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 (Fee Required) For The Year Ended December 31, 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 00107923 HANDLEMAN COMPANY SALARY DEFERRAL AND STOCK PLAN -------------- (Full title of the Plan) HANDLEMAN COMPANY ----------------- (Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the Plan) 500 Kirts Boulevard Troy, Michigan 48084 -------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) 1 of 16 The following financial statements and exhibits are presented pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: Page ------------ (a) Financial Statements: Report of Independent Accountants I-1 Statement of Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 1994 and 1993 I-2 Statement of Changes in Assets Available for Benefits for the year ended December 31, 1994 I-3 Notes to Financial Statements I-4 to I-10 Item 27a -- Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes as of December 31, 1994 I-11 Item 27d -- Schedule of Reportable Transactions I-12 to I-13 for the year ended December 31, 1994 Schedules: Schedule I, II and III have been omitted because the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto, or in another schedule Exhibit Number ------------ (b) 1. Consent of Independent Accountants with respect to their report on their audit of the financial statements of the Handleman Company Salary Deferral and Stock Plan for the years ended December 31, 1994 and 1993 28.1 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 by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. HANDLEMAN COMPANY SALARY DEFERRAL AND STOCK PLAN By: /s/ Richard J. Morris ------------------------------------------------ Richard J. Morris, Senior Vice President/Finance Handleman Company 2 of 16 HANDLEMAN COMPANY SALARY DEFERRAL AND STOCK PLAN INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ----------------------------- PAGES ----- Report of Independent Accountants 4 Financial Statements: Statement of Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 1994 and 1993 5 Statement of Changes in Assets Available for Benefits for the year ended December 31, 1994 6 Notes to Financial Statements 7-13 Supplemental Schedules: Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes as of December 31, 1994 14 Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions for the year ended December 31, 1994 15-16 3 of 16 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS To the Administrative Committee of the Handleman Company Salary Deferral and Stock Plan: We have audited the accompanying statement of assets available for benefits of the Handleman Company Salary Deferral and Stock Plan as of December 31, 1994 and 1993, and the related statement of changes in assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 1994. 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 assets available for benefits of the Handleman Company Salary Deferral and Stock Plan as of December 31, 1994 and 1993, and the changes in assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 1994, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedules on pages 14 through 16 of this Form 11-K are presented for the purpose of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements but are 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. The supplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole. Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. Detroit, Michigan June 23, 1995 I-1 4 of 16 HANDLEMAN COMPANY SALARY DEFERRAL AND STOCK PLAN STATEMENT OF ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS December 31. 1994 and 1993 -------------------------- 1994 1993 ---------- ----------- ASSETS: Accrued dividends and interest $ 20,373 $ 16,579 Employee contributions receivable 47,443 62,092 Employer contribution receivable 129,328 156,748 Cash 661 - Investments at Estimated Fair Value ----------------------------------- NBD Bank Investments: Employee Benefit Money Market Fund (1), (880,362 and 729,638 shares at December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively) 880,362 729,638 Stable Asset Income Fund (2), (3,776 and 3,614 shares at December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively) 708,381 637,047 Investments at Fair Value as Determined by Quoted Market Price --------------------------------------- NBD Bank Investment: Woodward Equity Index Fund (3), (140,501 and 97,355 shares at December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively) 1,496,485 1,085,313 Handleman Company common stock (4), (146,219 shares and 139,668 shares at December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively) 1,663,245 1,850,601 Loans to participants at rates of 9.75% to 10.0%, maturing in 6 months to 5 years 36,082 34,782 ---------- ---------- ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS $4,982,360 $4,572,800 ========== ========== (1) The Plan's cost of the investment in the Employee Benefit Money Market Fund was $880,362 and $729,638 as of December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively. (2) The Plan's cost of the investment in the Stable Asset Income Fund was $645,582 and $609,200 as of December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively. (3) The Plan's cost of the investment in the Woodward Equity Index Fund was $1,477,441 and $1,002,607 as of December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively. (4) The Plan's cost of the common stock was $1,807,203 and $1,759,670 as of December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively. The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. I-2 5 of 16 HANDLEMAN COMPANY SALARY DEFERRAL AND STOCK PLAN STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS for the year ended December 31, 1994 ------------------------------------ 1994 ---------- Additions: Employer contributions $ 86,441 Employee authorized contributions 689,604 Dividend income 100,840 Interest income 41,160 Other 2,138 ---------- Total additions 520,183 Deductions: Participants' benefits 262,789 Net depreciation in fair value of investments 241,447 Other 6,387 ---------- Net increase 409,560 Assets available for benefits, beginning of year 4,572,800 ---------- Assets available for benefits, end of year $4,982,360 ========== The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. I-3 6 of 16 HANDLEMAN COMPANY SALARY DEFERRAL AND STOCK PLAN NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ----------------------------- 1. Description of Plan ------------------- The following description of the Handleman Company Salary Deferral and Stock Plan (the "Plan") provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan Document for a complete description of the Plan's provisions. General The Plan is a defined contribution plan which includes salary deferral and employee stock ownership provisions. The Plan covers all employees of the Handleman Company (the "Company") and subsidiaries and affiliates that have adopted the Plan who have one year of service and who are not covered by collective bargaining agreements (unless they specifically refer to the Plan). The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Contributions Employee authorized contributions of tax deferred compensation are limited in any one year to the lesser of twenty percent of employee compensation or $9,240 in 1994. Effective July 1, 1995, each participant's maximum elective deferral has been reduced to fifteen percent. In addition, total contributions by highly compensated employees cannot exceed specific percentage limitations of the aggregate contributions of all other employees as set forth in the Internal Revenue Code. Prior to July 1, 1995, the Company may contribute to the Plan at the discretion of its Board of Directors. Effective July 1, 1995, the Plan has been amended to provide for a Company matching contribution equal to 25 percent of the elective contribution made by each participant, up to six percent of such participant's compensation, to be invested in Company stock. Plan Assets To the extent practicable, Plan assets related to the Company stock portion of the Plan are invested in Company stock. Employees may direct investment of employee authorized contributions to the Plan into various investment funds which are established by the Company from time to time. Participant Accounts Each participant's account is credited with employee authorized contributions, in addition to an allocation of any Company contribution and Plan earnings, net of Plan expenses. A participant must be employed by the Company on the last day of the Company's fiscal year to receive the allocation of Company contributions. Salary Deferral Portion - Company contributions to the Salary Deferral portion of the Plan are allocated to participants who are eligible as defined by the Plan. There are certain limitations on the amounts which can be allocated. Stock Ownership Portion - Company contributions are allocated equally among the stock accounts of eligible participants (as defined by the Plan), not to exceed 10 shares in any one year or 20 shares, in total, per stock account. Effective May 2, 1994, the Plan was amended to discontinue Company contributions for employees hired after April 30, 1994. I-4 7 of 16 HANDLEMAN COMPANY SALARY DEFERRAL AND STOCK PLAN NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued ----------------------------- 1. Description of Plan, continued Loans to Participants The Plan allows participants to borrow against their account balances. The maximum loan to any participant is the lesser of 50% of the participant's non-forfeitable salary deferral account balance or $50,000. Plan Expenses Expenses of the Trustee and Administrative Committee are charged to participant accounts unless the Company at its discretion elects to pay these expenses. The Company paid such expenses for the year ended December 31, 1994. Vesting Participants are fully vested in amounts credited to their accounts. Effective July 1, 1995, the Plan has been amended to include a graded vesting schedule for matching contributions of 20 percent for each year of service, resulting in 100 percent vesting after five years of service. Payment of Benefits On termination of service, a participant will be eligible to receive the plan assets allocated to the participant's account and which have vested or an equivalent amount in cash. At December 31, 1994 and 1993, $236,665 and $206,075, respectively, were recorded as benefits payable on the Form 5500. 2. Summary of Accounting Policies ------------------------------ Company Contributions Company contributions are accrued in the plan year to which the contributions relate. Company contributions are in the form of Company stock. Investments At the end of the plan year, Company stock is valued at the closing market price of the stock on the last business day of the Plan's year. The Stable Asset Income Fund, Woodward Equity Index Fund and Employee Benefit Money Market Fund are reflected at fair values at the date of the balance sheet, as reported by the Plan's investment custodian, NBD Bank. The basis on which cost is determined to compute realized gains or losses from sales of investments, other than the Company stock, is average cost. The basis on which cost is determined for the Company stock is specific identification. The Plan presents in the statement of changes in assets the net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments which consists of the realized gains or losses and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on those investments. For purposes of determining Company contributions, Company stock received as the Company contribution is valued at the closing price on the day the contribution is made. I-5 8 of 16 HANDLEMAN COMPANY SALARY DEFERRAL AND STOCK PLAN NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued ----------------------------- 2. Summary of Accounting Policies, continued ------------------------------ Dividend Income Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date. Dividend income on Company stock for the year ended December 31, 1994 was $52,392. 3. Investments ----------- During the Plan year ended December 31, 1994, the Plan's investments (including investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) depreciated (appreciated) in value by $241,447 as follows: Investments at Estimated Fair Value ------------------------------------ NBD Bank Investment: Stable Asset Income Fund $(41,468) Investments at Fair Value Determined by Quoted Market Price ------------------------------------ NBD Bank Investment: Woodward Equity Index Fund 17,231 Handleman Company Common Stock 265,684 -------- $241,447 ======== 4. Fund Information ---------------- The following is a summary of assets for each investment fund option for the years ended December 31, 1994 and 1993 and of changes by investment fund for the year ended December 31, 1994. Funds with net assets of less than 5 percent of the Plan's total assets have been combined with funds having similar investment objectives. I-6 9 of 16 HANDLEMAN COMPANY SALARY DEFERRAL AND STOCK PLAN ALLOCATION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES TO INVESTMENT PROGRAMS DECEMBER 31, 1994 ----------------- NON-PARTICIPANT DIRECTED PARTICIPANT-DIRECTED --------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ HANDLEMAN EQUITY MONEY MARKET FIXED ESOP FUND INDEX FUND FUND INCOME FUND OTHER FUNDS TOTAL --------------- ---------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ---------- ASSETS: Accrued dividends and interest $ 13,198 $ 109 $ 4,000 $ 30 $ 3,036 $ 20,373 Employee contributions receivable 26,158 8,403 8,132 4,750 47,443 Employer contribution receivable 129,328 - - - - 129,328 Cash - 479 46 73 63 661 NBD Bank Investments: Employee Benefit Money Market Fund 2,279 - 843,578 32 34,473 880,362 Stable Asset Income Fund - - - 708,381 - 708,381 Woodward Equity Index Fund - 1,496,485 - - - 1,496,485 Handleman Company common stock (146,219 shares) 1,363,731 - - - 299,514 1,663,245 Loans to participants 340 - - - 35,742 36,082 ---------- ---------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS $1,508,876 $1,523,231 $856,027 $716,648 $377,578 $4,982,360 ========== ========== ======== ======== ======== ========== I-7 10 of 16 HANDLEMAN COMPANY SALARY DEFERRAL AND STOCK PLAN ALLOCATION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES TO INVESTMENT PROGRAMS DECEMBER 31, 1993 ----------------- NON-PARTICIPANT DIRECTED PARTICIPANT-DIRECTED --------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ HANDLEMAN EQUITY MONEY MARKET FIXED ESOP FUND INDEX FUND FUND INCOME FUND OTHER FUNDS TOTAL --------------- ---------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ---------- ASSETS: Accrued dividends and interest $ 11,770 $ 24 $ 1,943 $ 9 $ 2,833 $ 16,579 Employee contributions receivable - 31,066 12,388 10,733 7,905 62,092 Employer contribution receivable 156,748 - - - - 156,748 NBD Bank Investments: Employee Benefit Money Market Fund 638 - 701,047 166 27,787 729,638 Stable Asset Income Fund - - - 637,047 - 637,047 Woodward Equity Index Fund - 1,085,313 - - - 1,085,313 Handleman Company common stock (139,668 shares) 1,520,802 - - - 329,799 1,850,601 Loans to participants 949 - - - 33,833 34,782 ---------- ---------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS $1,690,907 $1,116,403 $715,378 $647,955 $402,157 $4,572,800 ========== ========== ======== ======== ======== ========== I-8 11 of 16 HANDLEMAN COMPANY SALARY DEFERRAL AND STOCK PLAN ALLOCATION OF INCOME AND CHANGES IN EQUITY TO INVESTMENT PROGRAMS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994 ------------------------------------ NON-PARTICIPANT DIRECTED PARTICIPANT-DIRECTED --------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ HANDLEMAN EQUITY MONEY MARKET FIXED ESOP FUND INDEX FUND FUND INCOME FUND OTHER FUNDS TOTAL --------------- ---------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ---------- Additions: Employer contributions $ 86,441 $ 86,441 Employee authorized contributions - $ 378,949 $123,865 $118,378 $ 68,412 689,604 Dividend Income 52,392 36,762 - - 11,686 100,840 Interest Income 120 1,151 34,835 603 4,451 41,160 Other 17 - - - 2,121 2,138 ---------- ---------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- Total additions 138,970 416,862 158,700 118,981 86,670 920,183 Deductions: Participants' benefits 108,111 43,727 31,429 64,407 15,115 262,789 Net depreciation (appreciation) in fair value of investments 212,890 17,231 - (41,468) 52,794 241,447 Other - - - - 5,280 5,280 Transfers between funds - (50,924) (13,378) 27,349 38,060 1,107 ---------- ---------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- Net increase (decrease) (182,031) 406,828 140,649 68,693 (24,579) 409,560 Assets available for benefits, beginning of year 1,690,907 1,116,403 715,378 647,955 402,157 4,572,800 ---------- ---------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- Assets available for benefits, end of year $1,508,876 $1,523,231 $856,027 $716,648 $377,578 $4,982,360 ========== ========== ======== ======== ======== ========== I-9 12 of 16 HANDLEMAN COMPANY SALARY DEFERRAL AND STOCK PLAN NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued ----------------------------- 5. Plan Termination ---------------- Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. 6. Tax Status ---------- The plan administrator has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service stating the Plan as amended through September, 1994 constitutes a qualified trust under Section 104(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and is therefore exempt from federal income taxes under provisions of Section 501(a). I-10 13 of 16 HANDLEMAN COMPANY SALARY DEFERRAL AND STOCK PLAN Form 5500 Calendar Plan year 1994 ITEM 27a, SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES --------------------------------------------------------- (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Asterisk Identity of denotes party- issue, borrower Description in-interest to lessor, or of Current the Plan similar party Investment Cost Value - -------------- --------------- -------------------- ---------- ---------- Reporting Criteria I: - -------------------- Investment assets held by the Plan on the last day of the Plan year Employee Benefit Cash Equivalents $ 880,362 $ 880,362 * Money Market Fund * Stable Asset Bond Fund $ 645,582 $ 708,381 Income Fund * Woodward Equity Common Stock $1,477,441 $1,496,485 Index Fund Fund * Handleman Common $1,807,203 $1,663,245 Company Stock Common Stock $.01 par value * Loans to Interest rates of -0- $ 36,082 Participants 9.75% to 10% and maturing in 6 months to 5 years Reporting Criteria II: - --------------------- Investment assets acquired and disposed of during the Plan year. None I-11 14 of 16 HANDLEMAN COMPANY SALARY DEFERRAL AND STOCK PLAN ITEM 27d--SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS for the year ended December 31, 1994 ------------------------------------ Current Value Purchase Selling Cost of Asset on Net Gain Identity of Party Involved Description of Assets Price Price of Asset Transaction Date or (Loss) - -------------------------- --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ---------------- --------- REPORTING CRITERION I: Any transaction within the plan year, - --------------------- with respect to any plan asset, involving an amount in excess of five percent of the current value of plan assets. Reviewed consolidated and individual statements noting no individual transactions exceeded the floor of 228,640. None. REPORTING CRITERION II: Any series of transactions (other than - ---------------------- transactions with respect to securities) within the plan year with or in conjunction with the same person which, when aggregated, regardless of the category of asset and the gain or loss of any transaction, involves an amount in excess of five percent of the current value of plan assets. None. I-12 15 of 16 HANDLEMAN COMPANY SALARY DEFERRAL AND STOCK PLAN ITEM 27d--SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS, Concluded for the year ended December 31, 1994 ------------------------------------ Current Value Purchase Selling Cost of Asset on Net Gain Identity of Party Involved Description of Assets Price Price of Asset Transaction Date or (Loss) - -------------------------- --------------------- -------- ------- -------- ---------------- --------- REPORTING CRITERION III: Any transaction within the plan year - ----------------------- involving securities of the same issue if within the plan year any series of transactions with respect to such securities, when aggregated, involves an amount in excess of five percent of the current value of plan assets. NBD Bank, N.A. Employee Benefit Money Market Fund 348 purchases - 1,170,855 units $1,170,855 $1,170,855 $1,170,855 193 sales - 1,027,885 units $1,027,885 1,027,885 1,027,885 NBC Bank, N.A. Woodward Equity Index Fund 35 purchases - 50,854 units 554,738 554,738 554,738 REPORTING CRITERION IV: Any transaction within the plan year - ---------------------- with respect to securities with or in conjunction with a person if any prior or subsequent single transaction within the plan year with such person with respect to securities exceeds five percent of the current value of plan assets. None. I-13 16 of 16