-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, TvaBxPBgK0BmqOzB5tVBNHL+6cW5fI+EW1x0ryNDzJ+CkQ2nJnPch3+SYkJILwxA VTbGUHN52s5ewsXTvrn51g== 0000950124-02-002178.txt : 20020627 0000950124-02-002178.hdr.sgml : 20020627 20020627132423 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950124-02-002178 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 11-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20011231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020627 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ARVINMERITOR INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001113256 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES [3714] IRS NUMBER: 383354643 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IN FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 11-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15983 FILM NUMBER: 02688735 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2135 W MAPLE ROAD CITY: TROY STATE: MI ZIP: 48084 BUSINESS PHONE: 2484351000 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MU SUB INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000501 11-K 1 k70379ae11vk.txt FORM 11-K 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 FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001 COMMISSION FILE NO. 1-15983 ARVINMERITOR, INC. SAVINGS PLAN (Full title of the plan) ARVINMERITOR, INC. 2135 WEST MAPLE ROAD TROY, MICHIGAN 48084 (Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office) Table of Contents Independent Auditors' Report 1 Financial Statements: Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 2 Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available For Benefits for the Year Ended December 31, 2001 3 Notes to Financial Statements 4-8 Supplemental Schedules as of and for the Year ended December 31, 2001: Schedule of Assets Held at End of Year 9 Schedule of Reportable Transactions 10 Signatures 11 Exhibit: Independent Auditors' Consent 12 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT To the ArvinMeritor, Inc. Savings Plan and to Participants therein: We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the ArvinMeritor, Inc. Savings Plan (formerly the Meritor Automotive, Inc. Savings Plan) (the "Plan") as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2001. 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 auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. 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, such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2001 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedules 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. These supplemental schedules are the responsibility of the Plan's management. The supplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audit of the basic December 31, 2001 financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole. DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Detroit, Michigan June 26, 2002 ARVINMERITOR, INC. SAVINGS PLAN STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2001 AND 2000 - ---------------------------------------------------------------
2001 2000 ---- ---- ASSETS: Investments (Note 3) $196,077,033 $ 44,009,675 Due from other plans (Note 1) - 118,779,710 ------------ ------------ TOTAL ASSETS 196,077,033 162,789,385 LIABILITIES - Accrued expenses 85,083 56,860 ------------ ------------ NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS $195,991,950 $162,732,525 ============ ============
See accompanying notes to financial statements. -2- ARVINMERITOR, INC. SAVINGS PLAN STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001 - --------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended December 31, 2001 ----------------- ADDITIONS: Employee contributions $ 21,607,955 Employer contributions 10,689,464 ------------- 32,297,419 Net appreciation in fair value of investments (Note 3) 11,691,200 Dividends and interest 5,851,987 Transfers in (Note 1) 4,603,090 ------------- Total additions 54,443,696 DEDUCTIONS: Benefits paid to participants (20,774,040) Administrative expenses (410,231) ------------- Total deductions (21,184,271) Net additions 33,259,425 NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS, beginning of year 162,732,525 ------------- NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS, end of year $ 195,991,950 =============
See accompanying notes to financial statements. -3- ARVINMERITOR, INC. SAVINGS PLAN NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN The following general description of the ArvinMeritor, Inc. Savings Plan (formerly the Meritor Automotive, Inc. Savings Plan) (the "Plan"), as in effect at December 31, 2001, is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Plan document for more complete information. GENERAL - The Plan was established October 1, 1997. The Plan is a defined contribution savings plan covering all eligible employees of ArvinMeritor, Inc. and certain affiliated companies (the "Company"). Eligible employees may participate in the Plan immediately on the date on which the individual becomes an employee. The Plan is administered by the Company's Employee Benefit Plan Committee and the Plan Administrator. The Trustee for the Plan assets is T. Rowe Price Trust Company. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. On July 7, 2000, Meritor Automotive, Inc. merged with Arvin Industries, Inc. to become ArvinMeritor, Inc. ("ArvinMeritor"). The new company, ArvinMeritor, Inc., is now the Plan sponsor and administrator. On December 31, 2000, all or a portion of four plans were merged into the Plan: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems Salaried Savings Plan, Arvin Savings Plan, Euclid Industries 401(k) Plan and the Euclid Industries, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan. This has been reflected as a receivable due from other plans on the statement of net assets available for benefits at December 31, 2000. Effective January 1, 2001, the name of the Plan was changed from the Meritor Automotive, Inc. Savings Plan to the ArvinMeritor, Inc. Savings Plan. For the year ended December 31, 2001, various transfers to the Plan occurred as a result of additional employees being transferred from the ArvinMeritor, Inc. Hourly Employees Savings Plan. These have been reflected as transfers in on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets. CONTRIBUTIONS - Eligible employees may elect to contribute up to 20% of their base compensation, by electing to defer receipt of compensation (pre-tax contribution) or authorizing deductions from compensation (after-tax contribution). Participants can elect to have their contributions invested in 5% increments in various investment funds. The participants are immediately eligible for matching contributions. The Company matches 100% of the participant's contribution up to the first 3% of eligible compensation and 50% of the participant's contribution on the next 3% of eligible compensation. Company contributions may be in the form of ArvinMeritor common stock or cash invested in ArvinMeritor common stock. The Company match for employees in a joint venture is payable in cash. VESTING - Amounts attributable to participant contributions and Company contributions are fully vested at all times. PLAN WITHDRAWALS - Amounts contributed may be withdrawn by, or distributed to, a participant only upon (1) termination of employment or (2) attaining the age of 59 1/2. Withdrawals prior to -4- attaining age 59 1/2 are not permitted except in the event of retirement, disability or as a hardship distribution. Certain income tax penalties may apply to withdrawals or distributions prior to age 59 1/2. PAYMENT OF BENEFITS - On termination of service due to death, disability or retirement, a participant generally receives an amount equal to the value of the participant's vested interest in their account in a lump-sum amount. For termination of service due to other reasons, a participant may receive the value of the vested interest in their account as a lump-sum distribution. LOANS TO PARTICIPANTS - Participants may borrow from the Plan an amount not less than $1,000 and not greater than the lesser of (i) $50,000 less the amount of loans outstanding during the preceding 12-month period, (ii) amounts in the participant's account attributable to participant contributions, or (iii) one-half of the participant's vested account balance. Interest is charged at 1% over the prime rate, which is defined as the base rate on corporate loans posted by at least 75% of the 30 largest U.S. banks. The loans are repaid through payroll deductions over periods generally not to exceed 60 months. Payments of principal and interest are reinvested under the participant's current investment election for new contributions. GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CONTRACTS AND COMMON TRUST FUND - The prior Stable Value Fund (discontinued April 1, 1999) held two guaranteed investment contracts. These funds were to remain so invested until expiration of the contracts or an interest guarantee under those contracts. These contracts guarantee the principal and fixed interest thereon for a specified period of time and accrue such fixed interest on a monthly basis. One of the two contracts expired on March 31, 2000 and the funds were reinvested in the Stable Value Common Trust Fund. The remaining guaranteed investment contract expired on April 2, 2001 and was also reinvested in the Stable Value Common Trust Fund. The detail of the contract outstanding at December 31, 2000 is as follows.
GUARANTEED ISSUING PERIODS OF ANNUAL MATURITY CONTRACT VALUE AT COMPANY CONTRIBUTION RETURN DATE DECEMBER 31, 2000 Prudential April 1, 1998 - 5.82% April 2, 2001 $ 454,149 March 31, 1999
The crediting interest rate for the guaranteed investment contracts equals the guaranteed annual return for the year ended December 31, 2001 and the three months ended December 31, 2000. PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS - Each participant's account is credited with the participant's contribution and an allocation of the Company's contribution and Plan earnings and charged with an allocation of administrative expenses. Allocations are based on a participant's 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. PLAN TERMINATION - Although the Company has not expressed any intent to terminate the Plan, it reserves the right to do so at any time. -5- 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES BASIS OF ACCOUNTING - The financial statements of the Plan are prepared under the accrual method of accounting. INVESTMENT VALUATION - Investments, other than benefit-responsive investment contracts, are stated at fair value as measured by readily available market prices. The T. Rowe Price Stable Value Common Trust Fund is comprised of individual investment contracts, including synthetic investment contracts and are stated at contract value. The investment contracts are nontransferable, but provide for benefit-responsive withdrawals by plan participants at contract value. Benefit-responsive withdrawals are provided for on a proportional basis by the issuers of the investment contracts. The trustee's valuation committee primarily considers factors such as the benefit responsiveness of the investment contract and the ability of the parties to the investment contract to perform in accordance with the terms of the contract. Generally, contract value approximates fair value (contributions made plus interest accrued at the contract rate, less withdrawals and fees). If, however an event has occurred that may impair the ability of the contract issuer to perform in accordance with the contract term, fair value may be less than the contract terms. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INVESTMENT INCOME - Purchases and sales of securities are reported on a trade date basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. PLAN EXPENSES - Administrative expenses of the Plan are paid by the Plan or the Company, as provided by the Plan document. BENEFIT PAYMENTS - Benefits are recorded when paid. 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 assets and liabilities and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Plan utilizes various investments, which 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 Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits. -6- 3. INVESTMENTS The following presents investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan's net assets.
December 31, December 31, 2001 2000 ------------ ----------- Mutual Funds: T. Rowe Price Growth and Income Fund $17,009,672 $13,124,914 T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund - 2,786,825 T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund 11,921,425 - Common Stock: ArvinMeritor * 45,110,777 10,026,173 ArvinMeritor 14,695,288 5,124,175 T. Rowe Price Stable Value Common Trust Fund - at contract value 43,683,110 5,396,154 T. Rowe Price Equity Index Trust Fund 33,994,298 -
* Nonparticipant - directed The Plan's investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the period) appreciated (depreciated) in value as follows:
Year Ended December 31, 2001 ----------------- Common Stock $ 22,674,059 Mutual Funds (10,982,859) ------------ Net appreciation $ 11,691,200 ============
4. NONPARTICIPANT-DIRECTED INVESTMENTS Information about the net assets and the significant components of the changes in net assets relating to the non-participant-directed investments is as follows:
Year Ended December 31, 2001 ----------------- Net assets - ArvinMeritor Common Stock Fund $ 45,110,777 Changes in net assets - ArvinMeritor Common Stock Fund: Employer contributions 10,074,288 Net appreciation 16,371,562 Dividends 1,256,204 Benefits paid to participants or beneficiaries (2,911,780) Other (primarily transfers in) 10,294,330 ------------ Total $ 35,084,604 ============
-7- 5. TAX STATUS The Internal Revenue Service determined and informed the Company by a letter dated January 17, 2002, that the Plan was designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code ("IRC"). The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter. The Plan has requested an updated determination letter based on current year Plan amendments. The Company believes that the Plan qualifies under Section 401(a) of the IRC and is exempt from federal income taxes as of December 31, 2001. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan's financial statements. 6. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Plan investments are shares of mutual funds managed by T. Rowe Price. T. Rowe Price is the trustee as defined by the Plan and, therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions. -8- ARVINMERITOR, INC. SAVINGS PLAN SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT YEAR END) DECEMBER 31, 2001 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DESCRIPTION OF INVESTMENT IDENTITY OF ISSUER, INCLUDING MATURITY DATE, BORROWER, LESSOR RATE OF INTEREST, COLLATERAL, CURRENT OR SIMILAR PARTY PAR OR MATURITY VALUE VALUE * T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund $ 2,444,051 * T. Rowe Price Equity Index Trust Fund 33,994,298 * T. Rowe Price Growth and Income Fund 17,009,672 * T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund 6,925,405 Franklin Small-Cap Stock Fund 7,430,494 * T. Rowe Price Balanced Fund 11,921,425 * T. Rowe Price Stable Value Common Trust Fund 43,683,110 Janus Fund Large-Cap Growth Fund 3,122,503 Pimco US Treasury Intermediate Fund 3,356,267 Cash 35,534 * ArvinMeritor Common Stock 59,806,065 * Participant loans Rates recorded at 1% over prime rate, and maturities up to 120 months 6,348,209 ------------ $196,077,033 ============
* Party-in-interest. -9- ARVINMERITOR, INC. SAVINGS PLAN SCHEDULE H, LINE 4j - SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Series of transactions, when aggregated, involving an amount in excess of 5% of beginning plan net assets.
(h) (a) CURRENT VALUE IDENTITY (c) (d) (g) OF ASSET ON OF PARTY (b) PURCHASE SELLING COST OF TRANSACTION (l) INVOLVED DESCRIPTION OF ASSET PRICE PRICE ASSET DATE LOSS T. Rowe Price ArvinMeritor Common Stock $ 28,830,779 $ 28,830,779 (53 purchases) T. Rowe Price ArvinMeritor Common Stock $ 2,297,013 $ 2,789,355 $ 2,297,013 $ (492,342) (154 sales)
- 10 - SIGNATURES The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Plan Administrator has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. ARVINMERITOR, INC. SAVINGS PLAN By:/s/ Richard D. Greb --------------------- Richard D. Greb, Plan Administrator June 26, 2002 -11- EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT 23 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT EX-23 3 k70379aexv23.txt INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT EXHIBIT 23 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-53396 of ArvinMeritor, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated June 26, 2002, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of the ArvinMeritor, Inc. Savings Plan (formerly the Meritor Automotive, Inc. Savings Plan) for the year ended December 31, 2001. DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Detroit, Michigan June 26, 2002 -12- -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----