11-K

 

 

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)

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

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015

OR

 

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

For the transition period from              to             

Commission File No.: 001-04171

 

 

 

A. FULL TITLE OF THE PLAN AND THE ADDRESS OF THE PLAN, IF DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF THE ISSUER NAMED BELOW:

Kellogg Company Pringles Savings and Investment Plan

 

B. NAME OF ISSUER OF THE SECURITIES HELD PURSUANT TO THE PLAN AND THE ADDRESS OF ITS PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE:

Kellogg Company

One Kellogg Square

Battle Creek, Michigan 49016-3599

 

 

 


Kellogg Company

Pringles Savings and Investment Plan

Financial Statements and

Supplemental Schedules

December 31, 2015 and 2014


Kellogg Company

Pringles Savings and Investment Plan

Index

 

 

     Page(s)  
  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - BDO

     1   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - PWC

     2   

Financial Statements

  

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits December 31, 2015 and 2014

     3   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

     4   

Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2015 and 2014

     5–18   

Supplemental Schedules

  

Schedule G, Part III - Schedule of Nonexempt Transactions For the Year Ended December 31, 2015

     19   

Schedule H, line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) December 31, 2015

     20   

 

Note: Other schedules required by Section 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.


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Plan Administrator and

ERISA Finance Committee of

Kellogg Company Pringles Savings & Investment Plan

Battle Creek, MI

We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets available for benefits of the Kellogg Company Pringles Savings & Investment Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2015, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year 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 audit.

We conducted our audit 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 audit 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 audit provides 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, 2015, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The accompanying supplemental Schedule G, Part III – Schedule of Nonexempt Transactions for the year ended December 31, 2015 and Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2015 have been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental schedules are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental schedules reconcile to the 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 schedules. In forming our opinion on the supplemental schedules, we evaluated whether the supplemental schedules, including their form and content, are 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 schedules are fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.

/s/ BDO USA, LLP

Grand Rapids, Michigan

June 23, 2016


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Administrator of

Kellogg Company Pringles Savings and Investment Plan

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of Kellogg Company Pringles Savings and Investment Plan (the “Plan”) at December 31, 2014, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. 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 audit. We conducted our audit of these statements 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. 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, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Detroit, MI

June 29, 2015


Kellogg Company

Pringles Savings and Investment Plan

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

 

 

     2015     2014  

Assets

    

Plan’s interest in Master Trust at fair value

   $ 29,729,054      $ 20,774,085   

Employer contribution receivable

     8,483,829        8,407,254   

Receivable from plan sponsor

     —          6,167   

Notes receivable from participants

     1,213,093        674,273   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

     39,425,976        29,861,779   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

    

Accrued administrative service fees

     35,663        55,964   

Accrued financial advisory fees

     —          5,181   

Accrued trustee fees

     1,961        623   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     37,624        61,768   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits at fair value

     39,388,352        29,800,011   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for interest in Master Trust related to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts

     (4,242     (8,240
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits

   $ 39,384,110      $ 29,791,771   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Kellogg Company

Pringles Savings and Investment Plan

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

 

 

     2015     2014  

Additions:

    

Contributions:

    

Employer

   $ 8,483,829      $ 8,421,715   

Participant

     2,728,272        2,454,105   

Rollovers from other qualified plans

     —          72,022   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total contributions

     11,212,101        10,947,842   

Earnings on investments:

    

Plan’s interest in income of Master Trust

     109,254        1,369,075   

Redemption fees

     (1,073     (25
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total earnings on investments, net

     108,181        1,369,050   

Interest income on notes receivable from participants

     39,460        19,871   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total additions

     11,359,742        12,336,763   

Deductions:

    

Participant withdrawals

     (1,699,700     (1,368,297

Administrative fees

     (51,812     (109,678

Financial advisory fees

     (13,132     (11,932

Trustee fees

     (2,759     (2,105
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deductions

     (1,767,403     (1,492,012
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

     9,592,339        10,844,751   

Net assets available for benefits

    

Beginning of period

     29,791,771        18,947,020   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 39,384,110      $ 29,791,771   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Kellogg Company

Pringles Savings and Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

 

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Accounting

The Kellogg Company Pringles Savings and Investment Plan (the “Plan”) operates as a qualified defined contribution plan and was established on June 1, 2012 under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Plan’s financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). The accounts of the Plan are maintained on the accrual basis. Expenses of administration are paid by the Plan.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2015-07 “Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share (or its Equivalent)”. The guidance removes the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy all investments for which fair value is measured using the net asset value per share practical expedient. The reporting entity should continue to disclose information on investments for which fair value is measured at net asset value (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient to help users understand the nature and risks of the investments and whether the investments, if sold, are probable of being sold at amounts different from net asset value. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. The Plan does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a significant impact on the Plan’s financial statements. Entities are required to apply the new guidance on a retrospective basis. The Plan will adopt the updated standard at the beginning of the year ended December 31, 2016.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-12 “Plan Accounting: Defined Benefit Pension Plans (Topic 960), (“ASU 2015-12”)”. The amendments in Part I of ASU 2015-12 eliminated the requirements that employee benefit plans measure the fair value of fully benefit–responsive investment contracts and provide the related fair value disclosures, rather these contracts will be measured and disclosed only at contract value. The amendments in Part II of ASU 2015-12 will require plans to disaggregate their investments measured using fair value only by general type, either on the financial statements or in the notes. Part II also eliminated the requirement to disclose the net appreciation/depreciation in fair value of investments by general type and the requirements to disclose individual investments that represent 5% or more of net assets available for benefits. The amendments in Part III of ASU 2015-12 provide a practical expedient to permit plans to measure its investments and investment related accounts as of a month-end date closest to its fiscal year for a plan with a fiscal year end that does not coincide with the end of a calendar month. The amendments in ASU 2015-12 are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. The Plan does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a significant impact on the Plan’s financial statements. Entities are required to apply the new guidance on a retrospective basis. The Plan will adopt the updated standard at the beginning of the year ended December 31, 2016.

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between the market participants at the measurement date. See Note 6 for discussion.

The Plan’s interest in income (loss) of the Kellogg Company Master Trust (the “Master Trust”), which consists primarily of the realized gains or losses on the fair value of the Master Trust investments, dividend and interest income, and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on those investments, is included in the statements of changes in net assets available for benefits.

 

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Kellogg Company

Pringles Savings and Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

 

Guaranteed Investment Contracts

The Master Trust also invests in synthetic guaranteed investment contracts and a separate account insurance contract, for which GSAM Stable Value, LLC has oversight. The Master Trust enters into a contract with an issuer to receive a rate of return based on underlying investments. For the synthetic contracts, the Master Trust acquires, retains title to and holds the underlying investments in a separately identified custody account. The underlying investments typically include portfolios of fixed income securities or units of fixed income collective trusts. The rate of return is based on a formula described within the terms of the contract (the “crediting rate”). The incremental value (if any) of the contract itself is based on i) issuer ratings as determined by credit ratings, which are published by rating agencies and ii) the present value of the change in each contract’s replacement cost. At the calendar year end 2015 and 2014, the present value of the differential between contract replacement cost and current contract cost was $48,976 and $13,597, respectively, for all guaranteed investment contracts.

Investment contracts held by a defined-contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value. The statements of net assets available for benefits presents the fair value of the investment contracts as well as the adjustment of the fully benefit-responsive investment contracts from fair value to contract value. The statements of changes in net assets available for benefits are prepared on a contract value basis.

Contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits attributable to the fully benefit responsive guaranteed investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan. Contract value, as reported to the Plan by GSAM Stable Value, LLC, represents contributions made under the contract, plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses. Participants may ordinarily direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investment at contract value.

There are no reserves against contract value for credit risk of the contract issuers or otherwise. The crediting interest rate is based on a formula agreed upon with the issuers, but it may not be less than zero percent. Such interest rates are reviewed on a quarterly basis for resetting.

Certain events limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value with the issuer. Such events include the following: (1) amendments to the Plan documents (including complete or partial Plan termination or merger with another plan), (2) bankruptcy of the Plan sponsor or other plan sponsor events (for example, divestitures or spin-offs of a subsidiary) that cause a significant withdrawal from the Plan, or (3) the failure of the trust to qualify for exemption from federal income taxes or any required prohibited transaction exemption under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). The Plan administrator does not believe that the occurrence of any such event, which would limit the Plan’s ability to transact at contract value with participants, is probable.

Except for the above, the guaranteed investment contracts do not permit the contract issuers to terminate the agreement prior to the scheduled maturity date at an amount different from contract value.

 

     2015     2014  

Average Yields

    

Based on actual earnings

     0.91     2.24

Based on interest rate credited to participants

     1.82     1.62

 

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Kellogg Company

Pringles Savings and Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

 

Allocation of Net Investment Income to Participants

Net investment income is allocated to participant accounts daily, in proportion to their respective ownership on that day.

Participant Withdrawals

Benefit payments to participants are recorded when paid.

Notes Receivable From Participants

Notes receivable from participants are recorded at net realizable value.

Risks and Uncertainties

The Plan provides for various investment options in several investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market and credit. Due to the level of risks 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 statements of changes in net assets available for benefits.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Plan’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of net assets available for benefits at the date of the financial statements and changes in net assets available for benefits during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Master Trust

Assets of the Plan are co-invested with the assets of other defined contribution plans sponsored by the Kellogg Company (the “Company”) in a commingled investment fund known as the Master Trust for which The Northern Trust Company is the trustee.

Valuation of Net Investment in Master Trust

The Plan’s allocated share of the Master Trust’s net assets and investment activities is based upon the total of each individual participant’s share of the Master Trust. The Plan’s net interest in the Master Trust is equal to the net investment in the Master Trust at fair value plus the adjustments from fair value to contract value related to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts on the statements of net assets available for benefits.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income From the Master Trust

An investment transaction is accounted for on the date the purchase or sale is executed. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date; interest income is recorded as earned on an accrual basis.

In accordance with the policy of stating investments at fair value, the net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of investments reflects both realized gains or losses and the change in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments held at year-end. Realized gains or losses from security transactions are reported on the average cost method.

 

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Kellogg Company

Pringles Savings and Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

 

2. Provisions of the Plan

The Plan was established effective as of June 1, 2012. The following description of the Plan is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Plan document or Summary Plan descriptions for a more comprehensive description of the Plan’s provisions.

Plan Administration

The Plan is administered by the ERISA Finance Committee and the ERISA Administrative Committee appointed by Kellogg Company.

The ERISA Finance Committee has appointed Aon Hewitt Financial Advisors powered by Financial Engines to provide financial advisory services to the Plan and participants not under a collectively bargained agreement.

Redemption Fees

The Plan charges a 2% redemption fee for transfers and/or reallocations of units that have been in a fund for less than five business days. Fees collected are used to help offset trustee expenses.

Plan Participation and Contributions

Generally, all employees who were hired on or after June 1, 2012 as a result of the acquisition of Pringles Manufacturing Company or who are technicians at the Pringles Manufacturing Company’s Jackson, Tennessee plant, are eligible to participate in the Plan on the date of hire.

Subject to limitations prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service, participants may elect to contribute from 1% to 50% of their annual pre-tax wages. Participants were eligible to defer up to $18,000 and $17,500 in 2015 and 2014, respectively. Participants who have attained age 50 before the end of the year are eligible to make catch-up contributions of up to $6,000 and $5,500 in 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Although not required, for each Plan year the Company may make a Discretionary Contribution to the Plan. To be eligible to share in the allocation of the Discretionary Contribution, the participant must generally be employed by the Company as of the last day of the Plan year. Each participant’s allocation of the Discretionary Contribution is calculated as a percentage of pay primarily based upon hire date and years of service. Employees may contribute to the Plan from their date of hire; however, applicable discretionary contributions are not made by the Company until the participant has completed one year of service.

Plan participants may elect to invest the contributions to their accounts as well as their account balances in various equity, guaranteed investment contracts, bond, and fixed income funds or Kellogg Company stock or a combination thereof in multiples of one percent. Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution and (a) the Company’s Discretionary Contribution and (b) Plan earnings, and charged with an allocation of administrative and trust expenses. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined.

Vesting

Participant account balances are fully vested with regards to participant contributions. Participants who were hired on or after June 1, 2012 as a result of the acquisition of Pringles Manufacturing Company are fully vested in any Discretionary Employer Contributions made for them. Other participants hired after June 1, 2012 are fully vested in any Discretionary Employer Contributions made for them after completing three years of vesting service. Forfeitures will be used first to restore any prior forfeiture and then used to reduce the amount of future Discretionary Contributions. For years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 the forfeited amounts are held at the Master Trust level. Please refer to the Plan document for additional information.

 

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Kellogg Company

Pringles Savings and Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

 

Notes Receivable From Participants

Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their account balance. Participants may have only one loan outstanding at any time. Loan transactions are treated as transfers between the Loan Fund and the other funds. Loan terms range from 12 to 60 months, except for principal residence loans, which must be repaid within 15 years. Interest is paid at a constant rate equal to one percent over the prime rate in the month the loan begins. Interest rates on loans issued during year-ending December 31, 2015 and 2014 was 4.25%, respectively. Principal and interest are paid ratably through payroll deductions. Loans that are uncollectible are defaulted resulting in the outstanding principal being considered a deemed distribution.

Participant Distributions

Participants may request an in-service withdrawal of all or a portion of certain types of contributions under standard in-service withdrawal rules. The withdrawal of any participant contributions which were not previously subject to income tax is restricted by Internal Revenue Service regulations.

Participants who terminate employment before retirement, by reasons other than death or disability, may remain in the Plan or receive payment of their account balances in a lump sum. If the account balance is $1,000 or less, the terminated participant will receive the account balance in a lump sum.

A participant can receive a distribution from the Plan due to retirement as of the date he attains age 55 after having completed at least 5 years of service. Upon retirement, disability, or death, a participant’s account balance may be received in a lump sum or installment payments. For any investment in Kellogg Company Stock, the participant can elect to receive that portion of their distribution in shares.

Termination

While the Company has expressed no intentions to do so, the Plan may be terminated at any time. In the event of Plan termination, participants will become fully vested in their accounts. After payment of all expenses, at the discretion of the employer, each participant and each beneficiary of a deceased participant will either (a) receive his entire accrued benefit as soon as reasonably possible, provided that the employer does not maintain or establish another defined contribution plan as of the date of termination, or (b) have an annuity purchased through an insurance carrier on his behalf funded by the amount of his entire accrued benefit.

 

3. Income Tax Status

This Plan was established effective as of June 1, 2012. The Plan has since been amended and has filed for a favorable letter of determination from the Internal Revenue Service on January 29, 2016. The Plan administrator believes the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

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Kellogg Company

Pringles Savings and Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

 

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service. The Plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, there are no uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability 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.

 

4. Related Party Transactions

Certain investments held in the Master Trust are shares of Kellogg Company common stock and short term investment funds managed by The Northern Trust Company. Kellogg Company is the Plan sponsor and The Northern Trust Company is the trustee as defined by the Plan and, therefore, these transactions, as well as participant loans, qualify as exempt party-in-interest transactions.

The Northern Trust Company charges an asset based fee and a flat account based fee which are paid to the trustee as compensation for services performed under the Master Trust agreement. The trustee’s fee is payable monthly and accrued for daily.

 

5. Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 to Form 5500.

 

     2015      2014  

Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements

   $ 39,384,110       $ 29,791,771   

Adjustment from contract value to fair value for interest in Master Trust related to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts (Note 1)

     4,242         8,240   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500

   $ 39,388,352       $ 29,800,011   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of the Plan’s interest in income of Master Trust per the financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 to Form 5500.

 

     2015      2014  

Plan’s interest in income of Master Trust per the financial statements

   $ 109,256       $ 1,369,075   

Less:

     

Redemption fees

     (1,073      (25

Trustee, administrative and financial advisory fees

     (67,703      (123,715

Change in adjustment from contract value to fair value for interest in Master Trust related to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts (Note 1)

     (3,998      5,800   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment gain from Master Trust investment accounts per the Form 5500

   $ 36,482       $ 1,251,135   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Kellogg Company

Pringles Savings and Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

 

6. Fair Value Measurements

The Plan’s assets are categorized using a framework for measuring fair value. That framework provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

Level 1    Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;
Level 2   

Inputs to the valuation methodology include:

 

•       Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;

 

•       Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets;

 

•       Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and

 

•       Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

 

If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, the Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3    Inputs to the valuation methodology are prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

The asset or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

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, 2015 and 2014.

 

   

Money market funds: Valued at the net asset value (“NAV”) of shares held by the Master Trust at year end using the fair value of underlying investments. The underlying investments of the domestic equity collective trust are high-quality money market instruments with short term maturities. Redemptions are allowed on every business day.

 

   

Common stocks: Valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded.

 

   

Mutual funds: Valued at the net asset value (“NAV”) of shares held by the Master Trust at year end.

 

   

Guaranteed investment contracts: The fair value of each GIC contract is calculated based on the fair value of the investments underlying the contract. The fair value of the underlying investments is valued based on a quoted exchange, matrices, or models from pricing vendors. These underlying assets consist of U.S. treasuries, Level 1, cash and cash equivalents which are primarily repurchase agreements that are highly liquid and trade against U.S. securities, Level 1; corporate debt, government agency debt, collective trusts and investment funds and mortgage-backed securities, Level 2. Government agency debt and corporate bonds are valued using pricing models maximizing the use of observable inputs for similar securities.

 

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Kellogg Company

Pringles Savings and Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

 

 

This includes basing value on yields currently available on comparable securities of issues with similar credit ratings. Mortgage-backed securities are valued based on valuation models. Collective trust and investment funds consist of term funds and bond funds. They are valued at the NAV based on information reported by the investment advisor using the audited financial statements of the funds at year end. The underlying investments consist primarily of debt investment securities. The fair value of each synthetic GIC wrapper is calculated by discounting the difference between the fair value of the underlying assets and the fair value of the current annual fee multiplied by the notional dollar amount of the contract.

 

   

Commingled funds and Collective trusts: Commingled funds are valued at the NAV based on information reported by the investment advisor using the audited financial statements of the funds at year end. Collective trusts are valued based upon the NAV of units held by the Master Trust at year end using the fair value of underlying investments. These investments represent fixed income, equity securities, international equity, domestic equity and U.S. debt securities. All funds have daily redemption and are not subject to any redemption restrictions.

 

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Kellogg Company

Pringles Savings and Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

 

The following table presents a summary of the Trust’s investments in certain entities that calculate NAV per share as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

Investments at NAV as of December 31, 2015

     Fair Value      Unfunded
Commitments
     Redemption
Frequency
   Redemption
Notice Period

BlackRock Equity Index NL Fund M

   $ 328,541,552       $ —         Daily    None

T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Trust

     133,298,511         —         Daily    None

BlackRock U.S. Debt Index NL Fund M

     42,862,367         —         Daily    None

BlackRock MSCI ACWI-ex US Index NL Fund M

     38,858,626         —         Daily    None

BlackRock Russell 2500 Index NL Fund M

     10,728,835         —         Daily    None

Northern Trust Collective Short Term Investment Fund

     688,174         —         Daily    None
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

Total Commingled/Collective Trust Funds

   $ 554,978,065       $ —           
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

Investments at NAV as of December 31, 2014

     Fair Value      Unfunded
Commitments
     Redemption
Frequency
   Redemption
Notice Period

SSgA S&P 500 Index SL Series Fund Class I

   $ 345,631,945       $ —         Daily    None

T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Trust

     113,233,854         —         Daily    None
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

Total Commingled/Collective Trust Funds

   $ 458,865,799       $ —           
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

The Plan is subject to master netting agreements, or netting arrangements, with certain counterparties. These agreements govern the terms of certain transactions and reduce the counterparty risk associated with relevant transactions by specifying offsetting mechanisms and collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Since different types of transactions have different mechanics and are sometimes traded out of different legal entities of a particular counterparty organization, each type of transaction may be covered by a different master netting arrangement, possibly resulting in the need for multiple agreements with a single counterparty. Master netting agreements are specific to each different asset type; therefore, they allow the company to close out and net its total exposure to a specified counterparty in the event of a default with respect to any and all the transactions governed under a single agreement with the counterparty.

 

13


Kellogg Company

Pringles Savings and Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

 

The preceding methods described may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, although the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

The Master Trust’s practice regarding the timing of transfers between levels is to measure transfers in at the beginning of the month and transfers out at the end of the month. For the years ended December 31, 2015, the Master Trust had no transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 and for the year ended December 31, 2014, one investment within level 3 transferred to level 2.

 

14


Kellogg Company

Pringles Savings and Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

 

The following tables set forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Kellogg Company Master Trust assets at fair value as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

     Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2015  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Money market funds

   $ —         $ 17,484,979       $ —         $ 17,484,979   

Mutual funds:

           

Domestic equity

     —           334,472,119         —           334,472,119   

International equity

     —           171,760,543         —           171,760,543   

Domestic debt

     —           175,753,919         —           175,753,919   

Commingled funds/Collective trusts

     —           554,978,065         —           554,978,065   

Common stock - Kellogg Company

     146,062,223         —           —           146,062,223   

Guaranteed investment contracts:

           

Cash and cash equivalents

     —           6,338,175         —           6,338,175   

Collective trusts and investment fund

     —           384,086,936         —           384,086,936   

Domestic corporate debt

     —           52,930,437         —           52,930,437   

International corporate debt

     —           13,567,232            13,567,232   

Domestic government securities

     —           63,578,962         —           63,578,962   

International government securities

     —           1,759,927         —           1,759,927   

Mortgage backed securities

     —           8,695,003         —           8,695,003   

Other

     35,613         —           —           35,613   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 146,097,836       $ 1,785,406,297       $ —         $ 1,931,504,133   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2014  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Money market funds

   $ —         $ 14,873,171       $ —         $ 14,873,171   

Mutual funds:

           

Domestic equity

     —           379,826,705         —           379,826,705   

International equity

     —           199,114,798         —           199,114,798   

Domestic debt

     —           199,971,708         —           199,971,708   

Commingled funds/Collective trusts

     —           458,865,799         —           458,865,799   

Common stock - Kellogg Company

     135,269,388         —           —           135,269,388   

Guaranteed investment contracts:

           

Cash and cash equivalents

     31,456,550         720,604         —           32,177,154   

Collective trusts and investment fund

     —           427,060,110         —           427,060,110   

Domestic corporate debt

     —           42,284,848         —           42,284,848   

International corporate debt

     —           9,580,899         —           9,580,899   

Domestic government securities

     38,171,692         31,858,653         —           70,030,345   

International government securities

     —           611,982         —           611,982   

Mortgage backed securities

     —           11,899,690         —           11,899,690   

Other

     —           1,177,059         —           1,177,059   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 204,897,630       $ 1,777,846,026       $ —         $ 1,982,743,656   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value and fair value were equal for investments included in the previous tables. Additionally, there were no unfunded commitments to purchase investments at December 31, 2015 and 2014. The Plan’s ability to redeem guaranteed investment contracts at fair value is restricted in certain circumstances as described in Note 1. There are no such restrictions on redemption of other Plan investments. Commingled funds, collective trusts, and other investment funds allow redemptions by the Plan at the end of every business day.

 

15


Kellogg Company

Pringles Savings and Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

 

Level 3 Gains and Losses

The following tables set forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Master Trust and Plan’s Level 3 assets for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

     Level 3 Assets Year
Ended December 31, 2015
 
     Guaranteed Investment
Contracts & Other
 

Balance, beginning of year

   $ —     

Transfers in/out

     —     
  

 

 

 

Balance, end of year

   $ —     
  

 

 

 
     Level 3 Assets
Year Ended December 31, 2014
 
     Guaranteed Investment
Contracts & Other
 

Balance, beginning of year

   $ 423,910   

Transfers in/out

     (423,910
  

 

 

 

Balance, end of year

   $ —     
  

 

 

 

Unrealized gains (losses) from the guaranteed investment contracts are not included in the Schedule of Changes in Net Assets of Master Trusts Investment Accounts as the contract is recorded at contract value for purposes of the net assets available for benefits.

 

7. Kellogg Company Master Trust

The Plan has an interest in the net assets held in the Master Trust in which interests are determined on the basis of cumulative funds specifically contributed on behalf of the Plan adjusted for an allocation of income. Such income allocation is based on the Plan’s funds available for investment during the year.

 

16


Kellogg Company

Pringles Savings and Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

 

Kellogg Company Master Trust net assets at December 31, 2015 and 2014 and the changes in net assets for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

Kellogg Company Master Trust

Schedule of Net Assets of Master Trust Investment Accounts

 

     2015     2014  

General Investments at fair value

    

Money Market Funds

   $ 17,484,979      $ 14,873,171   

Common Stock - Kellogg Company

     146,062,223        135,269,388   

Commingled Funds/Collective trusts

     554,978,065        458,865,799   

Mutual Funds

     681,986,581        778,913,212   

Guaranteed Investment Contracts

     530,992,284        594,822,086   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total general investments

     1,931,504,132        1,982,743,656   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Receivables for securities sold

     1,519,033        1,281,843   

Other receivables

     43        223,712   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

     1,933,023,208        1,984,249,211   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Payable for securities purchased

     (2,086,150     (5,117,183

Other payables

     (37,972     (1,639,019

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

     (3,400,398     (9,989,013
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 1,927,498,688      $ 1,967,503,996   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Percentage interest held by the Plan

     1.5     1.1

Kellogg Company Master Trust

Schedule of Changes in Net Assets of Master Trust Investment Accounts

  

  

     2015     2014  

Earnings on investments

    

Interest

   $ 13,468,214      $ 17,972,933   

Dividends

     12,735,191        12,226,397   

Net appreciation in fair value of investments

    

Common Stock - Kellogg Company

     14,418,216        9,827,164   

Commingled Funds/Collective Trusts

     12,855,937        50,928,846   

Mutual Funds

     (27,423,449     9,393,279   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net appreciation

     (149,296     70,149,289   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total additions

     26,054,109        100,348,619   

Net transfer of assets out of investment account

     (65,161,006     (45,356,913

Fees and commissions

     (898,411     (1,233,658
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (66,059,417     (46,590,571
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in net assets

     (40,005,308     53,758,048   

Net assets

    

Beginning of year

     1,967,503,996        1,913,745,948   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 1,927,498,688      $ 1,967,503,996   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

17


Kellogg Company

Pringles Savings and Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

 

8. Subsequent Event

Effective January 1, 2016 the record keeper for the Plan has transitioned from AON Hewitt to Mercer Benefits Administration.

 

18


Kellogg Company

Pringles Savings and Investment Plan

Schedule G, Part III – Schedule of Nonexempt Transactions

For the Year Ended December 31, 2015

 

 

(a)
Identity of
party involved
  (b)
Relationship to
plan, employer,
or other party
in interest
  (c)
Description of
transactions, including
maturity date, rate of
interest, collateral, and par or
maturity
value
  (d)
Purchase
price
  (e)
Selling
price
  (f)
Lease
rental
  (g)
Expenses
incurred in
connection
with
transaction
  (h)
Cost of
asset
    (i)
Current value
of asset
    (j)
Net gain
(or loss) on
each
transaction
 

Kellogg Company

  Plan Sponsor   Ineligible plan expense for Keebler Company Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers, Local 70, International Union, AFL-CIO 11/25/2014 for payment of audit fees. Estimated net gain/(loss) as of December 31, 2014. Repayment occurred on September 21, 2015.           $ 6,167      $ 153      $ 153   

 

19


Kellogg Company

Pringles Savings and Investment Plan

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

December 31, 2015

 

 

(a)   (b)    (c)    (e)  
   

Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor,

or Similar Party

  

Description of Investment Including Maturity Date,

Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par or

Maturity Value

   Current Value  
      Plan’s interest in Master Trust at fair value       $ 29,729,054   
  * Participants    Loans, interest 4.25%, with due dates at various times through January, 2021.    $ 1,213,093   
  * Parties-in-interest      

 

20


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.

 

    KELLOGG COMPANY PRINGLES SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
Date: June 23, 2016     By:  

/s/ Ronald L. Dissinger

    Name:   Ronald L. Dissinger
    Title:   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Kellogg Company


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Document

23.1    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - BDO
23.2    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - PWC