Form 11-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2008
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 11-K

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Years Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

of

SPECTRA ENERGY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

Commission File Number 1-33007

 

 

Issuer of Securities held pursuant to the Plan is

SPECTRA ENERGY CORP

5400 Westheimer Court

Houston, Texas 77056

SPECTRA ENERGY

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

Financial Statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007,

Supplemental Schedules as of and for the year ended December 31, 2008, and

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

 


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SPECTRA ENERGY

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2008 and 2007

   2

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the Year Ended December 31, 2008

   3

Notes to Financial Statements

   4

Supplemental Schedule:

  

Form 5500, Schedule H, Part IV, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2008

   10

Form 5500, Schedule H, Part IV, Line 4j - Schedule of Reportable Transactions for the Year Ended December 31, 2008

   18

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

NOTE:

   All other 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.


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Trustees and Participants of

Spectra Energy Retirement Savings Plan

Houston, Texas

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Spectra Energy Retirement Savings Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2008. 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, 2008 and 2007, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2008, 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 schedules of (1) assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2008, and (2) transactions in excess of five percent of the current value of Plan assets for the year ended December 31, 2008, are presented for the purpose of additional analysis and are 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. These supplemental schedules are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Such schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audit of the basic 2008 financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Houston, Texas

June 29, 2009


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SPECTRA ENERGY

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

as of December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

 

 

(in thousands)    2008    2007

ASSETS:

     

Cash

   $ 1,868    $ —  

Investments at fair value:

     

Participant-directed investments

     159,839      251,729

Nonparticipant-directed investments

     190,367      283,067
             

Total investments

     350,206      534,796

Receivables:

     

Due from broker for securities sold

     11,229      13

Accrued interest and dividends

     804      375
             

Total assets

     364,107      535,184

LIABILITIES:

     

Due to broker for securities purchased

     2,669      11

Other payables

     —        256
             

Total liabilities

     2,669      267

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

   $ 361,438    $ 534,917
             

See notes to financial statements.

 

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SPECTRA ENERGY

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

for the Year Ended December 31, 2008

 

 

 

(in thousands)       

Investment income (loss):

  

Net depreciation in fair value of investments

   $ (153,833

Dividends

     13,086   

Interest

     573   
        

Total investment loss

     (140,174

Contributions:

  

Participant contributions

     15,795   

Employer contributions

     10,124   

Rollover contributions

     816   
        

Total contributions

     26,735   

Benefits paid to participants

     60,026   

Administrative expenses

     14   
        

Total deductions

     60,040   

DECREASE IN NET ASSETS

     (173,479

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS:

  

Beginning of year

     534,917   
        

End of year

   $ 361,438   
        

See notes to financial statements.

 

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SPECTRA ENERGY

RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

Notes to Financial Statements

as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 and for the Year Ended December 31, 2008

 

 

1. Description of the Plan

The following description of the Spectra Energy Retirement Savings Plan (the Plan) is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Plan document for more complete information.

Effective with the separation from Duke Energy Corporation (Duke Energy) on January 2, 2007, Spectra Energy Corp (the Company or Spectra Energy) established the Plan for the benefit of its employees. Benefits provided are substantially the same as those previously provided by the Duke Energy Retirement Savings Plan (the Duke RSP). The accounts of participants who were in the Duke RSP on December 31, 2006, and who became employees of the Company on January 2, 2007, were transferred to the Plan in 2007.

The U.S. Large Cap Growth Equity Fund, which was managed by Alliance Bernstein during 2008 was sold in December 2008. In January 2009, the participant balances impacted by the sale, were wholly invested in the Citigroup Institutional Trust Company Large Cap Growth Equity Fund managed by Rainier Investment Management. Participants were notified of sale and investment transfer prior to transaction date. The receivable for the sale of such securities at December 31, 2008 is $11,229,015.

Participation and Purpose

The Plan is sponsored by Spectra Energy. Spectra Energy and each of its affiliated companies that is at least 80% owned and that participate in the Plan are collectively referred to as “Participating Companies”.

The purpose of the Plan is to provide an opportunity for eligible employees to enhance their long-range financial security through employee contributions, matching contributions from Participating Companies, and investment among certain investment funds, one of which provides an investment interest in Spectra Energy common stock. This is a defined contribution plan with an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) feature and is subject to the applicable provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA).

Generally, employees of Participating Companies are eligible to enter and participate in the Plan if they 1) have attained the age of eighteen, and 2) are paid on the Participating Companies’ U.S. payroll system.

Contributions

Participants may authorize payroll deductions from eligible earnings in the form of before-tax deferrals and/or after-tax deferrals. Participants may elect to contribute (subject to certain limitations) up to 75% of eligible earnings per pay period without regard to years of service. Various provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) may limit the deferrals of some highly compensated employees. The Plan is required to return contributions received during the Plan year in excess of IRC limits. All deferrals are exempt, up to the allowed maximum, from federal and state income tax withholding in the year they are deferred, but are subject to payroll taxes. Participant deferrals are intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 401(k) of the IRC. Participating Companies contribute (subject to certain limitations) an amount equal to 100% of before-tax contributions, excluding catch-up contributions, of up to 6% of eligible pay per pay period. Participant after-tax contributions and matching contributions are intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 401(m) of the IRC.

In 2008, the Plan was amended to provide that employees who are eligible to make before-tax deferrals under the plan and who have attained age 50 before the close of the Plan year shall be eligible to make catch-up contributions, in accordance with, and subject to certain limitations.

For the ESOP portion of the Plan, matching contributions shall be invested in the Spectra Energy Company Stock Fund and shall thereafter be subject to participant direction. The Employer may contribute the matching contribution in company stock, valued as determined in accordance with procedures established by Fidelity Management Trust Company (Fidelity), the Plan Administrator and Trustee.

 

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Rollover Contributions to the Plan

Rollover contributions represent amounts recorded when participants elect to contribute amounts to their Plan accounts from other eligible, tax-qualified retirement plans or qualified individual retirement accounts. Rollover contributions of $815,875 were made to the Plan in 2008.

Investments

Subject to limitations discussed below, participants may invest their Plan accounts in any or all of the investment funds offered in the Plan.

Participants under the Duke RSP who were transferred into the Plan may have a portion of their account invested in Duke Energy Common Stock Fund (prior ESOP account). However, no new amounts may be invested in this fund. The Duke Energy Common Stock Fund will no longer be available under the Plan, effective December 31, 2009. Matching contributions will initially be invested in the Spectra Energy Common Stock Fund; however, participants may transfer all or a portion of the matching contributions out of the Spectra Energy Common Stock Fund into any other fund as early as the next business day.

Participant Accounts

Individual accounts are maintained for each Plan participant. Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions, Company contributions, and Plan earnings, and charged with benefit payments and allocations of Plan losses. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account. The selection from available investment funds is the sole responsibility of each participant.

Vesting and Payment of Benefits

Participants are 100% vested in their Plan accounts. Participants may elect to receive certain distributions from their Plan accounts during continuation of employment. The Plan provides for several different types of in-service withdrawals, including hardship and age 59 1/2 withdrawals. A hardship distribution must comply with Section 401(k) of the IRC.

On termination of employment for any reason, participants (or if deceased, their beneficiaries) may request the distribution of the balance of their Plan accounts. Distributions are made as soon as practicable after the occasion for the distribution, except that participants may elect that a distribution be delayed until no later than April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which they attain age 70 1/ 2. A beneficiary of a deceased participant may elect that a distribution be delayed for up to one year following the date of death.

Participant Loans

Participants may borrow, with some limitations, from their accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of (i) $50,000 minus the highest outstanding loan balance during the 12-month period prior to the new loan, or (ii) 50% of their account balances. Loan terms range up to 58 months or up to 15 years for the purchase of a primary residence. The loan is secured by the balance in the participant’s Plan account and bears interest at a rate of 1% more than the prime interest rate in effect at the issuance of the loan, as determined by the Spectra Energy Benefits Committee. Principal and interest is paid ratably through payroll deductions. Loan receipts will be reinvested based on the participant’s investment election for employee contributions at the time of repayment.

As amended in 2008, loans shall be available to each eligible employee who is actively employed by the Company, and whose balance in his account totals at least $2,000; provided, however, that (1) if the eligible employee had a prior loan under the Plan that has been paid in full, the final payment on such loan was made at least seven days prior to the effective date of the new loan, and (2) any amounts in the prior ESOP account shall not be liquidated to fund such loan.

 

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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Accounting

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of net assets available for benefits and changes therein. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Risks and Uncertainties

The Plan utilizes various investment instruments. Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and overall market volatility. 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 such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the financial statements.

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value. Fair value of a financial instrument 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. Shares of registered investment funds are valued at quoted market prices, which represent the net assets value of shares held by the Plan at year end. Investments in common collective investment trust funds and separately managed funds (funds) are stated at fair values, which have been determined based on the unit values of the funds. Unit values are determined by the organization sponsoring such funds by dividing the fund’s net assets at fair value by its units outstanding at each valuation date. Spectra Energy common stock and Duke Energy common stock are valued at quoted market prices. Money market funds are valued at cost, which approximates fair value. Participant loans are valued at the outstanding loan balance, which approximates fair value.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Management fees and operating expenses charged to the Plan for investments in the common trust funds are deducted from income earned on a daily basis and are not separately reflected. Consequently, management fees and operating expenses are reflected as a reduction of investment return for such investments.

Administrative Expenses

Administrative expenses of the Plan are paid by the Plan or the Plan’s Sponsor as provided in the Plan document.

Payment of Benefits

Benefit payments to participants are recorded upon distribution

New Accounting Pronouncements

The financial statements reflect the adoption of FASB Statement 157, Fair Value Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, as of the beginning of the year ended December 31, 2008. FASB Statement No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. The effect of the adoption of FASB Statement No. 157 had no impact on the statement of net assets available for benefits and statement of changes in net assets available for benefits.

 

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3. Investments

The Plan’s investments that represented 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets available for benefits as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 are as follows (in thousands):

 

     2008    2007
          Equivalent
Units
        Equivalent
Units

Spectra Energy Corp Common Stock Fund**

   $ 124,764    14,934    $ 154,861    11,380

Duke Energy Corp Common Stock Fund**

     63,400    8,049      128,206    12,076

State Street Short Term Investment Fund

     *    *      65,150    43,168

Barclay’s Global Investors Russell 1000 Value Fund

     *    *      32,810    1,964

Barclay’s Global Investors Equity Index Fund

     *    *      28,322    562

PIMCO Total Return Fund

     24,448    2,411      *    *

Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund

     51,998    51,998      *    *

 

* Less than 5% at respective year-end.
** Nonparticipant-directed

During the year ended 2008, the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) depreciated in value as follows (in thousands):

 

     2008  

Common stock funds

   $ (97,350

Common collective trust funds:

  

Equity funds

     (30,848

Balanced funds

     (4,857

Registered investment fund

     (1,318

Separately managed funds—equity

     (19,460
        

Total depreciation in fair value of investments

   $ (153,833
        

4. Nonparticipant-directed Investments

Information about the net assets and the significant components of the changes in net assets relating to the nonparticipant-directed investments is as follows (in thousands) as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Spectra Energy Common stock fund and the Duke Energy Common stock fund are considered to be nonparticipant-directed for purposes of this disclosure as the participant-directed and nonparticipant-directed amounts cannot be separately determined.

 

     2008     2007

Net Assets:

    

Spectra Energy Corp Common Stock

   $ 124,764      $ 154,861

Duke Energy Corp Common Stock

     63,400        128,206

Interest bearing cash

     2,203        —  

Accrued interest and dividends

     638        16

Other payables

     (1,849     —  
              

Net assets

   $ 189,156      $ 283,083
              

 

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     2008  

Changes in Net Assets:

  

Net depreciation in fair value of investments

   $ (97,350

Contributions

     16,554   

Dividends

     9,119   

Interest

     319   

Loan repayment

     1,640   

Loan issuances

     (1,990

Transfers from participant-directed investments

     229,062   

Transfers to participant-directed investments

     (222,522

Administrative expenses

     (10

Distributions to participants

     (28,749
        

Changes in net assets

   $ (93,927
        

5. Related Party Transactions

Participants typically receive distributions in cash, however, they may elect to receive the amount that is invested in the Spectra Energy Corp Common Stock Fund and/or the Duke Energy Corp Common Stock Fund as of the date of distribution in whole shares or Spectra Energy Corp common stock or Duke Energy Corp common stock, as applicable, and cash for any fractional shares. In kind distributions qualify as related party transactions. For the year ended December 31, 2008, in kind distributions were $7,338,301 for Spectra Energy Corp common stock and $10,776,548 for Duke Energy Corp common stock.

6. Exempt Party-in-Interest Transactions

Fidelity is the trustee as defined by the Plan and, therefore, transactions with Fidelity and the funds they manage qualify as party-in-interest transactions. Investment management fees and operating fees paid by the Plan were included as a reduction of the return earned on each fund. Administrative fees paid by the Plan were $14,350 for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Included in the Plan’s investments are shares of common stock of Spectra Energy, the Plan’s sponsor. Transactions in shares of Spectra Energy common stock qualify as party-in-interest transactions. At December 31, 2008 and 2007, the Plan held 7,926,567 and 5,936,176 shares, respectively, which equates to 14,934,207 and 11,379,803 equivalent units, respectively, under the Plan’s unitized recordkeeping approach, of Spectra Energy stock with a cost basis of $166,364,078 and $160,765,550, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, the Plan recorded related dividend income of approximately $4,346,519 and $5,263,299, respectively.

7. Plan Termination

Although it has not expressed any intention 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 set forth in ERISA. In the event that the Plan is terminated, participants would become 100% vested in their accounts

8. Federal Income Tax Status

The Plan has applied for but has not received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Plan experienced operational errors. In order to prevent the Plan from incurring a qualification defect, the Plan’s management will take necessary corrective actions. As a result, the Plan’s management believes that the Plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC. Therefore, no provision for income tax has been included in the Plan’s financial statements.

 

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9. Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with FASB Statement No. 157, 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. As required by FASB Statement No. 157, investments are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The following table sets forth by level within the fair value hierarchy a summary of the Plan’s investments at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2008.

Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2008 (in thousands), Using

 

     Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   Significant Other
Observable
Inputs (Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
   Total

Interest bearing cash

   $ 3,761          $ 3,761

PIMCO Total Return Fund Institutional Class

     24,448            24,448

Vanguard Prime Money Market Institutional Shares

     51,998            51,998

State Street Global Advisory-Conservative Balanced Fund

      $ 5,381         5,381

State Street Global Advisory-Moderate Balanced Fund

        6,072         6,072

State Street Global Advisory-Aggressive Balanced Fund

        5,511         5,511

Capital Guardian International Equity Fund

        11,544         11,544

Barclay’s Global Investors Russell 1000 Value Fund

        17,960         17,960

Barclay’s Global Investors Equity Index Fund

        16,258         16,258

Duke Energy Corp Stock

        63,400         63,400

Spectra Energy Corp Stock

        124,764         124,764

US Small Cap Equity Fund

        12,066         12,066

Participant Loans

         $ 7,043      7,043
                           

Total

   $ 80,207    $ 262,956    $ 7,043    $ 350,206
                           

Fair Value Measurements Using

Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)

 

  
     Participant Loans

Beginning Balance – January 1, 2008

   $ 6,787

Issuances and settlements (net)

     256
      

Ending Balance – December 31, 2008

     7,043
      

 

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Spectra Energy

Retirement Savings Plan

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

as of December 31, 2008

(in thousands)

 

(a)

  

(b) Identity of Issuer, Borrower, Lessor or Similar Party

  

(c) Description of Investment

including Maturity Date, Rate

of Interest, Collateral, Par or

Maturity Value

   (d) Cost    (e) Current
Value
   Cash Account    Interest Bearing Cash       3,761
   Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund    Money Market Fund    **    51,998
   PIMCO Total Return Fund    Registered Investment Fund    **    24,448
   Common collective trust funds:         
  

Capital Guardian International Equity Fund

   Common Collective Trust Fund    **    11,544
  

Barclay’s Global Investors Equity Index Fund

   Common Collective Trust Fund    **    16,258
  

State Street Global Advisory-Conservative Balanced Fund

   Common Collective Trust Fund    **    5,381
  

State Street Global Advisory-Moderate Balanced Fund

   Common Collective Trust Fund    **    6,072
  

State Street Global Advisory-Aggressive Balance Fund

   Common Collective Trust Fund    **    5,511
  

Barclay’s Global Investors Russell 1000 Value Fund

   Common Collective Trust Fund    **    17,960
             
  

Total common and collective trust funds

         62,726
             
   Common and company stock         
*   

Spectra Energy Corp

   Common Stock    166,364    124,764
*   

Duke Energy Corp

   Common Stock    55,013    63,400
             
  

Total common and company stock

         188,164
             
   Separately Managed Fund         
  

US Small Cap Equity Fund

   Separately Managed Fund    **   
  

ACTEL CORP

         11
  

ACUITY BRANDS INC

         13
  

ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS INC

         28
  

AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP

         224
  

AGL RESOURCES INC

         11
  

AIR T INC

         1
  

AIRCASTLE LTD

         15
  

ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP CL A

         27
  

ALBANY MOLECULAR RESEARCH INC

         19
  

ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC

         152
  

ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION

         139
  

ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC

         97
  

ALLIED WRLD ASSURNCE HLDGS LTD

         5
  

AMCON DISTRIBUTING CO

         2
  

AMERICAN DENTAL PARTNERS INC

         3
  

AMERICAN FINL GROUP INC OHIO

         120
  

AMERICAN PHYSICIANS SVCS INC

         11
  

AMERIGROUP CORP

         41
  

ANDERSONS INC

         21
  

ANIKA THERAPEUTICS INC

         2

 

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ARCH CHEMICALS INC

       2
 

ARGO GROUP INTL

       66
 

ARK RESTAURANTS CORP

       3
 

ARRIS GROUP INC

       29
 

ARTESIAN RES CORP CL A

       4
 

ASPEN INSURANCE HLDGS LTD

       11
 

ASTORIA FINANCIAL CORP

       43
 

ASTRO MED INC

       3
 

ATLAS AMERICA INC

       32
 

AVOCENT CORP

       18
 

BAKER MICHAEL CORP

       5
 

BANCFIRST CORP

       35
 

BANCO LATINO AMERICANO EX CL E

       33
 

BANCORPSOUTH INC

       40
 

BANK HAWAII CORP

       35
 

BARNES & NOBLE

       24
 

BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC

       2
 

BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY INC

       4
 

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP INC

       6
 

BIG LOTS INC

       89
 

BLACK BOX CORPORATION

       50
 

BLACK HILLS CORP

       65
 

BLYTH INC

       5
 

BOB EVANS FARMS INC

       47
 

BOK FINANCIAL COMMON NEW

       12
 

BOSTON BEER COMPANY CL A

       20
 

BRITTON & KOONTZ CAPITAL CORP

       4
 

C T S CORP

       14
 

CAI INTERNATIONAL INC

       2
 

CALIFORNIA FIRST NATL BANCORP

       3
 

CAL-MAINE FOODS INC

       32
 

CARACO PHARMACEUTICAL LABS LTD

       5
 

CARDIAC SCIENCE CORP

       14
 

CAROLINA BANK HOLDINGS INC

       2
 

CARVER BANCORP INC

       2
 

CASELLA WASTE SYS INC CL A

       8
 

CASTLEPOINT HOLDINGS LTD

       7
 

CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP INC A

       6
 

CBL & ASSOCIATES PPTYS INC

       33
 

CDI CORP

       18
 

CEC ENTERTAINMENT INC

       13
 

CEDAR SHOPPING CTRS INC REIT

       22
 

CELERA CORP

       5
 

CENTRUE FINANCIAL CORP

       2
 

CENTURYTEL INC

       208
 

CEPHALON INC

       4
 

CH ENERGY GROUP INC

       6
 

CHATTEM INC

       23
 

CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO

       2
 

CHILDRENS PL RETAIL STORES INC

       42
 

CHIQUITA BRANDS INTL INC

       3
 

CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC

       197

 

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CIBER INC

       28
 

CINEMARK HOLDINGS INC

       16
 

CIRRUS LOGIC INC

       15
 

CITIZENS SOUTH BANKING CORP

       3
 

CITY NATIONAL CORP

       37
 

CMS ENERGY CORP

       167
 

CODORUS VALLEY BANCORP INC

       2
 

COHERENT INC

       47
 

COINSTAR INC

       29
 

COLLECTIVE BRANDS INC

       9
 

COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC

       60
 

COMMUNICATIONS SYS INC

       5
 

COMMUNITY CAPITAL CORP

       2
 

COMPUTER TASK GROUP INC

       5
 

COMPUWARE CORP

       26
 

CONMED CORP

       20
 

CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC CL A

       240
 

CONVERGYS CORP

       49
 

COOPER COMPANIES INC

       45
 

CORN PRODUCTS INTL INC

       140
 

CRACKER BARREL OLD CTRY ST INC

       35
 

CSG SYSTEMS INTL INC

       22
 

CSP INC

       1
 

CSS INDUSTRIES INC

       10
 

CULLEN FROST BANKERS INC

       51
 

CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP

       26
 

DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC

       10
 

DEAN FOODS CO

       94
 

DELTA NATURAL GAS CO. INC.

       7
 

DELUXE CORP

       50
 

DOLLAR FINANCIAL CORP

       7
 

DOLLAR TREE INC

       223
 

DYNAMICS RESEARCH CORP

       6
 

EARTHLINK INC

       59
 

EL PASO ELECTRIC CO

       67
 

ELIZABETH ARDEN INC

       25
 

EMULEX CORP

       52
 

ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS HLDGS INC

       49
 

ENDURANCE SPECIALTY HLDGS LTD

       36
 

ENERGY WEST INC

       1
 

ENPRO INDUSTRIES INC

       39
 

ENTERTAINMENT PPTYS TR REIT

       6
 

ESB FINANCIAL CORP

       2
 

ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES CORP

       14
 

EV3 INC

       6
 

EVANS BANCORP INC

       5
 

EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES

       13
 

FACET BIOTECH CORP

       15
 

FAIR ISSAC CORP

       13
 

FAIRCHILD SEMICON INTL INC

       28
 

FAMILY DOLLAR STORES INC

       18
 

FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP

       9

 

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FEI COMPANY

       61
 

FERRO CORP

       22
 

FINISH LINE INC CL A

       20
 

FIRST CALIFORNIA FINL GRP INC

       4
 

FIRST CITIZEN BANCSHARES INC.

       63
 

FIRST DEFIANCE FINL CORP

       4
 

FIRST FED BANCSHRS OF ARKANSAS

       3
 

FIRST FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC

       5
 

FIRST NIAGARA FINL GROUP INC

       15
 

FIRSTMERIT CORP

       53
 

FISHER COMMUNICATIONS INC

       4
 

FLEXSTEEL IND

       4
 

FORCE PROTECTION INC

       6
 

FOREST OIL CORP

       17
 

FRIEDMAN INDS INC

       3
 

GLACIER BANCORP INC

       15
 

GLATFELTER

       5
 

GP STRATEGIES CORP

       7
 

GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD

       8
 

GRIFFON CORP

       28
 

GS FINANCIAL CORP

       2
 

GSI COMMERCE INC

       16
 

GTSI CORP

       4
 

GULFMARK OFFSHORE INC

       6
 

GYMBOREE CORP

       49
 

HASBRO INC

       20
 

HAVERTY FURNITURE COS INC

       11
 

HAWK CORP CL A

       9
 

HEWITT ASSOCIATES INC CL A

       190
 

HOLOGIC INC

       197
 

HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES INC

       26
 

HQ SUSTAINABLE MARITIME INDS

       4
 

HUDSON HIGHLAND GROUP INC

       7
 

IAC/INTERACTIVECORP

       84
 

ICT GROUP INC

       2
 

IDACORP INC

       5
 

INDIANA COMMUNINTY BANCORP

       4
 

INDUSTRIAL SVCS OF AMERICA INC

       2
 

INNOPHOS HOLDINGS INC

       32
 

INNOSPEC INC

       9
 

INSIGHT ENTERPRISES INC

       24
 

INTEGRATED DEVICE TECH INC

       79
 

INTER PARFUMS INC

       9
 

INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORP

       9
 

INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRA

       24
 

INTERNATIONAL SHIPHOLDING CORP

       14
 

INTERWOVEN INC (DELIST)

       42
 

INVACARE CORP

       36
 

INVERNESS MED INNOVATIONS INC

       105
 

JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE INC

       31
 

JACKSONVILLE BANCORP INC ILL

       2
 

JARDEN CORP

       5

 

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JDA SOFTWARE GRP INC

       36
 

JO-ANN STORES INC

       31
 

JOS A BANKS CLOTHIERS INC

       21
 

KAPSTONE PAPER & PCKGING CORP

       3
 

KBR INC

       25
 

KELLY SERVICES INC CL A

       28
 

KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORP

       3
 

KINDRED HEALTHCARE INC

       28
 

KING PHARMACEUTICALS INC

       108
 

LAWSON PRODUCTS INC

       1
 

LAWSON SOFTWARE INC NEW

       52
 

LECG CORP

       9
 

LECROY CORP

       3
 

LEGGETT & PLATT INC

       59
 

LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP

       153
 

LIFE TIME FITNESS INC

       28
 

LIVE NATION INC

       30
 

LIZ CLAIBORNE INC

       18
 

LSI CORP

       4
 

MARTEK BIOSCIENCES

       66
 

MASSEY ENERGY CORP

       7
 

MAXIMUS INC

       60
 

MAXYGEN INC

       15
 

MCCORMICK & SCHMK SEA REST INC

       3
 

MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES INC

       8
 

MEDIFAST INC

       5
 

MENTOR GRAPHICS CORP

       36
 

MERCER INSURANCE GROUP INC

       4
 

MERCURY COMPUTER SYS INC

       12
 

METAVANTE TECHNOLOGIES INC

       5
 

MFRI INC

       2
 

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC

       29
 

MISSION WEST PPTYS INC MD

       4
 

MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC

       5
 

MOTORCAR PARTS OF AMERICA INC

       4
 

MYLAN INC

       93
 

NASH-FINCH CO

       36
 

NATIONAL DENTEX CORP

       2
 

NATIONAL PRESTO INDS

       39
 

NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS

       3
 

NATURAL ALTERNATIVES INTL INC

       4
 

NESS TECHNOLOGIES INC

       14
 

NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES INC

       8
 

NETFLIX INC

       102
 

NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC

       21
 

NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES INC

       11
 

NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP

       78
 

NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP INC

       37
 

NEWALLIANCE BANCSHARES INC

       91
 

NEWFIELD EXPLORATION CO

       127
 

NORTHEAST UTILITIES

       54
 

NORTHWESTERN CORP

       78

 

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NOVELL INC

       107
 

NOVEN PHARMACEUTICALS INC

       13
 

NU SKIN ENTERPRISES INC CL A

       20
 

NUTRACEUTICAL INTL CORP

       5
 

NV ENERGY INC

       156
 

OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP

       8
 

OGE ENERGY CORP

       11
 

OLIN CORP

       17
 

OMEGA PROTEIN CORP

       5
 

OMNICARE INC

       9
 

ON ASSIGNMENT INC

       6
 

ONE LIBERTY PROPERTIES INC

       8
 

ORTHOFIX INTL NV (NASDQ)

       22
 

OSI PHARMACEUTICALS INC

       21
 

OSI SYSTEMS INC

       18
 

OVERHILL FARMS INC

       4
 

OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP INC

       15
 

PACER INTERNATIONAL INC

       31
 

PACIFIC PREMIER BANCORP INC

       1
 

PAMRAPO BANCORP INC

       3
 

PANTRY INC

       32
 

PAR PHARMACEUTICALS COS INC

       30
 

PARAMETRIC TECHNOLOGY CORP

       86
 

PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL CORP

       6
 

PARKVALE FINANCIAL CORP

       5
 

PC MALL INC

       3
 

PDL BIOPHARMA INC

       48
 

PENNICHUCK CORP

       5
 

PEOPLES UNITED FINANCIAL INC

       72
 

PEP BOYS-MANNY MOE & JACK

       15
 

PEPCO HOLDINGS INC

       15
 

PERKINELMER INC

       114
 

PEROT SYSTEMS CORP CL A

       15
 

PMA CAP CORP CL A

       4
 

PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO

       21
 

PREMIER FINANCIAL BANCORP

       3
 

PREMIERE GLOBAL SVCS INC

       18
 

PRESIDENTIAL LIFE CORP

       5
 

PRICELINE.COM INC

       59
 

PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP

       19
 

PROSPERITY BANCSHARES INC

       27
 

QAD INC

       5
 

QUEST SOFTWARE INC

       38
 

RADIOSHACK CORP

       106
 

RAMCO-GERSHENSON PPTYS TR

       7
 

REGIS CORPORATION

       40
 

REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA

       101
 

REVLON INC CL A NEW

       20
 

REX STORES CORP

       5
 

RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LTD

       3
 

ROCK TENN COMPANY CL A

       52

 

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RPM INTERNATIONAL INC

       48
 

RYDER SYSTEM INC

       32
 

S1 CORP

       36
 

SAIA INC

       9
 

SCHIFF NUTRITION INTL INC

       5
 

SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTL INC

       25
 

SCOTTS MIRACLE GRO CO CL A

       22
 

SEACOR HOLDINGS INC

       87
 

SHAW GROUP INC

       16
 

SHULMAN A INC

       9
 

SIGNET JEWELERS LTD (US)

       12
 

SKYWEST INC

       25
 

SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC

       74
 

SL INDUSTRIES INC

       2
 

SMART BALANCE INC

       5
 

SMUCKER (J.M.) CO

       143
 

SOLERA HOLDINGS INC

       103
 

SONIC CORP

       34
 

SONOSITE INC

       17
 

SOUTH FINANCIAL GROUP INC

       5
 

SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP INC

       2
 

SOUTHERN UNION COMPANY

       82
 

SOUTHWEST GAS CORP

       61
 

SOUTHWEST WATER CO

       6
 

SPAN-AMERICA MED SYSTEMS INC

       3
 

SPEEDWAY MOTORSPORTS

       19
 

SPSS INC.

       44
 

STANDEX INTL CORP

       2
 

STARRETT L S CO CL A

       9
 

STEELCASE INC CLASS A

       31
 

STEPAN CO

       27
 

SUMTOTAL SYSTEMS INC

       7
 

SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC

       3
 

SUREWEST COMMUNICATIONS

       10
 

SVB FINL GROUP

       12
 

SYBASE INC

       238
 

SYMMETRY MEDICAL INC

       2
 

SYNNEX CORP

       4
 

SYNOPSYS INC

       203
 

SYSTEMAX INC

       9
 

TAKE-TWO INTERACTV SOFTWR INC

       11
 

TASTY BAKING COMPANY

       2
 

TBS INTERNATIONAL LTD

       14
 

TCF FINANCIAL CORPORATION

       14
 

TECHTEAM GLOBAL INC

       5
 

TEEKAY CORP

       98
 

TELEFLEX INC

       195
 

TESORO CORP

       25
 

TESSCO TECHNOLOGIES INC

       3
 

TETRA TECHNOLOGIES INC

       3
 

TF FINANCIAL CORP

       5
 

THOMAS & BETTS CORP

       39

 

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TIDEWATER INC

        138
 

TIERONE CORP

        4
 

TIMBERLAND BANCORP INC

        3
 

TOLLGRADE COMMUNICATIONS INC

        5
 

TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR INC

        23
 

TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP

        86
 

UIL HLDG CORP

        16
 

UMB FINANCIAL CORP

        15
 

UNICO AMERICAN CORPORATION

        4
 

UNISOURCE ENERGY CORP

        109
 

UNITED ONLINE INC

        42
 

UNITED RENTALS INC

        6
 

UNITED WESTERN BANCORP INC

        6
 

UNIVERSAL AMERICAN CORP

        29
 

UNIVERSAL FOREST PRODUCTS INC

        7
 

USA MOBILITY INC

        19
 

UTI WORLDWIDE INC

        51
 

VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL

        13
 

VALLEY NATL BANCORP

        55
 

VARIAN INC

        110
 

VEECO INSTRUMENT

        17
 

VIAD CORP

        14
 

VICON INDUSTRIES INC

        2
 

VILLAGE SUPER MKT INC CL A NEW

        3
 

VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC

        47
 

WARNACO GROUP INC

        69
 

WARNER CHILCOTT HLDGS CO LTD

        82
 

WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS INC

        26
 

WAUSAU PAPER CORP

        33
 

WEBSENSE INC

        57
 

WEST MARINE INC

        7
 

WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION

        26
 

WESTERN REFINING INC

        5
 

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP

        6
 

WILMINGTON TRUST CORP (DE)

        27
 

WIND RIVER SYSTEMS INC

        55
 

WINN DIXIE STORES INC

        52
 

WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP

        4
 

WRIGHT EXPRESS CORP

        11
 

WRIGHT MED GROUP INC

        11
 

WSFS FINANCIAL CORP

        23
 

ZALE CORP

        3
 

ZOLL MEDICAL CORP

        34
           
 

Total US Small Cap Equity Fund

        12,066
           
 

Spectra Loan Fund-Participant Loans

   Interest rates 4.25% to 10.5%, maturing through 2023    **   7,043
           
          350,206
           

 

* Party-in-Interest (Note 6)
** Cost information is not required for participant directed investments and therefore is not provided

 

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Spectra Energy

Retirement Savings Plan

Form 5500, Schedule H, Line 4j-Schedule of Reportable Transactions

for the Year Ended December 31, 2008

 

(a) Identity of Party Involved

  

(b) Description of Asset

   (c) Purchase Price    (d) Selling Price    (e) Cost of Asset    (f) Current Value
of Asset on
Transaction Date
   (g) Net Gain /
(Loss)

SINGLE TRANSACTIONS

SERIES TRANSACTIONS

*   Fidelity Management Trust Company    Spectra Energy Stock Fund               
     (2,647 Sales)       $ 214,057,598    $ 213,713,104    $ 214,057,598    $ 344,494
     (2,090 Purchases)    $ 254,014,315          $ 254,014,315   
*   Fidelity Management Trust Company    Duke Energy Stock Fund               
     (2,047 Sales)       $ 41,277,383    $ 30,531,596    $ 41,277,383    $ 10,745,787
     (40 Purchases)    $ 4,775,183          $ 4,775,183   
*   Represents a party-in-interest to the Plan                  

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Spectra Energy Corp Benefits Administrative Committee has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

    Spectra Energy Retirement Saving Plan
Date June 29, 2009     By:   /s/ Charlotte Wayland
      Charlotte Wayland
      VP Executive and US Benefits