Form 11-K
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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)

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010

OR

 

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

For the transition period from              to             

Commission file number 001-09225

 

 

H.B. FULLER COMPANY 401(k) &

RETIREMENT PLAN

H.B. FULLER COMPANY

1200 Willow Lake Boulevard, P.O. Box 64683

St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0683

 

 

 


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H.B. FULLER COMPANY 401(k) & RETIREMENT PLAN

Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule

December 31, 2010 and 2009

(With Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Thereon)


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H.B. FULLER COMPANY 401(k) & RETIREMENT PLAN

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     1   

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

     2   

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

     3   

Notes to Financial Statements

     4   

Supplemental Schedule

  

I Schedule H, line 4i —Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

     13   

 

Note: Other schedules required by 29 CFR 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 have been omitted because they are not applicable.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Plan Administrator

H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement Plan:

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2010. 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. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its 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 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, 2010 and 2009 and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2010, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of the year ended December 31, 2010 is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

 

By:  /s/  Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota

June 23, 2011

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY 401(k) & RETIREMENT PLAN

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

December 31, 2010 and 2009

 

     2010      2009  

Assets:

     

Cash equivalents

   $ 25,115      $ 1,132,563  

Investments, at fair value

     165,940,897        159,729,870  

Notes receivable from participants

     2,334,621        2,273,827  

Employer contributions receivable

     168,461        97,619  

Accrued income

     —           263  
                 

Total assets

     168,469,094        163,234,142  

Liabilities:

     

Trade settlements payable

     —           555,396  
                 

Net assets available for benefits, at fair value

     168,469,094        162,678,746  

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts

     —           (48,902
                 

Net assets available for benefits

   $ 168,469,094      $ 162,629,844  
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY 401(k) & RETIREMENT PLAN

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

Year ended December 31, 2010

 

Additions:

  

Contributions:

  

Participant contributions

   $ 7,776,670  

Employer contributions

     3,770,206  
        

Total contributions

     11,546,876  
        

Investment income:

  

Interest

     115,258  

Dividends

     2,695,295  

Net appreciation in fair value of investments

     5,130,452  
        

Total investment gain

     7,941,005  
        

Total additions

     19,487,881  
        

Deductions:

  

Participant distributions and withdrawals

     (13,509,940

Administrative expense

     (138,691
        

Total deductions

     (13,648,631
        

Net increase in net assets available for benefits

     5,839,250  

Net assets available for benefits:

  

Beginning of year

     162,629,844  
        

End of year

   $ 168,469,094  
        

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY 401(k) & RETIREMENT PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2010 and 2009

 

(1) Description of the Plan

The following brief description of the H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement Plan (the Plan) is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Plan document for more complete information regarding the Plan’s definitions, benefits, eligibility, and other matters.

 

  (a) General

The Plan is a contributory defined contribution plan covering all eligible employees of H.B. Fuller Company (the Employer, Plan Administrator and Plan Sponsor). The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA).

 

  (b) Trustee

Effective October 1, 2010, the trustee for the Plan is J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the Trustee). Prior to October 1, 2010, the Plan trustee was Wells Fargo Minnesota, N.A.

 

  (c) Eligibility and Contributions

All regular full-time and part-time employees may begin contributing to the Plan as soon as administratively practicable after their date of hire and will be automatically enrolled unless elected otherwise. All qualified employees are immediately eligible for the Employer matching contribution. To become a participant in the Plan, an employee must agree to make contributions equal to 1 percent of pre-tax or after-tax compensation up to a maximum of 75 percent subject to a statutory maximum of $16,500 for 2010. Participants who are age 50 or older, or who will become age 50 during the current Plan year, may contribute an additional pre-tax and/or after-tax amount to the Plan. The additional amount you may contribute during 2010 is $5,500. Participants may also contribute amounts representing rollover distributions from other qualified retirement plans.

The Employer makes contributions to employees’ accounts by matching 100 percent of an employee’s contributions, up to 4 percent of the employee’s eligible compensation to be allocated according to the employee’s elections. A participant’s contribution and Employer’s contribution may be invested in any combination of participant-directed investment funds or H.B. Fuller Company Common Stock. A participant’s investment option for past and future contributions can be changed daily. Investment income is allocated to all participants on the basis of their respective account balances at the close of each daily fund valuation.

A participant’s voluntary contribution percentage amount can be changed or suspended at anytime. Employer matching contributions to the Plan cease during the suspension period.

All employees hired or rehired after December 31, 2006 who are not eligible to participate in any defined benefit pension plan are eligible to receive non-elective retirement contributions up to 3 percent of the employee’s eligible earnings. A participant becomes 100 percent vested in the non-elective retirement contributions after three years of credited service to the Employer, or upon age 65, disability, death or termination of the Plan.

 

  (d) Participant Accounts

Each participant’s account is credited with (a) the participant’s contribution, (b) the Employer’s matching contribution, (c) an allocation of the Plan’s investment income, (d) discretionary Employer contributions and (e) rollover contributions. Allocations of the Plan’s investment income are based on account balances, as defined in the Plan document.

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY 401(k) & RETIREMENT PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2010 and 2009

 

  (e) Payment of Benefits

On termination of service due to death or retirement, a participant may elect to receive a lump-sum amount equal to the value of the participant’s vested interest in his or her account as defined in the Plan agreement. If the participant terminates employment at the age of 55 or older, he or she may elect to receive their distribution in installment payments as defined by the Plan agreement. For termination of service due to disability, a participant is eligible for distribution after 12 months of permanent disability. For termination of service due to other reasons, a participant will receive a lump-sum amount equal to the value of the participant’s vested interest in his or her account. The investment in H.B. Fuller Company Common Stock may be withdrawn in the form of shares of stock at the option of the Plan participant.

 

  (f) Vesting

Participants are immediately vested in their contributions, rollover contributions and Employer matching contributions plus actual earnings thereon. Vesting in the Company’s non-elective contribution portion of their accounts plus actual earnings thereon is based on years of eligible service. A participant is 100 percent vested after three years of credited service to the Employer, or upon age 65, disability, or death.

 

  (g) Notes Receivable from Participants

Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum of $50,000 or 50 percent of their account balance, whichever is less. The loans are collateralized by the balance in the participant’s account and bear interest at rates equal to the prime rate published in Wall Street Journal on the last business day of the month immediately preceeding the month in which the loan is issued (3.25 percent at December 31, 2010). This is determined at the time of the loan. The rate will remain fixed over the term of the loan, usually 5-15 years. Participant loans are collateralized by a borrower’s vested account balance and are repaid through payroll deductions. Participant loans at December 31, 2010 had interest notes ranging from 3.25 percent to 9.5 percent and mature at various dates through 2025. Principal and interest are repaid ratably through payroll deductions.

 

  (h) Forfeitures

Participants who terminate employment with the Employer forfeit the nonvested portion of the Employer’s contribution to the participants’ accounts. Amounts forfeited are used to reduce future Employer contributions. Unused forfeitures at December 31, 2010 and 2009 were $17,286 and $190,276, respectively. Forfeitures of $211,391 were used to reduce Employer contributions for the year ended December 31, 2010.

 

  (i) Plan Termination

Although it has no intention to do so, the Employer may, at any time, by action of its board of directors, terminate the Plan or discontinue contributions. Upon termination or discontinuance of contributions, all Employer contribution amounts in participant accounts will become fully vested.

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY 401(k) & RETIREMENT PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2010 and 2009

 

  (j) Plan Amendments and Other Plan Changes

Effective January 1, 2009, the Plan was amended to add section 2.45 pertaining to default elective deferrals.

Effective January 1, 2009, the Plan was amended to include a new section relating to automatic enrollment for qualified employees that are eligible to participate in the Plan.

Effective June 1, 2009, the Plan was amended to accept Roth Contributions made on behalf of Participants.

Effective December 18, 2009, Subsection 2.14(B) of the Plan which relates to “Eligible Earnings” was amended. Also Section 2.35 “Qualified Employee” was deleted and a new paragraph was inserted.

Effective January 10, 2010, Subsection 4.1(B)(2) of the Plan which relates to “Pre-Tax Contributions” was amended. This Subsection discusses the automatic contribution arrangement.

Effective as of January 1, 2007, Subsection 4.1(B)(6) was amended in its entirety. This Subsection relates to “Pre-Tax Contributions.”

Subsection 4.1(B)(7) of the Plan which relates to “Pre-Tax Contributions” was amended in its entirety. This amendment is effective with respect to hardship withdrawals that are taken after May 19, 2009.

Effective January 1, 2010, Subsection 7.1(C) of the Plan which relates to “Hardship Withdrawals from Pre-Tax Contribution Account” was amended.

Subsection (D) was added to Section 7.2 of the Plan. This relates to “Other In-Service Withdrawals” and is effective January 1, 2010.

The final two sentences of Subsection 10.1(A) of the Plan were deleted and new sentences are inserted. This Subsection relates to “Time of Distribution.” This is effective as of January 1, 2007.

Effective January 1, 2008, Subsection 10.8(C)(3) of the Plan now includes a sentence on Roth IRA.

Effective January 1, 2007, Subsection 10.8(C)(4) of the Plan which relates to “Direct Rollovers” was amended.

Effective January 1, 2008, Subsection 11.5(A) of the Plan was amended. This Subsection relates to “Earnings on Excess Contributions.”

The portion of the first sentence of Subsection 6(D) of Appendix A of the Plan which relates to Protective Treatments, Inc. was amended. This is effective as of January 1, 2007.

Subsection 6(F) was added to Appendix A of the Plan and is effective as of January 1, 2008. This Subsection relates to Protective Treatments, Inc.

On December 17, 2010 the Plan was restated to integrate prior amendments and include the following changes:

 

  a. Provided for October 2010 plan name change from “H.B. Fuller Company Thrift Plan” to “H.B. Fuller Company 401(k) & Retirement Plan”.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2010 and 2009

 

  b. Integrated EGTRRA changes (compensation limits, eligible rollover distributions, top heavy provisions).

 

  c. Integrated 401(a)(9) required minimum distribution provisions.

 

  d. Revised direct rollover provisions to treat non-spouse beneficiaries as distributions.

 

  e. Updated assignment or alienation of benefits provisions.

 

  f. Revised military service provisions to comply with HEART Act.

 

  g. Removed Exhibit B (EGTRRA appendix).

 

  h. Increased the maximum percentage for contributions from 25% to 75%.

 

  i. Type of catch-up election changed from separate to combined.

 

  j. Types of rollover contributions allowed are now qualified plans, conduit IRA, 457 plans, and traditional IRA.

 

  k. Terminated participants are now allowed to make loan repayments via ACH.

 

  l. Partial prepayments of loans are allowed.

 

  (k) Reclassification

Certain amounts appearing in the 2009 financial statements have been reclassified to conform with the 2010 presentation. The reclassification had no effect on previously reported net assets available for benefits.

 

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

  (a) Basis of Accounting

The accompanying financial statements are presented on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

  (b) Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

The fair values of the Plan’s investments in H.B. Fuller Company Common Stock are based on published quotations. The fair value of the pooled, common and collective trust funds is based on the fair value of the underlying investments as determined by the issuer of the pooled, common and collective trust funds. The fair values of investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers are based on quoted market prices. Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date.

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 Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits present the fair value of the investment in the pooled, common and collective trust as well as the adjustment of the investment in the pooled, common and collective trust from fair value to contract value relating to the investment contracts. The Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits is presented on a contract value basis.

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY 401(k) & RETIREMENT PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2010 and 2009

 

  (c) Interest and Dividends

Interest income is recorded as earned on an accrual basis and dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

  (d) Net Appreciation in the Fair Value of Investments

The Plan presents in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits, the net appreciation in the fair value of investments, which consists of the realized gains or losses and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on those investments.

 

  (e) Contributions

Participant contributions are recorded in the period the Employer makes the payroll deductions. Employer-matching contributions are recorded based on participant contributions.

 

  (f) Concentration of Market Risk

At December 31, 2010 and 2009, approximately 27 percent and 32 percent of the Plan’s net assets available for benefits were invested in the common stock of H.B. Fuller Company. The underlying value of the H.B. Fuller Company Common Stock is entirely dependent upon the performance of H.B. Fuller Company and the market’s evaluation of such performance. It is at least reasonably possible that changes in the fair value of H.B. Fuller Company Common Stock 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.

 

  (g) Distributions to Participants

Distributions to participants are recorded when the distribution is made.

 

  (h) Notes Receivable from Participants

Participant loans are reported at current value. Current value is defined by ERISA as “the sum of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued but unpaid interest.”

 

  (i) Plan Expenses

The administrative expenses of the Plan are paid by the Plan participants. Certain asset management and administrative fees of the Plan are charged against the Plan’s investment income.

 

  (j) Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of net assets available for benefits and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of investment earnings and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

  (k) Risks and Uncertainties

The Plan provides for various investment options in any combination of stocks, bonds, and other investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market, and credit. 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 would 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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H.B. FULLER COMPANY 401(k) & RETIREMENT PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2010 and 2009

 

(3) Investments

Investments, at contract value, include the following at December 31, 2010 and 2009:

 

     2010     2009  

H.B. Fuller Company common stock,

    

2,197,182 and 2,291,827 shares, respectively

   $ 45,086,173   $ 52,139,064

Wells Fargo Advantage Index Fund,

    

0 and 369,720 shares, respectively

     —          15,021,734

Wells Fargo Stable Return Fund,

    

0 and 698,596 shares, respectively

     —          32,417,626

Wells Fargo Advantage Growth Balanced Fund,

    

0 and 393,423 shares, respectively

     —          8,848,075

Wells Fargo Advantage Small Company Growth Fund

    

0 and 291,556 shares, respectively

     —          5,734,897   

PIMCO Total Return Bond Fund

    

1,098,606 and 946,727 shares, respectively

     11,919,870     10,224,649

Janus Twenty Fund

    

0 and 142,167 shares, respectively

     —          8,756,071

Wells Fargo S&P MidCap Index Fund

    

0 and 101,020 shares, respectively

     —          5,863,217   

Van Kampen Comstock Fund

    

0 and 271,541 shares, respectively

     —          3,749,985   

Vanguard Target Retirement Fund

    

10,087 and 7,468 shares, respectively

     113,777        79,084   

Vanguard Target Retirement 2005 Fund

    

19,403 and 21 shares, respectively

     227,591        231   

Vanguard Target Retirement 2020

    

166,976 and 22,267 shares, respectively

     3,690,172        444,449   

Vanguard Target Retirement 2030

    

107,084 and 8,438 shares, respectively

     2,321,579        162,945   

Vanguard Target Retirement 2040

    

18,973 and 2,588 shares, respectively

     407,915        49,306   

Vanguard Target Retirement 2050

    

23,742 and 192 shares, respectively

     508,087        3,674   

Vanguard Target Retirement 2010

    

119,918 and 28,064 shares, respectively

     2,675,377        575,863   

Vanguard Target Retirement 2015

    

236,161 and 100,915 shares, respectively

     2,933,123        1,141,353   

Vanguard Target Retirement 2025

    

224,372 and 25,323 shares respectively

     2,831,569        286,651   

Vanguard Target Retirement 2035

    

76,594 and 4,960 shares respectively

     1,002,621        57,631   

Vanguard Target Retirement 2045

    

31,533 and 5,812 shares respectively

     425,694        69,859   

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY 401(k) & RETIREMENT PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2010 and 2009

 

MFS International Growth Fund

    

0 and 229,495 shares, respectively

     —          5,310,522  

Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund

    

213,057 and 206,328 shares, respectively

     7,608,250        6,571,542  

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund

    

0 and 65,954 shares, respectively

     —          2,172,540  

PIMCO All Asset

    

69,816 shares

     841,280        —     

Vanguard Institutional Index

    

143,885 shares

     16,548,162     —     

American Beacon Large Cap Value

    

225,360 shares

     4,394,517        —     

Harbor Capital Appreciation

    

236,160 shares

     8,671,790     —     

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund

    

394,668 shares

     8,035,436        —     

DFA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio

    

215,196 shares

     3,578,707        —     

Stephens Small Cap Growth

    

762,058 shares

     9,655,278     —     

William Blair Institutional International Growth

    

395,872 shares

     5,688,682        —     

Vanguard Prime Money Market

    

26,775,248 shares

     26,775,247     —     
                
   $ 165,940,897      $ 159,680,968  
                

 

* Represents 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets available for benefits at the end of the Plan year.

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 by $5,130,452 as follows:

 

H.B. Fuller Company Common Stock

   $ (4,809,454

Wells Fargo Stable Return Fund

     780,076  

PIMCO Total Return Bond Fund

     (120,650

Janus Twenty Fund

     (208,762

Wells Fargo S&P Midcap Index Fund

     669,437  

Van Kampen Comstock Fund

     81,850  

MFS International Growth Fund

     249,451  

Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund

     776,739  

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund

     219,135  

Vanguard Target Retirement Fund

     4,842  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2005

     3,348  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2020

     196,171  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2010 and 2009

 

Vanguard Target Retirement 2030

     139,995  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2040

     28,994  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2050

     22,495  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2010

     92,115  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2015

     127,606  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2025

     147,301  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2035

     61,262  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2045

     31,913  

Wells Fargo Mutual Funds

     1,505,286  

PIMCO All Asset

     (36,363

Vanguard Institutional Index

     1,475,261  

American Beacon Large Cap Value

     316,360  

Harbor Capital Appreciation

     913,350  

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund

     805,653  

DFA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio

     448,490  

Stephens Small Cap Growth

     990,934  

William Blair Institutional International Growth

     217,617  
        
   $ 5,130,452  
        

 

(4) Tax Status

The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Employer by a letter dated March 19, 2004 that the Plan is designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter. However, the Plan Administrator believes that the Plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC. Therefore no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan’s financial statements.

 

(5) Related-party and Party-in-interest Transactions

Plan investments include H.B. Fuller Company Common Stock which is invested in shares of common stock of the Employer. H.B. Fuller Company is the Plan Sponsor and, therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest. Purchases and sales of H.B. Fuller Company Common Stock for the year ended December 31, 2010 amounted to $24,052,492 and $25,771,944, respectively. The fair value of H.B. Fuller Company common stock was $45,086,173 and $52,139,064 at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

The Plan invested in various funds managed by Wells Fargo Minnesota, N.A. Wells Fargo Minnesota, N.A. was the Trustee until September 30, 2010 as defined by the Plan and, therefore, the related transactions qualify as party-in-interest. The Trustee was authorized to invest in securities under its management and control on behalf of the Plan. From January 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010, Wells Fargo Minnesota, N.A. made purchases and sales of such securities amounting to $27,880,592 and $68,621,027, respectively.

The Plan allows participants to borrow from their fund accounts and, therefore, these transactions qualify as a party-in-interest. Notes receivable from participants were $2,334,621 and $2,273,827 at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

 

(6) Fair Value Measurements

The following tables present information about our financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY 401(k) & RETIREMENT PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2010 and 2009

 

valuation techniques utilized to determine such fair value. The hierarchy is broken down into three levels. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs include data points that are observable such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, and inputs (other than quoted prices) such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 inputs are unobservable data points for the asset or liability, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability.

 

As of December 31, 2010:

  

        

Description

   Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Investments:

           

Equities

   $ 45,086,173      $ 45,086,173      $ —         $ —     

Large Cap Equity Funds

     29,614,468        29,614,468        —           —     

Mid-Cap Equity Funds

     8,035,436        8,035,436        —           —     

Small Cap Equity Funds

     13,233,985        13,233,985        —           —     

International Equity Funds

     13,296,932        13,296,932        —           —     

Balanced Funds

     17,978,786        17,978,786        —           —     

Fixed Income Funds

     11,919,870        11,919,870        —           —     

Cash

     26,775,247        26,775,247        —           —     
                                   

Total Investments

   $ 165,940,897      $ 165,940,897      $ —         $ —     
                                   

As of December 31, 2009:

           

Description

   Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Investments:

           

Equities

   $ 52,139,064      $ 52,139,064      $ —         $ —     

Stable Value

     32,466,527        —           32,466,527        —     

Large Cap Equity Funds

     27,527,790        27,527,790        —           —     

Mid-Cap Equity Funds

     5,863,218        —           5,863,218        —     

Small Cap Equity Funds

     7,907,438        7,907,438        —           —     

International Equity Funds

     11,882,063        11,882,063        —           —     

Balanced Funds

     11,719,121        11,719,121        —           —     

Fixed Income Funds

     10,224,649        10,224,649        —           —     
                                   

Total Investments

   $ 159,729,870      $ 121,400,125      $ 38,329,745      $ —     
                                   

 

(7) Subsequent Events

Effective June 1, 2011, active participants in the H.B. Fuller Company Retirement Plan (now the H.B. Fuller Legacy Pension Plan) who were previously not eligible to participate in the non-elective portion of the Plan will be eligible to receive non-elective contributions. With respect to these participants, the non-elective contributions for 2011 will be based only on the participants’ eligible earnings paid on or after June 1, 2011.

The Plan has evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. No other subsequent events have taken place that meet the definition of a subsequent event that requires disclosure in this filing.

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY 401(k) & RETIREMENT PLAN

Schedule H, line 4i — Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

December 31, 2010

EIN 41-0268370

Plan Number 003

 

(a)

  

(b)

Identity of issuer,

borrower, or

similar party

  

(c)

Description

   Units/
Shares
     (d)
    Cost    
    (e)
Current
value
 

*

  

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  

H.B. Fuller Company
Common Stock

     2,197,182        **      $ 45,086,173  
  

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  

PIMCO Total Return Bond Fund
Mutual Fund

     1,098,606        **        11,919,870  
  

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  

Vanguard Target Retirement
Fund, Mutual Fund

     10,087        **        113,777  
  

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2005
Fund, Mutual Fund

     19,403        **        227,591  
  

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2020
Fund, Mutual Fund

     166,976        **        3,690,172  
  

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2030
Fund, Mutual Fund

     107,084        **        2,321,579  
  

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2040
Fund, Mutual Fund

     18,973        **        407,915  
  

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2050
Fund, Mutual Fund

     23,742        **        508,087  
  

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2010
Fund, Mutual Fund

     119,918        **        2,675,377  
  

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2015
Fund, Mutual Fund

     236,161        **        2,933,123  
  

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2025
Fund, Mutual Fund

     224,372        **        2,831,569  
  

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2035
Fund, Mutual Fund

     76,594        **        1,002,621  
  

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  

Vanguard Target Retirement 2045
Fund, Mutual Fund

     31,533        **        425,694  
  

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  

Dodge & Cox International Stock
Fund, Mutual Fund

     213,057        **        7,608,250  
  

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  

PIMCO All Asset
Fund, Mutual Fund

     69,816        **        841,280  
  

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  

Vanguard Institutional Index
Fund, Mutual Fund

     143,885        **        16,548,162  
  

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  

American Beacon Large Cap Value
Fund, Mutual Fund

     225,360        **        4,394,517  
  

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  

Harbor Capital Appreciation
Fund, Mutual Fund

     236,160        **        8,671,790  
  

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index
Fund, Mutual Fund

     394,668        **        8,035,436  
  

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  

DFA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio
Fund, Mutual Fund

     215,196        **        3,578,707  
  

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  

Stephens Small Gap Growth
Fund, Mutual Fund

     762,058        **        9,655,278  
  

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  

William Blair Instit. Int’l Growth
Fund, Mutual Fund

     395,872        **        5,688,682  
  

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  

Vanguard Prime Money Market
Fund, Mutual Fund

     26,775,248        **        26,775,247  

*

   Participant loans   

Participant loans receivable, interest at 3.25% to 9.5%, due at various dates through 2025

      $ —          2,334,621  
                   
      Total investments         $ 168,275,518  
                   

 

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* Represents party-in-interest.
** Cost omitted for participant directed investments

See accompanying report of independent registered public accounting firm.

 

 

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EXHIBITS

The following documents are filed as exhibits to this Report:

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Document

(23)    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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.

H.B. FULLER COMPANY 401(k) & RETIREMENT PLAN

 

Date: June 23, 2011   By:  

/s/ Douglas S. Parr

    (Plan administrator)

 

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