SWN Form 11-K

           
             
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 11-K

(Mark One)

[ X ]

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
      For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013     
OR
           

[     ]

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
             
    For the transition period from ___________________ to __________________
             
Commission file number 1-08246
A.

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

         

Southwestern Energy Company 401(k) Savings Plan

           

B.

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

           

SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY
2350 N. Sam Houston Parkway E.
Suite 125
Houston, Texas 77032

           
             


Financial Statements, Supplemental Schedule and Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants

Southwestern Energy Company 401(k) Savings Plan

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM                                               3

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:                                                                                                                                 

        Statements of net assets available for benefits – December 31, 2013 and 2012                                               4

        Statements of changes in net assets available for benefits –

                For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012                                                                                   5

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                                                                                                            6

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE:

        Form 5500 - Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of assets (held at end of year) –

                December 31, 2013                                                                                                                                 17

SIGNATURES                                                                                                                                                       18

EXHIBIT INDEX:                                                                                                                                                    

       Exhibit 23.1 – Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                                                  19             

 


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Participants and Benefits Administration Committee

Southwestern Energy Company 401(k) Savings Plan

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Southwestern Energy Company 401(k) Savings Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, 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 Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the 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. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Plan's internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, 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 Southwestern Energy Company 401(k) Savings Plan as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2013, is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements, but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s 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/GRANT THORNTON LLP

 

Houston, Texas

June 26, 2014

 

 


 

 

Southwestern Energy Company

401(k) Savings Plan

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

 

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

Cash

$

44,330 

$

 

 

 

 

 

Investments at fair value

 

 

 

 

Mutual funds

 

83,850,014 

 

63,128,964 

Collective trusts

 

29,082,765 

 

23,089,418 

Common stocks

 

16,642,561 

 

14,278,519 

Total investments

 

129,575,340 

 

100,496,901 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables

 

 

 

 

Notes receivable from participants

 

3,813,113  

 

2,845,618 

Participants’ contributions

 

 

23,947 

Employer’s contributions

 

 

14,439 

Total receivables

 

3,813,113

 

2,884,004 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets reflecting investments at fair value

 

133,432,783 

 

103,380,905 

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for interest in collective trust relating to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts

 

(17,136)

 

(64,298)

Net assets available for benefits

$

133,415,647 

$

103,316,607 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Southwestern Energy Company

401(k) Savings Plan

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

For the Years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

ADDITIONS:

 

 

 

 

Contributions

 

 

 

 

Participant

$

  13,459,535

$

12,154,791

Employer

 

6,909,989

 

6,338,120

Rollover

 

994,134

 

841,066

Total contributions

 

21,363,658

 

19,333,977

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income

 

 

 

 

Net appreciation in fair value of investments

 

17,015,013

 

7,956,268

Interest and dividend income

 

3,308,610

 

 2,040,211

Net investment income

 

20,323,623

 

 9,996,479

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income on notes receivable from participants

 

136,295

 

 102,111

Total additions

 

41,823,576

 

 29,432,567

 

 

 

 

 

DEDUCTIONS:

 

 

 

 

Benefits paid to participants

 

11,697,457

 

 9,674,850

Administrative expenses

 

27,079

 

 17,775

Total deductions

 

11,724,536

 

9,692,625

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets available for benefits

 

30,099,040

 

19,739,942

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS:

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

103,316,607

 

83,576,665

End of year

$

133,415,647

$

103,316,607

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 

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Southwestern Energy Company

401(k) Savings Plan

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

 

 

NOTE A  –  DESCRIPTION OF PLAN

The following description of the Southwestern Energy Company 401(k) Savings Plan (the Plan) provides only general information.  Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.  The Plan agreement, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2009, and all subsequent amendments have been considered in the following description; the amendments made to the restated Plan agreement have no significant effects on net assets.

1.

General

   The Plan is a qualified defined contribution plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the IRC).  The Plan covers all employees of Southwestern Energy Company (the Company or “Employer”) and its subsidiaries except for:

   a.

    Employees who have not yet completed thirty (30) days of service,

   b.

    Employees whose terms of employment are covered by a collective bargaining agreement that does not provide for participation in the Plan, provided that retirement benefits have been the subject of good faith bargaining,

   c.

    Employees who are under the age of twenty-one  (21),  

   d.

    Seasonal employees who have one thousand (1,000) or less hours of service for the applicable computation period,

   e.

    Employees or other persons who perform services pursuant to written agreement with the Employer or with a third party, unless such agreement provides for participation in the Plan,

   f.

    Leased employees, and

   g.

    Non-resident aliens.

 

   The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 as amended  (ERISA).

2.

Contributions 

Participants may contribute from 1% to 25% of eligible compensation, as defined in the Plan.  Participants who have attained age 50 before the end of the Plan year are eligible to make catch-up contributions. Salary deferrals consist of pretax and/or Roth 401(k) contributions.  Participants may also rollover amounts from other qualified defined benefit or defined contribution plans.    The Company matches 100% of the first 3% of eligible compensation and 50% of the next 3% of eligible compensation that a participant contributes to the Plan.  All contributions to the Plan are invested under the direction of the participant in 16 investment options including Company stock.  Investments in the stock of Entergy Corporation originated from a previous plan merger and are no longer an active investment option.  Contributions are subject to certain limitations. 

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Southwestern Energy Company

401(k) Savings Plan

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

 

 

NOTE A – DESCRIPTION OF PLAN – Continued

3.

Participant Accounts

Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions and allocations of the Company’s contribution and Plan earnings.  Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined in the Plan.  The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s account balance.

4.

Vesting

Participants are immediately vested in their contributions and Company contributions plus actual earnings thereon. 

5.

Notes Receivable from Participants 

Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of a participant’s vested account balance.  The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account and bear fixed interest at one percentage point above the prime lending rate at the inception of the loanPrincipal and interest is generally paid through payroll deductions.  Amounts repaid are reinvested in investment options based on the participant’s current investment elections.  At December 31, 2013, interest rates ranged from 4.25% to 8.25%.

6.

Payment of Benefits

On termination of service due to death, disability, or retirement, a participant or a participant’s estate may receive the full value of his or her account in a lump-sum or over an installment period of not more than 10 yearsFor termination of service for other reasons, a participant may receive the value of the vested interest in his or her account as a lump-sum distribution.

7.

Transfers to and from Other Plans

The Plan transfers certain net assets to other plans in connection with participants who have terminated employment and began participating in other employer plans.  Such transfers are recorded in benefits paid to participants at the fair value of the assets on the date transferred.  Similarly, the Plan allows new participants to rollover or transfer-in assets held in other qualified plans.  Such transfers are recorded in rollover contributions at fair value. 

 

NOTE B  –  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

1.

Basis of Accounting

The Plan’s financial statements are presented on the accrual basis of accounting.

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Southwestern Energy Company

401(k) Savings Plan

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

 

 

NOTE B – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – Continued

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 that 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 Plan invests in investment contracts through BNP Paribas Investment Partners Trust Company, a collective trust.  The Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits present the fair value of the investment in the collective trust as well as the adjustment of the investment in the collective trust from fair value to contract value relating to the investment contract.  The Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits are prepared on a contract value basis. 

2.

Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.  Actual results could differ from those estimates. 

3.

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value. 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. See note D for discussion of fair value measurements. 

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis.  Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.  Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net appreciation includes the Plan’s gains and losses on investments bought and sold as well as held during the year.

4.

Administrative Expenses

Loan origination fees paid by the Plan participants to the Plan’s record-keeper are reflected as administrative expenses. All other expenses incurred in connection with the Plan are paid by the Company.  During 2013 and 2012, the Company paid $153,685 and $145,552, respectively, of expenses on behalf of the Plan.  The Company does not seek to be reimbursed by the Plan for payment of such expenses. Brokerage commissions and transfer taxes incurred in connection with securities transactions are treated as part of the purchase cost or a reduction of sales proceeds.

5.

Payments of Benefits

Benefits are recorded when paid. Amounts allocated to accounts of participants who have elected to withdraw from the Plan, but have not yet received payments from the Plan, totaled $1,443,911 and zero as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.  

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Southwestern Energy Company

401(k) Savings Plan

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

 

 

NOTE B – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – Continued

6.

Notes Receivable from Participants

Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest.  Delinquent loans are reclassified as distributions based upon the terms of the Plan document.    No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of December 31, 2013 and 2012.

 

NOTE C –  INVESTMENTS

The following investments represent 5% or more of the net assets available for benefits:

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

DWS Stock Index Fund

$

19,343,333

$

14,445,530

Southwestern Energy Company - Common Stock

 

16,545,401

 

14,183,994

T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Advantage

 

11,249,611

 

7,653,944

Prudential Jennison Mid Cap Growth A

 

10,578,952

 

7,451,855

Amer Europacific Growth - R-3 International Fund

 

10,535,330

 

8,327,950

FFTW Income Plus Fund (1)

 

9,739,432

 

8,643,888

T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Advantage

 

9,280,917

 

6,746,333

PIMCO Funds - Total Return Fund

 

8,766,254

 

9,133,261

T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Advantage

 

8,756,507

 

7,195,505

Blackrock Equity Dividend Fund - Institutional (2)

 

7,007,606

 

-

 

(1) Contract value of $9,722,296 at December 31, 2013 and $8,579,590 at December 31, 2012.

(2) Investment did not represent 5% or more of net assets available for benefits in 2012.

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Southwestern Energy Company

401(k) Savings Plan

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

 

 

NOTE C – INVESTMENTS – Continued

During 2013 and 2012, the Plan’s investments, including investments bought, sold and held during the yeaappreciated in value as follows:

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual funds

$

9,819,811

$

5,822,497

Collective trusts

 

4,647,123

 

1,443,941

Common stocks

 

2,548,079

 

689,830

 

$

17,015,013

$

7,956,268

 

 

NOTE D  –  FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Plan defines fair value 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.  FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, establishes  a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value.  The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements)The three-tier fair value hierarchy is described as follows:

Level 1Quoted market prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

Level 2Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets included within Level 1, that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly. 

Level 3Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions about what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.  The assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of assets and liabilities being measured and their placement or changes in their placement within the fair value hierarchy.  Transfers between levels are recognized on the actual date of the event resulting in the transfer.

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, 2013 and 2012.

Mutual funds:  Valued at the daily closing price as reported by the fund.  Mutual funds held by the Plan are open-ended funds that are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  These funds are required to publish their daily net asset value (“NAV”) and to transact at that price.  The mutual funds held by the Plan are deemed to be actively traded.

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Southwestern Energy Company

401(k) Savings Plan

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

 

 

NOTE D – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS – Continued

Collective trusts:   Valued using the NAV provided by the administrator of the fund.  The NAV is based on the fair value of the underlying assets owned by the fund, less its liabilities, and then divided by the number of shares owned. The NAV is a quoted price in a market that is not active.  These funds transact at their NAV.  There are no restrictions in place with respect to the daily redemption of the collective trust funds.  There are no unfunded commitments at December 31, 2013

Common stocks:   Valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded.

The preceding methods described may produce fair value calculations that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values.  Furthermore, although the plan believes 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 fair value measurement at the reporting date.

During the plan years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, there were no transfers in or out of Levels 1 and 2.

The following are assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2013 and 2012:

2013

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Growth and income funds

$

35,842,460

$

-

$

-

$

35,842,460

Growth funds

 

22,777,524

 

-

 

-

 

22,777,524

Aggressive growth funds

 

16,201,169

 

-

 

-

 

16,201,169

Fixed income funds

 

9,028,861

 

-

 

-

 

9,028,861

Total mutual funds

 

83,850,014

 

-

 

-

 

83,850,014

Collective trusts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-benefit-responsive investment fund – S&P 500 Indexed

 

-

 

19,343,333

 

-

 

19,343,333

Fixed income and fully benefit- responsive investment contract

 

-

 

9,739,432

 

-

 

9,739,432

Total collective trusts

 

-

 

29,082,765

 

-

 

29,082,765

Common stocks

 

16,642,561

 

-

 

-

 

16,642,561

Total investments at fair value

$

100,492,575

$

29,082,765

$

-

$

129,575,340

 

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Southwestern Energy Company

401(k) Savings Plan

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

 

 

NOTE D – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS – Continued

 

 

 

2012

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Growth and income funds

$

25,647,119

$

-

$

-

$

25,647,119

Growth funds

 

16,230,000

 

-

 

-

 

16,230,000

Aggressive growth funds

 

12,046,232

 

-

 

-

 

12,046,232

Fixed income funds

 

9,205,613

 

-

 

-

 

9,205,613

Total mutual funds

 

63,128,964

 

-

 

-

 

63,128,964

Collective trusts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-benefit-responsive investment fund – S&P 500 Indexed

 

-

 

14,445,530

 

-

 

14,445,530

Fixed income and fully benefit- responsive investment contract

 

-

 

8,643,888

 

-

 

8,643,888

Total collective trusts

 

-

 

23,089,418

 

-

 

23,089,418

Common stocks

 

14,278,519

 

-

 

-

 

14,278,519

Total investments at fair value

$

77,407,483

$

23,089,418

$

-

$

100,496,901

 

NOTE E  –  INVESTMENT CONTRACT WHICH INCLUDE INSURANCE AND INVESTMENT CONTRACTS

The Plan offers the FFTW Income Plus Fund (“FFTW Fund”), through the BNP Paribas Investment Partners Pooled Trust Fund (“BNP Fund”), as an investment option to the Plan participants.  The BNP Fund is a collective investment fund, which includes the FFTW Fund, and is maintained by the trustee BNP Paribas Investment Partners Trust Company.  This fund primarily invests in guaranteed investment contracts (“GICs”), money market funds, money market instruments, repurchase agreements, private placements, bank investment contracts and synthetic GICs.

Investments in GICs guarantee a stated rate of interest for a fixed maturity. In a synthetic GIC structure, the underlying investments are owned by a separate entity.  A synthetic GIC is comprised of two components: an underlying asset and a wrapper contract.  Wrapper contracts generally change the investment characteristics of underlying securities to those of guaranteed investment contracts.  Each wrapper contract obligates the wrap provider to maintain the contract value of the underlying investments.  The contract value is generally equal to the principal amounts invested in the underlying investments, plus interest accrued at a crediting rate established under the contract, less any adjustments for withdrawals (as specified in the wrap agreement).

In general, if the contract value of the wrap agreement exceeds the market value of the underlying investments (including accrued interest), the wrap provider becomes obligated to pay that difference to the fund in the event that shareholder redemptions result in partial or total contract liquidation.  The circumstances under which payments are made and the timing of payments between the fund and the wrap provider may vary based on the terms of the wrapper contract.

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Southwestern Energy Company

401(k) Savings Plan

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

 

 

 

NOTE E – INVESTMENT CONTRACTS WHICH INCLUDE INSURANCE AND INVESTMENT CONTRACTS – Continued

In certain circumstances, the amount withdrawn from the wrapper contract would be payable at fair value rather than at contract value.  These events include termination of participating plans or a material adverse change to the provisions of participating plans.  At this time, the Plan believes that the occurrence of such events that would be of sufficient magnitude to limit the ability of the fund to transact at contract value is not probable.

The net asset value of the fund is determined on a daily basis.  Units can be issued and redeemed on any business day at that day’s unit value.  All earnings, expenses, and gains and losses of the fund are reflected in the calculation of the daily unit value.  Although it is intended to permit daily withdrawals, some of the assets of the fund, especially investment contracts, may require an adjustment in the value of the investment if a withdrawal is made.  In any event, the withdrawal may be deferred over such period of time, not to exceed one year, as may be deemed necessary for fair and orderly management of the fund.

The interest crediting rate is calculated based upon many factors, including current economic and market conditions, the general interest rate environment, the amount and timing of participant contributions, transfers and withdrawals, and the duration of the fixed-income investments that underlie the wrapper contracts.  The average market yield and crediting interest rates of the BNP Fund were 0.71% and 0.98%, respectively for the year ended December 31, 2013.   The average yield and crediting interest rates for the BNP Fund were 0.87% and 1.30%, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

NOTE F –  TAX STATUS

The Internal Revenue Service issued a favorable determination letter dated December 10, 2011, stating that the Plan was designed in accordance with the applicable requirements of the IRC.  The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter.  However, the Plan administrator and the Plan’s legal counsel believe that the Plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC.  Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan’s financial statements. 

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination.  The Plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements.  The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.  The Plan administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2010.

 

 

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Southwestern Energy Company

401(k) Savings Plan

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

 

 

 

NOTE G –  PLAN TERMINATION

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA.

 

NOTE H –  RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

The Plan provides for various investment options in any combination of mutual funds, common stocks and collective trusts.  Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market 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 statement of net assets available for benefits.

 

NOTE I –  RELATED PARTY AND PARTY-IN-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS

Plan investments include shares of Southwestern Energy Company common stock.  These transactions represent investments in the Company and, therefore, qualify as party-in-interest transactions.  At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Plan held 420,681 and 424,543 shares of common stock of the Company, respectively, with a fair value of $16,545,401 and $14,183,994, respectively, and a cost basis of $10,401,982 and $9,599,759, respectively.    The Plan also invests in DWS Stock Index collective trust fund that is issued by DWS Trust Company at December 31, 2013.   DWS Trust Company is a trustee as defined by the Plan and, therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions.  There were no fees paid by the Plan for the investment management services for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.  The Plan participants paid loan origination fees to Automatic Data Processing, Inc., the Plan’s record-keeper and an entity related to DWS Trust Company, amounting to $26,925 and $17,775, during 2013 and 2012, respectively, which qualify as party-in-interest transactions.

 

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Southwestern Energy Company

401(k) Savings Plan

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

 

 

NOTE J  – RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500 as of December 31:

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements

$

    133,415,647

$

    103,316,607

Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts

 

           17,136

 

           64,298

Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500

$

    133,432,783

$

    103,380,905

   

The following is a reconciliation of total additions per the financial statements to total income per the Form 5500 as of December 31:

 

 

      2013

 

 

 

Total additions per the financial statements

$

41,823,576 

Reversal of prior year adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts

 

(64,298)

Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts

 

17,136

Total income per the Form 5500

$

41,776,414 

 

 

 

 

 

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Southwestern Energy Company

401(k) Savings Plan

 

 

Form 5500 – Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of assets (held at end of year)

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

 

(b)

 

(c)

 

(e)

Party-in- Interest Identification

 

Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor or Similar Party

 

Description of Investment,  Including Maturity Date, Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par or Maturity Value

 

Current Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

DWS Stock Index Fund

 

Collective Trust

$

      19,343,333

*

 

Southwestern Energy Company - Common Stock

 

420,681 Common Shares

 

      16,545,401

 

 

T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Advantage

 

Mutual Fund

 

      11,249,611

 

 

Prudential Jennison Mid Cap Growth A

 

Mutual Fund

 

      10,578,952

 

 

Amer Europacific Growth - R-3 International Fund

 

Mutual Fund

 

      10,535,330

 

 

FFTW Income Plus Fund

 

Collective Trust

 

        9,739,432

 

 

T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Advantage

 

Mutual Fund

 

        9,280,917

 

 

PIMCO Funds - Total Return Fund

 

Mutual Fund

 

        8,766,254

 

 

T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Advantage

 

Mutual Fund

 

        8,756,507

 

 

Blackrock Equity Dividend Fund - Institutional

 

Mutual Fund

 

        7,007,606

 

 

Aston/River Road Small Cap Value

 

Mutual Fund

 

        5,665,838

 

 

Aston/Montag Caldwell Long Term Growth Fund

 

Mutual Fund

 

        5,190,966

 

 

T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Advantage

 

Mutual Fund

 

        2,366,632

 

 

T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Advantage

 

Mutual Fund

 

        2,126,833

 

 

T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Advantage

 

Mutual Fund

 

        2,061,960

 

 

Dreyfus Bond Market Index - Basic

 

Mutual Fund

 

           262,607

 

 

Entergy Corporation

 

1,536 Common Shares

 

            97,161

 

 

Cash

 

Cash

 

            44,330

*

 

Participant loans

 

Participant loans with interest rates from 4.25% to 8.25% and maturity dates through 2023

 

        3,813,113

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

    133,432,783

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Party-in-interest

 

 

Note:  Column (d) cost information has been omitted as all investments are participant-directed. 

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Administrator of the Plan has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

   

SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY
401(k) SAVINGS PLAN

 
         
         

Date:   June 26, 2014

By:

/s/ R. CRAIG OWEN

R. Craig Owen
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer,
Southwestern Energy Company

 

 

 


 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT  NUMBER

EXHIBIT

         

23.1

Consent of Grant Thornton LLP