þ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
A. | Full title of the plan and address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below: |
B. | Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office: |
Exhibit Number | Description | |
99-1
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Financial Statements and Schedule of the Plan at December 31, 2008 and 2007 and for the year ended December 31, 2008 | |
99-2
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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Financial Statements |
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Statements of Assets Available for Benefits |
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Statement of Changes in Assets Available for Benefits |
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Notes to Financial Statements |
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Supplemental Schedule |
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Schedule H, Part IV, Item 4i Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) |
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Note:
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Other schedules required by Section 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labors Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under ERISA have been omitted because they are not applicable. |
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(in thousands) | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||
Assets |
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Investment interest in Master Trust at fair value (Note 4) |
$ | 3,336,302 | $ | 4,592,420 | ||||
Participant loans receivable |
70,416 | 70,270 | ||||||
Employer contributions receivable |
12,454 | 11,704 | ||||||
Employee contributions receivable |
| 1,653 | ||||||
Total assets |
3,419,172 | 4,676,047 | ||||||
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for the Master Trusts |
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interest in collective trust relating to fully benefit responsive
investment contracts (Note 2) |
158,236 | 13,613 | ||||||
Assets available for benefits |
$ | 3,577,408 | $ | 4,689,660 | ||||
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(in thousands) | 2008 | |||
Additions to assets attributed to |
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Contributions
Participant |
$ | 161,193 | ||
Employer |
51,161 | |||
Rollovers (from RIGP and ESOP) (Note 9) |
65,155 | |||
Rollovers |
2,988 | |||
Total contributions |
280,497 | |||
Transfers in from affiliated plan |
1,490 | |||
Interest income on participant loans |
5,568 | |||
Total additions |
287,555 | |||
Deductions from assets attributed to |
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Benefits paid to participants |
390,775 | |||
Net depreciation from plan interest in Master Trust, net of
administrative expenses |
1,007,875 | |||
Administrative expenses |
1,157 | |||
Total deductions |
1,399,807 | |||
Net decrease |
(1,112,252 | ) | ||
Assets available for benefits |
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Beginning of year |
4,689,660 | |||
End of year |
$ | 3,577,408 | ||
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1. | Description of the Plan | |
The following description of the Xerox Corporation Savings Plan (the Plan) provides only general information. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974. Participants should refer to the summary plan description and the plan document for a more complete description of the Plans provisions. | ||
General The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering substantially all full and part-time U.S. employees of Xerox Corporation (the Company) and participating subsidiaries, except those covered by a collective bargaining agreement unless that agreement calls for participation in the Plan. Employees are automatically eligible to participate in the Plan upon date of hire. |
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Contributions Subject to limits imposed by the Internal Revenue Code (the Code), eligible employees may contribute to the Plan up to 80% of pay (as defined in the Plan) through a combination of before-tax and after-tax payroll deductions. Participants who are at least age 50 by the end of the Plan year may make an additional catch-up contribution up to $5,000. Participants direct the investment of their contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan. For participants whose employment commencement date was prior to January 1, 2005, the Company matched 50% of employee before-tax savings contributions (up to 6%), which equals a maximum match of 3% of annual pay up to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 401(k) elective deferral limit. |
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For participants whose employment commencement date was on or after January 1, 2005, the Company matched 100% of employee before-tax savings contributions (up to 6%), which equals a maximum match of 6% of annual pay up to the IRS 401(k) elective deferral limit. | ||
To be eligible to receive the matching Company contribution, the participant must be actively employed on the last business day of the quarter (except by reason of death, retirement, approved leave of absence, disability or layoff) in which the contribution is made by the Company. | ||
Effective April 1, 2009, the matching Company Contribution was suspended. | ||
Vesting of Benefits Participants are vested immediately in employee and employer contributions and actual earnings thereon. |
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Payment of Benefits Upon termination of service, a participant may elect to defer receipt of benefits or receive a lump-sum amount equal to the value of his or her account. |
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Investment Options Plan participants are able to direct the investment of their Plan holdings (employer and employee contributions) into various investment options as offered under the Plan on a daily basis. The investment options consist of 10 Lifecycle Funds, 13 Focused Strategy Funds that include passive and actively managed options and the Company stock fund. |
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Participant Loans Participants are permitted to borrow from their accounts subject to limitations set forth in the Plan document. The loans are generally payable up to 4.5 years, except for loans to secure a private residence which can be payable up to 14.5 years and bear interest at an interest rate equal to the Citibank commercial prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal in effect on the 15th day of the month prior to the first day of the quarter to which it is to apply, plus 1% as set forth on January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 by the Plan administrator. Principal and interest payments on the loans are re-deposited into the participants accounts, primarily made through payroll deductions, based on their current investment allocation elections. Participants may not have more than five loans outstanding at any one time and the balance of outstanding loans for any one individual cannot exceed $50,000 or 50% of their vested account balance, Interest rates ranged from 6.00% to 8.25% at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, with loans maturing at various dates through 2023. |
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Participant Accounts Each participant account is credited with the participants contributions, the Companys contributions and an allocation of Plan earnings (losses). Plan earnings (losses) are allocated based on account balances by investment option. Expenses payable by the Plan are charged to participant accounts. |
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Administration The Plan administrator is appointed by the Vice President of Human Resources and is responsible for the general administration of the Plan and for carrying out the Plan provisions. The trustee of the Plan is State Street Bank and Trust Company (the Trustee). Hewitt Associates is the record keeper of the Plan. |
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Plan Termination The Plan was established with the expectation that it will continue indefinitely, however, the Company reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan. |
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2. | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | |
Basis of Accounting The accompanying financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. |
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Benefit Payments Benefit payments are recorded when paid. |
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Contributions Employee contributions are recorded when withheld from participants pay. Employer contributions are recorded on a quarterly basis. |
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Use of Estimates The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates. |
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Basis of Presentation The assets of the Plan are held in the Xerox Corporation Trust Agreement to Fund Retirement Plans (the Master Trust). The value of the Plans interest in the Master Trust is based on the beginning of year value of the Plans interest in the trust, plus actual contributions and investment income (loss) based on participant account balances, less actual distributions and allocated administrative expenses. For financial reporting purposes, income on Plan assets and any realized or unrealized gains or losses on such assets and expenses in the Master Trust are allocated to the Plan based on participant account balances. |
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The Master Trust holds assets for other Company-sponsored plans, some of which may be defined contribution plans and some defined benefit plans. Because the Plans interest in the Master Trust is based on participant investment options, there are certain Master Trust investments in which the Plan does not invest. | ||
Valuation of Investments and Income Recognition The Plans investment in the Master Trust is recorded at an amount equal to the Plans interest in the underlying investments of the Master Trust. Investments of the Master Trust are stated at fair value. Shares of registered investment company funds are valued at the net asset value as reported by the fund at year-end. Common and preferred stock are stated at fair value based on published market prices. Investments in fixed income securities are valued by a pricing service which determines valuations of normal institutionalized trading units of such securities using methods based upon market transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities which are generally recognized by institutional traders, or at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trustee of the Trust. The fair value of the common collective trusts are valued at the closing net asset value on the last business day of the year. For those trusts recorded at contract value, the fair value and contract value are based on the fair value and contract value of the underlying investments in the trust. Limited partnerships and hedge funds are valued at estimated fair value based on fair value as reported in the audited financial statements. Real estate trusts are valued at estimated fair value based on information received from the investment advisor. Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Participants loans receivable are valued at cost which approximates fair value. |
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As described by Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position, FSP AAG INV-1, Reporting of Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contacts Held by Certain Investment Companies Subject to the AICPA Investment Company Audit Guide and Defined-Contribution Health and Welfare and Pension Plans (the FSP), collective trusts relating to fully benefit responsive investment contracts held by a defined-contribution plan are to be reported at fair value. However, contract value is the relevant measurement criteria for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined-contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan. As required by the FSP, the statements of assets available for benefits represent the fair value of the Master Trusts investment in the collective trust and the adjustment from fair value to contract value. The statement of changes in assets available for benefits is prepared on a contract value basis. | ||
Administrative Expenses Certain administrative expenses, such as Trustee, record keeping, and investment manager fees are paid by the Master Trust and are netted against Master Trust investment income (loss). Expenses paid by the Plan include legal and audit fees. Certain other administrative expenses are paid by the Company. |
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Risks and Uncertainties Investments are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate and market risk. Due to the risk associated with certain investments and the level of uncertainty related to changes in the value of investments, it is at least reasonably possible that the changes in values of investments in the near term could materially affect the amount reported in the statements of assets available for benefits and the statement of changes in assets available for benefits. |
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The Plan invests a portion of its assets in securities with contractual cash flows, such as asset backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage backed securities. The value, liquidity, and related income of these securities are sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including real estate value, delinquencies and/or defaults and may be adversely affected by shifts in the markets perception of the issuers and changes in interest rates. | ||
New Accounting Pronouncements In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 (SFAS 161), which expands the disclosure requirements in FASB Statement No. 133 about an entitys derivative instruments and hedging activities. SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of these accounting pronouncements on the Plans financial statements and related disclosures. |
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In April 2009, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) No. 157-4, Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly (FSP FAS 157-4). FSP FAS No. 157-4 relates to determining fair values when there is no active market or where the price inputs being used represent distressed sales. It reaffirms the FAS 157 objective of fair value measurement to reflect how much an asset would be sold for in an orderly transaction (as opposed to a distressed or forced transaction) at the date of the financial statements under current market conditions. Specifically, it reaffirms the need to use judgment to ascertain if a formerly active market has become inactive and in determining fair values when markets have become inactive. FSP FAS 157-4 is effective for fiscal years ending after June 15, 2009. Management is currently evaluating what impact the adoption of this FSP will have on the financial statements and the related disclosures of the Plan. | ||
3. | Federal Income Taxes | |
The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Company by a letter dated August 28, 2002, covering Plan amendments through October 30, 2001, that the Plan and related Master Trust are designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter. However, the Plan administrator believes that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plans financial statements. | ||
4. | Master Trust | |
As discussed in Note 2, the Plan participates in the Master Trust. The Trustee holds the Master Trusts investment assets, provides administrative functions for each of the Plans participating in the Master Trust, and executes investment transactions as directed by participants. |
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The following Xerox employee benefit plans represent the following percentages in the net assets of the Master Trust as of December 31: |
2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Xerox Corporation Savings Plan |
50.7 | % | 51.0 | % | ||||
Savings Plan of Xerox Corporation and the Xerographic
Division, Rochester Regional Joint Board on Behalf of Itself
and Other Regional Joint Boards |
3.3 | % | 3.2 | % | ||||
Xerox Corporation Retirement Income Guarantee Plan |
42.4 | % | 42.1 | % | ||||
Retirement Income Guarantee Plan of Xerox Corporation and
the Xerographic Division, Rochester Regional Joint Board on
Behalf of Itself and Other Regional Joint Boards |
3.6 | % | 3.7 | % |
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The following financial information is presented for the Master Trust. | ||
Statement s of Net Assets of the Master Trust are as follows: |
(in thousands) | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||
Assets |
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Investments at fair value (including securities on loan of
$111,663 and $177,997, respectively) |
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Short-term investments |
$ | 12,724 | $ | 16,075 | ||||
Fixed income investments |
529,824 | 132,757 | ||||||
Xerox common stock |
111,355 | 219,375 | ||||||
Registered investment companies |
7,659 | 17,933 | ||||||
Common and preferred stock |
413,277 | 824,097 | ||||||
Common collective trusts |
5,495,580 | 7,354,843 | ||||||
Interests in real estate trusts |
94,741 | 121,245 | ||||||
Investment in securities lending collateral collective trust fund |
111,294 | 183,681 | ||||||
Interest in partnerships/joint ventures |
263,461 | 333,840 | ||||||
Interest in hedge fund |
| 49,037 | ||||||
Variation margin on futures |
(19,744 | ) | | |||||
Unrealized gain (loss) on foreign exchange receivable |
(2,714 | ) | (2,527 | ) | ||||
Unrealized gain (loss) on foreign exchange payable |
6,186 | (5,005 | ) | |||||
Other |
| 69 | ||||||
7,023,643 | 9,245,420 | |||||||
Cash, segregated |
28,510 | | ||||||
Receivables |
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Accrued interest and dividends |
5,935 | 3,948 | ||||||
Receivable for securities sold |
1,443 | 9,008 | ||||||
Total assets |
7,059,531 | 9,258,376 | ||||||
Liabilities |
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Payable for securities purchased |
30,733 | 2,083 | ||||||
Accrued expenses |
12,816 | 27,308 | ||||||
Payable for collateral on securities loaned |
111,294 | 183,681 | ||||||
Due to custodian |
36 | | ||||||
Total liabilities |
154,879 | 213,072 | ||||||
Net assets of the Master Trust available for benefits* |
$ | 6,904,652 | $ | 9,045,304 | ||||
* | Represents net assets at contract value |
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Statement of changes in net assets of the Master Trust is as follows for the year ended December 31, 2008: |
(in thousands) | 2008 | |||
Additions (deductions) to net assets attributable to |
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Investments |
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Interest and dividends |
$ | 23,867 | ||
Other |
9,476 | |||
Total additions from investments |
33,343 | |||
Deductions from net assets attributable to |
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Net depreciation of investments |
1,841,389 | |||
Net transfers out of Master Trust |
295,419 | |||
Administrative expenses |
37,187 | |||
Total deductions |
2,173,995 | |||
Net decrease in net assets available for benefits |
(2,140,652 | ) | ||
Net assets available for benefits |
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Beginning of year |
9,045,304 | |||
End of year |
$ | 6,904,652 | ||
Reclassifications Certain reclassifications were made to the prior year financial statements to conform to current year presentation. |
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As of October 31, 2008, the named fiduciary with respect to the overall investment strategy for the Master Trust investments, along with all other day to day fiduciary investment responsibilities, is the Xerox Retirement Investment Committee (XRIC). XRIC is successor to the Fiduciary Investment Review Committee which, prior to October 31, 2008, had been delegated investment fiduciary authority by the Finance Committee of the Board. The Xerox Corporate Treasurer chairs the XRIC, which is composed of corporate officers who oversee the management of the funds on a regular basis. |
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(in thousands) | 2008 | |||
Fixed income investments |
$ | 63,193 | ||
Registered investment companies |
(7,165 | ) | ||
Common and preferred stock |
(291,812 | ) | ||
Common collective trusts |
(1,516,637 | ) | ||
Xerox common stock |
(105,897 | ) | ||
Futures |
164,528 | |||
Foreign currency |
1,996 | |||
Interests in real estate trusts |
(32,003 | ) | ||
Interest in partnerships/joint ventures |
(117,592 | ) | ||
Net depreciation |
$ | (1,841,389 | ) | |
5. | Fair Value Measurement | |
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (FAS 157), which is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. | ||
FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a market-based framework hierarchy for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements in the footnotes to the financial statements. FAS 157 is applicable whenever another accounting pronouncement requires or permits assets and liabilities to be measured at fair value. | ||
In accordance with FAS 157, fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date in the principal or most advantageous market of the asset. | ||
FAS 157 established a three-tier hierarchy based on transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability: |
Level 1: | Highly liquid assets listed on active public markets, |
Level 2: | Semi-liquid assets which are primarily non public investments priced with comparable market values. Inputs are observable. |
Level 3: | Highly illiquid assets valued using such methods as internal discounted cash flow estimates utilizing appropriate risk adjusted discount rates. Inputs are unobservable. |
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Investment Assets at Fair Value As of December 31, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Short term investments |
$ | | $ | 12,724 | $ | | $ | 12,724 | ||||||||
Xerox common stock |
111,355 | | | 111,355 | ||||||||||||
Common and preferred stocks |
413,277 | | | 413,277 | ||||||||||||
Common collective trusts |
| 5,495,580 | | 5,495,580 | ||||||||||||
Fixed income investments |
| 529,824 | | 529,824 | ||||||||||||
Partnerships/joint ventures |
| | 263,461 | 263,461 | ||||||||||||
Registered investment companies |
7,659 | | | 7,659 | ||||||||||||
Real estate trusts |
| | 94,741 | 94,741 | ||||||||||||
Securities lending collateral
collective trust fund |
| 111,294 | | 111,294 | ||||||||||||
Futures |
| (19,744 | ) | | (19,744 | ) | ||||||||||
Foreign currency contracts |
| 3,472 | | 3,472 | ||||||||||||
Total investment assets at fair value |
$ | 532,291 | $ | 6,133,150 | $ | 358,202 | $ | 7,023,643 | ||||||||
Investment Assets at Fair Value As of December 31, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Short term investments |
$ | | $ | 7,455 | $ | | $ | 7,455 | ||||||||
Xerox common stock |
111,355 | | | 111,355 | ||||||||||||
Common and preferred stocks |
413,228 | | | 413,228 | ||||||||||||
Common collective trusts |
| 3,187,574 | | 3,187,574 | ||||||||||||
Registered investment companies |
7,659 | | | 7,659 | ||||||||||||
Securities lending collateral
collective trust fund |
| 111,294 | | 111,294 | ||||||||||||
Total investment assets at fair value |
$ | 532,242 | $ | 3,306,323 | $ | | $ | 3,838,565 | ||||||||
Loans to participants* |
$ | 70,416 | ||||||||||||||
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Investment Assets at Fair Value As of December 31, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Partnerships | Real Estate | Total | Participant Loans* | ||||||||||||
Balance, beginning of year |
$ | 333,840 | $ | 121,245 | $ | 455,085 | $ | 70,270 | ||||||||
Realized gains/(losses) |
(23,061 | ) | (2,064 | ) | (25,125 | ) | ||||||||||
Unrealized gains/(losses) |
(94,531 | ) | (29,939 | ) | (124,470 | ) | ||||||||||
Purchases, sales, issuances, and
settlements (net) |
47,213 | 5,499 | 52,712 | 146 | ||||||||||||
Balance, end of year |
$ | 263,461 | $ | 94,741 | $ | 358,202 | $ | 70,416 | ||||||||
* | Not included in the Master Trust |
6. | Stable Value Fund Option | |
One of the participant directed investment options within the Master Trust is a stable value investment option (Stable Value Fund) in which the Master Trust has an undivided interest that invests along with other unrelated employee benefit plans in a Group Trust that owns certain investments and three benefit responsive synthetic investment contracts (the Wrap Contracts) issued by insurance companies ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company, Pacific Life Insurance Company and Monumental Life Insurance Company (Wrap Issuers). The underlying investments wrapped by the Wrap Contracts are held in a collective investment trust (the Fund Trust) within the group trust and are primarily U.S. investment grade corporate bonds, U.S. government/agency bonds, mortgage and other asset-backed securities, U.S. below-investment grade corporate bonds, and other fixed income securities. Under the Wrap Contracts, the Wrap Issuers guaranty that certain assets of the Fund Trust (the Wrapped Assets) will be sufficient to make benefit payments on a contract (also known as book) value basis, with the contract value including interest credited daily at a net crediting rate. The net crediting rate cannot be set below zero, so the contract value at least equals the initial investment value of the investments constituting Wrapped Assets. The net crediting rate generally is reset quarterly. Assets not covered by the Wrap Contracts are generally invested in money market accounts and cash equivalents to provide necessary liquidity for participant withdrawals and exchanges. The net crediting rate is affected by many factors, including the performance of the Wrapped Assets and purchases and redemptions by participants. The amount of the net crediting rate depends on whether the fair value of the Wrapped Assets is higher or lower than the contract value of those Wrapped Assets. The ratio between the fair value and the contract value is amortized over the effective duration of the underlying investment in calculating the net crediting rate. If the fair value of the Wrapped Assets is higher than their contract value, the net crediting rate will ordinarily be higher than the yield of the Wrapped Assets. Conversely, if the fair value of the Wrapped Assets is lower than their contract value, the net crediting rate will ordinarily be lower than the yield of the Wrapped Assets. Generally, the fair values of the Wrapped Assets move in the opposite direction of interest rates. |
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | Change | ||||||||||
Net assets at fair value |
$ | 1,220,485 | $ | 1,057,304 | $ | 163,181 | ||||||
Net assets (at contract value) |
1,378,721 | 1,070,917 | 307,804 | |||||||||
Adjustment to contract value |
158,236 | 13,613 | 144,623 |
December 31, | ||||||||
2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Based on bond equivalent yield |
6.25 | % | 6.01 | % | ||||
Based on interest rate credited to participants |
3.90 | % | 5.70 | % |
o | Merger, consolidation, sale of assets or other events (e.g., spin-offs or restructurings) within the control of a plan or a plan sponsor which results in redemptions in excess of the threshold established by the Wrap Contracts. | ||
o | A mass layoff or early retirement incentive program which results in redemptions in excess of the threshold established by the Wrap Contracts. |
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| The Plan is disqualified by the Internal Revenue Service. | ||
| The Plan is terminated and its assets distributed to the participants. | ||
| The group trust ceases to meet its material obligations under the contact (such as a failure to comply with the investment guidelines or the addition of a competing investment option by a plan, etc.) and such breach is not cured within 30 days after notice. | ||
| The group trust assigns its interest in the contract without permission. | ||
| Upon investment manager termination, a new manager acceptable to the Wrap Issuers is not appointed within 30 days. | ||
| The group trust changes the underlying investment guidelines without the Wrap Issuers consent. | ||
| Investment discretion is granted to anyone except the manager or a subadvisor appointed by the manager and this continues for 30 days after notice. | ||
| The group trust engages in fraud or deceit relating to the Wrap Contract. | ||
| The group trust makes any misrepresentation of material facts relating to the Wrap Contract. |
| A plan makes a participant communication designed to induce participants to make transfers into or out of the Wrap Contract that the Wrap Issuers determine will materially and adversely impact their obligations under the Wrap Contract. | ||
| A plan makes certain Plan amendments or alterations in Plan administration that the Wrap Issuers reasonably determine will materially and adversely impact their obligations under the Wrap Contract. |
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7. | Derivative Policy | |
The Master Trust may enter into contractual arrangements (derivatives) in carrying out its investment strategy, principally to: (1) hedge a portion of the Master Trusts portfolio to limit or minimize exposure to certain risks, (2) gain an exposure to a market more rapidly or less expensively than could be accomplished through the use of the cash markets, and (3) reduce the cost of structuring the portfolio or capture value disparities between financial instruments. The Master Trust may utilize both exchange traded investment instruments such as equity and fixed income futures and options on fixed income futures and forward currency contracts. When engaging in forward currency contracts, there is exposure to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the counterparties to these transactions. The Master Trust manages this exposure through credit approvals and limited monitoring procedures. Procedures are in place to regularly monitor and report market and counterparty credit risks associated with these instruments. | ||
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies associated with the Master Trusts use of derivatives. |
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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | ||
Forward currency contracts are generally utilized to hedge a portion of the currency exposure that results from the Master Trusts holdings of equity and fixed income securities denominated in foreign currencies. | ||
Forward currency contracts are generally marked-to-market at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies and the difference between contract value and market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in Master Trust net assets. When the forward currency contract is closed, the Master Trust transfers the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) to a realized gain (loss) equal to the change in the value of the forward exchange contract when it was opened and the value at the time it was closed or offset. Sales and purchases of forward currency contracts having the same settlement date and broker are offset and any gain (loss) is realized on the date of offset. | ||
Certain risks may arise upon entering into a forward currency contract from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. Additionally, when utilizing forward currency contracts to hedge, the Master Trust gives up the opportunity to profit from favorable exchange rate movements during the term of the contract. As of December 31, 2008 and 2007, the value of currencies under forward currency contracts represents less than 1% of total investments. |
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(in thousands) | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Currency | Unrealized | Unrealized | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Type | Notional | Appreciation/ | Notional | Appreciation/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
Purchased | Value Date | Value | (Depreciation) | Value Date | Value | (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Dollar |
7/22/08-12/23/08 | $ | 40,373 | $ | (3,114 | ) | 7/20/07-12/12/07 | $ | 87,012 | $ | (1,626 | ) | ||||||||||||
Canadian Dollar |
10/31/08-12/23/08 | 34,873 | (865 | ) | 11/2/07-12/28/07 | 25,509 | (246 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Euro |
9/17/08-12/23/08 | 243,767 | 4,885 | 7/20/07-12/28/07 | 204,621 | 2,572 | ||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Yen |
9/15/08-12/19/08 | 106,477 | 8,205 | 7/24/07-12/28/07 | 180,965 | 2,086 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pound Sterling |
9/8/08-12/30/08 | 100,068 | (15,625 | ) | 7/20/07-12/11/07 | 97,636 | (3,531 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Swiss Franc |
9/18/08-12/23/08 | 106,044 | 4,541 | 8/6/07-12/28/07 | 44,589 | (261 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Norwegian Kroner |
11/4/08-12/4/08 | 23,226 | (340 | ) | 11/5/07-12/31/07 | 76,762 | (1,411 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Swedish Kroner |
11/4/08-11/28/08 | 25,708 | (353 | ) | 11/8/07-12/31/07 | 21,974 | (193 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
N. Zealand Dollar |
10/29/08-12/18/08 | 22,393 | (49 | ) | 11/15/07-12/4/07 | 10,679 | 98 | |||||||||||||||||
Singapore Dollar |
| | 11/13/2007 | 1,198 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Hong Kong Dollar |
9/17/08-12/23/08 | 2,117 | 1 | 10/5/07-12/12/07 | 6,342 | (19 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
$ | 705,046 | $ | (2,714 | ) | $ | 757,287 | $ | (2,527 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Currency | Unrealized | Unrealized | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Type | Notional | Appreciation/ | Notional | Appreciation/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sold | Value Date | Value | (Depreciation) | Value Date | Value | (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Dollar |
8/1/08-12/23/08 | $ | 41,011 | $ | 4,908 | 7/27/07-12/5/07 | $ | 68,683 | $ | (630 | ) | |||||||||||||
Canadian Dollar |
11/4/08-12/8/08 | 39,132 | 1,827 | 11/7/07-12/14/07 | 52,320 | 1,470 | ||||||||||||||||||
Euro |
7/22/08-12/30/08 | 289,722 | 887 | 8/14/07-12/20/07 | 234,092 | (4,373 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Japanese Yen |
7/22/08-12/23/08 | 142,210 | (11,394 | ) | 7/20/07-12/28/07 | 275,076 | (4,482 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
N. Zealand Dollar |
11/3/08-12/23/08 | 23,125 | (866 | ) | 11/7/07-12/17/07 | 18,588 | (71 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Pound Sterling |
7/22/08-12/23/08 | 110,299 | 21,903 | 8/8/07-12/27/07 | 134,117 | 2,707 | ||||||||||||||||||
Swiss Franc |
7/22/08-12/16/08 | 117,215 | (10,849 | ) | 7/20/07-12/28/07 | 73,754 | (603 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Norwegian Kroner |
10/30/08-12/23/08 | 23,572 | (37 | ) | 11/7/07-12/3/07 | 10,606 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
Swedish Kroner |
10/29/08-12/17/08 | 23,559 | (186 | ) | 11/5/07-12/24/07 | 65,615 | 933 | |||||||||||||||||
Singapore Dollar |
| | 11/6/07 | 955 | (3 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Hong Kong Dollar |
7/22/08-12/23/08 | 6,482 | (7 | ) | 7/20/07-12/4/07 | 12,751 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||
$ | 816,327 | $ | 6,186 | $ | 946,557 | $ | (5,005 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||||||
Long | Long | |||||||||||||||
Contracts | Notional Value | Contracts | Notional Value | |||||||||||||
S&P Mini Index Future |
173 | $ | 7,785,000 | 85 | $ | 6,278,313 | ||||||||||
US Treasury Notes 10 yr Future |
3,675 | 462,131,250 | 1,035 | 117,359,297 | ||||||||||||
US Treasury Notes 5 yr Future |
5,000 | 595,273,440 | 6,575 | 725,099,219 | ||||||||||||
US Treasury 2 yr Future |
950 | 207,159,375 | 925 | 194,481,250 | ||||||||||||
US Treasury Bond 30 yr Future |
3,400 | 469,359,375 | 5,555 | 646,463,125 | ||||||||||||
13,198 | $ | 1,741,708,440 | 14,175 | $ | 1,689,681,204 | |||||||||||
8. | Securities Lending | |
The Master Trust is not restricted from lending securities to other qualified financial institutions, provided such loans are callable at any time and are at all times fully collateralized by cash (including both U.S. and foreign currency), cash equivalents or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and the sovereign debt of foreign countries. The portfolios may bear the risk of delay in recovery of, or even of rights in, the securities loaned should the borrower of the securities fail financially. Consequently, loans of portfolio securities will only be made to firms deemed by the sub advisors to be creditworthy. The portfolios receive compensation for lending their securities either in the form of fees or by retaining a portion of interest on the investment of any cash received as collateral. Cash collateral is invested in the State Street Quality A Short Term Investment Fund. | ||
All collateral received will be in an amount equal to at least 100% of the market value of the loaned securities and is intended to be maintained at that level during the period of the loan. The value of the collateral on-hand at December 31, 2008 and 2007 was $111,294,118 and $183,681,374, respectively. The Plan bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the portfolio and any additional required collateral is delivered to the portfolio the next business day. The market value of the loaned securities at December 31, 2008 and 2007 was $111,662,906 and $177,997,084, respectively. During the loan period, the portfolio continues to retain rights of ownership, including dividends and interest of the loaned securities. Loan income generated from securities lending arrangements was $1,115,852 for the year ended December 31, 2008. The income from securities lending is included in the other income line item on the statement of changes in net assets of the Master Trust. | ||
9. | Related Party Transactions | |
The Plan, along with the Savings Plan of Xerox Corporation and the Xerographic Division, Rochester Regional Joint Board on Behalf of Itself and Other Regional Joint Boards (the Plans), invests in a unitized stock fund, The Xerox Stock Fund (the Fund), which is primarily comprised of Xerox Corporation common shares. The unit values of the Fund are recorded and maintained by the Trustee. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Plans purchased common shares in |
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the Fund in the approximate amount of $40,843,000, sold common shares in the Fund in the approximate amount of $42,966,000, and had net depreciation in the Fund of approximately $105,897,000. The total value of the Plans investment in the Fund was approximately $111,355,000 and $219,375,000 at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. During 2008, dividends paid on Xerox Corporation common shares amounted to $2,250,000. These transactions, as well as participant loans, qualify as party-in-interest transactions. In addition, certain funds are managed by an affiliate of the Trustee and the Investment Manager and therefore, qualify as party-in-interest transactions. An affiliate of the Trustee serves as the securities lending agent for the Master Trust and received fees for these services. The Plan also accepts rollovers from affiliated plans, the Xerox Corporation Retirement Income Guarantee Plan (RIGP) and the Xerox Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), and these transactions qualify as party-in-interest. | ||
10. | Commitments and Contingencies | |
In the normal course of business, the Plan enters into agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties which provide general indemnifications. The Plans maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Plan that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Plan expects the risk of loss to be remote. | ||
The Master Trust is committed to invest $937,200,000 in certain private equity and real estate funds, of which $775,159,693 has been contributed as of December 31, 2008. |
11. | Litigation | |
Patti v. Xerox Corporation et al In Re Xerox Corp. ERISA Litigation On July 1, 2002, a class action complaint captioned Patti v. Xerox Corp. et al. was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Hartford) alleging violations of the ERISA. Four additional class actions were subsequently filed, and the five actions were consolidated as In Re Xerox Corporation ERISA Litigation. The purported class includes all persons who invested or maintained investments in the Xerox Stock Fund in the Xerox 401(k) Plans (either salaried or union) during the proposed class period, May 12, 1997 through November 15, 2002, and allegedly exceeds 50,000 persons. The defendants include Xerox Corporation and the following individuals or groups of individuals during the proposed class period: the Plan Administrator, the Board of Directors, the Fiduciary Investment Review Committee, the Joint Administrative Board, the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors, and the Treasurer. The complaint alleges that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties under ERISA to protect the Plans assets and act in the interest of Plan participants. Specifically, plaintiffs allege that the defendants failed to provide accurate and complete material information to participants concerning Xerox stock, including accounting practices which allegedly artificially inflated the value of the stock, and misled participants regarding the soundness of the stock and the prudence of investing their retirement assets in Xerox stock. The plaintiffs filed a Second Consolidated Amended Complaint, alleging that some or all defendants breached their ERISA fiduciary duties during 1997-2002 by (1) maintaining the Xerox Stock Fund as an investment option under the Plan; (2) failing to monitor the conduct of Plan fiduciaries; and (3) misleading Plan participants about Xerox stock as an investment option under the Plans. The complaint does not specify the amount of damages sought, but demands that the losses to the Plans be restored, which it describes as millions of dollars. It also seeks other legal and equitable relief, as appropriate, to remedy the alleged |
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(in thousands) | Description of Investment | |||||||
Identity of Issuer, | Including Maturity Date, | |||||||
Borrower, Lessor, | Rate of Interest, Collateral, | Current | ||||||
or Similar Party | Par or Maturity Value | Cost | Value | |||||
* Investment interest in Master Trust
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See Note 4 | ** | $ | 3,336,302 | ||||
* Participant loans
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Loans to plan participants, maturity dates through 2023, interest rates from 6.00% to 8.25%, per annum | 70,416 | ||||||
Adjustment from fair value to
contract value for the Master
Trusts interest in collective
trust relating to fully benefit
responsive investment contracts
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158,236 | |||||||
$ | 3,564,954 | |||||||
* | Party-in-interest. | |
** | Cost is omitted for participant-directed investments. |
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