SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 11-K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Mark One) [ X ] Annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996 OR [ ] Transition report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the transition period from to ------------------- ------------------- Commission File Numbers: 33-44283 and 33-59357 A. Full title of the plan and address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below: HONEYWELL RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office: HONEYWELL INC. Honeywell Plaza Minneapolis, Minnesota 55408 Included herewith and set forth on pages 2 to 10 hereof are the Honeywell Retirement Savings Plan Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 and Supplemental Schedules for the Year Ended December 31, 1996 prepared by the firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Auditors. HONEYWELL RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND 1995 AND INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT HONEYWELL RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAGE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 1 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits, December 31, 1996 and 1995 2-3 Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits, Years Ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 4-5 Notes to Financial Statements 6 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT Honeywell Retirement Savings Plan We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Honeywell Retirement Savings Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for the years then ended, as listed in the foregoing Table of Contents. 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 generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental information by fund is presented for the purpose of additional analysis of the basic financial statements. It is not intended to present information regarding the net assets available for benefits and changes in net assets available for benefits of the individual funds, and it is not a required part of the basic financial statements. This supplemental information by fund is the responsibility of the Plan's management. Such supplemental information by fund has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated, in all material respects when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole. Minneapolis, Minnesota June 20, 1997 HONEYWELL RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS DECEMBER 31, 1996 (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOVERNMENT SHORT-TERM BONDS STOCKS HONEYWELL COMBINED INCOME BOND PLUS PLUS S&P 500 STOCK TOTAL FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND ASSETS: Investments in Honeywell: Master Trusts First Trust Isolated Other receivables Total assets LIABILITIES: Administration fees payable Other payables Total liabilities NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT END OF YEAR $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BY FUND) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VANGUARD T. ROWE UNITED COLUMBIA WORLD PRICE INCOME SPECIAL TEMPLETON JANUS GROWTH INTERNATIONAL FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND ASSETS: Investments in Honeywell: Master Trusts First Trust Isolated Other receivables Total assets LIABILITIES: Administration fees payable Other payables Total liabilities NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT END OF YEAR $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- -------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- -------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- T. ROWE T. ROWE PRICE PRICE SMALL CAP EQUITY VALUE INCOME ISOLATED PARTICIPANT FUND FUND FUNDS LOANS ASSETS: Investments in Honeywell: Master Trusts First Trust Isolated Other receivables Total assets LIABILITIES: Administration fees payable Other payables Total liabilities NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT END OF YEAR $ - $ - $ - $ - ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- See accompanying notes to financial statements. 2 HONEYWELL RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS DECEMBER 31, 1995 (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOVERNMENT SHORT-TERM BONDS STOCKS HONEYWELL COMBINED INCOME BOND PLUS PLUS S&P 500 STOCK TOTAL FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND ASSETS: Investments in Honeywell - Master Trusts $ 73,978 $ 28,261 $ 534 $ 1,308 $ 12,475 $ 17,503 $ 4,727 Investments at First Trust 1,205 Contributions receivable 79 21 1 2 25 21 Other receivables 282 263 3 2 7 5 --------- --------- -------- -------- --------- --------- --------- Total assets 75,544 28,545 538 1,312 12,507 17,529 4,727 LIABILITIES: Administration fees payable 14 6 1 3 4 Other payables 268 248 4 2 6 (1) 9 --------- --------- -------- -------- --------- --------- --------- Total liabilities 282 254 4 3 9 3 9 --------- --------- -------- -------- --------- --------- --------- NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT END OF YEAR $ 75,262 $ 28,291 $ 534 $ 1,309 $ 12,498 $ 17,526 $ 4,718 --------- --------- -------- -------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -------- -------- --------- --------- --------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BY FUND) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VANGUARD T. ROWE UNITED COLUMBIA WORLD SCUDDER PRICE INCOME JANUS SPECIAL GROWTH INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND ASSETS: Investments in Honeywell - Master Trusts $ 584 $ 1,085 $ 1,123 $ 584 $ 434 $ 1,572 Investments at First Trust Contributions receivable 1 1 2 1 1 2 Other receivables ------- -------- -------- ------- ------- -------- Total assets 585 1,086 1,125 585 435 1,574 LIABILITIES: Administration fees payable Other payables Total liabilities ------- -------- -------- ------- ------- -------- NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT END OF YEAR $ 585 $ 1,086 $ 1,125 $ 585 $ 435 $ 1,574 ------- -------- -------- ------- ------- -------- ------- -------- -------- ------- ------- -------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------- T. ROWE T. ROWE PRICE PRICE SMALL CAP EQUITY VALUE INCOME ISOLATED PARTICIPANT FUND FUND FUNDS LOANS ASSETS: Investments in Honeywell - Master Trusts $ 613 $ 1,560 $ 1,615 Investments at First Trust $ 1,205 Contributions receivable 1 Other receivables 2 Total assets 614 1,562 1,205 1,615 ------- -------- -------- --------- LIABILITIES: Administration fees payable Other payables Total liabilities ------- -------- -------- --------- NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT END OF YEAR $ 614 $ 1,562 $ 1,205 $ 1,615 ------- -------- -------- --------- ------- -------- -------- --------- See accompanying notes to financial statements. 3 HONEYWELL RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOVERNMENT SHORT-TERM BONDS STOCKS HONEYWELL COMBINED INCOME BOND PLUS PLUS S&P 500 STOCK TOTAL FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND NET INVESTMENT INCOME IN MASTER TRUSTS $ 11,255 $ 1,416 $ 22 $ 145 $ 1,875 $ 4,131 $ 1,896 CONTRIBUTIONS: Employee pretax contributions 4,081 903 56 113 597 1,115 464 ---------- -------- --------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- Total contributions 4,081 903 56 113 597 1,115 464 TRANSFERS (TO) FROM OTHER FUNDS (1,413) (18) 276 (349) 56 417 ---------- -------- --------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND TRANSFERS 15,336 906 60 534 2,123 5,302 2,777 LOANS: Repayments 264 10 18 112 226 89 Distributions (345) (6) (24) (125) (248) (116) DISTRIBUTIONS TO PARTICIPANTS (5,197) (2,864) (64) (68) (704) (936) (293) TRUSTEES' AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES (110) (41) (2) (4) (21) (32) (4) MERGER TO IPP (85,291) (26,211) (532) (1,765) (13,883) (21,838) (7,171) ---------- -------- --------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- (DECREASE) INCREASE IN NET ASSETS (75,262) (28,291) (534) (1,309) (12,498) (17,526) (4,718) NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR 75,262 28,291 534 1,309 12,498 17,526 4,718 ---------- -------- --------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT END OF YEAR $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - ---------- -------- --------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- -------- --------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BY FUND) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VANGUARD UNITED COLUMBIA WORLD SCUDDER INCOME SPECIAL TEMPLETON JANUS GROWTH INTERNATIONAL FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND NET INVESTMENT INCOME IN MASTER TRUSTS $ 126 $ 144 $ 19 $ 248 $ 204 $ 32 CONTRIBUTIONS: Employee pretax contributions 65 121 11 123 115 17 -------- -------- -------- ------- -------- ------- Total contributions 65 121 11 123 115 17 TRANSFERS (TO) FROM OTHER FUNDS 116 154 311 324 (477) -------- -------- -------- ------- -------- ------- TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND TRANSFERS 191 381 184 682 643 (428) LOANS: Repayments 12 13 16 11 2 Distributions (9) (18) (16) (26) (3) DISTRIBUTIONS TO PARTICIPANTS (24) (14) (2) (29) (8) (6) TRUSTEES' AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES (1) (1) (1) MERGER TO IPP (755) (1,486) (182) (1,738) (1,204) -------- -------- -------- ------- -------- ------- (DECREASE) INCREASE IN NET ASSETS (585) (1,125) (1,086) (585) (435) NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR 585 1,125 1,086 585 435 -------- -------- -------- ------- -------- ------- NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT END OF YEAR $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - -------- -------- -------- ------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- ------- -------- ------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T. ROWE T. ROWE T. ROWE PRICE PRICE PRICE SMALL CAP EQUITY INTERNATIONAL VALUE INCOME ISOLATED PARTICIPANT FUND FUND FUND FUNDS LOANS NET INVESTMENT INCOME IN MASTER TRUSTS $ 289 $ 182 $ 388 $ 138 CONTRIBUTIONS: Employee pretax contributions 157 78 146 --------- -------- ------- --------- Total contributions 157 78 146 TRANSFERS (TO) FROM OTHER FUNDS 266 131 408 $ (202) --------- -------- ------- -------- --------- TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND TRANSFERS 712 391 942 (202) 138 LOANS: Repayments 35 7 22 (837) Distributions (26) (9) (30) 1,001 DISTRIBUTIONS TO PARTICIPANTS (70) (55) (60) TRUSTEES' AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES (1) (1) (1) MERGER TO IPP (2,224) (947) (2,435) (1,003) (1,917) --------- -------- ------- -------- -------- (DECREASE) INCREASE IN NET ASSETS (1,574) (614) (1,562) (1,205) (1,615) NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR 1,574 614 1,562 1,205 1,615 --------- -------- ------- ------- -------- NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT END OF YEAR $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - --------- -------- ------- ------ ------- --------- -------- ------- ------ ------- See accompanying notes to financial statements. 4 HONEYWELL RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- FROZEN GOVERNMENT SHORT-TERM BONDS STOCKS FIXED COMBINED INCOME BOND PLUS PLUS S&P 500 INCOME TOTAL FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND NET INVESTMENT INCOME IN MASTER TRUSTS $ 12,259 $ 1,469 $ 48 $ 192 $ 2,651 $ 4,612 $ 133 CONTRIBUTIONS: Employee pretax contributions 3,835 1,047 58 110 660 979 (5) Rollover contributions 830 145 10 49 61 246 --------- -------- ------- ------- -------- -------- -------- Total contributions 4,665 1,192 68 159 721 1,225 (5) TRANSFERS FROM (TO) OTHER FUNDS 4,506 114 227 (843) 538 (3,658) TRANSFERS (TO) FROM OTHER PLANS (52) (26) (1) (5) (6) (3) --------- -------- ------- ------- -------- -------- -------- TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND TRANSFERS 16,872 7,141 230 577 2,524 6,369 (3,533) LOANS: Repayments 283 9 10 111 166 Distributions (372) (9) (11) (174) (283) (19) DISTRIBUTIONS TO PARTICIPANTS (4,266) (2,130) (36) (11) (792) (596) (152) TRUSTEES' AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES (122) (48) (2) (3) (23) (30) (5) --------- -------- ------- ------- -------- -------- -------- INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS 12,484 4,874 192 562 1,646 5,626 (3,709) NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR 62,778 23,417 342 747 10,852 11,900 3,709 --------- -------- ------- ------- -------- -------- -------- NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT END OF YEAR $ 75,262 $ 28,291 $ 534 $ 1,309 $ 12,498 $ 17,526 $ - --------- -------- ------- ------- -------- -------- -------- --------- -------- ------- ------- -------- -------- -------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BY FUND) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VANGUARD HONEYWELL UNITED COLUMBIA WORLD SCUDDER STOCK INCOME JANUS SPECIAL GROWTH INTERNATIONAL FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND NET INVESTMENT INCOME IN MASTER TRUSTS $ 1,753 $ 92 $ 237 $ 230 $ 95 $ 57 CONTRIBUTIONS: Employee pretax contributions 311 52 87 109 43 60 Rollover contributions 69 79 34 24 26 3 --------- ------ ------ ------- -------- --------- Total contributions 380 131 121 133 69 63 TRANSFERS FROM (TO) OTHER FUNDS (214) 93 40 129 319 (176) TRANSFERS (TO) FROM OTHER PLANS (8) (1) --------- ------ ------ ------- -------- --------- TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND TRANSFERS 1,911 315 398 492 483 (56) LOANS: Repayments 48 5 11 12 4 6 Distributions (90) (15) (23) (7) (8) (4) DISTRIBUTIONS TO PARTICIPANTS (175) (12) (77) (81) (6) (19) TRUSTEES' AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES (4) (1) (1) (1) --------- ------ ------ ------- -------- --------- INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS 1,690 293 308 416 472 (74) NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR 3,028 292 778 709 113 509 --------- ------ ------ ------- -------- --------- NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT END OF YEAR $4,718 $585 $1,086 $1,125 $585 $435 --------- ------ ------ ------- -------- --------- --------- ------ ------ ------- -------- --------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T. ROWE T. ROWE T. ROWE PRICE PRICE PRICE SMALL CAP EQUITY INTERNATIONAL VALUE INCOME ISOLATED PARTICIPANT FUND FUND FUND FUNDS LOANS NET INVESTMENT INCOME IN MASTER TRUSTS $ 159 $ 116 $ 348 $ 67 CONTRIBUTIONS: Employee pretax contributions 161 45 118 Rollover contributions 2 13 69 --------- -------- ------- Total contributions 163 58 187 TRANSFERS FROM (TO) OTHER FUNDS (561) 141 237 $(1,012) 120 TRANSFERS (TO) FROM OTHER PLANS (1) (1) --------- ------- --------- -------- --------- TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND TRANSFERS (240) 314 772 (1,012) 187 LOANS: Repayments 31 4 11 (711) Distributions (36) (10) (9) 1,070 DISTRIBUTIONS TO PARTICIPANTS (104) (33) (42) TRUSTEES' AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES (2) (1) (1) --------- ------- --------- -------- --------- INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS (351) 274 731 (1,012) 546 NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR 1,925 340 831 2,217 1,069 --------- ------- --------- -------- --------- NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT END OF YEAR $ 1,574 $ 614 $ 1,562 $ 1,205 $ 1,615 --------- ------- --------- -------- --------- --------- ------- --------- -------- --------- See accompanying notes to financial statements. 5 HONEYWELL RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND 1995 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES BASIS OF ACCOUNTING - The financial statements of the Honeywell Retirement Savings Plan (the Plan) are prepared under the accrual method of accounting. Contributions to the Plan are included in income in the year the contributions payable are accrued by Honeywell Inc. (the Sponsor) or paid in by plan participants. INVESTMENT VALUATION - All determinations of fair values of investments are made by the trustees and are based upon quoted prices in an active market. Unallocated insurance contracts are valued at their contract values, as determined by issuing insurance companies. PAYMENTS OF BENEFITS - Benefits are recorded when paid. 2. PLAN DESCRIPTION GENERAL INFORMATION - The Plan is a voluntary, tax-deferred savings plan designed to provide supplemental retirement benefits to certain Honeywell employees covered by collective bargaining agreements which provide for coverage under the Plan. The Honeywell Pension and Retirement Committee, as the plan administrator, designates members of the Honeywell Pension and Retirement Administrative Committee and appoints the trustees. The Honeywell Pension and Retirement Administrative Committee has authority to take actions as may be necessary for the administration of the Plan or as it is directed by the Honeywell Pension and Retirement Committee. See Note 5 for a listing of the appointed trustees. CONTRIBUTIONS - The following contributions are made to the Plan: (a) The Sponsor contributes to the Plan, on behalf of participants, various percentages of the participants' pay, as elected by the participants. The maximum pretax and after-tax contribution percentages are determined by the Honeywell Pension Retirement Committee. The participants elect their own contribution levels, subject to this maximum percentage. Contributions are subject to certain limitations. (b) Participants who have received distributions from other qualified plans under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code or from individual retirement plans under Sections 402 and 408 of the code may transfer (rollover) all or part of such distributions to their accounts. LOANS TO PARTICIPANTS - The Plan allows participants to apply for and obtain a loan in an amount as defined in the Plan (not less than $1,000 and not greater than $50,000 or 50% of their pretax or pretax rollover account balances) from the balance of their accounts. The loans can be repaid through payroll deductions over the period of 12 to 48 months or up to 180 months for the purchase of a primary residence, or they can be repaid in full at any time that is at least 6 months following the date of the loan. Interest is charged at a rate equal to prime rate plus 1%. Payments of principal and interest are credited to the participants' accounts. Also, participants may have only one outstanding loan at a time. 6 PARTICIPATION - Employees are eligible to participate in the Plan only if they are covered under certain collective bargaining agreements which provide for participation in the Plan, are classified as a Regular Employee (as defined), and are not covered by any other savings plan maintained by Honeywell. All participants' accounts are adjusted monthly for investment income/loss, withdrawals, and for all other changes in net assets. VESTING - Participants are 100% vested in their individual accounts. In the event of plan termination, the participants' accounts become distributable to the participants or their beneficiaries, in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. INVESTMENT OPTIONS - For contributions, the Plan provides for several investment options. Individual participants choose the fund or funds in which to invest from the following: GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND - Invests primarily in short-term U.S. Government securities. SHORT-TERM BOND FUND - Invests in U.S. Government, mortgage, and high-quality corporate bonds with short-term and intermediate-term (one-five years) maturities. BONDS PLUS FUND - Diversified among U.S. Treasury bills, high-quality intermediate- and long-term (one-ten years) bonds, and domestic stocks. STOCKS PLUS FUND - Invests in domestic stocks that make up the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Index, high-quality bonds, T. Rowe Price Foreign Equity Fund, and U.S. Treasury bills. S&P 500 FUND - Invests in stocks that make up the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Index. FROZEN FIXED INCOME FUND - Invests primarily in guaranteed investment contracts. This fund is not an option for participant contribution in 1996. HONEYWELL STOCK FUND - Invests entirely in shares of Honeywell Inc. common stock. UNITED INCOME FUND - Invests primarily in common stocks of large, well-established companies that pay above-average dividends. The fund also invests, to a lesser extent, in fixed-income securities - both high-quality corporate bonds and U.S. Treasury obligations. COLUMBIA SPECIAL FUND - Invests primarily in smaller companies with capitalizations that are less than the average for the companies included in the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Index. TEMPLETON FUND - A global stock fund that invests primarily in common stock of companies of any nation and not concentrated in any particular industry. JANUS FUND - Invests primarily in a combination of large, established corporations and small, rapidly emerging companies. VANGUARD WORLD GROWTH FUND - Invests primarily in high-quality, established growth stocks of companies with exceptional earnings records, strong market positions, good financial strength, and low sensitivity to changing economic conditions. 7 SCUDDER INTERNATIONAL FUND - Intends to diversify its foreign investments among several countries and not concentrate investments in any particular industry. This fund option was replaced in 1996 by the Templeton Fund. T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND - Invests primarily in stock of established companies outside the United States with proven performance records. T. ROWE PRICE SMALL CAP VALUE FUND - Invests primarily in common stocks of small, rapidly growing companies. T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND - Invests primarily in common stocks of large, well-established companies that pay above-average dividends. PLAN STATUS - The Plan has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service stating that the Plan was qualified under the applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code. PLAN TERMINATION - Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Sponsor has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan, subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In the event of plan termination, participants shall be 100% vested in their accounts. 3. INTEREST IN MASTER TRUSTS The Plan's investments are included in master trusts with T. Rowe Price Trust Company and First Trust National Association, which were established in 1993 for the investment of assets of the Plan and several other Honeywell-sponsored retirement plans. Previously, the Plan's investments were held in master trusts with various trust companies. Each participating retirement plan has an undivided interest in the master trusts. At December 31, 1996 and 1995, the Plan's interest in the net assets of the master trusts was approximately 0% and 4.8%, respectively. Investment income and administrative expenses related to the master trust are allocated to the individual plans based upon average monthly balances invested by each plan. The following table presents the fair value of investments held in master trusts (in thousands): 1996 1995 Investments at fair value: Custom funds: Government Income Fund $ 351,723 $ 366,474 Short-Term Bond Fund 14,095 14,601 Bonds Plus Fund 37,144 27,817 Stocks Plus Fund 297,488 278,497 S&P 500 Fund 403,903 324,162 Honeywell Stock Fund 440,043 300,564 Mutual funds, primarily equity securities 335,143 228,849 Participants' loans 35,634 30,623 ------------ ------------ $ 1,915,173 $ 1,571,587 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ 8 Investment income for master trust is as follows (in thousands): 1996 1995 Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments: Custom funds: Short-Term Bond Fund $ 604 $ 1,414 Bonds Plus Fund 2,874 4,399 Stocks Plus Fund 38,909 56,870 S&P 500 Fund 76,126 86,294 Honeywell Stock Fund 111,749 101,561 Mutual funds, primarily equity securities 21,906 26,821 ---------- ------------ 252,168 277,359 Interest and dividends 57,377 43,784 ---------- ------------ $ 309,545 $ 321,143 ---------- ------------ ---------- ------------ In 1993, the Sponsor transferred the GICs issued by Executive Life and Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company to First Trust National Association. A master trust was established for the investment of these assets of the Plan and several other Honeywell-sponsored retirement plans. Each participating retirement plan has an undivided interest in the master trust. At December 31, 1996 and 1995, the Plan's interest in the net assets of the master trust was approximately 0% and 6%, respectively, and the contract value of the GICs for the master trust was approximately $0 and $20.9 million at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively. 4. PARTIES-IN-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS There were no prohibited party-in-interest transactions during the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995. 5. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY TRUSTEES Plan funds are held in trust by trustees for the sole purpose of making investments, plan payments, and for paying trust operating expenses. Trustees appointed by the Honeywell Pension and Retirement Committee as of December 31, 1996 were T. Rowe Price Company and First Trust National Association. The trustees provide the Plan with monthly statements, which report all transactions. The plan administrator has obtained certifications from the trustees that the information in such statements is complete and accurate. The amounts in the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits and of changes in net assets available for benefits have been derived from the information submitted by the trustees, except for certain adjustments which resulted in an increase (decrease) in the amount of net assets reported by the trustees of $88,877 and $907,805 as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively. Such adjustments are primarily recorded for the purpose of converting the trustees' statements from the cash basis to the accrual basis of accounting and to reflect the impact of participant loan activity. 9 6. PLAN MERGER Effective December 31, 1996, the Plan was merged into the Investment Plus Plan (IPP) which is also sponsored by Honeywell and participates in the same master trusts. 10 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. HONEYWELL RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN Dated: June 26, 1997 By: /s/ Jim Porter ------------------------------------