Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 5 – Investments Held by VEBA Trust
The Company’s VEBA held various types of investments as described below. The VEBA assets have been placed with investment managers which operate within specific guidelines. Accordingly, the Company has no daily direct control over the assets held. The information shown below reflects unrealized gains and losses as of December 31, 2003 and 2002. The VEBA retains all earnings from its investments. At the beginning of 2004, the use of the VEBA was restricted to the Company’s coal-related postretirement medical plan. The Company may use the assets in the VEBA only to pay for certain retiree benefits and not for other purposes.
| (In millions) |
|
Cost |
|
Gross unrealized holding gains |
|
Gross unrealized holding losses |
|
Fair Value |
| December 31, 2003 |
| Debt securities: |
| Government |
$ |
9.7 |
|
0.1 |
|
(0.1) |
|
9.7 |
| Corporate |
|
20.4 |
|
0.1 |
|
(0.2) |
|
20.3 |
| Debt securities |
|
30.1 |
|
0.2 |
|
(0.3) |
|
30.0 |
| Equity securities |
|
70.3 |
|
4.8 |
|
(0.3) |
|
74.8 |
| Cash equivalents |
|
0.4 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
0.4 |
| Total assets held by the VEBA |
$ |
100.8 |
|
5.0 |
|
(0.6) |
|
105.2 |
| December 31, 2002 |
| Debt securities: |
| Government |
$ |
1.8 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
1.8 |
| Corporate |
|
13.3 |
|
- |
|
(0.2) |
|
13.1 |
| Debt securities |
|
15.1 |
|
- |
|
(0.2) |
|
14.9 |
| Cash equivalents |
|
3.3 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
3.3 |
| Total assets held by the VEBA |
$ |
18.4 |
|
- |
|
(0.2) |
|
18.2 |
The contractual maturities of debt securities at December 31, 2003 are:
| (In millions) |
|
Cost |
|
Fair Value |
| Due in one year or less |
$ |
6.0 |
|
5.8 |
| Due after one through five years |
|
20.1 |
|
20.2 |
| Due after five through 10 years |
|
1.7 |
|
1.7 |
| Due after 10 years |
|
2.3 |
|
2.3 |
| Total |
$ |
30.1 |
|
30.0 |
|