424B3

Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-209595

 

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 1

To Prospectus dated July 13, 2016

 

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Ferroglobe PLC

106,810,523 Ordinary Shares

 

 

This prospectus supplement supplements the prospectus dated July 13, 2016, relating to the offering and resale by the selling stockholders of up to 106,810,523 of our ordinary shares, nominal value $0.01 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”). We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of these shares by the selling stockholders.

This prospectus supplement incorporates into our prospectus the information contained in the attached press release issued by Ferroglobe PLC on August 25, 2016, and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 26, 2016 in a Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K.

You should read this prospectus supplement in conjunction with the prospectus, including any supplements and amendments thereto. This prospectus supplement is qualified by reference to the prospectus except to the extent that the information in this prospectus supplement supersedes the information contained in the prospectus.

This prospectus supplement is not complete without, and may not be delivered or utilized except in connection with, the prospectus, including any supplements and amendments thereto.

The Ordinary Shares are currently traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (the “NASDAQ”) under the symbol “GSM”. On September 2, 2016, the closing price for the Ordinary Shares on the NASDAQ was $8.49 per Ordinary Share.

 

 

Investing in our Ordinary Shares involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 5 of this prospectus.

 

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 

The date of this prospectus supplement is September 7, 2016


Ferroglobe Reports Results for Second Quarter 2016

 

    Q2 2016 revenue of $398.0 million, down from $423.5 million in Q1 2016

 

    Net loss of $(42.2) million, or $(0.25) on a fully diluted per share basis; Adjusted net loss of $(2.8) million, or $(0.01) on a fully diluted per share basis

 

    Reported EBITDA loss of $(46.6) million, which includes an impairment charge of $(58.6) million for Venezuela; Adjusted EBITDA of $17.2 million

 

    Operating cash flow generation of $24.3 million and free cash flow generation of $8.6 million

 

    Exceeded working capital synergies target of $100 million by reducing working capital by $169.9 million over the last 12 months, including $96.5 million year-to-date

 

    Maintained dividend, reflecting confidence in underlying strength of the business

LONDON, August 25, 2016 – Ferroglobe PLC (NASDAQ: GSM) (“Ferroglobe” or the “company”), the world’s leading producer of silicon metal, and a leading silicon- and manganese-based specialty alloys producer, announced today results for the second quarter of 2016.

In the second quarter of 2016, Ferroglobe posted a net loss of $(42.2) million, or $(0.25) per share on a fully diluted basis. Excluding the impairment charge for Venezuela, due diligence and transaction costs, the company posted an adjusted net loss of $(2.8) million, or $(0.01) per share on a fully diluted basis.

Ferroglobe reported an EBITDA loss of $(46.6) million for the second quarter due to the write-off of the company’s Venezuelan assets $(58.6) million. Excluding the impairment charge for Venezuela, due diligence and transaction costs, Q2 2016 adjusted EBITDA was $17.2 million.

Net sales in the second quarter totalled $398.0 million, down from $423.5 million sequentially. In the second quarter, Ferroglobe’s average selling price for silicon metal declined by 6% from the previous quarter’s average selling price, primarily due to pressure from low-priced imports. During this period, the average selling price for silicon-based alloys remained flat and the average selling price for manganese alloys, new to our product mix, increased 2% from the first quarter of 2016.

In terms of sales volumes, silicon metal experienced a decline of 5% quarter over quarter, but improved dynamics in the steel industry allowed sales increases of 2% in silicon alloys and a strong 11% in manganese alloys.

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Quarter Ended
June 30, 2016
     Quarter Ended
March 31, 2016
 

Shipments in metric tons:

        

Silicon Metal

     175,347         85,242         90,105   

Silicon Alloys

     148,259         74,786         73,473   

Manganese Alloys

     134,331         70,756         63,575   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total shipments*

     457,937         230,784         227,153   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Quarter Ended
June 30, 2016
     Quarter Ended
March 31, 2016
 

Average selling price ($/MT):

        

Silicon Metal

   $ 2,311       $ 2,230       $ 2,387   

Silicon Alloys

   $ 1,432       $ 1,430       $ 1,433   

Manganese Alloys

   $ 771       $ 777       $ 764   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total*

   $ 1,574       $ 1,525       $ 1,624   
     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
     Quarter Ended
June 30, 2016
     Quarter Ended
March 31, 2016
 

Average selling price ($/lb.):

        

Silicon Metal

   $ 1.05       $ 1.01       $ 1.08   

Silicon Alloys

   $ 0.65       $ 0.65       $ 0.65   

Manganese Alloys

   $ 0.35       $ 0.35       $ 0.35   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total*

   $ 0.71       $ 0.69       $ 0.74   

 

* Excludes by-products and other

“The pricing environment in silicon metal has remained tough this quarter, primarily due to increased pressure from low-priced imports. While in silicon metal we continue to achieve spot sales prices above the index, as we said last quarter, we do not expect overall market pricing to begin recovering before late 2016. In the meantime, we are focused on positioning ourselves for the future by managing costs, optimizing the operational footprint of our business, pursuing both organic and inorganic growth opportunities, identifying non-core asset divestiture opportunities and extracting the synergies from our merger,” said CEO Pedro Larrea. “Financial discipline and prudent management of our business remain our core priorities, and we have made significant progress on our cost base and working capital. Despite a challenging pricing environment, we continue to generate cash flows and reduce our net debt, maintaining our strong balance sheet.”

Continued focus on financial discipline and balance sheet strength

Ferroglobe reported an EBITDA of $(46.6) million, primarily due to a large impairment charge and a continued challenging pricing environment. The company impaired its assets in Venezuela based on the continuous operating losses and the overall operating environment in that country and is currently evaluating strategic options in Venezuela overall.

Excluding the impairment charge, due diligence and transaction costs, Q2 2016 adjusted EBITDA was $17.2 million. Overall the price decline adversely impacted EBITDA by $(16.1) million quarter-over-quarter, partially offset by a meaningful reduction of production cost on a per ton basis, aggregating to $11.1 million in Q2 2016.

Moreover, when compared to legacy Globe Specialty Metals production costs (measured in $/lb) in silicon metal and silicon alloys, Ferroglobe achieved post-combination cost reductions of 22% in the first half of the year, and it has already reached $28 million in captured synergies year-to-date.

Ferroglobe generated operating cash flows of $24.3 million in Q2 2016, or $53.9 million year-to-date. A significant part of the operating cash flows comes from working capital improvements of $41.2 million during Q2 2016, bringing improvements year-to-date to $96.5 million and to $169.9 million over the last 12 months. The company has generated $43.9 million of free cash flow year-to-date, of which $8.6 million was generated during Q2 2016.1 Ferroglobe’s net debt was $413 million at the end of Q2 2016, compared to $421 million at the end of Q1 2016.

“In addition to systematic cost improvements, we continue to drive integration savings, cost reductions and platform optimization. We expect to deliver on our annualized run rate synergies target of $65 million by the end of 2016 with approximately $28 million achieved in 1H 2016. We are also closely reviewing our asset portfolio and considering actionable opportunities to improve our footprint. Recently, we have renegotiated our power contracts in Argentina which will enable us to restart the facility next week and reverse the negative impact of that facility since February of 2016,” concluded Larrea.

The Board has decided to maintain the quarterly interim dividend of $0.08 per share, further reflecting the confidence in the underlying strength of the business and the company’s long-term outlook.

 

1  Free cash-flow defined as “Net cash provided by operating activities” minus “Payments for property, plant and equipment”, calculated excluding the impact of the $32.5 million shareholder settlement paid in the quarter ended March 31, 2016.


Adjusted EBITDA:

 

     Six Months Ended     Quarter Ended     Quarter Ended  
     June 30, 2016     June 30, 2016     March 31, 2016  

Loss attributable to the parent

   $ (67,937     (42,238     (25,699

Loss attributable to non-controlling interest

     (13,291     (7,080     (6,211

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (28,261     (29,038     777   

Net finance expense

     14,523        6,908        7,615   

Exchange differences

     2,004        276        1,728   

Depreciation and amortization charges, operating allowances and write-downs

     67,532        24,534        42,998   

EBITDA

     (25,430     (46,638     21,208   

Transaction and due diligence expenses

     7,868        5,227        2,641   

Impairment loss

     58,587        58,587        —     

Globe purchase price allocation adjustments

     10,022        —          10,022   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA, excluding above items

   $ 51,047        17,176        33,871   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted diluted loss per share:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Quarter Ended
June 30, 2016
    Quarter Ended
March 31, 2016
 

Diluted loss per ordinary share

     (0.40     (0.25     (0.15

Tax rate adjustment

     0.05        (0.01     0.06   

Transaction and due diligence expenses

     0.03        0.02        0.01   

Impairment loss

     0.23        0.23        —     

Globe purchase price allocation adjustments

     0.04        —          0.04   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted diluted loss per ordinary share

     (0.05     (0.01     (0.04
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted net loss attributable to Ferroglobe:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Quarter Ended
June 30, 2016
    Quarter Ended
March 31, 2016
 

Loss attributable to the parent

   $ (67,937     (42,238     (25,699

Tax rate adjustment

     6,775        (3,964     10,739   

Transaction and due diligence expenses

     5,351        3,555        1,796   

Impairment loss

     39,839        39,839        —     

Globe purchase price allocation adjustments

     6,815        —          6,815   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted loss attributable to the parent

   $ (9,157     (2,808     (6,349
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Conference Call

Ferroglobe will review second quarter 2016 results during a conference call at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on August 26, 2016. The dial-in number for the call for participants in the United States is 877-293-5491 (conference ID 71333535). International callers should dial +1 914-495-8526 (conference ID 71333535). Please dial in at least five minutes prior to the call to register. The call may also be accessed via an audio webcast available at http://edge.media-server.com/m/p/frvz6jap.

About Ferroglobe

Ferroglobe PLC is one of the world’s leading suppliers of silicon metal, silicon-based specialty alloys, and ferroalloys serving a customer base across the globe in dynamic and fast-growing end markets, such as solar, automotive, consumer products, construction and energy. The company is based in London. For more information, visit http://investor.ferroglobe.com.


Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts but are based on certain assumptions of management and describe the company’s future plans, strategies and expectations. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including, but not limited to, “may,” “could,” “seek,” “guidance,” “predicts,” “potential,” “likely,” “believe,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,: “estimate,” “plan,” “intends,” “forecast” or variations of these terms and similar expressions, or the negative of these terms or similar expressions.

Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on information presently available to us and assumptions that we believe to be reasonable, but are inherently uncertain. As a result, our actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, which are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are, in some cases, beyond our control.

You are cautioned that all such statements involve risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, risks that the legacy businesses of Globe and FerroAtlántica will not be integrated successfully or that we will not realize estimated cost savings, value of certain tax assets, synergies and growth, or that such benefits may take longer to realize than expected. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ include, but are limited to: (i) risks relating to unanticipated costs of integration, including operating costs, customer loss and business disruption being greater than expected; (ii) our organizational and governance structure; (iii) the ability to hire and retain key personnel; (iv) regional, national or global political, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory conditions including, among others, changes in metals prices; (v) increases in the cost of raw materials or energy; (vi) competition in the metals and foundry industries; (vii) environmental and regulatory risks; (viii) ability to identify liabilities associated with acquired properties prior to their acquisition; (ix) ability to manage price and operational risks including industrial accidents and natural disasters; (x) ability to manage foreign operations; (xi) changes in technology; (xii) ability to acquire or renew permits and approvals; (xiii) changes in legislation or governmental regulations affecting Ferroglobe; (xiv) conditions in the credit markets; (xv) risks associated with assumptions made in connection with critical accounting estimates and legal proceedings; (xvi) Ferroglobe’s international operations, which are subject to the risks of currency fluctuations and foreign exchange controls; and (xvii) the potential of international unrest, economic downturn or effects of currencies, tax assessments, tax adjustments, anticipated tax rates, raw material costs or availability or other regulatory compliance costs. The foregoing list is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties that affect our business, including those described in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Reports on Form 20-F, Current Reports on Form 6-K and other documents we file from time to time with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not give any assurance (1) that we will achieve our expectations or (2) concerning any result or the timing thereof, in each case, with respect to any regulatory action, administrative proceedings, government investigations, litigation, warning letters, consent decree, cost reductions, business strategies, earnings or revenue trends or future financial results. Forward-looking financial information and other metrics presented herein represent our key goals and are not intended as guidance or projections for the periods presented herein or any future periods.

All information in this press release is as of the date of its release. We do not undertake or assume any obligation to update publicly any of the forward-looking statements in this press release to reflect actual results, new information or future events, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking statements. If we update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements. We caution you not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which are made only as of the date of this press release.


Non-GAAP Measures

EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted loss attributable to parent and adjusted diluted loss per ordinary share are non-GAAP measures.

We have included these measures to provide supplemental measures of our performance which we believe are important because they eliminate items that have less bearing on our current and future operating performance and so highlights trends in our core business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations of these measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures are provided above and in the attached financial statements.

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INVESTOR CONTACT:

Ferroglobe PLC

Joe Ragan, 786-509-6925

Chief Financial Officer

Email: jragan@ferroglobe.com


Ferroglobe PLC and Subsidiaries

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Income Statement

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Quarter Ended
June 30, 2016
    Quarter Ended
March 31, 2016
    Year Ended
December 31, 2015 *
 

Sales

   $ 821,432      $ 397,953      $ 423,479      $ 2,039,608   

Cost of sales

     (534,607     (252,764     (281,843     (1,225,313

Other operating income

     6,050        3,717        2,333        20,455   

Staff costs

     (139,233     (72,050     (67,183     (330,382

Other operating expense

     (119,315     (64,374     (54,941     (351,929

Depreciation and amortization charges, operating allowances and write-downs

     (67,532     (24,534     (42,998     (141,097

Impairment losses

     (58,587     (58,587     —          (52,042

Other losses

     (1,170     (533     (637     (3,473
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating loss

     (92,962     (71,172     (21,790     (44,173

Finance income

     685        442        243        1,343   

Finance expense

     (15,208     (7,350     (7,858     (34,521

Exchange differences

     (2,004     (276     (1,728     29,993   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before tax

     (109,489     (78,356     (31,133     (47,358

Income tax benefit (expense)

     28,261        29,038        (777     (62,546
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss for the period

     (81,228     (49,318     (31,910     (109,904

Loss attributable to non-controlling interest

     13,291        7,080        6,211        13,308   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss attributable to the parent

   $ (67,937   $ (42,238   $ (25,699   $ (96,596
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

     (25,430     (46,638     21,208        96,924   

Adjusted EBITDA

     51,047        17,176        33,871        294,799   

Weighted average shares outstanding

        

Basic

     171,838        171,838        171,838     

Diluted

     171,838        171,838        171,838     

Loss per ordinary share

        

Basic

     (0.40     (0.25     (0.15  

Diluted

     (0.40     (0.25     (0.15  

 

* - Represents combined Globe and FerroAtlantica results on a pro forma basis.

 


Ferroglobe PLC and Subsidiaries

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

     June 30,
2016
     March 31,
2016
     December 31,
2015
 
ASSETS   

Non-current assets

  

     

Goodwill

   $ 404,015         404,009         403,929   

Other intangible assets

     71,247         72,041         71,619   

Property, plant and equipment

     941,580         1,011,395         1,012,367   

Non-current financial assets

     10,091         9,969         9,672   

Deferred tax assets

     51,337         36,767         36,098   

Other non-current assets

     21,881         21,558         20,615   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-current assets

     1,500,151         1,555,739         1,554,300   

Current assets

        

Inventories

     374,795         396,319         425,372   

Trade and other receivables

     216,322         250,331         275,254   

Current receivables from related parties

     3,705         10,784         10,950   

Current income tax assets

     22,302         17,488         9,273   

Current financial assets

     18,005         3,979         4,112   

Other current assets

     12,299         10,529         10,134   

Cash and cash equivalents

     135,774         114,019         116,666   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     783,202         803,449         851,761   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 2,283,353         2,359,188         2,406,061   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES   

Equity

   $ 1,220,184         1,271,747         1,294,973   

Non-current liabilities

        

Deferred income

     6,512         10,879         4,389   

Provisions

     82,250         81,900         81,853   

Bank borrowings

     231,202         255,057         223,676   

Obligations under finance leases

     84,059         90,643         89,768   

Other financial liabilities

     8,283         8,414         7,549   

Other non-current liabilities

     3,741         3,679         4,517   

Deferred tax liabilities

     183,878         205,064         206,648   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-current liabilities

     599,925         655,636         618,400   

Current liabilities

        

Provisions

     13,867         8,361         9,010   

Bank borrowings

     219,922         174,921         182,554   

Obligations under finance leases

     13,841         13,976         13,429   

Payables to related parties

     2,353         6,343         7,827   

Trade and other payables

     134,122         148,367         147,073   

Current income tax liabilities

     2,139         9,716         10,887   

Other current liabilities

     77,000         70,121         121,908   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     463,244         431,805         492,688   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity and liabilities

   $ 2,283,353         2,359,188         2,406,061   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


Ferroglobe PLC and Subsidiaries

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
    Quarter Ended
June 30, 2016
    Quarter Ended
March 31, 2016
 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

      

Loss for the period

   $ (81,228   $ (49,318   $ (31,910

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

      

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (28,261     (29,038     777   

Depreciation and amortization charges, operating allowances and write-downs

     67,532        24,534        42,998   

Finance income

     (685     (442     (243

Finance expense

     15,208        7,350        7,858   

Exchange differences

     2,004        276        1,728   

Impairment losses

     58,587        58,587        —     

Loss (gain) on disposals of non-current and financial assets

     191        242        (51

Other adjustments

     979        291        688   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

      

Decrease in inventories

     57,696        14,347        43,349   

Decrease in trade receivables

     54,236        28,439        25,797   

Increase in trade payables

     (8,741     (10,651     1,910   

Other*

     (58,901     (16,050     (42,851

Income taxes (paid) received

     (11,277     1,497        (12,774

Interest paid

     (13,469     (5,767     (7,702
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     53,871        24,297        29,574   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

      

Payments due to investments:

      

Other intangible assets

     (523     (87     (436

Property, plant and equipment

     (42,484     (15,676     (26,808

Non-current financial assets

     (273     (273     —     

Current financial assets

     (13,918     (13,865     (53

Disposals:

      

Intangible assets

     —          (30     30   

Property, plant and equipment

     —          (104     104   

Current financial assets

     99        99        —     

Interest received

     709        466        243   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used by investing activities

     (56,390     (29,470     (26,920
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

      

Dividends paid

     (13,747     —          (13,747

Increase/(decrease) in bank borrowings:

      

Borrowings

     82,969        25,978        56,991   

Payments

     (38,075     11,623        (49,698

Other amounts paid due to financing activities

     (4,563     (3,851     (712
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided (used) by financing activities

     26,584        33,750        (7,166
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL NET CASH FLOWS FOR THE PERIOD

     24,065        28,577        (4,512
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Beginning balance of cash and cash equivalents

     116,666        114,019        116,666   

Exchange differences on cash and cash equivalents in foreign currencies

     (4,957     (6,822     1,865   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance of cash and cash equivalents

   $ 135,774      $ 135,774      $ 114,019   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Includes the cash outflow impact of the $32.5M shareholder settlement during the quarter ended March 31, 2016.