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 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019
or
◻ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 for the transition period from ________ to ________. |
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 0-51446
A. | Full title of the plan and address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below: |
CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 401(k) PLAN
B. | Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office: |
CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC.
121 South 17th Street
Mattoon, Illinois 61938-3987
CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 401(K) PLAN
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Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 | | 2 | |
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the Year Ended December 31, 2019 | | 3 | |
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Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2019 | | 12 | |
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Note: Other schedules required by Section 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, as amended, have been omitted because they are not applicable.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Participants and Plan Administrators of the
Consolidated Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Consolidated Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2019, and the related notes and schedule (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2019, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Plan’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Plan in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting 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.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Supplemental Information
The supplemental information in the accompanying schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2019, has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental information is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental information. In forming our opinion on the supplemental information, we evaluated whether the supplemental information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole.
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/s/ WEST & COMPANY, LLC We have served as the Plan’s auditor since 1992. | | |
Effingham, Illinois | | |
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Consolidated Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
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ASSETS | | | | | | | |
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Investments at fair value: | | | | | | | |
Mutual funds | | $ | 455,318,507 | | $ | 137,505,697 | |
Common collective trust funds | | | 437,353,729 | | | 183,707,926 | |
Common stock | | | 54,823,732 | | | - | |
Consolidated Communications, Inc. common stock | | | 2,207,473 | | | 4,367,734 | |
Total investments, at fair value | | | 949,703,441 | | | 325,581,357 | |
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Receivables: | | | | | | | |
Notes receivable from participants | | | 14,113,087 | | | 5,682,832 | |
Receivable from merged plans | | | - | | | 496,622,524 | |
Total receivables | | | 14,113,087 | | | 502,305,356 | |
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Cash, non-interest bearing | | | 31,100 | | | - | |
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Net assets available for benefits | | $ | 963,847,628 | | $ | 827,886,713 | |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Consolidated Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
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Additions to net assets attributed to: |
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Investment income: | | | | |
Interest and dividend income | | $ | 19,084,340 | |
Net appreciation in fair value of investments | | | 156,368,064 | |
Total investment income, net | | | 175,452,404 | |
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Interest income on notes receivable from participants | | | 861,983 | |
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Contributions: | | | | |
Participants | | | 25,986,285 | |
Employer | | | 15,300,689 | |
Rollovers | | | 1,161,864 | |
Total contributions | | | 42,448,838 | |
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Total additions | | | 218,763,225 | |
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Deductions from net assets attributed to: | | | | |
Benefits paid to participants | | | 82,179,915 | |
Administrative expenses | | | 622,395 | |
Total deductions | | | 82,802,310 | |
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Net increase | | | 135,960,915 | |
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Net assets available for benefits: | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 827,886,713 | |
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End of year | | $ | 963,847,628 | |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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1. | Description of the Plan |
The following description of the Consolidated Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.
General
The Plan was established January 1, 2003 and is a defined contribution plan with a 401(k) feature for eligible employees of Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”).
As discussed in Note 8, the FairPoint Communications Associates 401(k) Plan and the FairPoint Communications, Inc. Employees Savings Plan, which were previously sponsored by an acquired company, were merged with and into the Plan as of December 31, 2018.
Plan Administration
T. Rowe Price Trust Company is the trustee and custodian of the Plan. The Plan is administered by the Company.
Eligibility
All qualifying employees of the Company and participating subsidiaries are immediately eligible to participate in the Plan upon hire.
Individuals who are not eligible to participate in the Plan include (a) leased employees, (b) certain union employees, unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement as identified in the Plan agreement, which provides for participation in the Plan, (c) nonresident aliens, (d) part time employees who work less than 1,000 hours in a plan year, (e) interns and (f) independent contractors.
Contributions
Each year, participants may contribute any whole percentage from 1% to 50% of pretax annual compensation as defined in the Plan. Participants who have attained age 50 before the end of the Plan year are eligible to make catch-up contributions. The Plan allows participants to designate contributions as Roth 401(k) contributions. Participant contributions are subject to certain limitations set by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). Participants may also contribute amounts representing distributions from another qualified retirement plan or individual retirement account (rollover contributions). Participants direct the investment of their contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan. As of January 1, 2019, newly eligible employees are automatically enrolled in the Plan at a contribution rate of 3%, unless changed by the participant. Participants may elect not to participate in the plan at any time.
The Company contributes an amount equal to 100% of each eligible participant’s elective contributions (including catch-up contributions) up to a maximum of 6% of a participant’s compensation contributed to the Plan. For participants covered by a collective bargaining agreement, Company contributions are based on the agreements in place with the employee labor unions, up to a maximum of 6% of a participant’s compensation contributed to the Plan. The Company’s matching contribution is invested as directed by the participant.
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Notes to Financial Statements – Continued
Participant Accounts
Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution and allocations of the Company’s matching contribution and Plan earnings including administrative expenses. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined by the Plan. 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 and the Company’s contributions plus actual earnings thereon. Prior employer matching contributions from the FairPoint Communications Associates 401(k) Plan and the FairPoint Communications, Inc. Employees Savings Plan are subject to a five-year graded vesting schedule for participants who do not complete one hour of service on or after January 1, 2019.
Notes Receivable from Participants
Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their account balance. Loan terms generally range from one to five years, but may extend up to ten years for the purchase of a primary residence. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account and bear interest at the prime interest rate (as defined in the Plan documents) plus one percentage point. Participants may have only one loan outstanding at any given time, except for multiple loans which resulted from a merger of another plan into this Plan. Principal and interest is paid ratably through payroll deductions.
Payment of Benefits
On termination of service due to death, disability, or retirement, a participant may elect to receive either a lump sum amount equal to the value of the participant’s vested interest in his or her account, or annual installments over a period of time not more than the participant’s assumed life expectancy (or the assumed life expectancies of the participant and his/her beneficiary), or in partial withdrawals. For termination of service for other reasons, a participant may receive the value in his or her account as a lump sum distribution or in partial withdrawals. An eligible rollover distribution is also permitted. The Plan permits in-kind distributions of a participant’s investment in the Company’s common stock. Distributions for the value of a participant’s account invested in the Company’s common stock can be distributed in the form of whole shares plus cash for any fractional shares or in cash as elected by the participant.
If the value of a participant’s vested interest is less than $1,000, a lump sum distribution will be made without regard to the consent of the participant within a reasonable time after termination of service.
Forfeited Accounts
Forfeited accounts may be used to reduce future employer contributions and to pay Plan administrative expenses. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, there were no accumulated forfeited nonvested accounts available for future use. During the year ended December 31, 2019, employer contributions were reduced by $123,543 from forfeited nonvested accounts.
Administrative Expenses and Participant Transaction Fees
Certain administrative expenses for maintaining the Plan are paid directly by the Company. The Company also provides accounting and other administrative services for the Plan at no charge. Expenses that are paid directly by the Company are excluded from these financial statements. Investment fund administrative expenses and record keeping fees are paid by the Plan. Expenses relating to specific participant transactions (i.e., loan fees,
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Consolidated Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements – Continued
distribution fees, etc.) are deducted directly from the participant’s account. Certain investment related expenses are included in net appreciation (depreciation) of fair value of investments. The Company may utilize credits received under its service agreement with the Plan’s trustee to pay certain administrative expenses and any excess may be allocated to participant accounts at the discretion of the Plan’s fiduciary.
2. | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
Basis of Presentation
The financial statements of the Plan are prepared using the accrual method of accounting.
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 assets and liabilities and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
The Plan’s investments are reported at fair value. Fair value 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. See Note 3 for additional discussion of fair value measurements.
Purchases and sales of investments are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net appreciation (depreciation) includes the Plan’s gains and losses on investments bought and sold as well as held during the year.
Notes Receivable from Participants
Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Interest income on notes receivable from participants is recorded when earned. No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of December 31, 2019 or 2018. Delinquent participant loans are reclassified as distributions based upon the terms of the Plan document.
Benefit Payments
Benefits are recorded when paid.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-13 (“ASU 2018-13”), Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 modifies the disclosure requirements of fair value measurements. ASU 2018-13 is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for either the entire standard or only the requirements that modify or eliminate the disclosure requirements, with certain requirements applied prospectively, and all other requirements applied retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on the Plan’s financial statements.
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Consolidated Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements – Continued
3. | Fair Value Measurements |
The framework for measuring fair value provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described as follows:
Level 1 | Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the plan has the ability to access. |
Level 2 | Inputs to the valuation methodology include: |
● | Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; |
● | Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets; |
● | Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; |
● | Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means. |
If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, the Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
Level 3 | Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement. |
The asset or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.
Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value. There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2019 and 2018.
Common stock: Valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded.
Mutual funds: Valued at quoted market prices, which represents the net asset values of the shares held by the Plan at year end. The mutual funds held by the Plan are deemed to be actively traded.
Common collective trust funds: Units in the fund are valued based on the net asset value of the funds, which is based on the fair value of the underlying investments held by the fund less its liabilities as reported by the issuer of the fund. The net asset value is used as a practical expedient to estimate fair value. This practical expedient is not used when it is determined to be probable that the fund will sell the investment for an amount different than the reported net asset value. Participant transactions (purchases and sales) may occur daily. Were the Plan to initiate a full redemption of the collective trust, the issuer reserves the right to temporarily delay withdrawal from the trust in order to ensure that securities liquidations will be carried out in an orderly business manner.
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.
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Consolidated Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements – Continued
The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s assets at fair value as of December 31, 2019 and 2018:
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Mutual funds | | $ | 455,318,507 | | $ | 455,318,507 | | $ | - | | $ | - | |
Common stock | | | 57,031,205 | | | 57,031,205 | | | - | | | - | |
Total investments in the fair value hierarchy | | | 512,349,712 | | $ | 512,349,712 | | $ | - | | $ | - | |
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Investments measured at net asset value: (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common collective trust funds | | | 437,353,729 | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments at fair value | | $ | 949,703,441 | | | | | | | | | | |
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Mutual funds | | $ | 137,505,697 | | $ | 137,505,697 | | $ | - | | $ | - | |
Common stock | | | 4,367,734 | | | 4,367,734 | | | - | | | - | |
Total investments in the fair value hierarchy | | | 141,873,431 | | $ | 141,873,431 | | $ | - | | $ | - | |
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Investments measured at net asset value: (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common collective trust funds | | | 183,707,926 | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments at fair value | | $ | 325,581,357 | | | | | | | | | | |
(1) | Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the statement of net assets available for benefits. |
There were no significant transfers between level 1 and level 2 investments during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
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Consolidated Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements – Continued
The following table summarizes investments for which the fair value is measured using the net asset value per share practical expedient as of December 31, 2019 and 2018. There are no participant redemption restrictions for these investments. The redemption notice period is applicable only to the Plan.
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Investment | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | Commitments | | Frequency | | Period | |
T. Rowe Price Stable Value Fund | | $ | 82,900,964 | | $ | 34,671,175 | | $ | - | | Daily | | 12 months |
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Trust B | | $ | 113,905,995 | | $ | 39,929,422 | | $ | - | | Daily | | 30 days |
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Trust Fund | | $ | 7,975,821 | | $ | 516,527 | | $ | - | | Daily | | 30 days |
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Trust Fund | | $ | 1,659,526 | | $ | 1,191,653 | | $ | - | | Daily | | 30 days |
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Trust Fund | | $ | 10,615,379 | | $ | 7,131,597 | | $ | - | | Daily | | 30 days |
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Trust Fund | | $ | 28,667,177 | | $ | 17,099,707 | | $ | - | | Daily | | 30 days |
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Trust Fund | | $ | 36,588,202 | | $ | 15,789,350 | | $ | - | | Daily | | 30 days |
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Trust Fund | | $ | 53,142,553 | | $ | 21,556,958 | | $ | - | | Daily | | 30 days |
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Trust Fund | | $ | 32,562,342 | | $ | 11,266,229 | | $ | - | | Daily | | 30 days |
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Trust Fund | | $ | 41,934,135 | | $ | 20,104,393 | | $ | - | | Daily | | 30 days |
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Trust Fund | | $ | 16,076,317 | | $ | 8,657,550 | | $ | - | | Daily | | 30 days |
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Trust Fund | | $ | 7,576,848 | | $ | 3,790,643 | | $ | - | | Daily | | 30 days |
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Trust Fund | | $ | 3,125,053 | | $ | 1,735,328 | | $ | - | | Daily | | 30 days |
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2060 Trust Fund | | $ | 623,417 | | $ | 267,394 | | $ | - | | Daily | | 30 days |
4. | Plan Termination |
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, participants will become 100 percent vested in their accounts.
5. | Tax Status |
The IRS has determined and informed Accudraft.com Inc., the Prototype Sponsor, by a letter dated March 31, 2014, that the Plan and related trust are designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”). Although the Plan has been amended since receiving this letter, the plan Administrator and the Plan’s tax counsel believe that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan’s financial statements.
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by a plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the organization has taken an uncertain position that 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 December 31, 2019, there are no uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The Plan administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2016.
6. | Risks and Uncertainties |
The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in values of investment funds will occur in the near term and that such
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Notes to Financial Statements – Continued
changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.
7. | Related Party and Party-In-Interest Transactions |
Certain plan investments are shares of common collective trusts and mutual funds managed by T. Rowe Price Trust Company, the trustee of the Plan. The Plan also invests in the common stock of the Company. These transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions under the provisions of ERISA for which a statutory exemption exists. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Plan held 568,936 and 442,078 shares of Consolidated common stock with fair values of $2,207,473 and $4,367,734, respectively. The Plan also transacts with certain parties who may perform services to the Plan. Such parties qualify as parties-in-interest under ERISA.
8. | Plan Mergers |
In connection with the Company’s acquisition of FairPoint Communications, Inc. (“FairPoint”) in July 2017, the FairPoint Communications Associates 401(k) Plan and the FairPoint Communications, Inc. Employees Savings Plan were merged into the Plan effective December 31, 2018. At December 31, 2018, the net assets transferred to the Plan of $496,622,524 were in transit and included as a receivable from a merged plan in the statements of net assets available for benefits. The plan assets were received by the Plan on January 2, 2019. In connection with the mergers, the Plan was amended and restated effective January 1, 2019 to reflect the mergers and other changes to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
9. | Subsequent Events |
The Company has evaluated subsequent events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date of issuance.
In March 2020, the current outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant volatility in financial markets and has negatively impacted the global economy, which has affected and may continue to affect the market value of the Plan’s investments. As a result, the Plan’s investments have incurred a decline in fair value since December 31, 2019. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve and the impact to the financial markets remains uncertain, the future financial impact that may be recognized in subsequent periods cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was enacted by the U.S. government as an emergency economic stimulus package. The CARES Act includes, among other things, relief provisions to tax-qualified retirement plans and their participants with respect to employer contributions, distributions and participant loans. The provisions of the CARES Act may be effective immediately, prior to amending the plan document. Plan management is continuing to evaluate the relief provisions available to plan participants under the CARES Act.
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Consolidated Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan
EIN: 02-0636475 Plan Number: 002
Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2019
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| | | | Description of Investment, | | | | | |
| | (b) | | Including Maturity Date, Rate of | | | (e) | | |
| | Identity of Issuer, | | Interest, Collateral, Par | | | Current | | |
(a) |
| Borrower, Lessor or Similar Party |
| or Maturity Value |
| | Value |
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| | Common Stock: | | | | | | | |
* | | Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. | | 568,936 shares | | $ | 2,207,473 | | |
| | Verizon Communications, Inc. | | 897,209 shares | | | 54,823,732 | | |
| | Common Collective Trust Funds: | | | | | | | |
* | | T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Trust B | | 2,762,027 shares | | | 113,905,995 | | |
* | | T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Trust Fund | | 480,760 shares | | | 7,975,821 | | |
* | | T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Trust Fund | | 95,375 shares | | | 1,659,526 | | |
* | | T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Trust Fund | | 568,579 shares | | | 10,615,379 | | |
* | | T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Trust Fund | | 1,434,076 shares | | | 28,667,177 | | |
* | | T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Trust Fund | | 1,724,232 shares | | | 36,588,202 | | |
* | | T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Trust Fund | | 2,378,807 shares | | | 53,142,553 | | |
* | | T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Trust Fund | | 1,404,154 shares | | | 32,562,342 | | |
* | | T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Trust Fund | | 1,762,679 shares | | | 41,934,135 | | |
* | | T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Trust Fund | | 671,525 shares | | | 16,076,317 | | |
* | | T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Trust Fund | | 316,625 shares | | | 7,576,848 | | |
* | | T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Trust Fund | | 130,646 shares | | | 3,125,053 | | |
* | | T. Rowe Price Retirement 2060 Trust Fund | | 40,720 shares | | | 623,417 | | |
* | | T. Rowe Price Stable Value Fund - N | | 82,900,964 shares | | | 82,900,964 | | |
| | Mutual Funds: | | | | | | | |
| | Metropolitan West Total Return Bond I | | 4,666,391 shares | | | 51,003,659 | | |
| | Templeton Global Bond R6 | | 266,327 shares | | | 2,841,708 | | |
| | American Funds American Mutual R6 | | 1,263,818 shares | | | 55,014,007 | | |
| | American Funds EuroPac Grw R6 | | 338,621 shares | | | 18,810,392 | | |
| | Janus Henderson Enterprise I | | 187,044 shares | | | 26,659,394 | | |
| | Northern Small Cap Value Fund | | 195,510 shares | | | 4,025,543 | | |
| | Invesco Oppenheimer Developing Markets Y | | 127,594 shares | | | 5,818,279 | | |
| | Overseas Stock Fund | | 2,652,834 shares | | | 29,685,218 | | |
* | | T. Rowe Price Government Money | | 157,535 shares | | | 157,535 | | |
* | | T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Value Fund I | | 277,544 shares | | | 7,757,365 | | |
* | | T. Rowe Price QM US SCG EQ Inv | | 797,828 shares | | | 31,673,758 | | |
| | Vanguard Institutional Index | | 600,277 shares | | | 174,218,346 | | |
| | Vanguard Small Cap Index Inst | | 111,079 shares | | | 8,816,341 | | |
| | Vanguard Mid Cap Index Inst | | 309,365 shares | | | 15,078,469 | | |
| | Vanguard TTL Int Stock Ind Admiral | | 182,935 shares | | | 5,464,264 | | |
| | Westwood Small Cap Inst | | 1,051,392 shares | | | 18,294,229 | | |
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* | | Notes receivable from participants | | Interest rates ranging from 4.25% to 9.67%; | | | 14,113,087 | | |
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| | Total | | | | $ | 963,816,528 | |
*Represents a party-in-interest to the Plan as defined by ERISA.
Column (d), cost, has been omitted, as investments are all participant directed.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
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The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this Annual Report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereto duly authorized.
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Dated: June 24, 2020 | | | CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 401(k) PLAN, BY CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., AS PLAN ADMINISTRATOR |
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| By: | | /s/Steven L. Childers |
| | | Steven L. Childers |
| | | Chief Financial Officer |
| | | Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. |
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