11-K 1 d11k.htm FORM 11-K Form 11-K
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 11-K

 

x   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Fee required)

 

       For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003

 

or

 

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

 

       For the transition period from             to             .

 

Commission File No. 0-16116

 


 

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

 

IMPCO Investment and Tax Savings Plan c/o

Impco Technologies, Inc.

(formerly AirSensors, Inc.)

16804 Gridley Place

Cerritos, CA 90703

 

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

 

Impco Technologies, Inc.

(formerly AirSensors, Inc.)

16804 Gridley Place

Cerritos, CA 90703

 



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Financial Statements Filed as Part of This Report:

 

     Page

Report of Independent Auditors

   4

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

   5

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

   6

Notes to Financial Statements

   7

Supplemental Schedule:

    

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

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SIGNATURES

 

The Plan. Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Administrative Committee of the IMPCO Investment and Tax Savings Plan has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

September 25, 2003

 

IMPCO INVESTMENT AND TAX SAVINGS PLAN

By:

 

/s/    KELLY NILA        


   

Kelly Nila

Plan Administrator

 

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Index to Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

        Page

23.1

   Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors    13

32.1

   Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002    14

 

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Report of Independent Auditors

 

IMPCO Technologies, Inc. as

 

Plan Administrator of

 

The IMPCO Investment and Tax Savings Plan

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of IMPCO Investment and Tax Savings Plan as of March 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the 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 Plan at March 31, 2003 and 2002, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, 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 March 31, 2003 is presented for the purpose 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.

 

         

Long Beach, California

     

/s/    ERNST & YOUNG LLP        

September 16, 2003

       

 

 

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IMPCO Investment and Tax Savings Plan

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

     March 31

     2003

   2002

Assets

             

Investments, at fair value:

             

Interest-bearing cash

   $ 1,231,242    $ 1,179,720

Mutual funds

     3,880,477      6,532,403

IMPCO Technologies, Inc. common stock

     118,995      396,453

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. common stock

     36,934      —  

Participant loans receivable

     317,661      483,272
    

  

Net assets available for benefits

   $ 5,585,309    $ 8,591,848
    

  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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IMPCO Investment and Tax Savings Plan

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

     Year ended March 31,

     2003

    2002

Additions to net assets attributed to:

              

Investment income

   $ 78,373     $ 126,228

Contributions:

              

Participants

     868,585       1,588,376

Rollovers

     5,492       182,109

Employer

     353,762       609,683

Other additions

     119,108       —  
    


 

Total additions

     1,425,320       2,506,396

Deductions from net assets attributed to:

              

Net realized/unrealized depreciation in fair value of investments

     1,761,473       384,358

Benefits paid to participants

     702,055       700,126

Disbursements with respect to employee’s of Quantum Fuel

Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc.

     1,968,331       —  
    


 

Total deductions

     4,431,859       1,084,484
    


 

Net (decrease) increase

     (3,006,539 )     1,421,912

Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year

     8,591,848       7,169,936
    


 

Net assets available for benefits at end of year

   $ 5,585,309     $ 8,591,848
    


 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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IMPCO Investment and Tax Savings Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

1. Description of the Plan

 

General

 

The IMPCO Investment and Tax Savings Plan (the Plan) is a defined contribution plan, which is qualified under Internal Revenue Service Code Section 401(k). The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The Plan was adopted July 1, 1984, and amended in 1988, 1993, and 1999. All Plan assets are held by the Plan Trustee, Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company.

 

All employees of IMPCO Technologies, Inc. (the Company) employed on or before July 1, 1984, are eligible to participate in the Plan. All other employees who are at least age 21 or older are eligible to participate in the Plan on the first day of any calendar month following one year of service with the Company. Effective January 1, 1999, there is no longer a service requirement.

 

The Board of Directors of the Company has appointed certain of its officers and employees to act as an Administrative Committee. The Administrative Committee is responsible for management and control of the operation and the administration of the Plan. Putnam Investments has been engaged to perform certain administrative services (i.e., day-to-day record keeping of the Plan) and provide assistance to the Administrative Committee.

 

The following description of the Plan provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

 

Contributions

 

Employees of the Company who elect to participate in the Plan may contribute into the Plan not less than 1% nor more than 15% of compensation, as defined in the Plan, each payroll period, up to a maximum of $12,000 and $11,000 for calendar years 2003 and 2002, respectively. The Company matches 100% of the first 3% of compensation contributed by employees.

 

“Rollover” contributions from other qualified plans are accepted by the Plan. The Company does not match contributions of this type.

 

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IMPCO Investment and Tax Savings Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

1. Description of the Plan (continued)

 

Participant Accounts

 

Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions and allocations of (a) the Company’s contributions and (b) Plan earnings. Participant contributions and Company contributions are allocated into the separate funds based on election by the participants while Plan earnings are allocated based on the specific earnings of the separate fund. Forfeited balances of terminated participants’ nonvested accounts are used to reduce future Company contributions. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.

 

Participants may change the current allocation among their accounts at any time through notification to Putnam Investments. Upon reallocation, Putnam then notifies the Company of any designated changes made to a participant’s account. Participants may also change the allocation of future participant and Company contributions.

 

Vesting

 

Participants have a 100% nonforfeitable right to their “salary deferral account” and “rollover account” (i.e., participant contributions plus actual earnings thereon) upon withdrawal from the Plan. The Plan uses a graduated vesting schedule for Company contributions and related earnings as follows:

 

Years of Service


  

Vested

Percentage


 

Less than 2 years

   0 %

2 years but less than 3 years

   25 %

3 years but less than 4 years

   50 %

4 years but less than 5 years

   75 %

5 years or more

   100 %

 

The participant also becomes 100% vested when he or she reaches retirement age, becomes disabled while employed by the Company, or upon death while employed by the Company.

 

Investment Options

 

Individual participants designate the way in which their contributions and employer contributions are invested and may change their investment designation at any time within several investment options offered by the Plan, including IMPCO Technologies, Inc. common stock.

 

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IMPCO Investment and Tax Savings Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

1. Description of the Plan (continued)

 

Participant Loans

 

Participants may borrow up to 50% of their vested interest from their fund accounts subject to Plan restrictions. Participants may borrow a minimum of $1,000, up to a maximum of $50,000. The loans are secured by the participants’ accounts and bear interest at a rate of Prime plus 1%. The term of participant loans may not exceed five years except under certain conditions as defined in the Plan. Principal and interest are paid ratably through monthly payroll deductions.

 

Payment of Benefits

 

Upon termination of service, participants are entitled to receive a distribution of the vested portion of their accounts. Upon retirement, participants shall receive a distribution of the entire vested value of their accounts.

 

2. Summary of Accounting Policies

 

Valuation of Investments and Income Recognition

 

Mutual fund investments are stated at fair value as determined by publicly quoted market price. The participant loans are recorded at cost, which approximates fair value. Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

Administrative and Contract Expenses

 

Administrative and contract expenses are paid by the Company.

 

Use of Estimates

 

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

 

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IMPCO Investment and Tax Savings Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

3. Investments

 

The fair market value of individual investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets as of March 31, 2002 and 2001 is as follows:

 

     March 31

     2003

   2002

Putnam Investors Fund

   $ 772,031    $ 1,469,262

Putnam Voyager Fund II

     598,919      1,011,839

Putnam Asset Allocation Fund—Balanced

     616,237      1,101,397

Putnam International Growth Fund

     394,914      649,694

Putnam Money Market Fund

     1,231,242      1,179,720

Putnam Equity Income Fund

     557,575      1,041,317

Putnam American Government Income Fund

     447,852      *

 

*   Investment balance was less than 5% of the Plan’s net assets.

 

During the years ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, the Plan’s investments (including investments purchased, sold, as well as held during the year) depreciated in fair value as determined by quoted market prices as follows:

 

     Year ended March 31

 
     2003

    2002

 

Mutual funds

   $ (1,328,612 )   $ (215,852 )

IMPCO Technologies, Inc. common stock

     (406,268 )     (168,506 )

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. common stock

     (26,593 )     —    
    


 


     $ (1,761,473 )   $ (384,358 )
    


 


 

4. Income Tax Status

 

The Plan has received an opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service dated August 9, 2002, stating that the written form of the underlying prototype plan document is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code), and that any employer adopting this form of the prototype plan will be considered to have a plan qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code. 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 Administrative Committee 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.

 

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IMPCO Investment and Tax Savings Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

5. Plan Termination

 

It is the intent of the Company to continue the Plan; however, the Company reserves the right to modify, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In the event of plan termination, the participants become 100% vested, and the amounts in each participant’s account will be distributed as soon as administratively feasible, following the date on which a distribution is requested or is otherwise payable.

 

6. Party-in-Interest Transactions

 

The records of the Plan indicate that there were no party-in-interest transactions, which are prohibited by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and for which no statutory or administrative exemption exists.

 

7. Disbursements With Repect to Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc.

 

The Company spun-off its Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. subsidiary (“Quantum”) on July 23, 2002. The Quantum employees began to participate in a comparable plan and, in accordance with an Employee Benefit Matters Agreement with Quantum, their Plan assets were transferred to Quantum’s substantially similar plan upon the completion of the spin-off.

 

Additionally, upon the completion of the spin-off, the Company distributed common stock of Quantum to stockholders of the Company based upon a distribution ratio of one share of Quantum’s stock for each share of the Company’s common stock outstanding on the record date. Accordingly, the Plan holds as investments, shares of Quantum acquired in the distribution. However, participants cannot purchase additional shares of Quantum.

 

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IMPCO Investment and Tax Savings Plan

 

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

 

March 31, 2003

 

Identity of Issue, Borrower,
Lessor or Similar Party


  

Description of Investment, Including Maturity

Date, Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par or Maturity Value


   Current
Value


PIMCO Total Fund    PIMCO Total Return Fund Administrative Class (8,615 shares)    $ 92,956
Putnam Investments*    Holding Account      4,129
Putnam Investments*    Putnam Investors Fund (91,799 shares)      772,031
Putnam Investments*    Putnam American Government Income Fund (49,160 shares)      447,852
Putnam Investments*    Putnam OTC & Emerging Growth Fund (31,256 shares)      153,153
Putnam Investments*    Putnam Voyager Fund II (50,499 shares)      598,919
Putnam Investments*    Putnam Asset Allocation Fund—Balanced (75,612 shares)      616,237
Putnam Investments*    Putnam Asset Allocation Fund—Conservative (28,844 shares)      229,019
Putnam Investments*    S & P 500 (379 shares)      7,934
Putnam Investments*    Putnam International Growth Fund (26,380 shares)      394,914
Putnam Investments*    Putnam New Value Fund (521 shares)      5,760
Putnam Investments*    Putnam Money Market Fund (1,231,242 shares)      1,231,242
Putnam Investments*    Putnam Equity Income Fund (47,172 shares)      557,575
Impco Technologies, Inc.*    Common Stock (59,202 shares)      118,994
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc.    Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc.      36,933
Participant loans*    Loans to participants, collateralized by vested account balances, interest at prime rate plus 1%.      317,661
         

          $ 5,585,309
         

 

* Indicates party-in-interest to the Plan.

 

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