UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K
| [X] | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934: For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015. |
OR
| [ ] | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934: For the transition period from ______ to _________. |
Commission File No. 1-9183
| A. | Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below: |
Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
| B. | Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office: |
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
3700 West Juneau Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53208
REQUIRED INFORMATION
| 1. | Not applicable. |
| 2. | Not applicable. |
| 3. | Not applicable. |
| 4. | The Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (the “Plan”) is subject to the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Attached hereto are copies of the most recent financial statements and schedule of the Plan prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of ERISA. |
Exhibits
| 23 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the Plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc. | ||
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | ||
| Date: June 24, 2016 | By: | /s/ Ryan Green |
| Ryan Green | ||
| Administrative Committee Member | ||
Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
December 31, 2015 and 2014, and Year Ended December 31, 2015
Contents
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 1
Financial Statements
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits 2
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits 3
Notes to Financial Statements 4
Supplemental Schedule
Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) 16
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Harley-Davidson Retirement Plans Committee
Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2015. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Plan's internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan at December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2015, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
The accompanying supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2015 has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan’s financial statements. The information in the supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental schedule. In forming our opinion on the information, we evaluated whether such information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Chicago, Illinois
June 24, 2016
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| Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc. | |||
| 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | |||
| Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits | |||
| December 31, | |||||||
| 2015 | 2014 | ||||||
| Assets: | |||||||
| Investments, at fair value | $ | 50,776,415 | $ | 49,574,622 | |||
| Investment in Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan Master Trust | 281,124 | 382,115 | |||||
| Receivables: | |||||||
| Participant contributions | 99,741 | 86,001 | |||||
| Company contributions | 216,790 | 286,704 | |||||
| Notes receivable from participants | 1,062,422 | 918,171 | |||||
| Total receivables | 1,378,953 | 1,290,876 | |||||
| Net assets available for benefits | $ | 52,436,492 | $ | 51,247,613 | |||
| See accompanying notes. | |||||||
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| Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc. | |||
| 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | |||
| Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits | |||
| Year Ended December 31, 2015 | |||
| Additions: | |||
| Participants’ contributions | $ | 3,086,220 | |
| Company contributions | 1,712,969 | ||
| Rollovers | 258,550 | ||
| Interest and dividends | 1,330,009 | ||
| Interest income on notes receivable from participants | 58,075 | ||
| Total additions | 6,445,823 | ||
| Deductions: | |||
| Participant distributions | 3,236,621 | ||
| Total deductions | 3,236,621 | ||
| Net depreciation in fair value of investments | (1,895,527 | ) | |
| Investment loss of Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan Master Trust | (124,796 | ) | |
| Net increase | 1,188,879 | ||
| Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year | 51,247,613 | ||
| Net assets available for benefits at end of year | $ | 52,436,492 | |
| See accompanying notes. | |||
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Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2015
1. Description of the Plan
The following brief description of the Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (the Plan) is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the plan document for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.
General
The Plan is a defined contribution plan for eligible employees of Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc. (the Company) and its participating subsidiaries. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). Employees are eligible to participate in the Plan after completing three months of service with the Company and must be at least 18 years of age.
Contributions
Subject to certain limitations, participants may contribute up to 25% of their compensation on a pretax basis through payroll deductions. Participants may also contribute amounts representing distributions from other qualified plans. Participants who have attained age 50 before the end of the year are eligible to make catch-up contributions. The Company may make discretionary matching contributions determined annually based on the participant’s pretax contributions. During 2015 and 2014, each participant’s contribution was matched by the Company at a rate of 100% up to $1,500 and an additional matching contribution of $0.50 on every dollar thereafter. Company-matching contributions are made quarterly, and participants must be employed on the last day of the quarter to be eligible for such contributions. The Company may also make an annual discretionary profit-sharing contribution. No such contribution was made for the year ended December 31, 2015. All contributions are subject to the limitations of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code).
Participants direct their elective contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan, which include a self-directed brokerage account feature and Harley-Davidson, Inc. common stock, and can change their investment option on a daily basis. The Company’s contributions are allocated in the same manner as that of the participant’s elective contributions.
Vesting
Participants are immediately vested in their voluntary contributions plus actual earnings thereon. Company contributions are 100% vested after three years of service or if employment terminates due to death, disability or retirement on or after age 65.
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Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
1. Description of the Plan (continued)
Loans to Participants
A participant may borrow a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of the participant’s vested account balance. Loan terms range from 1 to 60 months or up to 10 years for the purchase of a primary residence. Loans are secured by participants’ account balances, are supported by promissory notes payable to the Plan, and bear interest at a fixed rate equal to the prime rate upon the inception of the loan plus 2%. At December 31, 2015, interest rates on participants’ loans ranged from 4.25% to 10.25%. Payments on participants’ loans are made through payroll deductions.
Participant Accounts
Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions and allocations of the Company’s contributions and the Plan’s earnings. Allocations of the Plan’s earnings are based on the participant's share of net earnings or losses of their respective elected investment options. Forfeited balances of terminated participants’ nonvested accounts are used to reduce future Company contributions. Unallocated forfeitures balances as of December 31, 2015 were approximately $100,000 and were used to reduce the Company's fourth quarter 2015 contributions, which were paid in 2016.
Benefit Payments
In the event a participant’s employment ceases due to death, disability, or retirement on or after age 65, the participant (or the beneficiaries) will be entitled to receive an amount equal to the full value of the participant’s account in a lump-sum payment. In the event a participant’s employment ceases due to termination, the participant will be entitled to receive an amount equal to the value of the vested interest in the participant’s account in a lump-sum payment. In addition, hardship withdrawals are permitted if certain criteria are met.
Plan Termination
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company reserves the right to amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan at any time and to discontinue or modify its contributions at any time subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of the Plan’s termination, participants will become 100% vested in their accounts.
Administrative Expenses
Most administrative expenses of the Plan are paid by the Company.
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Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Accounting
The financial statements of the Plan are prepared under the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP).
Benefit Payments
Benefits are recorded when paid.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates that affect amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes and supplemental schedules. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
Investments held by the Plan are stated at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., exit price). See Note 4 for further discussion of fair value measurements.
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded as earned. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net depreciation includes the Plan’s gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held, during the year.
Notes Receivable From Participants
Notes receivable from participants represent participant loans that are recorded at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Interest income on notes receivable from participants is recorded when it is earned. Related fees are recorded as administrative expenses and are expensed when they are incurred. No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of December 31, 2015 or 2014. If a participant ceases to make loan repayments, the plan administrator will deem the participant loan to be a distribution in accordance with applicable legal requirements, and the participant’s account balance will be reduced at the earliest permitted date as outlined in the Plan document.
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Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
New Accounting Pronouncement
In July 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standard Update (ASU) 2015-12, Plan Accounting: Defined Benefit Pension Plans (Topic 960), Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Topic 962), Health and Welfare Benefit Plans (Topic 965): (Part I) Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts, (Part II) Plan Investment Disclosures, (Part III) Measurement Date Practical Expedient. Part II of the ASU eliminates the requirements to disclose individual investments that represent 5 percent or more of net assets available for benefits and the net appreciation or depreciation in fair value of investments by general type. It also simplifies the level of disaggregation of investments that are measured using fair value. Plans will continue to disaggregate investments that are measured using fair value by general type; however, plans are no longer required to also disaggregate investments by nature, characteristics and risks. Further, the disclosure of information about fair value measurements shall be provided by general type of plan asset. Parts I and III of the ASU are not applicable to the Plan. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. Part II is to be applied retrospectively. Management has elected to adopt Part II early.
3. Master Trust
The Plan participates in the Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan Master Trust (the Master Trust). The purpose of the Master Trust is the collective investment of assets of the participating plans. Except for the Plan, all participating plans in the Master Trust are sponsored by Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC (the affiliated plans). Each participating plan’s interest in the Master Trust is based on account balances of the participants and their elected investment options. The Master Trust assets are allocated among the participating plans by assigning to each plan those transactions (primarily contributions, benefit payments, and plan-specific expenses) that can be specifically identified and by allocating among all plans, in proportion to the fair value of the assets assigned to each plan, income and expenses resulting from the collective investment of the assets of the Master Trust. This Plan's only investment within the Master Trust is included within the Harley-Davidson, Inc. Common Stock Fund.
Investment income, losses, and administrative expenses related to the Master Trust are allocated to the individual participating plans daily based on each participant’s account balance within each investment fund option.
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Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
3. Master Trust (continued)
A summary of the Master Trust’s net assets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:
| 2015 | 2014 | ||||||
| Investments at fair value: | |||||||
| Mutual Funds | $ | 265,421,163 | $ | 355,888,391 | |||
| Common collective trust funds | 318,875,209 | 221,623,647 | |||||
| Brokerage accounts | 18,647,885 | 18,169,826 | |||||
| Money market fund | 56,581,219 | 59,847,221 | |||||
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. Common Stock Fund | 120,974,800 | 181,829,925 | |||||
| Net assets of the Master Trust | $ | 780,500,276 | $ | 837,359,010 | |||
Investment income and losses have been allocated among each participating plan based on the respective participants’ interest, adjusted for other income and losses. Investment (loss) income generated by the investments of the Master Trust for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, is as follows:
| 2015 | 2014 | ||||||
| Interest and dividend income | $ | 19,881,253 | $ | 37,710,643 | |||
| Net depreciation in fair value of investments | (76,669,772 | ) | (15,468,103 | ) | |||
| Total Investment (loss) income of the Master Trust | $ | (56,788,519 | ) | $ | 22,242,540 | ||
The Plan’s percentage interest in the Master Trust as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 was .04% and .05%, respectively.
The net assets of the Harley-Davidson, Inc. Common Stock Fund consist of the following as of December 31, 2015 and 2014:
| 2015 | 2014 | ||||||
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. common stock | $ | 119,745,629 | $ | 180,223,249 | |||
| Money market fund | 1,571,195 | 902,564 | |||||
| Other (payable) receivable | (342,024) | 704,112 | |||||
| Net assets of the Harley-Davidson, Inc. Common Stock Fund | $ | 120,974,800 | $ | 181,829,925 | |||
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Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
4. Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., an exit price). The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible to the reporting entity at the measurement date for identical assets and liabilities.
Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that are observable either directly or indirectly for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. Level 2 inputs include the following:
| • | Quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets |
| • | Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active |
| • | Observable inputs other than quoted prices that are used in the valuation of the assets or liabilities (e.g., interest rate and yield curve quotes at commonly quoted intervals) |
| • | Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means |
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability (i.e., supported by little or no market activity). Level 3 inputs include management’s own assumption about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability (including assumptions about risk).
The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement is classified is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
Following is a description of the valuation techniques and inputs used for each general type of assets measured at fair value by the Plan.
Mutual Funds: Valued at quoted market prices, which represent the net asset value (NAV) of shares held at year end.
Money Market Fund: Valued at cost, which approximates the fair value of the NAV of shares held at year-end.
Common Stock: Valued at quoted market prices of shares held at year end.
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Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
4. Fair Value Measurements (continued)
Common collective trust funds: Valued at the NAV of units of a collective trust. The NAV is used as a practical expedient to estimate fair value. The NAV is based on the fair value of the underlying investments held by the fund less its liabilities. Participant transactions (purchased and sales) may occur daily. Were the plan to initiate a full redemption of the collective trust, the investment adviser reserves the right to temporarily delay withdrawal from the trust in order to ensure that securities liquidations will be carried out in an orderly business manner.
Harley-Davidson Inc. Common Stock Fund: The fund is tracked on a unitized basis. The fund consists of Harley-Davidson, Inc. common stock and funds held in a money market fund sufficient to meet the fund’s daily cash needs and other miscellaneous assets and liabilities. Unitizing the fund allows for daily trades. The fair value of a unit is based on the combined fair value of Harley-Davidson, Inc. common stock (closing price in an active market on which the securities are traded), the NAV of the money market fund, and other miscellaneous assets and liabilities held by the fund at year-end.
The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s assets excluding its interest in the Master Trust, carried at fair value:
| Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2015 | ||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||
| Mutual funds: | $ | 24,399,495 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 24,399,495 | ||||
| Brokerage accounts: | 804,088 | — | — | 804,088 | ||||||||
| $ | 25,203,583 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 25,203,583 | |||||
| Common collective trusts measured at net asset value as a practical expedient: | ||||||||||||
Life cycle funds (a) | 8,747,222 | |||||||||||
Index funds (b) | 16,061,303 | |||||||||||
Emerging market fund (c) | 119,246 | |||||||||||
Fixed income fund (d) | 244,469 | |||||||||||
Mid-cap growth fund (e) | 400,592 | |||||||||||
| Total assets at fair value | $ | 50,776,415 | ||||||||||
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Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
4. Fair Value Measurements (continued)
| Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||
| Mutual funds: | $ | 41,987,304 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 41,987,304 | ||||
| Brokerage accounts: | 627,738 | — | — | 627,738 | ||||||||
| $ | 42,615,042 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 42,615,042 | |||||
| Common collective trusts measured at net asset value as a practical expedient: | ||||||||||||
Life cycle funds (a) | 6,306,448 | |||||||||||
Emerging market fund (c) | 103,246 | |||||||||||
Fixed income fund (d) | 211,182 | |||||||||||
Mid-cap growth fund (e) | 338,704 | |||||||||||
| Total assets at fair value | $ | 49,574,622 | ||||||||||
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Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
4. Fair Value Measurements (continued)
The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Master Trust's assets at fair value as of December 31, 2015 and 2014:
| Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2015 | ||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||
| Mutual funds | $ | 265,421,163 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 265,421,163 | ||||
| Brokerage accounts | 18,647,885 | — | — | 18,647,885 | ||||||||
| Money market fund | 56,581,219 | — | — | 56,581,219 | ||||||||
| Harley-Davidson Inc. Common Stock Fund | 120,974,800 | — | — | 120,974,800 | ||||||||
| $ | 461,625,067 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 461,625,067 | |||||
| Common collective trusts measured at net asset value as a practical expedient: | ||||||||||||
Life cycle funds (a) | 209,197,971 | |||||||||||
Index funds (b) | 94,790,039 | |||||||||||
Emerging market fund (c) | 1,955,097 | |||||||||||
Fixed income fund (d) | 4,376,801 | |||||||||||
Mid-cap growth fund (e) | 8,555,301 | |||||||||||
| Total assets at fair value | $ | 780,500,276 | ||||||||||
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Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
4. Fair Value Measurements (continued)
| Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||
| Mutual funds | $ | 355,888,391 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 355,888,391 | ||||
| Brokerage accounts | 18,169,826 | — | — | 18,169,826 | ||||||||
| Money market fund | 59,847,221 | — | — | 59,847,221 | ||||||||
| Harley-Davidson Inc. Common Stock Fund | 181,829,925 | — | — | 181,829,925 | ||||||||
| $ | 615,735,363 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 615,735,363 | |||||
| Common collective trusts measured at net asset value as a practical expedient: | ||||||||||||
Life cycle funds (a) | 202,653,358 | |||||||||||
Index funds (b) | — | |||||||||||
Emerging market fund (c) | 2,145,106 | |||||||||||
Fixed income fund (d) | 5,798,750 | |||||||||||
Mid-cap growth fund (e) | 11,026,433 | |||||||||||
| Total assets at fair value | $ | 837,359,010 | ||||||||||
(a) This category of funds includes investments that are broadly diversified across global asset classes designed to remain appropriate based on a targeted retirement date. These common/collective trust funds share the common goal of gradually becoming more conservative over time. There are currently no redemption restrictions on these collective trusts.
(b) The investment strategy of these funds is to approximate the risk and return characteristics of an underlying index. There are currently no redemption restrictions on these collective trusts.
(c) The investment strategy of this fund is to seek exposure to emerging market equities with less volatility and less concentration risk. The strategy emphasizes broad exposure and diversification among countries, economic sectors and individual issuers. There are currently no redemption restrictions on this collective trust.
(d) This category of funds includes investments in fixed income U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities that provide a guaranteed return of principal linked to the rate of U.S. inflation. There are currently no redemption restrictions on this collective trust.
(e) The investment strategy of this fund is to seek a value-oriented portfolio with an emphasis on dividends and valuation. Underlying investments include equities. There are currently no redemption restrictions on this collective trust.
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Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
5. Income Tax Status
The underlying Volume Submitter plan has received an advisory letter from the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) dated March 31, 2014, stating that the form of the Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, and therefore, the related trust is tax-exempt. In accordance with Revenue Procedures 2015-6 and 2011-49, the plan sponsor has determined that it is eligible to and has chosen to rely on the current IRS Volume Submitter advisory letter. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the Code to maintain its qualification. The plan administrator believes the Plan is being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code and, therefore, believes that the Plan is qualified and the related trust is tax-exempt.
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States require plan management to evaluate uncertain tax positions taken by the Plan. The financial statement effects of a tax position are recognized when the position is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, to be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan and has concluded that as of December 31, 2015, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken. The Plan has recognized no interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The plan administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2012.
6. Risk and Uncertainties
The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market volatility, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.
7. Related-Party Transactions
The Plan holds shares of mutual funds managed by the trustee of the Plan. The Plan also invests in the common stock of Harley-Davidson, Inc. These transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions; however, they are exempt from the prohibited transactions rules under ERISA.
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Supplemental Schedule
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| Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc. | |||||||
| 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | |||||||
| Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) | |||||||
| EIN: 36-3826287 Plan Number: 001 | |||||||
| December 31, 2015 | |||||||
| Number of | Current | ||||||
| Identity of Issuer and Description of Investment | Shares | Value | |||||
| American Funds: | |||||||
| Europacific Growth R6 | 77,323 | $3,504,297 | |||||
| Blackrock: | |||||||
| Lifepath Ret G | 25,366 | 306,779 | |||||
| Lifepath 2020 | 120,661 | 1,532,678 | |||||
| Lifepath 2025 | 113,720 | 1,486,420 | |||||
| Lifepath 2030 | 117,812 | 1,576,118 | |||||
| Lifepath 2035 | 121,438 | 1,659,141 | |||||
| Lifepath 2040 | 61,430 | 854,532 | |||||
| Lifepath 2045 | 68,503 | 968,501 | |||||
| Lifepath 2050 | 17,423 | 250,844 | |||||
| Lifepath 2055 | 7,668 | 112,209 | |||||
| Total International Ex-US | 17,919 | 223,393 | |||||
| Equity Index | 435,172 | 6,865,443 | |||||
| Russell 2500 Index | 589,556 | 8,591,660 | |||||
| US Debt Index | 36,384 | 380,808 | |||||
| Columbia: | |||||||
| Acorn International Y | 6,800 | 267,994 | |||||
| Eaton Vance: | |||||||
| Parametric Str Emerg Mkts A | 13,597 | 119,246 | |||||
| Fidelity Management Trust Company:* | |||||||
| Contrafund K | 82,035 | 8,111,645 | |||||
| Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government | 2,948,814 | 2,948,814 | |||||
| (continued on next page) | |||||||
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| Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc. | |||||||
| 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | |||||||
| Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) | |||||||
| EIN: 36-3826287 Plan Number: 001 (Continued) | |||||||
| December 31, 2015 | |||||||
| Number of | Current | ||||||
| Identity of Issuer and Description of Investment | Shares | Value | |||||
| MFS: | |||||||
| Massachusetts Investors Trust R5 | 184,011 | 4,896,528 | |||||
| MFS Value R5 | 20,068 | 658,020 | |||||
| PIMCO: | |||||||
| Real Return | 20,458 | 244,469 | |||||
| Total Return Inst Fund | 278,832 | 2,807,840 | |||||
| Royce: | |||||||
| Opportunity IS | 30,883 | 331,688 | |||||
| Ridgeworth: | |||||||
| Mid Cap Value Equity | 27,363 | 400,592 | |||||
| Janus: | |||||||
| Triton N | 39,239 | 872,668 | |||||
| Brokerage accounts | 804,088 | ||||||
| Participant loans* (varying maturities and interest | 1,062,422 | ||||||
| rates ranging from 4.25% to 10.25%) | |||||||
| Total investments | $ | 51,838,837 | |||||
| *Represents a party in interest. | |||||||
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