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
For the Fiscal Year ended December 30, 2000
OWENS CORNING
SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN
OWENS CORNING
One Owens Corning Parkway
Toledo, Ohio 43659
Commission File No. 1-3660
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REQUIRED INFORMATION
(a) Financial Statements.
1. Report of Independent Public Accountants
2. Statements of Assets Available for Benefits - as of
December 30, 2000 and December 30, 1999
3. Statements of Changes in Assets Available for Benefits -
for the years ended December 30, 2000 and December 30, 1999
4. Notes to Financial Statements
(b) Exhibit.
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
In accordance with the instructions to this Form 11-K, "plans subject to the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") may file plan
financial statements and schedules prepared in accordance with the financial
reporting requirements of ERISA." As the Plan is subject to the filing
requirements of ERISA, the aforementioned financial statements and schedules of
the Plan have been prepared in accordance with such requirements.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
trustees (or other persons who administer the Plan) have duly caused this annual
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
OWENS CORNING
SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN
By: /s/ Steven J. Strobel
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Steven J. Strobel
Chairman, Investment Review Committee
Dated:
June 28, 2001
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To the Plan Administrator
of the Owens Corning
Savings and Security Plan:
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets available for benefits of
the OWENS CORNING SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN as of December 30, 2000 and 1999,
and the related statements of changes in 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 auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatement. 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 the Plan's 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 Owens Corning
Savings and Security Plan as of December 30, 2000 and 1999, and the changes in
its assets available for benefits for the years then ended in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Toledo, Ohio,
May 25, 2001
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OWENS CORNING
SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
AS OF DECEMBER 30, 2000 AND DECEMBER 30, 1999
December 30, 2000 December 30, 1999
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ASSETS (Note 1):
Investment in master trust (Notes 3 and 4) $ 68,229,974 $ 99,494,444
Due from Owens Corning - 2,582,980
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ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS $ 68,229,974 $ 102,077,424
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 30, 2000 AND DECEMBER 30, 1999
December 30, 2000 December 30, 1999
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INVESTMENT INCOME (Note 3):
Net interest in master trust investment
loss $ (34,705,719) $ (6,141,997)
CONTRIBUTIONS (Notes 1 and 6):
Participants 20,707,429 14,734,157
Owens Corning 6,657,052 8,786,634
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27,364,481 23,520,791
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OTHER:
Distributions to participants (Notes 6 and 7) (26,299,164) (14,362,075)
Transfer from Predecessor Trustee (Note 7) - 20,154,605
Administrative expenses (Note 1) (206,243) (349,987)
Other (805) 804
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(26,506,212) 5,443,347
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Net increase (decrease) (Note 4) (33,847,450) 22,822,141
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ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS - beginning of year 102,077,424 79,255,283
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ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS - end of year $ 68,229,974 $ 102,077,424
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Operations of the Plan
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The Owens Corning Savings and Security Plan (the Plan) principally benefits
designated groups of hourly employees of Owens Corning and certain subsidiaries
(the Company). An eligible employee may elect to enroll in the Plan at any time.
Administrative expenses of the Plan are charged to the Plan and include
professional fees, accounting and other administrative expenses.
Certain Plan investments, included in a master trust (Note 3), are shares of
mutual funds managed by Fidelity Investments and Company Stock. Fidelity
Investments is the trustee (the Trustee) as defined by the Plan and the Company
is the plan sponsor. Therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest
transactions.
The following descriptions of the Plan provide only general information.
Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for a more complete description
of the Plan's provisions.
Plan Contributions
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Participants may contribute up to 15% of their base pay to the Plan. All or a
portion of the participants' contributions may be designated at the
participants' option as deferred income which, pursuant to Section 401(k) of the
Internal Revenue Code, is not subject to Federal income tax until such amounts
are distributed to the participants. The Plan requires remittance of participant
contributions to the Trustee as soon as deducted from the participants'
paychecks.
The Plan provides a retirement contribution equal to a specified percentage of
eligible pay (which percentage varies by employee group) for participants who
work at a plant or business unit where a defined benefit pension plan is not
available. Company contributions relating to the retirement contribution are
invested as participants direct among the Plan's investment options.
Effective January 1, 2000, the Company match increased from 35% to 50% of the
participants' contributions up to 10% of eligible compensation, at certain
locations. The Company matches participant contributions at various negotiated
rates at the remaining locations. The Company may, at its discretion, make an
annual profit sharing contribution to the Plan for participants at certain
locations. The Company made discretionary profit sharing contributions of
approximately $1,415,000 and $2,583,000 in 2000 and 1999, respectively. The 2000
profit sharing contribution was fully paid during the year, whereas 1999 was
included as Due from Owens Corning in the accompanying financial statements.
Prior to January 1, 2000 one-half of the Company's annual profit sharing
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SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(continued)
(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(continued)
contribution and 100% of the matching contributions were invested exclusively in
Company stock, held by a master trust (Note 3). Beginning January 1, 2000,
participants could transfer all prospective Company match and profit sharing
contributions to the investment option of their choice, and beginning February
1, 2000 could redirect 1/3 of such contributions made prior to December 31,
1999. The remaining restricted Company match and profit sharing contributions
became unrestricted September 29, 2000.
Prior to January 1, 2000, the Company could, at its option, make Company
contributions in the form of cash or an equivalent number of shares of common
stock of the Company. For 1999, the Company contributed cash to satisfy the
portion of the annual profit sharing contribution invested exclusively in
Company stock, held by a master trust (Note 3). Beginning September 29, 2000,
all Company contributions are invested according to the participant's elections.
Included in 2000 and 1999 participant contributions in the accompanying
financial statements is approximately $7,900,000 and $864,000, respectively, of
rollovers from other plans, including a salary savings plan maintained by the
Company.
Plan Investment Options
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Participants elect to have their contributions invested in 1% increments among
the investment funds made available under the Plan, which are collectively held
in a master trust (Note 3). In 1999, the Acorn Fund and the Templeton Foreign
Fund were eliminated as investment options. In 2000 the Company Stock Fund was
replaced with direct investments in Company Stock. Currently, the following ten
investment options are available to participants:
Company Stock
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Consists of investments in Owens Corning common stock. Company Stock is not
available for new investments.
Spartan U.S. Equity Index Fund
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Primarily invested in the companies whose securities are the basis for the
value of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index.
Retirement Money Market Fund
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Primarily invests in high-quality short-term U.S. dollar denominated money
market securities of domestic and foreign issuers. Investments include
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SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(continued)
(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(continued)
short-term corporate obligations, U.S. government obligations and
certificates of deposit.
Low-Priced Stock Fund
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Primarily invests in stocks of smaller, less well-known companies that are
considered undervalued or out of favor with other investors.
Puritan Fund
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Primarily invests in high-yielding U.S. and foreign securities, common and
preferred stocks, and bonds of any quality or maturity.
Growth and Income Portfolio
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Primarily invests in U.S. and foreign stocks.
Blue Chip Growth Fund
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Primarily invests in common stocks of well-known and established companies
and companies with strong earnings and future growth potential.
Aggressive Growth Fund
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Primarily invests in stocks of small and medium-sized companies in the
developing stages of their life cycle that have the potential for
accelerated earnings or revenue growth.
Diversified International Fund
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Primarily invests in stocks of companies located outside the U.S. that
are included in the Morgan Stanley EAFE Index.
Investment Grade Bond Fund
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Invests in a broad variety of fixed-income obligations of any maturity that
are primarily rated medium to high quality.
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SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(continued)
(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(continued)
The Trustee, at its sole discretion subject to the provisions in the trust
agreement, may hold any portion of any contributions in cash which it considers
necessary to meet anticipated disbursements.
Participants may change their investment options and contribution rate on a
daily basis and redistribute their account balances daily. Participants may
discontinue their contributions to the Plan at any time.
Basis of Accounting
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The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis.
Investments are reported at quoted market value. Participant withdrawal requests
received by the plan administrator before year-end but not yet distributed to
the participants at year-end are included in assets available for benefits.
Use of Estimates
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The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting
period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Reclassifications
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Certain amounts in the 1999 financial statements have been reclassified to
conform with the 2000 presentation.
Income Taxes
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a determination letter dated March
27, 1996, stating that the Plan meets the requirements of Section 401(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code (the Code) and that the trust is exempt from taxation
under Section 501(a) of the Code. Participants generally are not subject to
Federal income tax on Company contributions or fund earnings until those amounts
are distributed to them. Participants may elect to designate all or a portion of
their contributions to the Plan as deferred income pursuant to Section 401(k) of
the Code. This election permits the participants to exclude from gross taxable
income for Federal tax purposes that portion of their contributions so
designated, subject to certain limitations, until such time as they are
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SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(continued)
(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(continued)
withdrawn from the Plan. The Plan had several amendments throughout 2000 and
1999; however, no new tax determination letter has been issued. Management
believes that the amendments do not change the Plan's status for meeting the
requirements of Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and that the trust
is still exempt from taxation.
Proceedings in the Event of Plan Termination
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Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right to
terminate the Plan. In the event of termination or upon a permanent
discontinuance of Company contributions, the Plan accounts of each participant
not previously vested would fully vest. Participants would, in accordance with
the terms of the Plan, receive their contributions to the Plan as well as
Company contributions to the Plan on their behalf and the earnings on those
contributions.
(2) PLAN SPONSOR VOLUNTARY PETITION FOR RELIEF UNDER CHAPTER 11
As discussed in Note 1 to the 2000 financial statements included in its annual
report on Form 10-K, Owens Corning filed a voluntary petition for relief under
Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code on October 5, 2000. The United
States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware approved Owens Corning's
motion to continue to operate the Plan, the Plan will continue to be funded in
accordance with the Plan provisions subject to the outcome of the Chapter 11
bankruptcy proceedings noted above.
(3) INVESTMENTS
The Owens Corning Savings Plans Master Trust (the Master Trust) was established
for the investment of the assets of the Plan and another savings plan of the
Company. Each participating plan has an undivided interest in the Master Trust,
which is based on beginning of year plan interest adjusted for transactions
attributable to each plan and a proportionate share of income and expenses
attributable to the Master Trust as a whole. Quoted market prices are used to
value investments in the Master Trust. A summary of the net assets of the Master
Trust as of December 30, 2000 and 1999 is as follows:
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(continued)
(3) INVESTMENTS (continued)
2000 1999
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ASSETS:
Investments:
Company Common Stock* $ 2,752,464 $ -
Company Common Stock Fund* - 116,012,854
Mutual Funds:
Puritan Fund 29,724,980 34,872,353
Investment Grade Bond Fund 7,510,697 7,374,416
Growth and Income Portfolio 28,747,984 30,806,559
Blue Chip Growth Fund 47,273,241 45,646,301
Low-Priced Stock Fund 45,602,671 47,830,326
Aggressive Growth Fund 54,377,964 54,620,425
Diversified International Fund 23,019,997 23,619,012
Retirement Money Market Fund 58,970,400 58,366,604
Spartan U.S. Equity Index Fund 44,342,691 54,988,208
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Total Mutual Funds 339,570,625 358,124,204
Loans to Participants (Note 5) 13,218,535 12,923,914
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Total Assets $ 355,541,624 $ 487,060,972
PLAN INTEREST 19.190% 20.428%
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PLAN INTEREST IN MASTER TRUST $ 68,229,974 $ 99,494,444
* Nonparticipant-directed (Note 4)
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SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(continued)
(3) INVESTMENTS (continued)
A summary of investment loss for the Master Trust for the years ended December
30, 2000 and 1999, is as follows:
2000 1999
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Investment (Loss) Income:
Net (depreciation) appreciation in
fair value of investments:
Company Stock Fund $ (123,121,756) $ (68,861,570)
Company Stock $ (2,463,182) -
Mutual Funds (46,246,890) 43,711,008
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(171,831,828) (25,150,562)
Interest 3,217,811 876,577
Dividends 29,174,694 20,235,160
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Total investment loss $ (139,439,323) $ (4,038,825)
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Changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are reflected currently as a
change in assets available for benefits. Purchases and sales are recorded on the
trade date basis. Realized gain or loss on sale of investments is computed using
average cost.
(4) NONPARTICIPANT-DIRECTED INVESTMENTS
Information about the significant components of the assets and changes in assets
available for benefits relating to the nonparticipant-directed investment option
within the Master Trust (the Company Stock and the Company Stock Fund) is as
follows:
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(continued)
(4) NONPARTICIPANT-DIRECTED INVESTMENTS (continued)
2000 1999
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Assets Available for Benefits:
Plan interest in Company Stock Fund $ - $ 29,299,463
Plan interest in Company Stock 1,116,792 -
Contribution receivable - 1,339,121
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$ 1,116,792 $ 30,638,584
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Changes in Total Assets Available for
Benefits:
Plan interest in:
Interest $ (4,508) $ (26,059)
Dividends 385,831 323,163
Net depreciation (35,578,473) (16,125,355)
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(35,197,150) (15,828,251)
Contributions 14,035,220 9,374,772
Transfers from participant - directed
investments 1,492,470 5,844,154
Distributions and other (9,852,332) (3,595,377)
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$(29,521,792) $ (4,204,702)
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(5) LOANS
The total amount a participant may borrow is the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of
their total vested account balance, limited to the total of contributions
designated as deferrals and related earnings. The minimum amount available for a
loan is $1,000. The loan limit is reduced by the highest loan balance
outstanding in the prior 12 months.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(continued)
(5) LOANS (continued)
Loans advanced are repaid through regular payroll deductions with interest equal
to the prime rate in effect on the last business day of the month prior to the
employee's loan application.
A loan can be requested for any reason. A borrower has from one to five years to
repay the loan. Repayments of principal and interest are invested in one of the
ten investment funds in accordance with the borrower's election.
(6) VESTING, FORFEITURES AND DISTRIBUTIONS
Participants become 100% vested in Company contributions and earnings thereon
after five years of completed service at a rate of 20% per year. Certain
participants become 100% vested after three years of service. Such amounts also
become fully vested upon the participant attaining 65 years of age with five
years of service, 55 years of age with 10 years of service, termination of the
participant's employment due to retirement, disability or death, involuntary
termination of the participant's employment (other than for cause), termination
of the Plan, or permanent discontinuance of the prescribed Company contributions
to the Plan.
Such vested contributions and earnings thereon are automatically distributable
after termination and upon attaining 65 years of age or death, whichever is
earlier. If termination of employment occurs for any reason other than attaining
65 years of age or death, the participant's account will become distributable at
65 years of age or death unless an election for immediate distribution is filed
within 90 days of termination with the plan administrator.
Participants may make certain withdrawals from their accounts. After-tax
contributions and the related earnings are eligible for withdrawal up to two
times each calendar year, once between January 1 and June 30 of the year, and
again between July 1 and December 31 of the year. Participants over age 65 may
make withdrawals of Company contributions during the same periods. No other
withdrawals of Company contributions can be made during employment. Participants
who voluntarily terminate or are terminated for cause will forfeit the
non-vested portion of the Company contributions and related earnings which are
applicable. Forfeitures are applied to reduce subsequent Company contributions
to the Plan. The market value forfeited by employees withdrawing from the Plan
was approximately $37,000 in 2000, and $35,000 in 1999.
Participants aged 59-1/2, or older, may withdraw all or a portion of their
before-tax contributions and earnings. Otherwise, before-tax contributions may
be withdrawn only under serious financial hardship. Earnings credited to the
before-tax contributions before 1989, if any, are available for withdrawal only
if participants can show evidence of a serious financial hardship. Company
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(continued)
(6) VESTING, FORFEITURES AND DISTRIBUTIONS (continued)
contributions and earnings thereon subsequent to December 31, 1989, cannot be
withdrawn by Participants, even if vested, unless terminated, retired, 65 years
of age or deceased.
Included in 2000 and 1999 distributions to participants in the accompanying
financial statements is approximately $17,200,000 and $2,500,000, respectively,
of transfers to a salaried savings plan maintained by the Company.
(7) PLAN MERGERS
Effective January 1, 1999, the following subsidiaries' plans merged into the
Plan: AmeriMark Building Products, Inc. Hourly Employees Retirement Plan;
Employees' Savings Plan for AmeriMark Building Products, Inc. and Subsidiaries;
Fabwel, Inc. 401(k) Plan; Falcon Foam Corporation Retirement Savings Plan
(Falcon of California only) and the Fibreboard Corporation 401(k) Retirement
Plan. During 1999, in connection with these mergers, assets totaling
approximately $20,000,000 were transferred into the Plan. Employees were 100%
vested in the amounts transferred under the prior plans.
Effective September 30, 1998, the Plan was revised in connection with the
transfer of Owens Corning's business of manufacturing and selling glass fiber
yarns and specialty materials to Advanced Glassfiber Yarns, LLC ("AGY"). Those
eligible, salaried employees in the Plan as of September 30, 1998, that were
transferred to AGY are fully vested in their accounts under the Plan. Matching
contributions received after September 30, 1998, are made in cash rather than
Owens Corning stock. As a result, effective January 1, 2000, employees of AGY
will no longer participate in the Plan. During 2000, AGY employee account
balances totaling approximately $10,000,000 were transferred into a new plan,
which is administered by the management of AGY. These amounts are included in
distributions to participants in the accompanying financial statements.
EXHIBIT 99
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report, dated May 25, 2001, included in the Owens Corning
Savings and Security Plan's annual report on Form 11-K for the year ended
December 30, 2000, into the Company's previously filed Registration Statements
on Form S-8 and active S-3 (File Nos. 33-9563, 33-9986, 33-18262, 33-20997,
33-27209, 33-31687, 33-48707, 33-57886, 33-60487, 333-09367, 333-32145,
333-47961, 333-48153, 333-76715, 333-76717, 333-76765, 333-40818 and 333-40824).
/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Toledo, Ohio,
June 25, 2001