UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K
(Mark One)
| x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended February 29, 2004
OR
| ¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission file number: 1-5418
A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:
SUPERVALU WHOLESALE EMPLOYEES’ 401(k) PLAN
B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:
SUPERVALU INC.
11840 Valley View Road
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
The following financial statements of SUPERVALU Wholesale Employees’ 401(k) Plan are included herein:
| 1. | Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm dated August 27, 2004. |
| 2. | Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of February 29, 2004 and February 28, 2003. |
| 3. | Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the Fiscal Year Ended February 29, 2004. |
| 4. | Notes to the Financial Statements for the Fiscal Years Ended February 29, 2004 and February 28, 2003. |
Ex-23 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the plan administrator of the SUPERVALU Wholesale Employees’ 401(k) Plan has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| SUPERVALU WHOLESALE EMPLOYEES’ 401(k) PLAN | ||||||
| DATE: August 27, 2004 |
By: |
SUPERVALU INC., the plan administrator | ||||
| By: | /s/ Pamela K. Knous | |||||
| Pamela K. Knous | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
SUPERVALU WHOLESALE EMPLOYEES’ 401(k) PLAN
Financial Statements
February 29, 2004 and February 28, 2003
(With Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Thereon)
SUPERVALU WHOLESALE EMPLOYEES’ 401(k) PLAN
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Administrative Committee
SUPERVALU INC.
Eden Prairie, Minnesota:
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the SUPERVALU Wholesale Employees’ 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”) as of February 29, 2004 and February 28, 2003, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2004. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. 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 management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of February 29, 2004 and February 28, 2003, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2004, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 27, 2004
SUPERVALU WHOLESALE EMPLOYEES’ 401(k) PLAN
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
February 29, 2004 and February 28, 2003
| 2004 |
2003 |
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| Assets: |
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| Investments in SUPERVALU INC. 401(k) Master Trust, at fair value |
$ | 11,134,863 | 8,327,607 | ||||
| Contributions receivable from participants |
19,068 | 16,848 | |||||
| Liabilities: |
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| Expenses payable |
(2,582 | ) | (8,245 | ) | |||
| Net assets available for benefits |
$ | 11,151,349 | 8,336,210 | ||||
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SUPERVALU WHOLESALE EMPLOYEES’ 401(k) PLAN
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Fiscal year ended February 29, 2004
| Additions: |
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| Investment income from SUPERVALU INC. 401(k) Master Trust |
$ | 2,063,947 | ||
| Contributions: |
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| Employer |
99,280 | |||
| Participants |
923,266 | |||
| Total additions |
3,086,493 | |||
| Deductions: |
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| Distributions to participants |
(223,689 | ) | ||
| Administrative expenses |
(36,657 | ) | ||
| Total deductions |
(260,346 | ) | ||
| Transfers to other plans within the 401(k) Master Trust, net |
(11,008 | ) | ||
| Net increase |
2,815,139 | |||
| Net assets available for benefits: |
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| Beginning of year |
8,336,210 | |||
| End of year |
$ | 11,151,349 | ||
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SUPERVALU WHOLESALE EMPLOYEES’ 401(k) PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
February 29, 2004 and February 28, 2003
| (1) | Summary Description of the Plan |
The following description of the SUPERVALU Wholesale Employees’ 401(k) Plan (the Plan) (formerly the Pittsburgh Division Union 401(k) Plan for Local 30 Collective Bargaining Associates) is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the summary plan description for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.
The Plan is a defined contribution plan and is subject to the provisions of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
The Plan was established for SUPERVALU INC. (SUPERVALU) Wholesale employees. All employees who are members of a collective bargaining unit that have negotiated participation in the Plan and are age 21 or older and who have completed one year of service with SUPERVALU with at least 1,000 hours in each year may participate. Eligible employees may enroll in the Plan on the next enrollment date.
The Plan allows for employee contributions under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, under which participants may contribute from 2% to 15% of their recognized compensation to the Plan. Employee contributions are limited by the Internal Revenue Service limitation of $13,000, $12,000, and $11,000 in calendar 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively. Employer matching contributions are deferred as a percentage of the participants’ compensation and is in accordance with the matching formula specified in the respective collective bargaining agreement.
All amounts contributed by employees are 100% vested at all times. Participants’ contributions may be directed into one or more of the funds within the SUPERVALU INC. 401(k) Master Trust (the 401(k) Master Trust).
The Plan accounts of participants within the 401(k) Master Trust are consolidated, resulting in each participant having only one account within the Master Trust. Therefore, participant movement between plans results in asset transfers within the Master Trust. Transfers to other plans within the Master Trust of ($11,008) in fiscal 2004 reflect the net result of this activity in the Plan.
Although SUPERVALU has not expressed any intent to terminate the Plan, it may do so at any time. Each participant’s account would immediately vest and the balance would be distributed to the participant in full upon termination.
Benefits under the Plan are payable in a lump sum.
Participants currently employed by SUPERVALU can withdraw their employee contributions and rollover contributions at any time, subject to required federal withholding. Participants may receive an in-service hardship distribution from the vested portion of their accounts after completing the appropriate application forms and receiving approval from the Administrative Committee.
Loans are available to all participants of the Plan and may not exceed the lesser of 50% of the vested amount of the borrower’s total account or $50,000. The interest rate on any loan shall be equal to the prime rate as published by the Wall Street Journal for the last business day of the calendar month preceding the month in which the loan was granted, plus 1%. Principal and interest are repaid monthly through payroll deductions, and the maximum term of any loan is five years. Loan interest rates range from 5.00% to 10.50%.
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SUPERVALU WHOLESALE EMPLOYEES’ 401(k) PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
February 29, 2004 and February 28, 2003
| (2) | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
| (a) | Basis of Presentation |
The accompanying financial statements of the Plan are presented on the accrual basis of accounting.
| (b) | Investments |
Investment assets of the Plan are stated at current fair value. Investments in various funds within the 401(k) Master Trust represent the Plan’s pro rata share of the quoted market value of the funds’ net assets as reported by the Trustee (as defined in note 3). Investment contracts in the Principal Conservation Fund are stated at contract value, which approximates fair value.
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis.
| (c) | 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 disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of changes in net assets available for benefits during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
| (d) | Expenses |
The reasonable expenses of administering the Plan shall be payable out of the Plan’s funds except to the extent that SUPERVALU, in its discretion, directly pays the expenses. In fiscal 2004, SUPERVALU did pay certain expenses on behalf of the Plan.
| (e) | Risk and Uncertainties |
The Plan provides for various investment fund options within the 401(k) Master Trust. Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market fluctuation, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.
| (3) | Trustee |
On May 24, 2002, Bank of New York (the Trustee) was appointed the Trustee and custodian of the Plan’s assets by the Retirement Committee. Prior to May 24, 2002, Bankers Trust Company was the appointed Trustee and custodian of the Plan’s assets. The Plan’s assets were transferred to Bank of New York on August 1, 2002.
| (4) | Investments |
Under the terms of the trust agreement, the Trustee manages investments on behalf of the Plan. In accordance with the trust agreement, certain assets of the Plan are held together with assets of other plans sponsored by SUPERVALU in the 401(k) Master Trust.
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SUPERVALU WHOLESALE EMPLOYEES’ 401(k) PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
February 29, 2004 and February 28, 2003
The 401(k) Master Trust includes the SUPERVALU Wholesale Employees’ 401(k) Plan, the SUPERVALU Retail Employees’ 401(k) Plan, the SUPERVALU Pre-tax Savings and Profit Sharing Plan, and the Pittsburgh Division Profit Sharing Plan.
The Trustee allocates interest and investment income, and net realized gains and losses to each of the funds in the 401(k) Master Trust based on the actual performance of each fund. Financial information related to the 401(k) Master Trust is prepared and filed in accordance with the Department of Labor’s regulations.
The Plan recordkeeper (Hewitt Associates LLC) allocates interest and dividends, net realized (unrealized) gains and losses, and administrative expenses to each of the plans in the 401(k) Master Trust based upon the ratio of net assets of the Plan to the total net assets of the 401(k) Master Trust. The Loan Fund, however, is based on the actual participant loan activity for each plan. Separate accounts are maintained by the recordkeeper for participants in each plan, and funds may be distributed to or withdrawn by participants in accordance with the appropriate plan’s terms.
Fair values of investments in the 401(k) Master Trust are as follows:
| February 29, 2004 |
February 28, 2003 |
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| Investments at fair value: |
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| Collective investment/mutual funds |
$ | 447,263,900 | 389,403,886 | ||||
| Common stock held by: |
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| Equity funds |
110,613,644 | 59,654,201 | |||||
| SUPERVALU Common Stock Fund |
79,422,167 | 38,171,480 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents |
7,061,371 | 4,598,893 | |||||
| Accrued income |
464,477 | 456,043 | |||||
| Net settlements payable |
(1,370,721 | ) | (142,654 | ) | |||
| Loans receivable from participants |
16,557,038 | 15,646,739 | |||||
| $ | 660,011,876 | 507,788,588 | |||||
Investment income for the 401(k) Master Trust for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2004 is as follows:
| Net realized and unrealized appreciation in fair value of investments: |
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| Collective investment/mutual funds |
$ | 97,701,605 | |
| Common stock |
43,393,298 | ||
| 141,094,903 | |||
| Interest |
1,076,788 | ||
| Dividends |
3,192,550 | ||
| Net investment income |
$ | 145,364,241 | |
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SUPERVALU WHOLESALE EMPLOYEES’ 401(k) PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
February 29, 2004 and February 28, 2003
At February 29, 2004 and February 28, 2003, the Plan held 1.7% and 1.6%, respectively, of the 401(k) Master Trust assets.
| (5) | Federal Income Tax Status |
The Plan has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service dated September 8, 2003 indicating that the Plan meets the requirements of Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) and that the trust established in connection therewith is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code. SUPERVALU believes the Plan continues to meet the requirements of Section 401(a) of the Code and that the related trust is exempt from income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been made.
| (6) | Party-in-interest Transactions |
The Plan engages in transactions involving the acquisition and disposition of investment funds with the Trustee, and the 401(k) Master Trust, who are parties-in-interest with respect to the Plan. These transactions are covered by an exemption from the “prohibited transactions” provision of ERISA and the Code.
| (7) | Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500 |
The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to Form 5500:
| February 29, 2004 |
February 28, 2003 |
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| Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements |
$ | 11,151,349 | 8,336,210 | ||||
| Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants |
(396 | ) | (8,500 | ) | |||
| Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500 |
$ | 11,150,953 | 8,327,710 | ||||
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SUPERVALU WHOLESALE EMPLOYEES’ 401(k) PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
February 29, 2004 and February 28, 2003
The following is a reconciliation of benefits paid to participants per the financial statements to Form 5500 for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2004:
| Benefits paid to participants per the financial statements |
$ | 223,689 | ||
| Add amounts allocated to withdrawing participants at February 29, 2004 |
396 | |||
| Less amounts allocated to withdrawing participants at February 28, 2003 |
(8,500 | ) | ||
| Benefits paid to participants per Form 5500 |
$ | 215,585 | ||
Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants are recorded on Form 5500 for benefit claims that have been processed and approved for payment prior to February 29, 2004 and February 28, 2003, respectively, but not paid as of that date.
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