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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K
(Mark One)
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Commission File No. 1-7275
A. Full title of the Plan and the address of the Plan, if different from that of the issuer named
below:
ConAgra Foods Retirement Income Savings Plan for Salaried Employees
ConAgra Foods
Retirement Income Savings Plan for Hourly Rate Production
Employees
B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the Plan and the address of its
principal executive office:
ConAgra
Foods, Inc.
One ConAgra Drive
Omaha, Nebraska 68102
REQUIRED INFORMATION
The financial statements of the ConAgra Foods Retirement Income Savings Plan for Salaried Employees
and ConAgra Foods Retirement Income Savings Plan for Hourly Rate Production Employees are prepared
in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA) and are included herein as listed in the table of contents below.
Contents
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Exhibit I Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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All other schedules required by Section 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labors Rules and
Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under ERISA have been omitted because they are not
applicable.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Employee Benefits Administrative Committee:
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of ConAgra Foods
Retirement Income Savings Plan for Salaried Employees (the Plan) as of December 31, 2009 and
2008, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years
then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plans management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the auditing standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (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 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 ConAgra Foods Retirement Income Savings Plan for
Salaried Employees as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the changes in net assets available for
benefits for the years then ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements
taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule, Schedule H, Line 4iSchedule of Assets (Held at End of
Year), is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic
financial statements but is supplementary information required by the United States Department of
Labor Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plans management.
The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of
the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in
relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/ McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
Omaha, Nebraska
June 24, 2010
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Employee Benefits Administrative Committee:
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of ConAgra Foods
Retirement Income Savings Plan for Hourly Rate Production Employees (the Plan) as of December 31,
2009 and 2008, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the
years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plans management.
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the auditing standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (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 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 ConAgra Foods Retirement Income Savings Plan
for Hourly Rate Production Employees as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the changes in net
assets available for benefits for the years then ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles.
Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements
taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule, Schedule H, Line 4iSchedule of Assets (Held at End of
Year), is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic
financial statements but is supplementary information required by the United States Department of
Labor Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plans management.
The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of
the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in
relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/ McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
Omaha, Nebraska
June 24, 2010
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ConAgra Foods Retirement Income Savings Plan
Salaried Employees
Hourly Rate Production Employees
Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31, 2009
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CRISP |
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Assets |
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Salary |
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Hourly |
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Plan Interest in Master Trust |
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891,857,952 |
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204,873,834 |
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Participant loans |
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10,001,050 |
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11,491,371 |
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Net Assets Available for Benefits, at Fair Value |
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901,859,002 |
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216,365,205 |
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Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully
benefit-responsive investment contracts |
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(3,123,643 |
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(1,061,302 |
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Net Assets Available for Benefits |
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898,735,359 |
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215,303,903 |
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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ConAgra Foods Retirement Income Savings Plan
Salaried Employees
Hourly Rate Production Employees
Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31, 2008
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CRISP |
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Assets |
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Salary |
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Hourly |
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Plan Interest in Master Trust |
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708,912,547 |
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167,200,056 |
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Participant loans |
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9,189,799 |
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10,254,956 |
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Net Assets Available for Benefits, at Fair Value |
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718,102,346 |
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177,455,012 |
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Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully
benefit-responsive investment contracts |
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(2,292,243 |
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(738,911 |
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Net Assets Available for Benefits |
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715,810,103 |
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176,716,101 |
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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ConAgra Foods Retirement Income Savings Plan
Salaried Employees
Hourly Rate Production Employees
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Year Ended December 31, 2009
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CRISP |
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Hourly |
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Additions to Net Assets Attributed to: |
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Investment Income from Master Trust: |
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Interest and Dividends |
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21,161,132 |
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4,960,864 |
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Net Appreciation in Fair Value of Investments |
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157,702,712 |
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31,495,695 |
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Interest on Participant Loans |
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526,936 |
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596,087 |
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179,390,780 |
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37,052,646 |
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Contributions: |
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43,978,360 |
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14,214,492 |
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15,845,693 |
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5,762,989 |
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59,824,053 |
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19,977,481 |
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Total Additions |
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239,214,833 |
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57,030,127 |
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Deductions from Net Assets Attributed to: |
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Distributions to Plans Participants |
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54,544,316 |
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17,957,049 |
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Trustee and Other Fees |
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1,828,646 |
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401,891 |
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Total Deductions |
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56,372,962 |
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18,358,940 |
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Increase in Net Assets |
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182,841,871 |
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38,671,187 |
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Net Master Trust Transfers |
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83,385 |
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Net Assets Available for Benefits, |
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Beginning of Year |
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715,810,103 |
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176,716,101 |
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End of Year |
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898,735,359 |
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215,303,903 |
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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ConAgra Foods Retirement Income Savings Plan
Salaried Employees
Hourly Rate Production Employees
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Year Ended December 31, 2008
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CRISP |
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Additions (Reductions) to Net Assets Attributed to: |
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Investment Income (Loss) from Master Trust: |
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Interest and Dividends |
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33,528,727 |
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7,458,980 |
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Net Depreciation in Fair Value of Investments |
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(287,330,260 |
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(54,248,843 |
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Interest on Participant Loans |
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742,786 |
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771,352 |
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(253,058,747 |
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(46,018,511 |
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Contributions: |
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Employee |
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46,788,827 |
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15,239,634 |
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Employer |
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16,457,736 |
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5,383,151 |
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63,246,563 |
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20,622,785 |
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Total Reductions |
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(189,812,184 |
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(25,395,726 |
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Deductions from Net Assets Attributed to: |
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Distributions to Plans Participants |
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91,174,585 |
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23,430,716 |
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Trustee and Other Fees |
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1,638,567 |
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318,665 |
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Total Deductions |
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92,813,152 |
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23,749,381 |
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Decrease in Net Assets |
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(282,625,336 |
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(49,145,107 |
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Net Master Trust Transfer |
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716,308 |
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(716,308 |
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Plan Mergers (Note 1) |
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(40,078,459 |
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(7,011,626 |
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Net Assets Available for Benefits, |
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Beginning of Year |
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1,037,797,590 |
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233,589,142 |
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End of Year |
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$ |
715,810,103 |
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$ |
176,716,101 |
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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ConAgra Foods Retirement Income Savings Plans
Salaried Employees
Hourly Rate Production Employees
Notes to Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
1. DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN
General
The ConAgra Foods Retirement Income Savings Plans (CRISP) (the Plans) are defined contribution
savings plans sponsored by ConAgra Foods, Inc. (the Company). The Plans were established to
provide certain employees with a formal plan under which their savings are supplemented by Company
contributions. There are two separate plans; one for salaried employees (ConAgra Foods Retirement
Income Savings Plan for Salaried Employees or CRISP Salary) and one for hourly employees (ConAgra
Foods Retirement Income Savings Plan for Hourly Rate Production Employees or CRISP Hourly). The
Plans have different eligibility requirements, contribution limitations and provisions. The Plans
are subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
(ERISA). The ConAgra Foods Employee Benefits Administrative Committee (the Committee) manages
the operation and administration of the Plans as the Plan Administrator, as defined in Section
3(16) of ERISA. The following brief description of the Plans is provided for informational purposes
only and describes the Plans as amended. Participants should refer to the CRISP Salary and CRISP
Hourly plan documents for more complete information.
Effective August 1, 2008, the Plans net assets associated with the participants of the ConAgra
Foods Trade Group business, which was sold by the Company in 2008, were transferred out of the
Plans. Net assets in the amount of $42,439,643 were transferred out of the CRISP Salary Plan and
net assets totaling $7,579,432 were transferred out of the CRISP Hourly Plan.
Effective August 25, 2008, the net assets of the Watts Brothers 401(k) Plan were merged into the
CRISP Salary and CRISP Hourly Plans. Net assets in the amount of $2,361,184 were transferred into
the CRISP Salary Plan and net assets totaling $567,806 were transferred into the CRISP Hourly Plan.
Participants may direct their investment into one or more of the twenty-three (23) investment
options within the ConAgra Foods Retirement Income Savings Master Trust (the Master Trust).
The investment options are as follows:
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Small-Cap Index Fund (Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund) |
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International Equity Growth Fund (Vanguard International Growth Fund) |
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Large Cap Growth Stock Fund (T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Stock Fund) |
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Mid-Cap Index Fund (Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund) |
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One of twelve Target Date Retirement Funds (Alliance Bernstein 2000-2055 Target Date Funds) |
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Inflation Protection Securities Fund (Vanguard Inflation Protected Securities Fund) |
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International Value Fund (Vanguard Value Fund) |
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Large Cap Value Fund (American Century Large Cap Value) |
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Equity Index Fund (Vanguard Institutional Index Fund) |
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ConAgra Foods Retirement Income Savings Plans
Salaried Employees
Hourly Rate Production Employees
Notes to Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
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Investment Allocation Fund (Fidelity Asset Manager) |
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Longer-Term Fixed Income Fund (Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Institutional) |
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Shorter-Term Fixed Income Fund (Fidelity Interest Income Fund) |
In addition, participants hold investments in the ConAgra Foods Stock Fund B. The ConAgra Foods
Stock Fund B includes all of the shares of Company common stock that were in the ConAgra Foods
Stock Fund on December 31, 2001. On October 1, 2004, the Company received approval from the IRS to
do a quarterly sweep of funds in the ConAgra Stock Fund A to the ConAgra Foods Stock Fund B. This
quarterly sweep of assets began on January 24, 2005. ConAgra Foods Stock Fund B represents the
Employee Stock Ownership Plan portion of the ConAgra Foods Stock Fund investment. Participants
have the option of receiving the dividends associated with the stock held in the ConAgra Foods
Stock Fund B in cash or reinvesting the dividends back into the fund. Effective January 1, 2008,
participants can no longer direct investments into the ConAgra Foods Stock Fund A. With this
change, the Plans now only have one fund for ConAgra Foods stock.
Contributions and Vesting
Qualifying salaried and hourly employees of participating ConAgra Foods, Inc. companies are
eligible to participate in the Plans upon employment, or once they have met the eligibility
requirements for the supplement, under the Plan, in which they participate. Participation is
voluntary, except for certain CRISP Hourly participants, and contributions are made through payroll
deductions. Contributions of 1% to 25% of cash compensation may be made on a pre-tax basis for both
plans and of 1% to 10% and 1% to 22% on an after-tax basis for CRISP Salary and CRISP Hourly,
respectively. Participants who have attained age 50 before the end of the Plan year are eligible to
make catch-up contributions as set forth in the Internal Revenue Code. Total contributions by a
participant for any year may not exceed 35% of cash compensation for CRISP Salary and CRISP Hourly,
respectively, and are subject to the maximum contribution limitations under ERISA and the Internal
Revenue Code. Certain supplements within the CRISP have various contribution limits that may differ
from those listed above. Due to limitations of the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA, contributions
by highly compensated participants are restricted. Employee contributions and earnings thereon
vest immediately.
The Company makes matching contributions to the Plans based on the applicable Plan supplement in
which they participate. The various matching contributions range from 50% to 66 2/3% for salaried
participants and from 10% to 66 2/3% for hourly participants of the employees deferral up to 4% to
6% of the employees annual cash compensation depending upon which Plan the employee participates
in. A Roth 401(k) feature was added to the Plans effective January 1, 2008 for all non-union
employees.
Company contributions and earnings thereon, except for those amounts relating to certain CRISP
Hourly participants, vest 20% per year of continuous service, with full vesting occurring after
five years. Full vesting also occurs if the participant becomes totally and permanently disabled, dies, or reaches the normal
retirement age of 65.
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ConAgra Foods Retirement Income Savings Plans
Salaried Employees
Hourly Rate Production Employees
Notes to Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
Participant Accounts
Individual accounts are maintained for each Plans participant. Each participants account is
credited with the participants contribution, allocations of the Companys applicable matching
contribution, the Companys discretionary contributions, if any, and the Plan earnings. The
participants account is also charged with an allocation of Plan losses and administrative
expenses. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined. The
benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the
participants vested account.
Forfeitures
At December 31, 2009, the CRISP Hourly forfeited non-vested accounts totaled $90,836 and the CRISP
Salary forfeited non-vested accounts totaled $603,873. At December 31, 2008, the CRISP Hourly
forfeited non-vested accounts totaled $73,868 and the CRISP Salary forfeited non-vested accounts
totaled $426,717. These accounts are used to reduce future Company contributions. In 2009 and 2008,
Company contributions to the CRISP Salary Plan were reduced by $1,186,988 and $990,545,
respectively. Additionally, in 2009 and 2008, Company contributions to the CRISP Hourly Plan were
reduced by $165,800 and $124,700, respectively.
CRISP Hourly Participants
Participation in the CRISP Hourly Plan is governed by either the collective bargaining agreements
of the participating locations or the general Plan provisions for any non-union employees. Certain
provisions of these agreements require mandatory participation in the CRISP Hourly Plan after an
employee meets minimum continuous service requirements, which generally equal one year. The amounts
contributed by the employees are subject to the terms of the various collective bargaining
agreements, and the contribution limitations set forth under the Plan, ERISA and the Internal
Revenue Code. Company contributions and vesting are also set forth in the various collective
bargaining agreements or the general Plan provisions for any non-union employees.
Participant Loans and Withdrawals
Based on various applicable Plan supplements, CRISP Salary and non-union CRISP Hourly participants
may borrow up to 50% of his/her vested account balance up to $50,000. The loans are repaid through
payroll deductions within five years, unless the loan proceeds are used to purchase a primary
residence, in which case the loan may be repaid within ten years. The loans carry a market rate of
interest as determined by the Plans administrator, currently ranging from 4.5% to 12%. The minimum
amount that may be borrowed is $1,000. The Plans allow for hardship withdrawals of pre-tax or
after-tax account balances and for general withdrawals of after-tax amounts. Balances may also be
withdrawn after the participant reaches the age of fifty-nine and a half or upon the termination of
employment, death, long-term disability, or retirement of the employee. Restrictions and available
forms of the payouts are detailed in the respective Plan documents.
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ConAgra Foods Retirement Income Savings Plans
Salaried Employees
Hourly Rate Production Employees
Notes to Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
Plan Termination
The term of the Plans are indefinite, but may be amended, modified or terminated at any time by the
Company. Regardless of such actions, the principal and income of the Plans remain for the exclusive
benefit of the Plans participants and beneficiaries. In the event the Plans are terminated, each
participants Company contribution becomes fully vested. The Company may direct State Street Bank
and Trust Company (the Trustee) either to distribute the Plans assets to the participants, or to
continue the trust and distribute benefits as though the Plans had not been terminated.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Accounting
The financial statements include the ConAgra Foods Retirement Income Savings Plan for Salaried
Employees and the ConAgra Foods Retirement Income Savings Plan for Hourly Rate Production
Employees. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Investment contracts held by a defined contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value.
However, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for the portion of the net assets
available for benefits of a defined contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive
investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were
to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan. The Plans invest in investment
contracts through a master trust. The statement of net assets available for benefits presents the
underlying fair value of the investment contracts as well as the adjustment from fair value to
contract value relating to the investment contracts. The statement of changes in net assets
available for benefits is prepared on a contract value basis.
Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in
an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Plans investments
are reported at fair value and are categorized using defined hierarchical levels directly related
to the amount of subjectivity associated with the inputs to fair value measurement, as follows:
Level 1 Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2 Observable inputs other than those included in Level 1 including quoted prices for
similar assets or liabilities in active markets or quoted prices for identical assets or
liabilities in inactive markets;
Level 3 Unobservable inputs reflecting managements own assumptions about the inputs used in
pricing the assets or liabilities.
Net appreciation or depreciation in the fair value of investments, including realized gains
(losses) on sales of investments, is based upon the fair value as determined by quoted market
prices of the security at the beginning of the year or on an average cost basis relating to
securities acquired during the year.
Interest and dividend income are recorded on the accrual basis. Security transactions are recorded
as of the trade date.
10
ConAgra Foods Retirement Income Savings Plans
Salaried Employees
Hourly Rate Production Employees
Notes to Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
Fees and Expenses
Fees, brokerage commissions and expenses that are incurred directly in the interest of the Plans
are charged to the Plans.
Payment of Benefits
Benefits are recorded when paid.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
of assets and liabilities and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Accounting Pronouncements
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued new guidance on accounting for uncertainty
in income taxes. The Plans adopted this new guidance for the year ended December 31, 2009. The
Plans management evaluated the Plans tax positions and concluded that the Plans had maintained
their exempt statuses and had taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustment to the
financial statements. Therefore, no provision or liability for income taxes has been included in
the financial statements.
In April and September 2009, FASB issued guidance which (i) provided additional guidance for
estimating fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have
significantly decreased, (ii) provided guidance on identifying circumstances that indicate a
transaction is not orderly, (iii) permitted, as a practical expedient, entities to measure the fair
value of certain investments based on the net asset value per share and (iv) expanded the required
disclosures about fair value measurements. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material
effect on the Plans net assets available for benefits or the changes in net assets available for
benefits.
In January 2010, FASB issued an amendment which requires new disclosures and reasons for transfers
of financial assets and liabilities between Level 1 and 2. This amendment also clarifies that fair
value measurement disclosures are required for each class of financial assets and liabilities, and
disclosures about inputs and valuation techniques are required for both Level 2 and Level 3
measurements. It further clarifies that the reconciliation of Level 3 measurements should
separately present purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements instead of netting these changes.
With respect to matters other than Level 3 measurements, the amendment is effective for periods
beginning on or after December 15, 2009. The guidance related to Level 3 measurements is effective
for periods beginning on or after December 15, 2010. The Plans management is currently evaluating
the impact of the guidance related to the financial statement disclosures.
Reclassifications
Some items in the prior year financial statements were reclassified to conform to the current
presentation.
11
ConAgra Foods Retirement Income Savings Plans
Salaried Employees
Hourly Rate Production Employees
Notes to Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
3. INTEREST IN MASTER TRUST
The Plans investment assets are held in a trust account at the Trustee and consist of an interest
in an investment account of the Master Trust, which is a master trust established by the Company
and administered by the Trustee. Use of the Master Trust permits the commingling of trust assets
of the CRISP Salary and CRISP Hourly Plans for investment and administrative purposes. Although
assets of the Plans are commingled in the Master Trust, the Plans recordkeeper maintains
supporting records for the purpose of allocating the net gain or loss of the investment account to
the participating Plans.
The net investment income of the investment assets is allocated by the Plans recordkeeper to each
participating Plan based on the relationship of an individual Plan interest to the total of the
interests of the participating Plans.
The investments in the Master Trust at December 31, 2009 and 2008 are summarized as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment at Fair Value |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
|
$ |
267,789,039 |
|
|
$ |
195,733,913 |
|
Mutual funds |
|
|
555,308,507 |
|
|
|
427,362,777 |
|
Guaranteed investment contracts |
|
|
168,341,817 |
|
|
|
210,844,292 |
|
Common investment trusts |
|
|
60,415,420 |
|
|
|
23,176,608 |
|
Invested cash |
|
|
43,469,487 |
|
|
|
18,052,073 |
|
|
|
|
Total Investments, at fair value |
|
|
1,095,324,270 |
|
|
|
875,169,663 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments from fair value to contract value for
fully benefit-responsive insurance contracts |
|
|
(4,184,945 |
) |
|
|
(3,031,154 |
) |
Contributions Receivable |
|
|
476,893 |
|
|
|
|
|
Interest and Dividends Receivable |
|
|
1,097,102 |
|
|
|
1,247,618 |
|
|
|
|
Total Assets |
|
|
1,092,713,320 |
|
|
|
873,386,127 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Liabilities |
|
|
166,479 |
|
|
|
304,678 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets Available in the Master Trust |
|
$ |
1,092,546,841 |
|
|
$ |
873,081,449 |
|
|
|
|
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ConAgra Foods Retirement Income Savings Plans
Salaried Employees
Hourly Rate Production Employees
Notes to Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
The net investment income (loss) of the Master Trust for the years ending December 31, 2009 and
2008 is summarized as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
Interest and Dividends |
|
$ |
26,121,996 |
|
|
$ |
40,987,707 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
|
|
79,062,585 |
|
|
|
(114,713,991 |
) |
Mutual funds |
|
|
98,545,847 |
|
|
|
(217,377,313 |
) |
Common investment trusts |
|
|
11,589,975 |
|
|
|
(9,487,799 |
) |
|
|
|
Net Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments |
|
|
189,198,407 |
|
|
|
(341,579,103 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Income (Loss) |
|
$ |
215,320,403 |
|
|
$ |
(300,591,396 |
) |
|
|
|
The Plans interest in the Master Trust, as a percentage of net assets available in the Master
Trust, was approximately 81% for CRISP Salary and 19% for CRISP Hourly at December 31, 2009 and
2008. While the Plans participate in the Master Trust, each participants account is allocated
earnings (or losses) consistent with the performance of the funds in which the participant has
elected to invest in. Therefore, the Master Trust investment income/(loss) may not be allocated
evenly among the Plans participating in the Master Trust.
4. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
FASB guidance on fair value measurements, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for
measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The framework
establishes a three-level fair value hierarchy based upon the assumptions (inputs) used to price
assets or liabilities.
The asset or liabilitys fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on
the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation
techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable
inputs.
Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value.
There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2009 and 2008.
Common stocks: Valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual
securities are traded.
Mutual funds: Valued at quoted market prices, which represents the net asset values of
securities held in such funds.
Guaranteed investment contracts: Valued at the fair value of the underlying debt securities
which consist primarily of governmental and asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, and
corporate bonds. The underlying debt securities are valued at quoted prices in active markets
when available. If quoted prices are not available, the fair values are determined using
pricing models, quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics, or discounted cash
flow.
13
ConAgra Foods Retirement Income Savings Plans
Salaried Employees
Hourly Rate Production Employees
Notes to Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
Common investment trusts: Valued at the net asset value as a practical expedient which is based
on the fair value of the investments in the respective trusts at year-end.
Investment cash: Valued at cost which approximates fair value.
Participant loans: Valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
The preceding methods described may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of
net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, although the Plans believe
its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of
different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments
could result in a different measurement at the reporting date.
The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plans investments at
fair value as of December 31, 2009:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments at Fair Value as of December 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
Level 1 |
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
Level 3 |
|
|
Total |
|
Investments in the Master Trust: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Company common stock |
|
$ |
165,867,016 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
165,867,016 |
|
Large cap common stock |
|
|
101,922,023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
101,922,023 |
|
Mutual funds: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Index funds |
|
|
405,829,601 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
405,829,601 |
|
Value funds |
|
|
42,564,502 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
42,564,502 |
|
Balanced funds |
|
|
106,914,404 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
106,914,404 |
|
Guaranteed investment contracts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
168,341,817 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
168,341,817 |
|
Common investment trusts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
60,415,420 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
60,415,420 |
|
Invested cash |
|
|
|
|
|
|
43,469,487 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43,469,487 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Participant loans |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,492,421 |
|
|
|
21,492,421 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Investments at Fair Value |
|
$ |
823,097,546 |
|
|
$ |
272,226,724 |
|
|
$ |
21,492,421 |
|
|
$ |
1,116,816,691 |
|
|
|
|
14
ConAgra Foods Retirement Income Savings Plans
Salaried Employees
Hourly Rate Production Employees
Notes to Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plans investments
at fair value as of December 31, 2008:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments at Fair Value as of December 31, 2008 |
|
|
|
Level 1 |
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
Level 3 |
|
|
Total |
|
Investments in the Master Trust: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
|
$ |
195,733,913 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
195,733,913 |
|
Mutual funds |
|
|
427,362,777 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
427,362,777 |
|
Guaranteed investment contracts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
210,844,292 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
210,844,292 |
|
Common investment trusts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,176,608 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,176,608 |
|
Invested cash |
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,052,073 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,052,073 |
|
Participant loans |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,444,755 |
|
|
|
19,444,755 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Investments at Fair Value |
|
$ |
623,096,690 |
|
|
$ |
252,072,973 |
|
|
$ |
19,444,755 |
|
|
$ |
894,614,418 |
|
|
|
|
The following table sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Plans Level 3
investments for the year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Level 3 Assets - Participant Loans |
|
|
|
Years Ending December 31, |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
Balance, beginning of year |
|
$ |
19,444,755 |
|
|
$ |
20,500,624 |
|
Realized gains/(losses) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gains/(losses)
relating to instruments still
held at reporting date |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases, sales, issuances,
and settlements (net) |
|
|
2,047,666 |
|
|
|
(1,055,869 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, End of Year |
|
$ |
21,492,421 |
|
|
$ |
19,444,755 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15
ConAgra Foods Retirement Income Savings Plans
Salaried Employees
Hourly Rate Production Employees
Notes to Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
5. SYNTHETIC GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CONTRACTS
The Master Trust holds investments in Synthetic Guaranteed Investment Contracts (Synthetic GICs).
Synthetic GICs consist of an asset or collection of assets that are owned by the fund, and a
benefit-responsive contract value wrap guarantee agreement purchased for the portfolio. The
underlying collection of assets is presented at fair value in Note 4. In determining the Net
Assets Available for Benefits at December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Synthetic GICs are recorded at
their contract value of $164,156,872 and $207,813,138, respectively. Investment contracts such as
these are generally valued at the contract value rather than fair value to the extent they are
fully benefit-responsive.
The series of wrap guarantee agreements with insurance companies that the Master Trust holds
can be utilized in the event the issuer of the Synthetic GICs falls below certain credit rating
criteria or fails to meet benefit obligations per the terms of the contract. Contract value
represents contributions made under the contract plus accrued interest less participant
withdrawals. Participants may ordinarily direct the withdrawal of transfer of all or a portion
of their investment at contract value. The crediting interest rate of the contract is set at
the start of the contract and is reset quarterly.
There are no reserves against contract value for credit risk of the contract issuer or
otherwise.
Certain events limit the ability of the Plans to transact at contract value with the issuer.
Such events include the following: (i) amendments to the Plan documents (including complete or
partial termination or merger with another plan); (ii) changes to the Plans prohibition on
competing investment options or deletion of equity wash provisions; (iii) bankruptcy of the
Plans sponsor or other Plans sponsor events (e.g. divestitures or spin-offs of a subsidiary)
which cause a significant withdrawal from the Plans or (iv) the failure of the Master Trust to
qualify for exemption from federal income taxes or any required prohibited transaction exemption
under ERISA. The Plan administrator does not believe that the occurrence of any such event,
which would limit the Plans ability to transact at contract value with participants, is
probable.
The Synthetic GICs do not permit the insurance companies to terminate prior to the
scheduled maturity.
The average yield of the Synthetic GICs based on actual earnings was approximately 3.26% and
4.46% at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The average yield of the Synthetic GICs based
on the interest rate credited to participants was approximately 2.88% and 3.90% at December 31,
2009 and 2008, respectively.
16
ConAgra Foods Retirement Income Savings Plans
Salaried Employees
Hourly Rate Production Employees
Notes to Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
6. FAIR VALUE OF INVESTMENTS IN CERTAIN ENTITIES
The following table sets forth additional disclosures of the Plans investments whose fair value is
estimated using net asset value per share as of December 31, 2009:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unfunded |
|
|
Redemption |
|
|
Redemption |
|
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
Commitment |
|
|
Frequency |
|
|
Notice Period |
|
Investments in the Master Trust: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common investment trusts (a) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity funds |
|
|
46,141,895 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Daily |
|
None |
Fixed income funds |
|
|
9,495,987 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Daily |
|
None |
Real estate funds |
|
|
4,777,538 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Daily |
|
None |
|
|
|
(a) |
|
This category includes investments in common investment trusts that are used to
facilitate the Plans Target Date Retirement Funds. Investments in this category can be redeemed
daily at the current net asset value per share based on the fair value of the underlying assets.
The fair value of investments in this category has been estimated using net asset value per share
of the investments. |
7. FEDERAL INCOME TAX STATUS
The Internal Revenue Service has determined and has informed the Company by letters to the Plans
dated January 9, 2006, that the respective Plans were designed in accordance with the applicable
regulations of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company and the Plan administrator believe that the
Plans are currently designed and operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the
Internal Revenue Code and the Plans and related trusts continue to be tax-exempt.
A participants basic and supplemental contributions are made on a pre-tax basis, i.e., excluded
from gross income for tax purposes, but such contributions are subject to social security taxes.
These contributions will be taxed to the participant upon receipt. Amounts contributed by the
Company are currently deductible by the Company. The tax consequences of distributions to
participants will vary depending on the circumstances at the time of distribution.
17
ConAgra Foods Retirement Income Savings Plans
Salaried Employees
Hourly Rate Production Employees
Notes to Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
8. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Master Trust investments include 7,195,966 and 7,613,186 shares ConAgra Foods, Inc. Common
Stock with a fair value of $165,867,016 and $125,617,569 at December 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively. The Company is the sponsor of the Plans and the Master Trust and, therefore, these
transactions qualify as related party transactions.
Invested cash balances of $43,468,594 and $17,991,629 are managed by State Street Bank
and Trust Company. State Street Bank and Trust Company is the Trustee as defined by the Plans and,
therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions.
9. RISK AND UNCERTAINTIES
The Plans invest in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various
risks, such as interest rate, credit, and overall market volatility. Due to the level of risk
associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values
of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect
the amounts reported in the statement of net assets available for benefit.
18
ConAgra Foods Retirement Income Savings Plan
Salaried Employees
Hourly Rate Production Employees
Form 5500, Schedules H, Line 4i
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CRISP |
|
|
CRISP |
|
Assets |
|
Salary |
|
|
Hourly |
|
|
Plan Interest in Master Trust |
|
$ |
891,857,952 |
|
|
$ |
204,873,834 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Participant loans, with interest rates ranging from
4.25% to 11.85% with various maturity dates |
|
|
10,001,050 |
|
|
|
11,491,371 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Assets |
|
$ |
901,859,002 |
|
|
$ |
216,365,205 |
|
|
|
|
See accompanying reports of independent registered public accounting firm.
19
SIGNATURES
The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or
other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CONAGRA FOODS RETIREMENT INCOME SAVINGS PLAN FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ Charlie G. Salter
|
|
|
|
Charlie G. Salter |
|
|
|
ConAgra Foods Employee Benefits Administrative Committee |
|
|
Dated this 24th of June, 2010. |
|
CONAGRA FOODS RETIREMENT INCOME SAVINGS PLAN FOR HOURLY RATE PRODUCTION
EMPLOYEES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ Charlie G. Salter
|
|
|
|
Charlie G. Salter |
|
|
|
ConAgra Foods Employee Benefits Administrative Committee |
|
|
Dated this 24th of June, 2010. |
|
20
EXHIBIT INDEX
|
|
|
Exhibit |
|
|
Number |
|
Description |
I.
|
|
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
21