File No. 1-8610 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ------------------------- FORM 11-K ANNUAL REPORT ------------------------- Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 Commission File Number l-8610 ----------------------------- SBC SAVINGS PLAN ----------------------------- SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC. 175 E. Houston, San Antonio, Texas 78205 Financial Statements, Supplemental Schedules and Exhibit Table of Contents Page Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm..................................................... 1 Financial Statements: Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2003 and 2002................... 2 Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the Year Ended December 31, 2003................................................................... 3 Notes to Financial Statements...................................................................... 4 Supplemental Schedules: 2003 Form 5500 Line 4a - Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions.......................... 8 Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)..................................... 9 Schedule H, Line 4j - Schedule of Reportable Transactions ..........................................14 Exhibit: 23 - Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM SBC Communications Inc., Plan Administrator for SBC Savings Plan We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of SBC Savings Plan as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2003. 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. 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 at December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2003, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedules of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2003, delinquent participant contributions and reportable transactions for the year then ended are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the financial statements but are 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. These supplemental schedules are the responsibility of the Plan's management. The supplemental schedules have been subjected to auditing procedures applied in our audits of the financial statements, and in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole. /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP San Antonio, Texas June 21, 2004 SBC SAVINGS PLAN STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS (Dollars in Thousands) December 31, ------------------------------------- 2003 2002 --------------- -------------- ASSETS Investments (See Note 3) $ 5,990,832 $ 5,390,967 Contributions receivable - 7 Dividends and interest receivable 40 71 Receivable for investments sold 179 489 Other receivables 1 382 --------------- -------------- Total Assets 5,991,052 5,391,916 --------------- -------------- LIABILITIES Payable for investments purchased 5,489 3,608 Administrative expenses payable 1,203 494 Other 24 2 --------------- -------------- Total Liabilities 6,716 4,104 --------------- -------------- Net Assets Available for Benefits $ 5,984,336 $ 5,387,812 =============== ============== See Notes to Financial Statements. SBC SAVINGS PLAN STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003 (Dollars in Thousands) Net Assets Available for Benefits, December 31, 2002 $ 5,387,812 Additions to Net Assets: Contributions: Participant contributions 283,951 Employer contributions 143,523 Transfers from other plan (See Note 1) 28,682 --------------- 456,156 --------------- Investment Income: Dividends on SBC common shares 114,187 Net appreciation in value of investments 386,253 Interest 64,477 --------------- 564,917 --------------- Total Net Additions 1,021,073 --------------- Deductions from Net Assets: Administrative expenses 6,007 Distributions 418,488 Transfer to other plan (See Note 1) 54 --------------- Total Deductions 424,549 --------------- Net Assets Available for Benefits, December 31, 2003 $ 5,984,336 =============== See Notes to Financial Statements. SBC SAVINGS PLAN NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Dollars in Thousands) 1. Plan Description - The SBC Savings Plan (Plan) was established by SBC Communications Inc. (SBC or the Company) to provide a convenient way for eligible employees to save for retirement on a regular and long-term basis. The following description of the Plan provides only general information. The Plan has detailed provisions covering participant eligibility, participant allotments from pay, participant withdrawals, participant loans, employer contributions and related vesting of contributions and Plan expenses. The Plan text and prospectus include complete descriptions of these and other Plan provisions. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). As a result of the November 2001 merger of SBC and Prodigy Communications Corporation (Prodigy), the Prodigy Savings Plan for Salaried Employees (Prodigy Plan) merged into the Plan effective April 2003. In conjunction with the merger, all assets of the Prodigy Plan, approximately $28,682 were either transferred directly to the Plan through in-kind securities transfers or sold and the cash transferred to the Plan. In 2000, SBC entered into the Cingular Wireless (Cingular) joint venture agreement with BellSouth Corporation. As a result of this agreement, certain SBC employees were leased to Cingular. In December 2001 these employees became Cingular employees. During 2003 the Plan transferred approximately $54 to State Street Bank and Trust related to those former employees who became employees of Cingular. Participants can invest their contributions in one or more of the following funds in 1% increments: the SBC Shares Fund, the Bond Fund, the Large Cap Stock Fund, the Interest Income Fund, the Asset Allocation Fund, the Global Equity Fund, the Mid and Small Cap Stock Fund and the International Stock Fund. Company matching contributions are made solely in the form of shares of SBC's common stock held in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) which is a separate investment account of this Plan. Dividends on shares in the SBC Shares Fund and the ESOP can either be reinvested in the SBC Shares Fund on a quarterly basis, or paid into a separate fund known as a Dividend Fund Account (DFA) for distribution at the end of the year. Interest earned on dividends held in the DFA will be paid into the SBC Shares Fund. During 2003, Plan participants elected to receive $29,133 in dividend distributions. This amount is included in distributions on the statement of changes in net assets. Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, SBC has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event that the Plan is terminated, subject to the conditions set forth by ERISA, the account balances of all participants shall be 100% vested. 2. Accounting Policies - The values of investments are determined as follows: SBC common shares on the basis of the closing price as reported on the New York Stock Exchange; contracts with insurance companies and other financial institutions at principal plus reinvested interest which approximates fair value; common collective trust funds at values obtained from fund managers; and temporary cash investments at cost which approximates fair value. Purchases and sales of securities are reflected as of the trade date. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date. Interest earned on investments is recognized on the accrual basis. The accompanying financial statements were prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, which require management to make estimates that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 3. Investments - Investments representing 5% or more of Plan net assets at either December 31, 2003 or 2002 were: 2003 2002 ------------- ------------- Employee Stock Ownership Plan* SBC common shares $ 1,069,341 $ 1,032,358 SBC Shares Fund SBC common shares $ 1,123,962 $ 1,159,629 Large Cap Stock Fund Barclays Global Investors Equity Index Fund F $ 1,285,355 $ 1,002,402 Bond Fund Barclays Global Investors Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index Fund F $ 275,191 $ 276,900 Asset Allocation Fund Barclays Global Investors U.S. Tactical Asset Allocation Fund F $ 410,280 $ 357,615 *Nonparticipant-directed During 2003, the Plan's investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) in value as follows: Common Stock $ (75,411) Common Collective Trusts 461,664 ------------- Total $ 386,253 ============= The Interest Income Fund consists of contracts with various financial institutions and insurance companies that promise to repay principal plus accrued income at contract maturity, subject to the creditworthiness of the issuer. Interest crediting rates are generally established when the contract is purchased and may be periodically reset. For the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, the average interest rates earned on these contracts were 4.71% and 5.59%. At December 31, 2003, the fixed crediting interest rates on these contracts ranged from 3.51% to 7.97%. At December 31, 2002, the fixed crediting interest rates on these contracts ranged from 2.83% to 7.65%. No valuation reserves were recorded to adjust contract amounts as of December 31, 2003 or 2002. The Interest Income Fund invests in both guaranteed investment contracts (GICs) and synthetic investment contracts (SICs). SICs differ from GICs in that the assets supporting the SICs are owned by the Plan. A bank or insurance company issues a wrapper contract that allows participant directed transactions to be made at contract value. Wrapper contracts are valued as the difference between the fair value of the supporting assets and the contract value. The assets supporting the GICs and SICs generally consist of high quality fixed income securities with a fair value of $1,178,302 at December 31, 2003 and $1,169,543 at December 31, 2002. The Plan provides for investments in various investment securities, which in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and overall market volatility risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such change could materially affect the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits and participant account balances. 4. Nonparticipant-Directed Investments - Information about the net assets and the significant components of the changes in net assets relating to the nonparticipant-directed investments as of December 31 is as follows: 2003 2002 ------------- ------------- Assets SBC common shares $ 1,069,341 $ 1,032,358 Temporary cash investments 6,502 4,531 Dividends and interest receivable 2 3 Receivable for investments sold 179 489 Other receivables 1 2 ------------- ------------- Total Assets 1,076,025 1,037,383 ------------- ------------- Liabilities Payable for investments purchased 5,489 3,608 Administrative expenses payable 195 17 ------------- ------------- Total Liabilities 5,684 3,625 ------------- ------------- Net Assets Available for Benefits $ 1,070,341 $ 1,033,758 ============= ============= 2003 ------------- Net Assets Available for Benefits, December 31, 2002 $ 1,033,758 Employer contributions 140,405 Interest income 25 Dividends 1 Net depreciation in fair value of investments (29,998) Administrative expenses (813) Distributions (53,845) Transfers to other fund(s) (19,192) ------------- 36,583 ------------- Net Assets Available for Benefits, December 31, 2003 $ 1,070,341 ============= 5. Tax Status - The Plan has received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service dated March 18, 2004, stating that the Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and, therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the IRC to maintain its qualification. The plan sponsor has indicated that it will take the necessary steps, if any, to maintain the Plan's qualified status. 6. Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500 - The following is a reconciliation of Net Assets Available for Benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500 as of December 31: 2003 2002 --------------- --------------- Net Assets Available for Benefits per the financial statements $ 5,984,336 $ 5,387,812 Less: Distribution payable to participants (4,909) (4,636) --------------- --------------- Net Assets Available for Benefits per the Form 5500 $ 5,979,427 $ 5,383,176 =============== =============== The following is a reconciliation of benefits paid to participants per the financial statements to the Form 5500 for the year ended December 31, 2003: 2003 -------------- Distributions to participants per the financial statements $ 418,488 Add: Distributions payable to participants at December 31, 2003 4,909 Less: Distributions payable to participants at December 31, 2002 (4,636) -------------- Distributions to participants per the Form 5500 $ 418,761 ============== Distributions payable to participants are recorded on the Form 5500 for benefit claims that have been processed and approved for payment prior to December 31, but not yet paid as of that date. SBC SAVINGS PLAN EIN 43-1301883, PLAN NO. 002 2003 Form 5500 Line 4a - Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions (Dollars in Thousands) December 31, 2003 Participant Contributions Total that Constitute Nonexempt Prohibited Transferred Late to Plan Transactions $ 43 $ 43 SBC SAVINGS PLAN EIN 43-1301883, PLAN NO. 002 SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR) December 31, 2003 (Dollars in Thousands) Description of Current Identity of Issue Investment Cost Value ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ ------------ -------------- Employee Stock Ownership Plan * SBC common shares 41,018,059 shares $ 676,131 $ 1,069,341 * Mellon Trust of New England, National Association Temporary cash investment 6,502 6,502 ------------ -------------- Total Employee Stock Ownership Plan 682,633 1,075,843 ------------ -------------- SBC Shares Fund * SBC common shares 43,113,221 shares 1,123,962 * Mellon Trust of New England, National Association Temporary cash investment 11,719 -------------- Total SBC Shares Fund ** 1,135,681 -------------- Bond Fund * Barclays Global Investors Intermediate -------------- Government/Credit Bond Index Fund F 16,976,618 units ** 275,191 -------------- Large Cap Stock Fund * Barclays Global Investors Equity Index -------------- Fund F 83,681,952 units ** 1,285,355 -------------- Interest Income Fund Allstate Life Insurance Company 7.06% -------------- 11/22/04 4,964 -------------- Bank of America National Association Synthetic contract wrapper #99-058, 4.10%, *** (2,897) Amex. Optima CC MT Monoline Credit Card 4,909 CIT Equipment Collateral Small Equipment Lease 6,483 Capital Auto Rec. Asset Trust Prime Auto 7,486 Capital Auto Rec. Asset Trust Prime Auto 6,079 COAFT Sub Prime Auto 5,570 Credit Suisse First Boston Conduit 3,266 Daimler Chrysler Prime Auto 12,098 Delta Funding HEL Trust Home Equity Monoline 3,174 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company Agency Debenture 3,886 Federal National Mtg. Assn. Agency MF BLN 8,040 Federal National Mtg. Assn. Grantor Trust Agency MF FIX 10,738 Federal National Mtg. Assn. Grantor Trust Home Equity Agency 3,775 Federal National Mtg. Assn. Whole Loan Home Equity Agency 9,878 Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp Rec. Agency PAC 12,309 Fleet Credit Card MT Bank Credit Card 5,015 MBNA Master Trust Monoline Credit Card 2,500 Nordstrom Pvt. Lbl. CC MT Retail Credit Card 7,590 Saxon Asset Securities Trust Home Equity Senior Sub 5,640 TIAA Retail Commercial Trust Conduit 4,461 United States Treasury Treasury Note 10,029 United States Treasury Treasury Note 30,170 WFS Financial Owners Trust Sub Prime Auto 4,528 WFS Financial Owners Trust Sub Prime Auto 9,616 Cash on Hand Cash 477 ------------- 174,820 ------------- Business Men's Assurance Company of America 7.41% ------------- 7/15/04 6,403 ------------- CDC Financial Products Inc. 6.99% - 7.01% ------------- 5/23/05 - 10/17/05 32,596 ------------- JP Morgan Chase Bank Synthetic contract wrapper #426423, 4.5%, *** (7,111) Asset Backed Funding Certificates Home Equity Senior Sub 5,977 Caterpillar Fin Asset Trust Large Equipment Loan 3,978 Citibank Credit Card Bank Credit Card 5,382 Discover Card Trust Bank Credit Card 10,720 FED Home Loan Bank Agency Debenture 15,185 FED Home Loan Bank Agency Debenture 10,032 Federal National Mtg. Assn. Whole Loan Home Equity Agency 5,416 Federal National Mtg. Assn. Whole Loan Home Equity Agency 13,541 Federal National Mtg. Assn. Whole Loan Home Equity Agency 15,987 Federal National Mtg. Assn. Whole Loan Agency RP ARM 5,493 Federal National Mtg. Assn. - Adj. Rate Mtg. Agency HYB PP 24,263 Ford Auto Owners Trust Prime Auto 9,182 GMACC Commercial MTG Securities Conduit 10,396 Harley-Davidson Eagleman Prime Auto 2,624 HBNA Master Trust Monoline Credit Card 6,489 Prime Credit Card MT Retail Credit Card 6,859 Residential Asset Security Home Equity Monoline 6,516 United States Treasury Treasury Note 11,204 Cash on Hand Cash 930 ------------- 163,063 ------------- Jackson National Life Insurance Company 7.42%, ------------- 8/18/04 3,851 ------------- Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Synthetic contract wrapper #28456, 4.31%, *** (4,429) Ameriquest Marketing Securities Home Equity Senior Sub 4,807 BOIT Bank Credit Card 11,963 Capital Auto Rec. Asset Trust Prime Auto 4,316 Carmax Auto Owner Non Prime Auto 4,337 Chase Manhattan Auto Owns Prime Auto 507 Citibank Credit Card Bank Credit Card 10,413 Commercial Mtg Ast Trust Conduit 11,309 FED Home Loan Bank Agency Debenture 11,035 Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp - Adj. Rate. Mtg. Agency Hybrid 12,174 Federal National Mtg. Assn. - Aces Agency MF FIX 10,861 FSPC Home Equity Agency 5,043 Federal National Mtg. Assn. Whole Loan Agency ARM AA 3,874 Federal National Mtg. Assn. Whole Loan Home Equity Agency 5,568 Federal Credit Card MT Bank Credit Card 5,064 Prime Credit Card MT Retail Credit Card 5,358 Honda Auto Receivables Prime Auto 6,621 Honda Auto Receivables Prime Auto 213 Honda Auto Receivables Prime Auto 3,967 Resid Asset Management Production Inc. Home Equity Agency 8,229 Toyota Auto Owners Trust Prime Auto 3,492 Union Acceptance Corp Sub Prime Auto 3,566 United States Treasury Treasury Note 24,710 United States Treasury Treasury Note 10,133 Cash on Hand Cash 427 ------------- 163,558 ------------- Monumental Life Insurance Company Synthetic contract wrapper #75TR, 4.25%, *** (4,340) Amex. Optima CC MT Monoline Credit Card 1,689 Capital One Master Trust Monoline Credit Card 10,577 Carmax Auto Owner NonPrime Auto 3,213 Chase Credit Card MT Bank Credit Card 8,071 Citibank Credit Card IT Bank Credit Card 10,823 Credit Suisse First Boston Conduit 6,935 Credit Suisse First Boston Conduit 4,662 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company Agency Debenture 6,107 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company Agency Debenture 7,720 Federal National Mortgage Association Agency Debenture 11,629 Federal National Mortgage - Aces Agency MF FIX 3,948 Federal National Mtg. Assn. Agency MF BLN 8,557 Federal National Mtg. Assn. Whole Loan Home Equity Agency 7,598 Federal National Mtg. Assn. Whole Loan Home Equity Agency 12,448 Federal National Mtg. Assn. Rec. Agency PAC 6,181 Federal National Mtg. Assn. - Adj. Rate Mtg. Agency Hybrid 10,203 Federal National Mtg. Assn. - Adj. Rate Mtg. Agency Hybrid PP 7,053 Ford Auto Owners Trust Prime Auto 8,572 Home Ownership Fund C Step Down Preferred 4,514 Home Ownership Fund C Step Down Preferred 3,011 Pinnacle CBO FSA Ins. Cash Flow CBO 3,228 Residential Funding Mtg. Securities Home Equity 2nd Monoline 8,773 Toyota Auto Owners Trust Prime Auto 7,374 Vanderbilt Mortgage Finance Mfg Hsg Senior Sub 4,752 Cash on hand Cash 1,245 ------------- 164,543 ------------- ------------- Prudential Insurance Company 6.99%-7.48% 30,554 ------------- 10/25/04 - 11/30/05 State Street Bank and Trust Company Synthetic contract wrapper #99038, 4.19%, *** (5,192) Amex. Optima CC MT Monoline Credit Card 6,181 Chase Manhattan Auto Owns Prime Auto 6,941 Commercial Mtg Ast Trust Conduit 11,173 Commercial Mtg Ast Trust Conduit 5,721 John Deer Owners Trust Large Equipment Loan 10,296 Federal National Mtg. Assn. Agency Debenture 15,010 Federal National Mtg. Assn. Whole Loan Agency ALT-A 17,809 Federal National Mtg. Assn. Whole Loan Home Equity Agency 12,323 Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp Rec. Agency PAC 24,936 Federal National Mtg. Assn. - Adj. Rate Mtg. Agency Hybrid 11,191 Honda Auto Trust Sub Prime Auto 6,832 LB Commer Conduit Mtg. Conduit 9,210 MBNA Master Trust Monoline Credit Card 3,771 MBNA Master Trust Monoline Credit Card 9,603 Nomura Asset Securities Corporation Conduit 12,633 Keycorp Conduit 2,934 United States Treasury Treasury Note 21,319 United States Treasury Treasury Note 3,018 Cash on Hand Cash 721 ------------- 186,430 ------------- Sun America Life Insurance Company 7.02% - 7.97%, ------------- 1/2/04 - 11/4/05 43,095 ------------- Union Bank of Switzerland AG Synthetic contract wrapper #5030, 3.51%, *** (3,772) Americredit Auto. Rec. Sub Prime Auto 5,174 BOIT Bank Credit Card 12,512 COAFT Sub Prime Auto 4,533 Caterpillar Fin Asset Tr. Large Equipment Loan 846 Chase Funding Mort Loan - Asset Backed Home Equity Senior Sub 6,709 Chase Manhattan Auto Owns Prime Auto 10,922 Chase Funding Mort Ln. Conduit 10,370 Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp Agency Hybrid 1,085 Federal National Mtg. Assn. Rec. Agency PAC 5,931 Federal National Mortgage Assn. Agency Debenture 16,310 Federal National Mortgage Assn. Agency Debenture 5,003 FSPC Home Equity Agency 6,459 Federal National Mtg. Assn. Whole Loan Home Equity Agency 9,295 Federal National Mtg. Assn. Whole Loan Home Equity Agency 12,429 Household Private Lab MT2 Retail Credit Card 10,773 Morgan Stanley Capital Conduit 12,467 Nissan Auto Owners Trust Prime Auto 12,067 Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII Conduit 5,430 USAA Auto Owners Trust Prime Auto 11,865 United States Treasury Treasury Notes 8,896 Cash on Hand Cash 2,495 ------------- 167,799 ------------- * Mellon Trust of New England, National Temporary cash investment 30,983 Association ------------- Total Interest Income Fund ** 1,172,659 ------------- Asset Allocation Fund * Barclays Global Investors U.S. Tactical Asset ------------- Allocation Fund F 24,611,881 units ** 410,280 ------------- Global Equity Fund * Barclays Global Investors U.S. Equity Market Fund F 3,566,992 units 98,235 * Barclays Global Investors EAFE Equity Index Fund F 1,749,192 units 30,943 ------------- Total Global Equity Fund ** 129,178 ------------- Mid and Small Cap Stock Fund ------------- Extended Equity Market Fund F 16,552,930 units ** 279,579 ------------- International Stock Fund ------------- International Stock 3,399,065 units ** 60,129 ------------- Loan Fund ------------- * Loans to Plan Participants 5.00% - 5.25% ** 166,937 ------------- TOTAL $ 5,990,832 ============= * Party-in-Interest. ** Participant-directed investment, cost not required. *** Synthetic Insurance Contracts, no stated maturity. SBC SAVINGS PLAN EIN 43-1301883, PLAN NO. 002 SCHEDULE H, LINE 4j - SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS Year Ended December 31, 2003 (Dollars in Thousands) Current Value of Asset on Transaction Net Gain Identity of Description of Purchase Price Selling Cost of Date (Loss) Party Involved Asset Price Asset --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Category (iii) - Series of Transactions in Excess of 5 Percent of Plan Assets * Mellon Trust of New Pooled Employee Funds England, National Daily Liquidity Fund Association $ 179,481 $ - $ 179,481 $ 179,481 $ - * Mellon Trust of New Pooled Employee Funds England, National Daily Liquidity Fund Association - 177,486 177,486 177,486 - * All transactions were purchased and sold on the market. There were no Category (i), (ii) or (iv) reportable transactions during the year ended December 31, 2003. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Plan Administrator for the Plan has duly caused this annual report to be signed by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. SBC SAVINGS PLAN By SBC Communications Inc., Plan Administrator for the Foregoing Plan By /s/ Karen E. Jennings ---------------------------------------------- Karen E. Jennings Senior Executive Vice President - Human Resources and Communications Date: June 23, 2004 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit identified below, Exhibit 23 is filed herein as an exhibit hereto. Exhibit Number 23 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm EX 23 Form 11-K for 2003 File No. l-8610 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8, No. 333-101433) pertaining to SBC Savings Plan of our report dated June 21, 2004, with respect to the financial statements and supplemental schedules of SBC Savings Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2003. /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP San Antonio, Texas June 21, 2004