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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

 

o        TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                       to                      

 

Commission file number 1-9753

 

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

 

Axiall Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

(referred to herein as the “Plan”)

 

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

 

GRAPHIC

 

Axiall Corporation

 

1000 Abernathy Road, Suite 1200
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
(770) 395-4500

 


 

Axiall Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

 

Financial Statements as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 and for the Year Ended December 31, 2013, Supplemental Schedule as of December 31, 2013, and Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 


 

 

 



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AXIALL CORPORATION

401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012 AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013:

 

 

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

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Notes to Financial Statements

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SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2013:

 

 

 

Form 5500, Schedule H, Part IV, Line 4i—Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

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NOTE: All other supplemental schedules required by 29 CFR 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 have been omitted because they are not applicable.

 

EXHIBITS:

 

23—Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Participants in and Plan Administrator of

 

Axiall Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Axiall Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2013. 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. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2013 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 Year End) as of December 31, 2013, 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 Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit 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/ Babush, Neiman, Kornman & Johnson, LLP

 

 

 

Atlanta, Georgia

 

 

 

June 24, 2014

 

 

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AXIALL CORPORATION
401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

2,511

 

$

38,911

 

Investments-at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

Participant-directed

 

225,237,674

 

200,980,118

 

Nonparticipant-directed

 

17,639,970

 

16,258,720

 

Total investments

 

242,877,644

 

217,238,838

 

Receivables:

 

 

 

 

 

Company contributions receivables, net

 

4,290,723

 

892,806

 

Notes receivable from participants

 

4,546,170

 

4,333,713

 

Total receivables

 

8,836,893

 

5,226,519

 

Net assets available for benefits at fair value

 

251,717,048

 

222,504,268

 

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully
benefit-responsive stable value fund (Note 2)

 

(833,654

)

(2,769,258

)

Net assets available for benefits

 

$

250,883,394

 

$

219,735,010

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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AXIALL CORPORATION
401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013

 

ADDITIONS TO NET ASSETS:

 

 

 

Interest and dividends

 

$

5,637,267

 

 

 

 

 

Contributions:

 

 

 

Participants

 

9,117,094

 

Company

 

8,375,002

 

Rollovers

 

368,108

 

Total contributions

 

17,860,204

 

 

 

 

 

Net appreciation in the fair value of investments

 

34,919,288

 

Interest on participant loans

 

185,930

 

Total additions

 

58,602,689

 

 

 

 

 

DEDUCTIONS FROM NET ASSETS:

 

 

 

Distributions and withdrawals for participants

 

(27,286,272

)

Transaction fees

 

(168,033

)

Total deductions

 

(27,454,305

)

 

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

 

31,148,384

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS:

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

219,735,010

 

End of year

 

$

250,883,394

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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AXIALL CORPORATION
401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012 AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013

 

1. PLAN DESCRIPTION

 

The following description of the Axiall Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (the “Plan”) provides only general information pertaining to the Plan. Participants should refer to the official Plan document for complete information.

 

General —On January 28, 2013, Axiall Corporation (the “Company” or “we”) acquired substantially all of the assets and liabilities of PPG Industries, Inc.’s (“PPG”) business relating to the production of chlorine, caustic soda and related chemicals (the “Merged Business”), through a merger between a subsidiary of PPG and a subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”).  In conjunction with the Merger, we also changed the name of the Georgia Gulf Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan to the Axiall Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan.  Also in conjunction with the completion of the Merger, effective as of January 28, 2013, the Eagle US 2 LLC Employee Savings Plan for Salaried Employees (the “Eagle Plan”) was created to provide defined contribution benefits to the non-union employees of the Merged Business. The Merger did not affect any other aspects of the Plan during the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

Effective as of February 1, 2014, the Eagle Plan was merged with the Plan (see subsequent events disclosure in Note 9).  The assets of the Eagle Plan are not reflected in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.

 

The Plan was established effective as of January 1, 1985 in connection with the acquisition of Georgia-Pacific Chemicals, Inc. by the Company from Georgia-Pacific Corporation. The Plan is a defined contribution plan of which Bank of America, N.A. (the “Trustee”) serves as the trustee. The Plan historically covered substantially all U.S. employees of the Company, excluding employees of the Merged Business, leased employees, certain temporary employees, employees who are either under the age of 21 or have not completed 60-days of service, employees hired pursuant to a cooperative program with an educational institution, student interns and nonresident aliens, as defined in the Plan document. As of February 1, 2014, the Plan now also covers employees of the Merged Business who are participants of the Eagle Plan and employees who are under the age of 21 and have completed 30-days of service.  Effective as of October 1, 2012, collective bargaining employees are also excluded from participation in the Plan unless the applicable collective bargaining agreement provides that such employees shall be eligible to participate in one or more features of the Plan.  The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”).

 

There are portions of participant accounts that are invested in the Company’s common stock fund. Those Company stock accounts consist of two portions, one of which is attributable to the profit sharing component of the Plan and the other of which is attributable to the employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”) component of the Plan. The ESOP component of the Plan is designed to qualify as a stock bonus plan for federal income tax purposes.

 

Savings Account —Eligible employees of the Company may elect to participate in the savings account feature of the Plan as of the first of the month following the completion of 60-days of service.  As of February 1, 2014, eligible employees of the Company may elect to participate in the savings account feature of the plan after 30-days of service or as soon as administratively practicable after joining the Company.  Participants may elect to contribute in 1 percent increments, on a pre-tax basis, up to 100 percent of their eligible compensation, as defined by the Plan and subject to Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) limitations. Participants may elect to change their contribution percentage on a bi-weekly basis. The Company provides a “safe harbor matching” contribution of 100 percent of the employee’s contribution up to the first 3 percent of eligible compensation and 50 percent of the next 2 percent of the employee’s contribution of eligible compensation. Each participant was immediately vested in the Company’s contributions in the years 2013 and 2012.

 

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Eligible employees, who will attain at least age 50 before the close of the Plan year, may elect to make catch-up contributions in accordance with the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001. Contributions to the savings account may be invested in any investment option offered by the Plan, and participants may change their investment elections at any time.

 

Employer Discretionary Contributions —The Company reinstated the employer discretionary contributions effective October 1, 2012.  All full-time salaried employees of the Company prior to the Merger (excluding employees assigned to the building products division and employees covered by collective bargaining agreements, unless that collective bargaining agreement provides for their participation in this feature of the Plan) are eligible to participate in the Employer Discretionary Contributions on January 1 following his or her hire date. The Company contributes, on an annual basis, 2 percent to 5 percent depending on the participant’s age and service at the end of each plan year and the participant’s annual eligible compensation, as defined by the Plan.  Eligible compensation consisted of amounts paid to participants for payroll periods beginning after October 1, 2012.  Effective January 1, 2013, Aberdeen, Mississippi employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement were eligible to participate in the Employer Discretionary Contribution.

 

If a participant is credited with an hour of service prior to January 1, 2013, all amounts allocated to the participant’s discretionary contribution account shall at all times be and remain 100 percent vested and nonforfeitable.  If a participant is first credited with an hour of service on or after January 1, 2013, amounts allocated to the participant’s discretionary contribution account are vested on the earliest of: (i) the date the participant attains the age of 60 years while still employed; (ii) the date the participant dies while still employed by the Company; (iii) the date the participant becomes disabled while still employed, subject to the exceptions stipulated by the Plan; or (iv) the date the participant has been credited with three years of vesting service. This contribution is made for all participants who are employed on the last day of the plan year and who worked at least 1,000 hours during the plan year, whether or not they elect to contribute a portion of their compensation into the Plan. The investment of all contributions is participant-directed. Participants may change their investment elections at any time.

 

Prior Plan Account —Participants in the Plan who were previously employees of Georgia-Pacific Chemicals, Inc.  may have participated in a predecessor plan, which consisted of employer and employee funds. Employer fund balances consisted of annual contributions plus earnings. Employee fund balances consisted of employee after-tax contributions plus earnings. Upon establishment of the Plan in 1985, these prior plan account balances were transferred to the Plan and represent nonparticipant-directed accounts. Once the participant is 55 years of age with 10 years of service, or 65 years of age, he or she may elect to transfer his or her balance to participant directed funds.

 

When a participant leaves the Company, he or she may elect to receive his or her entire employer fund prior plan account balance as a lump-sum distribution or, if eligible, to transfer the amount to the Plan in order to increase the annuity benefit under the Plan.

 

Employee fund balances attributable to the Georgia Pacific plan are classified as an after-tax savings account and are subject to Plan distribution rules.

 

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Investment Funds —Assets held in the Plan as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 are invested by the Trustee in any of the following investment fund options, offered by the Plan, as directed by participants and/or Plan management:

 

a.              Vanguard Wellington Fund — Admiral Shares

 

b.              Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund — Class I

 

c.               Invesco Stable Value Trust

 

d.              Dodge & Cox Stock Fund

 

e.               American Funds Europacific Growth Fund — Class A

 

f.                Axiall Employer Stock Fund

 

g.               Vanguard Institutional Fund Index — Institutional Shares

 

h.              William Blair Small Capital Value Fund — Class I

 

i.                  Pimco Total Return Fund — Class I

 

j.                 Conestoga Small Capital Growth Fund

 

k.              T Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund

 

l.                  T Rowe Price Retirement 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025, 2030, 2035, 2040, and 2045 Funds — Retail Class

 

Benefits/Distributions —Generally, upon termination of service due to death, disability, retirement, or separation from service, a participant or designated beneficiary may elect to receive a lump-sum amount equal to the value of the participant’s vested interest in his or her account. The participant may also elect to roll over his or her account into an Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”) or another company’s retirement plan, or leave it in the Plan as long as the value of the account exceeds $1,000. If the participant’s balance is $1,000 or less, the Company has the authority to distribute the balance to the participant in a single lump-sum payment. A participant may make withdrawals from his or her elective contribution account balance after reaching age 59½ and must begin receiving distributions at age 70½ if the participant has terminated employment by that time.

 

The Plan also allows participants to withdraw funds from the Plan in the event of financial hardship, as defined by IRS regulations.  Such hardships include purchasing a primary residence, paying tuition costs for the participant or dependents, burial or funeral expenses for a participant’s parents, spouse, children or dependents, paying certain medical expenses, preventing eviction from, or foreclosure of the mortgage on, a participant’s primary residence, or paying expenses for the repair of casualty-type damages to the participant’s principal residence.

 

Participant Loans —Participants may borrow a minimum of $1,000 and up to a maximum amount equal to the lesser of $50,000 (minus the highest outstanding balance of loans from the Plan to the participant during the one-year period ending on the day before the date when the loan was made) or 50 percent of his/her vested account balance. Loans are secured by the participant’s account balance and bear interest at a fixed rate over the life of the loan. Interest rates are based on the prime interest rate plus 1 percent at the time the loan is approved, and ranged from 4.25 percent to 7.75 percent at December 31, 2013 and 4.25 percent to 8.50 percent at December 31, 2012. Repayments of the loans are made in substantially equal payroll deductions amortized over the life of the loan. Participants may have up to two loans outstanding at any time. The loans must be repaid within five years, unless used to purchase a primary residence, in which case the term may be longer.

 

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Participant Accounts —Individual accounts are maintained for each participant. Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions and allocations of Company contributions and investment income and charged with withdrawals and an allocation of investment losses and investment manager expenses. Allocations of investment income (loss) and investment manager expenses are based on participant account balances, as provided in the Plan document. The benefits to which participants are entitled are the benefits that can be provided from the participant’s vested account balance.

 

Administrative Expenses —Administrative expenses, including Trustee fees, are borne by the Company. Transaction fees for investment trades are borne by the Plan.

 

Plan Termination —Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event the Plan is terminated, participants become 100 percent vested in all Company contributions regardless of length of service. In addition, any unallocated plan funds will be allocated to the appropriate accounts of Plan participants and beneficiaries.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Accounting —The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and are presented on the accrual basis of accounting.

 

Use of Estimates and Risks and Uncertainties —The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Plan administrator to use estimates and assumptions that affect the accompanying financial statements and disclosures. Actual results could differ from these estimates. The Plan utilizes various investment instruments including a stable value fund, common stock, and mutual funds. Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, including credit, interest, and overall market volatility risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is possible that changes in values of investment securities will occur and that such changes could materially affect the amount reported in the financial statements.

 

Notes Receivable from Participants—Notes receivable from participants represent participant loans that are recorded at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Interest income on notes receivable from participants is recorded when it is earned. Related fees are recorded as administrative expenses and are expensed when they are incurred. No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of December 31, 2013 or 2012. If a participant ceases to make loan repayments and the participant’s loan is deemed to be a distribution under applicable IRS guidelines, a benefit payment is recorded and reported for tax purposes.

 

Valuation of Investments —Investments in mutual funds and common stock are stated at fair value based on quoted market price. Investments in the stable value fund are stated at fair value as determined by the issuer of the stable value fund based on the fair value of the underlying investments. The stable value fund has underlying investments in investment contracts, which are valued at the fair value of the underlying investments and then adjusted by the issuer to contract value. The Invesco Stable Value Trust Fund is a stable value fund that is a commingled pool of the Institutional Retirement Trust. The fund invests primarily in investment contracts, such as traditional guaranteed investment contracts and synthetic guaranteed investment contracts (also known as wrap contracts). Participants may ordinarily withdraw or transfer all or a portion of their investments at contract value. Contract value represents contributions made to the fund, plus earnings, less participant withdrawals.

 

The statements of net assets available for benefits as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 presents the stable value fund holding these investment contracts at fair value as well as an additional line item showing an adjustment of fully benefit-responsive investment contracts from fair value to contract value. Contract value is the relevant measurement 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 contract value represents contributions made to the fund plus earnings less participant withdrawals.  The Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits is prepared on a contract value basis.

 

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Investment Transactions —Purchases and sales of investments are recorded on their trade dates.

 

Income Recognition Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.

 

Payment of Benefits Benefits are recorded when paid.

 

3. INVESTMENTS

 

The following investments represent 5 percent or more of the Plan’s net assets available for benefits as of December 31, 2013 and 2012:

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

Shares/Units

 

Fair Value

 

Shares/Units

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Invesco Stable Value Fund—participant-directed

 

64,735,010

 

$

65,539,753

 

69,936,618

 

$

72,595,410

 

Invesco Stable Value Fund—nonparticipant-directed

 

2,325,655

 

2,354,566

 

2,905,698

 

3,016,164

 

Total Invesco Stable Value Fund

 

67,060,665

 

67,894,319

 

72,842,316

 

75,611,574

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Funds Europacific Growth Fund—participant-directed

 

321,854

 

15,793,394

 

360,984

 

14,879,776

 

American Funds Europacific Growth Fund—nonparticipant-directed

 

75,623

 

3,710,842

 

83,049

 

3,423,284

 

Total American Funds Europacific Growth Fund

 

397,477

 

19,504,236

 

444,033

 

18,303,060

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conestoga Small Capital Growth Fund —participant-directed

 

347,613

 

12,740,015

 

*

 

*

 

Conestoga Small Capital Growth Fund —nonparticipant-directed

 

27,529

 

1,008,949

 

*

 

*

 

Total Roxbury Small Capital Growth Fund

 

375,142

 

13,748,964

 

*

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dodge & Cox Stock Fund—participant-directed

 

170,251

 

28,750,288

 

179,344

 

21,862,093

 

Dodge & Cox Stock Fund—nonparticipant-directed

 

27,877

 

4,707,669

 

34,196

 

4,168,498

 

Total Dodge & Cox Stock Fund

 

198,128

 

33,457,957

 

213,540

 

26,030,591

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund — Institutional Class—participant-directed

 

325,584

 

18,457,348

 

326,380

 

13,877,675

 

Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund — Institutional Class—nonparticipant-directed

 

87,372

 

4,953,114

 

94,149

 

4,003,213

 

Total Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund

 

412,956

 

23,410,462

 

420,529

 

17,880,888

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Institutional Fund Index — Institutional Shares — participant directed

 

116,777

 

19,767,968

 

126,044

 

16,451,286

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Wellington Fund — Admiral Shares — participant directed

 

333,544

 

21,857,111

 

310,876

 

18,170,725

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

William Blair Small Capital Value Fund — participant-directed

 

689,100

 

12,403,802

 

*

 

*

 

William Blair Small Capital Value Fund — nonparticipant-directed

 

50,268

 

904,830

 

*

 

*

 

Total William Blair Small Capital Value Fund

 

739,368

 

13,308,632

 

*

 

*

 

 


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The following table summarizes the net appreciation in the fair value of investments for the year ended December 31, 2013:

 

Axiall Corporation common stock fund and Axiall employer stock fund

 

$

1,326,324

 

Mutual funds

 

33,592,964

 

Net appreciation in fair value of investments

 

$

34,919,288

 

 

4. FEDERAL INCOME TAX STATUS

 

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has determined and informed the Company by letter dated January 15, 2014, that the Plan and related trust meet the requirements for “qualified plan” status and that the trust meets the requirements for tax-exempt status in accordance with IRC Sections 401(a) and 501(a).

 

GAAP requires plan management to evaluate uncertain tax positions taken by the Plan. The financial statement effects of a tax position are recognized when the position is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, to be sustained upon examination by the IRS. Plan management has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2013, there are no uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken. The Plan has recognized no interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions. 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 the Plan is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2010.

 

5. NONPARTICIPANT-DIRECTED ACCOUNTS

 

Information about the net assets and the significant components of the changes in net assets relating to the nonparticipant-directed investments as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 and for the year ended December 31, 2013 are as follows:

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Investments at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund — Institutional Class

 

$

4,953,114

 

$

4,003,213

 

Dodge & Cox Stock Fund

 

4,707,669

 

4,168,498

 

American Funds Europacific Growth Fund

 

3,710,842

 

3,423,284

 

Invesco Stable Value Fund

 

2,354,566

 

3,016,164

 

Lord Abbett Small Capital Value Fund

 

 

834,376

 

William Blair Small Capital Value Fund

 

904,830

 

 

Conestoga Small Capital Growth Fund

 

1,008,949

 

813,185

 

Total investments, at fair value

 

$

17,639,970

 

$

16,258,720

 

Changes in net assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Net appreciation in fair value of mutual funds

 

$

4,021,370

 

 

 

Distributions to participants or beneficiaries

 

(2,640,120

)

 

 

Net Change

 

$

1,381,250

 

 

 

 

6. EXEMPT PARTY-IN-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS

 

At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Plan held 203,644 and 202,573 shares, respectively, of investments in the Company’s Employer Stock Fund. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the cost basis of this investment was $8,816,588 and $4,823,616, respectively. Axiall Corporation declared dividends of $0.48 per common share during the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

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7. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

ASC Topic 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes observable and unobservable inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. These levels, in order of highest to lowest priority are described below:

 

Level 1—Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.

 

Level 2—Observable prices that are based on inputs not quoted on active markets, but corroborated by market data.

 

Level 3—Prices that are unobservable for the asset or liability and are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances, which might include the Company’s own data.

 

The Plan classifies its investments based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The following tables set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy, a summary of the Plan’s investments measured at fair value at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively:

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

 

 

at December 31, 2013 Using:

 

 

 

Quoted Prices in

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active Markets

 

Other

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

for Identical

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

Asset Classes

 

Assets (Level 1)

 

Inputs (Level 2)

 

Inputs (Level 3)

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

$

9,660,865

 

$

 

$

 

$

9,660,865

 

Stable Value Fund (a)

 

 

67,894,319

 

 

67,894,319

 

Mutual Funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Securities Funds

 

87,272,229

 

 

 

87,272,229

 

Small Capital Funds

 

27,057,596

 

 

 

27,057,596

 

International Funds

 

19,504,236

 

 

 

19,504,236

 

Index Funds

 

19,767,968

 

 

 

19,767,968

 

Target Retirement Date Funds

 

11,720,406

 

 

 

11,720,406

 

Money Market Funds

 

25

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

$

174,983,325

 

$

67,894,319

 

$

 

$

242,877,644

 

 

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Fair Value Measurements

 

 

 

at December 31, 2012 Using:

 

 

 

Quoted Prices in

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active Markets

 

Other

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

for Identical

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

Asset Classes

 

Assets (Level 1)

 

Inputs (Level 2)

 

Inputs (Level 3)

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

$

8,362,199

 

$

 

$

 

$

8,362,199

 

Stable Value Fund (a)

 

 

75,611,574

 

 

75,611,574

 

Mutual Funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Securities Funds

 

69,879,373

 

 

 

69,879,373

 

Small Capital Funds

 

20,169,925

 

 

 

20,169,925

 

International Funds

 

18,303,060

 

 

 

18,303,060

 

Index Funds

 

16,451,286

 

 

 

16,451,286

 

Target Retirement Date Funds

 

8,461,421

 

 

 

8,461,421

 

 

 

$

141,627,264

 

$

75,611,574

 

$

 

$

217,238,838

 

 


(a) The Stable Value Fund is a collective trust fund that seeks to preserve principal, maintain a stable interest rate, and provide daily liquidity at contract value for participant withdrawals and transfers. There are no restrictions on participant redemptions.

 

8. 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 and 2012.

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements

 

$

250,883,394

 

$

219,735,010

 

Current year adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive stable value fund

 

833,654

 

2,769,258

 

Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500

 

$

251,717,048

 

$

222,504,268

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of the net increase in net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to total net gain per the Form 5500 for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

 

 

2013

 

Net increase in net assets available for benefits per the financial statements

 

$

31,148,384

 

Prior year adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive stable value fund

 

(2,769,258

)

Current year adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive stable value fund

 

833,654

 

Net gain per the Form 5500

 

$

29,212,780

 

 

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9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Company has evaluated the financial statements for subsequent events through the date of the filing of this Form 11-K, which is the date the financial statements were issued.

 

Effective as of February 1, 2014, the Eagle Plan with assets of approximately $36.8 million, was merged with the Plan.  The assets of the Eagle Plan are not reflected in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.  The Plan as amended on February 1, 2014 also changed certain eligibility requirements for participants of the Plan.

 

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SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

 

(See Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm)

 

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AXIALL CORPORATION
401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

FORM 5500, SCHEDULE H, PART IV, LINE 4i—

PLAN SPONSOR EIN: 58-1563799, PLAN NUMBER—002

SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

DECEMBER 31, 2013

 

(a)

 

(b)

 

(c)

 

(d)

 

(e)

 

 

 

Identity of Issue, Borrower

 

Description of Investment, Including Maturity Date, Rate of Interest,

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

Lessor or Similar Party

 

Collateral, Par, or Maturity Value

 

Cost

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

Collective trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Invesco National Trust Company

 

Collective trust—Invesco Stable Value Fund (participant-directed), 64,735,010 units

 

**

 

$

65,539,753

 

 

 

 

 

Collective trust—Invesco Stable Value Fund (nonparticipant-directed), 2,325,655 units

 

$

2,325,655

 

2,354,566

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

William Blair Funds

 

William Blair Small Capital Value Fund (participant-directed), 689,100 shares

 

**

 

12,403,802

 

 

 

 

 

William Blair Small Capital Value Fund (nonparticipant-directed), 50,268 shares

 

41,934

 

904,830

 

 

 

American Funds

 

American Funds Europacific Growth Fund (participant-directed), 321,854 shares

 

**

 

15,793,394

 

 

 

 

 

American Funds Europacific Growth Fund (nonparticipant-directed), 75,623 shares

 

1,969,288

 

3,710,842

 

 

 

Dodge & Cox Fund

 

Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (participant-directed), 170,251 shares

 

**

 

28,750,288

 

 

 

 

 

Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (nonparticipant-directed), 27,877 shares

 

2,266,660

 

4,707,669

 

 

 

The Vanguard Group

 

Vanguard Institutional Fund Index — Institutional Shares, 116,777 shares

 

**

 

19,767,968

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Wellington Fund — Admiral Shares, 333,544 shares

 

**

 

21,857,111

 

 

 

Harbor Funds

 

Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund-Institutional Class (participant-directed), 325,584 shares

 

**

 

18,457,348

 

 

 

 

 

Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund-Institutional Class (nonparticipant-directed), 87,372 shares

 

2,067,926

 

4,953,114

 

 

 

Conestoga Funds

 

Conestoga Small Capital Growth Fund, 347,613 shares

 

**

 

12,740,015

 

 

 

Conestoga Funds

 

Conestoga Small Capital Growth Fund (nonparticipant-directed), 27,529 shares

 

474,248

 

1,008,949

 

 

 

Pimco Funds

 

Pimco Total Return Fund, 799,504

 

**

 

8,546,699

 

 

 

T Rowe Price Retirement Funds

 

T Rowe Price Retirement Income, 93,714 shares

 

**

 

1,385,091

 

 

 

 

 

T Rowe Price Retirement 2005, 24,150 shares

 

**

 

312,022

 

 

 

 

 

T Rowe Price Retirement 2010, 27,931 shares

 

**

 

497,726

 

 

 

 

 

T Rowe Price Retirement 2015, 150,576 shares

 

**

 

2,156,252

 

 

 

 

 

T Rowe Price Retirement 2020, 67,921 shares

 

**

 

1,384,916

 

 

 

 

 

T Rowe Price Retirement 2025, 95,472 shares

 

**

 

1,468,366

 

 

 

 

 

T Rowe Price Retirement 2030, 63,521 shares

 

**

 

1,435,573

 

 

 

 

 

T Rowe Price Retirement 2035, 75,281 shares

 

**

 

1,225,580

 

 

 

 

 

T Rowe Price Retirement 2040, 33,844 shares

 

**

 

792,292

 

 

 

 

 

T Rowe Price Retirement 2045, 68,071 shares

 

**

 

1,062,588

 

*

 

Various Plan Participants

 

Participant loans (with interest rates ranging from 4.25% to 7.75% and maturities through 12/20/23)

 

 

4,546,170

 

 

 

 

 

Money Market:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boulder Growth and Income Fund

 

 

 

25

 

*

 

Axiall Corporation

 

Common stock:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Axiall Corporation Employer Stock Fund, 203,644 shares

 

 

 

9,660,865

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

$

247,423,814

 

 


* Represents a party-in-interest.

 

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** Cost information is excluded, as investments are participant-directed.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Axiall Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

 

 

 

(Name of Plan)

 

 

 

 

 

Employee Benefits Administrative Committee of Axiall Holdco Inc.

 

 

 

(Plan Administrator)

 

 

Date: June 24, 2014

/s/ MICHAEL SMITH

 

By: Michael Smith, Committee Member

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit identified below, Exhibit 23 is filed herein as an exhibit hereto.

 

Exhibit
Number

 

 

23

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

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