Form 11-K for Supervalu Pre-Tax Plans
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 11-K

 


(Mark One)

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

For the fiscal year ended February 28, 2006

OR

 

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

For the transition period from              to             

Commission file number: 1-5418

 


 

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

SUPERVALU PRE-TAX SAVINGS AND

PROFIT SHARING PLAN

 

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

SUPERVALU INC.

11840 Valley View Road

Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344

 



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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

The following financial statements of SUPERVALU Pre-Tax Savings and Profit Sharing Plan are included herein:

 

1. Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm dated August 28, 2006.

 

2. Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of February 28, 2006 and 2005.

 

3. Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the Fiscal Year Ended 2006.

 

4. Notes to Financial Statements for the Fiscal Years Ended February 28, 2006 and 2005.

Ex-23 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the plan administrator of the SUPERVALU Pre-Tax Savings and Profit Sharing Plan has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

  

SUPERVALU PRE-TAX SAVINGS AND

PROFIT SHARING PLAN

DATE: August 28, 2006    By:   SUPERVALU INC., the plan administrator
     By:  

/s/ Sherry Smith

       Sherry Smith
       Senior Vice President, Finance

 

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SUPERVALU PRE-TAX SAVINGS AND

PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Financial Statements

February 28, 2006 and 2005

(With Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Thereon)

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm    6
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits    7
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits    8
Notes to Financial Statements    9

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Administrative Committee

SUPERVALU INC.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota:

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the SUPERVALU Pre-tax Savings and Profit Sharing Plan (the Plan) as of February 28, 2006 and 2005, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2006. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by 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 February 28, 2006 and 2005, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2006, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

/s/ KPMG LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 28, 2006

 

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Statements of Net Asset s Available for Benefits

February 28, 2006 and 2005

 

     2006     2005  

Assets:

    

Investments in SUPERVALU INC. 401(k) Master Trust, at fair value

   $ 708,933,378     $ 628,668,835  

Contributions receivable from participants

     166,796       58,134  

Contributions receivable from employer

     5,846,535       6,850,782  

Liabilities:

    

Administrative expenses payable

     (84,891 )     (695,673 )
                

Net assets available for benefits

   $ 714,861,818     $ 634,882,078  
                

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets Avai lable for Benefits

Fiscal year ended February 28, 2006

 

Additions:

  

Investment income from SUPERVALU INC. 401(k) Master Trust

   $ 54,253,601  

Contributions:

  

Employer

     14,899,786  

Participants

     43,997,199  
        

Total additions

     113,150,586  
        

Deductions:

  

Distributions to participants

     (50,840,253 )

Administrative expenses

     (3,209,804 )
        

Total deductions

     (54,050,057 )

Transfers from other plans outside the 401(k) Master Trust

     21,172,019  

Transfers to other plans within the 401(k) Master Trust

     (292,808 )
        

Net increase

     79,979,740  

Net assets available for benefits:

  

Beginning of year

     634,882,078  
        

End of year

   $ 714,861,818  
        

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SUPERVALU PRE-TAX SAVINGS AND

PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Notes to Financial State ments

February 28, 2006 and 2005

 

(1) Summary Description of the Plan

The following description of the SUPERVALU Pre-tax Savings and Profit Sharing Plan (the Plan) is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the summary plan description for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

The Plan is a defined contribution profit sharing plan and is subject to the provisions of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

The Plan was established for employees of SUPERVALU INC. and certain subsidiaries (SUPERVALU). Plan eligibility begins after 250 hours worked in a 90-day period and the attainment of the age of 21. In addition, employees are automatically enrolled with a 3% contribution in the Plan after satisfying the eligibility rules unless the participant specifically notifies SUPERVALU that they will not participate.

The Plan allows for employee contributions under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, under which participants may contribute from 2% to 30% of their recognized compensation to the Plan. Employee contributions are limited by the Internal Revenue Service limitation of $15,000, $14,000, and $13,000 in calendar 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively. Participant contributions up to 5% of their recognized compensation are matched by SUPERVALU at a rate of 20%, 50% or 75% depending on location. An additional discretionary matching contribution of up to 80% of the first 5% of a participant’s contribution may be made by SUPERVALU, depending upon the performance of the Company and each applicable business unit. Discretionary contributions to the SUPERVALU Common Stock Fund were $5,846,535 for the plan year ended February 28, 2006. Except in the case of death, disability, or retirement after the age of 62, the additional matching is earned by any participant having worked 1,000 hours during the plan year and employed on the last day of the plan year.

All amounts contributed by employees are 100% vested at all times. Employer contributions are vested 20% after two years, 40% after three years, 60% after four years, and 100% at five years. Forfeitures of nonvested amounts shall be used to pay plan expenses or restore forfeited accounts of rehired participants. Any remaining amounts are used to reduce the employer contributions. Forfeitures of nonvested amounts totaling $1,435,231 were used to pay plan expenses in fiscal 2006. Participant and employer matching contributions may be directed into one or more of the funds within the SUPERVALU INC. 401(k) Master Trust (the 401(k) Master Trust).

The Retirement Committee has established a policy to merge the accounts of lost participants from terminated plans into the Plan. These transfers, along with other plan transfers, totaled $21,172,019 in fiscal 2006.

The accounts of participants within the 401(k) Master Trust are consolidated, resulting in each participant having only one account within the 401(k) Master Trust. Therefore, participant movement between plans results in asset transfers within the 401(k) Master Trust. Transfers to other plans within the 401(k) Master Trust of $292,808, reflect the net result of this activity in the Plan.

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PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2006 and 2005

Although SUPERVALU has not expressed any intent to terminate the Plan, it may do so at any time. Each participant’s account would immediately vest and the balance would be distributed to the participant in full upon termination.

Benefits under the Plan are payable in a lump sum.

Participants currently employed by SUPERVALU can withdraw their employee contributions and rollover contributions at any time, subject to required federal withholding. Participants may receive an in-service hardship distribution from the vested portion of their accounts after completing the appropriate application forms and receiving approval from the Administrative Committee.

Loans are available to all participants of the Plan and may not exceed the lesser of 50% of the vested amount of the borrower’s total account or $50,000. The interest rate on any loan shall be equal to the prime rate as published by the Wall Street Journal for the last business day of the calendar month proceeding the month in which the loan was granted, plus 1%. Principal and interest are repaid through payroll deductions, and the maximum term of any loan is five years. Loan interest rates range from 5.00% to 10.50%.

 

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

  (a) Basis of Presentation

The accompanying financial statements of the Plan are presented on the accrual basis of accounting.

 

  (b) Investments

Investment assets of the Plan are stated at current fair value. Investments in various funds within the 401(k) Master Trust represent the Plan’s pro rata share of the quoted market value of the funds’ net assets as reported by the Trustee (as defined in note 3). Investment contracts in the Principal Conservation Fund are stated at contract value, which approximates fair value.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis.

 

  (c) 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 amounts of net assets available for benefits and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of changes in net assets available for benefits during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

  (d) Expenses

The reasonable expenses of administering the Plan shall be payable out of the Plan’s funds except to the extent that SUPERVALU, at its discretion, directly pays the expenses. In fiscal 2006, SUPERVALU did pay certain expenses on behalf of the Plan.

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PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2006 and 2005

 

  (e) Risk and Uncertainties

The Plan provides for various investment fund options within the 401(k) Master Trust. Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market fluctuation, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.

 

  (f) Concentration of Market Risk

At February 28, 2006 and 2005, approximately 11.2% and 13.2%, respectively, of the Plan’s assets were invested in the common stock of SUPERVALU. The underlying value of SUPERVALU Common Stock is entirely dependent upon the performance of SUPERVALU and the market’s evaluation of such performance. It is at least reasonably possible that changes in the fair value of SUPERVALU Common Stock in the near term could materially affect the participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statement of assets available for benefits and the statement of changes in net assets available for benefits.

 

(3) Trustee

The Bank of New York (the Trustee) is the appointed Trustee and custodian of the Plan’s assets by the Retirement Committee.

 

(4) Investments

Under the terms of the trust agreement, the Trustee manages investments on behalf of the Plan. In accordance with the trust agreement, certain assets of the Plan are held together with assets of other plans sponsored by SUPERVALU in the 401(k) Master Trust.

The 401(k) Master Trust includes the SUPERVALU Wholesale Employees’ 401(k) Plan, the SUPERVALU Retail Employees’ 401(k) Plan, the SUPERVALU Pre-tax Savings and Profit Sharing Plan, and the Pittsburgh Division Profit Sharing Plan.

The Trustee allocates interest and investment income, and net realized gains and losses to each of the funds in the 401(k) Master Trust based on the actual performance of each fund. Financial information related to the 401(k) Master Trust is prepared and filed in accordance with Department of Labor regulations.

The Plan recordkeeper (Hewitt Associates LLC) allocates interest and dividends, net realized (unrealized) gains and losses, and administrative expenses for each plan to each of the plans in the 401(k) Master Trust based upon the ratio of net assets of the plan in that fund to the total net assets of the 401(k) Master Trust in that fund. The Loan Fund, however, is based on the actual participant loan activity for each plan. Separate accounts are maintained by the recordkeeper for participants in each plan, and funds may be distributed to or withdrawn by participants in accordance with the appropriate plan’s terms.

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Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2006 and 2005

Fair values of investments in the 401(k) Master Trust are as follows:

 

    

February 28,

2006

  

February 28,

2005

Investments at fair value:

     

Collective investment/mutual funds

   $ 539,005,689    $ 481,292,989

Common stock held by:

     

Equity funds

     151,251,195      126,314,987

SUPERVALU Common Stock Fund

     84,440,730      88,236,632

Cash and cash equivalents

     13,947,998      11,095,054

Accrued income

     555,860      498,521

Net settlements receivable (payable)

     3,587,312      418,508

Loans receivable from participants

     21,011,615      18,302,372
             
   $ 813,800,399    $ 726,159,063
             

Investment income for the 401(k) Master Trust for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2006 is as follows:

 

Net realized and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments:

  

Collective investment/mutual funds

   $ 55,519,240  

Common stock

     (341,442 )
        
     55,177,798  

Interest

     1,371,083  

Dividends

     5,021,087  
        

Net investment income

   $ 61,569,968  
        

At February 28, 2006 and 2005, the Plan held 87.1% and 86.6%, respectively, of the total 401(k) Master Trust assets.

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PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2006 and 2005

 

(5) Nonparticipant-directed Investments

Information about the net assets and the significant components of the changes in net assets relating to the nonparticipant-directed investments is as follows:

 

     2006     2005  

Net assets:

    

SUPERVALU Common Stock Fund

   $ 72,200,351     $ 76,046,445  

Contributions receivable

     5,846,535       6,846,460  
                
   $ 78,046,886     $ 82,892,905  
                

Change in net assets:

    

Contributions

   $ 9,552,576     $ 10,441,131  

Interest and dividends

     623,002       603,275  

Net appreciation

     672,059       9,387,148  

Distributions to participants

     (5,621,308 )     (4,917,718 )

Administrative expenses

     (349,917 )     (422,997 )

Transfers to participant-directed investments

     (9,722,431 )     (9,850,722 )
                
   $ (4,846,018 )   $ 5,240,117  
                

 

(6) Federal Income Tax Status

The Plan has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service dated May 8, 2002 indicating that the Plan meets the requirements of Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) and that the trust established in connection therewith is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code. SUPERVALU believes the Plan continues to meet the requirements of Section 401(a) of the Code and that the related trust is exempt from income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code. Therefore, no provisions for income taxes have been made.

 

(7) Party-in-Interest Transactions

The Plan engages in transactions involving the acquisition and disposition of investment funds with the Trustee, and the 401(k) Master Trust, who are parties-in-interest with respect to the Plan. These transactions are covered by an exemption from the “prohibited transactions” provision of ERISA and the Code.

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PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2006 and 2005

 

(8) Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500

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

 

    

February 28,

2006

  

February 28,

2005

 

Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements

   $ 714,861,818    $ 634,882,078  

Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants

     —        (328,167 )
               

Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500

   $ 714,861,818    $ 634,553,911  
               

The following is a reconciliation of benefits paid to participants per the financial statements to Form 5500 for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2006:

 

Benefits paid to participants per the financial statements

   $  50,840,253  

Add amounts allocated to withdrawing participants at February 28, 2006

     —    

Less amounts allocated to withdrawing participants at February 28, 2005

     (328,167 )
        

Benefits paid to participants per Form 5500

   $ 50,512,086  
        

Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants are recorded on Form 5500 for benefit claims that have been processed and approved for payment prior to February 28, 2006 and 2005, respectively, but not paid as of that date.

 

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