UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
Form 11-K
 
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED] FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018, OR
 
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED] for the transition period from _________ to _______________
 
Commission file number 001-00434
 
A.
Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below: Procter & Gamble International Stock Ownership Plan, The Procter & Gamble Company, One Procter & Gamble Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.
 
B.
Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office: The Procter & Gamble Company, One Procter & Gamble Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.
 
REQUIRED INFORMATION
 
Item 1.
Audited statements of financial condition as of the end of the latest two fiscal years of the plan (or such lesser period as the plan has been in existence).
 
Item 2.
Audited statements of income and changes in plan equity for each of the latest three fiscal years of the plan (or such lesser period as the plan has been in existence).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                Procter & Gamble
                International Stock
                Ownership Plan
 
 
                      Financial Statements as of June 30, 2018
                      and 2017, and for the Years Ended
                      June 30, 2018, 2017, and 2016, and
                      Report of Independent Registered
                      Public Accounting Firm
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 

 
PROCTER & GAMBLE INTERNATIONAL STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
 
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
     
     Page
     
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM    1
     
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:    
     
    Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits as of June 30, 2018 and 2017    2
     
    Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits for the Years Ended
      June 30, 2018, 2017, and 2016
   3
     
    Notes to Financial Statements as of June 30, 2018 and 2017, and for the
      Years Ended June 30, 2018, 2017, and 2016
   4-9
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Plan Participants and
The Board of Directors of The Procter & Gamble Company
Cincinnati, Ohio

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for plan benefits of the Procter & Gamble International Stock Ownership Plan (the "Plan") as of June 30, 2018 and 2017, the related statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 2018, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for plan benefits of the Plan as of June 30, 2018 and 2017, and the changes in net assets available for plan benefits for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 2018, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Plan's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Plan in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.



/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Cincinnati, Ohio
September 26, 2018

We have served as the auditor of the Plan since at least 2000; however, an earlier year could not be reliably determined.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PROCTER & GAMBLE INTERNATIONAL STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
   
       
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS
   
AS OF JUNE 30, 2018 AND 2017
     
       
       
 
 
 2018  
 
 2017
       
ASSETS:
     
  Cash
  $            18,902,130
 
  $          10,449,048
       
  Investments — at fair value:  
     
    The Procter & Gamble Company common stock —
     
      12,195,961 shares (cost $881,855,161) at June 30, 2018
     
      12,313,306 shares (cost $860,038,362) at June 30, 2017
              952,016,716
 
          1,073,104,618
    The J.M. Smucker Company common stock —
     
       2,082 shares (cost $291,686) at June 30, 2018
     
       3,253 shares (cost $317,682) at June 30, 2017
                    223,773
 
                  384,927
       
       
           Total investments
              952,240,489
 
          1,073,489,545
       
  Receivables:
     
    Participant contributions
                  8,034,838
 
                7,408,566
    Employer contributions
                  3,715,173
 
                3,280,992
       
           Total receivables
                11,750,011
 
              10,689,558
       
           Total assets
              982,892,630
 
          1,094,628,151
       
LIABILITY — Benefits payable
                  1,020,991
 
                1,013,184
       
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS
  $          981,871,639
 
  $      1,093,614,967
       
See notes to financial statements.
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
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PROCTER & GAMBLE INTERNATIONAL STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
   
           
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS
   
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2018, 2017, AND 2016
       
           
           
 
 
 2018  
 
 
 2017  
 
 2016
           
ADDITIONS:
         
  Contributions:
         
    Participant contributions
  $            95,220,231
 
  $          91,237,882
 
  $       101,055,787
    Employer contributions
                41,334,350
 
              38,279,959
 
             42,888,259
           
           Total contributions
              136,554,581
 
            129,517,841
 
           143,944,046
           
  Net investment (loss) income:
         
   (Decrease) increase in unrealized
         
      appreciation of investments
            (143,039,859)
 
            (30,959,107)
 
             60,654,706
    Realized gain from The Procter &
         
      Gamble Company common stock sold
                36,563,797
 
              65,324,730
 
             31,389,299
    Realized gain from The J.M. Smucker
         
      Company common stock sold
                    101,840
 
                  162,735
 
                 117,839
    Dividends from The Procter &
         
      Gamble Company common stock
                26,920,918
 
              27,773,208
 
             29,894,744
    Dividends from The J.M. Smucker
         
      Company common stock
                       9,711
 
                    12,269
 
                   13,976
    Interest income (loss)
                      83,634
 
                     6,487
 
                 (23,828)
           
           Net investment (loss) income
              (79,359,959)
 
              62,320,322
 
           122,046,736
           
           Net additions
                57,194,622
 
            191,838,163
 
           265,990,781
           
DEDUCTIONS:
         
  Benefits paid to participants
            (167,878,817)
 
          (297,159,197)
 
          (186,623,548)
  Reimbursement to The Procter &
         
    Gamble Company
                (1,007,186)
 
  -
 
                (567,000)
  Administrative fees
                    (51,947)
 
                (145,685)
 
  -
           
           Net deductions
            (168,937,950)
 
          (297,304,882)
 
          (187,190,548)
           
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE
            (111,743,328)
 
          (105,466,719)
 
             78,800,234
           
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR
         
  PLAN BENEFITS:
         
  Beginning of year
           1,093,614,967
 
         1,199,081,686
 
         1,120,281,452
           
  End of year
  $          981,871,639
 
  $      1,093,614,967
 
  $     1,199,081,686
           
           
See notes to financial statements.
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
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PROCTER & GAMBLE INTERNATIONAL STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF JUNE 30, 2018 AND 2017, AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2018, 2017, AND 2016

1.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN
The following description of the Procter & Gamble International Stock Ownership Plan (the "Plan") is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Plan Document and their country's Plan Supplement for more complete information.
General — The Plan is a defined contribution plan established in June of 1992 covering substantially all full-time international employees of The Procter & Gamble Company (the "Company") and certain of its subsidiaries. Generally, participation varies by subsidiary or country and eligibility can begin immediately after employment and at various milestones up to one year. The Board of Directors of the Company controls and manages the operation and administration of the Plan. Bank of America /Merrill Lynch serves as custodian of the Plan. The Plan is not subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), the rules and regulations of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor is it subject to U.S. income taxation (Note 7). The Plan's recordkeeper is the Company.
During the year ended June 30, 2012, the Plan management began closing participant accounts that were not closed by the deferral period in accordance with the Plan Document. Per the Plan Document, the Plan may apply the funds resulting from the account closures to defray a subsidiary's obligation for administrative expenses (see Note 5). If a lost member later notifies the subsidiary of his or her whereabouts and requests the payments due under the Plan, the cash value of the amounts so applied shall be paid to him or her, as of the sales date, denominated in the currency of the participant's jurisdiction. During the years ended June 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016, 2,957, 1,170 and 3,174 participant accounts were closed for approximately 150,997, 45,239 and 27,621 shares of Company common stock and 218, 80 and 38 shares of the J.M. Smucker Company ("Smucker") common stock, respectively. Funds of $13,866,522, $4,477,369, and $2,093,986 were deposited to a separate account and are held as cash during the years ended June 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016 respectively. During the years ended June 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016, $3,979,731, $3,032,297 and $2,227,265, respectively, was reclaimed by participants. During the years ended June 30, 2018 and 2016, the Plan used deferred funds to reimburse the Company $1,007,186 and $567,000, respectively, for administrative expenses incurred by the Company.  The Plan did not reimburse the Company for any administrative expense incurred by the Company during the year ended June 30, 2017.
Contributions — Each year, participants may contribute up to 15% of their base compensation, as defined in the Plan. The Company contributes 50% of the first 5% of the base compensation that a participant contributes to the Plan. However, participants in their initial year of eligibility receive a 100% Company contribution on the first 1% of the base compensation that the participant contributes to the Plan. Participants may be permitted to contribute a lump sum payment as a "Special Additional Deposit."
Participant Accounts — Individual accounts are maintained for each Plan participant. Each participant's account is credited with the participant's contribution, the Company's matching contribution, allocations of Company discretionary contributions, if any, and Plan earnings, and charged with withdrawals and an allocation of Plan losses. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant's vested account.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Investments — Participants are only permitted to invest in Company common stock. All employee and Company contributions are converted into U.S. dollars and then invested in shares of Company common stock when funds are delivered to the custodian. Sales of Company stock may occur daily. Any dividends on shares of Company common stock are invested in additional shares of Company common stock.
The Plan's investment in shares of Smucker common stock resulted from a 2002 transaction between the Company and Smucker.
Vesting — Generally, participants are fully vested in all shares of common stock credited to their accounts under the Plan. In certain subsidiaries or countries, vesting provisions provide for vesting based on up to 30 years of continuous service for shares resulting from employer contributions.
Payment of Benefits — Participants may withdraw any portion of their contributions in excess of 5% of their base compensation, at any time during the year. Contributions made up to 5% of base compensation and Company matches are available to be withdrawn without penalty five years after the year in which the contributions are made. If a participant withdraws these funds prior to the completion of five years, the Company will suspend matching of employee contributions for one year.
2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Accounting — The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP).
Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires Plan management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and changes therein and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Risks and Uncertainties — The Plan invests in Company common stock and Smucker common stock. Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and overall market volatility. Due to the level of risk associated with investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the financial statements.
Investment Valuation and Income Recognition — The Plan's investments are stated at fair value. Fair value of a financial instrument is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. See Note 3 for discussion on fair value measurements.
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.
Cash — Amounts shown as cash are either 1) uninvested funds held by the custodian that are to be invested daily in Company common stock or 2) the balance of account closures past deferral that are held in a separate cash account.
Administrative Expenses — Administrative expenses (i.e., investment management and record keeping expenses) of the Plan are paid by the Company and the subsidiaries as provided in the Plan Document. The Plan may reimburse the Company for certain administrative expenses (see Note 5). Brokerage commissions are paid by the participant, and other costs related to the purchase or sale of shares are reflected in the price of the shares and borne by the participant.
Payment of Benefits — Benefit payments to participants are recorded when participants elect to withdraw. Amounts allocated to accounts of persons who have elected to withdraw from the Plan but have not yet been paid were $1,020,991 and $1,013,184 at June 30, 2018, and 2017, respectively.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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3.
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, provides a framework for measuring fair value. That framework provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value, as follows: Level 1, which refers to securities valued using unadjusted quoted prices from active markets for identical assets; Level 2, which refers to securities not traded on an active market but for which observable market inputs are readily available; and Level 3, which refers to securities valued based on significant unobservable inputs. Assets are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Asset Valuation Methodologies — Valuation methodologies maximize the use of relevant observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value. There have been no changes in the methodologies used at June 30, 2018 and 2017.
Common Stocks — Valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which they are traded.
Transfers between Levels — The availability of observable market data is monitored to assess the appropriate classification of financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy. Changes in economic conditions or model-based valuation techniques may require the transfer of financial instruments from one fair value level to another. In such instances, the transfer is reported at the beginning of the reporting period.
We evaluate the significance of transfers between levels based upon the nature of the financial instrument and size of the transfer relative to total net assets available for benefits. For the years ended June 30, 2018, 2017, and 2016, there were no transfers between levels.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The following tables set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy a summary of the Plan's investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2018 and 2017.
 
Assets Measured at Fair Value
at June 30, 2018, Using     
 
   
Quoted Prices in
 
Significant
 
Significant
     
   
Active Markets for
 
Other
 
Unobservable
     
     Identical Assets    Observable Inputs    Inputs      
   
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
 
 Total  
                   
Common stock:
                 
    The Procter & Gamble Company common stock
 
  $       952,016,716
 
  $                  -
 
  $                  -
 
  $     952,016,716
 
    The J.M. Smucker Company common stock
 
                     223,773
         
                   223,773
 
                   
Total investments
 
  $       952,240,489
 
  $                  -
 
  $                  -
 
  $     952,240,489
 
                   
 
 
Assets Measured at Fair Value
at June 30, 2017, Using     
 
   
Quoted Prices in
 
Significant
 
Significant
     
   
Active Markets for
 
Other
 
Unobservable
     
     Identical Assets    Observable Inputs    Inputs      
   
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
 
 Total  
                   
Common stock:
                 
    The Procter & Gamble Company common stock
 
  $       1,073,104,618
 
  $                  -
 
  $                  -
 
  $     1,073,104,618
 
    The J.M. Smucker Company common stock
 
                     384,927
         
                  384,927
 
                   
Total investments
 
  $       1,073,489,545
 
  $                  -
 
  $                  -
 
  $     1,073,489,545
 
                   
 
4.
INVESTMENTS
The investments held by the Plan as of June 30, 2018, 2017, and 2016, and the related unrealized appreciation for the years ended June 30, 2018, 2017, and 2016, were as follows:
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
             
Number of shares
             12,198,043
 
    12,316,559
 
 13,944,701
 
             
Cost
  $       882,146,847
 
  $       860,356,044
 
  $       937,008,440
 
Market value
         952,240,489
 
     1,073,489,545
 
    1,181,101,048
 
             
Unrealized appreciation
  $         70,093,642
 
  $       213,133,501
 
  $       244,092,608
 
             
(Decrease) increase in unrealized
           
  appreciation
  $    (143,039,859)
 
  $      (30,959,107) 
 
  $         60,654,706
 
             
 
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The realized gain on sales of Company common stock for the years ended June 30, 2018, 2017, and 2016, was determined as follows:
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
             
Proceeds on sales of shares
  $    177,629,964
 
  $   298,838,371
 
  $   186,252,796
 
Cost
        141,066,167
 
        233,513,641
 
      154,863,497
 
             
Realized gain
  $      36,563,797
 
  $     65,324,730
 
  $     31,389,299
 
             
The realized gain on sales of Smucker common stock for the years ended June 30, 2018, 2017, and 2016, was determined as follows:
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
             
Proceeds on sales of shares
  $    127,836
 
  $   199,068
 
  $   146,221
 
Cost
        25,996
 
        36,333
 
      28,382
 
             
Realized gain
  $    101,840
 
  $   162,735
 
  $   117,839
 
             
5.
RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
At June 30, 2018 and 2017, the Plan held 12,195,961 and 12,313,306 shares, respectively, of Company common stock with a cost basis of $881,855,161 and $860,038,362, respectively. During the years ended June 30, 2018, 2017, and 2016, the Company contributed $41,334,350, $38,279,959, and $42,888,259, respectively, to the Plan on behalf of participating employees.
During the years ended June 30, 2018, 2017, and 2016, the Plan recorded dividend income from Company common stock of $26,920,918, $27,773,208, and $29,894,744, respectively.
During the years ended June 30, 2018, 2017, and 2016, the Plan's investment in Company common stock, including gains and losses on investments bought and sold as well as held during the year, (depreciated) appreciated in value by $(106,340,904), $34,850,059, and $91,883,674, respectively.
During the years ended June 30, 2018 and 2016, the Plan made distributions of funds to the Company of $1,007,186, and $567,000, respectively. This represents reimbursement of administrative expenses paid by the Company for the Plan using funds obtained from the closing of accounts past deferral process (see Note 1).  No such distribution of funds to the Company were made during the year ended June 30, 2017.
6.
PLAN TERMINATION
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan Document to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions set forth in the Plan Document.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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7.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX STATUS
The Plan is not qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, and is exempt from the provisions of Title I of ERISA pursuant to Section 4(b)(4) thereof. The Company believes that the trustee should be viewed as a direct custodian.
Plan management believes that the participating employees should be treated as the beneficial owners of the shares of Company and Smucker common stock held for their account under the Plan for U.S. tax purposes and that, subject to certain procedural conditions, the information provided by the employees may be relied upon in determining the applicable U.S. tax withholding rate on dividends paid by the Company with respect to these shares. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions at any time.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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THE PLAN.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this Annual Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on September 26, 2018.


PROCTER & GAMBLE INTERNATIONAL STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN



By:  _/s/ Judy Virzi                                 
Judy Virzi
Manager
Stock Plan Administer







EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

       23 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP