Allegheny Technologies Incorporated 11-K
Table of Contents

 
 

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

þ   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007

o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM                      TO                     

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-12001

ROME METALS, LLC EMPLOYEES’ 401(k) AND
PROFIT SHARING PLAN
(Title of Plan)

ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED

(Name of Issuer of securities held pursuant to the Plan)

1000 Six PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-5479

(Address of Plan and principal executive offices of Issuer)
 
 


Table of Contents

Audited Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
Rome Metals, LLC Employees’ 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan
As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and for the Year Ended December 31, 2007
With Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 


 

Rome Metals, LLC Employees’ 401(k) and
Profit Sharing Plan
Audited Financial Statements
and Supplemental Schedule
As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and for the Year Ended December 31, 2007
Contents
         
    1  
 
       
Audited Financial Statements
       
 
       
    2  
    3  
    4  
 
       
Supplemental Schedule
       
 
       
    9  
 
       
       

 


Table of Contents

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Rome Metals, LLC Employees’ 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2007. 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. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and 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 of the Plan at December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2007, 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 schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2007 is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the financial statements but is 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. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audits of the financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
June 27, 2008

-1-


Table of Contents

Rome Metals, LLC Employees’ 401(k) and
Profit Sharing Plan
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
                 
    December 31
    2007   2006
     
Investments at fair value:
               
Interest in registered investment companies
  $ 3,240,878     $ 5,948,153  
Interest in common collective trusts
    2,119,891        
Interest in synthetic investment contracts
    1,689,736        
Participant loans
    366,729       320,073  
Interest-bearing cash
    88,858        
Corporate common stocks
    24,544        
 
               
Total investments at fair value
    7,530,636       6,268,226  
 
               
Receivables
    4,935        
       
Net assets available for benefits at fair value
    7,535,571       6,268,226  
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts
    6,049        
       
Net assets available for benefits
  $ 7,541,620     $ 6,268,226  
       
See accompanying notes.

-2-


Table of Contents

Rome Metals, LLC Employees’ 401(k) and
Profit Sharing Plan
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Year Ended December 31, 2007
         
Contributions:
       
Employer
  $ 1,101,653  
Employee
    67,525  
 
     
Total contributions
    1,169,178  
 
       
Investment income:
       
Net gain from interest in registered investment companies
    293,496  
Interest income
    32,980  
Net gain from interest in common collective trusts
    11,785  
Net unrealized/realized loss on corporate common stocks
    (1,513 )
Other income
    16,401  
 
     
Total investment income
    353,149  
 
     
 
    1,522,327  
 
       
Distributions to participants
    (219,557 )
Administrative expenses and other, net
    (29,376 )
 
     
 
    (248,933 )
 
     
 
       
Net increase in net assets available for benefits
    1,273,394  
Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year
    6,268,226  
 
     
Net assets available for benefits at end of year
  $ 7,541,620  
 
     
See accompanying notes.

-3-


Table of Contents

Rome Metals, LLC Employees’ 401(k) and
Profit Sharing Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2007
1. Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates and Basis of Accounting
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The financial statements are prepared under the accrual basis of accounting.
Accounting Pronouncement
As described in Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position (FSP) AAG INV-1 and SOP 94-4-1, Reporting of Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts Held by Certain Investment Companies Subject to the AICPA Investment Company Guide and Defined-Contribution Health and Welfare and Pension Plans, fully benefit-responsive investment contracts held by a defined contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value in the Plan’s Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits with a corresponding adjustment to reflect these investments at contract value.
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurement (FAS 157). This standard clarifies the definition of fair value for financial reporting, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. Plan management is currently evaluating the effect that the provisions of FAS 157 will have on the Plan’s financial statements.
Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value except for its benefit-responsive investment contracts, which are valued at contract value (see Note 3). Quoted market prices are used to value investments. Units of registered investment companies are valued at the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at year-end. The fair value of the participation units in common collective trusts is based on quoted redemption value on the last business day of the Plan’s year-end. Participant loans are valued at their outstanding balances, which approximate fair value.
Fully benefit-responsive guaranteed investment contracts (GICs) and synthetic investment contracts (SICs) are stated at contract value which is equal to principal balance plus accrued interest. As provided in the FSP, an investment contract is generally permitted to be valued at contract value, rather than fair value, to the extent it is fully benefit-responsive. Fair value of the GICs was estimated by discounting the weighted average cash flows at the then-current interest

-4-


Table of Contents

Rome Metals, LLC Employees’ 401(k) and
Profit Sharing Plan
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
crediting rate for a comparable maturity investment contract. Fair value of the SICs was estimated based on the fair value of each contract’s supporting assets at December 31, 2007. Participants may ordinarily direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investment at contract value. There are no reserves against contract value for credit risk of the contract issuer or otherwise.
Although it is management’s intention to hold the investment contracts in the Standish Mellon Stable Value Fund until maturity, certain investment contracts provide for adjustments to contract value for withdrawals made prior to maturity.
2. Description of the Plan
The Rome Metals, LLC Employees’ 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan (the Plan) is a defined contribution plan and is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Rome Metals, LLC (the Plan Sponsor or the Company) is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (the Plan Administrator).
The purpose of the Plan is to provide retirement benefits to eligible employees through Company contributions and to encourage employee thrift by permitting eligible employees to defer a part of their compensation and contribute such deferral to the Plan. The Plan allows employees to contribute a portion of eligible wages each pay period through payroll deductions subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations.
The Company also contributes an amount from its current or accumulated profits for each Plan Year. The Company in its sole discretion, may choose to make contributions without regard to the current or accumulated profits of the Company for the Plan Year.
The Plan allows participants to direct their contributions, and contributions made by the Company, to any of the investment alternatives. Unless otherwise specified by the participant, contributions: (i) that were made prior to September 17, 2007 were made to the Stable Asset Fund, and (ii) that were made on and after September 17, 2007 are made to State Street Target Retirement Fund that most closely matches the participant’s 65th birthday date (e.g., State Street Target Retirement Fund 2020). Separate accounts are maintained by the Plan Sponsor for each participating employee. Trustee fees and asset management fees charged by the Plan’s trustee, Sky Bank, N.A., prior to September 1, 2007 and thereafter Mercer Trust Company, for the administration of all funds are charged against net assets available for benefits of the respective fund. Certain other expenses of administering the Plan may be paid by the Plan Sponsor.
Participants may make “in-service” and hardship withdrawals as outlined in the plan document.

-5-


Table of Contents

Rome Metals, LLC Employees’ 401(k) and
Profit Sharing Plan
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
2. Description of the Plan (continued)
Participants are always fully vested in that portion of their participant account balance derived from their own contributions. The portion derived from Company contributions vest based upon the employee’s years of service, as follows:
         
    Years   Amount of Vesting    
 
Fewer than 2
    0 %
2 but fewer than 3
    20 %
3 but fewer than 4
    40 %
4 but fewer than 5
    60 %
5 but fewer than 6
    80 %
6 or more
    100 %
Active employees can borrow up to 50% of their vested account balances minus any outstanding loans. The loan amounts are further limited to a minimum of $500 and a maximum of $50,000, and an employee can obtain no more than three loans at one time. Interest rates are determined based on commercially accepted criteria, and payment schedules vary based on the type of the loan. General-purpose loans are repaid over 6 to 60 months, and primary residence loans are repaid over periods up to 180 months. Payments are made by payroll deductions.
Further information about the Plan, including eligibility, vesting, contributions, and withdrawals, is contained in the plan document, summary plan description, and related contracts. These documents are available from the Plan Sponsor.
3. Investments
On September 1, 2007, as part of a change in the administration of the Plan, including changing the record keeper to Mercer Human Resources from Sky Bank, N.A., and changing the trustee to Mercer Trust Company from Sky Bank, N.A., the investment options available to participants under the Plan were changed.
The Standish Mellon Stable Value Fund invests in guaranteed investment contracts (GICs) and actively managed structured or synthetic investment contracts (SICs). The GICs are promises by a bank or insurance company to repay principal plus a fixed rate of return through contract maturity. SICs differ from GICs in that there are specific assets supporting the SICs and these assets are owned by the Plan. The bank or insurance company issues a wrapper contract that allows participant-directed transactions to be made at contract value. The assets supporting the SICs are comprised of government agency bonds, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities (ABOs), and collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs).

-6-


Table of Contents

Rome Metals, LLC Employees’ 401(k) and
Profit Sharing Plan
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
3. Investments (continued)
Interest crediting rates on the GICs in the Fund are determined at the time of purchase. Interest crediting rates on the SICs are either: (1) set at the time of purchase for a fixed term and crediting rate, (2) set at the time of purchase for a fixed term and variable crediting rate, or (3) set at the time of purchase and reset monthly within a “constant duration.” A constant duration contract may specify a duration of 2.5 years and the crediting rate is adjusted monthly based upon quarterly rebalancing of eligible 2.5 year duration investment instruments at the time of each resetting; in effect the contract never matures. At December 31, 2007, the interest crediting rates for Fixed Maturity SICs ranged from 4.30% to 5.32%.
The following presents investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets as of December 31, 2007.
         
American Funds Growth Fund of America
  $ 1,274,627  
MSIF Small Company Growth Fund
    857,669  
Alliance Bernstein Small Mid Cap Value Fund
    657,253  
State Street Global Advisers S&P 500 Index Fund
    611,514  
Investments in SICs at contract value that represent 5% of more of the Plan’s net assets as of December 31, 2007 were as follows:
         
Rabobank Constant Duration SIC
  $ 416,589  
Monumental Life Ins. Co. Constant Duration SIC
    409,572  
Average yields for all fully benefit-responsive investment contracts for the year ended December 31, 2007 was as follows:
         
Based on actual earnings
    4.72 %
Based on interest rate credited to participants
    4.57 %
4. Income Tax Status
The Plan has received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service dated August 2, 2000, stating that the Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) and, therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation. Subsequent to this issuance of the determination letter, the Plan was amended. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the Code to maintain its qualification. The Plan Administrator has indicated that it will take the necessary steps, if any, to bring the Plan’s operations into compliance with the Code.

-7-


Table of Contents

Rome Metals, LLC Employees’ 401(k) and
Profit Sharing Plan
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
5. 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 its participation in the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. However, no such action may deprive any participant of any vested right.
6. Risks and Uncertainties
The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risk such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.

-8-


Table of Contents

Rome Metals, LLC Employees’ 401(k) and
Profit Sharing Plan
EIN: 91-1821596 Plan: 045
Schedule H, Line 4i—Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2007
         
Description   Current Value  
 
Registered investment companies
       
Alliance Bernstein Small Mid Cap Value Fund
  $ 657,253  
American Funds Europacific Growth Fund
    194,873  
American Funds Growth Fund of America
    1,274,627  
MFS Value Fund
    182,508  
Lord, Abbott Mid Cap Value Fund
    11,198  
MSIF Small Company Growth Fund
    857,669  
Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund
    62,750  
 
     
Total registered investment company
  $ 3,240,878  
 
     
 
       
Participant loans* (5.00% to 9.25% with maturities through 2013)
  $ 366,729  
 
     
 
       
Corporate Common Stock
       
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated*
  $ 24,544  
 
     
 
       
Interest-Bearing Cash
       
Mellon Stable Value Fund
  $ 58,478  
Natixis Financial
    30,380  
 
     
 
  $ 88,858  
 
     
 
       
Common Collective Trusts
       
Mellon Stable Value Fund
  $ 35,204  
SEI Fund
    15,701  
State Street Global Advisors Target Retirement Income Fund
    202,111  
State Street Global Advisors Target Retirement Income Fund 2010
    69,732  
State Street Global Advisors Target Retirement Income Fund 2015
    68,305  
State Street Global Advisors Target Retirement Income Fund 2020
    118,167  
State Street Global Advisors Target Retirement Income Fund 2025
    152,875  
State Street Global Advisors Target Retirement Income Fund 2030
    153,728  
State Street Global Advisors Target Retirement Income Fund 2035
    127,779  
State Street Global Advisors Target Retirement Income Fund 2040
    181,443  
State Street Global Advisors Target Retirement Income Fund 2045
    85,572  
State Street Global Advisors S&P 500 Index Fund
    611,514  
State Street Global Advisors MSCI ACWI Ex-US Fund
    297,760  
 
     
 
  $ 2,119,891  
 
     

-9-


Table of Contents

Rome Metals, LLC Employees’ 401(k) and
Profit Sharing Plan
EIN: 91-1821596 Plan: 045
Schedule H, Line 4i—Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2007
         
Description   Current Value  
 
Fixed Maturity Synthetic Contracts:
       
Credit Cards, CCIT 03-A6 A6
  $ 15,038  
Rate Redu Bonds, COMED 98-1 A7
    5,054  
Fannie Mae, FNR 2002-74 LC
    6,916  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2627 BU
    25,502  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2640 TL
    14,984  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2715 ND
    16,355  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2760 EB
    15,117  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2786 PC
    7,585  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2865 PQ
    22,441  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2866 XD
    22,441  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2870 BD
    15,152  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2888 OW
    10,640  
GNMA Project Loans, GNR 06-51 A
    17,764  
Rate Redu Bonds, PSNH 01-1 A2
    3,158  
Bank of America, N.A. Wrap contract
    (238 )
 
     
Bank of America, N.A. Fixed Maturity Synthetic Contract 03-040
    197,909  
 
       
Rate Redu Bonds, DESF 01-1 A3
    2,909  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2539 PR
    2,901  
Rabobank Wrap contract
    (1 )
 
     
Rabobank Fixed Maturity Synthetic Contract ATI020101
    5,809  
 
       
Auto, BASAT 06-G1 A4
    22,853  
CMBS, CD 05-CD1 A2 FX
    7,605  
Rate Redu Bonds, CNP 05-1 A2
    23,022  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2631 LB
    14,315  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2681 PC
    22,802  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2778 KR
    7,516  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2981 NB
    17,425  
CMBS, MLMT 05-CIP1 A2
    30,231  
CMBS, MLMT 05-CKI1 A2
    15,231  
State Street Bank Wrap contract
    (652 )
 
     
State Street Bank Fixed Maturity Synthetic Contract 105028
    160,348  
 
       
CMBS, BSCMS 05-T18 A2
    11,260  
CMBS, BSCMS 99-WF2 A2
    18,507  

-10-


Table of Contents

Rome Metals, LLC Employees’ 401(k) and
Profit Sharing Plan
EIN: 91-1821596 Plan: 045
Schedule H, Line 4i—Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2007
         
Description   Current Value  
 
CMBS, BSCMS 03-T12 A2
    13,781  
CMBS, CASC 98-D7 A1B
    18,240  
Credit Cards, COMET 03-A4 A4
    22,530  
Credit Cards, CCCIT, 03-A3 A3
    18,981  
CMBS, DLJCM 98-CF2 A1B
    13,646  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2663 ML
    26,557  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2763 PC
    19,934  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2921 NV
    11,241  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2934 OC
    15,270  
CMBS, HFCMC 99-PH1 A2
    12,852  
CMBS, JPMCC 05-LDP2 A2
    14,979  
Credit Cards, MBNAS 03-A1 A1
    18,859  
CMBS, MSC 99-CAM1 A4
    5,387  
Auto, NALT 06-A A4
    30,518  
Auto, VWALT 06-A A4
    11,447  
Union Bank of Switzerland Wrap contract
    1,038  
 
     
Union Bank of Switzerland Fixed Maturity Synthetic Contract 2970
    285,027  
 
     
Total Fixed Maturity Synthetic Contracts
  $ 649,093  
 
     
 
       
Constant Duration Synthetic Contracts:
       
Barclays Global Investors, 1-3 Year Government Bond Index Fund
  $ 26,585  
Barclays Global Investors, Asset-Backed Sec Index Fund
    120,246  
Barclays Global Investors, Comm Mortgage-Backed Sec Fund
    41,080  
Barclays Global Investors, Int Term Credit Bond Index Fund
    102,133  
Barclays Global Investors, Int Term Government Bond Index Fund
    33,072  
Barclays Global Investors, Long Term Government Bond Index Fund
    2,156  
Barclays Global Investors, Mortgage-Backed Sec Index Fund
    82,323  
Monumental Life Ins. Co. Wrap contract
    1,977  
 
     
Monumental Life Ins. Co. Constant Duration Synthetic Contract MDA00413TR
    409,572  
 
       
Barclays Global Investors, 1-3 Year Government Bond Index Fund
    26,986  
Barclays Global Investors, Asset-Backed Sec Index Fund
    122,056  
Barclays Global Investors, Comm Mortgage-Backed Sec Fund
    41,702  
Barclays Global Investors, Int Term Credit Bond Index Fund
    103,670  
Barclays Global Investors, Int Term Government Bond Index Fund
    33,577  
Barclays Global Investors, Long Term Government Bond Index Fund
    2,158  

-11-


Table of Contents

Rome Metals, LLC Employees’ 401(k) and
Profit Sharing Plan
EIN: 91-1821596 Plan: 045
Schedule H, Line 4i—Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2007
         
Description   Current Value  
 
Barclays Global Investors, Mortgage-Backed Sec Index Fund
    83,563  
Rabobank Wrap contract
    2,877  
 
     
Rabobank Constant Duration Synthetic Contract ATI060301
    416,589  
 
       
Barclays Global Investors, 1-3 Year Government Bond Index Fund
    14,315  
Barclays Global Investors, Asset-Backed Sec Index Fund
    64,748  
Barclays Global Investors, Comm Mortgage-Backed Sec Fund
    22,120  
Barclays Global Investors, Int Term Credit Bond Index Fund
    54,995  
Barclays Global Investors, Int Term Government Bond Index Fund
    17,808  
Barclays Global Investors, Long Term Government Bond Index Fund
    1,161  
Barclays Global Investors, Mortgage-Backed Sec Index Fund
    44,336  
State Street Bank Wrap contract
    1,048  
 
     
State Street Bank Constant Duration Synthetic Contract 107073
    220,531  
 
     
Total Constant Duration Synthetic Contracts
  $ 1,046,692  
 
     
 
*   Party-in-interest

-12-


Table of Contents

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the administrators of the Plan have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
             
    ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED    
 
           
    ROME METALS, LLC EMPLOYEES’ 401(k) AND
PROFIT SHARING PLAN
   
 
           
Date: June 30, 2008
  By:   /s/ Dale G. Reid    
 
           
 
      Dale G. Reid    
 
      Vice President-Controller, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer    
 
      (Principal Accounting Officer and Duly Authorized Officer)    

-13-