SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 11-K
(Mark One): |
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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF |
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For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 |
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d)
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A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:
THE
SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING FUND OF
ALLSTATE EMPLOYEES
B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:
THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
2775 SANDERS ROAD STE. E-5
NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS 60062-6127
The Savings and
Profit Sharing Fund of
Allstate Employees
Financial Statements as of and for the
Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004,
Supplemental Schedule as of
December 31, 2005, and
Report of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
THE
SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING FUND OF
ALLSTATE EMPLOYEES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
23 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
NOTE: All other supplemental schedules required by Section 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labors Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 have been omitted because they are not applicable.
[DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP LETTERHEAD]
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Trustee and Participants of The Savings and Profit Sharing Fund of Allstate Employees
We have audited the accompanying Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits of The Savings and Profit Sharing Fund of Allstate Employees (the Fund) as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, 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 Funds management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with 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. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its 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 Funds 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, such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Fund as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, 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 conducted 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, 2005, 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 Department of Labors Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplementary information in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits and the Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits is presented for the purpose of additional analysis rather than to present the net assets available for benefits and changes in net assets available for benefits of the individual funds. The supplemental schedule and supplementary information are the responsibility of the Funds management. Such supplemental schedule and supplementary information have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
June 16,
2006
Chicago, Illinois
1
THE
SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING FUND OF
ALLSTATE EMPLOYEES
STATEMENT OF
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Dollars in thousands)
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Supplementary Information |
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ESOP |
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Participant- |
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Allstate |
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Company |
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Directed |
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Stock |
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Shares |
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Funds |
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Fund |
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Unallocated |
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Total |
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ASSETS |
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InvestmentsAt fair value: |
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The Allstate Corporation common stock |
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$ |
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$ |
946,693 |
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$ |
580,061 |
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$ |
1,526,754 |
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INVESCO Institutional (N.A.) Inc. Stable Value Fund |
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427,044 |
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427,044 |
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Interest in registered investment company, State Street Global Advisors (SSgA): |
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SSgA Short Term Investment Fund |
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SSgA Bond Market Index Fund Series A |
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172,306 |
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172,306 |
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SSgA Allstate Balanced Fund |
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569,217 |
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569,217 |
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SSgA S&P 500 Flagship Fund Series A |
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723,921 |
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723,921 |
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SSgA Daily EAFE Fund Series T |
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221,188 |
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221,188 |
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SSgA Russell 2000 Fund Series A |
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317,792 |
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317,792 |
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Collective short-term investment fund |
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2,333 |
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7,229 |
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9,562 |
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Participant notes receivable |
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93,771 |
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93,771 |
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Total investments |
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2,525,239 |
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949,026 |
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587,290 |
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4,061,555 |
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Receivables: |
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Dividends and interest |
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1,585 |
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5,547 |
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3,458 |
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10,590 |
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Employer contributions |
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5,250 |
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5,250 |
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Employee contributions |
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26 |
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3 |
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29 |
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Other |
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3,439 |
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3,439 |
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Interfund |
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47,021 |
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47,021 |
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Total receivables |
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1,611 |
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56,010 |
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8,708 |
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66,329 |
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Total assets |
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2,526,850 |
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1,005,036 |
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595,998 |
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4,127,884 |
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LIABILITIES |
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ESOP loan (Notes 1 and 3) |
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53,818 |
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53,818 |
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Payables: |
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Interest |
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1,063 |
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1,063 |
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Other |
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2,130 |
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121 |
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2,251 |
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Interfund |
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47,021 |
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47,021 |
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Total liabilities |
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2,130 |
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121 |
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101,902 |
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104,153 |
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NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS |
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$ |
2,524,720 |
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$ |
1,004,915 |
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$ |
494,096 |
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$ |
4,023,731 |
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See notes to financial statements.
2
THE
SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING FUND OF
ALLSTATE EMPLOYEES
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2004
(Dollars in thousands)
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Supplementary Information |
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ESOP |
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Participant- |
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Allstate |
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Company |
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Directed |
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Stock |
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Shares |
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Funds |
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Fund |
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Unallocated |
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Total |
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ASSETS |
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InvestmentsAt fair value: |
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The Allstate Corporation common stock |
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$ |
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$ |
921,827 |
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$ |
661,311 |
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$ |
1,583,138 |
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Interest in registered investment company, State Street Global Advisors (SSgA): |
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SSgA Short Term Investment Fund |
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371,964 |
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371,964 |
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SSgA Bond Market Index Fund Series A |
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155,297 |
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155,297 |
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SSgA Allstate Balanced Fund |
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565,713 |
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565,713 |
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SSgA S&P 500 Flagship Fund Series A |
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680,461 |
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680,461 |
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SSgA Daily EAFE Fund Series T |
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157,700 |
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157,700 |
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SSgA Russell 2000 Fund Series A |
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326,206 |
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326,206 |
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Collective short-term investment fund |
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3,752 |
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6,429 |
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10,181 |
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Participant notes receivable |
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88,098 |
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88,098 |
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Total investments |
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2,345,439 |
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925,579 |
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667,740 |
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3,938,758 |
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Receivables: |
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Dividends and interest |
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671 |
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4,944 |
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3,591 |
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9,206 |
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Employer contributions |
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5,250 |
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7,900 |
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13,150 |
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Employee contributions |
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10,304 |
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1,126 |
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11,430 |
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Interfund |
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106,457 |
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106,457 |
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Total receivables |
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10,975 |
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117,777 |
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11,491 |
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140,243 |
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Total assets |
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2,356,414 |
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1,043,356 |
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679,231 |
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4,079,001 |
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LIABILITIES |
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ESOP loan (Notes 1 and 3) |
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70,271 |
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70,271 |
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Payables: |
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Interest |
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1,388 |
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1,388 |
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Other |
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456 |
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127 |
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|
583 |
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Interfund |
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106,457 |
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106,457 |
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Total liabilities |
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456 |
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127 |
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178,116 |
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178,699 |
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NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS |
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$ |
2,355,958 |
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$ |
1,043,229 |
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$ |
501,115 |
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$ |
3,900,302 |
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See notes to financial statements.
3
THE
SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING FUND OF
ALLSTATE EMPLOYEES
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Dollars in thousands)
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Supplementary Information |
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ESOP |
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Participant- |
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Allstate |
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Company |
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Directed |
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Stock |
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Shares |
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Funds |
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Fund |
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Unallocated |
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Total |
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ADDITIONS: |
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Net investment Income: |
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Net appreciation in fair value of investments |
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$ |
92,283 |
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$ |
47,330 |
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$ |
25,211 |
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$ |
164,824 |
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Interest |
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18,428 |
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197 |
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143 |
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18,768 |
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Dividends |
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24,329 |
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13,732 |
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38,061 |
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Net investment income |
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110,711 |
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71,856 |
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39,086 |
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221,653 |
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Contributions: |
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Participants |
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158,246 |
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24,724 |
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182,970 |
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EmployerESOP loan debt service |
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Employercash matched on participant contributions |
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104 |
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5,254 |
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5,358 |
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|
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Total contributions |
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158,246 |
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24,828 |
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5,254 |
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188,328 |
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Allocation of company sharesshares matched on participant deposits at fair value |
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38,783 |
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(38,783 |
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|
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Total additions |
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268,957 |
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135,467 |
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5,557 |
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409,981 |
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DEDUCTIONS |
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Benefits paid to participants |
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182,832 |
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95,349 |
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278,181 |
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Interest expense |
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4,334 |
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4,334 |
|
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Administrative expense |
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2,944 |
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1,093 |
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|
|
4,037 |
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Total deductions |
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185,776 |
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96,442 |
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4,334 |
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286,552 |
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NET INCREASE |
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83,181 |
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39,025 |
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1,223 |
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123,429 |
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INTERFUND TRANSFERS |
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85,581 |
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(77,339 |
) |
(8,242 |
) |
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NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS: |
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Beginning of year |
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2,355,958 |
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1,043,229 |
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501,115 |
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3,900,302 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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End of year |
|
$ |
2,524,720 |
|
$ |
1,004,915 |
|
$ |
494,096 |
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$ |
4,023,731 |
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See notes to financial statements.
4
THE
SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING FUND OF
ALLSTATE EMPLOYEES
STATEMENT OF
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004
(Dollars in thousands)
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Supplementary Information |
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ESOP |
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Participant- |
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Allstate |
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Company |
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|
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Directed |
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Stock |
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Shares |
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|
||||
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|
Funds |
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Fund |
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Unallocated |
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Total |
|
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ADDITIONS |
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Net investment income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net appreciation in fair value of investments |
|
$ |
180,248 |
|
$ |
164,096 |
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$ |
111,241 |
|
$ |
455,585 |
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Interest |
|
9,052 |
|
59 |
|
51 |
|
9,162 |
|
||||
Dividends |
|
|
|
21,223 |
|
14,321 |
|
35,544 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Net investment income |
|
189,300 |
|
185,378 |
|
125,613 |
|
500,291 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Contributions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Participants |
|
153,746 |
|
19,113 |
|
|
|
172,859 |
|
||||
EmployerESOP loan debt service |
|
|
|
|
|
7,900 |
|
7,900 |
|
||||
Employercash matched on participant contributions |
|
|
|
5,323 |
|
|
|
5,323 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total contributions |
|
153,746 |
|
24,436 |
|
7,900 |
|
186,082 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Allocation of company sharesshares matched on participant deposits at fair value |
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|
|
106,457 |
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(106,457 |
) |
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total additions |
|
343,046 |
|
316,271 |
|
27,056 |
|
686,373 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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DEDUCTIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Benefits paid to participants |
|
152,450 |
|
72,298 |
|
|
|
224,748 |
|
||||
Interest expense |
|
|
|
|
|
5,737 |
|
5,737 |
|
||||
Administrative expense |
|
3,052 |
|
1,050 |
|
|
|
4,102 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total deductions |
|
155,502 |
|
73,348 |
|
5,737 |
|
234,587 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
NET INCREASE |
|
187,544 |
|
242,923 |
|
21,319 |
|
451,786 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
INTERFUND TRANSFERS |
|
90,004 |
|
(90,004 |
) |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Beginning of year |
|
2,078,410 |
|
890,310 |
|
479,796 |
|
3,448,516 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
End of year |
|
$ |
2,355,958 |
|
$ |
1,043,229 |
|
$ |
501,115 |
|
$ |
3,900,302 |
|
See notes to financial statements.
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THE
SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING FUND OF
ALLSTATE EMPLOYEES
NOTES TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005 AND 2004
1. DESCRIPTION OF PLAN
The following description of The Savings and Profit Sharing Fund of Allstate Employees (the Fund) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the plan document for a more complete description of the Funds provisions.
GeneralThe Fund covers all full-time and regular part-time employees of The Allstate Corporation (the Company) and designated affiliates of the Company, with the exception of those employed by the Companys international subsidiaries and Sterling Collision Centers, Inc. Employees must be at least 18 years of age to participate.
The Fund is a defined contribution plan consisting of a profit sharing and stock bonus plan containing a cash or deferred arrangement which is intended to meet the requirements of Sections 401(a) and 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code). The stock bonus portion of the Fund includes a leveraged and a nonleveraged employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) which is intended to meet the requirements of Section 409 and Section 4975(e)(7) of the Code. The Fund is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
AdministrationThe Fund is administered by the Administrative Committee. Investment transactions are authorized by the Funds Investment Committee. Members of the Administrative and Investment Committees are appointed by the Profit Sharing Committee. Members of the Profit Sharing Committee are appointed by the Compensation and Succession Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.
Trustee of the FundThe Northern Trust Company holds Fund assets as trustee under The Savings and Profit Sharing Fund of Allstate Employees Trust.
ContributionsEach year, employees may contribute up to 50% of eligible annual compensation through a combination of pre-tax and after-tax contributions, subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations. Participants age 50 or older have the option to make additional pre-tax contributions (Catch-Up contributions). Employees may also roll over amounts representing distributions from other qualified defined benefit or defined contribution plans. The Company contributes, at its discretion, from 50% to 150% of the first 5% of eligible compensation that a participant contributes on a pre-tax basis to the Fund. All employer contributions are invested in the Allstate Stock Fund. However, participants can transfer all or part of their Company contributions to any investment option within the Fund at any time. During the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, the Companys matching contributions were 50% and 125%, respectively.
Participant AccountsIndividual accounts are maintained for each fund participant. Each participants account is credited with the participants contribution, allocations of the employers contribution and Fund earnings, and is charged with an allocation of administrative expenses and Fund losses. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participants vested account.
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VestingParticipants are immediately vested in their contributions and the Companys contributions plus earnings thereon.
Investment OptionsUpon enrollment in the Fund, a participant may direct employee contributions to any or all of the current seven investment options listed below. Participants may change their investment elections at any time.
Allstate Stock FundFunds are invested in Company common stock with a portion of the fund invested in short-term securities to provide liquidity to process transactions.
Stable Value FundThe fund, managed by INVESCO Institutional (N.A.), Inc. (INVESCO), a registered investment advisor, is a separately managed portfolio that consists of a number of high-quality fixed income investments, including: (i) investment contracts issued by a diversified group of insurance companies, banks, and other institutions; and (ii) publicly and privately issued fixed, floating, and variable rate obligations of select entities. The fund became available August 2, 2005.
Bond FundThe fund, managed by State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), a registered investment company, invests in shares of a commingled trust that invests in the broad domestic bond market and also in U.S. government and agency, corporate, mortgage-backed, and asset-backed debt securities.
Balanced FundThe fund, managed by SSgA, invests in shares of a commingled trust that invests in a diversified portfolio of stocks and debt securities.
S&P 500 FundThe fund, managed by SSgA, invests in shares of a commingled trust that invests in a diversified portfolio of stocks of large, established companies.
International Equity FundThe fund, managed by SSgA, invests in shares of a commingled trust that invests in a diversified portfolio of stocks in developed markets within Europe, Australia, and the Far East.
Russell 2000 FundThe fund, managed by SSgA, invests in shares of a commingled trust that invests in a diversified portfolio of stocks that represents the smallest two-thirds of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies.
Money Market FundThe fund that was managed by SSgA, invested in shares of a commingled trust that invests in short-term securities. This fund was terminated as an investment option on August 1, 2005, and assets were transferred into the Stable Value Fund.
Participant Notes ReceivableParticipants may borrow from their account balance. The loan amount must be at least $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of: (i) 50% of their account value, (ii) 100% of their pre-tax, after-tax, and rollover account balances, or (iii) $50,000. Loan transactions are treated as a proportional transfer from/to the investment funds and to/from the Loan Fund. Loan terms range from 6 to 48 months for a general-purpose loan and 49 to 180 months for a primary residence loan. Loans are secured by the participants account balance and bear interest at the prime rate. Principal and interest are paid by participants ratably through payroll deductions.
Employee Stock Ownership PlanThe Company has a leveraged ESOP. The ESOP loan (the ESOP Loan) bears interest at 7.9%.
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The borrowing is to be repaid through the year 2019 or earlier if the Company elects to make additional contributions for principal prepayments on the ESOP Loan. As the Fund makes each payment of principal and interest, a proportional percentage of unallocated shares are allocated to eligible employees accounts in accordance with applicable regulations under the Code.
ESOP shares not yet allocated to participants are held in a suspense account and none of these shares serve as collateral. ESOP shares allocated to participants and other Company shares that were acquired with participant contributions are included in the Allstate Stock Fund and the lender has no rights against these shares.
Payment of BenefitsUpon termination of service, a participant is entitled to a complete withdrawal of his or her account balance. Partial withdrawals are also permitted under the Fund subject to restrictions.
2. SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of AccountingThe Funds financial statements are prepared under the accrual basis of accounting.
Use of EstimatesThe preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Investment securities, in general, 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 financial statements.
Investment Valuation and Income RecognitionFund investments are stated at fair value, except for investment contracts in the Stable Value Fund as described in Note 6 below. Shares of registered investment companies are valued at market prices that represent the net asset value of shares held by the Fund at year-end. Common stock held in the Allstate Stock Fund is valued at market price. Participant notes receivable are valued at cost, which approximates fair value.
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis except for interest on participant notes, which is recorded when received. The difference between cash and accrual basis for interest on participant notes is not material. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Benefits Paid to Participants and Participant Notes ReceivableBenefits paid to participants and participant notes receivable loans are recorded when funds are transferred out of the respective investment funds for payment to participants. Amounts allocated to accounts of persons who have elected to withdraw from the Fund, but have not yet been paid were immaterial at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
3. ESOP LOAN
The ESOP Loan agreement provides for the loan to be repaid through the year 2019 at an annual interest rate of 7.9%. There are no principal payments required on the loan during the next five years.
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The following table presents additional information, at December 31, 2005 and 2004, for the Funds investment in The Allstate Corporation common stock held in the Allstate Stock Fund and the ESOP Company Shares Unallocated (dollars in thousands):
|
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
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|
|
|
|
ESOP |
|
|
|
ESOP |
|
||||
|
|
Allstate |
|
Company |
|
Allstate |
|
Company |
|
||||
|
|
Stock |
|
Shares |
|
Stock |
|
Shares |
|
||||
|
|
Fund |
|
Unallocated |
|
Fund |
|
Unallocated |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Number of shares |
|
17,508,659 |
|
10,727,967 |
|
17,823,406 |
|
12,786,370 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Cost |
|
$ |
316,809 |
|
$ |
76,438 |
|
$ |
249,443 |
|
$ |
91,104 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Fair value |
|
$ |
946,693 |
|
$ |
580,061 |
|
$ |
921,827 |
|
$ |
661,311 |
|
4. PLAN TERMINATION
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Fund to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Fund subject to the provisions of ERISA.
5. TAX STATUS
The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Company by a letter, dated November 18, 2003, that the Fund and related trust were designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Code. The plan administrator and internal counsel at the Company believe that the Fund is currently designed and is being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Funds financial statements.
6. INVESTMENTS
The Funds investments which exceeded 5% of net assets available for benefits as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, are as follows (dollars in thousands):
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Allstate Stock Fund (The Allstate Corporation common stock) * |
|
$ |
946,693 |
|
$ |
921,827 |
|
ESOP Company Shares Unallocated |
|
580,061 |
|
661,311 |
|
||
Money Market Fund (SSgA Short Term Investment Fund) |
|
|
|
371,964 |
|
||
Balanced Fund (SSgA Allstate Balanced Fund) |
|
569,217 |
|
565,713 |
|
||
S&P 500 Fund (SSgA S&P 500 Flagship Fund Series A) |
|
723,921 |
|
680,461 |
|
||
International Equity Fund (SSgA EAFE Securities Lending Fund Series T) |
|
221,188 |
|
157,700 |
|
||
Russell 2000 Fund (SSgA Russell 2000 Index Securities Lending Fund Series A) |
|
317,792 |
|
326,206 |
|
||
* Partially nonparticipant-directed
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Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 107, Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, defines the fair value of a financial instrument as the amounts at which the instruments could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties. The carrying value of all the financial instruments of the Fund are at fair market value, except for the investment contracts included in the Stable Value Fund.
The Stable Value Fund is benefit responsive and is thus subject to contract-value reporting. Funds may be withdrawn pro rata from all the investment contracts at contract value determined by the respective issuing companies to pay benefits and to make participant-directed transfers to other funds pursuant to the terms of the Fund after the amounts in the Stable Value Funds Short-Term Investment Fund reserve are depleted.
The fair value and contract value (dollars in thousands) of the investment contracts within the Stable Value Fund were $423,661 and $427,044, respectively, at December 31, 2005. For synthetic Guaranteed Investment Contracts, fair value is equal to the market value of the underlying security plus any accrued income. The crediting interest rates on investment contracts held within the Stable Value Fund ranged from 3.98% to 5.30% at December 31, 2005.
There are no reserves against contract value credit risk of the contract issuer or otherwise. The crediting interest rate is based on current market yields, adjusted upward/downward to amortize differences between book and market values of the underlying bonds. All contracts have a minimum crediting rate of 0%. The crediting interest rates are reset monthly. The average yield from August 2, 2005 through December 31, 2005 was 4.66%.
During 2005 and 2004, the Funds investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) in value as follows (dollars in thousands):
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Allstate Stock Fund (The Allstate Corporation common stock) |
|
$ |
47,330 |
|
$ |
164,096 |
|
ESOP Company Shares Unallocated |
|
25,211 |
|
111,241 |
|
||
Bond Fund (SSgA Passive Bond Market Index Securities Lending Fund Series A) |
|
3,882 |
|
6,101 |
|
||
Balanced Fund (SSgA Allstate Balanced Fund) |
|
20,893 |
|
40,570 |
|
||
S&P 500 Fund (SSgA S&P 500 Flagship Fund Series A) |
|
33,634 |
|
65,570 |
|
||
International Equity Fund (SSgA Daily EAFE Securities Lending Fund Series T) |
|
23,066 |
|
23,202 |
|
||
Russell 2000 Fund (SSgA Russell 2000 Index Securities Lending Fund Series A) |
|
10,808 |
|
44,805 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Total |
|
$ |
164,824 |
|
$ |
455,585 |
|
7. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Fund invests in The Northern Trust Collective Short Term Investment Fund, managed by The Northern Trust Company, the trustee of the Fund. The Fund also invests in the common stock of The Allstate Corporation, the Funds sponsor.
******
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THE
SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING FUND OF
ALLSTATE EMPLOYEES
FORM 5500SCHEDULE H,
PART IV, LINE 4i
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2005
|
|
|
|
(c) Description of investment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
including maturity date, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(b) Identity of issue, borrower, |
|
rate of interest, collateral, |
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
lessor, or similar party |
|
par or maturity value |
|
(d) Cost |
|
(e) Current Value |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
The Allstate Corporation common stock |
|
28,236,626 shares |
|
$393,246,946 |
|
$1,526,754,368 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESCO Allstate Stable Value Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IXIS Financial #1928-1 |
|
68,756,552 shares of IGT MxMgr A+ Int G/C Common Collective Trust |
|
73,040,470 |
|
73,759,004 |
|
|
IXIS Financial Wrapper |
|
|
|
|
|
687,618 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
JP Morgan Chase #AALLSTATE-S |
|
46,139,329
shares of IGT INVESCO Short Term Bond Common |
|
52,338,877 |
|
52,885,775 |
|
|
JP Morgan Chase Wrapper |
|
|
|
|
|
381,736 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Monumental #MDA-00714TR |
|
43,614,586
shares of IGT INVESCO Short Term Bond Common |
|
49,531,433 |
|
49,991,867 |
|
|
Monumental Wrapper |
|
|
|
|
|
347,746 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pacific Life Insurance #g-26930.01.0001 |
|
72,660,852 shares of IGT INVESCO AAA ABS Common Collective Trust |
|
86,479,217 |
|
87,485,992 |
|
|
Pacific Life Insurance Wrapper |
|
|
|
|
|
409,353 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
State Street Bank #105027 |
|
68,756,189 shares of IGT MxMgr A+ Int G/C Common Collective Trust |
|
73,040,085 |
|
73,758,614 |
|
|
State Street Bank Wrapper |
|
|
|
|
|
688,249 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
UBS AG #5211 |
|
58,017,272 shares of IGT MxMgr A+ Core Common Collective Trust |
|
62,641,570 |
|
63,289,243 |
|
|
UBS AG Wrapper |
|
|
|
|
|
696,345 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Monumental #MDA-00715TR |
|
144,696 shares
in the |
|
144,696 |
|
144,696 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
US Treasury Note cusip 912828CE8 |
|
Coupon rate 3.125%, maturity date 4/15/2009, par value 4,000,000 |
|
3,909,844 |
|
3,874,910 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
US Treasury Note cusip 912828DT4 |
|
Coupon rate 3.75%, maturity date 5/15/2008, par value 5,000,000 |
|
4,937,695 |
|
4,953,249
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Monumental Wrapper |
|
|
|
|
|
172,171 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
The Northern Trust Collective Short Term Investment Fund #22-19589 |
|
13,517,515 shares |
|
13,517,515 |
|
13,517,515 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest in registered investment company, State Street Global Advisors (SSgA): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SSgA Passive Bond Market Index |
|
10,443,412 shares |
|
156,128,731 |
|
172,305,850 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SSgA Allstate Balanced Fund |
|
34,771,960 shares |
|
396,399,531 |
|
569,216,982 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SSgA S&P 500 Flagship Fund Series A |
|
3,118,751 shares |
|
587,945,182 |
|
723,921,451 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SSgA EAFE Securities |
|
13,185,560 shares |
|
173,490,760 |
|
221,187,765 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SSgA Russell 2000 Index Securities Lending Fund Series A |
|
14,656,950 shares |
|
255,492,514 |
|
317,791,998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
The Northern Trust Collective |
|
9,561,121 shares |
|
9,561,121 |
|
9,561,121 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Participant loans |
|
rates of
interest from 4% to |
|
93,771,182 |
|
93,771,182 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
$2,485,617,369 |
|
$4,061,554,800 |
* Permitted party-in-interest.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
|
THE SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING FUND |
|
|
OF ALLSTATE EMPLOYEES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By |
/s/ MARK CIESLAK |
|
|
Mark Cieslak |
|
|
Plan Administrator |
Date: June 23, 2006
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