0000866121-17-000047.txt : 20170627 0000866121-17-000047.hdr.sgml : 20170627 20170626173654 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000866121-17-000047 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 11-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20161231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170627 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170626 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ORBITAL ATK, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000866121 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GUIDED MISSILES & SPACE VEHICLES & PARTS [3760] IRS NUMBER: 411672694 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 11-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-10582 FILM NUMBER: 17930730 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 45101 WARP DRIVE CITY: DULLES STATE: VA ZIP: 20166 BUSINESS PHONE: 7034065000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 45101 WARP DRIVE CITY: DULLES STATE: VA ZIP: 20166 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930328 11-K 1 a201711-koa.htm 11-K Document

 
UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 11-K
 
FOR ANNUAL REPORTS OF EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE, SAVINGS AND SIMILAR PLANS PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
(Mark One)
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016
 
OR
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from                 to              
 
Commission file number 1-10582
A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:
 
Orbital ATK, Inc. 401(k) Plan
B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:
 
Orbital ATK, Inc.
45101 Warp Drive
Dulles, VA 20166
Orbital ATK, Inc.
401(k) Plan
 
Financial Statements as of and for the
Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015,
Supplemental Schedule as of December 31, 2016,
and Report of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm (EIN #41-1672694) (Plan No. 003)
 




TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
Page
 
 
 
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6 - 12
 
 
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE FURNISHED PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FORM 5500 AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
 




REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 

To the Plan Sponsor, Plan Administrator, and Participants of
Orbital ATK, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Dulles, Virginia

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Orbital ATK, Inc. 401(k) Plan (formerly known as the Alliant Techsystems, Inc. 401(k) Plan) (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, 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.
The supplemental information in the accompanying schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2016 has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental information is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but includes supplemental information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplementary information is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental information reconciles to the basic financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental information. In forming our opinion on the supplemental information in the accompanying schedule, we evaluated whether the supplemental information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental information referred to above is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 26, 2017

 


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ORBITAL ATK, INC. 401(k) PLAN (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS, INC. 401(k) PLAN)
 
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
 
 
 
As of December 31,
 
 
2016
 
2015
ASSETS
 
 

 
 

Investments — fair value
 
$
2,615,892,282

 
$
2,535,160,449

Receivables:
 
 

 
 

Notes receivable from participants
 
40,460,002

 
43,586,199

Employer contributions receivable
 
23,553,966

 
13,990,548

Total receivables
 
64,013,968

 
57,576,747

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
 
$
2,679,906,250

 
$
2,592,737,196

 
See notes to financial statements.


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ORBITAL ATK, INC. 401(k) PLAN (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS, INC. 401(k) PLAN)
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2016
 
2015
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS — Beginning of year
 
$
2,592,737,196

 
$
2,093,321,263

CONTRIBUTIONS:
 
 

 
 

Participant contributions
 
109,703,788

 
72,641,045

Employer contributions
 
69,131,619

 
40,570,339

Total contributions
 
178,835,407

 
113,211,384

INVESTMENT INCOME:
 
 

 
 

Interest income
 
249,362

 

Dividends
 
12,248,399

 
26,171,667

Net appreciation in fair value of investments
 
136,418,701

 
34,829,694

Total investment income
 
148,916,462

 
61,001,361

Interest income on notes receivable from participants
 
1,630,735

 
1,306,593

Total additions
 
329,382,604

 
175,519,338

DEDUCTIONS:
 


 
 

Distributions to participants
 
241,337,403

 
205,015,605

Trustee and administrative fees
 
876,147

 
929,035

Total deductions
 
242,213,550

 
205,944,640

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) BEFORE TRANSFERS
 
87,169,054

 
(30,425,302
)
Transfer from Orbital Sciences 401(k) Plan
 

 
770,911,415

Transfer to Vista Outdoor Inc. 401(k) Plan
 

 
(241,070,180
)
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS — End of year
 
$
2,679,906,250

 
$
2,592,737,196

 
See notes to financial statements.


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ORBITAL ATK, INC. 401(k) PLAN (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS, INC. 401(k) PLAN)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015


 
1. DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN
 
The following description of the Orbital ATK, Inc. (“Orbital ATK” or the “Company”) 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”) is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Plan document for more complete information. Effective January 1, 2016 the name of the plan changed from the Alliant Techsystems, Inc. 401(k) Plan to the Orbital ATK, Inc. 401(k) Plan.
 
General — The Plan is a defined contribution, voluntary, tax-deferred savings plan designed to provide a retirement savings vehicle and supplemental retirement benefits to the Company's employees. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), as amended. The Company has management and administrative responsibility for the Plan. Fidelity Management Trust Company ("Trustee") serves as the trustee for the Plan assets.

On February 9, 2015, Alliant Techsystems Inc. (“ATK”) completed a tax-free spin-off and distribution of its Sporting Group to its stockholders (the “Distribution”) into a new public company called Vista Outdoor Inc. (“Vista Outdoor”). Stockholders received two shares of Vista Outdoor for each share of ATK common stock held. Immediately following the Distribution, ATK’s Aerospace and Defense Groups merged with Orbital Sciences Corporation (“Orbital Sciences”) through the merger of an ATK subsidiary with Orbital Sciences (the “Merger”). Following the Distribution and Merger, ATK changed its name from Alliant Techsystems Inc. to Orbital ATK, Inc. In connection with the distribution, the Company merged the Alliant Techsystems, Inc. 401(k) Plan into the Orbital ATK, Inc. 401(k) Plan.
Effective with the Distribution, Vista Outdoor established a defined contribution plan that included a qualified cash or deferred arrangement within the meaning of Code Section 401(k) (the “Vista Outdoor 401(k) Plan”). The assets and liabilities related to account balances of the individuals who were Sporting Group employees or former Sporting Group employees (whether vested or unvested as of the Distribution) were transferred from the ATK 401(k) Plan to the Vista Outdoor 401(k) Plan, in accordance with the requirements of all applicable laws, including the Code.
Effective December 31, 2015, the assets of the Deferred Salary & Profit Sharing Plan for employees of Orbital Sciences merged into the Plan. Participants in the Deferred Salary & Profit Sharing Plan for employees of Orbital Sciences became participants in the Plan on January 1, 2016, and prior vesting service is counted as vesting service in the Plan. The trustee for the Deferred Salary & Profit Sharing Plan for employees of Orbital Sciences merged assets was T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. through the transfer date of January 13, 2016.

Participation — Each employee of the Company classified as regular full time or regular part time, except a person employed by an excluded business unit that does not provide for participation in the Plan, automatically became eligible to participate on the date of hire by the Company or transfer into the Plan. Temporary/project employees may become eligible to participate in the Plan after a required amount of service has been met.
 
Contributions — The Company transfers amounts to the Plan on behalf of the Plan participants who designate pre-tax and/or Roth 401(k) contributions equal to the participants’ elected salary deferrals. The Plan also allows participants to make limited after-tax contributions. Participants age 50 and older were eligible to make catch-up contributions of up to $6,000 per calendar year for 2016 and 2015. Participants may also rollover balances from other qualified plans provided the Plan agrees to accept the distribution.

In general, most regular status employees are immediately eligible to participate in the plan. For eligible participants, the Company provides a 100% match on the first 3% of pre-tax and/or Roth 401(k) contributions and a 50% match on the next 3% of pre-tax and/or Roth 401(k) contributions. Non-union participants are automatically enrolled in the Plan at a pre-tax contribution rate of 6% and are also subject to a 1% annual contribution increase unless they choose to opt out. The Company also provides a non-elective contribution to the Plan for most employees who are not participating in a pension plan. The non-elective contributions ranges from 2.5% to 4.0% of eligible pay based on age and years of service.

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ORBITAL ATK, INC. 401(k) PLAN (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS, INC. 401(k) PLAN)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015


The maximum pre-tax and/or Roth 401(k) contribution percentage is determined by the Company’s Pension and Retirement Committee in accordance with Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) guidelines. Contributions, including sponsor match and non-elective contributions, are limited to the lesser of $53,000 or 100% of the participant’s pay for a plan year.
 
Participant Accounts — Each participant’s account is credited with their contribution, their portion of the Company’s match, and their portion of the Company’s non-elective contribution, and is charged with their withdrawals. Earnings, losses, and administrative expenses of the individual participant’s investment fund options are reported in the individual participant’s account. Participants are charged an annual administrative expense, deducted from their account on a quarterly basis. The Company pays the administrative expense for participants with account balances less than $250. The Company may also pay certain Plan expenses at its discretion. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.

Vesting — All participants are 100% vested in their individual accounts attributable to their contributions. The Company match is subject to a one-year cliff vesting period and the non-elective contribution is subject to a three-year cliff vesting period.
 
Notes Receivable from Participants — Participants may borrow a minimum of $1,000 and up to a maximum amount equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their vested account balance excluding the Company’s matching contributions and non-elective contributions. Note receivable transactions are treated as a transfer to (from) the investment fund and from (to) the loan fund. Note terms generally range from one to five years, except notes for the purchase of a primary residence, which generally range from one to ten years. The notes are secured by the balance in the participant’s account. Interest rates are calculated quarterly and are based on prime rate plus 1%. Principal and interest are paid ratably through biweekly payroll deductions. Participants are allowed to have two notes outstanding at any one-time.
 
Forfeitures — When certain terminations of participation in the Plan occur, the nonvested portion of the participant’s account represents a forfeiture, as defined in the Plan document. Forfeitures remain in the Plan and subsequently may be used to reduce Orbital ATK, Inc.’s contributions to the Plan or for other purposes in accordance with the Plan document and ERISA. However, if the participant is re-employed with Orbital ATK, Inc. and fulfills certain requirements, as defined in the Plan document, the forfeited portion of a participant’s account will be restored. For the year ended December 31, 2016, forfeitures of $128,544 were used to reduce employer contributions. At December 31, 2016, the remaining balance in the forfeitures account totaled $75,158. For the year ended December 31, 2015, forfeitures of $856,437 were used to reduce employer contributions. At December 31, 2015, the remaining balance in the forfeitures account totaled $65,864.

Distributions — Upon termination of employment, a participant may elect to receive a single lump sum distribution or monthly, quarterly, or annual installments payable over a period of up to 240 months. As required by regulation, the Plan was amended to require rollover to an individual retirement account feature for any participant whose account balance is greater than $1,000 (but less than $5,000) who has not elected another form of payment. Participants with a balance of $1,000 or less will be paid in the form of a one-time lump sum distribution. The mandatory 20% IRS federal tax withholding is applied to certain distributions that are not direct rollovers to another qualified plan. If the participant’s balance exceeds $5,000, the participant may elect to receive a lump-sum distribution, net of tax, non-periodic payments or installment payments. Distributions must begin by April 1 of the year following the year the participant turns age 70 ½ (or retires if later). In-service withdrawals from a participant’s after-tax and rollover accounts are available in accordance with the Plan document. Participants who attain age 59½ can also make in-service withdrawals. Hardship withdrawals are also available under the Plan.

Investments — Participants direct the investment of their contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan. Company contributions are invested in the same manner in which the participant directs their contributions. The ATK Stock Fund is closed as an investment option for future contributions or transfers of balances from other funds, with the exception for dividends reinvested; the ATK Stock Fund (now the Orbital ATK Stock Fund) is still an investment option. All investments are participant directed investments. In the event

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ORBITAL ATK, INC. 401(k) PLAN (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS, INC. 401(k) PLAN)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015

participants do not direct their contributions within the Plan, their contributions are automatically defaulted into the age-appropriate life cycle investment fund series.
 
Effective February 9, 2015, the Vista Outdoor Stock Fund was created to receive stock dividends resulting from the spinoff of Vista Outdoor Inc. The Vista Outdoor Stock Fund was closed to future contributions.

Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Dividend Payments Effective January 1, 2011, the Plan was amended to include an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) feature which transferred the ATK Stock Fund into the ESOP.
 
Any dividends received on ATK Common Stock included within the ATK 401(k) Plan can either be reinvested in the Orbital ATK Stock Fund or disbursed as a cash payment at the employees’ discretion. Dividends are automatically 100% vested, whether reinvested in the Orbital ATK Stock Fund or paid as cash.
 
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Basis of Accounting — The financial statements of the Plan are presented on the accrual basis of accounting and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
 
Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires Plan management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of net assets available for benefits and changes therein. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Risks and Uncertainties — The Plan utilizes various investment instruments, including mutual funds and collective trust vehicles. Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and overall market volatility. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that these changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the financial statements.
 
Investment Valuation and Income Recognition — The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value. Fair value of a financial instrument 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, which is generally determined by quoted market prices. When quoted market prices are not available, generally these investments have underlying securities that have fair values determined by quoted market prices. The Company’s common stock is valued at the closing price reported on the active market on the last business day of the Plan year. Shares of mutual funds are valued at quoted market prices, which represent the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at year end. Collective trust funds are valued at net asset value based on the fair value of the underlying investments at year end as a practical expedient. Specifically for stable value investments within a collective trust fund, the underlying investments in investment contracts are valued at the contract value of the underlying investments.
 
Security transactions (purchases and sales of investments) are recorded on the trade date. The realized gain or loss on sales of investments is determined based upon the average cost of investments sold. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest and other income are recorded as earned. The Trustee charges trustee and administrative fees directly against the individual investment balances.
 
Notes Receivable from Participants — Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest.
 
Payment of Benefits — Benefit payments to participants are recorded when requested, which is effectively upon distribution. There were no participants with benefits payable at December 31, 2016 and 2015.

New Accounting Pronouncements — In May 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2015-07, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share (or Its Equivalent), which exempts investments measured using the net asset value (NAV) practical expedient in Accounting Standards Codification 820, Fair Value Measurement, from categorization within the fair value hierarchy. The guidance requires retrospective application and is effective for the fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. Management elected to early adopt the provisions of this new standard. Accordingly, the amendment was retrospectively applied resulting in the removal of the Plan’s investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient from the fair value hierarchy. The amount of investments measured at NAV (or its equivalent) is disclosed so that the total investments in the fair value hierarchy can be reconciled to the total investments measured at fair value on the statements of net assets available for benefits.
 

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ORBITAL ATK, INC. 401(k) PLAN (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS, INC. 401(k) PLAN)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015

3.                      FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
 
The current authoritative guidance on fair value clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes a framework for measuring fair value, establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value, and expands disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.
 
The valuation techniques required by the current authoritative literature are based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect internal market assumptions. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:
 
Level 1 - Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.
 
Level 2 - Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable. If the asset or liability has a specified term, the Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
 
Level 3 - Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.
 
Assets are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The 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, 2016 and 2015.
 
Common Stock and Mutual Funds — Valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded. Brokeragelink is a self-directed brokerage window available to Plan participants. The participants have the option to choose among over 4,000 mutual funds on the record-keeper’s platform. As all funds within Brokeragelink are mutual funds, they have been deemed to be Level 1 investments.

Collective Trusts — The Plan is invested in eight collective investment trusts, six of which have underlying securities that have fair values determined by quoted market prices. These trusts are valued at net asset value based on the fair value of the underlying investments at year end as a practical expedient. The remaining collective trusts are the Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio II, a collective trust vehicle Fund sponsored by Fidelity Management Trust Company and the T. Rowe Price Stable Value Common Trusts Fund B, a collective trust sponsored by T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. (the “Funds”). Investments in the Funds are valued by multiplying the investee company’s net asset value (“NAV”) per share times the number of units or shares owned at the valuation date as determined by the investee company. NAV per share is determined by the investee company’s custodian or Fund administrator by deducting from the value of the assets of the investee company all of its liabilities, and then the resulting number is divided by the outstanding number of shares or units.
 
Stable Value Funds — It is the objective of the Funds to use their best efforts to maintain a stable NAV of $1 per unit and minimize credit risk. To achieve this objective, the Funds enter into a “wrapper” contract. The fair value of the Funds is determined by the fair value of the underlying investment securities held by the Funds, as discussed below.
 
Investments held by the Funds, including collateral invested for securities on loan, are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service approved by the Funds’ investment managers, which determines valuations using methods based on market transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities which are generally recognized by institutional traders, or at fair value as determined in good faith by the Funds’ investment managers.
 
The Funds have no unfunded commitments. The Funds impose certain restrictions on the Plan, and the Funds may be subject to circumstances that affect its ability to transact at contract value as described below. Plan management believes that the occurrence of events that would cause the Funds to transact at less than contract value is not probable.
 
Restrictions on the Plan — Participant-initiated transactions are those transactions allowed by the Plan, including withdrawals for benefits, loans, or transfers to noncompeting Funds within the Plan, but excluding

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ORBITAL ATK, INC. 401(k) PLAN (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS, INC. 401(k) PLAN)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015

withdrawals that are deemed to be caused by the actions of the Plan Sponsor. The following employer-initiated events may limit the ability of the Funds to transact at contract value:
 
A failure of the Plan or its trust to qualify for exemption from federal income taxes or any required prohibited transaction exemption under ERISA

Any communication given to Plan participants designed to influence a participant not to invest in the Funds or to transfer assets out of the Funds

Any transfer of assets from the Funds directly into a competing investment option

The establishment of a defined contribution plan that competes with the Plan for employee contributions

Complete or partial termination of the Plan or its merger with another plan
 
Circumstances That Affect the Funds — The Funds invest in assets, typically fixed income securities or bond funds, and enter into “wrapper” contracts issued by third parties. A wrap contract is an agreement by another party, such as a bank or insurance company to make payments to the Funds in certain circumstances. Wrap contracts are designed to allow a stable value portfolio to maintain a constant NAV and protect a portfolio in extreme circumstances. In a typical wrap contract, the wrap issuer agrees to pay a portfolio the difference between the contract value and the market value of the underlying assets once the market value has been totally exhausted.
 
The wrap contracts generally contain provisions that limit the ability of the Funds to transact at contract value upon the occurrence of certain events. These events include:
 
Any substantive modification of the Funds or the administration of the Funds that is not consented to by the wrap issuer

Any change in law, regulation, or administrative ruling applicable to the Plan that could have a material adverse effect on the Funds' cash flow

Employer-initiated transactions by participating plans as described above
 
In the event that wrap contracts fail to perform as intended, the Funds’ NAV may decline if the market value of its assets declines. The Funds’ ability to receive amounts due pursuant to these wrap contracts is dependent on the third-party issuer’s ability to meet its financial obligations. The third-party issuer’s ability to meet its financial obligations under the wrap contracts may be affected by future economic and regulatory developments.
 
The Funds may not be able to maintain a stable NAV if, for any reason, they cannot obtain or maintain wrap contracts covering all of their underlying assets. This could result from the Funds inability to promptly find a replacement wrap contract following termination of a wrap contract. Wrap contracts are not transferable and have no trading market. There are a limited number of wrap issuers. The Funds may lose the benefit of wrap contracts on any portion of its assets in default in excess of a certain percentage of portfolio assets.
 
The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while 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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ORBITAL ATK, INC. 401(k) PLAN (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS, INC. 401(k) PLAN)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015

The following tables set forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, a summary of the Plan’s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
 
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets (Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs (Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
 
Total
Mutual Funds
 
$
251,474,244

 
$

 
$

 
$
251,474,244

Common stock
 
121,508,320

 

 

 
121,508,320

Total assets in the fair value hierarchy
 
$
372,982,564

 
$

 
$

 
$
372,982,564

Investments measured at net asset value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,242,909,718

Investments at fair value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
2,615,892,282

 
 
December 31, 2015
 
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets (Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs (Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
 
Total
Mutual Funds
 
$
670,230,247

 
$

 
$

 
$
670,230,247

Common stock
 
206,258,475

 

 

 
206,258,475

Total assets in the fair value hierarchy
 
$
876,488,722

 
$

 
$

 
$
876,488,722

Investments measured at net asset value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,658,671,727

Investments at fair value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
2,535,160,449

 
For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, there were no transfers in or out of Levels 1, 2 or 3.
 
4.      FEDERAL INCOME TAX STATUS
 
The IRS has determined and informed the Company by letter dated September 10, 2012 that the Plan is designed in accordance with Section 401(a) of the Code and, therefore, the related Trust is not subject to tax under current tax law. Although the Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter, the Plan Administrator believes that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code, and that the Plan and the related Trust continue to be tax-exempt. As a result, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan’s financial statements.
 
GAAP requires Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain tax position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the federal and state tax authorities. The Plan Administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, 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.

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ORBITAL ATK, INC. 401(k) PLAN (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS, INC. 401(k) PLAN)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015

 
5.      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 terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of the Plan’s termination, the individual participants’ accounts become distributable to the participants or their beneficiaries in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.
 
6.      RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
Certain Plan investments are shares of mutual funds and collective investment trusts managed by Fidelity Management Trust Company. Fidelity Management Trust Company is the trustee as defined by the Plan and, therefore, transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions. Fees paid by the Plan for investment management services were included as a reduction of the return earned on each fund.
 
At December 31, 2016, the Plan held 1,385,026 shares of Orbital ATK, Inc. common stock with a total market value of $121,508,320. At December 31, 2015, the Plan held 1,503,530 shares of Orbital ATK, Inc. common stock with a total market value of $134,403,753 and 1,614,350 shares of Vista Outdoor Inc. common stock with a total market value of $71,854,722. During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, dividend income of $1,727,169 and $973,279 was recorded, respectively.
 
The transactions, described above, are exempt party-in-interest transactions.

7.      RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500
 
For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the following is a reconciliation of interest income, dividends, and net investment income per the financial statements to the Form 5500:
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
Total interest income per the financial statements
 
$
249,362

 
$

  Less interest on Common Collective Trust - MIP II, Class 3
 
(158,799
)
 

  Plus interest on notes receivable from participants
 
1,630,735

 
1,306,593

Total interest income per the Form 5500
 
$
1,721,298

 
$
1,306,593

 
 
 
 
 
Total dividends per the financial statements
 
$
12,248,399

 
$
26,171,667

Less dividends on Collective Trust - MIP II, Class 3
 
(3,640,572
)
 
(3,198,971
)
Dividends per the Form 5500
 
$
8,607,827

 
$
22,972,696

 
 
 
 
 
Net appreciation in fair value per the financial statements
 
$
136,418,701

 
$
34,829,694

Interest/Dividends on Collective Trust - MIP II, Class 3
 
3,799,371

 
3,198,971

Total net investment gain per the Form 5500
 
$
140,218,072

 
$
38,028,665


8.      SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company evaluated its December 31, 2016, financial statements for subsequent events through June 26, 2017, the date the financial statements were available to be issued. The Company is not aware of any subsequent events which would require recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.
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SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE FURNISHED PURSUANT TO THE
REQUIREMENTS OF FORM 5500

ORBITAL ATK, INC. 401(k) PLAN (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS, INC. 401(k) PLAN)

 
SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i — SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
 
(EIN #41-1672694)
As of December 31, 2016
 
 
(Plan No. 003)
 
 
 
 
Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor, or Similar Party
Description of Assets
Cost
Current Value
NOTES RECEIVABLE FROM PARTICIPANTS — Various participants*
Participant notes receivable at interest rates of 3.25% to 5.00%
**
$
40,460,002

 
 
 
 

INVESTMENTS:
 
 
 

Value of interest in collective trusts:
 
 
 

JP Morgan Smart Passive Blend 2025
Regulated investment fund
**
$
474,338,948

JP Morgan Smart Passive Blend 2020
Regulated investment fund
**
371,683,420

JP Morgan Smart Passive Blend 2030
Regulated investment fund
**
229,932,629

JP Morgan Smart Passive Blend Income Fund
Regulated investment fund
**
187,155,020

JP Morgan Smart Passive Blend 2035
Regulated investment fund
**
140,129,933

JP Morgan Smart Passive Blend 2040
Regulated investment fund
**
112,469,970

JP Morgan Smart Passive Blend 2045
Regulated investment fund
**
88,845,402

JP Morgan Smart Passive Blend 2050
Regulated investment fund
**
45,195,257

JP Morgan Smart Passive Blend 2055
Regulated investment fund
**
13,778,190

Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio II, Class 3 — at contract value*
Collective trust
**
93,829,571

Harding Loevner International Equity
Collective trust
**
12,068,538

BlackRock Strategic Completion Non-Lendable Fund M
Collective trust
***
4,614,880

Northern Trust US Bond Mkt Index
Collective trust
***
32,626,912

TRP Stable Value
Collective trust
***
125

NT Extended US Market Index
Collective trust
***
133,994,159

NT Col S&P 500 Index
Collective trust
***
274,444,660

NT MSCI AW EX-US Index
Collective trust
**
27,802,104

Total interest in collective trusts
 
 
$
2,242,909,718

 
 
 
 

Value of interest in registered investment companies:
 
 
 

PIMCO Total Return Instrument
Mutual fund
**
$
64,722,955

Brokeragelink
Mutual fund
**
57,667,070

Touchstone Growth Opp IS
Mutual fund
**
69,680,932

T. Rowe Price Institutional Global Growth EQ
Mutual fund
**
59,403,287

Total interest in registered investment companies
 
 
$
251,474,244

 
 
 
 

Orbital ATK Stock Fund*
Common stock
**
$
121,508,320

 
 
 
 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
 
 
$
2,615,892,282

* Party-in-interest.
** Cost information is not required for participant-directed investments and, therefore, is not included.

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SIGNATURES
 
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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
Orbital ATK, Inc. 401(k) Plan (formerly known as the Alliant Techsystems, Inc. 401(k) Plan)
 
 
 
 
By:
ORBITAL ATK, INC.
 
 
As Plan Sponsor of the
 
 
Orbital ATK, Inc. 401(k) Plan
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Garrett E. Pierce
 
Name:
Garrett E. Pierce
 
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
Date:  June 26, 2017
































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EX-23.1 2 a201711-koaexhibit231.htm EXHIBIT 23.1 Exhibit


Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We have issued our report dated June 26, 2017, with respect to the financial statements and supplemental schedule included in the Annual Report of Orbital ATK, Inc. 401(k) Plan on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said report in the Registration Statement of Orbital ATK, Inc. on Form S-8 (File No. 333-148502).


/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
 
June 26, 2017