form11k07428_12312010.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM 11-K

FOR ANNUAL REPORTS OF EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE, SAVINGS
AND SIMILAR PLANS PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
(Mark One):
 
x
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010
 
 
OR
 
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
 
For the transition period from ______________ to _________________
 
 
Commission file number 000-08445
 
A.
Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:
 
 
The Steak n Shake 401(k) Savings Plan
(formerly The Steak n Shake Company 401(k) Savings Plan)
 


 
B.
Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:
 
 
BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC.
175 East Houston Street, Suite 1300
San Antonio, Texas  78205
 

 
 

 
THE STEAK N SHAKE 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN
(FORMERLY THE STEAK N SHAKE COMPANY 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN)
 
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NOTE:
Schedules not filed herewith are omitted because of the absence of the conditions under which they are required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
 
 
 

 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
To the Participants and Plan Administrator of
The Steak n Shake 401(k) Savings Plan
Indianapolis, Indiana
 
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of The Steak n Shake 401(k) Savings Plan (formerly The Steak n Shake Company 401(k) Savings Plan) (the "Plan") as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2010. 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 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 Plan 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 Plan's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2010 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, 2010, 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. This schedule is the responsibility of the Plan's management. Such schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audit of the basic 2010 financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
 
 

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
Indianapolis, Indiana
June 29, 2011
 
 
THE STEAK N SHAKE 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
           
(FORMERLY THE STEAK N SHAKE COMPANY 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN)
 
             
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
           
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
           
             
             
   
2010
   
2009
 
             
ASSETS:
           
  Investments — at fair value:
           
    Money market funds
  $ 7,824,745     $ 5,317,377  
    Mutual funds
    14,220,732       18,328,873  
    Common stock
    276,892       -  
                 
           Total investments
    22,322,369       23,646,250  
                 
  Receivables:
               
    Notes receivable from participants
    314,433       324,240  
    Participant contributions
    -       24  
    Employer contributions
    -       5  
                 
           Total receivables
    314,433       324,269  
                 
           Total assets
    22,636,802       23,970,519  
                 
LIABILITIES:
               
  Excess contributions payable
    75,545       -  
                 
           NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
  $ 22,561,257     $ 23,970,519  
                 
See notes to financial statements.
               
 
 
THE STEAK N SHAKE 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
     
(FORMERLY THE STEAK N SHAKE COMPANY 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN)
 
       
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
     
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
     
       
       
ADDITIONS:
     
  Contributions:
     
    Participant contributions
  $ 1,568,944  
    Employer contributions
    140,550  
    Rollovers
    25,132  
         
           Total contributions
    1,734,626  
         
  Investment income:
       
    Net appreciation in fair value of investments
    1,682,288  
    Interest and dividends
    270,820  
         
           Total investment income
    1,953,108  
         
  Interest income on notes receivable from participants
    14,336  
         
           Total additions
    3,702,070  
         
DEDUCTIONS:
       
  Benefits paid to participants
    5,007,283  
  Administrative expenses
    104,049  
         
           Total deductions
    5,111,332  
         
NET DECREASE
    (1,409,262 )
         
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS:
       
  Beginning of year
    23,970,519  
 
       
  End of year
  $ 22,561,257  
         
         
See notes to financial statements.
       
 
 
THE STEAK N SHAKE 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN
(FORMERLY THE STEAK N SHAKE COMPANY 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN)
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009, AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 

 

1.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN
 
The following description of The Steak n Shake 401(k) Savings Plan (the “Plan”), formerly The Steak n Shake Company 401(k) Savings Plan, is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for a more comprehensive description of the Plan’s provisions. The Plan was established effective September 28, 1953. The Plan was amended and restated as of March 15, 2010.
 
General — The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering substantially all employees of Steak n Shake Operations, Inc. (the “Company”) and its divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliated companies upon completing six months of service and attaining age 21. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as amended. As of March 15, 2010, the Company changed its trustee from Fidelity Management Trust Company to TD Ameritrade Trust Company and its recordkeeper from Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. to McCready & Keene, Inc. Concurrently, the Company amended the Plan to allow participants to direct their contributions into Biglari Holdings Inc. common stock, which is publicly traded. Steak n Shake Operations, Inc. is a subsidiary of Biglari Holdings Inc.
 
Contributions — Participants may make voluntary contributions up to 60% of their before-tax annual compensation, as defined in the Plan. The contributions are subject to certain limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code” or “IRC”).
 
The Company may make a discretionary contribution from net profits of Steak n Shake Operations, Inc., as defined in the Plan agreement, in such amounts as may be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors. The discretionary matching contributions are for participants that have met a service requirement of one year of service (1,000 hours).
 
Participants direct the investment of their contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan, including Biglari Holdings Inc. common stock. Any Company discretionary contributions are allocated based on the participant’s investment options. All amounts in participant accounts are participant-directed.
 
Participants of the Plan may not contribute to or reallocate their funds to the Biglari Holdings Inc. common stock fund if, at the time of such transfer, Biglari Holdings Inc. common stock constitutes more than 50% of the participant’s account balance.
 
Rollovers From Other Qualified Employer Plans — The Plan allows for employees to transfer certain of their other qualified employer retirement plan assets to the Plan. These amounts are reflected in rollovers within the accompanying statement of changes in net assets available for benefits.
 
Participant Accounts — Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution and allocations of the Company’s discretionary contributions and Plan earnings, and charged with withdrawals and an allocation of Plan losses and administrative expenses. Allocations are based on participant’s earnings or account balances, as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.
 
 
Vesting — Participants are immediately vested in their contributions plus actual earnings thereon. Participants are vested in employer discretionary contributions and any earnings thereon based on total years of service in accordance with the following schedule:
 
Number of Years of
 
Vested
Continuous Service
 
Percentage
       
Less than 2
 
 -
%
2
 
        20
 
3
 
        40
 
4
 
        60
 
5
 
        80
 
6 or more
 
      100
 
 
Payment of Benefits — On termination of service due to death, disability, or retirement, a participant will automatically become 100% vested in his or her account and may receive a lump-sum distribution equal to the value of the account. For termination of service for other reasons, a participant may receive the value of the vested interest in his or her account as a lump-sum distribution. If the amount payable under the Plan to any participant is less than or equal to $1,000, the benefits will be paid as a lump-sum distribution. The Plan also offers voluntary withdrawals from rollover contributions and financial hardship withdrawals, subject to Plan provisions.
 
Forfeitures — Amounts forfeited by participants are first used to pay administrative expenses. Any remaining amounts are used to reduce future employer contributions payable under the Plan. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, nonvested forfeited accounts totaled $28 and $82,959, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Plan used forfeitures of $117,411 to offset administrative expenses and reduce employer contributions.
 
Participant Loans — The Plan allows for participant loans for hardship purposes. The outstanding loans are secured by the balance in the participants account and bear interest at a fixed rate. Interest rates range from 4.25% to 8.25% as of December 31, 2010. Principal and interest are paid through payroll deductions.
 
2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Basis of Accounting — The financial statements of the Plan have been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
 
Payment of Benefits — Benefit payments are recorded when paid.
 
Administrative Expenses — All expenses of operating the Plan are paid at the direction of the Plan sponsor from the assets of the Plan.
 
Excess Contributions Payable — The Plan is required to return contributions received during the Plan year in excess of the IRC limits.
 
Investment Valuation and Income Recognition — Investments held by the Plan are stated at fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. See Note 4 for discussion of fair value measurements. Purchases and sales of securities, including related gains and losses, are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded as earned and dividend income is recorded on the date of declaration.
 
 
Risks and Uncertainties — The Plan provides for investments in money market funds, mutual funds and common stock that, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and overall market volatility risks. 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 participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the financial statements.
 
Use of Estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires Plan management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Subsequent Events — Subsequent events were evaluated through June 29, 2011, the date the financial statements were available to be issued.
 
New Accounting Pronouncements — In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-06, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (ASU No. 2010-06), which amends ASC 820 (originally issued as FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements), adding new disclosure requirements for Levels 1 and 2, separate disclosures of purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements relating to Level 3 measurements and clarification of existing fair value disclosures. ASU No. 2010-06 is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the requirement to provide Level 3 activity of purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements on a gross basis, which will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. The Plan prospectively adopted the new guidance in 2010, except for the Level 3 reconciliation disclosures, which are required in 2011. The adoption in 2010 did not materially affect, and the future adoption is not expected to materially affect, the Plan’s financial statements.
 
In September 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-25, Reporting Loans to Participants by Defined Contribution Pension Plans. The ASU requires that participant loans be classified as notes receivable rather than a plan investment and measured at unpaid principal balance plus accrued but unpaid interest rather than fair value. The Plan retrospectively adopted the new accounting in 2010. The adoption did not have a material effect on the Plan’s financial statements.
 
 
3.
INVESTMENTS
 
The Plan’s investments that represented 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets available for benefits as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, are stated below.
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
             
Fidelity Retirement Money Market **
  $ 7,767,772     $ 5,317,377  
Longleaf Partners International Fund
    1,514,060       *  
Third Avenue Value Fund Institutional
    4,782,022       *  
Vanguard Index Trust - 500 Portfolio
    2,399,958       *    
Vanguard Target Retirement 2020 Fund
    1,350,090       *  
Royce Low Priced Stock Fund SER
            2,199,931  
Third Avenue Real Estate Value
            1,398,521  
Fidelity Value Fund **
            2,552,788  
Fidelity Diversified International **
            1,599,260  
Fidelity Freedom 2020 Fund **
            1,343,813  
Spartan US Equity Index **
            2,021,886  
Fidelity US Bond Index **
            2,045,612  
                 
* Holding does not represent 5% or more of the Plan's net assets on this date.
         
** Represents a party in interest to the Plan.
               
 
During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) increased in value as follows:
 
Mutual funds:
     
  Balanced
  $ 890,191  
  Equity
    681,020  
  Fixed income
    36,215  
  Real estate
    24,143  
         
      1,631,569  
         
Money Market      232  
Common stock
    50,487  
         
Net appreciation in fair value of investments
  $ 1,682,288  
 
4.
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
 
ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, established a single authoritative definition of fair value, set a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. In accordance with ASC 820, the Plan classifies its investments into Level 1, which refers to securities valued using quoted prices from active markets for identical assets; Level 2, which refers to securities not traded on an active market but for which observable market inputs are readily available; and Level 3, which refers to securities valued based on significant unobservable inputs. Assets are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
 
 
The Plan’s policy is to recognize significant transfers between levels at the actual date of the event.
 
The following tables set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy a summary of the Plan’s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2010 and 2009.
 
   
2010
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
                         
Mutual funds:
                       
  Balanced
  $ 10,197,073     $ -     $ -     $ 10,197,073  
  Equity
    3,914,018                       3,914,018  
  Fixed income
    109,641                       109,641  
                                 
      14,220,732       -       -       14,220,732  
                                 
Money market funds
            7,824,745               7,824,745  
Common stock
    276,892                       276,892  
                                 
Total investments
  $ 14,497,624     $ 7,824,745     $ -     $ 22,322,369  
 
   
2009
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
                         
Mutual funds:
                       
  Balanced
  $ 7,019,329     $ -     $ -     $ 7,019,329  
  Equity
    7,245,785                       7,245,785  
  Fixed income
    2,278,273                       2,278,273  
  Real estate
    1,785,486                       1,785,486  
                                 
      18,328,873       -       -       18,328,873  
                                 
Money market funds
            5,317,377               5,317,377  
                                 
Total investments
  $ 18,328,873     $ 5,317,377     $ -     $ 23,646,250  
 
For the year ended December 31, 2010, there were no significant transfers in or out of levels 1, 2, or 3.
 
Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value. There have been no changes to the methodologies used at December 31, 2010 and 2009.
 
Mutual funds are valued at the net asset value (NAV) of the shares held by the Plan at year end.
 
The interest-bearing cash money market fund is valued at $1.00 per share, its stated value at year end.
 
Biglari Holdings Inc. common stock, which is registered on the New York Stock Exchange, is valued at the last reported sales price on the last business day of the Plan year.
 
The preceding methods described may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, although the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in different fair value measurements at the reporting date.
 
 
5.
PARTY-IN-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS
 
Certain Plan investments are shares of money market investments sponsored by affiliates of Fidelity Management Trust Company and TD Ameritrade Trust Company. Fidelity Management Trust Company was trustee of the Plan through March 2010 and TD Ameritrade Trust Company is the current trustee of the Plan. Therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions.
 
At December 31, 2010, the Plan held 675 shares of Biglari Holdings Inc. common stock with a cost basis of $228,270.
 
6.
PLAN TERMINATION
 
Although it has not expressed any intention to do so, the Company reserves the right under the Plan document to terminate the Plan at any time, subject to the provisions of ERISA. If the Plan is terminated, each participant would become fully vested and therefore, the balance in each participant’s account would be non-forfeitable.
 
7.
TAX STATUS OF THE PLAN
 
The Company has received a favorable determination letter dated December 7, 2005, from the Internal Revenue Service stating that the Plan was designed in accordance with the applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code. The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter, and a request for a new determination letter has been filed. However, the Plan administrator believes that the Plan is currently designed and operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code, and the Plan and related trust continue to be tax-exempt. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan’s financial statements.
 
GAAP requires Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by federal or state taxing authorities. The Plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2010, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The Plan administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2006.
 
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SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE
 
 
THE STEAK N SHAKE
       
401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
       
         
FORM 5500, SCHEDULE H, PART IV, LINE 4i — SCHEDULE OF ASSETS
     
(HELD AT END OF YEAR)
   
EIN#: 37-0684070
 
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2010
   
Plan #: 001
 
         
         
 
Description of Investment
     
 
Including Maturity Date,
     
Identity of Issuer, Borrower,
Rate of Interest, Collateral,
 
Fair
 
Lessor or Similar Party
Par or Maturity Value
 
Value
 
         
Money Market Funds:
       
  * Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Retirement Money Market
  $ 7,767,772  
  * TD Ameritrade
TD Bank Institutional MMDA
    164  
  * TD Ameritrade
TD Bank USA MMDA
    56,809  
           
           Total money market funds
      7,824,745  
           
Mutual Funds:
         
  Longleaf Partners
Longleaf Partners International Fund
    1,514,060  
  Pimco
Pimco Pacific Investment Short Term Instit.
    44,248  
  Third Avenue
Third Avenue Focused Credit Fund
    65,393  
  Third Avenue
Third Avenue Value Fund Institutional
    4,782,022  
  Vanguard
Vanguard Index Trust - 500 Portfolio
    2,399,958  
  Vanguard
Vanguard Target Retirement 2005 Fund
    186,990  
  Vanguard
Vanguard Target Retirement 2010 Fund
    514,766  
  Vanguard
Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund
    210,088  
  Vanguard
Vanguard Target Retirement 2020 Fund
    1,350,090  
  Vanguard
Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 Fund
    346,971  
  Vanguard
Vanguard Target Retirement 2030 Fund
    1,115,666  
  Vanguard
Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Fund
    489,643  
  Vanguard
Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Fund
    968,172  
  Vanguard
Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Fund
    52,791  
  Vanguard
Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Fund
    179,874  
           
           Total mutual funds
      14,220,732  
           
Common Stock —
         
  *Biglari Holdings Inc.
Biglari Holdings Inc. Common Stock
    276,892  
           
Notes receivable from participants —
         
  * Various plan participants
Participant loans, with interest rates ranging
       
 
from 4.25% to 8.25% and maturing at
       
 
various dates through September 11, 2019
    314,433  
           
TOTAL ASSETS
    $ 22,636,802  
           
           
* Denotes a party-in-interest
         
 
 
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.
 
The Steak n Shake 401(k) Savings Plan
 
By:
/s/ Duane Geiger
 
Duane Geiger, on behalf of Steak n Shake Operations, Inc., the Plan Sponsor
   
Date:           June 29, 2011
 
 
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
23.1
 
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm