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Kellogg Company February 6, 2020 KELLOGG COMPANY 2019 Q4 EARNINGS February 6, 2020 KELLOGG COMPANY | Q4 2019 EARNINGS | February 6, 2020 Welcome, Agenda & Disclaimers John Renwick VP Investor Relations & Corporate Planning KELLOGG


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Welcome, Agenda & Disclaimers

John Renwick VP Investor Relations & Corporate Planning

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Forward-Looking Statements

This presentation contains, or incorporates by reference, “forward-looking statements” with projections concerning, among other things, the Company’s restructuring programs, the integration of acquired businesses, the Company’s strategy, zero-based budgeting, and the Company’s sales, earnings, margin, operating profit, costs and expenditures, interest expense, tax rate, capital expenditure, dividends, cash flow, debt reduction, share repurchases, costs, charges, rates of return, brand building, ROIC, working capital, growth, new products, innovation, cost reduction projects, workforce reductions, savings, and competitive pressures. Forward-looking statements include predictions of future results or activities and may contain the words “expects,” “believes,” “should,” “will,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “estimates,” “implies,” “can,” or words or phrases of similar meaning. The Company’s actual results or activities may differ materially from these predictions. The Company’s future results could also be affected by a variety of factors, including the expected benefits and costs of the divestiture of selected cookies, fruit and fruit flavored-snacks, pie crusts and ice cream cones businesses of the Company, the risk that disruptions from the divestiture will divert management's focus or harm the Company’s business, risks relating to any unforeseen changes to or effects on liabilities, future capital expenditures, revenues, expenses, earnings, synergies, indebtedness, financial condition, losses and future prospects, risks associated with the Company’s provision of transition services to the divested businesses post-closing, the ability to implement restructurings as planned, whether the expected amount of costs associated with restructurings will differ from forecasts, whether the Company will be able to realize the anticipated benefits from restructurings in the amounts and times expected, the ability to realize the anticipated benefits and synergies from business acquisitions in the amounts and at the times expected, the impact of competitive conditions; the effectiveness of pricing, advertising, and promotional programs; the success of innovation, renovation and new product introductions; the recoverability of the carrying value of goodwill and other intangibles; the success of productivity improvements and business transitions; commodity and energy prices; transportation costs; labor costs; disruptions or inefficiencies in supply chain; the availability of and interest rates on short- term and long-term financing; actual market performance of benefit plan trust investments; the levels of spending on systems initiatives, properties, business

  • pportunities, integration of acquired businesses, and other general and administrative costs; changes in consumer behavior and preferences; the effect of U.S. and

foreign economic conditions on items such as interest rates, statutory tax rates, currency conversion and availability; legal and regulatory factors including changes in food safety, advertising and labeling laws and regulations; the ultimate impact of product recalls; business disruption or other losses from war, terrorist acts or political unrest; and other items. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update them publicly. This presentation includes non‐GAAP financial measures. Please refer to the earnings press release, which is available on the Investor Relations page on the Company’s website, www.Kelloggcompany.com, for a reconciliation of these non‐GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. Management believes that the use of such non-GAAP measures assists investors in understanding the underlying operating performance of the company and its segments. KELLOGG COMPANY | Q4 2019 EARNINGS | February 6, 2020

Overview

Steve Cahillane Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

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2019 – Restored Top-Line Growth

Net Sales – Organic Growth *

* Organic net sales growth excludes the impact of foreign currency translation, acquisitions, divestitures, and changes in shipping days. KELLOGG COMPANY | Q4 2019 EARNINGS | February 6, 2020 6

2019 – Important Progress

Organization:

  • Reduced layers for improved resource

allocation and faster decision-making Portfolio:

  • Divested non-core businesses, improving

growth profile, profit margins, and financial flexibility Investment:

  • Supported growth in key brands
  • Expanded portfolio and capacity in

emerging markets Results:

  • Returned to organic net sales growth
  • Delivered on or better than guidance on

all metrics

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2020 – Deploy For Balanced Growth

Top-Line Growth:

Sustained Organic Growth in Net Sales

Profitability:

Continued Improvement in Gross Profit Margin

Investment:

Increase in Brand Building

Financial Flexibility:

Cash Flow* Growth & Deleveraging

* Guidance is given on a currency-neutral adjusted basis, except when otherwise indicated. Please refer to Q4 2019 earnings press release tables for reconciliation of non- GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure. * * KELLOGG COMPANY | Q4 2019 EARNINGS | February 6, 2020

Financial Results & Outlook

Amit Banati Chief Financial Officer

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2019 – Summary of Financial Results

Reported Currency-Neutral Adjusted* * Please refer to Q4 2019 earnings press release tables for reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

$ in Millions, % Change Versus Prior Year, Except Cash Flow

Net Sales Operating Profit Earnings Per Share

Reported Currency-Neutral *

Full Year 2019 Results +0.2% +1.9% (17.8)% (4.9)% (7.6)% (26.9)%

Cash Flow

$590 Q4 2019 Results (2.8)% (2.8)% +10.5% (6.9)% NM 0.0%

Currency-Neutral Adjusted* Reported

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Organic *

+2.7% +1.9% Full Year 2019 Guidance +1-2% +1-2% (4)-(5)% ~(10)% ~$0.5 bn

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Net Sales – Sustaining Good Organic Growth

Year-over-year, % change

Net Sales Growth by Component*

* Please refer to Q4 2019 earnings press release tables for reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

  • Organic growth in

all four Regions

  • Solid growth in

snacks, frozen, noodles

  • Cereal stable
  • Better balance

between volume and price/mix

Q4 2019:

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Gross Profit Margin –Sequential Improvement Continues

* Please refer to Q1 2019 through Q4 2019 earnings press release tables for reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

Year-On-Year Change in Gross Profit Margin, Currency-Neutral Adjusted Basis, in Percentage Points

(50) bps

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2019 – Exiting in Good Financial Position

  • Returned to organic net sales growth
  • Sequentially improved adjusted gross profit margin
  • Invested in key brands and capacity
  • Delivered on or better than guidance on all four metrics
  • Strengthened balance sheet

* * *

* Guidance is given on a currency-neutral adjusted basis, except when otherwise indicated. Please refer to Q4 2019 earnings press release tables for reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

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  • Includes mechanical impact of divestiture ~(6)%
  • Gradual improvement in gross profit margin
  • Using benefit of 53rd week to fund increased brand building investment
  • Includes mechanical impact of divestiture ~(5)%, net of interest savings
  • Higher pension assets/income, partially offset by reduced Expected Return on Assets
  • Tax rate laps 2019’s one-time discrete benefit
  • Pausing on share buybacks in favor of debt reduction

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2020 Outlook – Balanced Delivery

* Please refer to Q4 2019 earnings press release tables for reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure. (a) Guidance for organic Net Sales growth excludes the impact of foreign currency translation, acquisitions, divestitures, and changes in shipping days. (b) Guidance for adjusted Operating Profit and adjusted Earnings Per Share excludes the impact of mark-to-market adjustments, restructuring programs, and other gains/costs impacting

  • comparability. Currency neutral also excludes the impact of foreign currency translation.

(c) Divestiture impact reflects the absence of net sales and profit of the divested businesses. On Earnings Per Share, it also includes the benefit to interest expense of using the divestiture proceeds to pay down debt.

Adjusted EPS(b)

Currency Neutral

Adjusted Operating Profit(b)

Currency Neutral

Net Sales(a)

Organic

+1-2% ~(4)% (3)-(4)%

  • Excludes divestiture impact ~(4)%
  • Excludes 53rd week +1-2%

Cash Flow*

  • Includes absence of divested businesses’ cash flow
  • Lower restructuring outlays, laps divestiture tax
  • Steady capital expenditure

Growth vs. Prior Year, except Cash Flow*

2020 Guidance Key Assumptions

~$0.9-1.0 billion

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Divestiture Impact

* Adjusted Operating Profit excludes the impact of mark-to-market adjustments, restructuring programs, and other gains/costs impacting comparability.

Mechanical Impact of the Absence of Divested Businesses’ Results on Total Company’s Net Sales Growth and Adjusted-Basis Operating Profit Growth, in Percent, Versus Prior Year *

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Business Updates

Steve Cahillane Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

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North America – Improving Top-Line

* Please refer to the Q4 2019 earnings press release for reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

  • Consumption growth sustained in all

three snacks categories

  • MorningStar Farms sustained double-

digit consumption growth

  • Moderating consumption decline in

cereal, led by taste brands

  • Increased brand building investment in

base business

  • Divestiture impact more than offset

base business growth in sales and profit Q4 Highlights:

Currency-Neutral, unless otherwise noted

  • Continued growth in snacks

(x-divestiture)

  • Improving performance in

cereal

  • Growth in plant-based foods,

led by innovation

  • Growth in underlying (x-

divestiture) net sales and

adjusted operating profit growth, despite increased investment What to Watch for in 2020:

Categories: Ready-to-eat cereal, crackers, salty snacks, toaster pastries & wholesome snacks, frozen syrup carriers, frozen veggie foods; since-divested cookies and fruit snacks included through Q2 2019 Q4 Full Year Net Sales * (7.4)% (3.3)% Organic * 1.3% 0.2%

  • Adj. Op. Profit *

(4.6)% (4.9)%

Note: Divested selected cookies, fruit snacks, pie crusts, and ice cream cones at end of July, 2019

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North America Snacks – Strong Growth Continues

Net Sales on Currency-Neutral Basis

* Please refer to the Q4 2019 earnings press release for reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Q4 Full Year Net Sales * (12.9)% (4.0)% Organic* +4.4% +3.1%

  • Strong innovation
  • Sustained growth in
  • n-the-go
  • Effective brand

building

Sustaining Momentum in U.S. Snacks

Kellogg Retail Sales, Year-On-Year Percent Change, Full Year

Source: Nielsen, xAOC Transition from DSD Brand Revitalization

Growth on Growth

Note: Divested selected cookies, fruit snacks, pie crusts, and ice cream cones at end of July, 2019

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North America Cereal – Getting Back to Brand Activity

Net Sales on Currency-Neutral Basis

* Please refer to the Q4 2019 earnings press release for reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Q4 Full Year Net Sales * (1.5)% (3.9)%

Gradual Return from Pack Harmonization

Change vs. Year Ago, Retail Sales, Kellogg Cereal, U.S.

Source: Nielsen, xAOC

  • Returned to full

commercial activity

  • Taste-Fun brands

collectively accelerated growth

  • H&W brands continued to

moderate declines

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North America Frozen Foods – Plant-Based Acceleration

Net Sales on Currency-Neutral Basis

* Please refer to the Q4 2019 earnings press release for reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Q4 Full Year Net Sales * +4.7% +1.7%

Reaccelerating Growth for MorningStar Farms

% Growth in Retail Sales

Source: Nielsen, x-AOC

MorningStar Farms, Q4 Retail Sales Growth by Product Segment: Poultry +28% Burgers +4% Meal Starters +23% Breakfast Meats +4% Dogs/Dinner Sausage +30%

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Europe – Steady Growth

* Please refer to the Q4 2019 earnings press release for reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

  • Pringles consumption

growth across region

  • Cereal sales stabilizing,

consumption up slightly

  • Wholesome snacks

consumption growth in U.K.

  • Strong growth in Russia

and Central Europe

  • Improved profitability

Q4 Highlights:

Currency-Neutral, unless otherwise noted

  • Sustained momentum in

Pringles

  • Stable cereal performance
  • Continued transformation
  • f wholesome snacks
  • Expansion in Russia and

Central Europe

  • Organic net sales growth

and adjusted operating profit growth, despite increased investment What to Watch for in 2020:

Q4 Full Year Net Sales * 3.1% 3.3%

  • Adj. Op. Profit *

14.7% 4.6%

Europe – Stabilizing Cereal, Sustaining Snacks Momentum

Kellogg Europe Net Sales Growth

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Latin America – Transitory Headwinds

* Please refer to the Q4 2019 earnings press release for reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

  • Mexico consumption growth in

cereal and snacks

  • Brazil consumption growth in spite
  • f challenging conditions
  • Distributor transitions and

economic softness in Caribbean & Central America

  • Plant start-ups and costs

Q4 Highlights:

Currency-Neutral, unless otherwise noted

  • Sustained momentum in

Pringles

  • Growth in cereal, led by

Mexico

  • Stabilization of Caribbean

Central America

  • Ramp-up in local production

in Brazil

  • Growth in organic net sales

and adjusted operating profit, despite macro- economic challenges What to Watch for in 2020: Mexico: Broad-Based Growth

Q4 Full Year Net Sales * (0.5)% 2.8% Organic * 0.4% 3.2%

  • Adj. Op. Profit *

(21.1)% (9.9)% Source: Nielsen % Growth in Retail Sales, 2019

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AMEA – Strong, Broad-Based Growth

* Please refer to the Q4 2019 earnings press release for reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

  • Africa growth driven by Multipro

and noodles expansion

  • Sustained strong Pringles growth
  • Cereal growth led by emerging

markets and stable Australia

  • Plant start-up and other

incremental costs Q4 Highlights:

Currency-Neutral, unless otherwise noted

  • Continued expansion in

Africa

  • Sustained Pringles

momentum

  • Continued cereal growth in

Asia & Africa

  • Stable Australia
  • Ramp-up of production in

new capacity

  • Growth in organic net sales

and adjusted operating profit What to Watch for in 2020:

Q4 Full Year Net Sales * 8.3% 25.3% Organic * 8.3% 7.4%

  • Adj. Op. Profit *

(6.6)% 13.8%

AMEA Growing in Cereal, Snacks, and Noodles

% Growth, Net Sales, Organic Basis

Note: Acquired consolidating interest in West Africa distributor in early May, 2018

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Summary

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Building Foundation For Dependable Growth

Net Sales Growth, in Percent, Organic Basis *

 Reshaped portfolio  Realigned organization  Enhanced capabilities

2019

  • Sustain momentum in snacks, plant-

based foods, emerging markets

  • Restore investment and steadily

improve developed markets cereal

  • Sustain organic net sales growth
  • Continue to sequentially improve gross

profit margin

  • Increase investment and operating

profit (x-divestiture)

2020

 Returned to organic net sales growth  Sequentially improved gross profit margin  Delivered on all financial guidance Restore Top-Line Growth Balance Growth & Profitability

* Guidance is given on a currency-neutral adjusted basis, except when otherwise indicated. Please refer to Q4 2019 earnings press release tables for reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

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