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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 11-K

 

 

(Mark One)

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

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012

OR

 

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

For the transition period from              to             

Commission File Number 0-19357

 

 

MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

PROFIT SHARING PLAN

(Full title of the plan)

 

 

MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

200 HOLLEDER PARKWAY

ROCHESTER, NY 14615

(Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the

plan and address of its principal executive office)

 

 

 


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MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

PROFIT SHARING PLAN

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULE

 

 

     Page No.  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     3   

Financial Statements

  

Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits as of March 31, 2012 and 2011

     4   

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits for the year ended March 31, 2012

     5   

Notes to Financial Statements

     6   

Supplemental Schedule

  

Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) (Schedule H, Part IV(i)) – March 31, 2012

     12   

All other schedules required by Section 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under ERISA have been omitted because they are not applicable.

  

Signature

     13   

Exhibit Index

     14   

Exhibit 23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     15   

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Participants and Administrator of

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for plan benefits of Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan as of March 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the year ended March 31, 2012. 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. 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 plan benefits of Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan as of March 31, 2012 and 2011, and the changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the year ended March 31, 2012, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of Schedule of Assets Held as of March 31, 2012 is 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. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statement for the year ended March 31, 2012 and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

 

/s/ Freed Maxick, CPAs, PC

(Formerly known as Freed Maxick & Battaglia, CPAs, PC)

 

Buffalo, New York

September 27, 2012

 

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MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

PROFIT SHARING PLAN

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS

 

 

     March 31,  
     2012      2011  

Assets

     

Investments at market value:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1,363,334       $ 1,248,016   

Shares of registered investment companies

     30,078,502         26,889,813   

Employer securities

     2,620,573         2,281,234   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments at market value

     34,062,409         30,419,063   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Receivables:

     

Employer’s contributions

     630,806         596,505   

Participants’s contributions

     87,560         7,075   

Notes receivable from participants

     1,386,715         1,225,954   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total receivables

     2,105,081         1,829,534   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     36,167,490         32,248,597   

Liabilities

     

Accrued expenses

     199,558         180,286   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets available for plan benefits

   $ 35,967,932       $ 32,068,311   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

PROFIT SHARING PLAN

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS

 

 

     Year ended March 31,
2012
 

Additions to net assets attributed to:

  

Contributions:

  

Employer

   $ 630,806   

Participant

     2,320,620   

Rollover

     1,855,553   
  

 

 

 

Total contributions

     4,806,979   
  

 

 

 

Investment Income:

  

Net appreciation in fair value of investments:

  

Shares of registered investment companies

     641,497   

Employer securities

     580,712   
  

 

 

 
     1,222,209   

Dividend income

     390,797   

Interest income

     58,355   
  

 

 

 

Total investment gain

     1,671,361   
  

 

 

 

Total additions

     6,478,340   
  

 

 

 

Deductions from net assets attributed to:

  

Benefits paid to participants

     2,551,947   

Administrative expenses

     26,772   
  

 

 

 

Total deductions

     2,578,719   
  

 

 

 

Increase in net assets available for benefits

     3,899,621   

Net assets available for plan benefits:

  

Beginning of year

     32,068,311   
  

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 35,967,932   
  

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

PROFIT SHARING PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN:

The following brief description of the Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan (the “Plan”) is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Plan documents for more complete information.

General

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. (the employer and Plan sponsor) (the “Company” or “Monro”) voluntarily contributes funds to provide for retirement, termination, disability and death benefits of plan participants.

On November 18, 1999, the Board of Directors approved amending the Plan to add a 401(k) salary deferral option. Prior to this amendment, participant fund balances consisted solely of employer-contributed Profit Sharing amounts adjusted for related gains/losses. In connection with this amendment, a new trustee (the “Trustee”) and custodian were appointed by the Board of Directors. Plan assets are invested in funds designated by each participant. Participant contributions under the 401(k) salary deferral option began in March 2000. The legal effective date of the Plan amendment was March 1, 2000.

The Plan was restated in order to comply with the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, Pub. L. 107-17 (EGTRRA). The legal effective date of this restatement is April 1, 2007.

Participation

Full-time, permanent employees of Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. are eligible to become participants of the Plan on the first of the month following the completion of 90 days of service. To participate, an employee must be 21 years of age. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”).

Contributions

Participants may contribute from 1% to 30% of their annual pre-tax compensation. Participants may also contribute amounts representing rollovers from other qualified plans. Contributions are subject to certain limitations as required under the Internal Revenue Code. Participants who have attained age 50 or older during the plan year are eligible to make catch-up contributions.

Participants’ contributions are matched (“401(k) Matching Contributions”) by the Company in an amount determined by the Board of Directors of the Company. The Board has currently decided to match the amount of $.50 for every dollar contributed up to 4% of the participant’s pre-tax compensation.

Participants must complete 1,000 hours of service and be employed at the end of the Plan year in which they have made contributions in order to be eligible to receive the employer match.

Additionally, the Company may contribute to the Plan an additional amount, either in the form of a “Profit Sharing Contribution”, or in the form of an additional match on 401(k) participant contributions, based on the sole discretion of the Board of Directors. For the years ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company did not make a “Profit Sharing Contribution.”

Profit Sharing Contributions are allocated by the custodian based on the proportionate share of wages earned by each participant in relation to the total qualified wages for all participants in the Plan.

 

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MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

PROFIT SHARING PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Participants' Accounts

Each participant's account is credited with the participant's contribution and (a) the Company's matching contribution, (b) an allocation of the Company's profit sharing contribution, (c) Plan earnings and (d) charged with an allocation of administrative expenses. Plan earnings and administrative expense allocations are based on 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 own salary reduction contributions plus actual earnings thereon. Vesting in the Company 401(k) Matching Contribution portion of their accounts, plus actual earnings thereon, is based on years of service as defined in the Plan. A participant vests 25% at the end of his/her second year of service, and an additional 25% each year thereafter.

Participants become 100% vested in the Company’s Profit Sharing Contributions at the end of five years of service with 25%, 50% and 75% vesting in years two, three and four, respectively.

Forfeited balances of terminated participants’ nonvested accounts are used to reduce future Company contributions and to pay administrative expenses of the Plan. Forfeited accounts used to reduce company contributions amounted to approximately $40,000 and $44,000 for the years ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. At March 31, 2012 and 2011, remaining forfeitures available to offset future contributions were approximately $47,000 and $52,000, respectively.

Notes Receivable from Participants

Participants may borrow from their 401(k) and profit sharing fund accounts in various amounts as specified by the Plan. Notes receivable must be a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their vested account balances. Notes receivable terms range from one to five years, or up to ten years for the purchase of a primary residence. The notes receivable are secured by the balance in the participant’s account and bear interest at a rate commensurate with local prevailing rates as determined by the Benefits Committee. Principal and interest are paid ratably through payroll deductions. Notes receivable of approximately $873,000 and $740,000 were granted during the years ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Delinquent notes receivable are reclassified as distributions based upon the terms of the plan document.

Administration

The Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. Benefits Committee is solely responsible for the general administration of the Plan and carrying out the Plan provisions. The Company reserves the right, by action of the Board of Directors, to discontinue contributions and terminate the Plan at any time. In the event of a termination of the Plan, each participant shall immediately become fully vested. The trustee and custodian of the Plan's assets is State Street Bank and Trust Company. The investment manager of the Plan is Diversified Investment Advisors.

Administrative Expenses

Plan expenses are primarily paid by the Plan.

Benefit Payments

Benefits are recorded when paid.

 

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MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

PROFIT SHARING PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

Basis of Accounting

The financial statements of the Plan have been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

Plan assets are reported at fair market value measured by quoted prices or at the original principal amount plus interest earned to date. Shares of registered investment companies are valued at the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at year end. The net asset value is the closing price reported on the active market on which the securities are traded. Employer securities are valued based upon quoted market prices on the active market on which the individual securities are traded. Cash and cash equivalents are primarily composed of money market funds. These are valued at amortized cost.

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 a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

The Plan presents, in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, the net appreciation or depreciation in the fair value of its investments, which consists of the realized gains or losses and the unrealized appreciation or depreciation of those investments.

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.

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

Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate and market risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investments and the level of uncertainty related to changes in the value of investments, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in risk in the near term would materially affect participants’ account balances and the amount reported in the Statement of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued guidance to amend certain measurement and disclosure requirements related to fair value measurements to improve consistency with international reporting standards. This guidance is effective prospectively for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011, and is applicable to the Plan's year ending March 31, 2013. The Plan is currently evaluating this guidance, but does not expect its adoption will have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

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MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

PROFIT SHARING PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE 3 - INVESTMENTS:

The following table presents individual investments that represent five percent or more of the Plan's net assets available for benefits:

 

     March 31,  
     2012      2011  

Long Horizon SAF *

   $ 5,470,287       $ 5,287,937   

Intermediate Horizon SAF *

   $ 5,183,129       $ 4,110,083   

Intermediate/Long Horizon SAF *

   $ 3,491,058       $ 3,244,856   

Stock Index Fund

   $ 2,729,108       $ 2,492,464   

Monro Stock Fund

   $ 2,620,573       $ 2,281,234   

Small CAP Value A

   $ 1,978,940       $ 1,826,620   

International Value R3

   $ 1,865,662       $ 1,752,487   
     

 

* SAF – Strategic Allocation Fund

NOTE 4 - PARTY-IN-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS:

Plan investments are shares of registered investment companies managed by Transamerica Asset Management, Inc., an affiliate of Diversified Investment Managers (Diversified). Diversified is the third party administrator and, therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest. Fees paid by the Plan for professional expenses amounted to $26,772 and $38,778 for the years ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Plan also invests in Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. Stock Fund. Monro is the plan sponsor, and therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest. Investment income from investments sponsored by Monro amounted to $580,712 and $644,582 for the years ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Investment gain from investments sponsored by notes receivable and Diversified amounted to $1,090,649 and $3,577,890 for the years ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

NOTE 5 - FEDERAL INCOME TAX STATUS:

The Plan administrator has obtained a favorable determination letter dated July 7, 2009 from the Internal Revenue Service, which qualified the Plan under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”).

Additionally, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles requires Plan management to evaluate the tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability if the organization has taken an uncertain tax position that is more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The Plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of March 31, 2012 and 2011, there are no uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability or disclosure in the financial statements. The administrator believes the Plan is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years ended prior to March 31, 2009.

NOTE 6 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:

The accounting standards related to fair value measurements include a hierarchy for information and valuations used in measuring fair value that is broken down into three levels based on reliability, as follows:

 

   

Level 1 valuations are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments that the Plan has the ability to access.

 

   

Level 2 valuations are based on quoted prices for similar, but not identical, instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; or other significant observable inputs besides quoted prices.

 

   

Level 3 valuations are based on information that is unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.

 

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MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

PROFIT SHARING PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

A financial instrument's categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

The following tables set forth the Plan's financial instruments measured at fair value as of March 31, 2012 and 2011.

 

            Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using  

Description

   Total as of
March 31,
2012
     Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets

(Level 1)
     Significant Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
     Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
 

Financial Assets

           

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1,363,334       $ —         $ 1,363,334       $ —     

Shares of registered

investment companies:

           

Bonds

     2,990,764         2,990,764         —           —     

Stocks

     11,156,923         11,156,923         —           —     

Multi-Asset/Other

     15,930,815         15,930,815         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

Total shares of registered

investment companies

     30,078,502         30,078,502         

Employer securities

     2,620,573         2,620,573         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 34,062,409       $ 32,699,075       $ 1,363,334       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using  

Description

   Total as of
March 31,
2011
     Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets

(Level 1)
     Significant Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
     Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
 

Financial Assets

           

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1,248,016       $ —         $ 1,248,016       $ —     

Shares of registered

investment companies:

           

Bonds

     2,373,465         2,373,465         —           —     

Stocks

     10,079,213         10,079,213         —           —     

Multi-Asset/Other

     14,437,135         14,437,135         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

Total shares of registered

investment companies

     26,889,813         26,889,813         

Employer securities

     2,281,234         2,281,234         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 30,419,063       $ 29,171,047       $ 1,248,016       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

PROFIT SHARING PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE 7 - RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500:

 

     March 31,  
     2012     2011  

Net assets available for plan benefits per the financial statements

   $ 35,967,932      $ 32,068,311   

Differences in:

    

Investments

     1,386,715        1,225,954   

Notes receivable from participants

     (1,386,715     (1,225,954
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets available for plan benefits per the Form 5500

   $ 35,967,932      $ 32,068,311   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC.

PROFIT SHARING PLAN

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

EIN # 16-0838627, Plan #001

March 31, 2012

 

(a)

 

(b)

Identity of Issuer, Borrower, Lessor or Similar Party

 

(c)

Description of Investment

   (d)
Fair  Market
Value
 

*

 

State Street Bank & Trust Company

  Cash Reserve Account    $ 47,022   

*

 

Transamerica Partners Fund Group

  Money Market Fund      1,316,312   

*

 

Transamerica Partners Fund Group

  High Quality Bond Fund      1,228,307   

*

 

Transamerica Partners Fund Group

  Core Bond Fund      1,762,457   

*

 

Transamerica Partners Fund Group

  Stock Index Fund      2,729,108   

*

 

Transamerica Partners Fund Group

  Equity Growth Fund      1,595,332   

*

 

Transamerica Asset Allocation Fund Group

  Long Horizon SAF      5,470,287   

*

 

Transamerica Asset Allocation Fund Group

  Intermediate/Long Horizon SAF      3,491,058   

*

 

Transamerica Asset Allocation Fund Group

  Intermediate Horizon SAF      5,183,129   

*

 

Transamerica Asset Allocation Fund Group

  Short Horizon SAF      930,465   

*

 

Transamerica Asset Allocation Fund Group

  Short/Intermediate SAF      855,876   
 

American Funds

  Fundamental Invs R3      1,381,282   
 

BlackRock

  Equity Dividend A      1,606,599   
 

Keeley

  Small CAP Value A      1,978,940   
 

Thornburg

  International Value R3      1,865,662   

*

 

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

  Monro Stock Fund      2,620,573   

*

 

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

Profit Sharing Plan

 

Notes Receivable from Participants

(Interest rates range between 4.25% to 9.25%)

     1,386,715   
      

 

 

 
       $ 35,449,124   
      

 

 

 

 

* Denotes a party-in-interest

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Monro Muffler Brake, Inc., as Administrator, has duly caused this Annual Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

AS ADMINISTRATOR OF

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

Profit Sharing Plan

 

   
DATE: September 27, 2012     By   /s/ Catherine D’Amico
      Catherine D’Amico
     

Executive Vice President – Finance and

Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit      
23.1    Consent of Freed Maxick, CPAs, PC, dated September 27, 2012.

 

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