-----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, He7Ao1+FlUB8MUDrCQaLJXCEw6L1q3tKFSsTO+zjpVFN4uKu2AVBohwEefe7fKCG wtXbHYhAKjPjRHdFO+PXag== 0000067716-00-000012.txt : 20000320 0000067716-00-000012.hdr.sgml : 20000320 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000067716-00-000012 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 11-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19991231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000317 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000067716 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GAS & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4932] IRS NUMBER: 410423660 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 11-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-03480 FILM NUMBER: 572240 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: SCHUCHART BUILDING STREET 2: 918 EAST DIVIDE AVENUE CITY: BISMARCK STATE: ND ZIP: 58501 BUSINESS PHONE: 7012227900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: SCHUCHART BUILDING STREET 2: 918 EAST DIVIDE AVENUE, P.O. BOX 5650 CITY: BISMARCK STATE: ND ZIP: 58506-5650 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MONTANA DAKOTA UTILITIES CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19850429 11-K 1 FORM 11-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 11-K X ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission file number 1-3480 MDU RESOURCES GROUP, INC. 401(k) RETIREMENT PLAN MDU RESOURCES GROUP, INC. SCHUCHART BUILDING 918 EAST DIVIDE AVENUE P.O. BOX 5650 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA 58506-5650 CONTENTS Required Information Financial Statements: Statements of Financial Condition -- December 31, 1999 and 1998 Statements of Income and Changes in Participants' Equity -- Years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 Notes to Financial Statements Schedules -- Schedule I has been omitted because the required information is shown in such financial statements or the notes or supplemental schedules thereto. Schedule II -- Allocation of Plan Assets and Liabilities to Investment Programs Schedule III -- Allocation of Plan Income and Changes in Plan Equity to Investment Programs Schedule IV -- Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions Report of Independent Public Accountants Signature Exhibit: Consent of Independent Public Accountants MDU RESOURCES GROUP, INC. 401(k) RETIREMENT PLAN STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION December 31, 1999 1998 Assets: Investments -- (Schedule II) MDU Resources Group, Inc. common stock (1999 -- 6,332,494 shares, cost $111,440,441 1998 -- 6,064,118 shares, cost $103,035,875) $126,649,880 $159,562,105 Other 34,157,583 29,897,044 Cash and cash equivalents 1,411,021 1,711,482 Contributions receivable 1,894,388 --- Dividends and interest receivable 1,335,917 1,281,649 Participant loans receivable 3,105,992 2,318,857 $168,554,781 $194,771,137 Liabilities: Trustee payable (Note 2) $ 1,313,940 $ --- $167,240,841 $194,771,137 Participants' equity: Distributions due terminated participants $ 490,885 $ 333,123 Active participants' equity 166,749,956 194,438,014 $167,240,841 $194,771,137 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. MDU RESOURCES GROUP, INC. 401(k) RETIREMENT PLAN STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND CHANGES IN PARTICIPANTS' EQUITY Years ended December 31, 1999 1998 1997 Investment income:(Schedule III) Dividends $ 5,586,272 $ 3,484,873 $ 3,454,643 Interest 351,055 193,431 53,480 Capital gains 1,302,794 603,798 200,226 Other (37,075) (20,091) (890) Realized gains, net 2,918,999 8,693,580 6,976,940 Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (38,973,941) 14,766,451 19,279,470 (28,851,896) 27,722,042 29,963,869 Contributions: Employers 3,209,539 1,274,909 1,213,664 Employees 7,074,574 3,885,912 3,553,477 Employee rollover 848,383 205,540 1,104 Total contributions 11,132,496 5,366,361 4,768,245 Distributions to terminated participants (9,810,896) (8,998,730) (6,769,572) Net transfers from Tax Deferred Compensation Savings Plan for Collective Bargaining Unit Employees --- 483,019 155,102 Transfers related to Coyote Station (Note 4) --- (2,518,578) --- Transfers related to Merger of Plans (Note 1) --- 67,686,110 --- Increase (decrease) in participants' equity (27,530,296) 89,740,224 28,117,644 Participants' equity at beginning of year 194,771,137 105,030,913 76,913,269 Participants' equity at end of year $167,240,841 $194,771,137 $105,030,913 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. Description of the Plan The MDU Resources Group, Inc. Tax Deferred Compensation Savings Plan (the Non-Bargaining Plan) was adopted on August 4, 1983, by the Board of Directors of MDU Resources Group, Inc. (the Company) to provide a means for deferred savings and investment by eligible employees and to afford additional security for their retirement. The Non-Bargaining Plan is a defined contribution plan established effective January 1, 1984. On January 1, 1999, the Non-Bargaining Plan's name was changed to the MDU Resources Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan (the Plan). The Company and any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries who choose to participate in the Plan are the Employers. Effective January 1, 1999, the Plan was amended to reflect the merger of the MDU Resources Group, Inc. Tax Deferred Compensation Savings Plan for Collective Bargaining Unit Employees (Bargaining Plan) into the Plan. The assets of the Bargaining Plan were transferred to the Plan on December 31, 1998. The Statements of Income and Changes in Participants' Equity for 1998 and 1997 have not been restated for the merger of the Non-Bargaining Plan and the Bargaining Plan. Each participant in the Bargaining Plan automatically became a participant in the Plan. The merger and the transfer of assets were effectuated in accordance with Sections 401(a)(12), 411(d)(6) and 414(l) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Code) and the regulations thereunder. The fiscal year of the Plan is the calendar year. The Board of Directors of the Company may amend or modify the Plan, and the Boards of Directors of the Employers may, at any time, terminate the Plan with respect to the respective Employer. The Plan is administered for the Company by a seven-member committee (the Committee) appointed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The recordkeeper and trustee of the Plan are New York Life Benefits Services LLC (recordkeeper) and New York Life Trust Company (trustee), respectively. Administrative expenses of the Plan are paid by the Employers; however, fees or commissions associated with each of the investment options are paid primarily by participants as a deduction from the amount invested or an offset to investment earnings. The Plan contains three parts: 1) The Deferred Savings feature, which is the part of the Plan related to an eligible employee's ability to defer a portion of the employee's current compensation into a tax-free trust, 2) The ESOP feature, which is the part of the Plan related to participation in the ESOP, as merged into the Plan as of the 1988 Effective Date, and 3) The profit sharing feature which was added effective January 1, 1999. This profit sharing feature will allow the Company and any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries who choose to participate in the Plan to make discretionary contributions to eligible employees, based on attainment of pre-determined earnings levels. Deferred Savings Generally an employee may participate in the Plan upon hire if they are at least 18 years of age and a regular full time or part time employee. An eligible employee may elect to participate in the Plan by filing an election with the Company to have savings contributions made on the employee's behalf. Each participant may change their contribution percentage at any time via the recordkeeper's toll free telephone service or internet website. The Plan allows contributions by participants varying from one percent through 22 percent, in one percent increments, of eligible compensation for each pay period. In addition, the Plan accepts rollover contributions from other qualified retirement plans or an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) that only holds assets distributed from a qualified plan as adjusted for earnings, losses and gains attributable thereto. Such savings contributions on behalf of a participant are credited to the participant's Rollover Account. An election is made by each participant to allocate contributions in one percent increments to any or all of the seven available investment options. Participants may choose to invest in common stock of the Company, an equity indexed mutual fund, a bond market indexed fund, a balanced fund, a small-cap fund, an international fund or a stable value option. Such savings contributions reduce, on a dollar-for- dollar basis, the participant's taxable earnings in the year in which the savings contributions are made. Eligible compensation is defined as the employee's total compensation (not in excess of $160,000 for 1999, 1998 and 1997) from the Employer, unreduced by any savings contributions of the eligible employee to the Plan, and any amount contributed by the Employer pursuant to a salary reduction agreement and which is not includible in the gross income of an employee, excluding other contributions to the Plan, contributions to other employee benefit plans and certain additional items of compensation which do not constitute direct earnings. A participant may authorize suspension of such participant's savings contributions to the Plan via the toll free telephone service or internet website. Such suspension of savings contributions is effective as soon as administratively feasible but not later than 30 days from the request. Suspended savings contributions may not be made up by savings contributions at a later time. Each participant's Employer may make a non-discretionary matching contribution, equal to a percentage of such participant's monthly savings contributions up to a specified percent of a participant's compensation as provided under the Plan, which is credited to such participant's Matching Contribution Account. Effective January 1, 1999, the Company may make an additional discretionary variable matching contribution to a participant's Matching Contribution Account based on attainment of pre-determined earnings levels. All matching contributions are invested in common stock of the Company. A participant's interest in a Savings Contribution Account or a Matching Contribution Account is at all times fully vested and nonforfeitable. Participant accounts are valued on a daily basis. The Plan limits the elective deferral contribution for each participant to the annual dollar limit as designated in Section 402(g) of the Code for the calendar year, as adjusted. For each participant, contributions (other than rollovers) credited to an account in any plan year, when aggregated with contributions under all other qualified plans maintained by the Employers, cannot be greater than the maximum contribution permitted by Section 415 of the Code. The deduction for contributions to the Plan, when taken together with all other contributions made by the Employer to other qualified retirement plans, cannot exceed the maximum amount deductible under Section 404 of the Code. The Plan also limits the aggregate savings contributions which may be made on behalf of highly compensated employees. Generally, once each month, the Employers remit all authorized contributions made by the participants to the trustee to be held in trust and invested for the respective accounts of the participants, pursuant to the terms of a trust agreement effective January 1, 1998. Contributions for common stock, including the Employers' matching contribution, are used by the trustee to purchase shares of MDU Resources Group, Inc. common stock (MDU stock) directly on the open market. All such market purchases may be made at such prices as the trustee may determine in its sole and absolute discretion. The trustee may also purchase shares of authorized but unissued common stock directly from the Company if the Company chooses to issue new stock. The funds contributed to the equity indexed mutual fund are invested in the MainStay Institutional Indexed Equity Fund (MainStay Equity), which trades in the 500 common stocks listed on the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index. The funds contributed to the bond market indexed fund are invested in the MainStay Institutional Indexed Bond Fund (MainStay Bond), which invests in investment grade corporate and U.S. government bonds, mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities. The funds contributed to the balanced fund are invested in the Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund (Dodge & Cox Balanced), which invests in stocks and bonds. The funds contributed to the small-cap fund are invested in the Baron Asset Fund (Small-Cap), which invests in common stock of small and medium-sized companies. The funds contributed to the international fund are invested in the Templeton Foreign Fund (Class I) (Templeton International), which invests primarily in stocks of companies located outside of the United States. The funds contributed to the stable value option (Stable Value) are invested in the New York Life Anchor Account, which also invests in cash and cash equivalents. On January 2, 1998, the Vanguard Index - 500 Portfolio (Vanguard Equity), Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund (Vanguard Bond), EuroPacific Growth Fund (International) and the short-term investment fund (Money Market) were replaced with the MainStay Equity, MainStay Bond, Templeton International and Stable Value funds, respectively. Any dividends, interest, gains, losses or other distributions on the above mentioned investments and short-term investment income allocated to a participant's accounts are reinvested in the appropriate investment medium, which is credited to the participant's accounts. As amounts are allocated to each participant's accounts, they become fully vested. The amount credited to a participant's Savings Contribution Account and Matching Contribution Account shall become payable to the participant or the participant's beneficiary/beneficiaries, as applicable (see tax rules related to rollover options), upon death, retirement, disability, or other termination of employment with the Employers. The distribution of such amounts will be in accordance with the Plan, based on the method of payment elected by the participant or designated beneficiary/beneficiaries. Amounts credited to such accounts will be paid as soon as practicable after such amounts are ascertained; provided that such payment shall not be made prior to the participant's attainment of age 62 without the written consent of the participant if the value of such accounts exceeds $5,000. A participant may be eligible to obtain a loan from the Plan. The maximum amount available for a loan is the lesser of $50,000 or one- half of the participant's account balance, subject to certain limitations. Loans must be repaid over specified periods through payroll deduction and bear interest at the prevailing prime rate in effect at the time the loan is made, plus one percentage point. A participant may make other in-service withdrawals (hardship or age 59 1/2) from such participant's Savings Contribution Account or Matching Contribution Account under certain conditions. ESOP Participation in the ESOP feature of the Plan is limited to participants in the ESOP as of January 1, 1988 (1988 Effective Date) or the date as of which an ESOP Account is established under the Plan, whichever is later. As of the 1988 Effective Date, ESOP Accounts have been suspended and no additional contributions shall be made by the Company to such accounts, other than to reflect dividends or other earnings. A participant's interest in an ESOP Account is at all times fully vested and nonforfeitable. Distributions are consistent with the Deferred Savings feature previously mentioned, except for participant loans which are not available to ESOP Accounts. Each participant with an ESOP Account, who has both attained age 55 and completed at least 10 years of participation may elect to have the entire ESOP account balance diversified within the Plan. 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Investment valuation -- Investments held by the Plan are carried at market value. Market value for the Stable Value and Money Market funds approximates cost. The Plan's other investment valuations are based on published market quotations. Contributions -- Employer and employee contributions are recorded by the Plan when received or determined to be receivable. Employee contributions are accumulated by the Employers through payroll reductions. Other -- Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded as earned. On the ex-dividend date of December 6, 1999, the trustee in error purchased shares of stock for both the MDU Stock and MDU Stock ESOP funds. These shares were to be purchased January 1, 2000. The trustee funded this purchase, and the related payable is reflected as a liability in the accompanying December 31, 1999 Statement of Financial Condition. 3. Investments The cost basis for distributions from the Plan is calculated using the average cost per participant. Information concerning distributions to terminated participants and other participants meeting certain conditions of the Plan during 1999, 1998 and 1997 was as follows:
Deferred Savings ESOP 1999 1998 1997 1999 1998 1997 MDU Stock: Number of shares 210,160 151,445 179,393 112,663 77,060 78,710 Market value $ 4,840,264 $ 4,691,953 $ 4,200,722 $ 2,556,809 $ 2,164,686 $ 1,701,461 Average cost $ 3,675,604 $ 2,294,918 $ 2,876,791 $ 1,914,331 $ 650,089 $ 966,733 Cash $ 2,298,161 $ 2,124,820 $ 856,763 $ 115,662 $ 17,271 $ 10,626
The net changes in unrealized appreciation of Plan investments during 1999, 1998 and 1997 were as follows:
Deferred Savings ESOP 1999 1998 1997 1999 1998 1997 Unrealized appreciation - January 1 $41,901,085 $30,416,948 $16,363,392 $16,777,353 $13,495,039 $ 8,269,125 Change during the year (27,144,376) 11,484,137 14,053,556 (11,829,565) 3,282,314 5,225,914 Unrealized appreciation - December 31 $14,756,709 $41,901,085 $30,416,948 $ 4,947,788 $16,777,353 $13,495,039
4. Transfers Related to Coyote Station Effective July 1, 1998, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a division of the Company, was replaced by Otter Tail Power Company (Otter Tail) as operator of the Coyote electric generating station (Coyote Station) at Beulah, North Dakota. At such time, employees at the Coyote Station became employees of Otter Tail. Assets for those employees who were participants in the Non-Bargaining Plan and Bargaining Plan were transferred to the trustee of the Otter Tail defined contribution retirement plan. Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. maintains its ownership interest in the Coyote Station. 5. Federal Income Taxes The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has informed the Company that the Plan, as amended through July 31, 1998, is qualified under Section 1.401-1 of the Income Tax Regulations. The Company intends to file subsequent plan amendments with the IRS to receive final determination. The Company believes the Plan, as amended, will remain exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code. Contributions under the Plan and earnings of the trust will not be taxable to the participants until distributed. Except as stated below, any distribution made to a participant is taxable as ordinary income in the year of distribution. Under applicable law with respect to distributions during the 1999 plan year, the amount taxable as ordinary income may be eligible for a special five-year averaging method of taxation (participants who reached age 50 before 1986 may be eligible for ten-year averaging) if the participant has participated in the Plan for five years prior to the year in which the distribution is received. Any net unrealized appreciation at the time of distribution will be treated as long-term capital gain upon the subsequent sale of the common stock (unless the participant has previously elected to include this amount as income in the year of distribution) and any further appreciation subsequent to the date of distribution will be treated as long-term or short-term capital gain depending on the participant's holding period. Distributions from the Plan may qualify under the Code as "eligible rollover distributions." An eligible rollover distribution is a distribution paid directly from the Plan to an IRA or another employer plan that accepts rollovers or paid to the participant and rolled over by the participant within 60 days to a qualifying IRA or another employer qualified plan. If a participant chooses either of these options, such participant is not taxed on the amount rolled over until the participant later receives a distribution from the IRA or the employer plan. The foregoing covers only the general federal income tax aspects of Plan participation and distributions. 6. Related Party Transactions The Stable Value investments are managed by New York Life Asset Management LLC, which is the parent to the recordkeeper. These arrangements therefore qualify as party-in-interest transactions that are exempt from the Department of Labor's prohibitions. SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES Schedule II MDU RESOURCES GROUP, INC. 401(k) RETIREMENT PLAN ALLOCATION OF PLAN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES TO INVESTMENT PROGRAMS December 31, 1999
ESOP Deferred Savings and Profit Sharing MainStay MainStay Dodge & Cox MDU Stock MDU Stock Equity Bond Balanced Small-Cap Assets: Investments -- Participants 1,025 2,095 1,403 487 679 590 Number of shares/ units 1,718,914 4,613,580 607,444 176,257 56,853 48,591 Cost $29,430,492 $82,009,949 $18,911,730 $ 1,902,659 $ 3,813,462 $ 2,546,363 Market value $34,378,280 $92,271,600 $23,155,759 $ 1,752,000 $ 3,735,813 $ 2,855,674 Cash and cash equivalents 88,130 1,322,891 --- --- --- --- Contributions receivable-- Employers --- --- --- --- --- --- Employees --- --- --- --- --- --- Dividends and interest receivable 358,735 955,205 --- --- --- --- Participant loans receivable --- --- --- --- --- --- $34,825,145 $94,549,696 $23,155,759 $ 1,752,000 $ 3,735,813 $ 2,855,674 Liabilities: Trustee payable $ 358,735 $ 955,205 $ --- $ --- $ --- $ --- $34,466,410 $93,594,491 $23,155,759 $ 1,752,000 $ 3,735,813 $ 2,855,674 Participants' equity: Distributions due terminated participants $ 137,282 $ 337,323 $ 6,099 $ 2,836 $ 2,544 $ 1,459 Active participants' equity 34,329,128 93,257,168 23,149,660 1,749,164 3,733,269 2,854,215 $34,466,410 $93,594,491 $23,155,759 $ 1,752,000 $ 3,735,813 $ 2,855,674 The accompanying notes are an integral part of this schedule.
Schedule II MDU RESOURCES GROUP, INC. 401(k) RETIREMENT PLAN ALLOCATION OF PLAN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES TO INVESTMENT PROGRAMS (Continued) December 31, 1999
Deferred Savings and Profit Sharing (Continued) Templeton Total Inter- Stable Loan Contributions Deferred national Value Fund Receivable Savings Total Assets: Investments -- Participants 329 295 237 Number of shares/ units 110,145 1,422,512 --- --- 7,035,382 8,754,296 Cost $1,065,799 $ 1,422,512 $ --- $ --- $111,672,474 $141,102,966 Market value $1,235,825 $ 1,422,512 $ --- $ --- $126,429,183 $160,807,463 Cash and cash equivalents --- --- --- --- 1,322,891 1,411,021 Contributions receivable-- Employers --- --- --- 1,131,735 1,131,735 1,131,735 Employees --- --- --- 762,653 762,653 762,653 Dividends and interest receivable --- 21,977 --- --- 977,182 1,335,917 Participant loans receivable --- --- 3,105,992 --- 3,105,992 3,105,992 $1,235,825 $1,444,489 $3,105,992 $1,894,388 $133,729,636 $168,554,781 Liabilities: Trustee payable $ --- $ --- $ --- $ --- $ 955,205 $ 1,313,940 $1,235,825 $1,444,489 $3,105,992 $1,894,388 $132,774,431 $167,240,841 Participants' equity: Distributions due terminated participants $ 1,616 $ 1,726 $ --- $ --- $ 353,603 $ 490,885 Active participants' equity 1,234,209 1,442,763 3,105,992 1,894,388 132,420,828 166,749,956 $1,235,825 $1,444,489 $3,105,992 $1,894,388 $132,774,431 $167,240,841 The accompanying notes are an integral part of this schedule.
Schedule II MDU RESOURCES GROUP, INC. 401(k) RETIREMENT PLAN ALLOCATION OF PLAN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES TO INVESTMENT PROGRAMS December 31, 1998
ESOP Deferred Savings and Profit Sharing MainStay MainStay Dodge & Cox MDU Stock MDU Stock Equity Bond Balanced Small-Cap Assets: Investments -- Participants 1,080 1,811 1,134 407 512 383 Number of shares/ units 1,771,753 4,292,365 596,937 178,972 53,010 43,561 Cost $29,841,898 $ 73,193,977 $17,675,953 $1,958,405 $3,542,031 $2,124,587 Market value $46,619,251 $112,942,854 $19,931,733 $1,956,161 $3,457,324 $2,201,585 Cash and cash equivalents 85,908 1,625,574 --- --- --- --- Dividends and interest receivable 372,950 901,645 --- --- --- --- Participant loans receivable --- --- --- --- --- --- $47,078,109 $115,470,073 $19,931,733 $1,956,161 $3,457,324 $2,201,585 Participants' equity: Distributions due terminated participants $ 112,621 $ 135,293 $ 25,551 $ 9,898 $ 10,893 $ 19,121 Active participants' equity 46,965,488 115,334,780 19,906,182 1,946,263 3,446,431 2,182,464 $47,078,109 $115,470,073 $19,931,733 $1,956,161 $3,457,324 $2,201,585 The accompanying notes are an integral part of this schedule.
Schedule II MDU RESOURCES GROUP, INC. 401(k) RETIREMENT PLAN ALLOCATION OF PLAN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES TO INVESTMENT PROGRAMS (Continued) December 31, 1998
Deferred Savings and Profit Sharing (Continued) Templeton Total Inter- Stable Loan Deferred national Value Fund Savings Total Assets: Investments -- Participants 216 150 179 Number of shares/ units 91,918 1,579,053 --- 6,835,816 8,607,569 Cost $ 864,807 $1,579,053 --- $100,938,813 $130,780,711 Market value $ 771,188 $1,579,053 $ --- $142,839,898 $189,459,149 Cash and cash equivalents --- --- --- 1,625,574 1,711,482 Dividends and interest receivable --- 7,054 --- 908,699 1,281,649 Participant loans receivable --- --- 2,318,857 2,318,857 2,318,857 $ 771,188 $1,586,107 $2,318,857 $147,693,028 $194,771,137 Participants' equity: Distributions due terminated participants $ 18,491 $ 1,255 $ --- $ 220,502 $ 333,123 Active participants' equity 752,697 1,584,852 2,318,857 147,472,526 194,438,014 $ 771,188 $1,586,107 $2,318,857 $147,693,028 $194,771,137 The accompanying notes are an integral part of this schedule.
MDU RESOURCES GROUP, INC. Schedule III 401(k) RETIREMENT PLAN ALLOCATION OF PLAN INCOME AND CHANGES IN PLAN EQUITY TO INVESTMENT PROGRAMS Year ended December 31, 1999
ESOP Deferred Savings and Profit Sharing MainStay MainStay Dodge & Cox MDU Stock MDU Stock Equity Bond Balanced Small-Cap Investment income: Dividends $ 1,420,286 $ 3,680,180 $ 220,693 $ 124,072 $ 110,932 $ --- Interest 3,842 58,193 --- --- --- --- Capital gains --- --- 1,033,393 --- 259,921 --- Other (4,396) (32,544) (550) --- --- (7) Realized gain (loss) 706,375 1,281,835 800,393 (11,823) 7,567 138,061 Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (11,829,565) (29,487,227) 1,988,249 (148,415) 7,059 232,313 (9,703,458) (24,499,563) 4,042,178 (36,166) 385,479 370,367 Contributions: Employers -- MDU --- 1,076,110 --- --- --- --- WBI Holdings --- 306,765 --- --- --- --- Knife River --- 694,929 --- --- --- --- --- 2,077,804 --- --- --- --- Employees -- MDU --- 1,829,027 922,639 83,601 214,327 198,978 WBI Holdings --- 423,619 298,417 30,119 111,825 91,188 Knife River --- 884,109 550,492 77,622 156,759 131,831 --- 3,136,755 1,771,548 191,342 482,911 421,997 Employee rollover -- MDU --- 44,044 56,035 2,488 1,436 8,298 WBI Holdings --- 13,124 14,333 4,792 5,783 1,958 Knife River --- 113,614 150,664 27,572 43,778 161,819 --- 170,782 221,032 34,852 50,997 172,075 --- 5,385,341 1,992,580 226,194 533,908 594,072 Distributions to terminated participants (2,672,472) (5,128,877) (928,003) (48,804) (153,188) (62,806) Net loan activity --- (469,260) (123,834) (3,677) (10,131) 8,440 Transfers of participants' equity: Fund to Fund (235,769) 2,836,777 (1,758,895) (341,708) (477,579) (255,984) Increase (decrease) in participants' equity (12,611,699) (21,875,582) 3,224,026 (204,161) 278,489 654,089 Participants' equity at beginning of year 47,078,109 115,470,073 19,931,733 1,956,161 3,457,324 2,201,585 Participants' equity at end of year $34,466,410 $93,594,491 $23,155,759 $1,752,000 $3,735,813 $2,855,674 The accompanying notes are an integral part of this schedule.
MDU RESOURCES GROUP, INC. Schedule III 401(k) RETIREMENT PLAN ALLOCATION OF PLAN INCOME AND CHANGES IN PLAN EQUITY TO INVESTMENT PROGRAMS (Continued) Year ended December 31, 1999
Deferred Savings and Profit Sharing (Continued) Templeton Total Inter- Stable Loan Contributions Deferred national Value Fund Receivable Savings Total Investment income: Dividends $ 30,109 $ --- $ --- $ --- $ 4,165,986 $ 5,586,272 Interest --- 78,967 210,053 --- 347,213 351,055 Capital gains 9,480 --- --- --- 1,302,794 1,302,794 Other --- 422 --- --- (32,679) (37,075) Realized gain (loss) (3,409) --- --- --- 2,212,624 2,918,999 Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments 263,645 --- --- --- (27,144,376) (38,973,941) 299,825 79,389 210,053 --- (19,148,438) (28,851,896) Contributions: Employers -- MDU --- --- --- 143,698 1,219,808 1,219,808 WBI Holdings --- --- --- 49,888 356,653 356,653 Knife River --- --- --- 938,149 1,633,078 1,633,078 --- --- --- 1,131,735 3,209,539 3,209,539 Employees -- MDU 76,854 39,717 --- 420,267 3,785,410 3,785,410 WBI Holdings 39,162 12,906 --- 117,573 1,124,809 1,124,809 Knife River 38,439 100,290 --- 224,813 2,164,355 2,164,355 154,455 152,913 --- 762,653 7,074,574 7,074,574 Employee rollover -- MDU 10,279 8,504 --- --- 131,084 131,084 WBI Holdings 1,032 5,557 --- --- 46,579 46,579 Knife River 94,104 79,169 --- --- 670,720 670,720 105,415 93,230 --- --- 848,383 848,383 259,870 246,143 --- 1,894,388 11,132,496 11,132,496 Distributions to terminated participants (80,537) (707,656) (28,553) --- (7,138,424) (9,810,896) Net loan activity (2,690) (4,483) 605,635 --- --- --- Transfers of participants' equity: Fund to Fund (11,831) 244,989 --- --- 235,769 --- Increase (decrease) in participants' equity 464,637 (141,618) 787,135 1,894,388 (14,918,597) (27,530,296) Participants' equity at beginning of year 771,188 1,586,107 2,318,857 --- 147,693,028 194,771,137 Participants' equity at end of year $ 1,235,825 $ 1,444,489 $ 3,105,992 $ 1,894,388 $132,774,431 $167,240,841 The accompanying notes are an integral part of this schedule.
MDU RESOURCES GROUP, INC. Schedule III 401(k) RETIREMENT PLAN ALLOCATION OF PLAN INCOME AND CHANGES IN PLAN EQUITY TO INVESTMENT PROGRAMS Year ended December 31, 1998
ESOP Deferred Savings and Profit Sharing MainStay MainStay Dodge & Cox MDU Stock MDU Stock Equity Bond Balanced Small-Cap Investment income: Dividends $ 801,976 $ 2,333,142 $ 152,155 $ 92,387 $ 88,797 $ 1,265 Interest 5,238 36,939 --- 6,680 --- --- Capital gains --- --- 414,078 --- 145,141 --- Other 8,713 (27,686) (474) (59) (510) --- Realized gain (loss) 2,102,658 6,080,362 264,327 13,417 161,748 74,095 Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments 3,282,314 9,589,950 2,255,780 (2,244) (239,435) (26,315) 6,200,899 18,012,707 3,085,866 110,181 155,741 49,045 Contributions: Employers -- MDU --- 698,974 --- --- --- --- WBI Holdings --- 233,745 --- --- --- --- Knife River --- 342,190 --- --- --- --- --- 1,274,909 --- --- --- --- Employees -- MDU --- 1,052,741 679,935 69,526 180,509 149,187 WBI Holdings --- 248,569 240,004 24,259 85,326 63,500 Knife River --- 361,501 347,623 51,514 98,367 33,610 --- 1,662,811 1,267,562 145,299 364,202 246,297 Employee rollover -- MDU --- 772 6,562 --- 173 12,592 WBI Holdings --- 1,703 7,177 851 5,110 3,222 Knife River --- 73,114 72,392 4,136 --- 13,527 --- 75,589 86,131 4,987 5,283 29,341 --- 3,013,309 1,353,693 150,286 369,485 275,638 Distributions to terminated participants (2,181,957) (4,912,143) (639,370) (108,825) (360,944) (86,699) Net loan activity --- (859,025) (209,654) 2,802 (37,150) (25,006) Transfers of participants' equity: Fund to Fund --- (1,747,822) (413,008) 149,241 316,352 484,684 Plan to Plan 49,440 382,027 18,359 13,068 5,060 682 Plan to Plan (Coyote Station) (692,514) (1,381,724) (219,444) (53,219) (49,660) (37,186) Plan to Plan (Merger) 21,171,336 37,277,587 5,890,180 435,714 778,579 632,778 20,528,262 34,530,068 5,276,087 544,804 1,050,331 1,080,958 Increase in participants' equity 24,547,204 49,784,916 8,866,622 699,248 1,177,463 1,293,936 Participants' equity at beginning of year 22,530,905 65,685,157 11,065,111 1,256,913 2,279,861 907,649 Participants' equity at end of year $47,078,109 $115,470,073 $19,931,733 $1,956,161 $3,457,324 $2,201,585 The accompanying notes are an integral part of this schedule.
MDU RESOURCES GROUP, INC. Schedule III 401(k) RETIREMENT PLAN ALLOCATION OF PLAN INCOME AND CHANGES IN PLAN EQUITY TO INVESTMENT PROGRAMS (Continued) Year ended December 31, 1998
Deferred Savings and Profit Sharing (Continued) Templeton Total Inter- Stable Loan Deferred national Value Fund Savings Total Investment income: Dividends $ 15,151 $ --- $ --- $ 2,682,897 $ 3,484,873 Interest --- 83,797 60,777 188,193 193,431 Capital gains 44,579 --- --- 603,798 603,798 Other --- (75) --- (28,804) (20,091) Realized gain (loss) (3,027) --- --- 6,590,922 8,693,580 Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (93,599) --- --- 11,484,137 14,766,451 (36,896) 83,722 60,777 21,521,143 27,722,042 Contributions: Employers -- MDU --- --- --- 698,974 698,974 WBI Holdings --- --- --- 233,745 233,745 Knife River --- --- --- 342,190 342,190 --- --- --- 1,274,909 1,274,909 Employees -- MDU 83,604 30,170 --- 2,245,672 2,245,672 WBI Holdings 34,262 5,059 --- 700,979 700,979 Knife River 10,806 35,840 --- 939,261 939,261 128,672 71,069 --- 3,885,912 3,885,912 Employee rollover -- MDU 520 --- --- 20,619 20,619 WBI Holdings 1,155 852 --- 20,070 20,070 Knife River 841 841 --- 164,851 164,851 2,516 1,693 --- 205,540 205,540 131,188 72,762 --- 5,366,361 5,366,361 Distributions to terminated participants (36,107) (628,682) (44,003) (6,816,773) (8,998,730) Net loan activity (6,330) (8,423) 1,142,786 --- --- Transfers of participants' equity: Fund to Fund 129,344 1,081,209 --- --- --- Plan to Plan 257 14,126 --- 433,579 483,019 Plan to Plan (Coyote Station) (16,309) (68,522) --- (1,826,064) (2,518,578) Plan to Plan (Merger) 152,317 188,322 1,159,297 46,514,774 67,686,110 265,609 1,215,135 1,159,297 45,122,289 65,650,551 Increase in participants' equity 317,464 734,514 2,318,857 65,193,020 89,740,224 Participants' equity at beginning of year 453,724 851,593 --- 82,500,008 105,030,913 Participants' equity at end of year $ 771,188 $ 1,586,107 $ 2,318,857 $147,693,028 $194,771,137 The accompanying notes are an integral part of this schedule.
MDU RESOURCES GROUP, INC. Schedule III 401(k) RETIREMENT PLAN ALLOCATION OF PLAN INCOME AND CHANGES IN PLAN EQUITY TO INVESTMENT PROGRAMS Year ended December 31, 1997
ESOP Deferred Savings and Profit Sharing Total Vanguard Vanguard Dodge & Cox Inter- Money Deferred MDU Stock MDU Stock Equity Bond Balanced Small-Cap national Market Savings Total Investment income: Dividends $ 815,775 $ 2,341,364 $ 154,705 $ 73,592 $ 62,110 $ --- $ 7,097 $ --- $ 2,638,868 $ 3,454,643 Interest 866 11,446 509 218 48 --- --- 40,393 52,614 53,480 Capital gains --- --- 70,544 --- 103,511 --- 26,171 --- 200,226 200,226 Other 37 (193) 329 7 108 2 --- (1,180) (927) (890) Realized gain (loss) 739,779 1,431,823 4,775,215 37,316 21,409 6,756 (35,358) --- 6,237,161 6,976,940 Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments 5,225,914 16,184,557 (2,389,019) (3) 154,728 103,313 (20) --- 14,053,556 19,279,470 6,782,371 19,968,997 2,612,283 111,130 341,914 110,071 (2,110) 39,213 23,181,498 29,963,869 Contributions: Employers -- MDU --- 670,480 --- --- --- --- --- --- 670,480 670,480 Williston Basin --- 218,362 --- --- --- --- --- --- 218,362 218,362 Knife River --- 324,822 --- --- --- --- --- --- 324,822 324,822 --- 1,213,664 --- --- --- --- --- --- 1,213,664 1,213,664 Employees -- MDU --- 959,057 682,656 78,641 182,436 66,127 66,775 15,606 2,051,298 2,051,298 Williston Basin --- 274,374 225,684 27,707 60,831 21,744 17,609 7,898 635,847 635,847 Knife River --- 332,457 339,315 50,247 87,863 6,042 4,081 46,327 866,332 866,332 --- 1,565,888 1,247,655 156,595 331,130 93,913 88,465 69,831 3,553,477 3,553,477 Employee rollover -- MDU --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Williston Basin --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Knife River --- 552 --- --- 221 110 221 --- 1,104 1,104 --- 552 --- --- 221 110 221 --- 1,104 1,104 --- 2,780,104 1,247,655 156,595 331,351 94,023 88,686 69,831 4,768,245 4,768,245 Distributions to terminated participants (1,712,087) (4,265,456) (441,830) (135,612) (91,652) (5,574) (6,567) (110,794) (5,057,485) (6,769,572) Transfers of participants' equity: Fund to Fund --- (1,503,786) 195,761 (127,807) 256,034 705,796 373,035 100,967 --- --- Plan to Plan 27,156 61,730 64,375 (2,978) 797 3,333 680 9 127,946 155,102 27,156 (1,442,056) 260,136 (130,785) 256,831 709,129 373,715 100,976 127,946 155,102 Increase in participants' equity 5,097,440 17,041,589 3,678,244 1,328 838,444 907,649 453,724 99,226 23,020,204 28,117,644 Participants' equity at beginning of year 17,433,465 48,643,568 7,386,867 1,255,585 1,441,417 --- --- 752,367 59,479,804 76,913,269 Participants' equity at end of year $22,530,905 $65,685,157 $11,065,111 $1,256,913 $2,279,861 $ 907,649 $ 453,724 $ 851,593 $82,500,008 $105,030,913 The accompanying notes are an integral part of this schedule.
MDU RESOURCES GROUP, INC. Schedule IV 401(k) RETIREMENT PLAN ITEM 27D - SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS As of DECEMBER 31, 1999 Series of Transactions within the Plan Year in Aggregate Involving more than Five Percent:
Purchases Sales/Redemptions Gain on Fund Description Number Amount Number Amount Transactions DEFERRED SAVINGS MDU Stock MDU Stock and MainStay Inst. 166 $11,963,513 --- --- --- Money Market
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS To MDU Resources Group, Inc.: We have audited the accompanying statements of financial position of MDU Resources Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related statements of income and changes in participants' equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1999. These financial statements and the schedules referred to below are the responsibility of the plan administrator. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and supplemental schedules based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. 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 financial position of MDU Resources Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the results of its operations and the changes in participants' equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1999, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Our audits were made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedules are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements. This information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our 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/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 3, 2000 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the MDU Resources Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan committee has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. MDU Resources Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan Date: March 17, 2000 By /S/ DOUGLAS C. KANE Douglas C. Kane (Chairman) EX-23 2 CONSENT FOR 11-K CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our report included in this Form 11-K into the Company's previously filed Registration Statements (Form S-8 No. 333- 06103, No. 333-06105 and No. 333-72595). /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 17, 2000 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----