UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 11-K

 

x

 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

 

 

 

 

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008

 

OR

 

o

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

 

 

 

 

 

For the transition period from                                to                                     

 

Commission File No. 001-11444

 

THE MAGNA GROUP OF COMPANIES RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLANS

 

MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC.

337 Magna Drive

Aurora, Ontario, Canada L4G 7K1

 

 

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Plan Administrator has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

THE MAGNA GROUP OF COMPANIES

 

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLANS by

 

MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC.

 

in its capacity as Plan Administrator

 

 

 

 

Date: June 26, 2009

 

 

/s/ MARC NEEB

 

 

 

By: Marc Neeb

 

Title: Executive Vice-President,

 

          Global Human Resources

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ ROBERT CECUTTI

 

 

 

By: Robert Cecutti

 

Title: Controller

 



 

6/25/2009

 

The Magna Group of Companies
Retirement Savings Plans

 

Financial Statements and

Supplemental Schedules

Years Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 



 

The Magna Group of Companies

Retirement Savings Plans

 

Contents

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

5-6

 

 

Audited Financial Statements

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2008 and 2007

7

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the Years Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

8

Notes to Financial Statements

9-21

 

 

Supplemental Schedules

 

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2008

22-23

Schedule H, Line 4j - Schedule of Reportable Transactions for the Year Ended December 31, 2008

24

Schedule H, Line 4a - Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions for the Year Ended December 31, 2008

25

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Pension Committee of

The Magna Group of Companies

Retirement Savings Plans

Aurora, Ontario, Canada

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of The Magna Group of Companies Retirement Savings Plans (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting.  Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedules of Assets (Held at End of Year), Reportable Transactions, and Delinquent Participant Contributions as of and for the year ended December 31, 2008 are presented for the purpose of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements but are supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. These

 

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supplemental schedules are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

 

The information presented in the Schedule of Reportable Transactions does not disclose the historical cost of certain sales transactions and the related gain or loss.  Disclosure of this information is required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

 

 

/s/ BDO SEIDMAN, LLP

 

BDO Seidman, LLP

Grand Rapids, Michigan

 

June 25, 2009

 

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The Magna Group of Companies

Retirement Savings Plans

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

December 31,

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments, at fair value

 

 

 

 

 

Guaranteed Investment Contracts (Notes 2 and 9)

 

$

120,183,121

 

$

83,572,078

 

Pooled Separate Accounts

 

253,533,633

 

406,902,363

 

Employer Securities (Note 4)

 

51,993,746

 

155,715,289

 

Mutual Funds

 

70,818,895

 

113,788,344

 

Life Insurance Policies

 

46,312

 

44,755

 

Participant Notes Receivable

 

23,526,414

 

21,857,591

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments

 

520,102,121

 

781,880,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contributions Receivable

 

 

 

 

 

Employer

 

21,361,259

 

21,821,828

 

Participants

 

758,630

 

1,341,516

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Contributions Receivable

 

22,119,889

 

23,163,344

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets reflecting all investments at fair value

 

542,222,010

 

805,043,764

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts (Note 2)

 

 

1,302,718

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

$

542,222,010

 

$

806,346,482

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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The Magna Group of Companies

Retirement Savings Plans

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

Year ended December 31,

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and dividends

 

$

8,107,724

 

$

6,957,988

 

Net appreciation in fair value of investments (Note 3)

 

 

30,807,699

 

Contributions

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash:

 

 

 

 

 

Employer stock

 

9,055,993

 

9,932,076

 

Cash:

 

 

 

 

 

Employer

 

24,643,257

 

24,956,178

 

Participants

 

47,274,172

 

51,881,845

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Additions

 

89,081,146

 

124,535,786

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deductions

 

 

 

 

 

Net depreciation in fair value of investments (Note 3)

 

271,418,817

 

 

Benefits paid to terminated employees

 

55,912,252

 

70,937,779

 

Benefits paid to participating employees

 

26,310,796

 

27,225,889

 

Loan expenses and other fees

 

162,376

 

171,185

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Deductions

 

353,804,241

 

98,334,853

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

 

(264,723,095

)

26,200,933

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net transfers from other plans (Note 7)

 

598,623

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Available for Benefits, beginning of year

 

806,346,482

 

780,145,549

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Available for Benefits, end of year

 

$

542,222,010

 

$

806,346,482

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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The Magna Group of Companies

Retirement Savings Plans

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

1.             Description of the Plan

 

The following description of The Magna Group of Companies Retirement Savings Plans (the “Plan”) provides only general information.  Participants should refer to the restated Plan Agreement or Summary Plan Description for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

 

General

 

Certain employees of Magna International of America (the “Primary Employer”) and other participating subsidiaries and affiliates of the Primary Employer (collectively the “Employer”) are eligible to participate in the Plan.

 

The Plan was established by the Primary Employer as the Magna International of America 401(k) Plan on August 1, 1992.  The Primary Employer restated the Plan’s terms, provisions and conditions effective January 1, 2006.

 

The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”).  The Plan agreement provides that the Plan may invest in Class A Subordinate Voting Shares of Magna International Inc. (“Magna”), the parent company of the Primary Employer.

 

The Plan is administered by Magna and individuals (Trustees) appointed by the Board of Directors of Magna. Principal Trust Company (“Principal”) is the appointed Trustee of the Plan.

 

401(k) Eligibility

 

An employee is eligible to participate on the first day of employment, and shall be eligible for matching contributions on the first day of the month following six months of service and attainment of 18 years of age.

 

Deferred Profit Sharing Eligibility

 

An employee is eligible to participate in the Plan if the employee is employed at a participating employer on the last day of the Plan year and the employee has completed 1,000 hours of service in the Plan year.

 

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Retirement Savings Plans

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Contributions

 

The 401(k) portion of the Plan is funded by contributions from employees who may elect to contribute from 2% to 50% of wages, as defined, subject to the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”).  The Employer may make a discretionary matching contribution, and in 2008 and 2007, contributed 50% of the first 6% of base earnings contributed by a participant.  Employees may also defer 2% to 100% of their bonus for a given year, which is not eligible for a matching contribution by the Employer.

 

Employees are automatically enrolled after a 30 day opt out period. The Employer withholds an amount equal to 3% of employee compensation (other than bonus pay), until such time as the employee changes or stops the contribution.  Participants in the Plan may also contribute amounts representing distributions from other qualified defined benefit or defined contribution plans.

 

The deferred profit sharing portion of the Plan is a non-contributory, defined contribution plan funded by discretionary Employer contributions as determined under the provisions of the Plan, which are generally based on a portion of profits as determined by the Employer.  Subsequent to December 31, 2008, the Plan received $9,055,993 in the form of 320,195 Magna Class A Subordinate Voting Shares and $12,305,266 in cash in settlement of the Employer contribution receivable.

 

Participant Accounts

 

Individual participant accounts are maintained by Principal and are credited with employee, Employer contributions, and Plan earnings in the case of the 401(k) portion of the Plan and allocations of Employer contributions, Plan earnings, and forfeitures of former participants’ non-vested amounts in the case of the deferred profit sharing portion of the Plan.  Allocations of contributions and forfeitures in the deferred profit sharing portion of the Plan are based upon compensation and years of service, as defined, while allocations of earnings are recognized by changes in the unit value. Such accounts are valued periodically in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.

 

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The Magna Group of Companies

Retirement Savings Plans

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Vesting

 

Vesting for the deferred profit sharing portion of the Plan occurs on the following schedule:

 

Number of full years of service

 

Vested Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Less than 1

 

0

%

1

 

30

%

2

 

40

%

3

 

60

%

4

 

80

%

5 and after

 

100

%

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, all amounts allocated or re-allocated to a participant shall vest irrevocably to that participant not later than five years after the end of the Plan year in which the amounts are allocated or re-allocated unless the participant has ceased before that time to be an employee.  Immediate full vesting also occurs upon a participant’s death, total and permanent disability, permanent layoff, or attainment of normal retirement age of 60.

 

For the 401(k) portion of the Plan, participants are 100% vested immediately in Employer and employee contributions and allocated earnings thereon.

 

Forfeitures

 

For the deferred profit sharing portion of the Plan, the non-vested portion of a terminated participant’s account balance is allocated to other Plan participants after the former participant has five consecutive one-year service breaks.  During 2008, allocated forfeitures were $109,387 and unallocated forfeitures as of December 31, 2008 were $337,866.  During 2007, allocated forfeitures were $660,530 and unallocated forfeitures as of December 31, 2007 were $671,479.

 

Plan Benefits

 

For the deferred profit sharing portion of the Plan, participants are eligible to receive vested benefits based upon the most recent valuation of their account upon termination of service with the Employer.  Under certain provisions of the Plan, a percentage of vested

 

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Retirement Savings Plans

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

benefits may also be distributed after 10 continuous years of service and/or upon reaching age 55.  Distributions of Plan benefits are made to eligible participants in one lump-sum payment.  Only vested balances of a participant’s profit sharing contribution account as of December 31, 2007 are eligible for in-service withdrawal.

 

For the 401(k) portion of the Plan, upon retirement, death, disability or termination of service, benefits will be paid in the form of a lump-sum distribution.  Certain other withdrawals are permitted in the event of financial hardship, as defined in the Plan agreement.

 

Participant Notes Receivable

 

Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their vested account balance excluding amounts related to the participant’s deferred profit sharing account.  Loan terms range from one to five years or up to 10 years for the purchase of a primary residence.  The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account and bear interest at the then current prime plus 2% as determined by the Plan Administrator.  Principal and interest is paid ratably through payroll deductions, not less frequently than quarterly.  As of December 31, 2008 participant notes receivable had interest rates ranging from 5.00% to 10.25%.

 

Plan Termination

 

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Employer has the right to terminate the Plan in whole or in part at any time subject to the provisions of ERISA.  In the event the Plan is terminated, all participant accounts will become 100% vested and non-forfeitable.

 

Participant and Non-Participant Directed Investments

 

Participants may invest in Magna International Inc. Class A Subordinate Voting Shares and the Magna International Diversified Stock Fund.  For the deferred profit sharing portion of the Plan, 4/7th of the annual profit sharing contribution, as defined, is invested in Magna International Inc. Class A Subordinate Voting Shares, referred to as the non-participant-directed portion of the Plan.  The remaining portion of the annual profit sharing contribution is directed by the employee and may include investments in Magna International Inc. Class A Subordinate Voting Shares.   Participants with a minimum of 3

 

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The Magna Group of Companies

Retirement Savings Plans

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

years of service may diversify up to 100% of Employer Securities held in their account. Voting rights are all retained by the trust per the direction of the Employer.

 

Administrative Expenses

 

The Employer administers the Plan.  The Employer pays certain administrative expenses of the Plan and the Employer also provides certain administrative services, which have not been charged to the Plan.  The amount of such expenses and cost of such services have not been determined.  Certain administrative expenses not paid directly by the Employer may be paid from the Plan in accordance with ERISA provisions.

 

2.             Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Financial Statements

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared under the accrual basis of accounting.

 

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 amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Risks and Uncertainties

 

The Plan invests in various investment securities.  Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market and credit risks.  Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.

 

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

 

The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value.  Securities traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price on the last business day of the Plan

 

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The Magna Group of Companies

Retirement Savings Plans

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

year.  The shares of mutual funds are valued at quoted market prices, which represent the net asset values of shares held by the Plan at year-end.  The fair value of the participation units owned in the separate accounts is based on quoted redemption values on the last business day of the Plan year.  The participant loans are valued at their outstanding balances, which approximate fair value.

 

The Plan invests in two types of investment contracts; Guaranteed Interest Contracts (“GICs”) and the Guaranteed Fixed Income Option Fund (“GFIO”) (Note 9).  The GICs are non-benefit responsive contracts and are valued at fair value. Fair values are calculated using discounted cash flows using current market rates for similar contracts. The GFIO is benefit responsive and is valued at fair value for presentation in the Plan’s assets and is then adjusted to contract value in the statement of net assets available for benefits in accordance with the provisions of FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) AAG INV-1 and SOP 94-4-1, Reporting of Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts Held by Certain Investment Companies Subject to the AICPA Investment Company Guide and Defined-Contribution Health and Welfare and Pension Plans. The fair value of the GFIO is the amount plan participants would receive currently if they were to withdraw or transfer funds within the Plan prior to their maturity for an event other than death, disability, termination or retirement.  This fair value represents contract value adjusted to reflect current market interest rates only to the extent such market rates exceed crediting interest rates.  As of December 31, 2008, the market rates did not exceed the contract’s crediting interest rate, therefore the contract value is deemed to equal fair value.

 

Realized gains or losses are determined by the average cost method.  The change in the difference between current fair value and the cost of investments is reflected in the statement of changes in net assets available for benefits in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation in fair value of investments.  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.

 

Concentration of Investments

 

Included in investments at December 31, 2008 and 2007 are shares of the Employer’s securities amounting to $51,993,746 and $155,715,289, respectively.  This investment represents 10% and 20% of total investments at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  A significant decline in the market value of the Employer’s securities would significantly affect the net assets available for benefits.  In 2008, the per share

 

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The Magna Group of Companies

Retirement Savings Plans

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

market price of the Plan’s investment in Employer securities decreased significantly as compared to the December 31, 2007 market price.

 

Payment of Benefits

 

Benefits are recorded when paid.

 

New Accounting Pronouncement

 

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS No. 157).  SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  SFAS No. 157 applies to reporting periods beginning after November 15, 2007. As of January 1, 2008, the Plan has adopted SFAS No. 157. See Note 10, Fair Value Measurements.  There was no material impact to the financial statements of the Plan upon adoption of SFAS No. 157.

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain reclassifications of prior year amounts have been made to conform to the current year presentation.

 

3.             Investments

 

During 2008 and 2007, the Plan’s investments (including investments bought, sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) in fair value as follows:

 

Year ended December 31,

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guaranteed Investment Contracts

 

$

38,340

 

$

281,441

 

Pooled Separate Accounts

 

(131,737,712

)

28,966,453

 

Employer Securities

 

(95,484,845

)

(4,033,422

)

Mutual Funds

 

(44,236,156

)

5,603,033

 

Life Insurance Policies

 

1,556

 

(9,806

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(271,418,817)

 

$

30,807,699

 

 

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Retirement Savings Plans

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

The fair value of investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets available for benefits are as follows:

 

December 31,

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guaranteed Fixed Income Option

 

$

117,539,528

 

$

75,957,282

 

Large Cap Stock Index Separate Account

 

54,628,852

 

97,325,784

 

Diversified International Separate Account

 

38,989,822

 

82,700,952

 

US Property Separate Account

 

36,168,270

 

47,415,527

 

Bond and Mortgage Separate Account

 

33,631,659

 

43,523,437

 

Magna International Diversified Stock Fund

 

27,953,040

 

96,160,752

 

Magna International Inc. Class A Subordinate Voting Shares

 

*

 

59,554,537

 

Vanguard Windsor II ADM Fund

 

*

 

40,884,098

 

 


* Below 5% of net assets available for benefits.

 

4.                                      Non-Participant-Directed Investments

 

The Magna International Inc. Class A Subordinate Voting Shares and the Magna International Diversified Stock Fund include both participant and non-participant-directed investments, which are co-mingled.  Substantially all contributions and associated appreciation, income and dividends are non-participant-directed until amounts are available for transfer as described in the Plan agreement.  Information about the net assets available for benefits and the significant components of the changes in net assets available for benefits for non-participant-directed investments is as follows:

 

December 31,

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Magna International Diversified Stock Fund

 

$

27,953,040

 

$

96,160,752

 

Magna International Inc. Class A Subordinate Voting Shares

 

24,040,706

 

59,554,537

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

51,993,746

 

$

155,715,289

 

 

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Retirement Savings Plans

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Year ended December 31,

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in Net Assets Available For Benefits

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend income

 

$

858,874

 

$

746,515

 

Net depreciation on fair value of investments

 

(95,484,845

)

(4,033,422

)

Employer contributions

 

12,573,066

 

12,166,615

 

Participant contributions

 

737,808

 

613,684

 

Net inter-fund transfers

 

(8,413,091

)

(19,220,348

)

Distributions to terminated employees

 

(9,530,065

)

(15,785,576

)

Distributions to participating employees

 

(4,463,290

)

(10,178,769

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease in Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

$

(103,721,543

)

$

(35,691,301

)

 

5.                                      Related Party Transactions

 

Certain Plan investments are shares of guaranteed investment contracts, pooled separate accounts and mutual funds managed by Principal.  Principal is the trustee as defined by the Plan and qualifies as a party-in-interest.  The Plan also invests in the stock of the Employer.

 

6.                                      Income Tax Status

 

The Plan has received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service dated October 15, 2002 stating that the Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and, therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation.  Effective January 1, 2007, the Plan was amended and restated.  Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the Code to maintain its qualification.  The Plan Administrator believes the Plan is being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code and, therefore, believes the Plan, as amended and restated, is qualified and the related trust is tax exempt.  In January 2007, the Plan Administrator applied for, but has not received a new determination letter.

 

7.                                      Plan Transfer

 

On May 15, 2008, Avantech Manufacturing 401(k) Savings Plan was merged into the Plan, resulting in a transfer of $598,623 in net assets to the Plan.

 

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Retirement Savings Plans

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

8.                                      Delinquent Participant Contributions

 

During 2008, the Employer failed to remit certain employee deferrals and loan repayments to the Plan aggregating $4,479,273 in a timely manner according to DOL regulations.  The Employer is in the process of calculating lost earnings and depositing the lost earnings into the Plan.

 

During 2007, the Employer failed to remit certain employee deferrals and loan repayments to the Plan aggregating $4,937,114 in a timely manner according to DOL regulations.  In 2008, the Employer calculated lost earnings and deposited the lost earnings into the Plan.

 

9.                                      Investment in GFIO

 

On July 1, 2004, the Plan entered into a benefit-responsive investment contract with Principal Life Insurance Company.  Principal maintains the contributions in a general account.  The account is credited with earnings on the underlying investments and charged for participant withdrawals and administrative expenses.

 

As described in Note 2, because the GFIO is fully benefit-responsive, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits attributable to the contract.  Participants may ordinarily direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investment at contract value.  Certain events that may limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value are not probable of occurring.

 

There are no reserves against contract value for credit risk of the contract issuer or otherwise.  The crediting interest rate is a blended rate determined using a dollar-weighted average of all the Guaranteed Interest Rates of the Guaranteed Interest Funds under this contract.  Under the terms of the existing contract, the interest rate can be reset on an annual or semiannual basis.  The GFIO is a single group annuity contract with a fixed rate of interest.  The average yield earned by the plan and credited to participants was 3.85% and 3.65% during 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

10.                               Fair Value Measurements

 

As of January 1, 2008, the Plan adopted SFAS No. 157.  SFAS No. 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair

 

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Retirement Savings Plans

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

value.  The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).  The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under SFAS No. 157 are described below:

 

Basis of Fair Value Measurement

 

Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2 - Quoted prices in markets that are not considered to be active or financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.

 

Level 3 - Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

 

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

The following tables set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy the Plan investment assets as of December 31, 2008. As required by SFAS No. 157, assets are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

Total Plan investment assets classified within Level 3 were $179,924,117, as of December 31, 2008, which primarily consists of the Plan’s investment in guaranteed investment contracts, pooled separate accounts and participant loans.  Such amounts were 34.6% of total plan investment assets as of December 31, 2008.

 

 

 

Investment Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2008

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guaranteed Investment Contracts

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

120,183,121

 

$

120,183,121

 

Pooled Separate Accounts

 

 

 

 

217,365,363

 

36,168,270

 

253,533,633

 

Employer Securities

 

 

51,993,746

 

 

 

 

 

51,993,746

 

Mutual Funds

 

70,818,895

 

 

 

 

 

70,818,895

 

Life Insurance Policies

 

 

 

 

 

46,312

 

46,312

 

Participant Notes Receivable

 

 

 

 

 

23,526,414

 

23,526,414

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Assets at Fair Value

 

$

122,812,641

 

$

217,365,363

 

$

179,924,117

 

$

520,102,121

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

Level 3 Gains and Losses

 

The table below sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Plan’s Level 3 investment assets for the year ended December 31, 2008.  The net unrealized gain (loss) on Level 3 investment assets was $(8,142,911).

 

 

 

Level 3 Investment Assets

 

Year Ended December 31, 2008

 

Guaranteed
Investment
Contracts

 

Pooled
Separate
Accounts

 

Participant
Notes
Receivable

 

Life
Insurance
Policies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of year

 

$

83,572,078

 

$

47,415,527

 

$

21,857,591

 

$

44,756

 

Realized gains (losses)

 

 

3,956,099

 

 

 

Unrealized gains (losses) relating to instruments still held at the reporting date

 

1,335,328

 

(9,478,239

)

 

 

Interest credited

 

3,866,745

 

 

1,894,550

 

 

Purchases, issuances and settlements

 

31,408,970

 

(5,725,117

)

(225,727

)

1,556

 

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, end of year

 

$

120,183,121

 

$

36,168,270

 

$

23,526,414

 

$

46,312

 

 

11.                               Subsequent Events

 

As a temporary measure, effective August 1, 2009, the discretionary employer match on employee contributions to the plan will be suspended.

 

Further, for the 2009 fiscal year, the profit sharing contribution will continue, but any allocation paid will be based solely on consolidated profits.  The allocation to a minimum percentage of participating employee base earnings will be suspended on a temporary basis for existing employees.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

Lastly, anyone classified as a new employee through profit sharing, on or after August 1, 2009 will not be eligible to receive allocation to a minimum percentage of participating employee base earnings.  This is a permanent measure.

 

12.                               Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500

 

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for plan benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500:

 

December 31,

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements

 

$

542,222,010

 

$

806,346,482

 

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts

 

 

(1,302,718

)

Benefits payable to participants

 

(262,981

)

(396,710

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Available for Benefits per the Form 5500

 

$

541,959,029

 

$

804,647,054

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of the net increase (decrease) in net assets per the financial statements to total income (loss) per the Form 5500:

 

Year ended December 31,

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets per the financial statements

 

$

(264,723,095

)

$

26,200,933

 

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts

 

1,302,718

 

2,698,851

 

Benefits payable to participants

 

(262,981

)

(396,710

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total income (loss) per the Form 5500

 

$

(263,683,358

)

$

28,503,074

 

 

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Retirement Savings Plans

 

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

 

EIN:  98-0095901

Plan Number:  002

 

December 31, 2008

 

(a)

 

Identity of Issuer, Borrower, Lessor
or Similar Party
(b)

 

Description of Investment,
Including Maturity Date, Rate of Interest,
Collateral, Par or Maturity Value
(c)

 

Cost
(d)

 

Current
Value
(e)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guaranteed Investment Contracts with Principal Life Insurance Company:

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

*

 

Guaranteed Interest Contracts

 

2.28% to 2.6% interest

 

**

 

 

2,643,593

 

*

 

Guaranteed Fixed Income Option

 

10,034,279

units

 

**

 

117,539,528

 

 

 

Total Guaranteed Investment Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

120,183,121

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pooled Separate Accounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal Life Insurance Company:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

U.S. Property Separate Account

 

57,696

units

 

**

 

36,168,270

 

*

 

Bond and Mortgage Separate Account

 

46,620

units

 

**

 

33,631,659

 

*

 

Large Cap Stock Index Separate Account

 

1,482,177

units

 

**

 

54,628,852

 

*

 

Small Cap Value II Separate Account

 

402,347

units

 

**

 

3,463,362

 

*

 

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Stock Separate Account

 

159,540

units

 

**

 

2,113,341

 

*

 

Small-Cap Stock Index Separate Account

 

1,287,826

units

 

**

 

20,414,175

 

*

 

LifeTime Strategic Income Separate Account

 

222,305

units

 

**

 

2,614,608

 

*

 

LifeTime 2010 Separate Account

 

651,808

units

 

**

 

7,340,864

 

*

 

LifeTime 2020 Separate Account

 

1,518,091

units

 

**

 

17,271,850

 

*

 

LifeTime 2030 Separate Account

 

1,409,854

units

 

**

 

15,564,177

 

*

 

LifeTime 2040 Separate Account

 

682,300

units

 

**

 

7,486,181

 

*

 

LifeTime 2050 Separate Account

 

205,099

units

 

**

 

2,154,141

 

*

 

Mid Cap Stock Index Separate Account

 

392,373

units

 

**

 

5,707,947

 

*

 

Diversified International Separate Account

 

903,696

units

 

**

 

38,989,822

 

*

 

International Separate Account

 

244,504

units

 

**

 

5,984,384

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Pooled Separate Accounts

 

 

 

 

 

253,533,633

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employer Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Fund:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

Magna International Inc.

 

803,231 Class A Subordinate
Voting shares

 

47,019,109

 

24,040,706

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Stock Fund:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Magna Entertainment Corp.

 

10,327 Class A Subordinate
Voting shares

 

1,418,777

 

7,230

 

*

 

MI Development Inc.

 

345,824 Class A Subordinate
Voting shares

 

3,916,780

 

2,579,698

 

*

 

Magna International Inc.

 

847,856 Class A Subordinate
Voting shares

 

40,838,536

 

25,366,112

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Employer Securities

 

 

 

 

 

51,993,746

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual Funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Munder Midcap Core Growth Fund

 

588,076

shares

 

**

 

10,079,617

 

 

 

The American Funds Growth Fund of American R4 Fund

 

767,565

shares

 

**

 

15,596,930

 

 

 

T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

 

587,636

shares

 

**

 

8,197,519

 

 

 

Vanguard Windsor II ADM Fund

 

669,851

shares

 

**

 

22,721,356

 

 

 

Vanguard Prime Cap Admiral Fund

 

190,751

shares

 

**

 

8,812,711

 

 

 

Vanguard Explorer ADM Fund

 

138,100

shares

 

**

 

5,410,762

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Mutual Funds

 

 

 

 

 

70,818,895

 

 

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Retirement Savings Plans

 

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

 

December 31, 2008

 

(a)

 

Identity of Issuer, Borrower, Lessor
or Similar Party
(b)

 

Description of Investment,
Including Maturity Date, Rate of Interest,
Collateral, Par or Maturity Value
(c)

 

Cost
(d)

 

Current
Value
(e)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company

 

Life insurance policies

 

 

 

$

46,312

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

Participant Notes Receivable

 

Maturing at various dates at interest rates ranging from (5.00% to 10.25%)

 

 

 

23,526,414

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments

 

 

 

 

 

$

520,102,121

 

 


*

A party in interest as defined by ERISA.

**

The cost of participant-directed investments is not required to be disclosed.

 

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Retirement Savings Plans

 

Schedule H, Line 4j - Schedule of Reportable Transactions

 

EIN:  98-0095901

Plan Number:  002

 

Year ended December 31, 2008

 

Identity of Party
Involved

 

Description of
Asset (include interest
rate and maturity in
case of a loan)

 

Purchase Price

 

Selling
Price

 

Lease
Rental

 

Expense
Incurred
With
Transaction

 

Cost of
Asset

 

Current Value
of Asset on
Transaction
Date

 

Net Gain
or (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Magna Stock Fund - Class A
Subordinate Voting Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase

 

1072 units

 

$

30,189,825

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

30,189,825

 

$

30,189,825

 

 

Sale

 

1259 units

 

 

 

 

24,886,398

 

 

 

 

 

***

 

24,886,398

 

***

 

 


NOTES:

(1)             Magna is a party-in-interest as defined by ERISA

(2)             Purchase and sale transactions include share exchanges and unitization through the Magna Diversified Stock Fund.

(3)             The commissions and fees related to purchases and sales of investments are included in the cost of investments or proceeds from the sales and are not separately identified by the Trustee.

(4)             Category (iii) — Series of transactions involving securities of the same issue which, when aggregated, involve an amount in excess of 5% of the current value of plan assets.  There were no category (i), (ii), or (iv) reportable transactions.

 

***Historical cost information not available.

 

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Retirement Savings Plans

 

Schedule H, Line 4a-Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions

 

EIN:  98-0095901

Plan Number:  002

 

December 31, 2008

 

 

 

Totals that Constitute Nonexempt Prohibited Transactions

 

 

 

Participant Contributions
Transferred Late to the Plan

 

Contributions Not
Corrected

 

Contributions
Corrected Outside
VFCP*

 

Contributions Pending
Correction in VFCP

 

Total Fully Corrected
Under VFCP and PTE
2002-51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008 Contributions

 

$

4,479,273

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007 Contributions

 

 

 

4,937,114

 

 

 

 

 

 


* Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (DOL)

 

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Exhibit to Report on Form 11-K:

 

Exhibit No.

 

Exhibit Description

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm — BDO Seidman, LLP

 

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