þ | Annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 |
o | Transition report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
A. | Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below: | ||
Burlington Resources Inc. Retirement Savings Plan | |||
B. | Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office: |
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Financial Statements |
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Supplemental Schedule |
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23.1 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | |||||||
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
2007 | 2006 | |||||||
Assets |
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Investments, at fair value: |
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ConocoPhillips common stock |
$ | 51,390,016 | $ | 56,262,842 | ||||
Registered investment companies |
149,319,278 | 177,457,307 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
6,928,966 | 4,963,994 | ||||||
Synthetic investment contracts |
77,033,708 | 89,857,826 | ||||||
Participant notes receivable |
2,450,607 | 3,694,260 | ||||||
Total Investments |
287,122,575 | 332,236,229 | ||||||
Active employee deposits receivable |
310,037 | | ||||||
Company contributions receivable |
187,033 | | ||||||
Total Receivables |
497,070 | | ||||||
Total Assets |
287,619,645 | 332,236,229 | ||||||
Liabilities |
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Management fees payable |
(32,327 | ) | (71,315 | ) | ||||
Total Liabilities |
(32,327 | ) | (71,315 | ) | ||||
Net Assets reflecting all investments at fair value |
287,587,318 | 332,164,914 | ||||||
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully
benefit-responsive investment contracts |
(361,272 | ) | 1,208,033 | |||||
Net Assets Available for Benefits |
$ | 287,226,046 | $ | 333,372,947 | ||||
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Investment Income |
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Interest income |
$ | 3,485,597 | ||
Dividend income |
12,832,101 | |||
Net appreciation in the fair value of investments |
12,311,555 | |||
Net Investment Income |
28,629,253 | |||
Contributions |
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Company |
5,439,594 | |||
Participant |
8,906,351 | |||
Total Contributions |
14,345,945 | |||
Total Additions |
42,975,198 | |||
Participant withdrawals and distributions |
(88,858,744 | ) | ||
Administrative expenses |
(263,355 | ) | ||
Total Deductions |
(89,122,099 | ) | ||
Net Decrease |
(46,146,901 | ) | ||
Net Assets Available for Benefits |
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Beginning of year |
333,372,947 | |||
End of year |
$ | 287,226,046 | ||
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1. | Plan Description | |
The following description of the Burlington Resources Inc. (BR or the Company) Retirement Savings Plan (Plan) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plans provisions. | ||
General | ||
The Plan is a trusteed, defined contribution plan for participants of the employer companies, BR and Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company LP, both wholly owned subsidiaries of ConocoPhillips. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as amended. The Plans assets are held by Charles Schwab Trust Company (Trustee) and individual participant accounts are maintained by Charles Schwab Retirement Plan Services. Prior to March 31, 2006, the Plan was administered by a committee of BR corporate executives. On March 31, 2006, BR was acquired by ConocoPhillips, and the Plan is currently administered by the BR Retirement Savings Plan Committee, a Plan Financial Administrator, a Plan Benefits Administrator, and the Chief Financial Officer of ConocoPhillips. | ||
Investments | ||
A participant may direct his or her contributions, account balances and the Company match among a variety of investment funds. | ||
Eligibility | ||
Prior to March 31, 2006, all employees were eligible to participate in the Plan beginning the first day of the month following full time employment, or upon completion of 1,000 hours of service. Eligible employees who were participants in the Plan on March 31, 2006, were allowed to continue participation in the Plan. Individuals who were not participants in the Plan on March 31, 2006, are not eligible to participate in the Plan after March 31, 2006. | ||
Participant Accounts | ||
A separate account is maintained for each participant reflecting the participants contributions and the participants share of Company contributions and Plan investment income (loss) net of (or in addition to) withdrawals. Each participant can authorize the transfer of account balances among funds or change investment options for future contributions at any time. | ||
Appreciation (depreciation) is allocated to participant accounts based upon their proportionate share of assets in each investment fund. | ||
Participant Notes Receivable | ||
The Plan may make loans to actively employed participants of up to 50% of their account balance (excluding any remaining Individual Retirement Account balance that was entered into prior to 1998), subject to a minimum loan of $1,000 and a maximum loan of $50,000. The $50,000 limit is reduced by the participants highest outstanding loan balance during the prior 12 months. Loans are secured by the balance in a participants account. Interest on loans accrues at 1% above the Wall Street Journal published prime rate, which is determined at the time the loan is taken, and remains fixed for the term of the loan. Interest rates ranged from 5% to 9.5% and 5% to 10.50%for loans outstanding as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The repayment period may be from 12 to 60 months. Repayments are made through payroll deductions and are reinvested in Plan funds according to the borrowing participants current investment elections. Loan balances due from terminated participants |
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are deemed distributed to the participants during the quarter following the quarter in which the last loan payment was made unless the participant elects full loan repayment. There were no loans in default as of December 31, 2007 and 2006. | ||
Contributions | ||
A participant may elect to make regular semi-monthly pre-tax and/or after-tax contributions from 1% to 13% of his or her total eligible compensation via regular payroll deduction. Pre-tax contributions are subject to an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) limitation of $15,500 and $15,000 in 2007 and 2006, respectively. Under the IRSs Catch-up Contribution provision, participants who are at least age 50 by the plan year-end may contribute each year on a pre-tax basis an additional amount, which was $5,000 for 2007 and 2006 plan years. The Company matches 100% of employee contributions up to 6% of total eligible compensation for a participant with less than 10 years of service, and up to 8% of total eligible compensation for a participant with 10 or more years of service. In addition, a participant may make an approved rollover contribution from another qualified employee benefit plan, subject to IRS rules. All regular Company and participant contributions are paid to the Plans trustee semi-monthly, and allocated among the investment options consistent with the participants investment elections. | ||
Vesting | ||
Participant accounts are 100% vested and nonforfeitable at all times. | ||
Voting Rights | ||
As a result of the acquisition of BR by ConocoPhillips on March 31, 2006, each share of BR common stock held in the Plan on March 31, 2006 was converted into a combination of $46.50 in cash and 0.7214 shares of ConocoPhillips common stock. The Plan Trustee then reinvested the cash portion, less commission fees, into additional shares of ConocoPhillips common stock. | ||
Each participant who had Burlington Resources, Inc. common stock allocated to his or her account during the year ended December 31, 2005 and during the period from January 1, 2006 through March 31, 2006 was entitled to instruct the Trustee regarding the voting of such shares in that period. After March 31, 2006 each participant who has ConocoPhillips common stock (Company Stock) allocated to his or her account shall be entitled to instruct the Trustee regarding the voting of such shares. If instructions are not received from the participant, or if shares of the Company Stock have not been allocated to the participants account, the Trustee shall vote the shares in the same proportion as are voted the shares for which instructions have been received from participants. | ||
Diversification | ||
Each participant may change the investment funds in which the balances in his or her account are invested by electing, in increments or any whole percentage of the account total, to have the assets in a particular investment fund transferred within a reasonable time after the election to any one or more of the other investment funds. Any such election shall be made in accordance with procedures approved by the benefits committee. | ||
Participant Withdrawals and Distributions | ||
Withdrawals are permitted in the event of termination of employment, retirement, permanent disability, and death, as defined by the Plan. The Plan provides for limited in-service withdrawals by participants from certain funds depending on their source. Generally, a participant may delay distribution of his or her account if the balance exceeds $1,000, until April 1 of the Plan year |
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Valuation of Investments | ||
Common stock and mutual fund securities are valued at fair value. Common stock values are based on their quoted market prices. Investments in registered investment companies (shares of mutual funds) are valued using quoted market prices which represent the net asset values of shares held by the Plan at year-end. Participants notes receivable are carried at original loan principal balance, less principal repayments, which approximates fair value. The fair value of the synthetic investment contracts is calculated as the fair value of its component pieces: wrap contracts paired with underlying investments. Investment contracts, which are fully benefit-responsive, are stated at contract value and are shown at fair value with an adjustment to reflect the net asset value as contract value. | ||
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade date basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-divided date. | ||
Cash and Cash Equivalents | ||
All short-term investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less are considered cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are stated at fair value. Cash is stated at account value. | ||
Investment Income | ||
Investment income includes the net appreciation or depreciation in the fair value of the Plans fair value investments, consisting of realized and unrealized gains and losses. Investment income also includes interest income related to the Plans guaranteed investment contracts, which is included in the net appreciation in the contract value of investment. Dividend and interest income from investments are recorded as earned and allocated to participants based upon their proportionate share of assets in each investment fund. | ||
Administrative Expenses | ||
Certain administrative expenses and professional fees incurred by the Plan are paid by BR. BR paid $111,256 of plan administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2007. | ||
Recent Accounting Pronouncements | ||
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 applies to reporting periods beginning after November 15, 2007. Plan management is currently evaluating the effect that the provisions of SFAS 157 will have on the Plans financial statements. | ||
3. | Net Appreciation in Investments Accounted for at Fair Value and Contract Value | |
Following is a summary of the components of the net appreciation in the Plans investments for the year ended December 31, 2007: |
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Net appreciation in investments accounted for at fair value: |
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ConocoPhillips common stock |
$ | 11,368,837 | ||
Registered investment companies (mutual funds) |
(311,476 | ) | ||
Total net appreciation in investments accounted for at fair value |
11,057,361 | |||
Net appreciation in investments accounted for at contract value: |
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Investment contracts |
1,254,194 | |||
Total net appreciation in investments |
$ | 12,311,555 | ||
4. | Investments | |
Investments that comprised 5% or more of the net assets available for benefits for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, are as follows: |
2007 | 2006 | |||||||
ConocoPhillips common stock |
$ | 51,390,016 | $ | 56,262,842 | ||||
Dodge & Cox Stock Fund |
28,350,420 | 40,382,101 | ||||||
Rice Hall James Micro Cap Fund |
18,605,299 | 27,128,990 | ||||||
Templeton Instl Foreign Equity Fund |
40,512,708 | 39,975,026 | ||||||
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund |
30,483,675 | 35,680,825 | ||||||
Primco Fixed Income Fund: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
6,928,966 | 4,963,994 | ||||||
Synthetic investment contracts (at fair value)* |
77,033,708 | 89,857,826 | ||||||
Adjustment from fair value to contract value |
(361,272 | ) | 1,208,033 | |||||
Total Primco Fixed Income Fund |
83,601,402 | 96,029,853 |
* Investment contracts (see Note 5) |
5. | Investment Contracts | |
Investment Contracts with Insurance Companies | ||
The Plan invests in synthetic investment contracts (synthetic GICs). A synthetic GIC is a wrap contract paired with an underlying single or multiple high quality fixed income investments, or paired with units of a collective trust bond portfolio. Both the wrap contracts and the underlying investments are owned by the Plan. Wrap contracts are issued by financial services institutions. A synthetic GIC credits a stated interest rate for a specified period of time. Investment gains and losses are amortized over the expected duration of the underlying investments of that contract through the calculation of an interest rate applicable to the contract on a prospective basis. The wrap contracts provide for a variable crediting rate, which typically resets monthly or quarterly, and the issuer of the wrap contract provides assurance that future adjustments to the crediting rate cannot result in a crediting rate less than zero. | ||
The wrap contract crediting rate is based on the current yield-to-maturity of the covered investments, plus or minus an amortization of the difference between the market value and contract value of the covered investments over the duration of the covered investments at the time of computation. The crediting rate is affected by the change in the annual effective yield-to-maturity of the underlying |
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securities and is also affected by the differential between the contract value and the market value of the covered investments. Depending on the change in duration from reset period to reset period, the magnitude of the impact to the crediting rate of the contract to market difference is heightened or lessened. | ||
Certain events limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value with the wrap contract. Such events include the following: (i) complete or partial Plan termination or merger with another plan; (ii) changes to the Plans prohibition on competing investment options or deletion of equity wash provisions; (iii) bankruptcy of the Plan sponsor or other Plan sponsor events (e.g. divestitures or spin-offs of a subsidiary) which cause a significant withdrawal from the Plan or; (iv) the failure of the trust to qualify for exemption from federal income taxes or any required prohibited transaction exemption under ERISA. The Plan Administrators do not believe that the occurrences of any such value event, which would limit the Plans ability to transact at contract value with participants, is probable. | ||
Wrap contracts generally impose conditions on the Plan. If an event of default occurs and is not cured, the issuer may terminate the contract. The following may cause the Plan to be in default: (i) a breach of material obligation under the contract; (ii) a material misrepresentation; or (iii) a material amendment to the Plan agreement that is not approved and accepted by the issuer. The Plan may terminate wrap contracts at any time with notice, typically 30 days. Other than for reasons of Plan default, wrap contract issuers may generally only terminate contracts upon the completion of certain contract requirements, such as completion of a specified period of time. | ||
If, in the event of default of an issuer, the Plan were unable to obtain a replacement investment contract, withdrawing plans may experience losses if the value of the Plans assets no longer covered by the contract is below contract value. The Plan may seek to add additional issuers over time to diversify the Plans exposure to such risk, but there is no assurance that the Plan may be able to do so. The combination of the default of an issuer and an inability to obtain a replacement agreement could render the Plan unable to achieve its objective of maintaining a stable contract value. The terms of an investment contract generally provide for settlement of payments only upon termination of the contract or total liquidation of the covered investments. Generally, payments will be made pro-rata, based on the percentage of investments covered by each issuer. Contract termination occurs whenever the contract value or market value of the covered investments reaches zero or upon certain events of default. If the contract terminates due to issuer default, the issuer will generally be required to pay to the Plan the excess, if any, of contract value over market value on the date of termination. If the contract terminates when the market value equals zero, the issuer will pay the excess of contract value over market value to the Plan to the extent necessary for the Plan to satisfy outstanding contract value withdrawal requests. | ||
As described in Note 2, because the synthetic GICs are fully benefit-responsive, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits attributable to the synthetic GICs. Contract value 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. | ||
The average yields for the synthetic GICs during the years ended December 31, 2007, and 2006, based on actual earnings, was 5.31% and 5.14%, respectively. The average yields for the synthetic GICs during the years ended December 31, 2007, and 2006, based on interest rates credited to participants, was 4.70 % and 4.88 %, respectively. |
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6. | Party-in-Interest Transactions | |
During 2005 and through March 31, 2006, the Plan provided for investment in shares of BR common stock. As a result of the acquisition of BR by ConocoPhillips on March 31, 2006, the Plan currently provides for investment in shares of ConocoPhillips common stock. The Plan also invests in participant loans. These transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions. These party-in-interest transactions are exempt from the ERISA prohibited transaction rules; consequently, these transactions are permissible. | ||
BR pays the costs of administering the Plan and a committee of BR corporate executives administered the Plan prior to March 31, 2006. The Plan is currently administered by the BR Retirement Savings Plan Committee, a Plan Financial Administrator, a Plan Benefits Administrator, and the Chief Financial Officer of ConocoPhillips. | ||
7. | Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500 | |
The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, as reflected in these financial statements, to the amounts reflected in the Plans Form 5500: |
2007 | 2006 | |||||||
Net assets available for benefits as reported
in the financial statements |
$ | 287,226,046 | $ | 333,372,947 | ||||
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for
fully benefit-responsive investment contracts |
361,272 | (1,208,033 | ) | |||||
Net assets available for benefits as reported
in the Form 5500 |
$ | 287,587,318 | $ | 332,164,914 | ||||
The following is a reconciliation of net decrease for the year ended December 31, 2007, as reflected in these financial statements, to the amounts reflected in the Plans Form 5500: |
Net decrease as reported in the financial statements |
$ | (46,146,901 | ) | |
Adjustment from fair value to contract value
for certain fully benefit-responsive investment contracts
at December 31, 2007 |
361,272 | |||
Reverse adjustment from fair value to contract value
for certain fully benefit-responsive investment contracts
at December 31, 2006 |
1,208,033 | |||
Net increase as reported in the Form 5500 |
$ | (44,577,596 | ) | |
8. | Plan Merger | |
The Company intends to merge the assets of the Burlington Resources Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) into the ConocoPhilllips Savings Plan effective at close of business on December 31, 2008. |
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(c) Description of Investment, Including | |||||||||
(b) Identity of Issue, Borrower, lessor or | Maturity Date, rate of Interest, | (e) Current | |||||||
(a) | Similar Party | Collateral, Par or Maturity Value | Value*** | ||||||
Bank of America NT & SA | Synthetic investment contract, #03-091, |
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4.70%, no maturity date |
$ | 14,029,208 | |||||||
ING Life Insurance and Annuity Co. | Synthetic investment contract, #60096, |
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5.52%, no maturity date |
11,807,322 | ||||||||
Pacific Life Insurance | Synthetic investment contract,
#G-26950.01.0001, 5.12%, no maturity date |
19,577,232 | |||||||
Rabobank Nederland | Synthetic investment contract, #BRS |
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100201, 3.89%, no maturity date |
17,572,682 | ||||||||
UBS AG | Synthetic investment contract, #5194, |
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4.94%, no maturity date |
14,047,264 | ||||||||
Dodge & Cox Stock Fund | Registered Investment Company |
28,350,420 | ** | ||||||
Hartford Growth Fund | Registered Investment Company |
7,844,520 | |||||||
Rice Hall James Micro Cap Fund | Registered Investment Company |
18,605,299 | ** | ||||||
Templeton
Institutional Foreign Equity Fund |
Registered Investment Company |
40,512,708 | ** | ||||||
Vanguard
Balanced Index Institutional Fund |
Registered Investment Company |
10,676,858 | |||||||
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund | Registered Investment Company |
30,483,675 | ** | ||||||
Vanguard
Total Bd Mkt Index Adm Fund |
Registered Investment Company |
5,155,980 | |||||||
W & R Small Cap Growth Fund | Registered Investment Company |
7,689,818 | |||||||
Wachovia Bank | Interest bearing deposits |
6,928,966 | |||||||
* | ConocoPhillips | Common stock |
51,390,016 | ** | |||||
* | Participants | Loans to Plan participants, interest |
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rates ranging from 5.00% to 9.50% |
2,450,607 | ||||||||
Total | $ | 287,122,575 | |||||||
* | Denotes investment issued by a party-in-interest to the Plan. | |
** | Represents asset comprising at least 5% of net assets available for benefits. | |
*** | Cost information is not presented because all investments are participant-directed. |
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Burlington Resources Inc. Retirement Savings Plan |
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Date: June 20, 2008 | /s/ J. W. Sheets | |||
J. W. Sheets | ||||
Plan Financial Administrator |
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