1 EXHIBIT 99.1 TO FORM 10-K AMENDED FORM 11-K ANNUAL REPORT Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the Fiscal Years Ended December 31, 1995 and 1996 ROYAL APPLIANCE MFG. CO. EMPLOYEES PROFIT SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN AND TRUST -------------------------------------------------- (Full title of the plan) ROYAL APPLIANCE MFG. CO. ------------------------ (Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan) 650 ALPHA DRIVE, CLEVELAND, OHIO 44143 -------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive office) 2 INDEX OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ---------- PAGES ----- Report of Independent Accountants 2 Financial Statements: Statement of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits at December 31, 1995 3 Statement of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits at December 31, 1996 4 Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits for the year ended December 31, 1995 5 Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits for the year ended December 31, 1996 6 Notes to Financial Statements 7-9 Supplemental Schedules: Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes for the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1996 10 Schedule of Reportable Transactions for the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1996 11 1 3 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS ---------- To the Trustees of the Royal Appliance Mfg. Co. Employees Profit Sharing Retirement Plan and Trust We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for plan benefits of the Royal Appliance Mfg. Co. Employees Profit Sharing Retirement Plan and Trust (the Plan) as of December 31, 1995 and 1996 and the related statements of changes in net assets available for plan 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 as of December 31, 1995 and 1996 and the changes in net assets available for Plan 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 basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedules of assets held for investment purposes and reportable transactions for the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1996 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 Fund Information in the statement of net assets available for plan benefits and the statement of changes in net assets available for plan benefits is presented for purposes of additional analysis rather than to present the net assets available for plan benefits and changes in net assets available for plan benefits of each fund. The supplemental schedules and Fund Information 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. Cleveland, Ohio March 25, 1997 2 4 ROYAL APPLIANCE MFG. CO. EMPLOYEES PROFIT SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN AND TRUST STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS AT DECEMBER 31, 1995 ---------- National Institutional Strong Vanguard Kaufmann City Investors' Government Fidelity 500 Aggressive Cash GIC Securities Puritan Portfolio Growth Assets Account Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund ------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Investments $ 103,627 $1,868,941 $ 526,296 $ 968,232 $ 627,088 $1,445,854 Contributions receivable -- 92,394 19,154 30,538 31,865 73,579 Loans to participants (58,877) -- -- -- -- -- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total assets $ 44,750 $1,961,335 $ 545,450 $ 998,770 $ 658,953 $1,519,433 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS Net Assets Available $ 44,750 $1,961,335 $ 545,450 $ 998,770 $ 658,953 $1,519,433 For Plan Benefits ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Dodge & Davis Scudder Cox New York Templeton Royal Global Balanced Venture Foreign Stock Loan Assets Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Account Total ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ------- ----- Investments $ 538,856 $ 123,278 $ 915,688 -- $ 388,266 $ 35,787 $7,541,913 Contributions receivable -- 14,532 47,596 22,828 25,186 -- 357,672 Loans to participants -- -- -- -- -- 58,877 -- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- Total assets $ 538,856 137,810 $ 963,284 $ 22,828 $ 413,452 $ 94,664 $7,899,585 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========= ========== ========== NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS Net Assets Available $ 538,856 $ 137,810 $ 963,284 $ 22,828 $ 413,452 $ 94,664 $7,899,585 For Plan Benefits ========== ========== ========== ========== ========= ========== ========== The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 3 5 ROYAL APPLIANCE MFG. CO. EMPLOYEES PROFIT SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN AND TRUST STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 ------------ National Institutional Strong Vanguard Kaufmann City Investors' Government Fidelity 500 Aggressive Scudder Cash GIC Securities Puritan Portfolio Growth Global Assets Account Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund ------ ------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Investments $186,992 $1,713,117 $499,147 $1,006,468 $1,063,144 $ -- $ -- Contributions receivable -- 77,893 16,205 27,089 43,602 -- -- -------- ---------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---- ----- Total assets $186,992 $1,791,010 $515,352 $1,033,557 $1,106,746 $ -- $ -- ======== ========== ======== ========== ========== ==== ==== NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS Net Assets Available $186,992 $1,791,010 $515,352 $1,033,557 $1,106,746 $ -- $ -- For Plan Benefits ======== ========== ======== ========== ========== ==== ==== Dodge & Davis Cox New York Templeton Parkstone Royal Balanced Venture Foreign Small Stock Loan Assets Fund Fund Fund Capitalization Fund Account Total ------ ---- ---- ---- -------------- ---- ------- ----- Investments $315,105 $1,305,178 $623,844 $1,973,851 $1,134,642 $551,019 $10,372,507 Contributions receivable 18,299 52,524 23,197 84,560 26,969 -- 370,338 -------- ---------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---- ----- Total assets $333,404 $1,357,702 $647,041 $2,058,411 $1,161,611 $551,019 $10,742,845 ======== ========== ======== ========== ========== ======== =========== NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS Net Assets Available $333,404 $1,357,702 $647,041 $2,058,411 $1,161,611 $551,019 $10,742,845 For Plan Benefits ======== ========== ======== ========== ========== ======== =========== The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 4 6 ROYAL APPLIANCE MFG. CO. EMPLOYEES PROFIT SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN AND TRUST STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 National Institutional Strong Vanguard City Investors' Government Fidelity 500 Gabelli Cash GIC Securities Puritan Portfolio Growth Account Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund ------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Additions: Contributions and Contributions Receivable: Company contributions $ -- $ 163,144 $ 40,565 $ 78,586 $ 65,306 $ -- Employee pre-tax contributions (59,345) 173,553 51,006 145,865 108,956 5,770 Participant's voluntary after-tax contributions (557) 1,999 373 249 460 43 Investment Income: Interest 2,743 699 238 346 379 395 Dividend -- -- 30,741 50,138 13,293 -- Net appreciation/(depreciation) in fair market value -- 117,061 56,875 114,910 129,627 22,452 Loans to participants, net 44,842 (14,872) (3,939) (9,972) (3,097) (220) Transfers between funds, net (14,911) 26,612 (83,385) (39,288) 49,858 (480,408) ----------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Total additions (27,228) 468,196 92,474 340,834 364,782 (451,968) Deductions: Benefits paid to participants 36,016 333,894 27,439 58,848 40,483 4,667 Miscellaneous fees -- 62 21 31 35 2 ----------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Net additions (63,244) 134,240 65,014 281,955 324,264 (456,637) Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits, Beginning of Year 107,994 1,827,095 480,436 716,815 334,689 456,637 ----------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits, End of Year $ 44,750 $ 1,961,335 $ 545,450 $ 998,770 $ 658,953 $ -- =========== =========== ========= ========= ========= ========= Kaufmann Dodge & Davis Aggressive Scudder Cox New York Templeton Growth Global Balanced Venture Foreign Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Additions: Contributions and Contributions Receivable: Company contributions $ 165,746 $ 39,075 $ 29,073 $ 99,434 $ 17,554 Employee pre-tax contributions 245,532 82,067 42,235 131,646 5,274 Participant's voluntary after-tax contributions 710 175 -- 1,070 -- Investment Income: Interest 639 255 253 777 -- Dividend 26,621 11,548 5,026 62,466 -- Net appreciation/(depreciation) in fair market value 342,306 69,458 7,255 162,229 -- Loans to participants, net (5,690) (2,769) (1,173) (2,305) -- Transfers between funds, net (4,271) (23,213) 51,511 517,730 -- --------- --------- --------- --------- -------- Total additions 771,593 176,596 134,180 973,047 22,828 Deductions: Benefits paid to participants 115,426 34,435 3,199 37,323 -- Miscellaneous fees 106 23 21 65 -- --------- --------- --------- --------- -------- Net additions 656,061 142,138 130,960 935,659 22,828 Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits, Beginning of Year 863,372 396,718 6,850 27,625 -- --------- --------- --------- --------- -------- Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits, End of Year $1,519,433 $ 538,856 $ 137,810 $ 963,284 $ 22,828 ========= ========= ========= ========= ======== Royal Stock Loan Fund Account Total ---- ------- ----- Additions: Contributions and Contributions Receivable: Company contributions $ 57,425 $ -- $ 755,908 Employee pre-tax contributions 94,766 -- 1,027,325 Participant's voluntary after-tax contributions 1,577 -- 6,099 Investment Income: Interest 381 5,642 12,747 Dividend -- -- 199,833 Net appreciation/(depreciation) in fair market value (152,101) -- 870,072 Loans to participants, net (805) 38,122 38,122 Transfers between funds, net (235) -- -- --------- -------- ---------- Total additions 1,008 43,764 2,910,106 Deductions: Benefits paid to participants 26,818 -- 718,548 Miscellaneous fees 35 -- 401 --------- -------- ---------- Net additions (25,845) 43,764 2,191,157 Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits, Beginning of Year 439,297 50,900 5,708,428 --------- -------- ---------- Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits, End of Year $ 413,452 $ 94,664 $7,899,585 ========= ======== ========== The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 5 7 ROYAL APPLIANCE MFG. CO. EMPLOYEES PROFIT SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN AND TRUST STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 National Institutional Strong City Investors' Government Fidelity Cash GIC Securities Puritan Account Fund Fund Fund ------- ---- ---- ---- Additions: Contributions and Contributions Receivable: Company contributions $ (18,958) $ 129,362 $ 35,808 $ 58,895 Employee pre-tax contributions 64,760 105,129 40,137 82,286 Participant's voluntary after-tax contributions 4,818 105 24 24 Investment Income: Interest 1,976 1,570 31,338 112,773 Dividend -- -- -- -- Net appreciation/(depreciation) in fair market value -- 105,407 (18,251) 23,837 Loans to participants, net 12,253 (125,898) (33,846) (33,337) Transfers between funds, net 106,618 (193,758) (44,140) (104,150) --------- ----------- --------- ----------- Total additions 171,467 21,917 11,070 140,328 Deductions: Benefits paid to participants 29,225 192,082 41,164 105,535 Miscellaneous fees -- 160 4 6 --------- ----------- --------- ----------- Net additions 142,242 (170,325) (30,098) 34,787 Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits, Beginning of Year 44,750 1,961,335 545,450 998,770 --------- ----------- --------- ----------- Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits, End of Year $ 186,992 $ 1,791,010 $ 515,352 $ 1,033,557 ========= =========== ========= =========== Vanguard Kaufmann Dodge & Davis 500 Aggressive Scudder Cox New York Portfolio Growth Global Balanced Venture Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Additions: Contributions and Contributions Receivable: Company contributions $ 93,833 $ 137,938 $ -- $ 41,883 $ 65,767 Employee pre-tax contributions 130,927 204,978 -- 54,304 172,996 Participant's voluntary after-tax contributions -- 68 -- -- 2,296 Investment Income: Interest 22,096 108 10,035 12,700 61,988 Dividend -- -- -- -- -- Net appreciation/(depreciation) in fair market value 155,419 338,117 7,293 21,421 202,250 Loans to participants, net (31,349) (53,638) -- (11,054) (51,356) Transfers between funds, net 120,638 (2,039,285) (556,175) 82,512 64,445 ----------- ---------- --------- --------- ----------- Total additions 491,564 (1,411,714) (538,847) 201,766 518,386 Deductions: Benefits paid to participants 43,760 107,707 -- 6,166 123,956 Miscellaneous fees 11 12 9 6 12 ----------- ---------- --------- --------- ----------- Net additions 447,793 (1,519,433) (538,856) 195,594 394,418 Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits, Beginning of Year 658,953 1,519,433 538,856 137,810 963,284 ----------- ---------- --------- --------- ----------- Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits, End of Year $ 1,106,746 $ -- $ -- $ 333,404 $ 1,357,702 =========== ========== ========= ========= =========== Templeton Parkstone Royal Foreign Small Stock Loan Fund Capitalization Fund Account Total ---- -------------- ---- ------- ----- Additions: Contributions and Contributions Receivable: Company contributions $ 48,062 $ 115,108 $ 54,659 $ -- $ 762,357 Employee pre-tax contributions 75,064 51,551 118,654 -- 1,100,786 Participant's voluntary after-tax contributions 22 -- 2,279 -- 9,636 Investment Income: Interest 26,562 307,471 121 6,400 595,138 Dividend -- -- -- -- -- Net appreciation/(depreciation) in fair market value 54,222 (361,448) 715,383 -- 1,243,650 Loans to participants, net (31,046) (33,537) (57,147) 449,955 -- Transfers between funds, net 526,013 2,015,421 21,861 -- -- --------- ----------- ----------- -------- ----------- Total additions 698,899 2,094,566 855,810 456,355 3,711,567 Deductions: Benefits paid to participants 74,666 36,123 107,639 -- 868,023 Miscellaneous fees 20 32 12 -- 284 --------- ----------- ----------- -------- ----------- Net additions 624,213 2,058,411 748,159 456,355 2,843,260 Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits, Beginning of Year 22,828 -- 413,452 94,664 7,899,585 --------- ----------- ----------- -------- ----------- Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits, End of Year $ 647,041 $ 2,058,411 $ 1,161,611 $551,019 $10,742,845 ========= =========== =========== ======== =========== The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 6 8 ROYAL APPLIANCE MFG. CO. EMPLOYEES PROFIT SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN AND TRUST NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ----------------- 1. Plan Description and Benefits: ----------------------------- The following brief description of the Royal Appliance Mfg. Co. Employees Profit Sharing Retirement Plan and Trust (the "Plan") is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Summary Plan Description for more complete information. GENERAL - The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering substantially all employees of Royal Appliance Mfg. Co. (the "Company"). Employees who attain age 20-1/2 and complete at least six months of service are eligible to become participants in the Plan. On December 27, 1991, the Company filed Form S-8 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) allowing participants in the Plan to invest in Common Shares of the Company. This investment option was available as of February 1, 1992. As a result, the Plan is now required to comply with the reporting provisions of the SEC Form 11-K. CONTRIBUTIONS - Contributions consist of employer matching, employer profit sharing, salary reduction, voluntary after-tax contributions, and rollover contributions. In 1995 and 1996, employer matching contributions were 100% of the salary reduction contributions that do not exceed 2% of qualified employee compensation and 50% of the salary reduction contributions greater than 2% but not in excess of 4% of qualified employee compensation. The employer profit sharing contribution is discretionary based on amounts as authorized by the Board of Directors. All employer contributions have been made in the form of cash. Salary reduction contributions may range from 1% to 15% of qualified compensation subject to annual I.R.S. limits. Participants may also make voluntary after-tax contributions of up to 10% of their annual compensation in addition to the contribution through salary reduction. Rollover contributions are also permitted. INVESTMENT OF FUNDS - All of the investment transactions are executed by National City Trust ("National City"), an affiliate of National City Corporation. Each participant may elect among the following investment vehicles: A. INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS' GIC FUND - Seeks to provide income and stability of principal by investing in guaranteed investment contracts (GIC's) or similar instruments issued by insurance companies and/or banks. B. STRONG GOVERNMENT SECURITIES FUND - Seeks to provide a high level of current income by investing in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. C. FIDELITY PURITAN FUND - Seeks to maximize income, with growth of capital being a secondary objective. Invests in high-yielding securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks and bonds. D. VANGUARD 500 PORTFOLIO FUND - Seeks to return investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of the S&P 500 index. E KAUFMANN AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND - Seeks growth of capital by investing in stocks of small to medium size companies typically outside of the S&P 500 "universe". This investment option was discontinued in 1996. -7- 9 F. SCUDDER GLOBAL FUND - Seeks long term growth of capital by investing in companies incorporated in the U.S. and foreign countries. This investment option was discontinued in 1996. ROYAL APPLIANCE MFG. CO. EMPLOYEES PROFIT SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN AND TRUST NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ---------- 1. Plan Description and Benefits (cont.): ------------------------------------- G. DODGE & COX BALANCED FUND - seeks income, conservation of principal, and long-term growth of principal and income. H. DAVIS NEW YORK VENTURE FUND - seeks long term capital growth by investing in securities that have above average appreciation potential. I. TEMPLETON FOREIGN FUND - seeks long term growth of capital by investing in companies generally located in foreign countries. J. PARKSTONE SMALL CAPITALIZATION FUND - seeks growth of capital by investing in stocks of small to medium size companies primarily in the United States. K. ROYAL STOCK FUND - This fund is comprised exclusively of Common Shares, without par value of the Company (Common Shares). Each participant electing to purchase Common Shares through the Stock Fund is permitted to vote such Common Shares in the same manner as any other shareholder and is furnished proxy materials to such effect. If a participant does not vote their proxy, the Trustee votes the proxy for the participant's Common Shares. Investments in the Stock Fund may be made as of January 1, April 1, July 1, or October 1 investment dates, but may not, for administrative reasons, be effected until up to 12 days (or such later date as is legally or administratively required) after the relevant quarterly investment date. Common Shares purchased under the Account are generally purchased on the open market for cash. The price of Common Shares purchased on the open market is priced for each participant's account at an average purchase price of all shares purchased, plus brokerage fees, taxes, commissions and expenses incident to the purchase, unless it is determined that the Company will bear these costs. No more than 50% of a participant's contributions may be invested in the Stock Fund. Participants can allocate their contribution between the Funds in various percentages, which can be changed on a quarterly basis throughout the year. The number of participants in each investment program as of December 31, 1996 was as follows: No. of Participants ------------ Institutional Investors' GIC Fund 367 Strong Government Securities Fund 201 Fidelity Puritan Fund 253 Vanguard 500 Portfolio Fund 283 Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund 163 Davis New York Venture Fund 344 Templeton Foreign Fund 212 Parkstone Small Capitalization Fund 423 Royal Stock Fund 266 VESTING - All contributions are 100% vested and non-forfeitable. -8- 10 ROYAL APPLIANCE MFG. CO. EMPLOYEES PROFIT SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN AND TRUST NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ---------- 1. Plan Description and Benefits (cont.): ------------------------------------- DISTRIBUTION AND WITHDRAWALS - Loans and hardship withdrawals are permitted pursuant to the terms of the Plan. In addition, participants may make hardship withdrawals from the voluntary after-tax contribution account by filing a written request at least thirty (30) days in advance. Participants and their beneficiaries are entitled to receive a distribution of their account balances upon death, disability, termination of employment prior to retirement, or retirement. Distribution may be made in a lump sum or periodic payments, as may be elected by the participants or their beneficiaries, subject to the terms of the Plan. APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) IN FAIR MARKET VALUE OF ASSETS - The Plan presents, in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits, the net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair market value of its investments, which consist of realized gains or losses and unrealized appreciation (depreciation). EXPENSES - Administrative fees, brokerage fees and other Plan expenses are the responsibility of the Plan. The Company, at its discretion has elected to pay these costs directly. 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies: ------------------------------------------ BASIS OF PRESENTATION - The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on an accrual basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. INVESTMENTS - Certain assets of the Plan are maintained in Guaranteed Investment Contracts (the Institutional Investors' GIC Fund) and Investment Funds (Strong Government Securities Fund, Fidelity Puritan Fund, Vanguard 500 Portfolio Fund, Kaufmann Aggressive Growth Fund, Scudder Global Fund, Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund, Davis New York Venture Fund, Templeton Foreign Fund, and Parkstone Small Capitalization Fund) and common shares of the Company. Contributions by the Company and employees are first made to National City via the cash account facility. Contributions and income from investments of each fund are reinvested in the same fund. Investments in Guaranteed Investment Contracts are recorded at the guaranteed value (contribution and interest) of the Plan assets. Other investments are valued at fair market value by National City using readily available published market values. USE OF ESTIMATES - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of net assets available for plan benefits and changes, therein. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 3. Income Tax Status: ----------------- The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a favorable determination letter dated June 20, 1995, with respect to the Plan's qualified status, as amended, under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). As such, the trust established thereunder is exempt from Federal income taxes under Section 501(a) of the Code. All withdrawals are taxable to the participants of the Plan. 4. Right to Terminate: ------------------ Although it has not expressed any interest to do so, the Company has the right to terminate the Plan at any time. -9- 11 ROYAL APPLIANCE MFG. CO. EMPLOYEES PROFIT SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN AND TRUST ITEM 27 (A) - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 AND 1996 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Identity of issue, borrower, Description of investment including maturity date, Cost Current lessor, or similar party rate of interest, collateral, par or maturity value Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ 1995 ==== Royal Appliance Stock Common Stock $969,611 $388,007 Armada Money Market Fund Mutual Fund 29,770 29,770 Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund Mutual Fund 114,065 121,320 Fidelity Puritan Fund Mutual Fund 907,585 967,696 Kaufmann Fund Mutual Fund 1,068,027 1,443,216 Davis New York Venture Fund Mutual Fund 751,463 859,620 Scudder Global Fund Mutual Fund 490,712 537,616 Vanguard Index 500 Fund Mutual Fund 493,344 617,198 Strong Government Securities Mutual Fund 499,044 526,597 Institutional Investors GIC Fund GIC Fund 1,674,244 1,850,373 Participant Loans Various maturity dates; interest prime plus 1% 94,664 94,664 1996 ==== Royal Appliance Stock Common Stock $988,120 $1,134,485 Armada Money Market Fund Mutual Fund 106,650 105,650 Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund Mutual Fund 287,586 315,068 Fidelity Puritan Fund Mutual Fund 943,228 1,006,439 Davis New York Venture Fund Mutual Fund 1,025,517 1,305,118 Vanguard Index 500 Fund Mutual Fund 787,685 1,050,525 Strong Government Securities Mutual Fund 487,730 496,561 Institutional Investors GIC Fund GIC Fund 1,455,182 1,705,780 Parkstone Small Cap Mutual Fund 2,332,149 1,973,315 Templeton Foreign Fund Mutual Fund 565,152 615,736 Participant Loans Various maturity dates; interest prime plus 1% 551,020 551,020 -10- 12 ROYAL APPLIANCE MFG. CO. EMPLOYEES PROFIT SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN AND TRUST ITEM 27 (D) - SCHEDULE OF TRANSACTIONS OR SERIES OF TRANSACTIONS IN EXCESS OF 5% OF THE CURRENT VALUE OF PLAN ASSETS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 AND 1996 Realized Number Purchase Selling Cost of Current Gain (Loss) Identity of Party Involved Description Of Asset Of Shares Price Price Asset Value Of Asset On Sale - -------------------------- -------------------- --------- ----- ----- ----- -------------- ------- 1995 National City Royal Appliance Mfg. Co. Common Stock Purchases 37,861 $128,427 $ -- $ 128,427 $94,202 $ -- 1996 National City Royal Appliance Mfg. Co. Common Stock Purchases 41,734 $208,123 $ -- $ 208,123 $286,921 $ -- Sales 31,461 $ -- $ 175,447 $ 188,034 $ -- $ (12,587) -11-