UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549FORM 10-K/A
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the fiscal year ended December 29, 2002Commission file number 1-8572TRIBUNE COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 36-1880355 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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435 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois (Address of principal executive offices)
| 60611 (Zip code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 222-9100
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Common Stock ($.01 par value) Preferred Share Purchase Rights | Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Chicago Stock Exchange Pacific Stock Exchange |
2% Exchangeable Subordinated Debentures Due 2029
| New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes|X|. No __.
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes|X|. No __.
Aggregate market value of the Company's voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates on June 28, 2002, based upon the closing price of the Company's Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions list for such date: approximately $9,496,000,000.
At June 20, 2003 there were 316,035,427 shares outstanding of the Company's Common Stock ($.01 par value per share), excluding 83,441,765 shares held by subsidiaries and affiliates of the Company.
The following documents are incorporated by reference, in part:
Definitive Proxy Statement for the May 6, 2003 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Part III, to the extent described therein).
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON
FORM 8-K
The undersigned registrant hereby amends Part IV, Item 15, “Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K” of the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2002 to include the following additional exhibits:
| | 23.1 - Consent of Independent Accountants, is filed herewith. |
| | 99 - Financial statements for the Tribune Company Savings Incentive Plan, KTLA Inc. Hourly Employees' Retirement Plan, WPIX Inc. Hourly Employees' Retirement Plan (Unaudited), Tribune Company Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Chicago Tribune Tax Deferred Investment Plan for Machinists (Unaudited), and the Times Mirror Savings Plus Plan. |
| | 99.1 - Certification of Donald C. Grenesko, Senior Vice President/Finance and Administration and Chairman, Employee Benefits Committee of Tribune Company, pursuant to 18 United States Code Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
| | 99.2 - Certification of David J. Granat, Vice President and Treasurer of Tribune Company, with principal responsibility for overseeing the plans listed above, pursuant to 18 United States Code Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
| TRIBUNE COMPANY (Registrant) |
Date: June 27, 2003 | /s/ R. Mark Mallory R. Mark Mallory Vice President and Controller (on behalf of the Registrant and as Chief Accounting Officer) |
EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-18921, 333-66077 and 333-74961) and in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 2-90727, 33-26239, 33-47547, 33-59233, 333-03245, 333-18269, 333-35422, 333-70684, 333-70686, 333-70690, 333-70692 and 333-70696) of Tribune Company of our reports dated June 19, 2003 relating to the financial statements and supplemental schedules of the Tribune Company Savings Incentive Plan, the KTLA Inc. Hourly Employees’ Retirement Plan, the Tribune Company Defined Contribution Retirement Plan and the Times Mirror Savings Plus Plan, which appear in this Form 10-K/A.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Chicago, Illinois
June 26, 2003
EXHIBIT 99
TRIBUNE COMPANY
INDEX
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Tribune Company Savings Incentive Plan | | 3 | |
Report of Independent Auditors | | 4 | |
Financial Statements: | |
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits | |
at December 31, 2002 and 2001 | | 5 | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits | |
for the Year Ended December 31, 2002 | | 6 | |
Notes to Financial Statements | | 7-12 | |
Supplemental Schedule: | |
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) | | 13 |
KTLA Inc. Hourly Employees' Retirement Plan | | 14 | |
Report of Independent Auditors | | 15 | |
Financial Statements: | |
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits | |
at December 31, 2002 and 2001 | | 16 | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits | |
for the Year Ended December 31, 2002 | | 17 | |
Notes to Financial Statements | | 18-22 | |
Supplemental Schedule: | |
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) | | 23 | |
WPIX Inc. Hourly Employees' Retirement Plan (Unaudited) | | 24 | |
Financial Statements: | |
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits | |
at December 31, 2002 and 2001 (Unaudited) | | 25 | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits | |
for the Year Ended December 31, 2002 (Unaudited) | | 26 | |
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) | | 27-31 | |
Supplemental Schedule: | |
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of the Year) (Unaudited) | | 32 | |
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Tribune Company Defined Contribution Retirement Plan | | 33 | |
Report of Independent Auditors | | 34 | |
Financial Statements: | |
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits | |
at December 31, 2002 and 2001 | | 35 | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits | |
for the Year Ended December 31, 2002 | | 36 | |
Notes to Financial Statements | | 37-41 | |
Supplemental Schedule: | |
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) | | 42 | |
Chicago Tribune Tax Deferred Investment Plan for Machinists (Unaudited) | | 43 | |
Financial Statements: | |
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits | |
at December 31, 2002 and 2001 (Unaudited) | | 44 | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits | |
for the Year Ended December 31, 2002 (Unaudited) | | 45 | |
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) | | 46-50 | |
Supplemental Schedule: | |
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) (Unaudited) | | 51 | |
Times Mirror Savings Plus Plan | | 52 | |
Report of Independent Auditors | | 53 | |
Financial Statements: | |
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits | |
at December 31, 2002 and 2001 | | 54 | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits | |
for the Year Ended December 31, 2002 | | 55 | |
Notes to Financial Statements | | 56-61 | |
Supplemental Schedule: | |
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) | | 62 | |
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All other schedules of additional financial information required by the Department of Labor Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under ERISA have been omitted because they are not applicable.
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TRIBUNE COMPANY SAVINGS INCENTIVE PLAN
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002 AND 2001
AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
To the Participants and Administrator
of the Tribune Company Savings Incentive Plan
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Tribune Company Savings Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) at December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2002 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 auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which 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 Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic 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 the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Chicago, Illinois
June 19, 2003
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TRIBUNE COMPANY SAVINGS INCENTIVE PLAN
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
| December 31,
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| 2002
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Assets: | | | | | |
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Investments, at fair value | | $448,086,418 | | $468,918,153 | |
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Receivables: | |
Contributions from participants | | 953,301 | | 841,561 | |
Contributions from Tribune Company | | 131,801 | | 111,024 | |
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Total receivables | | 1,085,102 | | 952,585 | |
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Net assets available for benefits | | $449,171,520 | | $469,870,738 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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TRIBUNE COMPANY SAVINGS INCENTIVE PLAN
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
| Year Ended December 31, 2002
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Additions: | | | |
Additions to net assets attributed to: | |
Contributions: | |
Participants | | $ 28,466,770 | |
Tribune Company | | 3,489,352 | |
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Net transfer of assets | | 12,821,587 | |
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Total additions | | 44,777,709 | |
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Deductions: | |
Deductions from net assets attributed to: | |
Investment income (loss): | |
Interest and dividends | | 8,705,597 | |
Net depreciation in fair value of investments | | (25,295,606 | ) |
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Net investment loss | | (16,590,009 | ) |
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Benefits paid to participants or their beneficiaries | | (48,258,861 | ) |
Administrative fees | | (628,057 | ) |
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Total deductions | | (65,476,927 | ) |
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Net decrease in net assets available for benefits | | (20,699,218 | ) |
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Net assets available for benefits: | |
Beginning of year | | 469,870,738 | |
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End of year | | $ 449,171,520 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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TRIBUNE COMPANY SAVINGS INCENTIVE PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 – PLAN DESCRIPTION
The following brief description of the Tribune Company Savings Incentive Plan (the “Plan” or “SIP” ) is provided for general information purposes. Participants should refer to the Plan document for more complete information.
General
The Plan was established effective April 1, 1985, by Tribune Company (the “Company”). The Plan is a defined contribution plan that covers eligible salaried and hourly employees of the Company and participating subsidiaries. Separate benefit accounts are maintained for each participant.
The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). The Company believes that the Plan will continue without interruption, but reserves the right to terminate the Plan at any time. In the event of Plan termination, distributions will be made in accordance with the provisions of ERISA.
Employees of the Company and participating subsidiaries are generally eligible to participate if they are 21 years of age, except for employees covered by collective bargaining agreements which do not provide for their participation in the Plan.
Pursuant to Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Section 401(a)(28), participants in the Company’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) who are at least age 50, and have 10 or more years of ESOP participation are currently eligible to transfer a portion of their ESOP account balances to the Plan.
Plan administration
The Plan is administered by the Tribune Company Employee Benefits Committee (the “Committee”), which is appointed by the board of directors of the Company. The Plan’s trustee, Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company (“Vanguard” or the “Trustee”), is responsible for the custody and management of the Plan’s assets.
Contributions
Participants may elect to make before-tax (“salary reduction”) contributions of 1% to 25% of their compensation (as defined in the Plan) subject to Plan and Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) limits. Participants direct the investment of their contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan. The Plan currently offers seven investment alternatives (six mutual funds and the Tribune Company Stock Fund). After the first full year of service, the Company makes a contribution to the Plan in an amount equal to 25% of the first 4% of a participant’s before-tax contributions for that period. The Company contribution is allocated according to the participants’ investment elections.
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Participants may elect to have all or a percentage (in 1% increments) of their contributions and their share of the Company’s contributions invested in or transferred among one or more of the investment funds. Participants may elect that up to 100% of their contributions and up to 100% of their share of the Company’s matching contributions be invested in the Tribune Company Stock Fund. The Trustee’s purchases of Tribune Company common stock are made in the open market. Participants may change their investment options effective with the next pay period. Participants may make interfund transfers on a daily basis.
Participant rollovers represent transfers made to the Plan from another qualified plan or from the Plan to an individual retirement account or another qualified plan.
Participants’ 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 participant elections or account balances, as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.
Vesting
Participants are, at all times, 100% vested in their accounts including the Company’s contribution.
Payment of benefits
Participants who are totally and permanently disabled may elect to withdraw their account balances through written notice to the Committee at any time. Also, participants who have attained age 59 ½ may elect to withdraw their balances by written notice to the Committee, but upon doing so will cease to be eligible to make salary reduction contributions for one year.
Participants may make withdrawals of any part or all of the balance in their salary reduction contribution accounts, prior to termination, in order for the participant to meet an immediate and significant financial need for which a withdrawal would be permitted by IRS regulations. A participant may make only one hardship withdrawal during any Plan year. Participants who make hardship withdrawals will cease to be eligible to make salary reduction contributions for one year.
Distributions of account balances are generally made to participants in a single sum payment. Participants whose employment terminates due to retirement, disability or death may elect to receive their account balances in substantially equal installments over a fixed period, in lieu of a single sum distribution. Distributions are made in cash, except that participants may elect to receive the portion invested in the Tribune Company Stock Fund in whole shares of Tribune Company common stock.
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Participant loans
The Plan permits participants to borrow from their accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their account balance. Loan transactions are treated as a transfer to (from) the investment fund from (to) the Participant Loans fund. Loan terms range from one to five years. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account. The interest rate for a loan is the prime rate on the last business day of the prior month and is fixed for the life of the loan. Principal and interest are paid ratably through payroll deductions.
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.
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of accounting
The financial statements of the Plan are presented on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Investment valuation and income recognition
The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value. Publicly traded funds are valued at quoted market prices on the last business day of the Plan year. The Tribune Company Stock Fund is valued at the unit closing price as determined by the Trustee on the last business day of the Plan year. Participant loans are valued at amounts originally borrowed by participants, less amounts subsequently repaid.
Net appreciation or depreciation in fair value of investments includes both realized gains and losses on investments sold and unrealized gains and losses on investments held at the end of the year.
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Payment of benefits
Distributions are recorded when paid. Benefit claims that have been processed and approved for payment prior to December 31 but not yet distributed as of that date are shown as a liability on the Form 5500, filed with the Department of Labor.
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Administrative fees
Administrative fees of $628,057 for the year ended December 31, 2002 were paid by the Plan.
NOTE 3 – INVESTMENTS
The following presents investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets:
| December 31,
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| 2002
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Tribune Company Stock Fund; 4,693,963 units and | | | | | |
5,216,993 units, respectively | | $128,708,467 | | $117,747,539 | |
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund; 1,406,885 units | |
and 1,451,599 units, respectively | | 113,183,889 | | 152,258,222 | |
Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund; 80,058,882 units | |
and 71,564,301 units, respectively | | 80,058,882 | | 71,564,301 | |
Vanguard Wellington Admiral Fund; 1,442,673 units | |
and 0 units, respectively | | 61,212,608 | | – | |
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund; 2,483,102 units | |
and 1,808,960 units, respectively | | 25,774,596 | | 18,342,849 | |
Vanguard Wellington Investors Fund; 0 units | |
and 2,402,288 units, respectively | | – | | 65,486,381 | |
During 2002, the Plan’s investments (including both realized gains and losses on investments sold and unrealized gains and losses on investments held at the end of the year) depreciated in value by $25,295,606 as follows:
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Mutual funds | | $(50,028,537 | ) |
Tribune Company Stock Fund | | 24,732,931 | |
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Net depreciation in fair value of investments | | $(25,295,606 | ) |
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NOTE 4 – NET TRANSFER OF ASSETS / PLAN MERGER
Included in the net transfer of assets are $2,778,438 related to the merger of the Triad Capital Management, Inc. and Affiliates 401(k) Retirement Plan, and $716,094 related to the merger of the JDTV, Inc. 401(k) Plan. Both mergers were effective July 1, 2002. The assets of the Triad Capital Management, Inc. and Affiliates 401(k) Retirement Plan and the JDTV, Inc. 401(k) Plan were transferred to and became assets of the SIP and will be held, invested and administered by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the SIP plan document. In addition, participants transferred assets of $9,327,055 from their ESOP account balances into the Plan during 2002.
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NOTE 5 – INCOME TAX STATUS
The IRS has determined and informed the Company by letter dated August 22, 2002, that the Plan is designed in accordance with applicable sections of the IRC. Although the Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter, the Plan administrator and the Plan’s tax counsel believe that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC.
NOTE 6 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Certain Plan investments are shares of mutual funds managed by Vanguard. Vanguard is the trustee as defined by the Plan and, therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions.
NOTE 7 – RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE FORM 5500
The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements at December 31, 2002 and 2001 to Form 5500:
| December 31,
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| 2002
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Net assets available for benefits per | | | | | |
the financial statements | | $ 449,171,520 | | $ 469,870,738 | |
Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants | | (163,487 | ) | (73,951 | ) |
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Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500 | | $ 449,008,033 | | $ 469,796,787 | |
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The following is a reconciliation of benefits paid to participants per the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2002, to Form 5500:
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Benefits paid to participants per | | | |
the financial statements | | $48,258,861 | |
Add: Amounts allocated to withdrawing | |
participants at December 31, 2002 | | 163,487 | |
Less: Amounts allocated to withdrawing | |
participants at December 31, 2001 | | (73,951 | ) |
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Benefits paid to participants per the Form 5500 | | $48,348,397 | |
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Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants are recorded on the Form 5500 for benefit claims that have been processed and approved for payment prior to December 31, 2002, but not yet paid as of that date.
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NOTE 8 – RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The Plan provides for various investment options in several investment securities and instruments. Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the level of risks associated with certain investment securities and the level of uncertainty related to changes in the value of investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in risks and values in the near term would materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits and the statement of changes in net assets available for benefits.
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TRIBUNE COMPANY SAVINGS INCENTIVE PLAN
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002
| Identity of Issue or Borrower
| Description
| Market Value
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* | | Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund | | Money Market Fund | | $ 80,058,882 | |
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* | | Vanguard Money Market Reserves - Prime Portfolio - | |
| | Short Term Investment Fund Account | | Money Market Fund | | 346,610 | |
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* | | Tribune Company Stock Fund | | Stock Fund | | 128,708,467 | |
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* | | Vanguard Institutional Index Fund | | Registered Investment | | 113,183,889 | |
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* | | Vanguard Wellington Admiral Fund | | Registered Investment | | 61,212,608 | |
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* | | Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund | | Registered Investment | | 25,774,596 | |
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* | | Vanguard Explorer Fund | | Registered Investment | | 15,894,292 | |
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* | | Vanguard International Growth Fund | | Registered Investment | | 12,473,634 | |
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* | | Participant Loans | | Loans to participants (maturities range from | | 10,433,440 | |
| | | | 1 to 7 years, interest rates range from 4.0% to 14.21%) | | | |
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| | Total Assets (Held at End of Year) | | | | $448,086,418 | |
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| | * Party-in-interest | |
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KTLA INC. HOURLY EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT PLAN
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002 AND 2001
AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
To the Participants and Administrator
of the KTLA Inc. Hourly Employees' Retirement Plan
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the KTLA Inc. Hourly Employees’ Retirement Plan (the “Plan”) at December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2002 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 auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which 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 Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic 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 the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Chicago, Illinois
June 19, 2003
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KTLA INC. HOURLY EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT PLAN
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
| December 31,
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| 2002
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Assets: | | | | | |
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Investments, at fair value | | $9,299,422 | | $9,493,488 | |
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Receivables: | |
Contributions from participants | | 13,021 | | 10,923 | |
Contributions from Tribune Company | | 94,507 | | 7,064 | �� |
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Total receivables | | 107,528 | | 17,987 | |
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Net assets available for benefits | | $9,406,950 | | $9,511,475 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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KTLA INC. HOURLY EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT PLAN
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
| Year Ended December 31, 2002
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Additions: | | | |
Additions to net assets attributed to: | |
Contributions: | |
Participants | | $ 292,982 | |
Tribune Company | | 272,809 | |
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Total additions | | 565,791 | |
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Deductions: | |
Deductions from net assets attributed to: | |
Investment income (loss): | |
Interest and dividends | | 172,684 | |
Net depreciation in fair value of investments | | (794,167 | ) |
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Net investment loss | | (621,483 | ) |
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Benefits paid to participants or their beneficiaries | | (26,048 | ) |
Administrative fees | | (22,785 | ) |
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Total deductions | | (670,316 | ) |
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Net decrease in net assets available for benefits | | (104,525 | ) |
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Net assets available for benefits: | |
Beginning of year | | 9,511,475 | |
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End of year | | $ 9,406,950 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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KTLA INC. HOURLY EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 – PLAN DESCRIPTION
The following brief description of the KTLA Inc. Hourly Employees’ Retirement Plan (the “Plan”) is provided for general information purposes. Participants should refer to the Plan document for more complete information.
General
The Plan was established effective December 28, 1992 by Tribune Company (the “Company”). The Plan is a defined contribution plan that covers the members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (“IATSE”) union at KTLA Inc. (“KTLA”) who meet age and service requirements. Separate benefit accounts are maintained for each participant.
The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). The Company believes that the Plan will continue without interruption, but reserves the right to terminate the Plan at any time. In the event of Plan termination, distributions will be made in accordance with the provisions of ERISA.
Plan administration
The Plan is administered by the Tribune Company Employee Benefits Committee (the “Committee”), which is appointed by the board of directors of the Company. The Plan’s trustee, Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company (“Vanguard” or the “Trustee”), is responsible for the custody and management of the Plan’s assets.
Contributions
Participants may elect to make before-tax (“salary reduction”) contributions of 1% to 25% of their compensation (as defined in the Plan) subject to Plan and Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) limits. Participants direct the investment of their contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan. The Plan currently offers seven investment alternatives (six mutual funds and the Tribune Company Stock Fund). The Company makes a contribution of 3% of each employee’s eligible compensation to the Plan. The Company contribution is allocated according to the participants’ investment elections.
Participants may elect to have all or a percentage (in 1% increments) of their contributions and their share of the Company’s contributions invested in or transferred among one or more of the investment funds. Participants may elect that up to 100% of their contributions and up to 100% of their share of the Company’s matching contributions be invested in the Tribune Company Stock Fund. The Trustee’s purchases of Tribune Company common stock are made in the open market. Participants may change their investment options effective with the next pay period. Participants may make interfund transfers on a daily basis.
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Participant rollovers represent transfers made to the Plan from another qualified plan or from the Plan to an individual retirement account or another qualified plan.
Participants’ 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 participant elections or account balances, as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.
Vesting
Participants are, at all times, 100% vested in their accounts including the Company contributions.
Payment of benefits
Participants who are totally and permanently disabled may elect to withdraw their account balances through written notice to the Committee at any time. Also, participants who have attained age 59 ½ may elect to withdraw their balances by written notice to the Committee, but upon doing so will cease to be eligible to make salary reduction contributions for one year.
Participants may make withdrawals of any part or all of the balance in their salary reduction contribution accounts, prior to termination, in order for the participant to meet an immediate and significant financial need for which a withdrawal would be permitted by IRS regulations. A participant may make only one hardship withdrawal during any Plan year. Participants who make hardship withdrawals will cease to be eligible to make salary reduction contributions for one year.
Distributions of account balances are generally made to participants in a single sum payment. Participants whose employment terminates due to retirement, disability or death may elect to receive their account balances in substantially equal installments over a fixed period, in lieu of a single sum distribution. Distributions are made in cash, except that participants may elect to receive the portion invested in the Tribune Company Stock Fund in whole shares of Tribune Company common stock.
Plan termination
Subject to any collective bargaining agreement, the Company has the right to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan, subject to the provisions of ERISA.
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of accounting
The financial statements of the Plan are presented on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
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Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Investment valuation and income recognition
The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value. Publicly traded funds are valued at quoted market prices on the last business day of the Plan year. The Tribune Company Stock Fund is valued at the unit closing price as determined by the Trustee on the last business day of the Plan year.
Net appreciation or depreciation in fair value of investments includes both realized gains and losses on investments sold and unrealized gains and losses on investments held at the end of the year.
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Payment of benefits
Distributions are recorded when paid. Benefit claims that have been processed and approved for payment prior to December 31 but not yet distributed as of that date are shown as a liability on the Form 5500, filed with the Department of Labor. At December 31, 2002 and 2001, all benefit claims that were processed and approved for payment had been distributed.
Administrative fees
Administrative fees of $22,785 for the year ended December 31, 2002 were paid by the Plan.
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NOTE 3 – INVESTMENTS
The following presents investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets:
| December 31,
| |
---|
| 2002
| | 2001
|
---|
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund; 33,008 units | | | | | |
and 35,927 units, respectively | | $2,655,530 | | $3,768,457 | |
Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund; 2,187,169 units | |
and 1,195,737 units, respectively | | 2,187,169 | | 1,195,737 | |
Tribune Company Stock Fund; 64,889 units | |
and 94,564 units, respectively | | 1,779,261 | | 2,134,304 | |
Vanguard Wellington Admiral Fund; 37,493 units | |
and 0 units, respectively | | 1,590,838 | | – | |
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund; 57,390 units | |
and 3,742 units, respectively | | 595,709 | | 37,944 | |
Vanguard Wellington Investor Fund; 0 units | |
and 63,648 units, respectively | | – | | 1,735,034 | |
During 2002, the Plan’s investments (including both realized gains and losses on investments sold and unrealized gains and losses on investments held at end of the year) depreciated in value by $794,167 as follows:
| |
---|
| |
---|
Mutual funds | | $(1,159,982 | ) |
Tribune Company Stock Fund | | 365,815 | |
|
| |
Net depreciation in fair value of investments | | $ (794,167 | ) |
|
| |
NOTE 4 – INCOME TAX STATUS
The IRS has determined and informed the Company by letter dated August 22, 2002, that the Plan is designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”). Although the Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter, the Plan administrator and the Plan’s tax counsel believe that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC.
NOTE 5 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Certain Plan investments are shares of mutual funds managed by Vanguard. Vanguard is the trustee as defined by the Plan and, therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions.
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NOTE 6 – RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The Plan provides for various investment options in several investment securities and instruments. Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the level of risks associated with certain investment securities and the level of uncertainty related to changes in the value of investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in risks and values in the near term would materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits and the statement of changes in net assets available for benefits.
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KTLA INC. HOURLY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLAN
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002
| Identity of Issue or Borrower
| Description
| Market Value
|
---|
* | | Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund | | Money Market Fund | | $2,187,169 | |
| |
* | | Vanguard Money Market Reserves - Prime Portfolio - | |
| | Short Term Investment Fund | | Money Market Fund | | 10,658 | |
| |
* | | Vanguard Institutional Index Fund | | Registered Investment | | 2,655,530 | |
| |
* | | Tribune Company Stock Fund | | Stock Fund | | 1,779,261 | |
| |
* | | Vanguard Wellington Admiral Fund | | Registered Investment | | 1,590,838 | |
| |
* | | Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund | | Registered Investment | | 595,709 | |
| |
* | | Vanguard Explorer Fund | | Registered Investment | | 326,864 | |
| |
* | | Vanguard International Growth Fund | | Registered Investment | | 153,393 | |
| | |
| |
| | Total Assets (Held at End of Year) | | | | $9,299,422 | |
| | |
| |
| | * Party-in-interest | |
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WPIX INC. HOURLY EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT PLAN
(UNAUDITED)
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002 AND 2001
AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002
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WPIX INC. HOURLY EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT PLAN
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
| (UNAUDITED) December 31,
| |
---|
| 2002
| | 2001
|
---|
Assets: | | | | | |
| |
Investments, at fair value | | $3,962,864 | | $3,791,806 | |
| |
Receivables: | |
Contributions from participants | | 20,367 | | 13,135 | |
|
| |
| |
| |
Net assets available for benefits | | $3,983,231 | | $3,804,941 | |
|
| |
| |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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WPIX INC. HOURLY EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT PLAN
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
| (UNAUDITED) Year Ended December 31, 2002
|
---|
Additions: | | | |
Additions to net assets attributed to: | |
Contributions: | |
Participants | | $ 352,425 | |
Tribune Company | | 278,755 | |
|
| |
| |
Total additions | | 631,180 | |
|
| |
Deductions: | |
Deductions from net assets attributed to: | |
Investment income (loss): | |
Interest and dividends | | 65,182 | |
Net depreciation in fair value of investments | | (391,885 | ) |
|
| |
Net investment loss | | (326,703 | ) |
| |
Benefits paid to participants or their beneficiaries | | (108,180 | ) |
Administrative fees | | (18,007 | ) |
|
| |
| |
Total deductions | | (452,890 | ) |
|
| |
| |
Net increase in net assets available for benefits | | 178,290 | |
| |
Net assets available for benefits: | |
Beginning of year | | 3,804,941 | |
|
| |
| |
End of year | | $ 3,983,231 | |
|
| |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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WPIX INC. HOURLY EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1 – PLAN DESCRIPTION
The following brief description of the WPIX Inc. Hourly Employees’ Retirement Plan (the “Plan”) is provided for general information purposes. Participants should refer to the Plan document for more complete information.
General
The Plan was established effective July 1, 1991 by Tribune Company (the “Company”). The Plan is a defined contribution plan that covers the members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (“IBEW”) union at WPIX Inc. (“WPIX”) who meet age and service requirements. Separate benefit accounts are maintained for each participant.
The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). In accordance with ERISA, an audit is not required for the Plan. The Company believes that the Plan will continue without interruption, but reserves the right to terminate the Plan at any time. In the event of Plan termination, distributions will be made in accordance with the provisions of ERISA.
Plan administration
Plan is administered by the Tribune Company Employee Benefits Committee (the “Committee”), which is appointed by the board of directors of the Company. The Plan’s trustee, Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company (“Vanguard” or the “Trustee”), is responsible for the custody and management of the Plan’s assets.
Contributions
Participants may elect to make before-tax (“salary reduction”) contributions of 1% to 25% of their compensation (as defined in the Plan) subject to Plan and Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) limits. Participants direct the investment of their contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan. The Plan currently offers seven investment alternatives (six mutual funds and the Tribune Company Stock Fund). The Company makes a contribution based on the terms of each collective bargaining agreement. The Company contribution is allocated according to the participants’ investment elections.
Participants may elect to have all or a percentage (in 1% increments) of their contributions and their share of the Company’s contributions invested in or transferred among one or more of the investment funds. Participants may elect that up to 100% of their contributions and up to 100% of their share of the Company’s matching contributions be invested in the Tribune Company Stock Fund. The Trustee’s purchases of Tribune Company common stock are made in the open market. Participants may change their investment options effective with the next pay period. Participants may make interfund transfers on a daily basis.
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Participant rollovers represent transfers made to the Plan from another qualified plan or from the Plan to an individual retirement account or another qualified plan.
Participants’ 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 participant elections or account balances, as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.
Vesting
Participants are vested immediately in their own contributions. Participants become fully vested in the Company contributions five years from their hire date.
Payment of benefits
Participants who are totally and permanently disabled may elect to withdraw their account balances through written notice to the Committee at any time. Also, participants who have attained age 59 ½ may elect to withdraw their balances by written notice to the Committee, but upon doing so will cease to be eligible to make salary reduction contributions for one year.
Participants may make withdrawals of any part or all of the balance in their salary reduction contribution accounts, prior to termination, in order for the participant to meet an immediate and significant financial need for which a withdrawal would be permitted by IRS regulations. A participant may make only one hardship withdrawal during any Plan year. Participants who make hardship withdrawals will cease to be eligible to make salary reduction contributions for one year.
Distributions of account balances are generally made to participants in a single sum payment. Participants whose employment terminates due to retirement, disability or death may elect to receive their account balances in substantially equal installments over a fixed period, in lieu of a single sum distribution. Distributions are made in cash, except that participants may elect to receive the portion invested in the Tribune Company Stock Fund in whole shares of Tribune Company common stock.
Plan termination
Subject to any collective bargaining agreement, the Company has the right 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% vested in their employer contributions.
Forfeited accounts
Forfeitures of terminated non-vested account balances are used to reduce future employer contributions and totaled $2,329 and $7,914 at December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively.
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NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of accounting
The financial statements of the Plan are presented on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Investment valuation and income recognition
The Plan's investments are stated at fair value. Publicly traded funds are valued at quoted market prices on the last business day of the Plan year. The Tribune Company Stock Fund is valued at the unit closing price as determined by the Trustee on the last business day of the Plan year.
Net appreciation or depreciation in fair value of investments includes both realized gains and losses on investments sold and unrealized gains and losses on investments held at the end of the year.
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Payment of benefits
Distributions are recorded when paid. Benefit claims that have been processed and approved for payment prior to December 31 but not yet distributed as of that date are shown as a liability on the Form 5500, filed with the Department of Labor. At December 31, 2002 and 2001, all benefit claims that were processed and approved for payment had been distributed
Administrative fees
Administrative fees of $18,007 for the year ended December 31, 2002 were paid by the Plan.
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NOTE 3 – INVESTMENTS
The following presents investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets:
| December 31,
| |
---|
| 2002
| | 2001
|
---|
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund; 17,686 units | | | | | |
and 16,607 units, respectively | | $1,422,845 | | $1,741,951 | |
Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund; 1,141,254 units | |
and 894,201 units, respectively | | 1,141,254 | | 894,201 | |
Tribune Company Stock Fund; 27,988 units | |
and 26,213 units, respectively | | 767,418 | | 591,621 | |
Vanguard Wellington Admiral Fund; 6,792 units | |
and 0, respectively | | 288,177 | | – | |
Vanguard Wellington Investor Fund; 0 units | |
and 9,984 units, respectively | | – | | 272,176 | |
During 2002, the Plan’s investments (including both realized gains and losses on investments sold and unrealized gains and losses on investments held at the end of the year) depreciated in value by $391,885 as follows:
| |
---|
Mutual funds | | $(523,085 | ) |
Tribune Company Stock Fund | | 131,200 | |
|
| |
Net depreciation in fair value of investments | | $(391,885 | ) |
|
| |
NOTE 4 – INCOME TAX STATUS
The IRS has determined and informed the Company by letter dated August 22, 2002, that the Plan is designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”). Although the Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter, the Plan administrator and the Plan’s tax counsel believe that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC.
NOTE 5 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Certain Plan investments are shares of mutual funds managed by Vanguard. Vanguard is the trustee as defined by the Plan and, therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions.
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NOTE 6 – RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The Plan provides for various investment options in several investment securities and instruments. Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the level of risks associated with certain investment securities and the level of uncertainty related to changes in the value of investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in risks and values in the near term would materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits and the statement of changes in net assets available for benefits.
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WPIX INC. HOURLY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLAN
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002
(UNAUDITED)
| Identity of Issue or Borrower
| Description
| Market Value
|
---|
* | | Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund | | Money Market Fund | | $1,141,254 | |
| |
* | | Vanguard Money Market Reserves - Prime Portfolio - | |
| | Short Term Investment Fund | | Money Market Fund | | 26,895 | |
| |
* | | Vanguard Institutional Index Fund | | Registered Investment | | 1,422,845 | |
| |
* | | Tribune Company Stock Fund | | Stock Fund | | 767,418 | |
| |
* | | Vanguard Wellington Admiral Fund | | Registered Investment | | 288,177 | |
| |
* | | Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund | | Registered Investment | | 127,678 | |
| |
* | | Vanguard Explorer Fund | | Registered Investment | | 106,337 | |
| |
* | | Vanguard International Growth Fund | | Registered Investment | | 82,260 | |
| | |
| |
| | Total Assets (Held at End of Year) | | | | $3,962,864 | |
| | |
| |
| | * Party-in-interest | |
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TRIBUNE COMPANY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002 AND 2001
AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
To the Participants and Administrator
of the Tribune Company Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Tribune Company Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (the “Plan”) at December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2002 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 auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which 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 Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic 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 the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Chicago, Illinois
June 19, 2003
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TRIBUNE COMPANY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
| December 31,
| |
---|
| 2002
| | 2001
|
---|
Assets: | | | | | |
| |
Investments, at fair value | | $3,298,699 | | $3,317,885 | |
| |
Receivables: | |
Contributions from participants | | 19,395 | | 16,418 | |
Contributions from Tribune Company | | 33,734 | | 3,430 | |
|
| |
| |
| |
Total receivables | | 53,129 | | 19,848 | |
|
| |
| |
| |
Net assets available for benefits | | $3,351,828 | | $3,337,733 | |
|
| |
| |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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TRIBUNE COMPANY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
| Year Ended December 31, 2002
|
---|
Additions: | | | |
Additions to net assets attributed to: | |
Contributions: | |
Participants | | $ 413,227 | |
Tribune Company | | 136,837 | |
|
| |
| |
Total additions | | 550,064 | |
|
| |
| |
Deductions: | |
Deductions from net assets attributed to: | |
Investment income (loss): | |
Interest and dividends | | 63,126 | |
Net depreciation in fair value of investments | | (451,832 | ) |
|
| |
Net investment loss | | (388,706 | ) |
| |
Benefits paid to participants or their beneficiaries | | (125,349 | ) |
Administrative fees | | (21,914 | ) |
|
| |
| |
Total deductions | | (535,969 | ) |
|
| |
| |
Net increase in net assets available for benefits | | 14,095 | |
| |
Net assets available for benefits: | |
Beginning of year | | 3,337,733 | |
|
| |
| |
End of year | | $ 3,351,828 | |
|
| |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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TRIBUNE COMPANY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 – PLAN DESCRIPTION
The following brief description of the Tribune Company Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (the “Plan”) is provided for general information purposes. Participants should refer to the Plan document for more complete information.
General
The Plan was established effective January 1, 1986 by Tribune Company (the “Company”). The Plan is a defined contribution plan that covers the members of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (“AFTRA”) unions at KTLA Inc. and WPIX Inc., the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (“IBEW”) unions at WEWB Inc., WLVI Inc. and WPHL Inc., and the Newspaper Guild union at WPIX Inc. who meet age and service requirements, as defined in the Plan document. Separate benefit accounts are maintained for each participant.
The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). The Company believes that the Plan will continue without interruption, but reserves the right to terminate the Plan at any time. In the event of Plan termination, distributions will be made in accordance with the provisions of ERISA.
Plan administration
The Plan is administered by the Tribune Company Employee Benefits Committee (the “Committee”) which is appointed by the board of directors of the Company. The Plan’s trustee, Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company (“Vanguard” or the “Trustee”), is responsible for the custody and management of the Plan’s assets.
Contributions
Participants may elect to make before-tax (“salary reduction”) contributions of 1% to 25% of their compensation (as defined in the Plan) subject to Plan and Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) limits. Participants direct the investment of their contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan. The Plan currently offers seven investment alternatives (six mutual funds and the Tribune Company Stock Fund). The Company makes a contribution of 3% of each employee’s eligible compensation to the Plan, based on each union’s collective bargaining agreement. The Company contribution, if applicable, is allocated according to the participants’ investment elections.
Participants may elect to have all or a percentage (in 1% increments) of their contributions and their share of the Company’s contributions, if applicable, invested in or transferred among one or more of the investment funds. Participants’ may elect that up to 100% of their contributions and up to 100% of their share of the Company’s matching contributions be invested in the Tribune Company Stock Fund. The Trustee’s purchases of Tribune Company common stock are made in the open market.
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Participants may change their investment options effective with the next pay period. Participants may make interfund transfers on a daily basis.
Participant rollovers represent transfers made to the Plan from another qualified plan or from the Plan to an individual retirement account or another qualified plan.
Participants’ 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 participant elections or account balances, as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.
Vesting
Participants are vested immediately in their own contributions. Participants earn vesting rights to Company contributions at a rate of 20% per year of service, or 100% after five years. Full vesting is provided at retirement, disability or death, regardless of service.
Payment of benefits
Participants who are totally and permanently disabled may elect to withdraw their account balances through written notice to the Committee at any time. Also, participants who have attained age 59 ½ may elect to withdraw their balances by written notice to the Committee, but upon doing so will cease to be eligible to make salary reduction contributions for one year.
Participants may make withdrawals of any part or all of the balance in their salary reduction contribution accounts, prior to termination, in order for the participant to meet an immediate and significant financial need for which a withdrawal would be permitted by IRS regulations. A participant may make only one hardship withdrawal during any Plan year. Participants who make hardship withdrawals will cease to be eligible to make salary reduction contributions for one year.
Distributions of account balances are generally made to participants in a single sum payment. Participants whose employment terminates due to retirement, disability or death may elect to receive their account balances in substantially equal installments over a fixed period, in lieu of a single sum distribution. Distributions are made in cash, except that participants may elect to receive the portion invested in the Tribune Company Stock Fund in whole shares of Tribune Company common stock.
Plan termination
Subject to any collective bargaining agreement, the Company has the right 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% vested in their employer contributions.
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Forfeited accounts
Forfeitures of terminated non-vested account balances are used to reduce future employer contributions and totaled $4,624 and $726 at December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively.
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of accounting
The financial statements of the Plan are presented on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Investment valuation and income recognition
The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value. Publicly traded funds are valued at quoted market prices on the last business day of the Plan year. The Tribune Company Stock Fund is valued at the unit closing price as determined by the Trustee on the last business day of the Plan year.
Net appreciation or depreciation in fair value of investments includes both realized gains and losses on investments sold and unrealized gains and losses on investments held at the end of the year.
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Payment of benefits
Distributions are recorded when paid. Benefit claims that have been processed and approved for payment prior to December 31 but not yet distributed as of that date are shown as a liability on the Form 5500, filed with the Department of Labor. At December 31, 2002 and 2001, all benefit claims that were processed and approved for payment had been distributed.
Administrative fees
Administrative fees of $21,914 for the year ended December 31, 2002 were paid by the Plan.
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NOTE 3 – INVESTMENTS
The following presents investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets:
| December 31,
| |
---|
| 2002
| | 2001
|
---|
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund; 16,363 units | | | | | |
and 15,890 units, respectively | | $1,316,401 | | $1,666,693 | |
Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund; 739,701 units | |
and 502,556 units, respectively | | 739,701 | | 502,556 | |
Tribune Company Stock Fund; 11,929 units | |
and 9,089 units, respectively | | 327,100 | | 205,132 | |
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund; 29,164 units | |
and 27,090 units, respectively | | 302,726 | | 274,690 | |
Vanguard Explorer Fund; 5,924 units | |
and 5,884 units, respectively | | 269,504 | | 354,891 | |
Vanguard Wellington Admiral Fund; 4,829 units | |
and 0 units, respectively | | 204,912 | | – | |
Vanguard Wellington Investors Fund; 0 units | |
and 7,850 units, respectively | | – | | 213,988 | |
During 2002, the Plan’s investments (including both realized gains and losses on investments sold and unrealized gains and losses on investments held at the end of the year) depreciated in value by $451,832 as follows:
| |
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| |
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Mutual funds | | $(494,629 | ) |
Tribune Company Stock Fund | | 42,797 | |
|
| |
Net depreciation in fair value of investments | | $(451,832 | ) |
|
| |
NOTE 4 – INCOME TAX STATUS
The IRS has determined and informed the Company by letter dated August 22, 2002, that the Plan is designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”). Although the Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter, the Plan administrator and the Plan’s tax counsel believe that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC.
NOTE 5 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Certain Plan investments are shares of mutual funds managed by Vanguard. Vanguard is the trustee as defined by the Plan and, therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions.
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NOTE 6 – RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The Plan provides for various investment options in several investment securities and instruments. Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the level of risks associated with certain investment securities and the level of uncertainty related to changes in the value of investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in risks and values in the near term would materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits and the statement of changes in net assets available for benefits.
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TRIBUNE COMPANY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002
| Identity of Issue or Borrower
| Description
| Market Value
|
---|
* | | Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund | | Money Market Fund | | $ 739,701 | |
| |
* | | Vanguard Money Market Reserves - Prime Portfolio - | |
| | Short Term Investment Fund | | Money Market Fund | | 55,749 | |
| |
* | | Vanguard Institutional Index Fund | | Registered Investment | | 1,316,401 | |
| |
* | | Tribune Company Stock Fund | | Stock Fund | | 327,100 | |
| |
* | | Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund | | Registered Investment | | 302,726 | |
| |
* | | Vanguard Explorer Fund | | Registered Investment | | 269,504 | |
| |
* | | Vanguard Wellington Admiral Fund | | Registered Investment | | 204,912 | |
| |
* | | Vanguard International Growth Fund | | Registered Investment | | 82,606 | |
| | |
| |
| |
| | Total Assets (Held at End of Year) | | | | $3,298,699 | |
| | |
| |
| | * Party-in-interest | |
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CHICAGO TRIBUNE TAX DEFERRED INVESTMENT PLAN FOR MACHINISTS
(UNAUDITED)
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002 AND 2001
AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002
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CHICAGO TRIBUNE TAX DEFERRED INVESTMENT PLAN FOR MACHINISTS
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
| (UNAUDITED) December 31,
| |
---|
| 2002
| | 2001
|
---|
Assets: | | | | | |
| |
Investments, at fair value | | $1,382,401 | | $1,495,262 | |
| |
Contributions receivable from participants | | 4,293 | | 2,826 | |
|
| |
| |
| |
Net assets available for benefits | | $1,386,694 | | $1,498,088 | |
|
| |
| |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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CHICAGO TRIBUNE TAX DEFERRED INVESTMENT PLAN FOR MACHINISTS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
| (UNAUDITED) Year Ended December 31, 2002
|
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Additions: | | | |
Additions to net assets attributed to: | |
Participant contributions | | $ 100,548 | |
|
| |
| |
Total additions | | 100,548 | |
|
| |
| |
Deductions: | |
Deductions from net assets attributed to: | |
Investment income (loss): | |
Interest and dividends | | 28,211 | |
Net depreciation in fair value of investments | | (184,271 | ) |
|
| |
Net investment loss | | (156,060 | ) |
| |
Benefits paid to participants or their beneficiaries | | (43,438 | ) |
Administrative fees | | (12,444 | ) |
|
| |
| |
Total deductions | | (211,942 | ) |
|
| |
| |
Net decrease in net assets available for benefits | | (111,394 | ) |
| |
Net assets available for benefits: | |
Beginning of year | | 1,498,088 | |
|
| |
| |
End of year | | $ 1,386,694 | |
|
| |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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CHICAGO TRIBUNE TAX DEFERRED INVESTMENT PLAN FOR MACHINISTS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1 – PLAN DESCRIPTION
The following brief description of the Chicago Tribune Tax Deferred Investment Plan for Machinists (the “Plan”) is provided for general information purposes. Participants should refer to the Plan document for more complete information.
General
The Plan was established effective January 1, 1996 by Tribune Company (the “Company”). The Plan is a defined contribution plan that covers the International Association of Machinists union employees atChicago Tribune who meet age and service requirements. Separate benefit accounts are maintained for each participant.
The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). In accordance with ERISA, an audit is not required for the Plan. The Company believes that the Plan will continue without interruption, but reserves the right to terminate the Plan at any time. In the event of Plan termination, distributions will be made in accordance with the provisions of ERISA.
Plan administration
The Plan is administered by the Tribune Company Employee Benefits Committee (the “Committee”), which is appointed by the board of directors of the Company. The Plan’s trustee, Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company (“Vanguard” or the “Trustee”), is responsible for the custody and management of the Plan’s assets.
Contributions
Participants may elect to make before-tax (“salary reduction”) contributions of 1% to 25% of their compensation (as defined in the Plan) subject to Plan and Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) limits. Participants direct the investment of their contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan. The Plan currently offers five investment alternatives (four mutual funds and the Tribune Company Stock Fund).
Participants may elect to have all or a percentage (in 1% increments) of their contributions invested in or transferred among one or more of the investment funds. Participants may elect that up to 100% of their contributions be invested in the Tribune Company Stock Fund. The Trustee’s purchases of Tribune Company common stock are made in the open market. Participants may change their investment options effective with the next pay period. Participants may make interfund transfers on a daily basis.
Participant rollovers represent transfers made to the Plan from another qualified plan or from the Plan to an individual retirement account or another qualified plan.
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Participants’ accounts
Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution and allocations of Plan earnings, and charged with an allocation of administrative expenses. Allocations are based on participant elections or account balances, as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.
Vesting
Participants are, at all times, 100% vested in their own accounts.
Payment of benefits
Participants who are totally and permanently disabled may elect to withdraw their account balances through written notice to the Committee at any time. Also, participants who have attained age 59 ½ may elect to withdraw their balances by written notice to the Committee, but upon doing so will cease to be eligible to make salary reduction contributions for one year.
Participants may make withdrawals of any part or all of the balance in their salary reduction contribution accounts, prior to termination, in order for the participant to meet an immediate and significant financial need for which a withdrawal would be permitted by IRS regulations. A participant may make only one hardship withdrawal during any Plan year. Participants who make hardship withdrawals will cease to be eligible to make salary reduction contributions for one year.
Distributions of account balances are generally made to participants in a single sum payment. Participants whose employment terminates due to retirement, disability or death may elect to receive their account balances in substantially equal installments over a fixed period, in lieu of a single sum distribution. Distributions are made in cash, except that participants may elect to receive the portion invested in the Tribune Company Stock Fund in whole shares of Tribune Company common stock.
Participant loans
The Plan permits participants to borrow from their accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their account balance. Loan transactions are treated as a transfer to (from) the investment fund from (to) the Participant Loans fund. Loan terms range from one to five years. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account. The interest rate for a loan is the prime rate on the last business day of the prior month and is fixed for the life of the loan. Principal and interest are paid ratably through payroll deductions.
Plan termination
Subject to any collective bargaining agreement, the Company has the right to terminate the Plan at any time, subject to the provisions of ERISA.
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NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of accounting
The financial statements of the Plan are presented on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Investment valuation and income recognition
The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value. Publicly traded funds are valued at quoted market prices on the last business day of the Plan year. The Tribune Company Stock Fund is valued at the unit closing price as determined by the Trustee on the last business day of the Plan year. Participant loans are valued at amounts originally borrowed by participants, less amounts subsequently repaid.
Net appreciation or depreciation in fair value of investments includes both realized gains and losses on investments sold and unrealized gains and losses on investments held at the end of the year.
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Payment of benefits
Distributions are recorded when paid. Benefit claims that have been processed and approved for payment prior to December 31 but not yet distributed as of that date are shown as a liability on the Form 5500, filed with the Department of Labor. At December 31, 2002 and 2001, all benefit claims that were processed and approved for payment had been distributed.
Administrative fees
Administrative fees of $12,444 for the year ended December 31, 2002 were paid by the Plan.
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NOTE 3 – INVESTMENTS
The following presents investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets:
| December 31,
| |
---|
| 2002
| | 2001
|
---|
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund; 4,798 units | | | | | |
and 7,595 units, respectively | | $386,022 | | $796,611 | |
Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund; 528,656 units | |
and 302,302 units, respectively | | 528,656 | | 302,302 | |
Tribune Company Stock Fund; 6,731 units | |
and 6,199 units, respectively | | 184,573 | | 139,923 | |
Vanguard Explorer Fund; 0 units | |
and 1,804 units, respectively | | – | | 108,802 | |
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund; 22,570 units | |
and 6,721 units, respectively | | 234,274 | | 68,147 | |
During 2002, the Plan’s investments (including both realized gains and losses on investments sold and unrealized gains and losses on investments held at the end of the year) depreciated in value by $184,271 as follows:
| |
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Mutual funds | | $(208,277 | ) |
Tribune Company Stock Fund | | 24,006 | |
|
| |
Net depreciation in fair value of investments | | $(184,271 | ) |
|
| |
NOTE 4 - INCOME TAX STATUS
The IRS has determined and informed the Company by letter dated October 3, 2002, that the Plan is designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”). Although the Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter, the Plan administrator and the Plan’s tax counsel believe that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC.
NOTE 5 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Certain Plan investments are shares of mutual funds managed by Vanguard. Vanguard is the trustee as defined by the Plan and, therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions.
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NOTE 6 – RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The Plan provides for various investment options in several investment securities and instruments. Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the level of risks associated with certain investment securities and the level of uncertainty related to changes in the value of investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in risks and values in the near term would materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits and the statement of changes in net assets available for benefits.
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CHICAGO TRIBUNE TAX DEFERRED INVESTMENT PLAN FOR MACHINISTS
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002
(UNAUDITED)
| Identity of Issue or Borrower
| Description
| Market Value
|
---|
* | | Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund | | Money Market Fund | | $ 528,656 | |
| |
* | | Vanguard Money Market Reserves - Prime Portfolio - | |
| | Short Term Investment Fund | | Money Market Fund | | 4,047 | |
| |
* | | Vanguard Institutional Index Fund | | Registered Investment | | 386,022 | |
| |
* | | Vanguard Total Bond Index Institutional | | Registered Investment | | 234,274 | |
| |
* | | Tribune Company Stock Fund | | Stock Fund | | 184,573 | |
| |
* | | Vanguard Wellington Fund | | Registered Investment | | 14,994 | |
| |
* | | Participant Loans | | Loans to participants (maturities range from | | 29,835 | |
| | | | 1 to 4 years, interest rates range from 4.75% to 9.50%) | | | |
| | |
| |
| | Total Assets (Held at End of Year) | | | | $1,382,401 | |
| | |
| |
| | * Party-in-interest | |
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TIMES MIRROR SAVINGS PLUS PLAN
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002 AND 2001
AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
To the Participants and Administrator
of the Times Mirror Savings Plus Plan
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Times Mirror Savings Plus Plan (the “Plan”) at December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2002 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 auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which 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 Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic 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 the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Chicago, Illinois
June 19, 2003
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TIMES MIRROR SAVINGS PLUS PLAN
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
| December 31,
| |
---|
| 2002
| | 2001
|
---|
Assets: | | | | | |
| |
Investments | | $774,029,349 | | $879,664,145 | |
| |
Receivables: | |
Contributions from participants | | 633,162 | | 742,963 | |
Contributions from Tribune Company | | 208,678 | | 245,846 | |
|
| |
| |
| |
Total receivables | | 841,840 | | 988,809 | |
|
| |
| |
| |
Net assets available for benefits | | $774,871,189 | | $880,652,954 | |
|
| |
| |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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TIMES MIRROR SAVINGS PLUS PLAN
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
| Year Ended December 31, 2002
|
---|
Additions: | | | |
Additions to net assets attributed to: | |
Contributions: | |
Participants | | $ 37,067,565 | |
Tribune Company | | 12,017,084 | |
|
| |
| |
Total additions | | 49,084,649 | |
|
| |
| |
Deductions: | |
Deductions from net assets attributed to: | |
Investment income (loss): | |
Interest and dividends | | 14,957,597 | |
Net depreciation in fair value of investments | | (75,075,337 | ) |
|
| |
Net investment loss | | (60,117,740 | ) |
| |
Benefits paid to participants or their beneficiaries | | (94,487,976 | ) |
Administrative fees | | (260,698 | ) |
|
| |
| |
Total deductions | | (154,866,414 | ) |
|
| |
| |
Net decrease in net assets available for benefits | | (105,781,765 | ) |
| |
Net assets available for benefits: | |
Beginning of year | | 880,652,954 | |
|
| |
| |
End of year | | $ 774,871,189 | |
|
| |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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TIMES MIRROR SAVINGS PLUS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 – PLAN DESCRIPTION
The following brief description of the Times Mirror Savings Plus Plan (the “Plan”) is provided for general information purposes. Participants should refer to the Plan document for more complete information.
General
The Plan was established effective December 15, 1983 by the Times Mirror Company. On June 12, 2000, the Times Mirror Company and Tribune Company (the “Company”) completed the merger of the Times Mirror Company into the Company in a cash and stock transaction. Each share of Times Mirror common stock (both series A and series C) was converted into 2.5 shares of Tribune common stock, or $95 in cash subject to certain limitations. Plan participants were given the choice to either convert their share balance to Tribune common stock or cash which could then be reallocated to other investment options.
The Plan is a defined contribution plan that covers eligible salaried and hourly employees of the former Times Mirror Company and participating subsidiaries. Separate benefit accounts are maintained for each participant.
The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). The Company believes that the Plan will continue without interruption, but reserves the right to terminate the Plan at any time. In the event of Plan termination, distributions will be made in accordance with the provisions of ERISA.
Certain employees of the former Times Mirror Company and participating subsidiaries are generally eligible to participate if they are 21 years of age, except for employees covered by collective bargaining agreements which do not provide for their participation in the Plan.
Plan administration
The Plan is administered by the Tribune Company Employee Benefits Committee (the “Committee”), which is appointed by the board of directors of the Company. The Plan’s trustee, Fidelity Management Trust Company, (“Fidelity” or the “Trustee”), is responsible for the custody and management of the Plan’s assets.
Contributions
Participants may elect to make before-tax (“salary reduction”) contributions of 1% to 25% of their compensation (as defined in the Plan) subject to Plan and Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) limits. Participants direct the investment of their contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan. The Plan currently offers 13 investment alternatives. After the first full year of eligible service, the Company makes a contribution to the Plan in an amount equal to 50% of the first 6% of participant
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before-tax contributions for that period. The Company contribution is allocated according to the participants’ investment elections. Certain participants may elect to contribute an additional 1% to 15% of basic compensation on an after-tax basis. Any combination of before-tax and after-tax savings may be used; however, the total savings cannot exceed 15% of basic compensation. After-tax contributions are not matched by the Company.
Participants may elect to have all or a percentage (in 1% increments) of their contributions and their share of the Company’s contributions invested in or transferred among one or more of the investment funds. Participants’ may elect that up to 100% of their contributions and up to 100% of their share of the Company’s matching contributions be invested in the Tribune Company Stock Fund. The Trustee’s purchases of Tribune Company common stock are made in the open market. Participants may change their investment options effective with the next pay period. Participants may make interfund transfers on a daily basis.
Participant rollovers represent transfers made to the Plan from another qualified plan or from the Plan to an individual retirement account or another qualified plan.
Participants’ 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 participant elections or account balances, as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.
Vesting
Participants are 100% vested in their before-tax and after-tax employee contributions at all times. As a result of the merger discussed in Note 1, participants who were employees as of June 12, 2000 became 100% vested in their accounts and the Company contributions as of and subsequent to June 12, 2000. An employee who became a participant after June 12, 2000 is 100% vested in the Company matching account at the earliest of: 3 years of vesting service, age 65, total and permanent disability, or death.
Payment of benefits
Participants who are totally and permanently disabled may elect to withdraw their account balances through written notice to the Committee at any time. Also, participants who have attained age 59 ½ may elect to withdraw their balances by written notice to the Committee, but upon doing so will cease to be eligible to make salary reduction contributions for one year.
Participants may make withdrawals of any part or all of the balance in their salary reduction contribution accounts, prior to termination, in order for the participant to meet an immediate and significant financial need for which a withdrawal would be permitted by IRS regulations. A participant may make only one hardship withdrawal during any Plan year. Participants who make hardship withdrawals will cease to be eligible to make salary reduction contributions for one year.
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Distributions of account balances are generally made to participants in a single sum payment. Participants whose employment terminates due to retirement, disability or death may elect to receive their account balances in substantially equal installments over a fixed period, in lieu of a single sum distribution. Distributions are made in cash, except that participants may elect to receive the portion invested in the Company Stock Fund in whole shares of Tribune Company common stock.
Participant loans
The Plan permits participants to borrow from their accounts a minimum of $500 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their vested account balance less the highest outstanding loan balance during the most recent 12 month period. Loan transactions are treated as a transfer to (from) the investment fund from (to) the Participant Loans fund. Each loan shall be repaid within 5 years unless the loan is to be used to acquire a principal residence in which the loan shall be repaid within 30 years. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account. The interest rate for a loan is the prime rate on the last business day of the prior month and is fixed for the life of the loan. Principal and interest are paid ratably through payroll deductions.
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 the Plan termination, participants would become 100 percent vested in their employer contributions.
Forfeited accounts
Forfeitures of terminated non-vested account balances are used to reduce future employer contributions and totaled $128,461 and $167,582 at December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively.
Reclassifications
Certain 2001 amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2002 presentation.
NOTE 2 – ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of accounting
The financial statements of the Plan are presented on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
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Investment valuation and income recognition
The Plan’s investments, excluding guaranteed investment contracts (“GIC”), are stated at fair value. GICs held by the Plan are stated at contract value, which consists of amounts invested (net of withdrawals) plus reinvested earnings. Publicly traded funds are valued at quoted market prices on the last business day of the Plan year. The Tribune Company Stock Fund and the Cox Communications, Inc. Stock Fund are valued at the unit closing price as determined by the Trustee on the last business day of the Plan year. Participant loans are valued at amounts originally borrowed by participants, less amounts subsequently repaid.
Net appreciation or depreciation in fair value of investments includes both realized gains and losses on investments sold and unrealized gains and losses on investments held at the end of the year.
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis.
Payment of benefits
Distributions are recorded when paid. Benefit claims that have been processed and approved for payment prior to December 31 but not yet distributed as of that date are shown as a liability on the Form 5500, filed with the Department of Labor. At December 31, 2002 and 2001, all benefit claims that were processed and approved for payment had been distributed.
Administrative fees
Administrative fees of $260,698 for the year ended December 31, 2002 were paid by the Plan.
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NOTE 3 – INVESTMENTS
The following presents investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets:
| December 31,
| |
---|
| 2002
| | 2001
|
---|
Fidelity Growth & Income Portfolio Fund | | | | | |
(5,314,425 and 5,676,333 units in 2002 and 2001, respectively) | | $161,080,221 | | $212,181,316 | |
Fidelity Income Fund | |
(10,688,975 and 10,288,131 units in 2002 and 2001, respectively) | | 150,432,541 | | 137,037,904 | |
Tribune Company Stock Fund | |
(9,642,476 and 11,170,293 units in 2002 and 2001, respectively) | | 122,941,573 | | 116,282,751 | |
Fidelity Retirement Money Market Portfolio | |
(72,171,775 and 82,105,997 shares in 2002 and 2001, respectively) | | 72,171,775 | | 82,105,997 | |
Fidelity Diversified International Fund | |
(4,009,393 and 4,223,064 units in 2002 and 2001, respectively) | | 68,801,188 | | 80,576,063 | |
INVESCO Balanced Commingled Pool Fund | |
(1,515,817 and 1,636,419 units in 2002 and 2001, respectively) | | 46,126,315 | | 58,371,073 | |
Fidelity U.S. Equity Index Commingled Pool Fund | |
(1,493,474 and 1,477,254 units in 2002 and 2001, respectively) | | 39,233,566 | | 49,857,314 | |
Cox Communications Inc. Class A Common Stock Fund | |
(1,099,235 and 1,328,757 units in 2002 and 2001, respectively) | | 29,899,179 | | 53,349,590 | |
During 2002, the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) depreciated in value by $75,075,337 as follows:
| |
---|
| |
---|
Mutual funds and other | | $(100,123,710 | ) |
Tribune Company Stock Fund | | 25,048,373 | |
|
| |
Net depreciation in fair value of investments | | $(75,075,337 | ) |
|
| |
NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT CONTRACTS WITH INSURANCE COMPANIES
The Fidelity Income Fund (“Fund”) primarily invests in traditional and synthetic GICs issued by insurance companies and other financial institutions. The Fund provides participants principal preservation and a stable interest rate that is reset quarterly. The Fund allows for daily withdrawals and exchanges that are paid at contract value (principal and interest accrued to date). All GICs included in the Fund are accounted for at contract value.
Traditional GICs provide for the payment of a specified rate of interest to the Fund and for the repayment of principal when the contract matures. Certain restrictions exist such that penalties may result from the termination of these contracts or early withdrawal of assets by the Plan.
The fair value of the traditional GICs was $14,848,030, which was $314,799 higher than the contract value of $14,533,231 as of December 31, 2002. The fair value of the traditional GICs was $27,729,536, which was $714,867 higher than the contract value of $27,014,669 as of
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December 31, 2001. Fair value for each traditional GIC is estimated by calculating the net present value of the contract value at the scheduled maturity date.
Synthetic GICs simulate the performance of a traditional investment contract. The plan owns the assets underlying the synthetic GICs. To enable the Fund to realize a specific known value for the assets if it needs to liquidate them to make benefit payments, the Fund purchases fully benefit responsive “wrapper” contracts issued by financial institutions. These contracts provide the Fund with market and cash flow risk protection. The Plan’s investment guidelines for synthetic GICs require that the financial institutions have a minimum credit rating of AA or equivalent.
The average yield for Fidelity Income Fund investments was 5.97% in 2002. The weighted average crediting rate for the investment contracts was 5.24% in 2002.
NOTE 5 – INCOME TAX STATUS
The IRS has determined and informed the Company by letter dated April 28, 2003, that the Plan is designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code.
NOTE 6 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Certain Plan investments are shares of mutual funds managed by Fidelity. Fidelity is the trustee as defined by the Plan and, therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions.
NOTE 7 – RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The Plan provides for various investment options in several investment securities and instruments. Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the level of risks associated with certain investment securities and the level of uncertainty related to changes in the value of investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in risks and values in the near term would materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statement of net assets available for benefits and the statements of changes in net assets available for benefits.
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TIMES MIRROR SAVINGS PLUS PLAN
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002
| Identity of Issue or Borrower
| Description
| Market Value
|
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* | | Fidelity Income Fund: | | | | | |
| | ** Ohio National Life Insurance, 5.88%, due 9/2/03 | | Traditional GIC | | $ 3,838,195 | |
| | ** United of Omaha Life Insurance Co., 5.50%, due 7/31/03 | | Traditional GIC | | 3,069,616 | |
| | ** New York Life Insurance, 6.03%, due 4/30/03 | | Traditional GIC | | 2,601,033 | |
| | ** American International Life Assurance Co., 5.70% due 3/31/03 | | Traditional GIC | | 2,541,635 | |
| | ** Allstate Life Insurance Co. 5.29%, due 10/15/03 | | Traditional GIC | | 2,482,752 | |
| | *** Morgan Guaranty | | Synthetic GICs | | 34,981,947 | |
| | *** UBS AG | | Synthetic GICs | | 34,981,947 | |
| | *** Westdeutsche Landesbank | | Synthetic GICs | | 34,981,947 | |
| | *** State Street Bank and Trust Company | | Synthetic GICs | | 34,981,947 | |
| | *** Morgan Guaranty | | Synthetic Wrapper | | (1,956,550 | ) |
| | *** UBS AG | | Synthetic Wrapper | | (1,957,220 | ) |
| | *** Westdeutsche Landesbank | | Synthetic Wrapper | | (1,957,185 | ) |
| | *** State Street Bank and Trust Company | | Synthetic Wrapper | | (1,956,666 | ) |
| | Other | | Money Market Fund | | 3,799,143 | |
| | |
| |
| | Sub-Total | | | | 150,432,541 | |
| |
* | | Fidelity Growth & Income Portfolio Fund | | Registered Investment | | 161,080,221 | |
* | | Fidelity Retirement Money Market Portfolio | | Registered Investment | | 72,171,775 | |
* | | Fidelity Diversified International Fund | | Registered Investment | | 68,801,188 | |
| | PIMCO Total Return Fund | | Registered Investment | | 21,078,481 | |
| | PBHG Growth Fund | | Registered Investment | | 14,842,497 | |
| | MAS Mid-Cap Value Fund | | Registered Investment | | 11,482,513 | |
| | PBHG Emerging Growth Fund | | Registered Investment | | 6,885,970 | |
| | Brinson US Equity Fund | | Registered Investment | | 3,092,581 | |
| |
| | INVESCO Balanced Commingled Pool Fund | | Collective Trust | | 46,126,315 | |
* | | Fidelity U.S. Equity Index Commingled Pool Fund | | Collective Trust | | 39,233,566 | |
| |
* | | Tribune Company Stock Fund | | Stock Fund | | 122,941,573 | |
| |
| | Cox Communications Inc. Class A Common Stock Fund | | Stock Fund | | 29,899,179 | |
| | | |
| |
* | | Participant Loans | | Loans to participants (maturities | | 25,960,949 | |
| | | | range from 1 to 30 years, interest rates range from 4.75% to 10.50%) | | | |
| | |
| |
| | Total Assets (Held at End of Year) | | | | $ 774,029,349 | |
| | |
| |
* Party-in-interest
** Stated at contract value
***Amounts shown for the synthetic GICs represent the fair value of the underlying assets. Amounts shown
for the synthetic wrappers represent the difference between the contract value and the fair value.
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