SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 11-K
ANNUAL REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003
DUPONT POWDER COATINGS USA, INC. PROFIT SHARING PLAN
(FULL TITLE OF THE PLAN)
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
1007 MARKET STREET WILMINGTON,
DELAWARE 19898
(NAME AND ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ISSUER)
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Administrative Committee formed under the DuPont Powder Coatings USA, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan has duly caused the Annual Report to be signed by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| DuPont Powder Coatings USA, Inc. | ||
| Profit Sharing Plan | ||
| Dated: June 25, 2004 | ||
| By: |
/s/ William Rising | |
| William Rising | ||
| Vice President, Finance | ||
DuPont Powder Coatings USA, Inc.
Profit Sharing Plan
Index to Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
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| Financial Statements: |
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| Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits at December 31, 2003 and 2002 |
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| Additional Information*: |
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| 9 | ||
| 10 | ||
| * | Other supplemental 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
To the Participants and Administrator of
the DuPont Powder Coatings USA, Inc. Profit Sharing 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 DuPont Powder Coatings USA, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan (the “Plan”) at December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years 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 audits. We conducted our audits 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 audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental Schedules of Assets (Held at End of Year) and Reportable Transactions are presented for the purpose of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic 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 the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 25, 2004
DuPont Powder Coatings USA, Inc.
Profit Sharing Plan
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31, 2003 and 2002
| 2003 |
2002 | ||||
| Assets: |
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| Investments: |
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| Money market |
$ | 1,864,831 | 2,290,576 | ||
| Company stock fund |
334,810 | 58,950 | |||
| Mutual funds |
3,448,075 | 2,812,497 | |||
| Common/collective trust funds |
19,767,035 | 15,376,821 | |||
| Participant loans |
1,762,790 | 1,762,273 | |||
| Total investments |
27,177,541 | 22,301,117 | |||
| Receivables: |
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| Participants’ contributions |
— | 17,960 | |||
| Employer’s contributions |
845,101 | 580,669 | |||
| Dividends and interest |
2,218 | 2,193 | |||
| Securities sold |
— | 1,374 | |||
| Total receivables |
847,319 | 602,196 | |||
| Cash |
1823 | — | |||
| Net assets available for benefits |
$ | 28,026,683 | 22,903,313 | ||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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DuPont Powder Coatings USA, Inc.
Profit Sharing Plan
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31, 2003 and 2002
| 2003 |
2002 |
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| Additions: |
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| Investment income: |
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| Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments |
$ | 4,623,650 | $ | (4,956,559 | ) | ||
| Interest and dividend income |
241,393 | 313,673 | |||||
| 4,865,043 | (4,642,886 | ) | |||||
| Contributions: |
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| Participant |
1,043,516 | 1,212,993 | |||||
| Employer |
1,343,979 | 1,066,874 | |||||
| 2,387,495 | 2,279,867 | ||||||
| Total additions |
7,252,538 | (2,363,019 | ) | ||||
| Deductions: |
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| Benefits paid to participants |
2,089,577 | 2,797,568 | |||||
| Administrative expenses |
39,591 | — | |||||
| Total deductions |
2,129,168 | 2,797,568 | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) |
5,123,370 | (5,160,587 | ) | ||||
| Net assets available for benefits: |
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| Beginning of year |
22,903,313 | 28,063,900 | |||||
| End of year |
$ | 28,026,683 | $ | 22,903,313 | |||
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DuPont Powder Coatings USA, Inc.
Profit Sharing Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
| 1. | Description of the Plan |
The following description of the DuPont Powder Coatings USA, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan (the Plan) is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the plan document for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.
General
The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering eligible employees, as defined in the Plan, of DuPont Powder Coatings USA, Inc. (the Employer or the Company). It is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
The designated trustee of the Plan is Merrill Lynch Trust Company, FSB (“Merrill Lynch”).
Eligibility
All employees of the Employer are eligible to participate except any employee whose compensation and conditions of employment are covered by a collective bargaining agreement to which the Company is a party unless the agreement calls for the employee’s participation in the Plan or an employee whose services are leased from another company.
For purposes of 401(k) deferral and compliance contributions, participation begins the first day of the next payroll period after the date an employee completes one hour of service. For purposes of Company match and Company profit sharing contributions, participation begins on the first day of the next payroll period after the date an employee completes a 12 month eligibility period in which the employee is credited with at least 1,000 hours of service during that period. Each participant who was an eligible employee at any time during the period, even if such employee did not work 1,000 hours will receive the compliance contribution.
Contributions
Contributions may consist of employee and employer contributions. The Plan may establish and change from time to time, in writing, without the necessity of amending the Plan, the minimum, if applicable, and maximum 401(k) deferral contribution percentages, prospectively or retrospectively (for the current Plan year), for all participants. Employees electing to participate in the Plan may contribute up to 15 percent of their qualifying annual compensation.
Effective January 1, 2002, employer contributions consist of Company matching contributions, compliance contributions and profit sharing contributions, subject to limitations as defined in the Plan. The Company contributes the greater of the following: (a) 10 percent of the Company’s net profit for the Plan year, or (b) a Compliance contribution amount equal to 3 percent of total participants’ eligible compensation for all active employees who are participating in the Plan plus the employer matching contributions equal to 100 percent of each participant’s effective contributions subject to a maximum of 3 percent of each participant’s eligible compensation.
Upon enrollment in the Plan, a participant may direct employee contributions to certain investment options available. Participants may allocate employee contributions among options in multiples of 1 percent. Amounts earned for a participant’s account are credited to such participant’s current investment option. A participant may change his or her deferral contribution election four times a year.
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DuPont Powder Coatings USA, Inc.
Profit Sharing Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
All employer contributions are invested in the Barclays Global Investors S&P 500 Stock Fund (S&P 500 Stock Fund). Participants are not allowed to transfer these funds out of the S&P 500 Stock Fund into any other investment fund until they reach the age of 50.
Participant Accounts
Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution and allocations of (a) the Company’s contribution and (b) Plan earnings, and charged with an allocation of administrative expenses. Allocations are based on the ratio of the balance of that participant’s investment option account to the sum of the balances of all participants’ investment option accounts. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.
Vesting
Participants have a fully and immediately vested interest in the portion of their accounts contributed by them, the Company’s Compliance Contribution and in the earnings on such contributions. A participant’s vested interest in the Company’s Matching and Profit Sharing contributions and the related earnings are determined using the following table:
| Years of Service |
Vested Percent | |
| 1 - 2 |
20% | |
| 2 - 3 |
40% | |
| 3 - 4 |
60% | |
| 4 - 5 |
80% | |
| 5 or more |
100% |
One full year of service is defined as a twelve-month period of employment. A participant also becomes 100 percent vested upon normal retirement, death and termination of employment due to disability.
Forfeited Accounts
Forfeitures of the Employer’s contributions may occur if a participant terminates or withdraws his or her contributions prior to the full vesting period. These forfeitures will be used to restore accounts, as defined in the Plan, to pay administrative expenses or may increase the amount of Employer profit sharing contributions. At December 31, 2003 and 2002, forfeited nonvested accounts totaled $418,248 and $397,393, respectively. Forfeitures were not used during 2003 or 2002 to restore accounts, pay administrative expenses or increase Employer profit sharing contributions.
Participant Loans
Participants may borrow from their vested fund accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50 percent of their vested account balance, whichever is less. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account and bear interest at rates, commensurate with local prevailing rates as determined by the Plan administrator. At December 31, 2003 and 2002, the rates range from 5 percent to 11 percent. Principal and interest is paid ratably through payroll deductions.
Payment of Benefits
In the case of normal retirement, retirement due to permanent disability or termination of employment, participants may elect to receive the value of their vested balances, in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, in a lump-sum distribution or in an alternative manner mutually agreed upon by the participant and the Plan administrator. In the event that a participant dies before retirement, the beneficiary will receive the value of the participant’s vested account balance in a lump-sum distribution or in an alternative manner mutually agreed upon by the beneficiary and the plan administrator.
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DuPont Powder Coatings USA, Inc.
Profit Sharing Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
Withdrawals
A withdrawal of all or a portion of a participant’s account may be made under certain conditions including election by the participant after attaining age 59½, separation from service, death or disability, or plan termination. Withdrawals of employee contributions for undue financial hardship are also permitted. Withdrawals are subject to federal income taxes.
Administrative Expenses
Reasonable expenses of administering the Plan, at the election of the Company, may be paid by the Plan. For the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, the Plan paid $39,591 and $0, respectively in administrative expenses of the Plan, including audit and other recordkeeping fees. Brokerage fees, transfer taxes, investment fees and other expenses incident to the purchase and sale of securities and investment shall be included in the cost of such securities or investments or deducted from the sales proceeds.
| 2. | Significant Accounting Policies |
The following accounting policies which conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, have been used consistently in the preparation of the Plan’s financial statements.
Basis of Accounting
The financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.
Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
The investments of the Plan are carried at fair value. Shares of registered investment companies (mutual funds) are valued at quoted market prices which represent the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at year end. Shares of common and collective trust funds are valued at net unit value as determined by the trustee at year end. The Company stock fund is valued at its year-end unit closing price (defined as the year-end market price of common stock plus the uninvested cash position). Participant loans are valued at cost which approximates fair value.
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded when earned. Realized gains and losses on the sale of the Company Stock Fund securities are based on average cost on the securities sold. Purchases and sales of investments are recorded on a trade-date basis. Capital gain distributions are included in dividend income.
Payment of Benefits
Benefits are recorded when paid.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the Plan’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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DuPont Powder Coatings USA, Inc.
Profit Sharing Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
| 3. | Investments |
Investments that represent more than 5% of the net assets available for benefits as of December 31, 2003 and 2002 were as follows:
| 2003 |
2002 | |||||
| Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust |
$ | 1,284,861 | $ | 1,963,016 | ||
| Barclays Global Investors S&P 500 Stock Fund |
18,171,861 | 13,228,312 | ||||
| Merrill Lynch Retirement Reserves Fund |
1,864,831 | 2,290,576 | ||||
| MFS Capital Opportunities Fund Class A |
1,414,092 | 1,027,922 | ||||
| Merrill Lynch US Government Mortgage Fund Class A |
1,120,075 | 1,160,367 | ||||
During the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, the Plan’s investments, including realized and unrealized gains and losses, appreciated (depreciated) in value as follows:
| 2003 |
2002 |
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| Company stock funds |
$ | 50,376 | $ | (1,552 | ) | ||
| Mutual funds |
465,206 | (655,067 | ) | ||||
| Common/collective trust funds |
4,108,068 | (4,299,940 | ) | ||||
| Net appreciation (depreciation) |
$ | 4,623,650 | $ | (4,956,559 | ) | ||
| 4. | Non-Participant-Directed Investments |
Information about the net assets and significant components of the changes in net assets relating to the Barclay’s Global Investors S&P 500 Stock Fund (non-participant directed) is as follows:
| December 31, |
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| 2003 |
2002 |
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| Net assets: |
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| S&P 500 Stock Fund |
$ | 18,171,861 | $ | 13,228,312 | ||||
| Contribution receivable |
845,101 | 580,669 | ||||||
| $ | 19,016,962 | $ | 13,808,981 | |||||
| For Plan Year Ended December 31, |
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| 2003 |
2002 |
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| Contributions |
$ | 1,766,752 | $ | 1,576,015 | ||||
| Dividends and interest |
62,547 | 77,225 | ||||||
| Net appreciation (depreciation) |
4,026,095 | (4,288,608 | ) | |||||
| Benefits payments |
(582,165 | ) | (1,190,708 | ) | ||||
| Net loan activity |
(135,222 | ) | (132,662 | ) | ||||
| Administrative expenses |
(14,160 | ) | — | |||||
| Transfer to participant-directed investments |
70,206 | (2,215,801 | ) | |||||
| Other |
13,928 | 36,635 | ||||||
| Changes in net assets |
$ | 5,207,981 | $ | (6,137,904 | ) | |||
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DuPont Powder Coatings USA, Inc.
Profit Sharing Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
| 5. | Tax Status |
The Plan is a qualified plan pursuant to Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and the related Trust is exempt from federal taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code. A favorable tax determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service dated July 16, 2003 covering the plan and amendments through February 25, 2002 has been received by the Plan. The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter. However, the Plan administrator and the Plan’s ERISA counsel believe that the Plan is currently designed and operated in accordance with the applicable sections of the Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for federal income taxes in the accompanying financial statements.
| 6. | Related Party Transactions |
Certain Plan investments are shares of mutual funds and units of common/collective trust funds managed by Merrill Lynch, the Trustee. In addition, the Plan offers the DuPont Company Stock Fund investment option. Transactions in these investments qualify as party-in-interest transactions which are exempt from the prohibited transaction rules.
| 7. | Plan Termination |
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company 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 of Plan termination, participants would become 100 percent vested in the employer contributions.
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DuPont Powder Coatings USA, Inc.
Profit Sharing Plan
Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2003
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (d) | ||||||
| Identity of Issue |
Description of Investment |
Cost ** |
Current Value | |||||||
| Barclays Global Investors S&P 500 Stock Fund | Common/Collective Trusts | $ | 14,380,055 | $ | 18,171,861 | |||||
| Barclays Global Investors International Equity Fund | Common/Collective Trusts | $ | 310,313 | |||||||
| * |
Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust | Common/Collective Trusts | $ | 1,284,861 | ||||||
| Total common/collective trust |
$ | 19,767,035 | ||||||||
| * |
Merrill Lynch Retirement Reserves Fund | Money Market fund | $ | 1,864,831 | ||||||
| Total money market fund |
$ | 1,864,831 | ||||||||
| * |
Merrill Lynch US Government Mortgage Fund Class A | Registered Investment Company | $ | 1,120,075 | ||||||
| MFS Capital Opportunities Fund Class A | Registered Investment Company | $ | 1,414,092 | |||||||
| Van Kampen Comstock Fund Class A | Registered Investment Company | $ | 464,624 | |||||||
| Van Kampen American Value Fund Class A | Registered Investment Company | $ | 338,811 | |||||||
| GAM International Fund Class A | Registered Investment Company | $ | 110,473 | |||||||
| Total mutual funds |
$ | 3,448,075 | ||||||||
| * |
DuPont Stock | Company Stock | $ | 334,810 | ||||||
| Participant loans | 5% to 11.0% | $ | 1,762,790 | |||||||
| $ | 27,177,541 | |||||||||
| * | Party-in-interest |
| ** | Cost information omitted for participant directed investments |
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DuPont Powder Coatings USA, Inc.
Profit Sharing Plan
Schedule H, Line 4j – Schedule of Reportable Transactions
December 31, 2003
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | |||||||||||||
| Identity of party involved |
Description of asset |
Purchase price |
Selling Price |
Lease rental |
Expense incurred with transaction |
Cost of asset |
Current value of asset on transaction date |
Net gain or loss |
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| Barclay’s Global Investors S&P 500 Fund |
Common/Collective Trust Fund | $ | 1,483,883 | $ | 1,483,883 | ||||||||||||||||
| Barclay’s Global Investors S&P 500 Fund |
Common/Collective Trust Fund | $ | 944,925 | $ | 974,986 | $ | (30,061 | ) | |||||||||||||
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