Annual Report of Employee Stock Plans (11-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 11-K

(Mark One)

☒	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016

☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number: 001-14460

A.	Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

Agrium 401(k) Savings Plan for Union Employees at

Florence, AL, Mulberry, FL, & Americus, GA

4582 South Ulster Street, Suite 1700

Denver, CO 80237

B.	Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

Agrium Inc.

13131 Lake Fraser Drive Southeast

Calgary, Alberta

Canada T2J 7E8

AGRIUM 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

FOR UNION EMPLOYEES AT

FLORENCE, AL, MULBERRY, FL & AMERICUS, GA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Schedule I (Form 5500) 2016 – Financial Information – Small Plan

SIGNATURE

THE PLAN. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Agrium U.S. Inc. has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Dated: June 23, 2017	AGRIUM 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN
	FOR UNION EMPLOYEES AT FLORENCE, AL,
	MULBERRY, FL, & AMERICUS, GA

	By:	AGRIUM U.S. INC.

		/S/ Angela S. Lekatsas
		Angela S. Lekatsas
		Vice President & Treasurer


SCHEDULE I	Financial Information—Small Plan	OMB No. 1210-0110
(Form 5500) Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Department of Labor	This schedule is required to be filed under section 104 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and section 6058(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code).	2016
Employee Benefits Security Administration Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation	u File as an attachment to Form 5500.	This Form is Open to Public Inspection
For calendar plan year 2016 or fiscal plan year beginning 01/01/2016 and ending 12/31/2016


A	Name of plan	B	Three-digit plan number (PN) u	022

Agrium 401 (k) SP for UN EEs at Florence AL, Mulberry, FL, & Americus, GA

C	Plan sponsor’s name as shown on line 2a of Form 5500	D	Employer Identification Number (EIN)

Agrium U.S. Inc.			91-1589568

Complete Schedule I if the plan covered fewer than 100 participants as of the beginning of the plan year. You may also complete Schedule I if you are filing as a small plan under the 80-120 participant rule (see instructions). Complete Schedule H if reporting as a large plan or DFE.

Part I Small Plan Financial Information

Report below the current value of assets and liabilities, income, expenses, transfers and changes in net assets during the plan year. Combine the value of plan assets held in more than one trust. Do not enter the value of the portion of an insurance contract that guarantees during this plan year to pay a specific dollar benefit at a future date. Include all income and expenses of the plan including any trust(s) or separately maintained fund(s) and any payments/receipts to/from insurance carriers. Round off amounts to the nearest dollar.

Plan Assets and Liabilities:

(a) Beginning of Year

(b) End of Year

Total plan assets

122,244

151,750

Total plan liabilities

Net plan assets (subtract line 1b from line 1a)

122,244

151,750

Income, Expenses, and Transfers for this Plan Year:

(a) Amount

(b) Total

Contributions received or receivable:

(1) Employers

2a(1)

(2) Participants

2a(2)

21,759

(3) Others (including rollovers)

2a(3)

Noncash contributions

Other income

13,375

Total income (add lines 2a(1), 2a(2), 2a(3), 2b, and 2c)

35,134

Benefits paid (including direct rollovers)

2,978

Corrective distributions (see instructions)

Certain deemed distributions of participant loans (see instructions)

Administrative service providers (salaries, fees, and commissions)

Other expenses

2,650

Total expenses (add lines 2e, 2f, 2g, 2h, and 2i)

5,628

Net income (loss) (subtract line 2j from line 2d)

29,506

Transfers to (from) the plan (see instructions)

Specific Assets: If the plan held assets at any time during the plan year in any of the following categories, check “Yes” and enter the current value of any assets remaining in the plan as of the end of the plan year. Allocate the value of the plan’s interest in a commingled trust containing the assets of more than one plan on a line-by-line basis unless the trust meets one of the specific exceptions described in the instructions.

Yes

Amount

Partnership/joint venture interests

Employer real property

Real estate (other than employer real property)

Employer securities

5,339

Participant loans

28,441

Loans (other than to participants)

Tangible personal property

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 5500.

Schedule I (Form 5500) 2016

v. 160205


Schedule I (Form 5500) 2016		Page 2 - ☐

Part II Compliance Questions

During the plan year:

Yes

Amount

Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions within the time period described in 29 CFR 2510.3-102? Continue to answer “Yes” for any prior year failures until fully corrected. (See instructions and DOL’s Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program.)

Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due the plan in default as of the close of plan year or classified during the year as uncollectible? Disregard participant loans secured by the participant’s account balance.

Were any leases to which the plan was a party in default or classified during the year as uncollectible?

Were there any nonexempt transactions with any party-in-interest? (Do not include transactions reported on line 4a.)

Was the plan covered by a fidelity bond?

15,000,000

Did the plan have a loss, whether or not reimbursed by the plan’s fidelity bond, that was caused by fraud or dishonesty?

Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither readily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser?

Did the plan receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither readily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser?

Did the plan at any time hold 20% or more of its assets in any single security, debt, mortgage, parcel of real estate, or partnership/joint venture interest?

Were all the plan assets either distributed to participants or beneficiaries, transferred to another plan, or brought under the control of the PBGC?

Are you claiming a waiver of the annual examination and report of an independent qualified public accountant (IQPA) under 29 CFR 2520.104-46? If “No,” attach an IQPA’s report or 2520.104-50 statement. (See instructions on waiver eligibility and conditions.)

Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan?

If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period? (See instructions and 29 CFR 2520.101-3.)

If 4m was answered “Yes,” check the “Yes” box if you either provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3.

Defined Benefit Plan or Money Purchase Pension Plan Only: Were any distributions made during the plan year to an employee who attained age 62 and had not separated from service?

Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year? If “Yes,” enter the amount of any plan assets that reverted to the employer this year.

☐ Yes ☒ No

Amount:

If, during this plan year, any assets or liabilities were transferred from this plan to another plan(s), identify the plan(s) to which assets or liabilities were transferred. (See instructions.)