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

x	Annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.
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  001-21823

 

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

RINKER MATERIALS CORPORATION 401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

Tom Burmeister, Chief Financial Officer
Rinker Group Limited
c/o Rinker Materials Corporation
1501 Belvedere Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
(800) 226-5521

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

RINKER GROUP LIMITED

 

Level 8, Tower B
799 Pacific Highway
Chatswood, NSW 2067
Australia

INFORMATION FURNISHED WITH RESPECT TO THE PLAN

The following items are included in this Report:

I.		Financial Statements for the Plan consisting of:
		1.		Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
		2.		Financial Statements as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 and for the Years then ended
				A.		Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits		2
				B.		Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits		3
				C.		Notes to Financial Statements		4
		3.		Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)				11
II.		Other Information:
		1.		Signatures				12
		2.		Exhibit Index				13

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Trustees and Participants of
  Rinker Materials Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan:

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Rinker Materials Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

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

In our opinion, such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole.  The supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2006 is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements, but is 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.  This schedule is the responsibility of the Plan's management.  Such schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audit of the basic 2006 financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Certified Public Accountants

Miami, Florida
June 29, 2007

RINKER MATERIALS CORPORATION
401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

		2006			2005
ASSETS
INVESTMENTS:
American Depositary Receipts—Rinker Group LTD (Notes 1 and 5)		$	152,113		$	126,314
Common collective trusts		3,051,539			2,852,042
Registered investment companies		2,867,257			2,393,715
Participant loans		596,318			446,607
Total investments at fair value		6,667,227			5,818,678
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		845			431
RECEIVABLES:
Participant contributions		19,924			21,017
Accrued interest		8,249			7,782
Total receivables		28,173			28,799
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT FAIR VALUE		6,696,245			5,847,908
ADJUSTMENT:
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts		47,000			42,127
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS		$	6,743,245		$	5,890,035

 

See notes to financial statements.

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RINKER MATERIALS CORPORATION

401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR  BENEFITS

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

		2006			2005
ADDITIONS:
Participant contributions		$	835,854		$	792,882
Investment income:
Net appreciation in fair value of investments		237,041			64,621
Dividends		303,976			219,882
Interest		37,574			21,782
Net investment income		578,591			306,285
Total additions		1,414,445			1,099,167
DEDUCTIONS:
Benefits paid to participants		404,870			279,993
Professional fees and other expenses		8,281			5,968
Total deductions		413,151			285,961
NET INCREASE BEFORE TRANSFERS		1,001,294			813,206
NET TRANSFERS IN/(OUT) OF PLAN:
Net transfers (out)/in of funds to/from Rinker Materials Corporation Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan		(148,084		)	8,276
Transfers out of funds to the Coreslab Structures Inc. 401(k) Plan		—			(267,820		)
Net transfers out of Plan		(148,084		)	(259,544		)
NET INCREASE		853,210			553,662
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS:
Beginning of year		5,890,035			5,336,373
End of year		$	6,743,245		$	5,890,035

 

See notes to financial statements.

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RINKER MATERIALS CORPORATION
401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

1.                      DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN

The following brief description of the Rinker Materials Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (the “Plan”) is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for more complete information.

General—The Plan is a defined contribution plan with discretionary employer contributions to the profit sharing component and employee contributions to the retirement savings component of the Plan. The Plan’s primary purpose is to provide benefits to employees not participating in other retirement plans to which the Plan sponsor, Rinker Materials Corporation and Subsidiaries (the “Company”), makes current contributions. Merrill Lynch Trust Company FSB (“Merrill Lynch Trust”) is the trustee for the Plan. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). The Plan was amended effective January 1, 2006 to reflect Final 401(k)/401(m) Regulations.

Payment of Benefits—On termination of service due to death, disability, or retirement, a participant, based on his or her election, will receive either a lump-sum amount equal to the value of the participant’s vested interest in his or her account, or installments over a period not extending beyond the life expectancy of the participant and his beneficiary. For termination of service for other reasons, a participant may receive the value of the vested interest in his or her account as a lump-sum distribution.

Contributions—Each year, participants may contribute a portion of their pretax annual compensation, as defined in the Plan, subject to certain Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) limitations. Participants may also contribute amounts representing distributions from qualified defined benefit plans or other defined contribution plans. The Plan sponsor may make contributions to participants’ profit sharing accounts at the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Plan sponsor. No profit sharing contributions were made for Plan years ended December 31, 2006 or 2005.

Participant Accounts—Individual accounts are maintained for each Plan participant. Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions and allocations of Company discretionary (profit sharing) contributions, participant forfeitures (if applicable), and Plan earnings, and charged with withdrawals and allocations of Plan losses 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.

Investments—Participants direct the investment of their participant account balance into various investment options offered by the Plan. The Plan currently offers fourteen mutual funds and three common collective trusts as investment options for participants. Participants are also able to invest in a fund which is invested in American Depositary Receipts (“ADR”) representing ordinary shares of Rinker Group Limited (“RGL”). At December 31, 2006 and 2005, each RGL ADR represented Five (5) ordinary shares of RGL. Two million ordinary shares of RGL (representing 400,000 RGL ADRs) were registered for purchase by the Plan. The objective of this fund is to give the participants an opportunity to share in the ownership of RGL.

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Vesting—Participants are vested immediately in their contributions plus actual earnings thereon. If applicable, the Company’s contribution portion of their accounts vest at 20%, 40%, 70%, and 100% after a participant provides two, three, four, and five years of service, respectively. A year of service is earned in each Plan year in which an employee completes at least 1,000 hours of service.

Participant Loans—Participants may borrow up to 50% of the current value of their vested account balance, not to exceed $50,000. The total outstanding balance on such loans at December 31, 2006 and 2005 was $596,318 and $446,607, respectively. Loan transactions are accounted for as a transfer between the investment funds and the loan fund. Loan terms range from 1—5 years unless used for the purchase of a primary residence, in which case the term of the loan may not exceed 10 years. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account. Interest rates range from 5.0% to 9.50% and the interest paid on the loans is credited to the borrower’s account. Total interest income from these loans for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 was $37,106 and $21,504, respectively.

Forfeitures—Forfeitures are either allocated to the remaining participants or are used to reduce future employer contributions. There were no forfeitures of unvested amounts during the Plan years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005.

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.

Adoption of new Accounting Guidance — The financial statements reflect the retroactive adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position, FSP AAG INV-1 and SOP 94-4-1, Reporting of Fully Benefit-Responsive Contracts Held by Certain Investment Companies Subject to the AICPA Investment Company Guide and Defined-Contribution Health and Welfare and Pension Plans (the “FSP”). The Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust invests in such investment contracts. As required by the FSP, the statements of net assets available for benefits present investment contracts at fair value as well as an additional line item showing an adjustment of fully benefit-responsive contracts from fair value to contract value. Prior year balances have been reclassified accordingly. However, the adoption of the FSP did not impact the total amount of net assets available for benefits at December 31, 2005. The statement of changes in net assets available for benefits is presented on a contract value basis and was not affected by the adoption of the FSP.

Investments Valuation—The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value. Shares of mutual funds are valued at quoted market prices, which represent the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at year-end. Common collective trust funds are stated at fair value as determined by the issuer of the common collective trust funds based on the fair market value of the underlying investments.  Common collective trust funds with underlying investments in investment contracts are valued at fair market value of the underlying investments and then adjusted by the issuer to contract value.  The Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust is a stable value fund stated at fair value and then adjusted to contract value.  Participants may ordinarily direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investments at contract value.  Contract value represents contributions made to the fund, plus earnings, less participant withdrawals.  Investments in Rinker Group Limited American Depositary Receipts are stated at fair value determined on the basis of the New York Stock Exchange closing price on December 31. Participant loans are recorded at the loan balance, which approximates fair value.

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Income Recognition—Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Gain or loss on sales of securities is based on specific identification, while unrealized gains and losses on investments are recognized daily based on fluctuations in market value. Both realized and unrealized gains and losses are included in the net appreciation of investments. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded as earned on an accrual basis.

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

Use of Estimates—The preparation of 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 changes therein and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. 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 that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the financial statements.

Administrative Expenses—Certain administrative expenses incurred by the Plan are paid from the Plan assets and are reflected in the accompanying Plan financial statements. Other administrative expenses of the Plan are paid by the Plan sponsor, as provided in the Plan document.

Benefit Payments—Benefit payments to participants are recorded upon distribution. There were no benefit payments requested by participants during December 2006 and 2005 that were paid by the Plan subsequent to year end.

Transfer of Funds—Participants who are no longer eligible to participate in the Plan due to change in status of employment may be eligible to participate in the Rinker Materials Corporation Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan (“Profit Sharing Plan”). In addition, participants who are no longer eligible to participate in the Profit Sharing Plan due to change in status of employment may be eligible to participate in the Plan. For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, $343,141 and $44,594 were transferred out of the Plan and into the Profit Sharing Plan, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, $195,057 and $52,870 were transferred into the Plan from the Profit Sharing Plan, respectively.

During the year ended December 31, 2005, Rinker Materials Corporation divested their Hydro Conduit & Wilson Concrete Prestress Operations business. As a result of the divestment, $267,820 of participant funds was transferred out of the Plan into the Coreslab Structures Inc. 401(k) Plan.

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3.                      INVESTMENTS

The following table presents investments as of December 31, 2006 and 2005:

		2006			2005
American Depositary Receipts		$	152,113		$	126,314
Common collective trust:
Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust*		2,427,606			2,314,901
Merrill Lynch Equity Index Trust Tier II*		416,822			383,738
BlackRock International Index Fund		207,111			153,403
		3,051,539			2,852,042
Registered investment companies:
BlackRock Aurora Portfolio Institutional Class I(1)		—			167,926
BlackRock Aurora INST		203,181			—
Calvert Income Fund Class A*		364,608			295,384
Davis New York Venture Fund Class Y		232,956			193,297
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund Class A		170,074			122,622
Goldman Sachs Gov Income Fund Class I		269			12
Janus Fund		46,862			33,164
Merrill Lynch Basic Value Fund Class A		—			137,621
BackRock Basic Value Fund Class I(2)		182,203			—
Merrill Lynch Bond Fund		—			215,398
BackRock Bond Fund Class I(2)		229,450			—
Oppenheimer Main Street Growth and Income Fund Class Y*		393,257			319,418
RS Partners Fund		8,310			12
Templeton Foreign Fund Advisor Class A		76,371			63,981
Van Kampen Aggressive Growth Fund Class I		190,454			153,685
Van Kampen Comstock Fund Class I*		723,157			653,200
Van Kampen Emerging Growth Fund Class I(3)		—			37,995
Van Kampen Strategic Growth Fund Class I(3)		46,105			—
		2,867,257			2,393,715
Participant loans*		596,318			446,607
Total investments at fair value		6,667,227			5,818,678
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts		47,000			42,127
Total investments		$	6,714,227		$	5,860,805

 

*    Investment represents 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

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Net appreciation/depreciation in the fair value of investments is summarized as follows:

 

 

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4.                      TAX STATUS

The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Company, by letter dated January 22, 2003, that the Plan and related trust are designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”). Although the Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter, the Company and plan management believe that the Plan is designed and currently operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC and the Plan and related trust continue to be tax-exempt. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan’s financial statements.

5.                      EXEMPT PARTY-IN-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS

Certain Plan assets are invested in investment funds administered by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith (“Merrill Lynch”), with a total value of $3,713,373 and $3,247,188 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Merrill Lynch Trust is the trustee of the Plan and is related to Merrill Lynch and, therefore, these transactions qualify as exempt party-in-interest transactions. Income related to these balances is received from each investment fund. Fees paid by the Plan for investment management services are included as a reduction of the return earned on each fund. However, certain other administrative expenses of the Plan are paid by the Company.

At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Plan held 2,141 and 2,103 RGL ADRs with a fair value of $152,113 and $126,314, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Plan recorded dividend income attributable to RGL ADRs of $10,758 and $1,059, respectively.

6.                      PLAN TERMINATION

Although it has not expressed any intention to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of the Plan’s termination, participants will become 100% vested in their accounts.

7.                      RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500

		2006
Statement of net assets available for benefits:
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements		$	6,743,245
Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts		(47,000		)
Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500 — at fair value		$	6,696,245
Statement of changes in net assets available for benefits:
Increase in net assets per the financial statements		$	853,210
Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts		(47,000		)
Net income and transfers per Form 5500		$	806,210

 

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8.                      SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

During the plan year ended December 31, 2006, the Company received an unsolicited bid from CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) to acquire the Company. The Plan was amended on April 5, 2007 so that a participant, who immediately prior to the transaction occurrence date, had an accrued benefit of $0.01 or more under the plan shall become 100% vested in all of his or her accrued benefits under the Plan (if they are not already vested in accordance with the Plan’s regular vesting schedules) immediately prior to the transaction occurrence date. The Plan was also amended on April 11, 2007 to 1) remove the RGL ADRs as an investment option, 2) automatically tender all RGL ADRs held by participants and 3) change the investment direction of the RGL ADRs to the Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust upon occurrence of the transaction occurrence date. The transaction occurrence date was June 7, 2007, as this is the date that CEMEX acquired more than 50% interest in the Company.

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RINKER MATERIALS CORPORATION 401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

FORM 5500, SCHEDULE H, PART IV, LINE 4i—
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
DECEMBER 31, 2006

				(c) Description of Investment, Including
		(b) Identity of Issue, Borrower,		Maturity Date, Rate of Interest,				(e) Current
(a)		Lessor or Similar Party		Collateral, Par or Maturity Value		(d) Cost		Value
*		American Depositary Receipts—Rinker Group LTD		Company ADR		**		$	152,113
*		Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust		Common Collective Trust		**		2,427,606
*		Merrill Lynch Equity Index Trust Tier II		Common Collective Trust		**		416,822
*		BlackRock International Index Fund		Common Collective Trust		**		207,111
*		BlackRock Aurora INST		Registered Investment Company		**		203,181
		Calvert Income Fund Class A		Registered Investment Company		**		364,608
		Davis New York Venture Fund Class Y		Registered Investment Company		**		232,956
		Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund Class A		Registered Investment Company		**		170,074
		Goldman Sachs Gov Income Fund Class I		Registered Investment Company		**		269
		Janus Fund		Registered Investment Company		**		46,862
*		BackRock Basic Value Fund Class I (1)		Registered Investment Company		**		182,203
*		BackRock Bond Fund Class I (1)		Registered Investment Company		**		229,450
		Oppenheimer Main Street Growth and Income Fund Class Y		Registered Investment Company		**		393,257
		RS Partners Fund		Registered Investment Company		**		8,310
		Templeton Foreign Fund Advisor Class A		Registered Investment Company		**		76,371
		Van Kampen Aggressive Growth Fund Class I		Registered Investment Company		**		190,454
		Van Kampen Comstock Fund Class I		Registered Investment Company		**		723,157
		Van Kampen Strategic Growth Fund Class I (2)		Registered Investment Company		**		46,105
*		Participant Loans		Collateral—participants’ vested accrued benefits rates of 5.0% to 9.5%, maturing 1–10 years		**		596,318
								$	6,667,227

 

*              Party-in-interest.

**           Cost information is not required for participant-directed investments and, therefore, is not included.

(1) Effective October 2, 2006, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (“MLIM”) combined with BlackRock, Inc. As a result, some of the names of MLIM funds offered in the plan have been rebranded as BlackRock.  The Merrill Lynch Basic Value Fund was renamed the BlackRock Basic Value Fund.  The Merrill Lynch Bond Fund, Inc. - Core Bond Portfolio was renamed BlackRock Intermediate Term Fund and then changed to BlackRock Bond Fund.

(2) The Van Kampen Emerging Growth Fund was renamed the Van Kampen Strategic Growth Fund.

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SIGNATURES

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

	RINKER MATERIALS CORPORATION
	401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
	By:	/s/ IRA FIALKOW
		Name:	Ira Fialkow
		Title:	Vice President,
			Rinker Materials Corporation

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 23:  Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

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