and Morocco covering calendar year 2022. DOC calculated subsidy rates of 16.60% for OCP and 18.21% for PhosAgro. Mosaic, as well as parties that oppose the duties, have appealed the final results of DOC’s first and second administrative reviews to the CIT. Currently, DOC is conducting a third administrative review for imports from Russia, covering calendar year 2023. DOC is not conducting an administrative review for Morocco for this period. The applicable final CVD assessment rates and cash deposit rates for imports of phosphate fertilizer from Morocco and Russia could change as a result of these various proceedings and potential associated appeals, whether in federal courts or at the World Trade Organization.
The South Pasture Mine – Hardee County Enforcement Action. On January 8, 2020, Hardee County issued a Notice of Violation (“NOV”) for Mosaic’s delay in meeting the required reclamation schedule for two designated reclamation units within the South Pasture mine. The delay resulted from idling the South Pasture beneficiation plant in 2018; because the plant was idled, no sand was available for reclamation activities.
Acting on Mosaic’s “Application for Waiver and Reclamation Schedule Extension,” in May 2020, the Hardee County Board of County Commissioners approved: (1) a waiver of the applicable reclamation deadlines of the South Pasture Development Order and Land Development Code; (2) an alternative reclamation schedule; and (3) a settlement agreement that resolved the NOV. Mosaic timely paid the civil penalty required by the settlement agreement and continues to implement the approved alternative reclamation schedule, as required. Monitoring programs are in place to ensure continued compliance with the waiver and settlement agreement.
Cruz Litigation. On August 27, 2020, a putative class action complaint was filed in the Circuit Court of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit in Hillsborough County, Florida against our wholly owned subsidiary, Mosaic Global Operations Inc., and two unrelated co-defendants. The complaint alleges claims related to elevated levels of radiation at two manufactured housing communities located on reclaimed mining land in Mulberry, Polk County, Florida, allegedly due to phosphate mining and reclamation activities occurring decades ago. Plaintiffs seek monetary damages, including punitive damages, injunctive relief requiring remediation of their properties, and a medical monitoring program funded by the defendants. On October 14, 2021,
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the court substantially granted a motion to dismiss that we filed late in 2020, with leave for the plaintiffs to amend their complaint.
On November 3, 2021, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint and, in response, Mosaic filed a motion to dismiss that complaint with prejudice on November 15, 2021. On December 23, 2021, plaintiffs opposed that motion and Mosaic replied to that opposition on January 26, 2022. On April 6, 2022, the court heard argument on the motions to dismiss filed by Mosaic and each other co-defendant. In late March 2023, the court denied defendants’ motions to dismiss.
We intend to continue to vigorously defend this matter.
Faustina Plant Risk Management Plan. On September 14, 2022, EPA Region 6 issued a Notice of Potential Violation and Opportunity to Confer (“NOPVOC”) regarding compliance of our Faustina Plant with Section 112(r) of the Federal Clean Air Act and 40 C.F.R. Part 68, commonly known as the Risk Management Plan Rule (“RMP Rule”). The NOPVOC relates to a compliance evaluation inspection conducted by the EPA at the Faustina Plant from February 22-25, 2022, and alleges violations of the RMP Rule. We conferred with the EPA regarding the allegations in the NOPVOC on November 30, 2022. We negotiated a Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) with the agency that was filed on January 30, 2024. As required by the CAFO, we paid a penalty in the amount of $217,085. The CAFO also requires the completion of two supplemental environmental projects: (1) installation of ammonia monitors and monitoring at the plant for a period of two years, and (2) donation of two generators to the St. James Parish Department of Emergency Preparedness. We completed the donation to the St. James Parish Department of Emergency Preparedness on March 14, 2024, and we completed installation and began operation of the ammonia monitors on April 24, 2024.
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Item 1A. RISK FACTORS
Important risk factors that apply to us are outlined in Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (the “10-K Report”).
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Pursuant to our employee stock plans relating to the grant of employee stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock unit awards and other equity-based awards, we have granted and may in the future grant employee stock options to purchase shares of our Common Stock for which the purchase price may be paid by means of delivery to us by the optionee of shares of our Common Stock that are already owned by the optionee (at a value equal to market value on the date of the option exercise). During the periods covered by this report, no options to purchase shares of our Common Stock were exercised for which the purchase price was so paid.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2025, we did not purchase any shares of our common stock under our Board approved stock repurchase programs.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K is included in Exhibit 95 to this report.
Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION
During our fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2025, none of our directors or officers informed us of the adoption or termination of a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement*”* or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement*”* as those terms are defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
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Item 6. EXHIBITS
The following Exhibits are being filed herewith.
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| Exhibit No | Description | Incorporated Herein by Reference to | Filed with Electronic Submission | |||||||||||||||||
| 31.1 | Certification Required by Rule 13a-14(a). | X | ||||||||||||||||||
| 31.2 | Certification Required by Rule 13a-14(a). | X | ||||||||||||||||||
| 32.1 | Certification Required by Rule 13a-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code. | X | ||||||||||||||||||
| 32.2 | Certification Required by Rule 13a-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code. | X | ||||||||||||||||||
| 95 | Mine Safety Disclosures | X | ||||||||||||||||||
| 101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | X | ||||||||||||||||||
| 101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | X | ||||||||||||||||||
| 101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | X | ||||||||||||||||||
| 101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | X | ||||||||||||||||||
| 101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | X | ||||||||||||||||||
| 101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | X | ||||||||||||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) | X |
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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.
| THE MOSAIC COMPANY | |||||||||||
| by: | /s/ Russell A. Flugel | ||||||||||
| Vice President and Controller | |||||||||||
| (on behalf of the registrant and as principal accounting officer) |
May 7, 2025