PolyOne Corp 11-K/MA Hanna 401K & Retirement Plan
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 11-K

ANNUAL REPORT 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 (Fee required)
     
    For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002
     
    Or
     
[   ]   Transition report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (No fee required)
     
    For the transition period from _____________ to _____________
     
    Commission file number 1-16091

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

M.A. HANNA COMPANY 401(K) AND RETIREMENT PLAN

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

PolyOne Corporation
Suite 36-5000, 200 Public Square
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2403

 


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REQUIRED INFORMATION

The following financial statements and supplement schedules for the M.A. Hanna Company Capital Accumulation Plan are being filed herewith:

Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules:

         
    Page No.
    (in this
    Report)
   
Financial Statements
       
 
       
Independent Auditors’ Report
    1  
 
       
Audited Financial Statements
       
 
       
Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits - December 31, 2002 and 2001
    2  
 
       
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits - For the Year ended December 31, 2002
    3  
 
       
Notes to Financial Statements - Years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001
    4-10  
 
       
Supplemental Schedule
    11  

The following exhibits are being filed herewith:

           
      Page No.
      (in this
Exhibits     Report)

 
23.1 -
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
    12  
99.1 - Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as signed by Thomas A. Waltermire, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer     13  
99.2 - Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as signed by W. David Wilson, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer     14  

 


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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.

             
        M.A. HANNA COMPANY
        401(K) AND RETIREMENT PLAN
             
Date: June 26, 2003   By:   PolyOne Corporation Committee for Employee Benefits Administration
             
    By:   /s/ W. David Wilson
             (Signature)
        W. David Wilson
        Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
        PolyOne Corporation

 


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AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE
M.A. Hanna Company
401(k) and Retirement Plan
December 31, 2002 and 2001 and the Year ended December 31, 2002
with Report of Independent Auditors

 


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AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Notes to Financial Statements
EX-23.1 Consent of Auditor's Report
EX-99.1 Certification Section 906
EX-99.2 Certification


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M.A. Hanna Company
401(k) and Retirement Plan

Audited Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule

December 31, 2002 and 2001 and the
Year ended December 31, 2002

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Report of Independent Auditors
    1  
 
       
Audited Financial Statements
       
 
       
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
    2  
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
    3  
Notes to Financial Statements
    4  
 
       
Supplemental Schedule
       
 
       
Schedule H, Line 4(i)—Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
    11  

 


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Report of Independent Auditors

PolyOne Corporation
Committee for Employee Benefits Administration

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the M.A. Hanna Company 401(k) and Retirement Plan as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2002. 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 auditing standards generally accepted in the 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 M.A. Hanna Company 401(k) and Retirement Plan at December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2002, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2002 is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the 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 supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audits of the financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

May 21, 2003

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M.A. Hanna Company
401(k) and Retirement Plan

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

                     
        December 31
       
        2002   2001
       
 
Assets
               
Investments, at fair value
  $ 130,022,976     $ 168,882,879  
Receivables:
               
   
Participant contributions
          20,590  
   
Employer contributions
    4,180,270       3,806,388  
 
Net pending sales
    30,665        
 
   
     
 
Total receivables
    4,210,935       3,826,978  
 
   
     
 
Total assets
    134,233,911       172,709,857  
Liabilities
               
Net pending purchases
          17,433  
 
   
     
 
Net assets available for benefits
  $ 134,233,911     $ 172,692,424  
 
   
     
 


See accompanying notes.
               

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M.A. Hanna Company
401(k) and Retirement Plan

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

Year ended December 31, 2002

           
Additions
       
Investment income:
       
 
Dividends
  $ 1,874,234  
 
Interest
    700,057  
 
 
   
 
 
    2,574,291  
Contributions:
       
 
Participant
    7,023,660  
 
Employer
    6,945,787  
 
Rollovers
    405,330  
 
 
   
 
 
    14,374,777  
 
 
   
 
Total additions
    16,949,068  
 
       
Deductions
       
Net depreciation in fair value of investments
    34,137,716  
Benefits paid directly to participants
    21,189,483  
Administrative expenses
    80,382  
 
 
   
 
Total deductions
    55,407,581  
 
 
   
 
 
       
Net decrease
    (38,458,513 )
 
       
Net assets available for benefits:
       
 
Beginning of year
    172,692,424  
 
 
   
 
 
End of year
  $ 134,233,911  
 
 
   
 


See accompanying notes.
       

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M.A. Hanna Company
401(k) and Retirement Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2002 and 2001 and
Year ended December 31, 2002

1. Summary Description of the Plan

The following summary description of the M.A. Hanna Company 401(k) and Retirement Plan (the Plan) is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions. The Plan is administered by the PolyOne Corporation Committee for Employee Benefits Administration.

General

The Plan is sponsored by PolyOne Corporation (the Company and Plan Sponsor). The Company was formed by the consolidation of The Geon Company and M.A. Hanna Company on August 31, 2000.

The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering substantially all employees of the M.A. Hanna Plastic Group, Inc. and M.A. Hanna Resin Distribution Company. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

Contributions

Eligible employees may elect to contribute a portion of their compensation not to exceed the lesser of 15% of such compensation or $11,000 for 2002. Additionally, participants may roll over distributions from other qualified pension or profit sharing plans.

The Plan currently provides for a Company matching contribution equal to 50% for each $1 contributed, on the first 6% of eligible employee compensation. One half of the employer match is automatically directed to the PolyOne Stock Fund. In addition, the Company may make discretionary profit sharing contributions to the Plan on behalf of participants employed by the Company on the last day of the year, or who ceased being a participant during the year due to retirement, disability, death or a reduction in workforce. The amount, if any, is determined by the Company, and is allocated to participants in direct proportion to their compensation. The discretionary profit sharing contribution was $4,180,270 for 2002 and $3,801,561 for 2001.

Employee contributions and the discretionary profit sharing contribution may be allocated by participants among the investment options offered by the Plan. Additionally, every two years at a date specified by the Plan agreement, the Company matching contribution initially invested in the PolyOne Stock Fund becomes unrestricted and participants may direct such amounts to other investment funds.

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M.A. Hanna Company
401(k) and Retirement Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

1. Summary Description of the Plan (continued)

Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions and allocations of (a) the Company’s contributions, and (b) plan income and is charged with an allocation of administrative expense. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances as defined. Terminated participant’s nonvested accounts are forfeited immediately and used to pay administrative expenses or reduce future Company contributions. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s account.

Vesting

Participants are fully vested in their account balances, except for discretionary profit sharing contributions. Discretionary profit sharing contributions vest over a period of five years, beginning with 20% after one year of service and increasing 20% each year thereafter. A participant’s entire account balance becomes fully vested upon normal retirement (age 65), disability, death or a reduction in the workforce, as defined in the Plan agreement.

Loans to Participants

Participants may borrow a maximum amount equal to the lesser of 50% of their vested account (excluding amounts relating to discretionary profit sharing contributions) balance or $50,000 subject to certain Department of Labor and Internal Revenue Service requirements. The Plan provides that loan amounts must be a minimum of $1,000. Interest is charged to the borrower at the trustee’s prime rate plus 1%. Payments on loans are made through payroll deductions and must be repaid within five years (personal loans) or five to fifteen years (primary residence loans).

Plan Withdrawals and Distributions

Active participants may elect hardship withdrawals from the participant’s salary deferral and rollover account. Age-based in-service withdrawals are available from the participant’s vested account balance.

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M.A. Hanna Company
401(k) and Retirement Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

1. Summary Description of the Plan (continued)

Plan distributions are made to participants or their designated beneficiary upon normal retirement, disability or death, in the full amounts credited to their participant account. A participant who leaves employment of the Company before normal retirement for reasons other than disability, death or a reduction in workforce is eligible to receive all amounts credited to their account relating to participant contributions, including rollovers, and the vested percentage of Company matching and discretionary profit sharing contributions. Distributions are made in either a single lump sum or periodic payments. Additionally, employees of select merged plans may elect a portion in a lump sum with the remainder paid in periodic payments, a single life annuity for single participants or a joint and 50% or 100% survivor annuity with the participant’s spouse as the joint annuitant for married participants if these options were available under their previous plan.

Plan Termination

Although the Company has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. Upon either of these events, the accounts of each affected employee will vest immediately, and participants will receive a distribution of their total participant account balance.

Administrative Expenses

Administrative expenses of the Plan are generally paid through the forfeiture account. Participants are charged investment management fees, which are credited to participant accounts.

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M.A. Hanna Company
401(k) and Retirement Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Accounting

The financial statements of the Plan are prepared using the accrual basis of accounting.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Valuation of Investments and Income Recognition

Investments are stated at fair value. Securities traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price on the last business day of the Plan year. Investments for which no sale was reported on that date are valued at the average of the last reported bid and ask prices. The shares of mutual funds are valued at quoted market prices, which represent the net asset values of shares held by the Plan at year-end. Common/collective trust funds are stated at fair value, as determined by the trustee. Participant loans are valued at their outstanding balances, which approximate fair value.

Purchases and sales of securities are reported on a trade date basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Gains and losses on security transactions are determined using the average cost method.

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M.A. Hanna Company
401(k) and Retirement Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

3. Investments

The fair value of individual investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets are as follows:

                 
    December 31
   
    2002   2001
   
 
J.P. Morgan SmartIndex Collective Fund
  $ 28,327,353     $ 41,970,044  
American Century Strategic Allocation Moderate Fund
    19,608,090       23,718,477  
American Century Ultra Fund
    19,344,590       27,509,982  
J.P. Morgan Prime Money Market Fund
    20,866,450       20,407,055  
PolyOne Corporation Common Stock*
    9,834,135       23,019,631  
J.P. Morgan Institutional Bond Fund
    12,936,416       11,785,822  


*   Nonparticipant-directed

During 2002, the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) depreciated in fair value as follows:

         
Common/collective trust fund
  $ (9,688,214 )
Mutual funds
    (10,630,966 )
Common stock
    (13,214,171 )
Brokerage account
    (604,365 )
 
   
 
 
  $ (34,137,716 )
 
   
 

4. Nonparticipant-Directed Investments

The PolyOne Stock fund contains participant account balances that are both participant-directed and nonparticipant-directed. Because the fund contains balances that are nonparticipant-directed, the entire fund is considered nonparticipant-directed for disclosure purposes.

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M.A. Hanna Company
401(k) and Retirement Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

4. Nonparticipant-Directed Investments (continued)

Information about the net assets and the significant components of the changes in net assets relating to the nonparticipant-directed investments is as follows:

                       
          December 31
         
          2002   2001
         
 
Net assets:
               
 
Assets:
               
   
Investments at fair value:
               
     
PolyOne Corporation Common Stock
  $ 9,834,135     $ 23,019,631  
     
Money market funds
    173,504       3,179  
   
Employer contribution receivable
    238,171       211,674  
   
Net pending sales
    30,665        
     
 
   
     
 
 
    10,276,475       23,234,484  
 
Liabilities:
               
   
Net pending purchases
          17,433  
     
 
   
     
 
 
          17,433  
     
 
   
     
 
Net assets
  $ 10,276,475     $ 23,217,051  
     
 
   
     
 
             
        Year ended
        December 31,
        2002
       
Changes in net assets:
       
 
Additions:
       
   
Interest and dividend income
  $ 572,199  
   
Contributions:
     
   
    Participant
    1,628,652  
   
    Employer
    462,764  
   
    Rollovers
    5,636  
 
Deductions:
       
   
Net depreciation in fair value of investments
    13,214,171  
   
Benefits paid directly to participants
    1,537,586  
   
Net transfers to participant-directed investments
    856,467  
   
Administrative expenses
    1,603  
   
 
   
 
Net decrease
  $ (12,940,576 )
   
 
   
 

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M.A. Hanna Company
401(k) and Retirement Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

5. Income Tax Status

The Plan has received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service dated September 6, 2002, stating that the Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) and, therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the Code to maintain its qualification. The Plan Sponsor believes the Plan is being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code, and, therefore, believes that the Plan is qualified and the related trust is tax exempt.

6. Subsequent Event

Effective June 1, 2003, as approved by the Compensation and Governance Committee on January 27, 2003, the M.A. Hanna Company Capital Accumulation Plan and the O’Sullivan Corporation Retirement Savings Plan will be merged into the Plan and the Plan will be renamed the PolyOne Retirement Savings Plan.

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M.A. Hanna Company
401(k) and Retirement Plan

     
EIN: 34-1730488   Plan Number: 010

Schedule H, Line 4(i)—Schedule of Assets
(Held at End of Year)

December 31, 2002

                         
Identify of Issue, Borrower,                   Current
Lessor or Similar Party   Description of Investment   Cost**   Value

 
 
 
PolyOne Corporation *
  Common stock—2,508,708 shares   $ 11,002,694     $ 9,834,135  
 
                   
J.P. Morgan *
  Prime Money Market Fund             20,866,450  
 
  Institutional Bond Fund             12,936,416  
 
  SmartIndex Collective Fund             28,327,353  
 
                   
American Century *
  Equity Income Fund             6,603,072  
 
  International Growth Fund             4,509,978  
 
  Strategic Allocation Moderate Fund             19,608,090  
 
  Ultra Fund             19,344,590  
 
                   
Brokerage Account
  Various Investments             2,192,672  
 
                   
UMB Bank
  Scout Prime I Fund     173,504       173,504  
 
                   
Participant Loans *
  At interest rates ranging from                
 
      5.25% to 10.50%             5,626,716  
 
                   
 
 
                  $ 130,022,976  
 
                   
 


*   Indicates party-in-interest to the Plan
 
**   Historical cost provided only for nonparticipant-directed investments.

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