UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 11-K/A

 (Amendment No. 1)

(Mark One)

 

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

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012

 

or

 

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

 

For the transition period from                  to                 

 

Commission file number 001-10533

 

A.    Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

 

ALCANCORP HOURLY EMPLOYEES’ SAVINGS PLAN

 

B.       Name of the issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

 

 

Rio Tinto plc

6 St. James's Square
London SW1Y 4AD

United Kingdom

 

 

 

 

Explanatory Note

This Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 11-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 filed by the Alcancorp Hourly Employees’ Savings Plan (the “Registrant”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 21, 2013 (the “Original Filing”) is being filed by the Registrant to amend the Original Filing to remove the audit report of McGladrey LLP, the Registrant’s former independent accounting firm, on the financial statements in the Original Filing, which comprise the statements of net assets available for benefits as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2012 and the notes to the financial statements, and to mark such financial statements as being unaudited.

As a result of the foregoing, the financial statements included with this report should not be relied upon.

Unless expressly noted otherwise, the disclosures in this Form 11-K/A continue to speak as of the date of the Original Filing, and do not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original Filing. 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

ALCANCORP HOURLY EMPLOYEES’ SAVINGS PLAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ MATTHEW TOTSCH

 

 

Name: Matthew Totsch

 

 

General Manager Human Resources & HSE - Rio Tinto Minerals

 

 

Chairman—Rio Tinto America Inc. Benefits Governance Committee

 

Date: July 20, 2015 

 

 

 

Alcancorp Hourly Employees’ Savings Plan

 

Financial Report

December 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Contents

 

 

 

Financial Statements

 

 

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits (Unaudited)

1

 

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits (Unaudited)

2

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

3-15

 

 

Supplemental Schedule

 

 

 

Schedule H, Part IV, Line 4i—Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) (Unaudited)

16

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Alcancorp Hourly Employees’ Savings Plan

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

December 31, 2012 and 2011 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

   

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

Investments at fair value (Notes 4 and 5):

 

 

 

 

 

Plan interest in Rio Tinto America Inc. Savings Plan Trust

 

$

21,109,165

 

$

 

Plan interest in Alcancorp Master Savings Trust

 

 

25,112,586

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables:

 

 

 

 

 

Notes from participants (Note 2)

 

996,805

 

987,563

 

Net assets available for benefits, at fair value

 

22,105,970

 

26,100,149

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts (Note 3)

 

(353,974

)

(573,813

)

Net assets available for benefits

 

$

21,751,996

 

$

25,526,336

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

1

 

 

Alcancorp Hourly Employees’ Savings Plan

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

For the Year Ended December 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

(Unaudited)

 

Investment results (Note 4):

 

 

 

Plan interest in Rio Tinto America Inc. Savings Plan Trust’s investment income

 

$

410,764

 

Plan interest in Alcancorp Master Savings Trust’s investment income

 

1,575,761

 

 

 

1,986,525

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on notes from participants

 

34,833

 

 

 

 

 

Contributions:

 

 

 

Participants

 

1,159,643

 

Participant rollovers

 

34,144

 

Total contributions

 

1,193,787

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits paid to participants

 

(6,546,126

)

 

 

 

 

Administrative expenses

 

(4,102

)

Net decrease before transfers

 

(3,335,083

)

 

 

 

 

Transfers to the Alcancorp Employees’ Savings Plan (Note 1)

 

(439,257

)

Net decrease after transfers

 

(3,774,340

)

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits:

 

 

 

Beginning of the year

 

25,526,336

 

End of the year

 

$

21,751,996

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

2

 

 

Alcancorp Hourly Employees’ Savings Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 1.                                 Description of the Plan

 

The following description of the Alcancorp Hourly Employees’ Savings Plan (the Plan) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the plan document and summary plan description for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

 

General: The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering all full-time hourly employees of Alcan Corporation’s (the Company) Sebree plant. Covered employees are eligible to join the Plan upon date of hire. Part-time employees are eligible upon completion of one year of service.

 

The Company is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto plc (the Parent). The Plan has appointed State Street Bank & Trust Company (State Street) to be the trustee of the Plan. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as amended.

 

The Plan was part of the Alcancorp Master Savings Trust (the Alcan Trust), whose assets were held with Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company (Vanguard). The Alcan Trust was established to hold the qualified defined contribution investment assets of the Plan and another plan sponsored by Alcan Corporation. Since November 9, 2012, the Plan is part of the Rio Tinto America Inc. Savings Plan Trust (the Master Trust), whose assets are held with State Street. The Master Trust was established to hold the qualified defined contribution investment assets of the Plan and certain other benefit plans sponsored by the Company and Rio Tinto America Inc. (and its subsidiaries).

 

Contributions: Participants may elect, under a salary reduction agreement, at any time to contribute to the Plan an amount up to 50 percent of their eligible compensation on a before-tax basis, an after-tax basis or any combination of the two, through payroll deductions. Contributions are limited by the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), which established a maximum contribution of $17,000 ($22,500 for participants over age 50) for the year ended December 31, 2012. In addition, employees may elect to contribute all or a portion of their special compensation on a before-tax basis, subject to IRC limitations

 

Participant accounts: Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions, an allocation of the plan earnings, and administrative expenses. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.

 

Participant-directed options for investments: Participants have the option to allocate plan contributions among several investment options, including common stock of the Parent in the form of a unitized fund with American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). All choices vary in types of investments, rates of return, and investment risk. Participants may elect to have all or part of their account balances and future contributions invested in one fund, transferred to another fund, or in any combination.

 

Participants also have the option to invest in managed funds that are weighted based on the participant’s retirement date. The funds assume participants will retire upon reaching age 65 and invest in collective trust funds.

 

Vesting: Participants are immediately vested in their respective accounts.

 

3

 

 

Alcancorp Hourly Employees’ Savings Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 1.                                 Description of the Plan (Continued)

 

Payment of Benefits: Participants may request two withdrawals per year from the Plan; however, the Plan requires that withdrawals be made in the following order of priority:

 

a.              any after-tax portion of the employee contributions

b.              any rollover contributions

c.               any vested portion of the Basic Contribution in the Plan more than two years

d.              at age 59-1/2 or over, any Basic Contribution in the Plan less than two years, any Special Contribution and any before-tax portion of the Employee Contribution

 

Participants who have retired or have been terminated with more than $5,000 in the Plan may leave their funds in the Plan until April 1 following the year they reach age 70-1/2 and may elect to make up to 12 withdrawals from the Plan per year. If the value of the vested portion of a participant’s account is less than $5,000, final payment cannot be deferred, and the vested portion of the account will be distributed in a lump-sum payment as soon as practicable. Upon termination, retirement, death or becoming permanently disabled, participants with an account balance of $1,000 or more, or their beneficiaries, may elect to receive lump-sum distributions, annuity payments or rollover distributions in an amount equal to the value of the participants’ vested interests in their accounts. If a participant terminates employment, and the participant’s account balance is less than $1,000, the Plan Administrator will authorize the benefit payment in a single lump sum, without the participant’s consent.

 

Notes from participants: Participants may borrow from their total account balance a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50 percent of the participant’s total vested account balance. Notes are taken from a participant’s account in the same order in which withdrawals are permitted (see Payment of Benefits, above). Note terms range from six months to five years or up to 20 years for the purchase of a primary residence. Notes from participants are treated as a separate investment of the participant, and all principal and interest payments on note balances are credited to the participant account from which the note from the participant was made. The applicable rate of interest is the prime rate plus two percent at the beginning of the last month preceding the calendar quarter in which the note is approved. Principal and interest are paid ratably through payroll deductions. Notes from participants bear interest at rates ranging from 4.25 percent to 8.25 percent at December 31, 2012.

 

Transfers: Company employees not represented by a collective bargaining unit (nonunion employees) participate in the Alcancorp Employees’ Savings Plan (Nonunion Plan). If employees change from nonunion to union status during the year, or vice versa, their account balances are transferred between the Plan and the Nonunion Plan.

 

Forfeitures: Forfeitures are used to reduce future Company contributions or to pay administrative expenses of the Plan. At December 31, 2012 and 2011, forfeited nonvested accounts were approximately $9,000 and $8,000, respectively. No forfeitures were used to reduce Company contributions or pay administrative expenses in 2012.

 

Note 2.                                 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of presentation: The financial statements of the Plan are prepared on 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 plan management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities and changes therein, at the date of the financial statements, and additions and deductions during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

4

 

 

Alcancorp Hourly Employees’ Savings Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 2.                                 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

Risks and uncertainties: The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market, currency exchange rate, and credit risks. 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 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: Investments are reported at fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Rio Tinto America Inc. Savings Plan Investment Committee determines the Plan’s valuation policies, utilizing information provided by the investment advisers and Plan Trustee. See Note 5 for discussion of fair value measurements.

 

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis, and dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net appreciation (depreciation) includes gains and losses on investments bought and sold as well as held during the year. Realized gains and losses related to sales of investments are recorded on a trade-date basis. Investment income and expenses are or were allocated to the Plan based upon its pro rata share in the net assets of the Master Trust or Alcan Trust.

 

Payment of benefits: Benefits are recorded when paid by the Plan.

 

Administrative expenses: The Company pays the majority of the costs and expenses incurred in administering the Plan. The Company provides accounting and other services for the Plan at no cost to the Plan.

 

The Master Trust has several fund managers that manage the investments held by the Plan. Fees for investment fund management services are included as a reduction of the return earned on each fund. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company paid all investment consulting fees related to these investment funds.

 

The fees related to transaction costs associated with the purchase or sale of Rio Tinto plc ADRs are paid by the participants.

 

Notes from participants: Notes from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Default notes from participants are recorded as a distribution based on the terms of the plan document.

 

Accounting guidance requires that participant loans be classified as notes from participants, which are segregated from plan investments and measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued interest. Notes from participants have been classified as an investment asset for Form 5500 reporting purposes.

 

5

 

 

Alcancorp Hourly Employees’ Savings Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 2.                                 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

Recent pronouncement: In 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2011-04, Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. ASU 2011-04 converges the fair value measurement guidance in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. Some amendments clarify the application of existing fair value measurement requirements and others change a particular principle for measuring fair value for disclosing fair value measurement information. In addition, ASU 2011-04 requires additional fair value disclosures. The adoption of ASU 2011-04 as of January 1, 2012, did not have a material effect on the Plan or Master Trust’s net assets available for benefits or changes in net assets available for benefits.

 

Pending pronouncement: In 2012, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued ASU 2012-04, Technical Corrections and Improvements, which includes technical corrections and improvements related to fair value measurements, which the Plan or Master Trust have not yet fully adopted, as the effective date is for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2012.

 

Note 3.                                 Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts

 

Investment contracts held by a defined contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value. However, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts, because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the plan. The statements of net assets available for benefits presents the fair value of the investment contracts as well as the adjustment of the Plan’s interest in the fully benefit-responsive investment contracts from fair value to contract value. The statement of changes in net assets available for benefits is prepared on a contract-value basis for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts.

 

Note 4.                                 Plan Interest in the Master Trust and the Alcan Trust

 

The Plan’s investments are included in the investments of the Master Trust. Each participating retirement plan has a divided interest in the Master Trust. The value of the Plan’s interest in the Master Trust is based on the beginning-of-year value of the Plan’s interest in the Master Trust plus actual contributions and allocated investment income (loss) less actual distributions, and allocated administrative expenses. Investment income (loss), investment management fees and other direct expenses relating to the Master Trust are allocated to individual plans based on the average daily balances. The Plan’s interest in the Master Trust was 3.0 percent as of December 31, 2012. The Master Trust also includes the investment assets of the following retirement plans:

 

·                  Rio Tinto America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan and Investment Partnership Plan

·                  Kennecott Utah Copper 401(k) Savings Plan for Represented Hourly Employees

·                  U.S. Borax Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Contribution Plan for Represented Hourly Employees

·                  Rio Tinto Alcan 401(k) Savings Plan for Former Employees

·                  Alcancorp Employees’ Savings Plan

 

6

 

 


 

Alcancorp Hourly Employees’ Savings Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 4.                                 Plan Interest in the Master Trust and the Alcan Trust (Continued)

 

As of December 31, 2011, the Plan’s investments were included in the investments of the Alcan Trust. Each participating retirement plan had a divided interest in the Alcan Trust. The value of the Plan’s interest in the Alcan Trust was based on the beginning-of-year value of the Plan’s interest in the Alcan Trust plus actual contributions and allocated investment income (loss) less actual distributions, and allocated administrative expenses. Investment income (loss), investment management fees and other direct expenses relating to the Alcan Trust were allocated to individual plans based on the average daily balances. The Plan’s interest in the Alcan Trust was 13.2 percent as of December 31, 2011. The Alcan Trust also included the investment assets of the Alcancorp Employees’ Savings Plan. On November 9, 2012, all assets were transferred to the Master Trust.

 

The following is a summary of the Master Trust assets, the Plan’s divided interest in the assets of the Master Trust, and the Plan’s divided interest percentage ownership of the Master Trust assets as of December 31, 2012:

 

 

 

December 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plan’s Percent

 

 

 

Master Trust

 

Plan’s Interest

 

Interest in

 

 

 

Assets

 

in Master Trust

 

Master Trust

 

   

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

Investments at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual funds

 

$

321,715,507

 

$

7,804,344

 

2.4

 

Stable value fund

 

194,572,398

 

9,632,251

 

5.0

 

Collective trust funds

 

125,736,983

 

3,424,327

 

2.7

 

Rio Tinto plc common stock ADRs

 

52,737,988

 

19,138

 

0.0

 

Interest-bearing cash

 

5,474,520

 

229,105

 

4.2

 

Net assets available for benefits, at fair value

 

700,237,396

 

21,109,165

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

(7,150,299

)

(353,974

)

5.0

 

Net assets available for benefits

 

$

693,087,097

 

$

20,755,191

 

3.0

 

 

The following is a summary of the Alcan Trust assets, the Plan’s divided interest in the assets of the Alcan Trust, and the Plan’s divided interest percentage ownership of the Alcan Trust assets as of December 31, 2011:

 

 

 

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plan’s Percent

 

 

 

Alcan Trust

 

Plan’s Interest

 

Interest in

 

 

 

Assets

 

in Alcan Trust

 

Alcan Trust

 

   

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

Investments at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual funds

 

$

102,371,875

 

$

12,720,921

 

12.4

 

Common collective fund

 

86,956,399

 

12,391,665

 

14.3

 

Net assets available for benefits, at fair value

 

189,328,274

 

25,112,586

 

13.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

(4,026,636

)

(573,813

)

14.3

 

Net assets available for benefits

 

$

185,301,638

 

$

24,538,773

 

13.2

 

 

7

 

 

Alcancorp Hourly Employees’ Savings Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 4.                                 Plan Interest in the Master Trust and the Alcan Trust (Continued)

 

During 2012, the Master Trust’s investments (including investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated as follows:

 

   

(Unaudited)

 

Net appreciation in fair value of investments:

 

 

 

Mutual funds

 

$

38,850,403

 

Collective trust funds

 

6,690,732

 

Rio Tinto plc common stock ADRs

 

9,187,061

 

Net appreciation in fair value of investments

 

$

54,728,196

 

 

During the period from January 1, 2012, through November 9, 2012, the Alcan Trust’s investments (including investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated as follows:

 

   

(Unaudited)

 

Net appreciation in fair value of investments:

 

 

 

Registered investment companies

 

$

10,107,770

 

 

The following are changes in net assets for the Master Trust for the year ended December 31, 2012:

 

   

(Unaudited)

 

Investment results:

 

 

 

Net appreciation in fair value of investments

 

$

54,728,196

 

Interest and dividends

 

14,710,354

 

Net investment results

 

69,438,550

 

 

 

 

 

Net transfers

 

79,570,902

 

Administrative expenses

 

(213,327

)

Increase in net assets

 

148,796,125

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets:

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

544,290,972

 

End of year

 

$

693,087,097

 

 

The following are changes in net assets for the Alcan Trust for the period from January 1, 2012, through November 9, 2012:

 

   

(Unaudited)

 

Investment results:

 

 

 

Net appreciation in fair value of investments

 

$

10,107,770

 

Interest and dividends

 

2,723,873

 

Net investment results

 

12,831,643

 

 

 

 

 

Net transfers

 

(198,113,824

)

Administrative expenses

 

(19,457

)

Decrease in net assets

 

(185,301,638

)

 

 

 

 

Net assets:

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

185,301,638

 

End of year

 

$

 

 

8

 

 

Alcancorp Hourly Employees’ Savings Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 4.                                Plan Interest in the Master Trust and the Alcan Trust (Continued)

 

The following table presents the investments that represent 5 percent or more of the Master Trust’s net assets and the Plan’s share of investments in the Master Trust that represent 5 percent or more of the Plan’s net assets as of December 31, 2012:

 

 

 

2012

 

 

 

Master Trust

 

Plan

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

Invesco Stable Value Trust

 

$

194,572,398

 

$

9,632,251

 

Vanguard Institutional Index;

 

 

 

 

 

Class I Shares

 

54,743,013

 

3,705,974

 

Rio Tinto plc common stock ADRs

 

52,737,988

 

*

 

PIMCO Total Return Fund;

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Shares

 

48,447,090

 

*

 

SSgA S&P 500 Index Fund;

 

 

 

 

 

Class N Shares

 

45,056,176

 

1,173,836

 

Dodge & Cox Stock Fund

 

44,236,592

 

*

 

ICM Small Company Fund

 

*

 

1,312,051

 

 

The following table presents the investments that represent 5 percent or more of the Alcan Trust’s net assets and the Plan’s share of investments in the Alcan Trust that represent 5 percent or more of the Plan’s net assets as of December 31, 2011:

 

 

 

2011

 

 

 

Alcan Trust

 

Plan

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Fund

 

$

9,458,166

 

1,281,405

 

Vanguard 500 Index Fund

 

32,853,140

 

4,604,490

 

Vanguard LifeStrategy Moderate Growth Fund

 

23,894,244

 

3,319,222

 

Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust (at contract value)

 

82,929,763

 

11,817,852

 

PIMCO Total Return Fund

 

9,606,677

 

*

 

 


*Investment did not exceed 5 percent of the Master Trust’s, Alcan Trust’s or Plan’s net assets in the year indicated.

 

9

 

 

Alcancorp Hourly Employees’ Savings Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 5.                                 Fair Value Measurements

 

Accounting guidance provides the framework for measuring fair value. The framework provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair 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 are described as follows:

 

Level 1:        Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Plan has the ability to access.

 

Level 2:        Inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted market prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means. If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, the Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

 

Level 3:        Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

 

The asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

 

Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value. There have been no significant changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2012 and 2011.

 

Mutual funds: Mutual funds are valued at the daily closing price as reported by the fund. Mutual funds held by the Master Trust and Alcan Trust are open-end mutual funds that are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These funds are required to publish their daily net asset value (NAV) and to transact at that price. The mutual funds held by the Master Trust and Alcan Trust are deemed to be actively traded.

 

Stable value fund: The stable value fund is valued based upon the per share NAV of the underlying securities. Underlying short-term securities are valued at amortized cost if maturity is 60 days or less at the time of purchase, or market value if maturity is greater than 60 days. Underlying investments in collective trusts are valued at the respective NAV as reported by such trusts. Underlying debt securities are valued on the basis of valuations provided by independent pricing services, or obtained from dealers making a market for such securities when independent pricing service valuations are not available.

 

Collective trust funds: The collective trust funds are valued at the underlying NAV per unit, which is based on the fair values of the underlying funds, using a market approach. Underlying equity investments for which market quotations are readily available are reported at the last reported sale price on their principal exchange, market or system on valuation date, or official close price of certain markets. If no sales are reported for that day, investments are valued at the last published sales price, the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices, or at fair value as determined in good faith by the trustee of the fund. Underlying short-term investments are stated at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Underlying registered investment companies or collective investment funds are valued at their respective NAV. Underlying fixed-income investments are valued based on the basis of valuations furnished by independent pricing services. In the event current market prices or quotations are not readily available or deemed unreliable by the fund trustee, the fair value of the underlying fund will be determined in good faith by the fund trustee, using alternative fair valuation methods.

 

10

 

 

Alcancorp Hourly Employees’ Savings Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 5.                                 Fair Value Measurements (Continued)

 

Rio Tinto plc common stock ADRs: Rio Tinto plc common stock ADRs are valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which individual securities are traded.

 

Interest-bearing cash: Interest-bearing cash is valued at cost plus accrued income, which approximates fair value measured by similar assets in active markets.

 

The following table sets forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, the Master Trust’s fair value measurements at December 31, 2012:

 

 

 

Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2012

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

   

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

Mutual funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large cap

 

$

133,659,931

 

$

 

$

 

$

133,659,931

 

Mid cap

 

34,764,146

 

 

 

34,764,146

 

Small cap

 

33,452,050

 

 

 

33,452,050

 

International

 

41,367,018

 

 

 

41,367,018

 

Bond investments

 

78,472,362

 

 

 

78,472,362

 

Stable value fund

 

 

194,572,398

 

 

194,572,398

 

Collective trust funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bond investments

 

 

31,378,192

 

 

31,378,192

 

Commodities futures market

 

 

3,507,864

 

 

3,507,864

 

Foreign

 

 

23,288,813

 

 

23,288,813

 

Large Cap

 

 

45,056,176

 

 

45,056,176

 

Real estate

 

 

2,919,632

 

 

2,919,632

 

Small-mid cap

 

 

15,086,170

 

 

15,086,170

 

U.S. fixed-income securities

 

 

3,116,019

 

 

3,116,019

 

U.S. money market securities

 

 

1,384,117

 

 

1,384,117

 

Rio Tinto plc common stock ADRs

 

52,737,988

 

 

 

52,737,988

 

Interest-bearing cash

 

5,474,520

 

 

 

5,474,520

 

 

 

$

379,928,015

 

$

320,309,381

 

$

 

$

700,237,396

 

 

The following table sets forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, the Alcan Trust’s fair value measurements at December 31, 2011:

 

 

 

Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2011

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

   

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

Mutual funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset allocation

 

$

34,006,143

 

$

 

$

 

$

34,006,143

 

Fixed income

 

9,676,878

 

 

 

9,676,878

 

International

 

8,173,377

 

 

 

8,173,377

 

Large cap

 

37,689,903

 

 

 

37,689,903

 

Small cap

 

12,825,574

 

 

 

12,825,574

 

Collective trust funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stable value fund

 

 

86,956,399

 

 

86,956,399

 

 

 

$

102,371,875

 

$

86,956,399

 

$

 

$

189,328,274

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 5.                                 Fair Value Measurements (Continued)

 

The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while 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 availability of observable market data is monitored to assess the appropriate classification of financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy. Changes in economic conditions or model-based valuation techniques may require the transfer of financial instruments from one fair value level to another. In such instances, the transfer is reported at the beginning of the reporting period. The Master Trust evaluates the significance of transfers between levels based upon the nature of the financial instrument and size of the transfer relative to total net assets available for benefits. For the year ended December 31, 2012, there were no transfers between levels.

 

The Master Trust and Alcan Trust follow guidance on how entities should estimate fair value of certain alternative investments. The fair value of investments within the scope of the guidance can be determined using NAV per share as a practical expedient, when fair value is not readily determinable, unless it is probable the investment will be sold at something other than NAV.

 

The following table includes categories of investments within the Master Trust where NAV is available as a practical expedient as of December 31, 2012:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

Redemption

 

Redemption

 

 

 

2012

 

Frequency

 

Notice Period

 

   

(Unaudited)

         

Stable value fund:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Invesco stable value fund (a)

 

$

194,572,398

 

Daily

 

None

 

Collective trust funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bond investments (b)

 

31,378,192

 

Daily*

 

None

 

Commodities futures market (c)

 

3,507,864

 

Daily*

 

None

 

Foreign (d)

 

23,288,813

 

Daily*

 

None

 

Large Cap (e)

 

45,056,176

 

Daily*

 

None

 

Real estate (f)

 

2,919,632

 

Daily*

 

None

 

Small-mid cap (g)

 

15,086,170

 

Daily*

 

None

 

U.S. fixed-income securities (h)

 

3,116,019

 

Daily*

 

None

 

U.S. money market securities (i)

 

1,384,117

 

Daily*

 

None

 

 


*The fund trustee, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to value any contributions or withdrawals as of the next succeeding valuation date or another date as the fund trustee deems appropriate.

 

The following table includes categories of investments within the Alcan Trust where NAV is available as a practical expedient as of December 31, 2011:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

Redemption

 

Redemption

 

 

 

2011

 

Frequency

 

Notice Period

 

   

(Unaudited)

         

Collective trust funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stable value fund (j)

 

$

12,391,665

 

Daily

 

1 year

 

 

There are no unfunded commitments related to the categories of investments where NAV is available as a practical expedient.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 5.                                 Fair Value Measurements (Continued)

 


(a)

The fund seeks preservation of principal and to provide interest income reasonably obtained under prevailing market conditions and rates, consistent with seeking to maintain required liquidity.

 

 

(b)

The trust funds seek investment return that approximate as closely as practicable, before expenses, the performance of a U.S. bond index over the long term.

 

 

(c)

The fund seeks an investment return that approximates as closely as practicable, before expenses, the performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Total Return IndexSM over the long term.

 

 

(d)

The fund seeks an investment return that approximates as closely as practicable, before expenses, the performance of the MSCI ACWI ex-USA IMI Index over the long term.

 

 

(e)

The fund seeks an investment return that approximates as closely as practicable, before expenses, the performance of the S&P 500 over the long term.

 

 

(f)

The fund seeks an investment return that approximates as closely as practicable, before expenses, the performance of the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Liquid Index over the long term.

 

 

(g)

The fund seeks an investment return that approximates as closely as practicable, before expenses, the performance of the Russell Small Cap Completeness Index over the long term.

 

 

(h)

The fund seeks an investment return that approximates as closely as practicable, before expenses, the performance of the Barclays U.S. 1-3 Year Government/Credit Bond Index over the long term.

 

 

(i)

The fund seeks to maximize current income, to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity and the maintenance of a stable $1.00 per share NAV, by investing in U.S. dollar-denominated money market securities.

 

 

(j)

This fund seeks to provide participants with an attractive rate of interest and safety of principal by investing in investment contracts issued by financial institutions and in contracts that are backed by high-quality bonds and bond mutual funds owned by the trustee on behalf of the Alcan Trust.

 

Note 6.                                 Parties-in-Interest Transactions

 

The Master Trust is managed by State Street. Therefore, transactions within the Master Trust qualify as party-in-interest transactions. The Master Trust also holds collective trust funds that are managed by State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the investment management division of State Street. Fees paid by the Master Trust or Plan for investment management services to State Street or SSgA were included as a reduction of the return earned on each investment.

 

The Master Trust invests in Rio Tinto plc common stock ADRs. The Master Trust held 912,975 and 990,443 shares of Rio Tinto plc common stock ADRs at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, valued at $58.05 and $48.88, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2012, purchases and sales of shares by the Master Trust totaled approximately $5,573,000 and $9,807,000, respectively.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Plan had transactions with Xerox Business Services, LLC, the Plan’s record keeper, which are allowed by the Plan. These transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions, which are exempt from prohibited transaction rules.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 6.                                 Parties-in-Interest Transactions (Continued)

 

Certain plan investments are shares of mutual funds and units of a collective trust fund managed by The Vanguard Group, a company affiliated with Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company. Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company is the former trustee of the Plan and the Alcan Trust, as defined by the Plan and Trust, and therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions. Fees paid by the Plan for administrative expenses to Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company amounted to approximately $4,100 for the period from January 1, 2012, through November 9, 2012.

 

Note 7.                                 Plan Termination

 

Although it has not expressed any intent 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 of ERISA. In the event of termination, all participants would become fully vested in their accounts.

 

Note 8.                                 Tax Status

 

The IRS has determined and informed the Company by a letter dated April 7, 2012, that the Plan and related trust were designed in accordance with the applicable requirements of the IRC. The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter; however, the Plan Administrator and the Plan’s legal counsel believe that the Plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC and therefore believe that the Plan and the related trust are tax-exempt.

 

The Plan Administrator has evaluated the Plan’s tax positions and concluded that the Plan had maintained its tax-exempt status and had taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustment to the financial statements. Therefore, no provision or liability for income taxes has been included in the financial statements. With few exceptions, the Plan is no longer subject to income tax examinations by the U.S. federal, state or local tax authorities for years prior to 2009.

 

Note 9.                                 Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500

 

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits as presented in the financial statements to the Form 5500 as of December 31:

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

     

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

 

Net assets available for benefits as presented in the financial statements

 

$

21,751,996

 

$

25,526,336

 

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

 

353,974

 

573,813

 

Net assets available for benefits as presented in the Form 5500

 

$

22,105,970

 

$

26,100,149

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 9.                                 Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500 (Continued)

 

The following is a reconciliation of the decrease in net assets available for benefits before transfers as presented in the financial statements to the Form 5500 for the year ended December 31, 2012:

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Net decrease in net assets available for benefits before transfers as presented in these financial statements

 

$

(3,335,083

)

Subtract adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts for 2011

 

(573,813

)

Add adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts for 2012

 

353,974

 

Net decrease in net assets available for benefits before transfers as presented in Form 5500

 

$

(3,554,922

)

 

Note 10.                          Subsequent Events

 

On May 31, 2013, the Company completed the sale of the Sebree division to Century Echo LLC. The affected participants were 100 percent vested and were given the option to take a distribution or rollover, including a rollover to the buyer’s plan. The Plan was frozen to new participants effective May 24, 2013, and all participants were 100 percent vested.

 

The Plan Administrator has evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued.

 

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

December 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

Description of Asset

 

Fair Value

 

     

(Unaudited)

 

Notes from participants, due in various amounts through September 2020, with interest rates ranging from 4.25% to 8.25%*

 

$

996,805

 

 


*Party-in-interest transaction considered exempt by the Department of Labor.

 

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