Form 11-K
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 11-K

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010 and 2009

of

SPECTRA ENERGY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

Commission File Number 1-33007

 

 

Issuer of Securities held pursuant to the Plan is

SPECTRA ENERGY CORP

5400 Westheimer Court

Houston, Texas 77056

SPECTRA ENERGY

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

Financial Statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009,

Supplemental Schedules as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010, and

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms

 

 

 


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SPECTRA ENERGY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMS

     1   

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

  

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2010 and 2009

     3   

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the Year Ended December 31, 2010

     4   

Notes to Financial Statements

     5   

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES:

  

Form 5500, Schedule H, Part IV, Line 4i  — Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2010

     13   

Form 5500, Schedule H, Part IV, Line 4j  — Schedule of Reportable Transactions for the Year Ended December 31, 2010

     21   

EXHIBITS

     23   

 

NOTE:   All other schedules required by Section 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, have been omitted because they are not applicable.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees and Participants of

Spectra Energy Retirement Savings Plan

Houston, Texas

We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets available for benefits of the Spectra Energy Retirement Savings Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2010 and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of Plan management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit 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. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by Plan management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides 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, 2010 and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

As noted in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Plan retrospectively adopted, Accounting Standards Update ASU No. 2010-25 Reporting Loans to Participants by Defined Contribution Pension Plans issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB. The adoption had no effect on the net assets available for benefits.

Our audit was performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedules listed in the table of contents 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, as amended. This supplementary information is the responsibility of Plan management. Such information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

/s/ McConnell & Jones LLP

Houston, Texas

June 15, 2011


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees and Participants of

Spectra Energy Retirement Savings Plan

Houston, Texas

We have audited, before the effects of the adjustments to retrospectively apply the change in accounting discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the accompanying statement of net assets available for benefits of the Spectra Energy Retirement Savings Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2009 (the 2009 financial statements before the effects of the adjustments discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements are not presented herein). These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the statement of net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2009 (financial statement) based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with 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 statement is 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 audit 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 audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such financial statement, before the effects of the adjustments to retrospectively apply the change in accounting discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2009, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We were not engaged to audit, review, or apply any procedures to the adjustments to retrospectively apply the change in accounting discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements and, accordingly, we do not express an opinion or any other form of assurance about whether such retrospective adjustments are appropriate and have been properly applied. Those retrospective adjustments were audited by other auditors.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Houston, Texas

June 28, 2010


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SPECTRA ENERGY

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

(in thousands)

 

 

 

     December 31,  
     2010      2009  

ASSETS:

     

Investments at fair value:

     

Participant-directed investments

   $ 254,654       $ 216,992   

Nonparticipant-directed investments

     233,528         195,931   
                 

Total investments

     488,182         412,923   
                 

Receivables:

     

Notes receivable from participants

     8,255         7,258   

Other receivables

     255         6,152   
                 

Total receivables

     8,510         13,410   
                 

Total assets

     496,692         426,333   

LIABILITIES:

     

Due to broker for securities purchased

     99         5,187   
                 

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

   $ 496,593       $ 421,146   
                 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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SPECTRA ENERGY

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

(in thousands)

 

 

 

     Year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Additions:

  

Investment income:

  

Net appreciation in fair value of investments

   $ 58,401   

Dividends

     10,333   
        

Total investment income

     68,734   
        

Interest income on notes receivable from participants

     426   
        

Contributions:

  

Participant contributions

     17,277   

Employer contributions

     11,223   

Rollover contributions

     815   
        

Total contributions

     29,315   
        

Total additions

     98,475   
        

Deductions:

  

Benefits paid to participants

     22,965   

Administrative expenses

     63   
        

Total deductions

     23,028   
        

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     75,447   

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS:

  

Beginning of year

     421,146   
        

End of year

   $ 496,593   
        

See notes to financial statements.

 

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SPECTRA ENERGY

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

1. Description of the Plan

The Spectra Energy Retirement Savings Plan (the Plan) is a defined contribution plan and the following description is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Plan document for more complete information.

Effective with the separation from Duke Energy Corporation (Duke Energy) on January 2, 2007, Spectra Energy Corp (the Company or Spectra Energy) established the Plan for the benefit of its employees.

Participation and Purpose

The Plan is sponsored by Spectra Energy. Spectra Energy and each of its affiliated companies that is at least 80% owned and that participate in the Plan are collectively referred to as “Participating Companies.”

The purpose of the Plan is to provide an opportunity for eligible employees to enhance their long-range financial security through employee contributions, matching contributions from Participating Companies, and investments among certain investment funds, one of which provides an investment interest in Spectra Energy common stock. This Plan’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) feature is subject to the applicable provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA).

Generally, employees of Participating Companies are eligible to enter and participate in the Plan if they (1) have attained the age of 18, and (2) are paid on the Participating Companies’ U.S. payroll system.

Contributions

Participants may authorize payroll deductions from eligible earnings in the form of before-tax deferrals and/or after-tax deferrals. Participants may elect to contribute (subject to certain limitations) up to 75% of eligible earnings per pay period without regard to years of service. Various provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) may limit the deferrals of some highly compensated employees. The Plan is required to return contributions received during the Plan year in excess of IRC limits. All deferrals are exempt, up to the allowed maximum, from federal and state income tax withholding in the year they are deferred, but are subject to payroll taxes. Participant deferrals are intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 401(k) of the IRC. Participating Companies contribute (subject to certain limitations) an amount equal to 100% of before-tax contributions, excluding catch-up contributions, of up to 6% of eligible pay per pay period. Participant after-tax contributions and matching contributions are intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 401(m) of the IRC.

Employees who are eligible to make before-tax deferrals under the plan and who have attained age 50 before the close of the Plan year shall be eligible to make catch-up contributions, in accordance with and subject to certain limitations.

For the ESOP portion of the Plan, matching contributions shall be invested in the Spectra Energy Common Stock Fund and shall thereafter be subject to participant direction. The Employer may contribute the matching contribution in cash or company stock, at the discretion of the employer. The company stock is valued as determined in accordance with procedures established by the Spectra Energy Benefits Committee, the Plan Administrator. The Employer made no stock contributions in 2010.

Rollover Contributions to the Plan

Rollover contributions represent amounts recorded when participants elect to contribute amounts to their Plan accounts from other eligible, tax-qualified retirement plans or qualified individual retirement accounts. Rollover contributions of $815 thousand were made to the Plan in 2010.

Investments

Subject to limitations discussed below, participants may invest their Plan accounts in any or all of the investment funds offered in the Plan.

Participants under the Duke Energy Retirement Savings Plan who were transferred into the Plan may have a portion of their account invested in Duke Energy Common Stock Fund (prior ESOP account). However, no new amounts may be invested in this fund. As of December 31, 2009, the Duke Energy Common Stock Fund was no longer available under the Plan and the assets of the fund were liquidated in 2010 and reinvested into the Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund. As of December 31, 2009, $11.7 million remained in the Duke Energy Common Stock Fund.

 

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Through December 31, 2010, matching contributions were initially invested in the Spectra Energy Common Stock Fund; however, participants could transfer all or a portion of the matching contributions out of the Spectra Energy Common Stock Fund into any other fund as early as the next business day. Effective January 1, 2011, participants are required to make separate investment elections for matching contributions.

Participant Accounts

Individual accounts are maintained for each Plan participant. Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions, Company contributions, and Plan earnings, and charged with benefit payments and allocations of Plan losses. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account. The selection from available investment funds is the sole responsibility of each participant.

Vesting and Payment of Benefits

Participants are 100% vested in their Plan accounts. Participants may elect to receive certain distributions from their Plan accounts during continuation of employment. The Plan provides for several different types of in-service withdrawals, including hardship and age 59 1/2 withdrawals. A hardship distribution must comply with Section 401(k) of the IRC.

Upon termination of employment for any reason, participants (or if deceased, their beneficiaries) may request the distribution of the balance of their Plan accounts. Distributions are made as soon as practicable after the occasion for the distribution, except that participants may elect that a distribution be delayed until no later than April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which they attain age 70 1/2. A beneficiary of a deceased participant may elect that a distribution be delayed for up to one year following the date of death.

Notes Receivable from Participants

Participants may borrow, with some limitations, from their accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of (i) $50,000 minus the highest outstanding loan balance during the 12-month period prior to the new loan, or (ii) 50% of their account balances. The terms of the notes that represent these loans range up to 58 months or up to 15 years for the purchase of a primary residence. The note is secured by the balance in the participant’s Plan account and the interest rate will be a reasonable fixed rate that is determined in accordance with the procedures established by the Spectra Energy Benefits Committee, which consider all relevant factors, including current rates of interest charged by commercial banks for similar notes. Principal and interest is paid ratably through payroll deductions. Note receipts will be reinvested based on the participant’s investment election for employee contributions at the time of repayment.

These loans shall be available to each eligible employee who is actively employed by the Company, and whose account balance totals at least $2,000; provided, however, that (1) if the eligible employee had a prior loan under the Plan that has been paid in full, the final payment on such loan was made at least seven days prior to the effective date of the new loan, and (2) any amounts in the prior ESOP account shall not be liquidated to fund such loan.

 

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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.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of 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 net assets available for benefits and changes therein. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Risks and Uncertainties

The Plan utilizes various investment instruments. 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 certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and 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 is the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and dividends are recorded to participant accounts on the dividend payment date.

Management fees and operating expenses charged to the Plan for investments in the common trust funds are deducted from income earned on a daily basis and are not separately reflected. Consequently, management fees and operating expenses are reflected as a reduction of investment return for such investments.

Administrative Expenses

Administrative expenses of the Plan are paid by the Plan or the Company as provided in the Plan document.

Beginning with the 2010 Plan year, former employees who have account balances remaining under the Plan (and alternate payees under any qualified domestic relations order) will be charged with a portion of the Plan’s record keeping expenses; the amount that will be charged is $25.75 per quarter. Active employees and participants who terminated due to disability will not be charged with such expenses. Administrative expenses other than these record keeping expenses will continue to be paid by the Company.

Notes Receivable from Participants

Notes receivable from participants represent participant loans that are recorded at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Interest income on notes receivable from participants is recorded when it is earned. No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of December 31, 2010 or 2009. If a participant ceases to make loan repayments and the plan administrator deems the participant loan to be a distribution, the participant loan balance is reduced and a benefit payment is recorded.

Payment of Benefits

Benefit payments to participants are recorded upon distribution.

 

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New Accounting Standards Adopted

In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2010-06, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, which amends Accounting Standards Codification Subtopic No. 820-10, relating to fair value measurements, adding new disclosure requirements for Levels 1 and 2, separate disclosures of purchase, sales, issuances and settlements relating to Level 3 measurements and clarification of existing fair value disclosures.

In September 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-25, Reporting Loans to Participants by Defined Contribution Pension Plans (ASU No. 2010-25), clarifying the classification and measurement of participant loans by defined contribution pension plans. Participant loans are required to be classified as notes receivable from participants (rather than investments) and measured at their unpaid principal balance, plus any accrued but unpaid interest. The guidance, which must be applied retrospectively, is effective for fiscal years after December 15, 2010 with early adoption permitted.

Reclassifications

As described above, the Plan adopted ASU No. 2010-25, and has reclassified participant loans from investments to notes receivable from participants. Net assets available for benefits of the Plan were not affected by the adoption of the new guidance.

3. Investments

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

 

     December 31,  
     2010      2009  
     (in thousands)  
            Equivalent
Units
            Equivalent
Units
 

Spectra Energy Common Stock*

   $ 228,087         17,647       $ 180,523         16,999   

BlackRock Equity Index Fund

     26,267         566         22,711         565   

PIMCO Total Return Fund

     37,680         3,472         34,310         3,177   

Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund

     71,414         71,414         61,792         61,792   

 

  * Nonparticipant-directed and party-in-interest.

The Plan’s investments, including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year, appreciated (depreciated) in value as follows:

 

     December 31, 2010  
     (in thousands)  

Common stock funds:

  

Spectra Energy Common Stock Fund*

   $ 41,218   

Duke Energy Common Stock Fund

     (140

Common collective trust funds:

  

Equity funds

     9,052   

Balanced funds

     3,146   

Registered investment fund

     687   

Target date funds

     480   

Separately managed funds—equity

     3,958   
        

Total appreciation in fair value of investments

   $ 58,401   
        

 

  * Nonparticipant-directed and party-in-interest.

4. Nonparticipant-directed Investments

Information about the net assets and the significant components of the changes in net assets relating to the nonparticipant-directed investments is shown in the tables below. The Spectra Energy Common Stock Fund and the Duke Energy Common Stock Fund are considered to be nonparticipant-directed for purposes of this disclosure as the participant-directed and nonparticipant-directed amounts cannot be separately determined.

 

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     December 31,  
     2010     2009  
     (in thousands)  

Net Assets:

    

Spectra Energy common stock

   $ 228,087      $ 180,523   

Duke Energy common stock

     —          11,728   

Interest bearing cash

     5,441        3,680   

Accrued interest and dividends

     229        5,428   

Due to broker for securities purchased

     (11     (4,840
                

Net assets

   $ 233,746      $ 196,519   
                

 

     December 31, 2010  
     (in thousands)  

Changes in Net Assets:

  

Net appreciation in fair value of investments

   $ 41,078   

Contributions

     18,209   

Dividends

     6,723   

Interest

     240   

Loan repayment

     1,804   

Loan issuances

     (2,104

Transfers from participant-directed investments

     143,927   

Transfers to participant-directed investments

     (164,555

Administrative expenses

     (29

Benefits paid to participants

     (8,066
        

Changes in net assets

   $ 37,227   
        

5. Related Party Transactions

Participants typically receive distributions in cash; however, they may elect to receive the amount that is invested in the Spectra Energy Common Stock Fund as of the date of distribution in whole shares of Spectra Energy common stock and cash for any fractional shares. In-kind distributions qualify as related party transactions. For the year ended December 31, 2010, in-kind distributions were $3 million for the Spectra Energy Common Stock Fund.

6. Exempt Party-in-Interest Transactions

Fidelity Management Trust Company (Fidelity) is the trustee as defined by the Plan and, therefore, transactions with Fidelity and the funds they manage qualify as party-in-interest transactions. Investment management fees and operating fees paid by the Plan were included as a reduction of the return earned on each fund. Administrative fees paid by the Plan were $63 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Included in the Plan’s investments are shares of common stock of Spectra Energy, the Plan’s sponsor. Transactions in shares of Spectra Energy common stock qualify as party-in-interest transactions. At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Plan held 9,127,139 and 8,801,723 shares, respectively, which equates to 17,646,654 and 16,999,015 equivalent units, respectively, under the Plan’s unitized recordkeeping approach, of Spectra Energy common stock with a cost basis of $192.1 million and $180.2 million, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Plan recorded related dividend income of approximately $6.7 million.

7. Plan Termination

Although it has not expressed any intention to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions set forth in ERISA. In the event that the Plan is terminated, participants’ accounts will be distributed as permitted by law.

8. Federal Income Tax Status

The Plan has applied for but has not received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service. The Plan’s management believes that the Plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC. Therefore, no provision for income tax has been included in the Plan’s financial statements.

 

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9. Fair Value Measurements

Assets and liabilities are fair valued by maximizing the use of observable inputs and minimizing the use of unobservable inputs. Fair value is the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.

The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described as follows:

Level 1

Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2

Inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

Level 3

Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

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.

Money market funds are valued at cost, which approximates fair value. Shares of registered investment funds are valued at quoted market prices, which represent the net assets value of shares held by the Plan at year end. Spectra Energy Common Stock Fund and Duke Energy Common Stock Fund are stated at estimated fair values, which have been determined based on the fair value of the underlying investments within the funds; these common stock funds are unitized funds specific to the Plan. Investments in common collective investment trust funds and separately managed funds (funds) are stated at fair values, which have been determined based on the unit values of the funds. Unit values are determined by the organization sponsoring such funds by dividing the fund’s net assets at fair value by its units outstanding at each valuation date.

The preceding methods described may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, although the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

The common stock funds are classified as Level 2 because unitized stock funds are comprised of common stock and a short-term cash component. The value of a unit reflects the combined market value of the underlying stock and market value of the short-term cash position. The market value of the common stock portion of the fund is based on the closing market price of the common stock on the New York Stock Exchange times the number of shares held in the fund.

 

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The tables below include the major categories for debt and equity securities on the basis of the nature and risk of the investments:

 

     December 31, 2010  
     Level 1      Level 2      Total  
Investment    (in thousands)  

Money market funds

   $ 71,414       $ —         $ 71,414   

Registered investment funds

     56,921         —           56,921   

Common stock fund

     5,441         228,087         233,528   

Common collective trust funds:

        

Equity funds

     —           70,689         70,689   

Fixed income funds

     —           1,284         1,284   

Balanced funds

     —           28,654         28,654   

Target date funds

     —           5,792         5,792   

Separately managed funds - equity

     473        19,427         19,900   
                          

Total

   $ 134,249       $ 353,933       $ 488,182   
                          
     December 31, 2009  
     Level 1      Level 2      Total  
Investment    (in thousands)  

Money market funds

   $ 61,792       $ —         $ 61,792   

Registered investment funds

     51,799         —           51,799   

Common stock funds

     3,680         192,251         195,931   

Common collective trust funds:

        

Equity funds

     —           61,525         61,525   

Balanced funds

     —           25,595         25,595   

Separately managed funds - equity

     281         16,000         16,281   
                          

Total

   $ 117,552       $ 295,371       $ 412,923   
                          

 

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10. Net Asset Value (NAV) Per Share

The Plan’s investments for which fair values is estimated using NAV per share are summarized in the following tables.

 

    Fair Value Estimated Using NAV per Share
December 31, 2010
Investment   Fair Value *     Unfunded
Commitment
  Redemption
Frequency
  Other
Redemption
Restrictions
  Redemption
Notice
Period
    (in thousands)                  

State Street Global Advisory-Conservative Balanced Fund (a)

  $ 9,051      None   Immediate   None   None

State Street Global Advisory-Moderate Balanced Fund (b)

    9,587      None   Immediate   None   None

State Street Global Advisory-Aggressive Balanced Fund (c)

    10,016      None   Immediate   None   None

BlackRock Equity Index Fund (d)

    26,267      None   Immediate   None   None

U.S. Mid/Small Cap Strategy Fund (e)

    19,900      None   Immediate   None   None

Spectra Energy Common Stock Fund (f)

    233,528      None   Immediate   Immediate   None

 

     Fair Value Estimated Using NAV per Share
December 31, 2009
Investment    Fair Value *      Unfunded
Commitment
   Redemption
Frequency
   Other
Redemption
Restrictions
   Redemption
Notice
Period
     (in thousands)                      

State Street Global Advisory-Conservative Balanced Fund (a)

   $ 7,606       None    Immediate    None    None

State Street Global Advisory-Moderate Balanced Fund (b)

     9,237       None    Immediate    None    None

State Street Global Advisory-Aggressive Balanced Fund (c)

     8,752       None    Immediate    None    None

BlackRock Equity Index Fund (d)

     22,711       None    Immediate    None    None

U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund (e)

     16,281       None    Immediate    None    None

Spectra Energy Common Stock Fund (f)

     184,203       None    Immediate    Immediate    None

BlackRock Large Cap Value Fund (g)

     20,488       None    Immediate    None    None

U.S. Large Cap Growth Equity Fund (h)

     18,326       None    Immediate    None    None

Duke Energy Common Stock Fund (i)

     11,728       None    Immediate    No exchanges

into this fund

   None

 

* The fair values of the investments have been estimated using the net asset value of the investment.
(a) The State Street Global Advisory (SSGA) Conservative Balanced Fund seeks to provide a stand-alone, well-diversified investment fund for investors who have a short-to-medium investment time frame or are looking for a single investment fund that provides an opportunity for stable income with controlled risk in addition to some growth.
(b) The SSGA Moderate Balanced Fund seeks to provide a stand-alone, well-diversified investment fund for investors who have a longer investment time frame or are looking for a single investment fund that provides the opportunity for income and long-term capital growth.
(c) The SSGA Aggressive Balanced Fund seeks to provide a stand-alone, well-diversified investment fund for investors who have a longer investment time frame or are looking for a single investment fund that provides the opportunity for long-term capital growth and some income.
(d) The BlackRock Equity Index Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth and income by attempting to provide results that track the performance of the Standard & Poors 500 (S&P 500) Index.
(e) The U.S. Mid/Small Cap Strategy Fund and U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund seek a return (capital appreciation and current income) greater than that of the Russell 2500 Index. In doing so, the fund will place relatively greater emphasis on capital appreciation than on current income.
(f) The Spectra Energy Common Stock Fund is for investors seeking capital appreciation over the long-term through, and with an acceptance of the volatility inherent with, investment in a single company’s stock.
(g) The BlackRock Large Cap Value Fund seeks to provide investors with a method of capturing the returns of the market of large U.S. value stocks.
(h) The U.S. Large Cap Growth Equity Fund seeks to provide investors with a method of capturing the returns of the market of large U.S. growth stocks.
(i) The Duke Energy Common Stock Fund is for investors seeking capital appreciation over the long-term through, and with an acceptance of the volatility inherent with, investment in a single company’s stock. This fund is “frozen,” meaning that participants may exchange their investment out of, but may not increase their investment in, the Duke Energy Common Stock Fund.

 

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Spectra Energy

Retirement Savings Plan

Form 5500, Schedule H, Part IV, Line 4i-Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

EIN: 20-5413139 PN: 002

 

(a)

  

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

  

(c) Description of

Investment including

Maturity Date, Rate

of Interest, Collateral, Par

or Maturity Value

   (d) Cost      (e) Current
Value
 
               December 31, 2010  
               (in thousands)  
  

Interest bearing cash

   Interest bearing cash    $ **       $ 5,914   
  

Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund

   Money Market Fund      **         71,414   
  

Registered Investment Funds:

        
  

Templeton Foreign Equity Fund

   Registered Investment Fund      **         17,979   
  

PIMCO Total Return Fund

   Registered Investment Fund      **         37,680   
  

American Beacon Small Cap Value Equity Fund

   Registered Investment Fund      **         1,262   
                 
  

Total registered investment funds

           56,921   
                 
   Common Collective Trust Funds:         
  

BlackRock Equity Index Fund

   Common Collective Trust Fund      **         26,267   
  

Robeco Large Cap Value Fund

   Common Collective Trust Fund      **         22,028   
  

State Street Global Advisory-Conservative Balanced Fund

   Common Collective Trust Fund      **         9,051   
  

State Street Global Advisory-Moderate Balanced Fund

   Common Collective Trust Fund      **         9,587   
  

State Street Global Advisory-Aggressive Balance Fund

   Common Collective Trust Fund      **         10,016   
  

Rainier U.S. Large Cap Growth Equity Fund

   Common Collective Trust Fund      **         21,326   
  

TCW U.S. Small Cap Growth Equity Fund

   Common Collective Trust Fund      **         1,068   
  

BlackRock US Debt Fund

   Common Collective Trust Fund      **         1,284   
  

BlackRock LifePath Retirement Fund

   Common Collective Trust Fund      **         182   
  

BlackRock LifePath 2015 Fund

   Common Collective Trust Fund      **         1,135   
  

BlackRock LifePath 2020 Fund

   Common Collective Trust Fund      **         2,230   
  

BlackRock LifePath 2025 Fund

   Common Collective Trust Fund      **         1,263   
  

BlackRock LifePath 2030 Fund

   Common Collective Trust Fund      **         551   
  

BlackRock LifePath 2035 Fund

   Common Collective Trust Fund      **         115   
  

BlackRock LifePath 2040 Fund

   Common Collective Trust Fund      **         118   
  

BlackRock LifePath 2045 Fund

   Common Collective Trust Fund      **         56   
  

BlackRock LifePath 2050 Fund

   Common Collective Trust Fund      **         142   
                 
  

Total common and collective trust funds

           106,419   
                 
   Common and Company Stock         

*

  

Spectra Energy Corp

   Common Stock      192,104         228,087   
                 

 

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   Separately Managed Fund         
  

U.S. Mid/Small Cap Strategy Fund

   Separately Managed Fund      **      
  

Aaron’s Inc

           129   
  

Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc

           19   
  

AEP Industries Inc

           8   
  

Agco Corp

           278   
  

Agree Realty Corp

           14   
  

Air T Inc

           3   
  

Air Transport Services Grp I

           21   
  

Aircastle Ltd

           35   
  

Alaska Air Group Inc

           153   
  

Albany International Corp

           43   
  

Amer Independence

           3   
  

American Pacific Corp

           3   
  

American Safety Ins Hldgs Ltd

           7   
  

American Water Works Co Inc

           225   
  

Ameristar Casinos Inc

           28   
  

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp

           11   
  

Applied Micro Circuits Corp

           47   
  

Arch Chemicals Inc

           64   
  

Arrow Electronics Inc

           265   
  

Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc

           35   
  

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd

           88   
  

Astec Industries Inc

           25   
  

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc

           96   
  

Atmos Energy Corp

           25   
  

Aviat Networks Inc

           7   
  

Avid Technology

           24   
  

Avis Budget Group

           30   
  

Avnet Inc

           218   
  

Ball Corp

           330   
  

Bancorp Rhode Island

           9   
  

Barnes & Noble Inc

           37   
  

Barry R G Corp Ohio

           2   
  

Benchmark Electronics Inc

           51   
  

Benihana Inc

           6   
  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc

           6   
  

Black Box Corp

           69   
  

Blyth Inc

           17   
  

Bob Evans Farms Inc

           44   
  

Boyd Gaming Corp

           38   
  

Briggs & Stratton Corp

           61   
  

Brooks Automation Inc

           15   
  

C S G Systems International Inc

           44   
  

C&F Financial Corp

           6   
  

Cabela’s Inc

           61   
  

Cabot Corp

           69   
  

CACI International Inc

           116   
  

Cambrex Corp

           12   
  

Career Education Corp

           91   
  

Carrols Restaurant Group Inc

           7   
  

Casey’s General Stores Inc

           67   
  

Cash America International Inc

           74   
  

CBL & Assoc Pptys Inc

           7   
  

CEC Entertainment Inc

           66   
  

Cedar Shopping Ctrs Inc

           23   
  

Century Bancorp Inc/MA

           5   
  

Chase Corporation

           8   

 

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China Sky One Medical Inc

           7   
  

China-Biotics Inc

           19   
  

Choice Hotels International Inc

           14   
  

Ciber Inc

           28   
  

Coca-cola Bottling

           11   
  

Codorus Valley Bancorp Inc

           3   
  

Cognex Corp

           22   
  

Coherent Inc

           16   
  

Coldwater Creek Inc

           13   
  

Coleman Cable Inc

           4   
  

Commonwealth REIT

           110   
  

Communications Systems Inc

           7   
  

Complete Production Services Inc

           127   
  

Concurrent Computer Corp

           3   
  

Conmed Corp

           9   
  

Conn’s Inc

           3   
  

Constellation Brands Inc

           332   
  

Convergys Corp

           102   
  

Core-mark Holding Co Inc

           25   
  

Corn Products International Inc

           235   
  

Covenant Transportation Group Inc

           9   
  

Coventry Health Care Inc

           203   
  

Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store

           94   
  

Crane Co

           140   
  

Crawford & Co

           3   
  

Cross (a.T.) Co

           10   
  

Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc

           81   
  

Curtiss Wright Corp

           29   
  

Cypress Semiconductor Corp

           203   
  

Daily Journal Corp

           12   
  

Dana Holding Corp

           33   
  

Delta Apparel, Inc.

           5   
  

Delta Natural Gas Co Inc

           9   
  

Deluxe Corp

           84   
  

Denny’s Corp

           17   
  

Dineequity Inc

           59   
  

Dish Network Corp

           40   
  

Dollar Financial Corp

           54   
  

Domtar Corp

           213   
  

Douglas Emmett Inc

           106   
  

Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment Inc

           1   
  

Ducommun Inc

           19   
  

DXP Enterprises Inc

           14   
  

Dynamics Research Corp

           11   
  

Eastman Chemical Co

           378   
  

Education Management Corp

           29   
  

Electronics for Imaging Inc

           43   
  

Elizabeth Arden Inc

           38   
  

EMS Technologies Inc

           22   
  

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc

           229   
  

Energizer Holdings Inc

           211   
  

Enersys

           102   
  

Ennis Inc

           29   
  

ePlus Inc

           7   

 

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Esterline Technologies Corp

           144   
  

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc

           34   
  

EZcorp Inc

           81   
  

Fair Isaac Corp

           33   
  

Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc

           127   
  

Federal Agric Mtg Corp

           10   
  

FEI Co

           14   
  

FiberTower Corp

           14   
  

First Defiance Financial Corp

           7   
  

First Financial Holdings Inc

           13   
  

First Finl Svc Corp

           1   
  

First Horizon National Corp

           143   
  

FirstMerit Corp

           23   
  

Five Star Quality Care

           16   
  

Flexsteel Industries

           9   
  

Fossil Inc

           233   
  

Frisch’s Restaurants Inc

           7   
  

Full House Resorts, Inc.

           4   
  

Furniture Brands Int

           16   
  

G&K Services Inc

           9   
  

Gamestop Corp

           213   
  

Gannett Co Inc

           213   
  

Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd

           27   
  

Genesco Inc

           64   
  

Gentiva Health Services Inc

           59   
  

Gerber Scientific Int

           13   
  

Gibraltar Industries Inc

           27   
  

GMX Resources Inc

           2   
  

Golden Enterprises Inc

           3   
  

Gulf Resources Inc

           21   
  

Gulfmark Offshore Inc

           49   
  

Harbin Electric Inc

           31   
  

Hastings Entertainment Inc

           4   
  

Haverty Furniture Cos Inc

           16   
  

Hawaiian Holdings

           22   
  

Health Net Inc

           191   
  

Helen of Troy Ltd

           54   
  

Helix Energy Solutions Grp I

           84   
  

Hill Rom Hldgs Inc

           177   
  

Holly Corp

           109   
  

Horace Mann Educators Corp

           26   
  

Horizon Bancorp/IN

           8   
  

Hormel Foods Corp

           20   
  

Hospitality Properties Trust

           143   
  

HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries Inc

           4   
  

HSN Inc

           56   
  

Hubbell Inc

           222   
  

Hughes Communications Inc

           8   
  

Huntsman Corp

           187   
  

IAC InterActiveCorp

           155   
  

Iconix Brand Grp

           51   
  

IDT Corp

           49   
  

Imation Corp

           23   
  

Indiana Community Bancorp

           5   

 

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Ingram Micro Inc

           172   
  

Innospec Inc

           37   
  

Insight Enterprises Inc

           41   
  

Integrated Device Technology Inc

           71   
  

International Coal Group Inc

           69   
  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc

           135   
  

International Shipholding Corp

           10   
  

Interpublic Group of Cos Inc

           312   
  

Intersections Inc

           1   
  

Invacare Corp

           69   
  

Isle of Capri Casinos Inc

           11   
  

Itron Inc

           89   
  

Jarden Corp

           160   
  

Jefferson Bancshares Inc TN

           2   
  

Jo-Ann Stores Inc

           120   
  

JOS A Bank Clothiers Inc

           85   
  

JW Mays Inc

           3   
  

Kelly Services Inc

           40   
  

Kemet Corp

           23   
  

Kennametal Inc

           8   
  

Kenneth Cole Productions Inc

           7   
  

Kewaunee Scientific Corp

           4   
  

Kindred Healthcare Inc

           54   
  

Lakeland Industries Inc

           4   
  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp

           47   
  

Lawson Products

           2   
  

Lexington Realty Trust

           60   
  

Lexmark International Inc

           194   
  

Littelfuse Inc

           20   
  

Mack-Cali Realty Corp

           145   
  

Marlin Business Services Corp

           8   
  

McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants

           9   
  

Measurement Specialties Inc

           29   
  

Medicines Co/The

           52   
  

Mentor Graphics Corp

           83   
  

Merchants Bancshares Inc

           11   
  

Mindspeed Technologies Inc

           13   
  

Mission West Pptys Inc MD

           9   
  

Monarch Financial Holdings Inc

           3   
  

Motorcar Pts Amer Inc

           10   
  

Nash Finch Co

           38   
  

National Semiconductor Corp

           19   
  

National Western Life Insurance Co

           40   
  

Navistar International Corp

           243   
  

NCR Corp

           154   
  

Nelnet Inc

           43   
  

Ness Technologies Inc

           12   
  

Net 1 UEPS Technologies Inc

           32   
  

New Hampshire Thrift Bncshrs Inc

           5   
  

Newmarket Corp

           99   
  

Northwest Bancshares Inc

           76   
  

Nu Skin Enterprises Inc

           101   
  

Ocean Shore Holding Co

           5   
  

O’charleys Inc

           9   

 

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Office Depot Inc

           97   
  

Oil Sts Intl Inc

           218   
  

Om Group Inc

           85   
  

One Liberty Props

           6   
  

Oneok Inc

           349   
  

Orthofix International NV

           37   
  

Oshkosh Corp

           142   
  

Pantry Inc/the

           30   
  

Parkway Properties Inc.

           28   
  

PC Connection Inc

           6   
  

PC Mall Inc

           6   
  

PDL Biopharma Inc

           12   
  

Pennsylvania Real Est Invt Tr

           18   
  

PEP Boys-Manny Moe & Jack

           43   
  

Perry Ellis International Inc

           19   
  

Pervasive Software Inc

           6   
  

Pinnacle Entertainment Inc

           53   
  

PNM Resources Inc

           43   
  

Premiere Global Svcs Inc

           29   
  

QC Holdings Inc

           1   
  

QCR Holdings Inc

           2   
  

RadioShack Corp

           165   
  

Radisys Corp

           15   
  

Reading Intrl Inc

           7   
  

Red Lion Hotels Corp

           8   
  

Regal Beloit Corp

           52   
  

Regis Corp

           69   
  

Reinsurance Group of America Inc

           247   
  

Reis Inc

           5   
  

Rent-A-Center Inc

           148   
  

Republic Awys Hldgs Inc

           16   
  

Republic Bancorp Inc/KY

           19   
  

Revlon Inc

           30   
  

Rock-tenn Company

           135   
  

Rudolph Techs Inc

           17   
  

Ryder System Inc

           179   
  

Saga Communications Inc

           6   
  

Salem Communications Corp

           4   
  

Sanfilippo John B & Son

           9   
  

Schulman A Inc

           16   
  

SEACOR Holdings Inc

           136   
  

Sifco Industries Inc

           7   
  

Skywest Inc

           61   
  

SL Industries Inc

           7   
  

Smart Modular Technologies Wwh Inc

           20   
  

Smithfield Foods Inc

           76   
  

Southern Missouri Bancorp Inc

           2   
  

Southern Union Co NE

           183   
  

Span-america Medical Systems Inc

           5   
  

Sparton Corp

           1   
  

Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc

           13   
  

SPX Corp

           207   
  

Standard Motor Products Inc

           18   
  

Standard Register Co

           4   

 

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Starrett (l.S.) Co

           6   
  

Steelcase Inc

           56   
  

Stepan Co

           41   
  

Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc

           7   
  

Strattec Security Corp

           10   
  

Sun Bancorp Inc/NJ

           3   
  

Sunpower Corp

           5   
  

Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc

           61   
  

Superior Energy Services Inc

           36   
  

Surewest Communications

           10   
  

Susser Holdings Corp

           7   
  

Synnex Corp

           47   
  

Synopsys Inc

           295   
  

Systemax Inc

           10   
  

Take Two Interactive Softwr Inc

           32   
  

Tech Data Corp

           8   
  

Teche Holding Co

           7   
  

Technology Research Corp

           2   
  

Telephone & Data Systems Inc

           17   
  

Tesoro Corp

           171   
  

Textainer Group Holdings Ltd

           20   
  

The Hallwood Group Incorporated

           5   
  

The Jones Apparel Group

           67   
  

Thomas & Betts Corp

           179   
  

Timberland Co

           78   
  

Timken Co

           234   
  

Tollgrade Communications Inc

           9   
  

Toro Co

           129   
  

Tower Financial Corp

           2   
  

Transatlantic Holdings Inc

           36   
  

Tree.com Inc

           5   
  

Trinity Industries

           147   
  

U S Airways Group Inc

           105   
  

UFP Technologies Inc

           5   
  

Ultrapetrol Bahamas Ltd

           10   
  

Unifi Inc

           18   
  

Unifirst Corp Mass

           53   
  

United Online Inc

           46   
  

United Stationers Inc

           108   
  

Universal American Corp

           31   
  

Universal Insurance Holdings Inc

           6   
  

Validus Holdings Ltd

           147   
  

Vishay Intertechnology Inc

           133   
  

Wabtec Corp

           116   
  

Walter Energy Inc

           422   
  

Watts Water Technologies Inc

           33   
  

West Marine Inc

           13   
  

Willis Lease Finance Corp

           8   
  

World Acceptance Corp

           58   
  

Zygo Corp

           12   
                 
  

Total U.S. Mid/Small Cap Strategy Fund

           19,427   
                 
  

Total investments

           488,182   
  

Spectra Energy Loan Fund-Participant Loans

  

Interest rates ranging

from 4.25% to 10.50%,

maturing through 2025

     -0-         8,255   
                 
            $ 496,437   
                 

 

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* Party-in-interest (Note 6).
** Cost information is not required for participant-directed investments and therefore is not provided.

 

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Spectra Energy

Retirement Savings Plan

Form 5500, Schedule H, Part IV, Line 4j-Schedule of Reportable Transactions

EIN: 20-5413139 PN: 002

for the Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

(a) Identity of Party Involved

  

(b) Description of Asset

   (c) Purchase Price      (d) Selling Price      (e) Cost of Asset      (f) Current Value
of Asset on
Transaction Date
     (g) Net Gain /
(Loss)
 
SERIES TRANSACTIONS   

*Fidelity Management Trust Company

   Spectra Energy Common Stock Fund               
  

(3,900 Sales)

      $ 166,604,639       $ 161,797,746       $ 166,604,639       $ 4,806,893   
  

(2,921 Purchases)

   $ 173,750,590               173,750,590      

*Fidelity Management Trust Company

   Duke Energy Common Stock Fund               
  

(13 Sales)

        11,002,294         8,783,721         11,002,294         2,218,573   
  

(0 Purchases)

     —                 —        

 

* Represents a party-in-interest to the Plan.

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Spectra Energy Corp Benefits Administrative Committee has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

  Spectra Energy Retirement Saving Plan
Date June 17, 2011   By:  

/s/ Charlotte Wayland

    Charlotte Wayland
    VP Executive and U.S. Benefits

 

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(a) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

    
23.1    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

 

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