DuPont de Nemours Inc

DuPont is a global innovation leader with technology-based materials and solutions that help transform industries and everyday life by applying diverse science and expertise to help customers advance their best ideas and deliver essential innovations in key markets including electronics, transportation, building and construction, healthcare and worker safety.

As of June 30, 2024, the Company has $3.4 billion of working capital and approximately $1.5 billion in cash and cash equivalents. The Company expects its cash and cash equivalents, cash generated from operations, and ability to access the debt capital markets to provide sufficient liquidity and financial flexibility to meet the liquidity requirements associated with its continuing operations.

Outlined below are recent developments and material historical transactions impacting this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Intended Business Separations

On May 22, 2024, DuPont announced a plan to separate into three independent, publicly traded companies ("FutureCos") through the separations of DuPont’s Electronics and Water businesses ("Intended Business Separations"). DuPont expects to execute the proposed separations of Electronics and Water in a way that will be tax-free for DuPont shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Following completion of the Intended Business Separations, “new” DuPont would continue as a diversified industrial company. The Intended Business Separations are expected to be completed within 18 to 24 months from announcement and are subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions, including final approval by DuPont's Board of Directors, receipt of tax opinions from counsel, the filing and effectiveness of Form 10 registration statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, applicable regulatory approvals and satisfactory completion of financing.

Mobility & Materials Divestitures

On November 1, 2023, the Company closed the sale of the Delrin® business to TJC LP ("TJC"), (the “Delrin® Divestiture”). DuPont acquired a 19.9 percent non-controlling equity interest in Derby Group Holdings LLC, (“Derby”). The Delrin® Divestiture together with the divestiture of the majority of the historic Mobility & Materials segment (the "M&M Divestiture"), including the Engineering Polymers business line and select product lines within the Advanced Solutions and Performance Resins business lines, (collectively the "M&M Divestitures") represented a strategic shift that had a major impact on DuPont's operations and results.

The interim results of operations and the interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2023 present the financial results of the Delrin® Divestiture, as discontinued operations. The comprehensive income of the Delrin® Divestiture have not been segregated and are included in the interim Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, respectively, for all periods presented. Unless otherwise indicated, the information in the notes to the interim Consolidated Financial Statements refer only to DuPont's continuing operations and do not include discussion of balances or activity of the Delrin® Divestiture. See Note 4 to the interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Recent Developments

Macroeconomic Conditions

The Company anticipates volume improvement throughout the remainder of the year driven by further electronics market recovery as well as reduced destocking impact in areas such as water, medical packaging and biopharma. The ultimate extent to which these markets will recover in 2024 is not known.

Share Buyback Program

In the first quarter of 2024, the Company completed the $2 billion accelerated share repurchase ("ASR") transaction, which completed the Company’s $5B Share Buyback Program.

Also in the first quarter of 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a new share repurchase program authorizing the repurchase and retirement of up to $1 billion of common stock (the "$1B Share Buyback Program”). Under the $1B Share Buyback Program, repurchases may be made from time to time on the open market at prevailing market prices or in privately negotiated transactions off market, including additional ASR agreements in accordance with applicable federal securities laws. The $1B Share Buyback Program terminates on June 30, 2025, unless extended or shortened by the Board of Directors. In the first quarter 2024, DuPont entered an ASR agreement with one counterparty for the repurchase of about $500 million of common stock (the "Q1 2024 ASR Transaction").

In the second quarter of 2024, the Q1 2024 ASR Transaction was completed. The settlement resulted in the delivery of approximately 1.0 million additional shares of DuPont common stock, which were retired immediately and recorded as a reduction of retained earnings of $72 million. In total, the Company repurchased 6.9 million shares at an average price of $71.96 per share under the Q1 2024 ASR Transaction.

See Liquidity and Capital Resource below and Note 16 to the interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Dividends

On June 27, 2024, the Board of Directors declared a third quarter 2024 dividend of $0.38 per share, payable on September 16, 2024, to shareholders of record on August 30, 2024.

On April 17, 2024, the Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a second quarter 2024 dividend of $0.38 per share which was paid on June 17, 2024, to shareholders of record on May 31, 2024.