UNITED STATES
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
(Mark One)
[X] Annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000
Or
[ ] Transition report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from to
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Commission file number 1-8483
A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of
the issuer named below:
MOLYCORP, INC. 401(K) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the Plan and the address of
its principal executive office:
Unocal Corporation,
2141 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 4000, El Segundo, California 90245
MOLYCORP, INC. 401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The following financial statements reflect the status of the Molycorp,
Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan as of December 31, 2000 and 1999, and the
results of its transactions for each of the years then ended.
Page
Number
Report of Independent Accountants 1
Financial Statements:
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits at December 31, 2000 and 1999 2
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the years ended
December 31, 2000 and 1999 2
Notes to Financial Statements 3-6
Supplemental Schedules*:
Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes at December 31, 2000 8
Exhibit Index 9
* Supplemental schedules required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 that are omitted are not applicable
to the Molycorp, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Administrative Committee of the Molycorp, Inc. 401(k)
Retirement Savings Plan:
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of net assets available for
benefits and the related statements of changes in net assets available for
benefits present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for
benefits of the Molycorp, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (the "Plan") at
December 31, 2000 and 1999, and the changes in net assets available for benefits
for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America. 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 of these statements in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in the United States of America which require that we plan and perform
the audits 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,
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We
believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the
basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets
held for investment purposes at December 31, 2000 is presented for the purpose
of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial
statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of
Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is the
responsibility of the Plan's management. The supplemental schedule has been
subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic
financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material
respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Los Angeles, California
June 15, 2001
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Molycorp, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31,
2000 1999
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Investments at fair value $128,303 $102,367
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Net assets available for benefits $128,303 $102,367
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Molycorp, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Year Ended December 31,
2000 1999
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Additions:
Additions to (deductions from) net assets attributed to:
Investment income
Net (depreciation) appreciation in
fair value of investments $ (8,110) $ 5,955
Interest 3,953 2,949
Dividends 118 110
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Total investment (loss) income (4,039) 9,014
Participant contributions 36,263 18,294
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Total additions 32,224 27,308
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Deductions:
Participant withdrawals & distributions 6,288 -
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Total deductions 6,288 -
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Net increase 25,936 27,308
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Net assets available for benefits:
Beginning of year 102,367 75,059
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End of year $128,303 $102,367
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN
General
The Molycorp, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (the "Plan") is
sponsored by Molycorp, Inc. (the "Company"), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary
of Unocal Corporation. The Plan provides for voluntary pre-tax contributions by
participants. The Plan's trustee and administrator is Putnam Fiduciary Trust
Company (the "Trustee"). Each participant is allowed to choose how funds are
invested from a range of investment fund options made available through Putnam
investments and Unocal Corporation common stock. The Plan is subject to certain
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") as a
defined contribution plan.
The Plan booklet dated December 1, 1996 constitutes part of a prospectus
covering securities that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933.
The December 1, 1996 booklet can be referenced for other information about the
Plan.
A restated Plan document dated January 1, 2001, was adopted in December
2000 to document modifications subsequent to the prior Plan document.
Participation
Collective bargaining unit employees at the Company's Questa and York
facilities became eligible to participate in the Plan as of January 1, 1991 if
at least six months of service were completed prior to January 1, 1991.
Otherwise, participants become eligible to participate in the Plan upon
completion of six months of service.
Contributions
Voluntary participant contributions to the Plan are made on a pre-tax
basis and cannot exceed 15 percent of a participant's base pay. The pre-tax
contributions are also known as 401(k) contributions. Contributions cannot
exceed the amount prescribed by law and cannot be calculated on an amount of
base pay in excess of the amount allowed by law. The Plan does not allow for
employer contributions.
Participant Accounts
Each participant's account is credited with the participant's
contributions and increased or decreased by the respective investment earnings
or losses of the individual investments as governed by the participant's
investment selections.
Vesting
Participants are always 100 percent vested in participant contributions
and in the dividends and interest on those contributions.
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Payment of Benefits
On termination of employment or at such time that participants become
eligible to receive benefits, participants may elect to receive their account
balances or defer their distributions until a later date, but no later than 60
days after the end of the plan year in which the latest of the following occurs:
April 1 after the close of the calendar year in which the participant attains
age 70 1/2, or two years after the participant's employment terminates. If a
participant continues to work after age 70 1/2, distribution of a portion of the
participant's account balance is required by April 1 of the calendar year
following the calendar year in which the participant attains age 70 1/2.
Federal Income Tax Status
The Company obtained a ruling, dated December 26, 1996, from the
Internal Revenue Service that the Plan meets the requirements of Section 401(a)
of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") of 1986, as amended, and that the
Trustee established thereunder is entitled to exemption under the provisions of
the Code; therefore, the Plan is not required to pay any federal income taxes.
Contributions to and earnings on Plan accounts will not be taxable to
participants prior to withdrawal from the Plan.
Withdrawals from the Plan are generally subject to federal income tax. Also,
in-service withdrawals and withdrawals following termination of employment prior
to retirement may be subject to an additional 10 percent federal penalty tax.
Plan Termination
The Company expects to continue the Plan indefinitely, but, as future
conditions cannot be foreseen, the Company may at any time or from time to time
amend or terminate the Plan in whole or in part, subject to the requirements of
ERISA and other applicable laws. An amendment may affect present, as well as
future participants, but may not diminish the account of any participant
existing on the effective date of such amendment. The Company has no present
intent to terminate the Plan.
NOTE 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Accounting
The accompanying financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis
of accounting in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America. In addition, the following accounting policies are
applied:
a. Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis.
b. Dividends are recorded on an ex-dividend date basis.
c. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.
d. Benefits are recorded when paid.
The Plan presents in the statements of changes in net assets available
for benefits the net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of its
investments which consist of the realized gains or losses and the unrealized
appreciation (depreciation) on those investments.
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Valuation of Investments
The Plan's investments are stated at fair value. Shares of registered
investment companies are valued at the net asset value of shares held by the
Plan at year-end. Shares of Unocal common stock are valued at the closing price
as reported for the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions at December
31, 2000 and 1999. Investments in common trust funds are valued based on
information provided by the Plan's investment custodian. The financial
statements of the common trust funds are audited annually by independent
accountants.
Use of Estimates in Preparation of the Financial Statements
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the
Plan's management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of
additions to and deductions from net assets during the reporting periods. Actual
results could differ from those estimates.
NOTE 3 - Investments
The following investments represent 5 percent or more of the Plan's net
assets:
December 31,
2000 1999
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Putnam Money Market Fund
75,501 amd 82,409 shares, respectively $ 75,501 $ 82,409
Putnam New Opportunities Fund
330 and 115 shares, respectively 19,773 10,595
Putnam S&P 500 Index Fund
484 and 0 shares, respectively 15,320 -
Putnam International Growth Fund
361 and 30 shares, respectively 8,952 883
Unocal Common Stock
153 and 147 shares, respectively 5,903 4,924
During 2000, the Plan's investments depreciated in value by $8,110 as follows:
Mutual funds $(7,915)
Common or collective trust ( 975)
Common stock 780
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$(8,110)
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NOTE 4 - Parties-in-interest
Certain of the Plan's investments are shares of mutual funds managed by the
Trustee, as defined by the Plan Agreement. Therefore, these transactions qualify
as party-in-interest transactions for which a statutory exemption exists.
Unocal Corporation, which also qualifies as a party-in-interest, absorbs
substantially all of the administrative expenses of the Plan, which were nominal
for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 1999. Such transactions with the
Company qualify for a statutory exemption.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Committee appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company to administer the
Plan has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
MOLYCORP, INC. 401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Date: June 28, 2001 By: /s/ Roger T. Inabu
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Roger T. Inabu
Comptroller, Molycorp, Inc.
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Molycorp, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes
At December 31, 2000
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
Identity of Issuer, Description of Investment,
Borrower, Lessor Including Maturity Date, Rate of
or Similar Party Interest, Collateral, Par, or Maturity Value Cost Current Value
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* Unocal Corporation Unocal Corporation Common Stock $ 5,903
153 shares
** Putnam Investments Putnam Money Market Fund 75,501
75,501 shares
** Putnam Investments Putnam New Opportunities Mutual Fund 19,773
330 shares
** Putnam Investments Putnam S&P 500 Index Fund 15,320
484 shares
** Putnam Investments Putnam International Growth Fund 8,952
361 shares
** Putnam Investments The Putnam Bond Index Fund 1,341
122 shares
** Putnam Investments Putnam Voyager Fund 578
24 shares
** Vanguard Group The Vanguard Windsor II Fund 483
18 shares
** Putnam Investments George Putnam Fund of Boston 452
26 shares
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Total assets held for investment purposes $ 128,303
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* Sponsor and employer and, therefore, a party-in-interest for which a statuory exemption exists.
** Trustee for the Plan and, therefore, a party-in-interest for which a statuory exemption exists.
The Vanguard Windsor II Fund is also available through Putnam Investments.
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UNOCAL CORPORATION
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 23 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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