þ | Annual Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
o | Transition Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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Financial Statements |
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Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits |
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Notes to Financial Statements |
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Signatures |
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Exhibit 23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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/s/ ParenteBeard, LLC | ||||
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania June 21, 2011 |
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December 31, | ||||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
Assets |
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Investments, at fair value, |
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Plans interest in Master Trust Under Campbell Soup Company |
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Savings and 401(k) Plans |
$ | 504,476 | $ | 479,234 | ||||
Receivables |
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Note Receivable From Participants |
5,123 | 4,519 | ||||||
Receivable from Stockpot, Inc. 401(k) Plan |
7,151 | | ||||||
Receivable from the Campbell Soup Company Savings Plus Plan
for Hourly-Paid Employees |
235,949 | | ||||||
Total Receivables |
248,223 | 4,519 | ||||||
Total Assets |
752,699 | 483,753 | ||||||
Liabilities |
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Net assets available for benefits |
$ | 752,699 | $ | 483,753 | ||||
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Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
ADDITIONS TO NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTED TO: |
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Investments income, |
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Plans interest in the investment income of the
Master Trust Under Campbell Soup Company Savings
and 401(k) Plans |
$ | 49,788 | $ | 87,312 | ||||
Interest on notes receivable from participants |
302 | 326 | ||||||
Contributions: |
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Employer |
9,924 | 10,289 | ||||||
Participants |
26,810 | 26,489 | ||||||
Total Contributions |
36,734 | 36,778 | ||||||
Transfer from Stockpot, Inc. 401(k) Plan |
7,151 | | ||||||
Transfer from the Campbell Soup Company Savings
Plus Plan for Hourly-Paid Employees |
235,949 | | ||||||
Total additions |
329,924 | 124,416 | ||||||
DEDUCTIONS FROM NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTED TO: |
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Benefits paid to participants |
60,918 | 30,961 | ||||||
Administrative fees |
42 | 34 | ||||||
Net transfers to the Savings Plus Plan for
Hourly-Paid Employees and other deductions |
18 | 54 | ||||||
Total deductions |
60,978 | 31,049 | ||||||
NET INCREASE |
268,946 | 93,367 | ||||||
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS: |
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Beginning of year |
483,753 | 390,386 | ||||||
End of year |
$ | 752,699 | $ | 483,753 | ||||
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The following brief description of the Campbell Soup Company Savings Plus Plan for Salaried Employees (the Plan) is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Plan document for more complete information. |
General The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering salaried employees at substantially all domestic locations of Campbell Soup Company (Campbell or the Company) and its subsidiaries and certain other former employees on the first day of employment. The Plan participates in the Master Trust Under Campbell Soup Company Savings and 401(k) Plans (the Master Trust). Assets are maintained in the Master Trust in the custody of Fidelity Management Trust Company (the Trustee). The Master Trust consists of the assets of the Plan and of another defined contribution plan of the Company within the United States, the Campbell Soup Company Savings Plus Plan for Hourly-Paid Employees. |
The Plan is administered by the Administrative Committee appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). |
Employee Contributions Eligible employees authorize payroll deductions that are contributed to the Plan and credited to their individual accounts. If they do not enroll within 45 days of their eligibility date they are enrolled automatically at a pre-tax rate of 5% of earnings. If they do not want to participate, they must notify the Trustee and elect not to enroll in the Plan. Highly-compensated employees (HCEs) at a job level of 30 or higher may contribute up to 5% of earnings and HCEs at job levels below 30 may contribute up to 7% of earnings, in pre-tax contributions per pay period. Non-highly compensated employees (NHCEs) may contribute up to 50% of earnings, in pre-tax contributions per pay period. Earnings are defined by the Plan and the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (IRC). |
In addition, the total post-tax contribution, when combined with the pre-tax contribution, cannot exceed a plan maximum of 5% or 7% of a participants earnings, as defined, with respect to an HCE (based on his or her job level), or 50% of a participants earnings, as defined, with respect to an NHCE. However, in accordance with the IRC, the amount of a participants pre-tax contribution for each of calendar years 2010 and 2009 was limited to $16,500 ($22,000 if the participant was at least 50 years of age by the end of the year). Participants also may roll over distributions from other qualified defined benefit or defined contribution plans into the Plan. |
Employer Contributions The Company matches 60% of all participants contributions up to 5% of the participants earnings, as defined, beginning after one full year of service. All Company contributions to the Plan are initially invested in the Fidelity Freedom Fund based on date of birth unless this election is changed by the participant. |
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Participant Accounts Each participants account is credited with the participants contributions, the Companys contributions and investment earnings. Certain administrative expenses triggered by a participants actions, such as loan expenses, are charged to the participants account. The benefit for which a participant is eligible is the benefit that can be provided from the participants vested account. |
Participants can receive dividends paid on the Companys stock held in the Campbell Stock Fund as cash or reinvest the dividends back into the Campbell Stock Fund. In 2010 and 2009, dividends paid in cash were $323,647 and $391,167, respectively and were included in investment income in the Master Trust. |
Vesting Participants are immediately vested in their contributions plus actual earnings thereon. Vesting in the Companys matching contributions plus actual earnings thereon is based on the following: |
Completed |
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Years of Service |
Vesting | ||||
One year |
20 | % | |||
Two years |
40 | % | |||
Three years |
60 | % | |||
Four years |
80 | % | |||
Five years or more |
100 | % |
Notes Receivable from Participants Participants may borrow a minimum of $1,000 from their accounts up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their vested account balance. Loan terms range from 1 year to 4.5 years. The loans are secured by the balance in the participants account and bear interest that is two points above the prime rate in effect on the first day of the calendar quarter in which the loan is granted. Principal and interest are repaid ratably through payroll deductions. Interest rates ranged from 5.25% to 11% at December 31, 2010. |
Payment of Benefits Participants may take a withdrawal of the value of the vested interest in their account after they terminate employment. Participants who are still actively working may take a withdrawal from their after-tax and Company match accounts if the monies were vested and held in the Plan for two years or if they have participated in the Plan for five years. Active participants who are age 591/2 or older may also take a withdrawal from their pre-tax account without incurring early withdrawal penalties. Participants who meet the requirements for a hardship withdrawal may withdraw their pre-tax contributions. A six-month suspension of participant contributions is required for all hardship transactions. |
Participants who leave employment and are under age 55 can take a lump sum or defer payment until April 1 following the year in which they turn age 701/2. Participants who leave employment with the Company at or after age 55 can take a lump sum, installments, or defer payments until the April 1 following the year in which they turn age 701/2. |
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Forfeited Accounts At December 31, 2010 and 2009, forfeited nonvested accounts totaled $8,923 and $63,046, respectively. These accounts will be used to reduce future Company matching contributions and pay other permitted Plan expenses. Also, in 2010 and 2009, $291,662 and $168,795, respectively of forfeited nonvested accounts were used to reduce the Companys matching contributions. |
Investment Options Upon enrollment in the Plan, a participant may direct employee contributions in 1% increments in any of the various investment options, which include mutual funds, the Fidelity Freedom Funds, the Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio and the Campbell Stock Fund. |
Basis of Accounting The accompanying financial statements of the Plan are prepared under the accrual method of accounting. Certain amounts in prior-year financial statements were reclassified to conform to the current-year presentation. |
In 2009, the Master Trust invested in Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio which holds guaranteed investment contracts. Investment contracts held by a defined contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value. However, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the plan. The statements of net assets available for benefits present contract value of the investment contracts which approximates fair value. The statements of changes in net assets available for benefits are prepared on a contract value basis. |
In 2010, the Master Trust liquidated the Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio at contract value, which approximated fair value realizing no redemption restrictions. |
Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
New Accounting Pronouncements In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-06 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures: Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements, (ASU 2010-06), which provides a greater level of disaggregated information and more robust disclosures about valuation techniques and inputs to fair value measurements, transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2, and the separate presentation of information in Level 3 reconciliations on a gross basis rather than net. New disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, Level 3 disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. Adoption of ASU 2010-06 had no material impact on the Plans financial statements but expanded disclosures about certain fair value measurements. |
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In September 2010, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-25 Plan Accounting-Defined Contribution Pension Plans: Reporting Loans to Participants by Defined Contribution Pension Plans, (ASU 2010-25), which clarifies how loans to participants should be classified and measured by participant defined contribution pension benefit plans. Loans are required to be classified as notes receivable from participants, which are segregated from plan investments and measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. ASU 2010-25 is applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2010. The Plan adopted ASU 2010-25 and has presented loans to participants in accordance with this guidance as of December 31, 2010 and 2009. |
In June 2009, the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) was issued to become the source of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to be applied by nongovernmental entities and supersede all then-existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. This authoritative guidance is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Plans financial statements. |
In September 2009, the FASB issued new guidance on the fair value measurements and disclosures of investments in certain entities that calculate net asset value per share (or its equivalent). The new guidance permits, as a practical expedient, a reporting entity to estimate the fair value of an investment within its scope using net asset value per share of the investment (or its equivalent) without adjustment, as long as the net asset value is calculated as of the reporting entitys measurement date in a manner consistent with the measurement principles of FASB ASC Topic Financial Services Investment Companies. The new guidance also requires certain disclosures about the attributes of investments measured at net asset value, such as the nature of any restrictions on the investors ability to redeem its investment at the measurement date or any unfunded capital commitments. The new guidance was effective on a prospective basis for the first reporting period, including interim periods, ending after December 15, 2009. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Plan. |
Valuation of Investments and Income Recognition The Plans interest in the Master Trust is stated at fair value. The fair value of the Plans interest in the Master Trust is based on the beginning of the years value of the Plans interest in the Master Trust plus actual contributions and allocated investment income less actual distributions and allocated administrative expenses. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. See Note 5 for a discussion of fair value measurements. |
Purchases and sales of investments are recorded on a trade-date basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest on participant loans is recorded in the investment option from which the loan originated. Net appreciation includes gains and losses on investments bought and sold as well as held during the year. | ||
Payment of Benefits - Benefits are recorded when paid. |
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Certain Plan investments held in the Master Trust are shares of mutual funds and a commingled fund managed by Fidelity. Fidelity also serves as the Trustee and recordkeeper of the Plan, and therefore, Plan transactions involving these mutual funds and commingled fund qualify as party-in-interest transactions under ERISA and the IRC. Additionally, shares of Company common stock are offered as a Plan investment to participants and held in the Master Trust. The Company also issues loans to participants. All of these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions but are exempt from the prohibited transaction rules of ERISA and the IRC under statutory or governmental agency exemptions. |
As provided in the Plan document, the Plan also pays certain administrative expenses. |
At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the assets of the Plan were maintained in the Master Trust which was established for the investment of the assets of the Plan and one other defined contribution plan of the Company within the United States of America. Each participating plan has an undivided interest in the Master Trust. |
Investment income (loss) and administrative expenses relating to the Master Trust are allocated to the individual plans based on their proportionate share of Master Trust net assets as of the year-end for each plan. As of December 31, 2010 the Plan had a receivable from the Campbell Soup Company Savings Plus Plan for Hourly-Paid Employees for its full interest in the Master Trust and thus, the Plans interest in the net assets of the Master Trust was 100%. At December 31, 2009 the Plans interest in the net assets of the Master Trust was approximately 70%. |
The following presents the investments at fair value for the Master Trust (dollars in thousands) at December 31, 2010 and 2009: |
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
Investments, at fair value: |
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Mutual Funds |
$ | | $ | 426,826 | ||||
Campbell Stock Fund |
217,789 | 228,722 | ||||||
Commingled Fund |
| 38,686 | ||||||
Total Investments |
$ | 217,789 | $ | 694,234 | ||||
Cash |
514,685 | | ||||||
Total Assets Held in the Master Trust |
$ | 732,474 | $ | 694,234 | ||||
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Investment Income | 2010 | 2009 | ||||||
Interest and dividend income |
$ | 13,293 | $ | 12,882 | ||||
Net appreciation in fair value of
investments: |
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Campbell Stock Fund |
6,576 | 25,081 | ||||||
Mutual Funds |
48,766 | 84,656 | ||||||
Total |
$ | 68,635 | $ | 122,619 |
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Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
Using Fair Value Hierarchy | ||||||||||||||||
Fair Value as of | ||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2010 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||
Campbell Stock Fund |
217,789 | | 217,789 | | ||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 217,789 | $ | | $ | 217,789 | $ | | ||||||||
Cash |
514,685 | |||||||||||||||
Total
Investments
held by the
Master Trust |
$ | 732,474 | ||||||||||||||
Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
Using Fair Value Hierarchy | ||||||||||||||||
Fair Value as of | ||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2009 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||
Mutual Funds: |
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Balanced |
$ | 19,560 | $ | 19,560 | $ | | $ | | ||||||||
Target Date |
68,206 | 68,206 | | | ||||||||||||
Growth |
125,774 | 125,774 | | | ||||||||||||
Income |
16,242 | 16,242 | | | ||||||||||||
Growth & Income |
48,490 | 48,490 | | | ||||||||||||
Index |
30,333 | 30,333 | | | ||||||||||||
International |
49,587 | 49,587 | | | ||||||||||||
Value |
14,368 | 14,368 | | | ||||||||||||
Money Market |
54,266 | 54,266 | | | ||||||||||||
Campbell Stock
Fund |
228,722 | | 228,722 | | ||||||||||||
Commingled Fund |
38,686 | | 38,686 | | ||||||||||||
Total
Investments
held by the
Master Trust |
$ | 694,234 | $ | 426,826 | $ | 267,408 | $ | | ||||||||
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CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY SAVINGS PLUS PLAN FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES |
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By: | /s/ Ashok Madhavan | |||
Ashok Madhavan | ||||
Member of the Administrative Committee | ||||
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