-----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, KUp1kU58C2iWWrSFOUl8eKBG4y9SPaNKhOQkKFxqSj4OFMqoRWuJR+GyltHv7jHb vKwEPeUit7rfuZWnoiEiRA== 0001193125-09-139068.txt : 20090626 0001193125-09-139068.hdr.sgml : 20090626 20090626141311 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-09-139068 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 11-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20081231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090626 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090626 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TELLABS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000317771 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH APPARATUS [3661] IRS NUMBER: 363831568 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1229 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 11-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-09692 FILM NUMBER: 09912351 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE TELLABS CENTER STREET 2: 1415 WEST DIEHL ROAD CITY: NAPERVILLE STATE: IL ZIP: 60563 BUSINESS PHONE: 630-378-8800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE TELLABS CENTER STREET 2: 1415 WEST DIEHL ROAD CITY: NAPERVILLE STATE: IL ZIP: 60563 11-K 1 d11k.htm FORM 11-K Form 11-K
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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 plan year ended December 31, 2008

OR

 

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

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number 0-9692

 

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

Tellabs 401(k) Plan

 

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

Tellabs, Inc.

One Tellabs Center, 1415 W. Diehl Road, Naperville, IL 60563

(Address of principal executive office and zip code)

(630) 798-8800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

 


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TELLABS 401(k) PLAN

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

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     Pages

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   2
Financial Statements:   

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

   3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

   4

Notes to Financial Statements

   5 -14
Supplemental Schedule:   

Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

   16

Signature of Chief Accounting Officer

   17

Exhibit No. 23 – Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   18

 

Note: All other schedules required by Section 2520-103.10 of the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 have been omitted because they are not applicable.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Administrative Committee

Tellabs 401(k) Plan

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Tellabs 401(k) Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. Tellabs Operations, Inc., (Tellabs), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tellabs, Inc., sponsors the Plan. 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 audits 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 the Plan’s 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 at December 31, 2008 and 2007, 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 performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2008, is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the 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, as amended. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

/s/ WASHINGTON, PITTMAN & MCKEEVER, LLC

Chicago, Illinois

June 24, 2009

 

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EIN 74-2620088

Plan #001

TELLABS 401(k) PLAN

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 

     2008    2007
Assets      
Investments, at fair value:      

Investments held in the Tellabs 401(k) Trust

   $ 316,484,254    $ 446,524,864

Participant loans

     4,251,671      4,592,551
             

Total Investments

     320,735,925      451,117,415

Employer contributions receivable

     4,915,394      5,945,286
             

Net Assets Available for Benefits

   $ 325,651,319    $ 457,062,701
             

See the accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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EIN 74-2620088

Plan #001

TELLABS 401(k) PLAN

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 

     2008     2007  
Additions     
Contributions:     

Employer

   $ 13,677,864      $ 15,432,311   

Participants

     21,304,698        23,418,132   

Rollover

     491,340        1,335,472   
                
     35,473,902        40,185,915   

Net (depreciation)/appreciation in fair value of investments held in the Tellabs 401(k) Trust

     (136,036,742     18,560,182   

Interest and dividends

     7,314,964        7,690,404   

Interest on participant loans

     352,226        351,874   
                

Total additions

     (92,895,650 )     66,788,375   
                
Deductions     

Benefits paid to participants

     (38,515,732     (36,689,421

Forfeitures

     —          (1,700
                

Total deductions

     (38,515,732     (36,691,121
                

Net (decrease)/increase

     (131,411,382     30,097,254   
Net assets available for benefits:     

Beginning of year

     457,062,701        426,965,447   
                

End of year

   $ 325,651,319      $ 457,062,701   
                

See the accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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EIN 74-2620088

Plan #001

TELLABS 401(k) PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 

1. Description of Plan:

The following description of the Tellabs 401(k) Plan (the Plan) provides only general information. Tellabs Operations, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Tellabs, Inc. sponsors the Plan. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

 

  a. General

The Plan is a defined-contribution plan covering all United States employees of Tellabs Operations, Inc. and adopting affiliates (the Company or Employer) who are age 18 or older and are otherwise eligible under the Plan. Effective July 1, 2003, eligible employees of the Company can participate in the Plan as soon as administratively possible after completing one hour of service. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The plan administrator maintains all necessary records and determines participant eligibility. Plan assets are held in a trust and are managed by a Trustee appointed by the Company.

The Plan participated in the Tellabs Advantage Program trust (the Master Trust) along with the Tellabs Retirement Plan until April 3, 2006. Effective April 3, 2006, the Master Trust was dissolved and The Tellabs 401(k) Plan Trust and the Tellabs Retirement Plan Trust were established as successor trusts to the Master Trust. Effective April 3, 2006, the name of the Plan was changed from the Tellabs Profit Sharing and Savings Plan to the Tellabs 401(k) Plan. Effective April 3, 2006, all Money Purchase Pension Plan assets of the Retirement Plan were transferred to and made a part of the Tellabs 401(k) Plan.

 

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TELLABS 401(k) PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Continued)

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 

1. Description of Plan (Continued):

 

  b. Contributions

Participants may elect to contribute, on a before-tax basis, between 1% and 50% of their eligible annual compensation. For 2008 and 2007, the Company contributed to the Plan an amount equal to each eligible participant’s before-tax contribution, limited to 4% of the participant’s eligible compensation for the year (the Matching Contribution). Participants can direct the Matching Contributions into any of the investment funds.

Effective July 1, 2003, a Discretionary Company Contribution (defined below) was instituted. This contribution is declared by the Board of Directors and is funded entirely by the Company (Discretionary Company Contribution). The amount of the contribution is based on a percent of eligible pay for a specific period of time as declared by the Board of Directors. All regular active employees employed on the last day of the declared period of time are immediately eligible to receive this contribution and the investment of these funds follows the participants’ elections on file for the Program. This contribution is 100% vested. In 2008 and 2007, the Board of Directors declared a 2% Discretionary Company Contribution for each year.

 

  c. Participants’ Accounts

The Plan administrator maintains a recordkeeping account in the name of each participant, which reflects the participant’s share of the Employer contributions (Matching Contributions and Discretionary Company Contributions), participant contributions, and the participant’s share of earnings or losses of the respective investment funds.

 

  d. Vesting

Participants are immediately vested in their contributions, Matching Contributions and Discretionary Company Contributions, plus actual earnings thereon.

 

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TELLABS 401(k) PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Continued)

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 

1. Description of Plan (Continued):

 

  e. Participant Loans

Participants may generally borrow from their Plan accounts a minimum of $1,000 (or less if the participant demonstrates financial hardship) up to a maximum of $50,000, subject to provisions as outlined in the Plan document. Interest rates are commensurate with local prevailing rates, as determined by the Administrative Committee. Loan terms range from 1-5 years or up to 15 years for the purchase of a primary residence. The loans are secured by the participant’s account.

 

  f. Payment of Benefits

If the participant’s vested account balance does not exceed $1,000, the participant’s vested account balance will be distributed in a lump-sum payment. Upon termination of service, retirement, disability, or death, participants may receive a lump-sum amount equal to the vested value of their accounts. Participants who have accounts that contain amounts transferred from the Tellabs Retirement Plan will have such portion of their accounts distributed in an annuity purchased from an insurance company, unless another form of benefit is elected in accordance with the Plan. Benefits are recorded by the Plan when paid.

 

  g. 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 a termination of the Plan, participants are 100% vested in their accounts; therefore the assets of the Plan will be liquidated and promptly distributed to each participant or beneficiary.

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

 

  a. Basis of Accounting

The financial statements of the Plan have been prepared under the accrual method of accounting and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

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TELLABS 401(k) PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Continued)

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued):

 

  b. Investment Valuation

The Plan’s beneficial interest in the Trust represents the Plan’s share of the Trust’s investments stated at fair value. The shares of registered investment companies and common stock are valued at quoted market prices, which represent the net asset values of shares held by the Trust at year-end. The market value for short-term investments is cost, which approximates fair value. The participant loans are valued at their outstanding balances, which approximate fair value.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

  c. Guaranteed Investment Contracts (GIC)

For the year ended December 31, 2006 and succeeding years, the Plan has adopted the provisions of FASB Staff Position numbers AAG Inv-1 and SOP 94-4-1 (“FSP”) for the investment held in the Guaranteed Income Fund. The FSP affirms contract value accounting for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts and also requires new financial statement standards – (i) fair value disclosure, and (ii) enhanced footnote disclosures, as discussed below.

Under the provision of the group annuity insurance contract, participants may ordinarily direct permitted withdrawal or transfers of all or portion of their account balance at contract value within reasonable timeframes. Contract value represents deposits made to the contract, plus earnings at guaranteed crediting rates, less withdrawals and fees. The contract value is affected directly by the Plan activities. The repayment of principal and interest credited to participants is a financial obligation of the contract issuer. Given these provisions, the contract is considered to be benefit responsive.

The Plan owns a promise to pay interest at crediting rates which are announced in advance and guaranteed for a specific period of time as outlined in the group annuity contract. There are not any specific securities in the general account that back the liabilities of the contract. The contract is not a traditional GIC, and as a result, the fair value amount is equal to the contract value.

Interest is credited on contract balances using a single “portfolio rate” approach. Under this methodology, a single interest crediting rate is applied to all contributions made to the contract regardless of the timing of those contributions. Interest crediting rates are reviewed on a semi-annual basis for resetting.

 

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TELLABS 401(k) PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Continued)

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued):

When establishing interest crediting rates for the contract, the issuer considers many factors, including current economic and market conditions, the general interest rate environment, and both the expected and actual experience of a reference portfolio with the issuer’s general account. These rates are established without the use of a specific formula. The minimum crediting rate under the contract is 1.50%.

The average yield information is as follows:

 

Average Yield Earned by the Plan

   3.65

Average Yield Credited to Participants

   3.65

Earned Yield less Credited Yield

   0.00

The average earnings yield is calculated by dividing the earning credited to the Plan on the last day of the Plan year by the end of Plan year fair value and then annualizing the result. The average crediting rate yield is calculated by dividing the earnings credited to the participants on the last day of the Plan year by the end of Plan year fair value and then annualizing the result. For this contract, no adjustment is required to mediate between the average earnings credited to the Plan and the average earnings to the participants.

Generally, there are no events that could limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value paid within 90 days or in rare circumstances, contract value paid over time. There are no events that allow the issuer to terminate the contract and which require the Plan sponsor to settle at an amount different than contract value paid either within 90 days or over time.

 

  d. Administrative Costs

 

  i) Investment Fees: The funds offered by the Plan have investment fees associated with each fund which are determined by the fund manager. The expense ratio for each fund is reflected in the prospectus information available to participants.

 

  ii) Recordkeeping Fees: The Company has contracted with Prudential to provide recordkeeping services for the Plan for a fee of 15 basis points of the Plan assets (“Plan Recordkeeping Fee”). Currently, the Plan Recordkeeping Fee is being paid through the 12(b)1 revenue (fee charged by mutual funds for activity in connection with distribution of

 

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TELLABS 401(k) PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Continued)

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued):

fund’s shares) and other revenue credited back to the Plan by the various funds (“Fund Credits”). Currently, the Fund Credits are sufficient to cover the Plan Recordkeeping Fee. In the event Fund Credits are not sufficient to cover Plan Recordkeeping Fees, the Plan allows (1) the Company to pay such fee or (2) to charge to participants for such fee. The Company does not currently anticipate a recordkeeping charge to participants to cover the Plan Recordkeeping Fee. Fund Credits in excess of the recordkeeping fees are kept in a Plan account for ERISA eligible expenses such as education and communications. In addition to the Fund Credits, the Company negotiated a fixed amount which increases in accordance with a formula based on Plan assets that Prudential agreed to contribute to the ERISA eligible account. Near the end of the Plan Year, the Plan administrator will evaluate the amount in the ERISA eligible account and determine whether such funds should be credited to Participant accounts. In addition to the Plan Recordkeeping Fees, participants will be charged a $50.00 loan origination fee for new loans and a $0.033 trading fee for each share of Tellabs, Inc. Common Stock that a participant buys or sells in the Plan.

 

  iii) Other Administrative Fees: Certain expenses including audit fees, investment advisory fees and material costs are charged to the Plan. All other administrative costs not paid by the Plan are absorbed by the Company.

 

  e. 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 amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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TELLABS 401(k) PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Continued)

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued):

 

  f. Risks and Uncertainties

The Trust that holds the Plans assets invests in various securities including Company stock, equity and fixed income mutual funds, and short-term investment funds. Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market and credit risk. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities and the level of uncertainty related to changes in the value of investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in risks in the near term could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits and the Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits.

 

  g. Recent Accounting Pronouncement

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. This statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurement. SFAS No. 157 was effective and adopted by the Plan as of January 1, 2008. The adoption of SFAS 157 did not have a material impact to the Plan.

Assets recorded at fair value are categorized using defined levels directly related to the amount of objectivity associated with the inputs to valuation of an asset: Level 1 (unadjusted quoted prices in active markets); Level 2 (observable inputs available at the measurement date, other than quoted prices included in Level 1); and Level 3 (unobservable inputs that cannot be corroborated by observable market data). See Note 4 for related disclosure.

 

3. Investments:

Effective April 3, 2006, the Plan’s investments are held in The Tellabs 401(k) Plan Trust administered by Prudential Bank and Trust. Participants have the option of investing all or a portion of their accounts, other than their Money Purchase assets, in any of the investment fund options offered by the Plan. Money Purchase assets may be invested in any of the investment fund options except the Tellabs, Inc. common stock.

 

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TELLABS 401(k) PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Continued)

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 

3. Investments (Continued):

On a daily basis, participants have the option of changing the allocation of future contributions or transferring all or a portion of their existing account balances among the investment funds, subject to any trading restrictions imposed by the investment funds. The following table presents the fair value of investments held at December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007:

 

     2008     2007  

Investments at fair value as determined by quoted market price

    

Registered investment company funds:

    

Fidelity Contra Fund

   $ 62,000,192   $ 104,788,072

American Funds Group – EuroPacific Growth Fund

     40,314,340     72,829,395

PIMCO Total Return Fund

     34,962,711 *      31,956,039

Vanguard Windsor II

     30,513,616 *      49,507,692

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund

     24,483,002 *      43,032,162

Artisan Small Cap Value Fund

     19,139,718 *      25,879,731

T Rowe Price New Horizons Fund

     11,721,289        18,533,031   

Lazard Emerging Markets Fund

     7,224,395        16,237,343   

Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund

     4,578,235        7,175,206   

DFA Real Estate Securities

     1,938,968        2,715,747   

Equity:

    

Tellabs, Inc. Common Stock

     15,248,409        22,922,727
                
     252,124,875        395,577,145   

Investments at estimated fair value

    

Gibraltar Guaranteed Fund

     64,359,379     —     

Guaranteed Investment Contract:

    

Prudential Guaranteed Income Fund **

     —          50,947,719

Participant Loans

     4,251,671        4,592,551   
                

Total investments

   $ 320,735,925      $ 451,117,415   
                

 

* Individual investment that represents 5% or more of the Plan’s assets.
** Contract value is $50,947,719 in 2007

During 2008, the Plan’s investments (including investments bought, sold and held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) in value by $136,036,742 as follows:

 

Registered Investment Companies (mutual funds)    $    (127,305,333
Equity (Tellabs Inc. common stock)      (8,731,409
        
   $ (136,036,742
        

 

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TELLABS 401(k) PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Continued)

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 

4. Fair Value Measurements:

The Plan’s investments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, such as mutual funds and equity securities, are generally classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of these investments is valued based on quoted market prices in active markets. The Plan also invests in a guaranteed fund for which the valuation is based on the contract value as determined by the custodian and is classified as Level 2. Participant loans are classified within Level 3 and are valued at their outstanding balances, which approximate fair value.

In instances where inputs used to measure fair value fall into different levels in the above fair value hierarchy, fair value measurements in their entirety are categorized based on the lowest level input that is significant to the valuation. The Plan’s assessment of the significance of particular inputs to these fair value measurements requires judgment and considers factors specific to each asset.

The following table presents by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the value of assets of the Plan at December 31, 2008:

 

     Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets (Level 1)
   Significant Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
   Balance at
December 31,
2008

Assets

           

Mutual Funds

   $ 236,876,466    $ —      $ —      $ 236,876,466

Common Stock

     15,248,409      —        —        15,248,409

Guaranteed Fund

     —        64,359,379      —        64,359,379

Participant Loans

     —        —        4,251,671      4,251,671
                           

Total Assets at Fair Value

   $ 252,124,875    $ 64,359,379    $ 4,251,671    $ 320,735,925
                           

The following table presents a summary of changes in the fair value of the Plan’s Level 3 assets for the year ended December 31, 2008:

 

     Level 3 Assets
Participant Loans
 

Balance, beginning of year

   $ 4,592,551   

Loan repayments and withdrawals, net

     (340,880
        

Balance, end of year

   $ 4,251,671   
        

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Continued)

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 

5. Reconciliation to Form 5500:

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to Form 5500:

 

     December 31,
     2008    2007
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements    $ 325,651,319    $ 457,062,701
Amounts allocated to withdrawn participants      —        —  
             
Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500    $ 325,651,319    $ 457,062,701
             

 

6. Income Tax Status:

The Plan has received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service dated December 10, 2003, stating that the Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Service Code (the Code), and, therefore, the 401(k) Trust is exempt from taxation. The Plan has been amended and restated since receiving the determination letter and has not applied for a new determination letter. However, the Plan administrator and the Plan’s tax counsel believe the Plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code. Therefore, they believe that the Plan was qualified and the related trust was tax-exempt as of the financial statement date.

 

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EIN 74-2620088

Plan #001

TELLABS 401(k) PLAN

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i – SCHEDULE OF ASSETS

(HELD AT END OF YEAR)

December 31, 2008

 

Identity of Issuer

   Cost    Current Value

Registered Investment Companies

     

Fidelity Contra Fund

   N/A    $ 62,000,192

American Funds Group – EuroPacific Growth Fund

   N/A      40,314,340

PIMCO Total Return Fund

   N/A      34,962,711

Vanguard Windsor II

   N/A      30,513,616

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund

   N/A      24,483,002

Artisan Small Cap Value Fund

   N/A      19,139,718

T Rowe Price New Horizons Fund

   N/A      11,721,289

Lazard Emerging Markets Fund

   N/A      7,224,395

Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund

   N/A      4,578,235

DFA Real Estate Securities

   N/A      1,938,968
         
        236,876,466

Equities

     

* Tellabs, Inc. Common Stock

   N/A      15,248,409

Other

     

* Gibraltar Guaranteed Fund

   N/A      64,359,379

* Participant loans (interest range 5.00% – 10.50%)

   -0-      4,251,671
         
      $ 320,735,925
         

 

* Represents a party-in-interest to the Plan

N/A – Cost information has been omitted, as investments are participant directed.

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

Tellabs 401(k) Plan
 

/s/ Thomas P. Minichiello

  Thomas P. Minichiello
  Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer
  (Principal Accounting Officer)
 

June 26, 2009

  (Date)

 

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EXHIBITS

The following exhibit is being filed with this Annual Report on Form 11-K:

 

Number

  

Description

23    Consent of Washington, Pittman and McKeever, LLC

 

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EX-23 2 dex23.htm CONSENT OF WASHINGTON, PITTMAN AND MCKEEVER, LLC Consent of Washington, Pittman and McKeever, LLC

EXHIBIT 23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (No. 33-48972) on Form S-8 of Tellabs, Inc. of our report dated June 24, 2009, with respect to the statements of net assets available for benefits of Tellabs 401(k) Plan, as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, and the related supplemental schedule of Schedule H, line 4i-schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2008, which report appears in the December 31, 2008 annual report on Form 11-K of Tellabs 401(k) Plan.

/s/ Washington, Pittman & McKeever, LLC

Chicago, Illinois

June 26, 2009

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