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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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Financial Statements:
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Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
As of December 31, 2010 and 2009
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010
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Notes to Financial Statements
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Supplemental Schedule:
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Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
At December 31, 2010
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15-16
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Exhibits
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Signature
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2010
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2009
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Assets
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Investments, participant directed, at fair value
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Mutual funds
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$ | 33,509,308 | $ | 28,580,984 | ||||
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Collective trust
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16,082,242 | 14,619,055 | ||||||
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Ameron common stock fund
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7,157,386 | 6,337,411 | ||||||
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Total investments
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56,748,936 | 49,537,450 | ||||||
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Receivables
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Notes receivable from participants
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1,188,625 | 994,912 | ||||||
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Employer contributions
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9,563 | 14,993 | ||||||
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Participant contributions
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82,738 | - | ||||||
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Total receivables
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1,280,926 | 1,009,905 | ||||||
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Total assets
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58,029,862 | 50,547,355 | ||||||
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Liabilities
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Corrective distributions payable
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77,787 | 145,982 | ||||||
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Net assets available for benefits at fair value
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57,952,075 | 50,401,373 | ||||||
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Adjustment from fair value to contract value
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for fully-benefit responsive investment
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contracts
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(847,733 | ) | (506,906 | ) | ||||
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Net assets available for benefits
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$ | 57,104,342 | $ | 49,894,467 | ||||
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Additions to net assets
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Investment income
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Interest and dividends
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$ | 337,881 | ||
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Net appreciation in fair value of investments
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6,345,410 | |||
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Total investment income
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6,683,291 | |||
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Interest income on notes receivable from participants
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54,748 | |||
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Contributions
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Participant
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2,821,941 | |||
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Employer
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336,996 | |||
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Rollover
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61,733 | |||
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Total contributions
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3,220,670 | |||
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Total additions
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9,958,709 | |||
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Deductions from net assets
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Administrative expenses
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8,419 | |||
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Benefits paid
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2,740,415 | |||
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Total deductions
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2,748,834 | |||
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Net increase in net assets
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7,209,875 | |||
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Net assets available for benefits
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Beginning of year
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49,894,467 | |||
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End of year
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$ | 57,104,342 | ||
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1.
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Description of the Plan
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General
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The following description of the Ameron International Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (the “Plan”) provides only general information and is not intended to supersede the Plan agreement. Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.
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Effective April 1, 1989, Ameron International Corporation (“Ameron” or the “Company”) established the Plan to provide retirement benefits for its eligible employees. The Plan is a qualified defined contribution plan and is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). At various times, the Plan has been amended to modify certain of its provisions.
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Administration
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The Plan is administered by an Employee Benefits Committee appointed by the Company’s Board of Directors. The Employee Benefits Committee has been given all powers necessary to carry out its duties, including, but not limited to, the power to administer and interpret the Plan, to answer all questions affecting eligibility of participants in the Plan, and to authorize disbursements for the payment of Plan benefits.
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Trustee and Custodian
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Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., formerly Wachovia Bank, N.A. (the “Trustee”), serves as directed trustee and custodian of the Plan. The Trustee is regularly required to provide an accounting of all receipts, disbursements, and transactions made on behalf of the Plan.
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Record keeper
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Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., formerly Wachovia Bank, N.A. (the “Record keeper”) serves as the primary record keeper for the Plan.
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Eligibility
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All salaried and non-union hourly employees of the Company, or companies that have adopted the Plan, are eligible to participate in the Plan provided they have attained age 18, been an employee at least 30 days, and are a resident or citizen of the United States of America.
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Employee Contributions
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Participants may contribute up to 25 percent of their annual compensation, excluding bonuses and overtime wages, as defined in the Plan. The contributions are treated as pre-tax deductions from participants’ salaries under the provisions of Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and are subject to an annual limit ($16,500 for 2010). In addition, participants who are age 50 or older as of the end of the year may be eligible to make an additional “catch up” contribution as described in the Code. Such maximum additional contribution was $5,500 for 2010. Participants may also contribute amounts representing distributions from other qualified defined benefit or contribution plans. Participants may elect to have such contributions invested in any of the investment options offered by the Plan. Participants may elect to change future contribution percentages on a daily basis.
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1.
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Description of the Plan (Continued)
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Employer Contributions
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The Company makes matching contributions equal to 50 percent of each participant’s employee pre-tax deferral contribution, up to the first two percent of eligible employee compensation, not to exceed one percent of the employee’s eligible annual compensation as defined by the Plan document. Such contributions are made in the form of cash and are credited by pay period to each participant’s account. The Company matching contributions were $336,996, net of applied forfeitures of $12,496, during the year ended December 31, 2010.
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The Company makes additional matching contributions, adjusted according to the Company’s Return on Equity (“ROE”), as defined in the Plan, based on the amount of each participant’s contribution, which is greater than 2 percent but not greater than 6 percent of the employee’s annual compensation, as follows:
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Return on Equity
(“ROE”)
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Company Matching Contribution
as a Percentage of
Employee Contribution
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ROE ≤ 10%
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None
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10% <ROE ≤ 12%
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5%
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12% <ROE ≤ 13%
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15%
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13% <ROE ≤ 14%
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30%
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14% <ROE ≤ 15%
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50%
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15% <ROE ≤ 16%
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65%
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16% <ROE ≤ 17%
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80%
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17% <ROE ≤ 18%
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90%
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18% <ROE
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100%
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The Company’s additional matching contributions are made in the form of cash and credited to each participant’s account annually, following the public disclosure of the Company’s audited financial statements. There were no additional matching contributions related to the year ended December 31, 2010.
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Vesting
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Each participant shall vest in employer contributions at a rate of 20 percent for each of the participant’s years of service with the Company, beginning after the first year of service and such amounts become 100% vested after 5 years. Each participant’s contributions and the related net investment income or losses are fully vested as contributions are made and net investment results are allocated. A participant’s interest in the Plan becomes fully vested if employment is terminated due to death, total and permanent disability, or retirement at age 65.
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Participant Accounts
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Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions and allocations of the Company’s vested and unvested contributions and Plan earnings. Allocations are based on participant contributions or account balances, as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the vested portion of the participant’s account.
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Description of the Plan (Continued)
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Termination
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Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company may amend or terminate the Plan at any time, subject to the provisions of ERISA. If the Plan were terminated, the rights of all participants to their interests in the Plan would be fully vested and non-forfeitable.
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Notes Receivable from Participants
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Participants may elect to borrow from their investment fund accounts amounts ranging from $1,000 up to the lesser of $50,000 or 50 percent of the participant’s vested account balance. Loan transactions are treated as transfers to (from) the investment funds from (to) the participant loans fund. Loan terms range from 1 to 5 years unless the loan is for the purchase of a primary residence in which case, the loan term may be up to 15 years. The interest rate on the loan is prime rate plus 1 percent, and the loan is collateralized by the participant’s vested account balance. Interest rates on loans outstanding at December 31, 2010 range from 4.25 to 9.25 percent per annum. Principal and interest are paid regularly through payroll deductions. Participant loans are subject to Plan rules and restrictions in the Code and ERISA.
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Benefit Payments
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Upon termination of services, death, disability, or retirement, a participant may receive the value of the vested interest in his or her account as a lump-sum distribution. A terminated participant may leave his or her account balance in the Plan, if the balance exceeds $1,000.
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Forfeitures
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Forfeitures of unvested benefits are used to reduce employer contributions to the Plan. Forfeitures applied to employer contributions were $12,496 for the year ended December 31, 2010. The unallocated forfeitures balance at December 31, 2010 was $26,438.
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2.
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
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Basis of Accounting
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The Plan’s financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.
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Investment contracts held by a defined-contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value. However, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined-contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the plan. The Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits presents the fair value of the investment contracts as well as the adjustment of the fully benefit-responsive investment contracts from fair value to contract value. The Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits is prepared on a contract value basis.
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In September 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Account Standards Update 2010-25 (ASU 2010-25) Reporting Loans to Participants by Defined Contribution Pension Plans. ASU 2010-25 requires defined contribution plans to report loans to participants as notes receivable rather than plan investments subject to fair value reporting. ASU 2010-25 is effective for plan years ending after December 15, 2010. The Plan adopted ASU 2010-25 in 2010 and accordingly reclassified prior year participant loan balances from investments to receivable consistent with current presentation.
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Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
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The Plan’s investments in shares of registered investment company mutual funds and Ameron common stock are stated at fair value, based on quoted market prices on the last business day of the Plan year. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. See Note 5 for discussion of fair value measurements. The Ameron Common Stock Fund is a unitized fund whose underlying assets consist primarily of Ameron common stock, along with an established level of funds held in a money market account for liquidity purposes. The Ameron Common Stock Fund’s unit price is computed by the Trustee daily, by dividing the Fund’s net assets at fair value, by the number of units outstanding, which are determined daily by the record keeper. Participant loans are valued at face value, which approximates fair value. Money market funds are valued at cost plus accrued interest.
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The Northern Trust Collective Stable Asset Fund (the “Fund”) invests in synthetic guaranteed investment contracts (“SGICs”), and short-term investments to target a stable asset value. The SGICs are fully benefit responsive and meet certain criteria which allow the net assets of the Fund to be reported at contract value. The majority of the SGICs are invested in high quality bonds or units of commingled collective funds.
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In a SGIC structure, the Fund purchases a “wrap contract” from an insurance company or bank. The wrap contract references specific fixed income investments owned by the Fund and amortizes the realized and unrealized gains on those investments over their duration through adjustments to the future interest crediting rate (which is the rate earned by participants in the Fund on the reference investments). When the requirements of the wrap contract are satisfied, the issuer provides assurance that the adjustments to the interest crediting rate do not result in a future interest crediting rate that is less than zero. An interest crediting rate less than zero would result in a loss of principal or accrued interest.
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2.
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
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The key factors that influence future interest crediting rates for a wrap contract include: The level of market interest rates, the amount and timing of participant contributions, transfers, and withdrawals into/out of the wrap contract, the investment returns generated by the investments within the wrap contract, and the duration of the underlying investments within the wrap contract.
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Wrap contracts’ interest crediting rates are typically reset on a monthly or quarterly basis. While there may be slight variations from one contract to another, most wrap contracts use a formula that is based on the characteristics of the underlying investments. All wrap contracts provide for a minimum interest crediting rate of zero percent. In the event that the interest crediting rate should fall to zero and the requirements of the wrap contract are satisfied, the wrap issuers will pay the shortfall needed to maintain the interest crediting rate of zero. The crediting interest rates at December 31, 2010 and 2009 were 4.38% and 4.55%, respectively. The average yields for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 were 4.36% and 4.59%, respectively.
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Purchases and sales of securities are reflected on a trade-date basis. The basis for all securities sold is determined by average cost. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Net appreciation includes the Plan’s gains and losses on investments bought and sold as well as held during the year.
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Payments of Benefits
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Benefits are recorded when paid.
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Administrative Expenses
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The Company, at its discretion, may elect to have the Plan pay all or part of administrative expenses. The expenses include, but are not limited to, trustee, legal, and accounting fees.
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Use of Estimates
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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 disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of changes in net assets during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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2.
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
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Risks and Uncertainties
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The Plan provides for various investment options in combinations of stocks, bonds, fixed income securities, mutual funds, and other investment securities. 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 statement of changes in net assets available for benefits.
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3.
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Investments
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The fair values of individual investments that represent 5 percent or more of the Plan’s net assets are as follows at December 31:
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2010
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PIMCO Total Return II Inst
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$ | 8,335,128 | $ | 7,957,155 | |||||
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Managers Cadence Mid Cap Fund
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$ | 8,868,268 | $ | 7,012,610 | |||||
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Northern Institutional Global Tactical Asset Alloc. C
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$ | 4,108,520 | $ | 3,897,168 | |||||
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Northern Institutional Equity Index A
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$ | 7,466,149 | $ | 7,071,064 | |||||
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Northern Trust Collective Stable Asset Fund
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$ | 16,082,242 | $ | 14,619,055 | |||||
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Ameron Common Stock Fund
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$ | 7,157,386 | $ | 6,337,411 | |||||
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During 2010, the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated in value as follows:
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Mutual funds
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$ | 4,012,397 | |||
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Collective trust
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582,942 | ||||
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Ameron common stock fund
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1,750,071 | ||||
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Net appreciation in investments
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$ | 6,345,410 | |||
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4.
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Notes Receivable From Participants
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Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Delinquent participant loans are reclassified as distributions based upon the terms of the plan document.
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5.
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Fair Value Measurements
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FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, establishes a framework for measuring fair value. That framework provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under FASB ASC 820 are described as follows:
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Level 1
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Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the plan has the ability to access.
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Level 2
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Inputs to the valuation methodology include:
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● quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;
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● quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets;
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● inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability;
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● inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
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If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, the Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
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Level 3
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Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.
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The asset or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.
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Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value. There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2010 and 2009.
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Common stocks, corporate bonds and U.S. Government securities: Valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded.
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Mutual funds: Valued at the net asset value (NAV) of shares held by the plan at year end.
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Collective Trust: The fair value is comprised of the value of the underlying investments and the related wrap contract. The fair value of the wrap contract is determined by using the combination of a cost and income approach.
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The preceding methods described may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, although the plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.
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5.
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Fair Value Measurements (Continued)
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The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the plan’s assets at fair value as of December 31, 2010 and 2009:
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Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2010
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Total
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Mutual funds:
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Blend fund
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$ | 342,492 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 342,492 | |||||||||
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Balanced fund
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7,466,149 | - | - | 7,466,149 | |||||||||||||
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Target date funds
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3,788,052 | - | - | 3,788,052 | |||||||||||||
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Intermediate bond fund
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8,335,128 | - | - | 8,335,128 | |||||||||||||
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Balanced lifestyle fund
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4,108,520 | - | - | 4,108,520 | |||||||||||||
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Value funds
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549,879 | - | - | 549,879 | |||||||||||||
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Growth fund
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8,868,268 | - | - | 8,868,268 | |||||||||||||
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Foreign large blend fund
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50,820 | - | - | 50,820 | |||||||||||||
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Total mutual funds
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33,509,308 | - | - | 33,509,308 | |||||||||||||
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Collective trust – stable value
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- | 16,062,165 | 20,077 | 16,082,242 | |||||||||||||
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Common stocks
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7,157,386 | - | - | 7,157,386 | |||||||||||||
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Total assets at fair value
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$ | 40,666,694 | $ | 16,062,165 | $ | 20,077 | $ | 56,748,936 | |||||||||
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Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2009
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Level 3
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Total
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Mutual funds:
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Blend fund
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$ | 7,012,610 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 7,012,610 | |||||||||
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Balanced fund
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7,071,064 | - | - | 7,071,064 | |||||||||||||
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Target date funds
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2,642,987 | - | - | 2,642,987 | |||||||||||||
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Intermediate bond fund
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7,957,155 | - | - | 7,957,155 | |||||||||||||
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Balanced lifestyle fund
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3,897,168 | - | - | 3,897,168 | |||||||||||||
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Total mutual funds
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28,580,984 | - | - | 28,580,984 | |||||||||||||
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Collective trust – stable value
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- | 14,614,552 | 4,503 | 14,619,055 | |||||||||||||
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Common stocks
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6,337,411 | - | - | 6,337,411 | |||||||||||||
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Total assets at fair value
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$ | 34,918,395 | $ | 14,614,552 | $ | 4,503 | $ | 49,537,450 | |||||||||
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Fair Value Measurements (Continued)
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The following table sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Plan’s level 3 assets for the year ended December 31, 2010:
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Level 3 Assets for Year Ended December 31, 2010
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Collective Trust
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Balance, beginning of year
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$ | 4,503 | ||
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Realized/unrealized gains (losses), net
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Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements (net)
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Balance, end of year
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$ | 20,077 | ||
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6.
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Transactions with Related Parties
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The Trustee is a party-in-interest as defined by ERISA. The Trustee invests certain Plan assets in investment funds managed by the Trustee. Certain Plan investments are shares of common stock in Ameron International Corporation, the Plan sponsor, which is also a party-in-interest as defined by ERISA. Loans receivable from Plan participants and the related interest income are also considered party-in-interest transactions. Such transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions for which a statutory exemption exists.
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7.
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Tax Status
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has determined and informed the Company by a letter dated January 6, 2009, that the Plan and related trust are designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). Although the Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter, the Employee Benefits Committee and the Plan’s tax counsel believe that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC and therefore believe that the Plan is qualified and the related trust is tax-exempt.
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Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2010, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. The plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The plan administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to December 31, 2007.
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8.
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Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500
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The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements at December 31, 2010 and 2009 to Form 5500:
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2010
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2009
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Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements
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$ | 57,104,342 | $ | 49,894,467 | |||||
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Increase: Adjustment from fair value to contract
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value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts
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847,733 | 506,906 | |||||||
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Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500
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$ | 57,952,075 | $ | 50,401,373 | |||||
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The following is a reconciliation of net increase in net assets per the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010, to Form 5500:
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Net increase in net assets per the financial statements
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$ | 7,209,875 | |||
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Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully
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benefit-responsive investment contracts – 2010
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847,733 | ||||
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Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully
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benefit-responsive investment contracts – 2009
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Net increase in assets per the Form 5500
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$ | 7,550,702 |
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(a)
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(b) Identity of Issue,
Borrower, Lesser or
Similar Party
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(c) Description of Investment, Including
Maturity Date, Rate of Interest,
Collateral, Par or Maturity Value
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(d) Cost**
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(e) Current
Value
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Interest in Mutual Funds
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PIMCO
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PIMCO Total Return II Inst
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$ | 8,335,128 | ||||
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Managers Cadence
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Managers Cadence Mid Cap Fund
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8,868,268 | |||||
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Northern Trust
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Northern Instl. Global Tactical Asset Alloc C
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4,108,520 | ||||
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Northern Institutional Equity Index A
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7,466,149 | |||||
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Vanguard Target Retirement 2005
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106,857 | ||||||
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Vanguard Target Retirement 2010
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105,750 | ||||||
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Vanguard Target Retirement 2015
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647,503 | ||||||
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Vanguard Target Retirement 2020
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419,155 | ||||||
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Vanguard Target Retirement 2025
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660,079 | ||||||
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Vanguard Target Retirement 2030
|
691,474 | ||||||
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Vanguard Target Retirement 2035
|
501,024 | ||||||
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Vanguard Target Retirement 2040
|
237,251 | ||||||
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Vanguard Target Retirement 2045
|
107,214 | ||||||
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Vanguard Target Retirement 2050
|
66,093 | ||||||
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Vanguard Target Retirement Income
|
245,652 | ||||||
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Eaton Vance Large Cap Value
|
58,171 | ||||||
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Fidelity Contrafund
|
342,492 | ||||||
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Manning & Napier World Opportunities
|
50,820 | ||||||
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T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value
|
491,708 | ||||||
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Total Interest in Mutual Funds
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33,509,308 | ||||||
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Interest in Collective Trusts
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Northern Trust
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Northern Trust Collective Stable Asset Fund***
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15,234,509 | ||||
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Total Interest in Collective Funds
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15,234,509 | ||||||
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Participant Loans
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Participant Loans (Interest rates ranging from
4.25% to 9.25% per annum)
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1,188,625 | ||||
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Ameron Common Stock Fund
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Unitized collective trust, containing primarily
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Ameron International Corporation Common Stock
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7,157,386 | ||||||
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Grand Total
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$ | 57,089,828 | |||||
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NOTE:
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Under ERISA, an asset held for investment purposes is any asset held by the Plan on the last day of the Plan's fiscal year or acquired at any time during the Plan's fiscal year and disposed of any time before the last day of the Plan's fiscal year, with certain exceptions.
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*
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Represents a party-in-interest for which a statutory exemption exists.
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**
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These investments are participant directed and, therefore, cost information is not required to be presented.
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***
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The Northern Trust Collective Stable Asset Fund holds investment contracts that are presented at contract value. Fair value of those investments, representing the benefits available to Plan participants, was $16,082,242 as of December 31, 2010.
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EXHIBIT NO.
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DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
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23.1
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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By:
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/s/ Gary Wagner
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Gary Wagner
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Member, Ameron International Corporation
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401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
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