REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Plan Participants, Plan Administrator and Savings and Investment Committee of Superior Tube Company, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets available for benefits of Superior Tube Company, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related statements
of changes in assets available for benefits for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the
assets available for benefits of the Plan at December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the changes in its assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Plans management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Plans financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Plan in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and
the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal
control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plans internal control
over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the
risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide
a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Supplemental Schedules
The accompanying supplemental schedules of delinquent participant contributions for the year ended December 31, 2017 and assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2017, have been subjected
to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plans financial statements. The information in the supplemental schedules is the responsibility of the Plans management. Our audit procedures included determining whether
the information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental schedules. In
forming our opinion on the information, we evaluated whether such information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labors Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
We have served as the Plans auditor since 2017.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 29, 2018
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Superior Tube Company, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan
Statements of Assets Available for Benefits
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December 31,
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2017
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2016
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Assets:
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Investments, at fair value
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$
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3,217,328
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$
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2,423,528
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Receivables:
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Employer contributions
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12,624
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Participant contributions
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13,618
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Notes receivable from participants
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136,075
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92,828
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Total receivables
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162,317
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92,828
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Assets available for benefits
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$
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3,379,645
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$
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2,516,356
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See accompanying notes.
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Superior Tube Company, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan
Statements of Changes in Assets Available for Benefits
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Year Ended December 31,
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2017
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2016
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Additions:
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Contributions:
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Employer
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$
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321,046
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$
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333,737
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Participant
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336,667
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327,577
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657,713
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661,314
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Investment income:
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Net appreciation in fair value of investments
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342,257
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112,632
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Interest and dividend income from investments
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92,913
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40,327
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435,170
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152,959
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Interest income on notes receivable from participants
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4,401
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3,150
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Total additions
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1,097,284
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817,423
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Deductions:
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Benefits paid to participants
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(233,535
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(140,833
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Administrative expenses
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(460
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(1,162
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Net increase
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863,289
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675,428
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Assets available for benefits:
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Beginning of year
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2,516,356
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1,840,928
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End of year
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$
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3,379,645
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$
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2,516,356
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See accompanying notes.
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Superior Tube Company, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2017
1. Description of the Plan
General
The following
description of the Superior Tube Company, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan (the Plan) provides only summarized information. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plans provisions, copies of
which may be obtained from Superior Tube Company, Inc. (Superior, the Company or the Plan Sponsor).
The Plan is a
tax-deferred
401(k) defined contribution savings plan which provides eligible union employees an opportunity to invest a portion of their
compensation, as defined by the Plan, in one or a combination of investment programs. See Note 3.
Trustee and Recordkeeper
Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company was the Plan Trustee and
party-in-interest
through September 30, 2016. Empower Retirement was the Plans administrative recordkeeper through September 30, 2016. On September 30, 2016, the Plans assets were
transferred from Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company to Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company. On September 30, 2016, the Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company (Trustee) became the Plan Trustee and a
party-in-interest
to the Plan. The Vanguard Group is the Plans administrative recordkeeper.
Participant Eligibility
A Superior Tube Company union employee, who is not
specifically an ineligible employee as defined by the Plan, shall become a participant in the Plan as of the first day of employment.
Contributions
Each
year, participants have an opportunity to invest up to 50% and no less than 2% of annual compensation, as defined in the Plan. Participants age 50 and over have an opportunity to invest
catch-up
contributions
up to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) annual limits. Participants may also contribute amounts representing rollovers from other qualified plans. Participants direct their elective contributions into various investment options offered by
the Plan and can change their investment options on a daily basis.
The Plan provides for Company matching contributions based
on a percentage of elective deferrals. The Company contributes 50% of elective deferrals up to the first 6% of compensation deferred. For employees hired before March 18, 2013, the Plan provided for a discretionary
non-elective
Company profit sharing contribution based on a percentage of compensation and years of service. Effective September 30, 2016 the profit sharing contribution became
non-discretionary.
Contributions are subject to certain Internal Revenue Service (IRS) limitations.
Forfeited Company contributions were $6,300 in 2017 and are used to reduce
non-elective
employer profit sharing contributions.
Participant Accounts
Each participants account is credited with the participants contributions, Company matching contributions, and allocations of
(a) the Companys profit sharing contributions and (b) Plan net earnings. Allocations are based on participant earnings and/or account balances, as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the balance in the
participants vested account.
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Superior Tube Company, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2017
1. Description of the Plan (continued)
Vesting
Participants are fully vested at all times in participant contributions and any rollover contributions, plus actual earnings on these contributions. Vesting in the Companys contribution portion of
their accounts plus actual earnings thereon is based on years of credited service. This portion of participants accounts fully vests after three years of service or upon Normal Retirement Age, as defined. Upon the death or disability before
the participants retirement age or termination date, the participant will be fully vested.
Participant Loans
Participants may borrow a minimum of $1,000 or up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their vested account balance.
Participants may have up to two loans outstanding at any time, although only one loan may be for a primary residence, the sum of which may not exceed the maximum allowable under the Plan. Loan origination fees are paid by participants and are
included in the gross loan distribution amount. Repayment terms of the loans are generally limited to no longer than 60 months from inception or for a reasonable period of time in excess of 60 months for the purchase of a principal residence, as
fixed by the Plan. The loans are secured by the balance in the participants account and bear interest at rates established by the Plan, which approximate rates charged by commercial lending institutions for comparable loans. Interest rates on
loans outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016 ranged between 4.25% and 5.25%. Principal and interest is paid ratably through payroll deductions.
Master Trust
The AMETEK Stock Fund of certain employee savings plans of
AMETEK are combined under the AMETEK, Inc. Master Trust (Master Trust) agreement with the Trustee. Participating plans purchase units of participation in the AMETEK Stock Fund based on their contributions to such fund along with income
that the fund may earn, less distributions made to the plans participants. The AMETEK Stock Fund consists primarily of AMETEK common stock and a small portion may also be invested in short-term securities to help accommodate daily
transactions. The AMETEK Stock Fund is considered a level 1 investment within the fair value hierarchy. Effective September 30, 2016, the Plan became a participating plan in the Master Trust. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, no
participants have elected to defer compensation to purchase shares in the AMETEK Stock Fund, therefore, the Plan holds a zero interest in the Master Trust at December 31, 2017 and 2016.
The Plan limits the amount a participant can invest in the AMETEK Stock Fund to encourage diversification of participants accounts.
Each payroll period, for other investment fund transfers and for other qualified plan rollover contributions, a participant can direct up to a maximum of 25% of their contributions in the AMETEK Stock Fund. The Plan has implemented a dividend pass
through election for its participants.
Each participant is entitled to exercise voting rights attributable to the shares
allocated to their account and is notified by the Company prior to the time that such rights may be exercised. The Trustee is not permitted to vote any allocated shares for which instructions have not been given by a participant. The Trustee votes
any unallocated shares in the same proportion as those shares that were allocated, unless the Savings and Investment Committee directs the Trustee otherwise. Participants have the same voting rights in the event of a tender or exchange offer.
The Plan held no interest in the assets of the Master Trust at December 2017 and 2016. The fair value of the assets held by
the Master Trust was $98,464,633 and $70,665,274 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
A summary of the
investment income (loss) for the assets held by the Master Trust was as follows:
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Year Ended December 31,
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2017
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2016
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Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investment
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$
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33,382,458
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$
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(8,046,644
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Interest and dividend income on investment
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459,599
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509,528
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Total investment income (loss)
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$
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33,842,057
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$
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(7,537,116)
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Superior Tube Company, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2017
1. Description of the Plan (continued)
Payment of Benefits
Participants benefits under the Plan are payable to participants, their beneficiaries or their estates upon
termination of employment, normal retirement (the attainment of age 65), death, disability, hardship or upon the attainment of age
59
1
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2
. Benefits are payable in the form of lump sum distributions or installments. Installments may be monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, annual or other payment terms over a fixed reasonable period of time, not
exceeding the Life Expectancy of the participant, or the joint life and last survivor expectancy of the Participant and his/her designated beneficiary. If a participants vested benefit derived from employer and employee contributions is less
than $5,000 but more than $1,000, and the participant does not make an affirmative election otherwise, the administrator will roll over the balance into an individual retirement account. If a participants vested balance is $1,000 or less, and
the participant does not make an affirmative election otherwise, they will receive a direct rollover in the form of a cash payment.
Also, in certain cases of financial hardship, a participant may elect to withdraw up to a specified portion of his or her elective account balance, regardless of age. Benefits are recorded when paid.
Administrative Expenses
Certain expenses of maintaining the Plan are paid directly by the Company and are excluded from these financial statements. Fees related to the administration of notes receivable from participants are
charged directly to the participants account and are included in administrative expenses. Certain investment-related expenses are allocated proportionately to plan participants based on their respective account balances and are included in net
investment appreciation.
Plan Termination
The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). While the Company has not expressed any intent to terminate the Plan, it is
free to do so at any time subject to the provisions of ERISA and applicable labor agreements. In the event of Plan termination, each participants account would become fully vested and each participant will receive the value of his or her
separate vested account.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Financial Statements
The accompanying financial statements have
been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Use
of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires Plan management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes, and supplemental schedule. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions.
Notes Receivable from Participants
Notes receivable from participants represent participant loans that are recorded at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Interest income on notes receivable from
participants is recorded when it is earned. Related fees are paid from participants accounts. No allowance for credit losses has been recorded at December 31, 2017 and 2016. If a participant ceases to make loan repayments and the plan
administrator deems the participant loan to be a distribution, the participant loan balance is reduced and a benefit payment is recorded.
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Superior Tube Company, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2017
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Risks and Uncertainties
The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market fluctuation and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with
certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants account balances and the amounts
reported in the statements of assets available for benefits.
Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
Investments held by the Plan are stated at fair value less costs to sell, if significant. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that
would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. See Note 4.
Investments in shares of registered investment companies are valued at quoted market prices, which represent the net asset
values of shares held by the Plan at year end. Money market and short-term investments are carried at the fair value established by the issuer and/or the trustee.
The Plan invests in a Vanguard Retirement Savings Fund and Vanguard Target Retirement Date Funds through common/collective trusts. The fair values of the Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust IV and Vanguard
Target Retirement Date Trusts II are the reported net asset values of the participation units owned by the Plan at year end. There are currently no redemption restrictions on these investments.
Purchases and sales of investments are reflected on trade dates. Realized gains and losses on sales of investments are based on the
average cost of such investments. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the
ex-dividend
date. Income from other investments is recorded as earned. Plan investments do
not have significant costs to sell.
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Superior Tube Company, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2017
3. Investment Programs
As of December 31, 2017, a participant could direct contributions (up to certain specified limits) in any of the following investment options:
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Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust IV
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Vanguard Target Retirement Income Trust II
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Vanguard Target Retirement Date Trusts II
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Registered investment companies:
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Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund
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Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund
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Vanguard LifeStrategy Funds
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Vanguard Wellington Fund Admiral Shares
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Vanguard Windsor II Fund
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Vanguard
Small-Cap
Index Fund
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Vanguard 500 Index Fund
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Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund
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Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
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American Funds EuroPacific Growth Fund
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BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Fund
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Virtus Ceredex Small Cap Value Equity Fund
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Wells Fargo Advantage Discovery Fund
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Participants could change their investment options or transfer existing account balances to other investment options daily.
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Superior Tube Company, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2017
4. Fair Value Measurements
The Plan utilizes a valuation hierarchy for disclosure of the inputs to the valuations used to measure fair value. This hierarchy
prioritizes the inputs into three broad levels as follows. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs are quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active
markets or inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly through market corroboration, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs based on the
Plans own assumptions used to measure assets and liabilities at fair value. A financial asset or liabilitys classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value
measurement.
The following tables sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plans assets at fair value:
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December 31, 2017
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Total
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Level 1
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Level 2
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Level 3
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Registered investment companies
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$
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1,762,815
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$
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1,762,815
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$
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$
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Common/collective trusts measured at net asset value:
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Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust IV
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193,520
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Vanguard Target Retirement Date Trusts II
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1,260,993
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Investments, at Fair Value
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$
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3,217,328
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December 31, 2016
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Total
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Level 1
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Level 2
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Level 3
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Registered investment companies
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$
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1,352,731
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$
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1,352,731
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$
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$
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Common/collective trusts measured at net asset value:
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Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust IV
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144,752
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Vanguard Target Retirement Date Trusts II
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926,045
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Investments, at Fair Value
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$
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2,423,528
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5. Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contract
The Plan invested in a fully benefit-responsive investment contract through September 30, 2016 with Great-West Life &
Annuity Insurance Company in the form of a guaranteed investment contract that invested in traditional investment contracts. Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company maintained the contributions in a general account. The
account was credited with earnings on the underlying investments and charged for participant withdrawals and administrative expenses. Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company was contractually obligated to repay the principal and a
specified interest rate that was guaranteed to the Plan. Participants may ordinarily direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investment at contract value.
Certain events limited the Plans ability to transact at contract value with Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company
including plan termination and other events as specified in the guaranteed investment contract. In September 2016, the guaranteed investment contract was terminated prior to maturity date for which the plan sponsor paid a market value
adjustment fee to enable the participants to receive contract value at liquidation.
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Superior Tube Company, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2017
6. Income Tax Status
Prior to September 30, 2016, the underlying standardized prototype plan has received an opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) dated March 31, 2014, stating that the written form
of the underlying prototype document is qualified under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code). Any employer adopting this form of the plan will be considered to have a plan qualified under Section 401 of the Code, and,
therefore, the related trust is
tax-exempt.
Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the Code to maintain its qualified status.
Effective September 30, 2016, the Plan became a volume submitter plan. The underlying volume submitter plan has received an advisory
letter from the IRS dated March 31, 2014, stating that the form of the plan is qualified under Section 401 of the Code and, therefore, the related trust is
tax-exempt.
The plan administrator has
determined that it is eligible to, and has chosen to, rely on the current IRS volume submitter advisory letter. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the Code to maintain its qualified status. However, the plan
administrator believes that the Plan has been designed to comply with the requirements of the Code and has indicated that it will take the necessary steps, if any, to bring the Plans operations into compliance with the Code.
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States require plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and
recognize a tax liability if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS. Plan management has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that there are no
uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.
7. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2017, the Financial
Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU)
No. 2017-06,
Plan Accounting: Defined Benefit Pension Plans (Topic
960), Defined
Contribution Pension Plans (Topic
962), Health and Welfare Benefit Plans (Topic
965): Employee Benefit Plan Master Trust Reporting
(ASU 2017-06).
ASU 2017-06
requires a plans interest in a master trust and change in the value of that interest to be presented in separate line items in the statement of assets available for benefits and in the
statement of changes in assets available for benefits. The new guidance removes the requirement to disclose the percentage interest in the master trust for those plans with divided interests and instead requires disclosure of the dollar amount of
interest in each investment type.
ASU 2017-06
is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The new guidance will be applied on a retrospective basis and
early adoption is permitted. The Plan is currently evaluating the impact of adopting
ASU 2017-06
on the Plans financial statements.
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