January - February - United Mine Workers of America

UMWA Health & retirement funds annual reports
SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT
FOR UNITED MINE WORKERS OF
AMERICA 1974 PENSION PLAN
This is a summary of the annual report for the
United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension
Plan, EIN 52-1050282, Plan No. 002, for the period
July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007. The annual
report has been filed with the Employee Benefits
Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor,
as required under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
Basic Financial Statement
Benefits under the plan are provided through a trust
fund. Plan expenses were $601,882,599. These expenses
included $38,805,209 in administrative expenses
and $563,077,390 in benefits paid to participants
and beneficiaries. A total of 133,626 persons were
participants in or beneficiaries of the plan at the end
of the plan year, although not all of these persons had
yet earned the right to receive benefits.
The value of plan assets, after subtracting liabilities
of the plan, was $6,704,558,329 as of June 30, 2007,
compared to $5,983,737,760 as of July 1, 2006. During
the plan year the plan experienced an increase in its
net assets of $720,820,569. This increase includes
unrealized appreciation and depreciation in the value
of plan assets; that is, the difference between the
value of the plan’s assets at the end of the year and
the value of the assets at the beginning of the year
or the cost of assets acquired during the year. The
plan had total income of $1,087,669,406 including
employer contributions of $21,897,226, realized gains
of $245,000,338 from the sale of assets, and earnings
from investments of $820,771,842.
Minimum Funding Standards
An actuary’s statement shows that enough money
was contributed to the plan to keep it funded in
accordance with the minimum funding standards of
ERISA.
Your Rights To Additional Information
You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual
report, or any part thereof, on request. The items listed
below are included in that report:
1. an accountant’s report;
2. financial information and information on
payments to service providers;
3. assets held for investment;
4. loans or other obligations in default or classified
as uncollectible;
5. transactions in excess of 5% of the plan assets;
6. information regarding any common or
collective trusts, pooled separate accounts,
master trusts or 103-12 investment entities in
which the plan participates; and
7. actuarial information regarding the funding of
the plan.
To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any
part thereof, write or call the office of Dale R. Stover
who is Director, Finance and General Services, UMWA
Health and Retirement Funds, 2121 K Street N.W.,
Washington, DC 20037, (202) 521-2200. The charge to
cover copying costs will be $15.00 for the full annual
report, or 12 cents per page for any part thereof.
You also have the right to receive from the
plan administrator, on request and at no charge, a
statement of the assets and liabilities of the plan and
accompanying notes, or a statement of income and
expenses of the plan and accompanying notes, or
both. If you request a copy of the full annual report
from the plan administrator, these two statements
and accompanying notes will be included as part of
that report. The charge to cover copying costs given
above does not include a charge for the copying of
these portions of the report because these portions
are furnished without charge.
You also have the legally protected right to examine
the annual report at the main office of the plan (UMWA
Health and Retirement Funds, 2121 K Street, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20037) and at the U.S. Department of
Labor in Washington, D.C., or to obtain a copy from the
U.S. Department of Labor upon payment of copying
costs. Requests to the Department should be addressed
to: Public Disclosure Room, Room N1513, Employee
Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20210.
SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT
FOR UNITED MINE WORKERS OF
AMERICA combined benefit fund
This is a summary of the annual report of the United
Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund,
EIN 52-1805433, Plan No. 501, for the period October
1, 2006 through September 30, 2007. The annual
report has been filed with the Employee Benefits
Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor,
as required under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
Basic Financial Statement
The value of plan assets, after subtracting liabilities
of the plan, was $7,545,106 as of September 30,
2007, compared to $(43,969,186) as of October 1,
2006. During the plan year the plan experienced an
increase in its net assets of $51,514,292. This increase
includes unrealized appreciation and depreciation in
the value of plan assets; that is, the difference between
the value of the plan’s assets at the end of the year and
the value of the assets at the beginning of the year or
the cost of assets acquired during the year. During the
plan year, the plan had total income of $182,127,518
including employer contributions of $66,851,296,
participant contributions of $64,001, and earnings
from investments of $7,088,603. Plan expenses were
$130,613,226. These expenses included $28,747,858
in administrative expenses, $99,774,259 in benefits
paid to participants and beneficiaries, and $2,091,109
in other expenses.
Your Rights To Additional Information
You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual
report, or any part thereof, on request. The items listed
below are included in that report:
1. an accountant’s report;
2. financial information and information on
payments to service providers;
3. assets held for investment; and
4. transactions in excess of 5% of the plan assets.
To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or
any part thereof, write or call the office of Dale R.
Stover who is Director, Finance and General Services,
UMWA Health and Retirement Funds, 2121 K Street
N.W., Washington, DC 20037, (202) 521-2200. The
charge to cover copying costs will be $2.50 for the
full annual report, or 12 cents per page for any part
thereof.
You also have the right to receive from the plan
administrator, on request and at no charge, a
statement of the assets and liabilities of the plan and
accompanying notes, or a statement of income and
expenses of the plan and accompanying notes, or
both. If you request a copy of the full annual report
from the plan administrator, these two statements
and accompanying notes will be included as part of
that report. The charge to cover copying costs given
above does not include a charge for the copying of
these portions of the report because these portions
are furnished without charge.
You also have the legally protected right to examine
the annual report at the main office of the plan (UMWA
Health and Retirement Funds, 2121 K Street, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20037) and at the U.S. Department of
Labor in Washington, D.C., or to obtain a copy from the
U.S. Department of Labor upon payment of copying
costs. Requests to the Department should be addressed
to: Public Disclosure Room, Room N1513, Employee
Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20210.
SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT
FOR UNITED MINE WORKERS OF
AMERICA cash deferred savings
plan of 1988
This is a summary of the annual report for the United
Mine Workers of America Cash Deferred Savings
Plan of 1988, EIN 52-6377947, Plan No. 003, for the
period January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007.
The annual report has been filed with the Employee
Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, as required under the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
Basic Financial Statement
Benefits under the plan are provided through a trust
fund. Plan expenses were $32,210,991. These expenses
included $776,296 in administrative expenses
and $31,434,695 in benefits paid to participants
and beneficiaries. A total of 13,838 persons were
participants in or beneficiaries of the plan at the end
of the plan year, although not all of these persons had
yet earned the right to receive benefits.
The value of plan assets, after subtracting liabilities
of the plan, was $262,055,482 as of December 31,
2007, compared to $262,658,858 as of January 1,
2007. During the plan year the plan experienced a
decrease in its net assets of $603,376. This decrease
includes unrealized appreciation and depreciation in
the value of plan assets; that is, the difference between
the value of the plan’s assets at the end of the year and
the value of the assets at the beginning of the year or
the cost of assets acquired during the year. The plan
had total income of $31,607,615 including employer
contributions of $477,822, participant contributions
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