Note 7. Debt and Borrowing Arrangements

Short-Term Borrowings:

Our short-term borrowings and related weighted-average interest rates consisted of:


	As of September 30, 2016				As of December 31, 2015
	Amount		Weighted-		Amount		Weighted-
	Outstanding		Average Rate		Outstanding		Average Rate
	(in millions)				(in millions)

Commercial paper	$	2,175		0.8%	$	–		0.0%
Bank loans		315		8.9%		236		9.5%

Total short-term borrowings	$	2,490			$	236

As of September 30, 2016, the commercial paper issued and outstanding had between 3 and 88 days remaining to maturity. Bank loans include borrowings on primarily uncommitted credit lines maintained by some of our international subsidiaries to meet short-term working capital needs.

Borrowing Arrangements:

We maintain a $4.5 billion multi-year senior unsecured revolving credit facility for general corporate purposes, including working capital needs, and to support our commercial paper program. On October 14, 2016, the revolving credit agreement, which was scheduled to expire on October 11, 2018, was extended through October 11, 2021. The revolving credit agreement includes a covenant that we maintain a minimum shareholders’ equity of at least $24.6 billion, excluding accumulated other comprehensive earnings / (losses) and the cumulative effects of any changes in accounting principles. At September 30, 2016, we complied with this covenant as our shareholders’ equity, as defined by the covenant, was $37.2 billion. The revolving credit facility agreement also contains customary representations, covenants and events of default. There are no credit rating triggers, provisions or other financial covenants that could require us to post collateral as security. As of September 30, 2016, no amounts were drawn on the facility.

Some of our international subsidiaries maintain primarily uncommitted credit lines to meet short-term working capital needs. Collectively, these credit lines amounted to $1.8 billion at September 30, 2016 and $1.9 billion at December 31, 2015. Borrowings on these lines amounted to $315 million at September 30, 2016 and $236 million at December 31, 2015.

Long-Term Debt:

On October 17, 2016, we announced a cash tender offer to retire some of our long-term debt. We expect to complete the tender in the fourth quarter of 2016. We have not yet determined the notes to be retired and the full impact to our operating results. We expect to finance the repurchase of these notes, including the payment of accrued interest and other costs incurred, from net proceeds received from the $3.75 billion note issuance, expected to close on October 28, 2016, and the term loans, both described below.

On October 19, 2016, Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands B.V. (“MIHN”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mondelēz International, Inc., launched an offering of $3.75 billion of notes, guaranteed by Mondelēz International, Inc. The $1.75 billion of 1.625% notes and the $500 million of floating rate notes will mature on October 28, 2019 and the $1.5 billion of 2.0% notes will mature on October 28, 2021. On October 28, 2016, we expect to receive proceeds, net of discounts and associated financing costs, of $3.73 billion. Proceeds from the notes issuance will be used for general corporate purposes, including to grant loans or make distributions to Mondelēz International, Inc. or its subsidiaries to fund all or a portion of the October 2016 cash tender offer and near-term debt maturities. We expect to amortize deferred financing costs into interest expense over the life of the notes. We entered into cross-currency swaps, serving as cash flow hedges, so that the U.S. dollar-denominated debt payments will effectively be paid in euros over the life of the debt.

On October 14, 2016, MIHN executed a $1.5 billion bank term loan facility. The loan facility consists of two $750 million loans, one with a three-year maturity and the other with a five-year maturity. The term loans can be drawn at any time for 60 days after signing. On October 25, 2016, we gave notice of our intent to fully draw on the loan with a five-year maturity, and we expect funding to occur on October 28, 2016. Proceeds from the $750 million term loan may be used for general corporate purposes, including funding of the tender offer or other debt. On October 25, 2016, we also gave notice of our intent to terminate the $750 million loan with the three-year maturity.

On February 9, 2016, $1,750 million of our 4.125% U.S. dollar notes matured. The notes and accrued interest to date were paid with net proceeds from the fr.400 million Swiss franc-denominated notes issued on January 26, 2016 and the €700 million euro-denominated notes issued on January 21, 2016, as well as cash on hand and the issuance of commercial paper. As we refinanced $1,150 million of the matured notes with net proceeds from the long-term debt issued in January 2016, we reflected this amount within long-term debt as of December 31, 2015.

On January 26, 2016, we issued fr.400 million of Swiss franc-denominated notes, or $399 million in U.S. dollars locked in with a forward currency contract on January 12, 2016, consisting of:

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fr.250 million (or $249 million) of 0.080% fixed rate notes that mature on January 26, 2018

•

fr.150 million (or $150 million) of 0.650% fixed rate notes that mature on July 26, 2022

We received proceeds, net of premiums and deferred financing costs, of $398 million that were used to partially fund the February 2016 note maturity and for other general corporate purposes. We recorded approximately $1 million of premiums and deferred financing costs, which will be amortized into interest expense over the life of the notes.

On January 21, 2016, we issued €700 million of euro-denominated 1.625% notes, or $760 million in U.S. dollars locked in with a forward currency contract on January 13, 2016. The euro-denominated notes will mature on January 20, 2023. We received proceeds, net of discounts and deferred financing costs, of $752 million that were used to partially fund the February 2016 note maturity and for other general corporate purposes. We recorded approximately $8 million of discounts and deferred financing costs, which will be amortized into interest expense over the life of the notes.

Our weighted-average interest rate on our total debt was 3.1% as of September 30, 2016, following the refinancing of the February 9, 2016 debt maturity. Our weighted-average interest rate on our total debt was 3.7% as of December 31, 2015, down from 4.3% as of December 31, 2014.

Fair Value of Our Debt:

The fair value of our short-term borrowings at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 reflects current market interest rates and approximates the amounts we have recorded on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. The fair value of our long-term debt was determined using quoted prices in active markets (Level 1 valuation data) for the publicly traded debt obligations. At September 30, 2016, the aggregate fair value of our total debt was $18,616 million and its carrying value was $17,106 million. At December 31, 2015, the aggregate fair value of our total debt was $15,908 million and its carrying value was $15,398 million.

Interest and Other Expense, net:

Interest and other expense, net within our results of continuing operations consisted of:


	For the Three Months Ended					For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,					September 30,
	2016		2015			2016		2015
	(in millions)

Interest expense, debt	$	129	$	139		$	400	$	461
Loss on debt extinguishment and related expenses		–		–			–		713
JDE coffee business transactions currency-related net gain		–		(29	)		–		(436	)
Loss related to interest rate swaps		–		–			97		34
Other expense, net		16		4			43		42

Interest and other expense, net	$	145	$	114		$	540	$	814

See Note 2, Divestitures and Acquisitions, and Note 8, Financial Instruments, for information on the currency exchange forward contracts associated with the JDE coffee business transactions. Also see Note 8, Financial Instruments, for information on the loss related to U.S. dollar interest rate swaps no longer designated as accounting cash flow hedges during the first quarters of 2016 and 2015.