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Kellogg Co – ‘10-K’ for 12/29/12 – ‘EX-18.01’

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/26/13  Kellogg Co                        10-K       12/29/12  143:24M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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 2: EX-10.45    Form of Restricted Stock Terms and Conditions       HTML     52K 
 4: EX-21.01    Domestic and Foreign Subsidiaries of Kellogg        HTML    107K 
 5: EX-23.01    Consent of Independent Registered Public            HTML     40K 
                Accounting Firm                                                  
 6: EX-24.01    Powers of Attorney                                  HTML     60K 
 3: EX-18.01    Preferability Letter on Change in Accounting        HTML     40K 
                Principle                                                        
 7: EX-31.1     Rule 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A) Certification by John A.   HTML     45K 
                Bryant                                                           
 8: EX-31.2     Rule 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A) Certification by Ronald    HTML     45K 
                L. Dissinger                                                     
 9: EX-32.1     Section 1350 Certification by John A. Bryant        HTML     40K 
10: EX-32.2     Section 1350 Certification by Ronald L. Dissinger   HTML     40K 
97: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     70K 
72: R2          Consolidated Statement of Income                    HTML    107K 
90: R3          Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income      HTML    192K 
101: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheet                          HTML    155K  
130: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical)          HTML     50K  
76: R6          Consolidated Statement of Equity                    HTML     96K 
89: R7          Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows                HTML    159K 
65: R8          Accounting Policies                                 HTML    177K 
53: R9          Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets                HTML    264K 
132: R10         Exit or Disposal Activities                         HTML     58K  
103: R11         Equity                                              HTML     93K  
102: R12         Leases and Other Commitments                        HTML     60K  
110: R13         Debt                                                HTML    116K  
111: R14         Stock Compensation                                  HTML    146K  
107: R15         Pension Benefits                                    HTML    224K  
112: R16         Nonpension Postretirement and Postemployment        HTML    224K  
                Benefits                                                         
91: R17         Multiemployer Pension and Postretirement Plans      HTML     86K 
98: R18         Income Taxes                                        HTML    171K 
105: R19         Derivative Instruments and Fair Value Measurements  HTML    270K  
142: R20         Product Recall                                      HTML     56K  
122: R21         Contingencies                                       HTML     49K  
82: R22         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)                HTML    110K 
104: R23         Reportable Segments                                 HTML    188K  
86: R24         Supplemental Financial Statement Data               HTML    103K 
41: R25         Subsequent Event                                    HTML     46K 
124: R26         Accounting Policies (Policies)                      HTML    239K  
137: R27         Accounting Policies (Tables)                        HTML    128K  
59: R28         Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)       HTML    256K 
58: R29         Equity (Tables)                                     HTML     75K 
63: R30         Leases and Other Commitments (Tables)               HTML     53K 
64: R31         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     77K 
66: R32         Stock Compensation (Tables)                         HTML    127K 
28: R33         Pension Benefits (Tables)                           HTML    216K 
120: R34         Nonpension Postretirement and Postemployment        HTML    230K  
                Benefits (Tables)                                                
80: R35         Multiemployer Pension and Postretirement Plans      HTML     76K 
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83: R36         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    161K 
47: R37         Derivative Instruments and Fair Value Measurements  HTML    268K 
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141: R38         Product Recall (Tables)                             HTML     51K  
17: R39         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)       HTML    109K 
69: R40         Reportable Segments (Tables)                        HTML    184K 
128: R41         Supplemental Financial Statement Data (Tables)      HTML    107K  
43: R42         Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details)           HTML     56K 
57: R43         Accounting Policies (Pension and Nonpension)        HTML    274K 
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62: R44         Acquisitions, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets  HTML    105K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
73: R45         Acquisitions, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets  HTML     84K 
                (Purchase Price Allocation) (Details)                            
27: R46         Acquisitions, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets  HTML     52K 
                (Pro Forma Information) (Details)                                
52: R47         Acquisitions, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets  HTML    129K 
                (Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization)                      
                (Details)                                                        
20: R48         Acquisitions, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets  HTML     61K 
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                Program Costs Incurred) (Details)                                
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                (Loss)) (Details)                                                
61: R56         Leases and Other Commitments (Details)              HTML    109K 
33: R57         Debt (Narrative) (Details)                          HTML     91K 
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                programs) (Details)                                              
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                Expense for Equity Programs and Related Tax                      
                Benefits) (Details)                                              
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                instruments) (Details)                                           
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35: R76         Stock Compensation (Summary of Share-based          HTML     86K 
                Compensation) (Details)                                          
39: R77         Stock Compensation (Maximum Future Value of         HTML     66K 
                Performance Shares) (Details)                                    
25: R78         Stock Compensation (Summary of restricted stock     HTML     75K 
                activity) (Details)                                              
29: R79         Pension Benefits (Change in Projected Benefit       HTML    142K 
                Obligation, Plan Assets, and Funding Status)                     
                (Details)                                                        
99: R80         Pension Benefits (Accumulated Benefit Obligatons)   HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
37: R81         Pension Benefits (Components of Pension Expense)    HTML     73K 
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134: R82         Pension Benefits (Assumptions) (Details)            HTML     63K  
67: R83         Pension Benefits (Plan assets) (Details)            HTML    143K 
106: R84         Pension Benefits (Level 3 Gains and Losses)         HTML     74K  
                (Details)                                                        
115: R85         Pension Benefits (Benefit Payments) (Details)       HTML     52K  
36: R86         Nonpension Postretirement and Postemployment        HTML    122K 
                Benefits (Change in Projected Benefit Obligations,               
                Plan Assets, and Funded Status, Postretirement)                  
                (Details)                                                        
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                Benefits (Components of Postretirement Expense,                  
                Postretirement) (Details)                                        
131: R88         Nonpension Postretirement and Postemployment        HTML     50K  
                Benefits (Assumptions) (Details)                                 
32: R89         Nonpension Postretirement and Postemployment        HTML     57K 
                Benefits (Health Care Cost Trend Rates) (Details)                
100: R90         Nonpension Postretirement and Postemployment        HTML    104K  
                Benefits (Plan Assets) (Details)                                 
94: R91         Nonpension Postretirement and Postemployment        HTML     49K 
                Benefits (VEBA Trusts) (Details)                                 
119: R92         Nonpension Postretirement and Postemployment        HTML     96K  
                Benefits (Change in Projected Benefit Obligations,               
                Plan Assets, and Funded Status, Postemployment)                  
                (Details)                                                        
93: R93         Nonpension Postretirement and Postemployment        HTML     58K 
                Benefits (Components of Postretirement Expense,                  
                Postemployment) (Details)                                        
77: R94         Nonpension Postretirement and Postemployment        HTML     56K 
                Benefits (Benefit Payments) (Details)                            
125: R95         Multiemployer Pension And Postretirement Plans      HTML     46K  
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
74: R96         Multiemployer Pension And Postretirement Plans      HTML    104K 
                (Multiemplyer Pension Plans Trust Funds) (Details)               
46: R97         Multiemployer Pension And Postretirement Plans      HTML     46K 
                (Multiemplyer Pension Plans Trust Funds                          
                Contributions) (Details)                                         
84: R98         Multiemployer Pension And Postretirement Plans      HTML     51K 
                (Multiemplyer Pension Plans Curtailments,                        
                Settlements and Termination Benefits) (Details)                  
79: R99         Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML     93K 
60: R100        Income Taxes (Income before income taxes and the    HTML     94K 
                provision for U.S. federal, state, and foreign                   
                taxes on earnings) (Details)                                     
143: R101        Income Taxes (Difference Between U.S. Federal       HTML     76K  
                Statutory Tax Rate and the Company's Effective                   
                Income Tax Rate) (Details)                                       
117: R102        Income Taxes (Deferred tax assets and deferred tax  HTML    131K  
                liabilities) (Details)                                           
92: R103        Income Taxes (Change In Valuation Allowance         HTML     50K 
                Against Deferred Tax Assets) (Details)                           
26: R104        Income Taxes (Total Gross Unrecognized Tax          HTML     59K 
                Benefits) (Details)                                              
127: R105        Derivative Instruments and Fair Value Measurements  HTML     59K  
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
135: R106        Derivative Instruments and Fair Value Measurements  HTML     42K  
                (Total Notional Amounts of the Company's                         
                Derivative Instruments) (Details)                                
129: R107        Derivative Instruments and Fair Value Measurements  HTML     76K  
                (Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on                
                a Recurring Basis) (Details)                                     
88: R108        Derivative Instruments and Fair Value Measurements  HTML     72K 
                (The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the                     
                Consolidated Statement of Income) (Details)                      
34: R109        Derivative Instruments and Fair Value Measurements  HTML     52K 
                (Assets Measured at Fair Value) (Details)                        
109: R110        Derivative Instruments and Fair Value Measurements  HTML     55K  
                (Fair Value of Long-term Debt) (Details)                         
50: R111        Product Recall (Details)                            HTML     50K 
18: R112        Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Narrative)    HTML     42K 
                (Details)                                                        
75: R113        Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Net sales     HTML     52K 
                and gross profit) (Details)                                      
68: R114        Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Net income    HTML     67K 
                and earnings per share) (Details)                                
123: R115        Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Dividends     HTML     49K  
                and stock prices) (Details)                                      
54: R116        Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Footnotes)    HTML     58K 
                (Details)                                                        
139: R117        Reportable Segments (Narrative) (Details)           HTML     50K  
30: R118        Reportable Segments (Reportable Segment             HTML     97K 
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96: R119        Reportable Segments (Net sales to external          HTML     51K 
                customers and long-lived assets) (Details)                       
114: R120        Reportable Segments (Supplemental product           HTML     46K  
                information) (Details)                                           
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                (Consolidated Statement of Income) (Details)                     
95: R122        Supplemental Financial Statement Data               HTML    147K 
                (Consolidated Balance Sheet) (Details)                           
85: R123        Supplemental Financial Statement Data (Allowance    HTML     49K 
                for doubtful accounts) (Details)                                 
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‘EX-18.01’   —   Preferability Letter on Change in Accounting Principle


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  Preferability Letter on Change in Accounting Principle  

Exhibit 18.01

February 26, 2013

Board of Directors of Kellogg Company

One Kellogg Square

P.O. Box 3599

Battle Creek, MI 49016

Dear Directors:

We are providing this letter to you for inclusion as an exhibit to your Form 10-K filing pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

We have audited the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2012 and issued our report thereon dated February 26, 2013. Note 1 to the financial statements describes a change in accounting principle for pension and nonpension postretirement benefits. It should be understood that the preferability of one acceptable method of accounting over another for pension and nonpension postretirement benefits has not been addressed in any authoritative accounting literature, and in expressing our concurrence below we have relied on management’s determination that this change in accounting principle is preferable. Based on our reading of management’s stated reasons and justification for this change in accounting principle in the Form 10-K, and our discussions with management as to their judgment about the relevant business planning factors relating to the change, we concur with management that such change represents, in the Company’s circumstances, the adoption of a preferable accounting principle in conformity with Accounting Standards Codification 250, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections.

Very truly yours,

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Detroit, Michigan


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2 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 6/13/13  SEC                               UPLOAD10/06/17    1:36K  Kellogg Co.
 5/22/13  SEC                               UPLOAD10/06/17    1:156K Kellogg Co.
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