----------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 11-K (Mark One) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE [X] SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED] for the Plan Year ended September 30, 1994 or TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE [_] SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED] for the transition period from ___________ to ___________. Commission File Number ..................... 1-5964 A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below: Alco Standard Corporation Defined Contribution Plan. B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the Plan and the address of its principal executive office: ALCO STANDARD CORPORATION P.O. BOX 834 VALLEY FORGE, PA 19482-0834 ---------------------------------------------- REQUIRED INFORMATION -------------------- a. Financial Statements. The following financial statements are -------------------- furnished for the Plan. 1. Audited Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits - September 30, 1994 and September 30, 1993. 2. Audited Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits - Plan Years ended September 30, 1994 and September 30, 1993. Notes to Financial Statements Schedules Assets Held For Investment Transactions or Series of Transactions in Excess of 5% of the Current Value of Plan Assets b. Exhibit ------- Exhibit 23 Consent of Independent Auditors -2- Financial Statements and Schedules Alco Standard Corporation Defined Contribution Plan Years ended September 30, 1994 and 1993 with Report of Independent Auditors -3- Alco Standard Corporation Defined Contribution Plan Financial Statements and Schedules Years ended September 30, 1994 and 1993 Contents Report of Independent Auditors.............................. 5 Audited Financial Statements Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits............. 6 Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits.. 7 Notes to Financial Statements............................... 8 Schedules Assets Held for Investment Purposes......................... 16 Transactions or Series of Transactions in Excess of 5% of the Current Value of Plan Assets..................... 17 -4- Report of Independent Auditors Trustees Alco Standard Corporation Defined Contribution Plan We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Alco Standard Corporation Defined Contribution Plan as of September 30, 1994 and 1993, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. 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 financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan at September 30, 1994 and 1993, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Our audits were made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedules of assets held for investment purposes as of September 30, 1994, and transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of plan assets for the year then ended, are presented for purposes of complying with the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and are not a required part of the financial statements. The supplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audit of the 1994 financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the 1994 financial statements taken as a whole. February 28, 1995 -5- Alco Standard Corporation Defined Contribution Plan Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits September 30 1994 1993 ---------------------------- Assets Investments: Cash and cash equivalents $ 470,437 $ 2,747,902 Alco Standard Corporation, common stock (1994--392,976 shares; cost $16,822,406) (1993--161,447 shares; cost $5,661,439) 24,413,647 7,103,700 Investment funds 43,581,518 41,929,895 ---------------------------- 68,465,602 51,781,497 Transfers receivable from merged plans 750,570 8,356,277 Investment income receivable 334,453 1,273,202 Loans receivable 662,509 163,677 ---------------------------- 70,213,134 61,574,653 Liabilities Accrued administrative expenses 28,431 90,894 ---------------------------- Net assets available for benefits $70,184,703 $61,483,759 ============================ See accompanying notes. -6- Alco Standard Corporation Defined Contribution Plan Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits Year ended September 30 1994 1993 ---------------------------- Additions: Transfers of assets from merged plans $15,387,026 $24,060,863 Interest income 2,465,424 2,337,534 Dividend income 373,271 447,693 Other income -- 17,780 ---------------------------- 18,225,721 26,863,870 Distributions: Benefit payments 16,439,574 4,950,760 Administrative expenses 142,754 110,304 ---------------------------- 16,582,328 5,061,064 ---------------------------- 1,643,393 21,802,806 Realized and unrealized gain 7,057,551 1,555,190 ---------------------------- Net increase for the year 8,700,944 23,357,996 Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year 61,483,759 38,125,763 ---------------------------- Net assets available for benefits at end of year $70,184,703 $61,483,759 ============================ See accompanying notes. -7- Alco Standard Corporation Defined Contribution Plan Notes to Financial Statements September 30, 1994 1. Significant Accounting Policies The accounting records of the Alco Standard Corporation Defined Contribution Plan ("Plan") are maintained on the accrual basis. Fair value of investments in Alco Standard Corporation Common Stock is determined by use of the last reported sales price on the last business day of the plan year, as reported on a national securities exchange. Cash equivalents are valued at cost which is equal to market value. All highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less when purchased are considered to be cash equivalents. Investment funds consist of a managed income fund, a fixed income fund, an equity index fund, a balanced fund, and a treasury fund. The managed income fund is managed jointly by an insurance company and two trust companies. The other investment funds are managed by a bank. Investments in the Managed Income Fund are valued at contract value which represents investments made under the contract, plus interest at the contract rate, less funds used to pay retirement benefits and to pay for the manager's administrative expenses. Investments in the Equity Index Fund, Balanced Fund, Fixed Income Fund, and Treasury Fund are stated at fair market value which is determined on the last day of the plan year based on the portfolio of investments owned by the particular fund on that date. The difference between the proceeds and cost of investments sold during the year and the change in the difference between September 30 market value and cost is reflected in the statements of changes in net assets available for benefits as realized and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the aggregate market value of investments. Certain prior-year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current presentation. 2. Description of the Plan The Plan is a defined contribution plan established on October 1, 1989 by Alco Standard Corporation ("Company") to consolidate all of the Company's frozen defined contribution plans into a single plan. -8- Alco Standard Corporation Defined Contribution Plan Notes to Financial Statements (continued) 2. Description of the Plan (continued) The Plan provides for retirement, disability, and death benefits. It is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The Plan is frozen, therefore, there are no further employer or employee contributions made to the Plan. Participants in the Plan may allocate their account between investments in Alco Standard Corporation Common Stock or any of five available investment funds. Participants may change investment allocations at any time, but not more frequently than twice in the twelve-month period which begins with an investment change. All participants are fully vested in their account balances. The Plan does not permit new loans to participants. Loans to participants of plans merged into the Plan that are outstanding at the date of the merger will continue under the former plans' terms except that the trustee of the Plan shall be substituted as payee and secured party for the trustee of the former plan. Administrative expenses are paid by the Plan unless paid by the Company. The following plans were merged into the Plan on the effective dates indicated. Plan Effective Date of Merger ------------------------------------------------------------------ BPL 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan October 1, 1992 Copy-Line, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan October 1, 1992 Allstate Profit Sharing Program October 1, 1992 McDonald-Klein Business Machines, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan November 1, 1992 Weiss-Brothers Miquon, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan November 1, 1992 Whitaker Carpenter Paper Company Employees Profit Sharing and Retirement Plan January 1, 1993 J&L Sales, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan January 1, 1993 American Business Machines, Inc. Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing Plan April 1, 1993 Remco Business Products, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan April 1, 1993 Standard Office Systems Profit Sharing Plan June 1, 1993 Employee Retirement and Tax Advantaged Capital Accumulation Plan October 1, 1993 -9- Alco Standard Corporation Defined Contribution Plan Notes to Financial Statements (continued) 2. Description of the Plan (continued) Plan Effective Date of Merger ------------------------------------------------------------------ H & R Group, Inc. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan October 1, 1993 University Copy Systems of Hawaii, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan October 1, 1993 California Copy, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan November 1, 1993 Unitech, Inc. of Mississippi Profit Sharing Plan January 1, 1994 Unitech, Inc. of Mississippi 401(k) Plan January 1, 1994 Mack-Pak, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan April 1, 1994 Gray & Creech, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan April 1, 1994 Office Automation, Inc. Employees' Savings and Profit Sharing Plan April 1, 1994 Woodward-Dent, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan April 1, 1994 Copy Products, Inc. Employee Savings and Security Plan May 1, 1994 Vermont Copier 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan May 1, 1994 Larson Packaging Equipment Co., Inc. Profit Sharing Plan July 1, 1994 Paul B. Williams Retirement Savings Plan July 1, 1994 Marbaugh Engineering Supply Co., Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan September 1, 1994 During the plan year ended September 30, 1993, assets attributable to the fully vested account balances of former employees of Universal Services, Inc. and Hinkles, Inc. who became employees of Copco Papers, Inc. on September 4, 1992 and Modern Office Machines, Inc. on January 4, 1993, respectively, were merged into the Plan. Mergers resulted in a transfer of net assets to the Plan of $15,387,026 and $24,060,863 during the plan years ended September 30, 1994 and 1993, respectively. Upon termination of the Plan, all interests of the participants will be distributed as soon as administratively practicable. Recordkeeping and administration of the Plan is performed by CoreStates Financial Corp. Information about the Plan document including withdrawal provisions, is contained in the summary plan description. Copies of these documents are available from the Plan Administrator. -10- Alco Standard Corporation Defined Contribution Plan Notes to Financial Statements (continued) 3. Investments Individual investments that represent 5% or more of the fair value of net assets available for benefits as of September 30, 1994 are as follows: Shares or Identity of Investments Par Value Cost Market Value -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connecticut General Life Insurance Company Guaranteed Long-Term Fund 19,378,961 $19,378,961 $19,378,961 LaSalle National Trust Company Income Plus Fund 6,649,528 6,649,528 6,649,528 Fidelity Management Trust Company Managed Income Portfolio 6,645,562 6,645,562 6,645,562 CoreFund Equity Index Fund 267,411 5,407,888 5,692,975 CoreStates Balanced Fund 205,845 3,997,823 4,015,752 Alco Standard Corporation Common Stock 392,976 16,822,406 24,413,647 -11- Alco Standard Corporation Defined Contribution Plan Notes to Financial Statements (continued) 3. Investments (continued) The allocation of assets to the separate investment programs at September 30, 1994 and 1993 is as follows: Managed Fixed Equity Alco Income Income Index Balanced Common Treasury Other Fund Fund Fund Fund Stock Fund Assets Total --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Assets Investments: Cash and cash equivalents $ 538,215 $ 4 $ -- $ (12,588) $ (241,862) $ 485 $186,183 $ 470,437 Common stock of Alco Standard 24,413,647 24,413,647 Investment funds 32,674,051 1,058,296 5,692,975 4,015,752 140,444 43,581,518 Transfers receivable 750,570 750,570 Investment income receivable 238,966 4,934 90,553 334,453 Loans receivable 662,509 662,509 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total assets 34,201,802 1,063,234 5,692,975 4,003,164 24,262,338 140,929 848,692 70,213,134 Liabilities Accrued administrative 28,431 28,431 expenses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net assets $34,201,802 $1,063,234 $5,692,975 $4,003,164 $24,262,338 $ 140,929 $820,261 $70,184,703 ======================================================================================================== 1993 Assets Investments: Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,660,829 $ 2,627 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 84,446 $ 2,747,902 Common stock of Alco Standard 7,103,700 7,103,700 Investment funds 31,987,478 850,238 5,823,219 2,723,996 544,964 41,929,895 Transfers receivable 8,356,277 8,356,277 Investment income receivable 1,188,232 3,144 37,618 5,787 38,421 1,273,202 Loans receivable 163,677 163,677 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total assets 44,192,816 856,009 5,860,837 2,729,783 7,142,121 544,964 248,123 61,574,653 Liabilities Accrued administrative 90,894 90,894 expenses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net assets $44,192,816 $ 856,009 $5,860,837 $2,729,783 $ 7,142,121 $ 544,964 $157,229 $61,483,759 ======================================================================================================== -12- Alco Standard Corporation Defined Contribution Plan Notes to Financial Statements (continued) 3. Investments (continued) Managed Fixed Equity Alco Income Income Index Balanced Common Treasury Other Fund Fund Fund Fund Stock Fund Assets Total --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net assets at October 1, 1992 $24,510,245 $ 981,505 $ 4,939,466 $2,529,008 $ 4,149,707 $ 277,906 $ 737,926 $ 38,125,763 Investment income 2,299,310 44,297 161,894 83,132 133,085 16,266 47,243 2,785,227 Other income 17,780 17,780 Benefit payments (4,210,847) (30,153) (87,936) (102,494) (439,734) (21,678) (57,918) (4,950,760) Administrative expenses (110,304) (110,304) Realized and unrealized gain (loss) 1,865 457,256 255,001 1,178,891 (337,823) 1,555,190 Interfund transfers (2,187,126) (147,171) 363,960 (41,223) 2,072,486 272,470 (333,396) -- Transfer of assets 23,763,454 5,666 26,197 6,359 47,686 211,501 24,060,863 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net assets at September 30, 1993 44,192,816 856,009 5,860,837 2,729,783 7,142,121 544,964 157,229 61,483,759 Investment income 2,402,161 44,646 104,678 78,965 146,596 9,700 51,949 2,838,695 Benefit payments (9,989,610) (352,203) (2,630,704) (742,657) (2,152,431) (495,181) (76,788) (16,439,574) Administrative expenses (142,754) (142,754) Realized and unrealized gain (loss) (55,653) 45,569 (141,533) 7,209,168 7,057,551 Interfund transfers (16,299,288) 545,987 2,292,806 2,077,519 11,749,288 78,706 (445,018) -- Transfer of assets 13,895,723 24,448 19,789 1,087 167,596 2,740 1,275,643 15,387,026 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net assets at September 30, 1994 $34,201,802 $1,063,234 $ 5,692,975 $4,003,164 $24,262,338 $ 140,929 $ 820,261 $ 70,184,703 ========================================================================================================= -13- Alco Standard Corporation Defined Contribution Plan Notes to Financial Statements (continued) 4. Differences Between Financial Statements and Form 5500 The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the amounts expected to be included in the Form 5500: September 30 1994 1993 ----------------------------- Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements $70,184,703 $61,483,759 Amounts allocated to withdrawn participants 1,359,318 2,870,573 ----------------------------- Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500 $68,825,385 $58,613,186 ============================= The following is a reconciliation of benefits paid to participants per the financial statements to the amounts expected to be included in the Form 5500: Year ended September 30, 1994 ------------- Benefits paid to participants per the financial statements $16,439,574 Add: Amounts allocated to withdrawn participants at September 30, 1994 1,359,318 Less: Amounts allocated to withdrawn participants at September 30, 1993 2,870,573 -------------- Benefits paid to participants per the Form 5500 $14,928,319 ============== Amounts allocated to withdrawn participants are recorded on the Form 5500 for benefit claims that have been processed and approved for payment prior to year end but not yet paid. 5. Income Tax Status The trust established under the Plan to hold the Plan's assets is qualified pursuant to the appropriate section of the Internal Revenue Code and, accordingly, the trust's net investment income is exempt from income taxes. The Plan has obtained a favorable tax determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service and the Plan sponsor believes that the Plan continues to qualify and to operate as designed. -14- Alco Standard Corporation Defined Contribution Plan Notes to Financial Statements (continued) 6. Subsequent Events The following plans were merged into the Plan on the effective date indicated: Effective Date Plan of Merger ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Copy-Co., Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan October 1, 1994 CRS Business Products 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan November 1, 1994 Long Island Business Products Corp. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan December 1, 1994 Mid South Systems, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan February 1, 1995 Profit Sharing and Payroll Savings Plan of Crump & Company, Inc. January 1, 1995 RBPI Retirement Plan January 1, 1995 Redden-Miller, Inc. Retirement Plan February 1, 1995 Sun Office Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan February 1, 1995 -15- Alco Standard Corporation Defined Contribution Plan Assets Held for Investment September 30, 1994 Description of Identity of Issue Investment Cost Current Value -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash and cash equivalents: CoreFund Cash Reserve Money Market Fund $ 367,475 $ 367,475 Merrill Lynch Employee Benefit Plan Master Repurchase Agreement Repurchase Agreements 102,962 102,962 ---------------------------- Total cash and cash equivalents 470,437 470,437 Investment funds: Connecticut General Life Insurance Company Guaranteed Long-Term Fund Investment contracts 19,378,961 19,378,961 La Salle National Trust Company Income Plus Fund Investment contracts 6,649,528 6,649,528 Fidelity Management Trust Company Managed Income Portfolio Investment contracts 6,645,562 6,645,562 CoreFund Intermediate Fixed income Bond Fund investments 1,098,749 1,058,296 CoreFund Equity Index Fund Equity investments 5,407,888 5,692,975 CoreStates Balanced Fund Equity and fixed income investments 3,997,823 4,015,752 CoreFund Treasury Reserve Treasury investments 140,444 140,444 ---------------------------- Total investment funds 43,318,955 43,581,518 Alco Standard Corporation Common stock 16,822,406 24,413,647 Loans Receivable Participant loans 662,509 662,509 ---------------------------- Total assets held for investment $61,274,307 $69,128,111 ============================ -16- Alco Standard Corporation Defined Contribution Plan Transactions or Series of Transactions in Excess of 5% of the Current Value of Plan Assets Year ended September 30, 1994 Selling Price or Maturity Net Gain Identity of Party Involved Description of Assets Purchase Price Value Cost or (Loss) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Category I--Single transactions in excess of 5% of plan assets -------------------------------------------------------------- Merrill Lynch Employee Benefit Plan Purchased 4,001,405 shares on Master Repurchase Agreement December 27, 1993 $4,001,405 Merrill Lynch Employee Benefit Plan Purchased 5,345,397 shares on Master Repurchase Agreement December 30, 1993 5,345,397 CoreFund Cash Reserve Purchased 3,940,213 shares on April 4, 1994 3,940,213 Alco Standard Corporation Common Purchased 89,901 shares on Stock January 26, 1994 3,254,119 Alco Standard Corporation Common Purchased 105,875 shares on Stock July 19, 1994 4,688,934 Merrill Lynch Employee Benefit Plan Sold 4,001,405 shares on Master Repurchase Agreement December 29, 1993 $4,001,405 $4,001,405 $ -- Merrill Lynch Employee Benefit Plan Sold 5,345,397 shares on Master Repurchase Agreement December 31, 1993 5,345,397 5,345,397 -- CoreFund Cash Reserve Sold 3,392,665 shares on July 20, 1994 3,392,665 3,392,665 -- -17- Alco Standard Corporation Defined Contribution Plan Transactions or Series of Transactions in Excess of 5% of the Current Value of Plan Assets (continued) Year ended September 30, 1994 Selling Price Description or Maturity Net Gain Identity of Party Involved of Assets Purchase Price Value Cost or (Loss) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Category II--A series of transactions (other than security transactions) with the same person aggregating 5% of plan assets --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- None. Category III--A series of transactions in a security issue aggregating 5% of plan assets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CoreFund Cash Reserve Purchased 15,047,858 shares in 269 transactions; sold 14,680,383 shares in 161 transactions $15,047,858 $14,680,383 $14,680,383 $ -- Merrill Lynch Employee Purchased 16,424,416 Benefit Plan Master shares in 144 Repurchase Agreement transactions; sold 19,069,356 shares in 125 transactions 16,424,416 19,069,356 19,069,356 Connecticut General Life Purchased 4,849,576 Insurance Company shares in 89 Guaranteed Long-Term Fund transactions; sold 6,044,926 shares in 60 transactions 4,849,576 6,044,926 6,044,926 LaSalle National Trust Purchased 10,500,885 Company Income Plus Fund shares in 70 transactions; sold 9,509,797 shares in 106 transactions 10,500,885 9,509,797 9,509,797 -18- Alco Standard Corporation Defined Contribution Plan Transactions or Series of Transactions in Excess of 5% of the Current Value of Plan Assets (continued) Year ended September 30, 1994 Selling Price Description or Maturity Net Gain Identity of Party Involved of Assets Purchase Price Value Cost or (Loss) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Category III--A series of transactions in a security issue aggregating 5% of plan assets (continued) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fidelity Management Trust Purchased 10,443,638 Company Managed Income shares in 213 Portfolio transactions; sold 9,552,803 shares in 110 transactions $10,443,638 $ 9,552,803 $ 9,552,803 $ -- CoreFund Equity Index Fund Purchased 126,860 shares in 51 transactions; sold 132,840 shares in 27 transactions 2,661,099 2,836,912 2,659,719 177,193 CoreStates Balanced Fund Purchased 135,171 shares in 86 transactions; sold 59,515 shares in 77 transactions 2,635,317 1,202,028 1,161,103 40,925 Alco Standard Corporation Purchased 340,938 shares Common Stock in 48 transactions; sold 109,409 shares in 38 transactions 15,217,893 5,435,233 4,056,926 1,378,307 Category IV--Any transaction in securities or with a person if any single transaction with that person or in that ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- security exceeds 5% of plan assets ---------------------------------- None -19- SIGNATURES ---------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Plan has duly caused this annual report to be signed by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. ALCO STANDARD CORPORATION DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN ------------------------- (Name of Plan) By /s/Donna G. Yurick -------------------- Plan Administrator Dated: March 29, 1995 -20- FORM 11-K ALCO STANDARD CORPORATION DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN PLAN YEAR ENDED September 30, 1994 INDEX TO EXHIBIT ---------------- Exhibit Number Description -------------- ----------- Exhibit 23 Consent of Independent Auditors -21-