UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 11-K [x] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. For the Plan year ended December 31, 2002 OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to . ------------ ------------ COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 001-12335 A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan if different from that of the issuer named below: BUTLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY GALESBURG HOURLY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS TRUST PLAN B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office: BUTLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1540 GENESSEE STREET KANSAS CITY, MO 64102 CONTENTS PAGE ---- Independent Auditor's Report 1 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits 2 Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits 3 Notes to Financial Statements 4 Signature Page 9 Exhibit Index 10 Exhibit 23 Independent Auditors' Consent Exhibit 99.1 Certification of Periodic Report Exhibit 99.2 Certification of Periodic Report INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT The Retirement Administrative Committee Butler Manufacturing Company: We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Butler Manufacturing Company Galesburg Hourly Employee Savings Trust Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2002, and 2001, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2002, and 2001, 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. /s/ KPMG LLP Kansas City, Missouri May 30, 2003 BUTLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY GALESBURG HOURLY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS TRUST PLAN EIN: 44-0188420 PN: 042 Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits December 31, 2002 and 2001 2002 2001 --------- --------- Assets: Investments: Fidelity Management Trust Company: Managed Income Portfolio $ 962,357 887,993 Puritan Fund 1,474,677 1,534,049 Magellan Fund 1,704,005 2,210,387 Equity Income Fund 795,276 947,571 Retirement Money Market Trust 1,583,308 1,427,267 Aggressive Growth Fund 55,846 83,354 Freedom 2000 Funds 94,550 94,974 U.S. Bond Index Fund 141,089 97,731 Other 84,048 59,814 Butler common stock fund 83,407 111,149 Participant loans outstanding 374,563 425,891 --------- --------- Total investments 7,353,126 7,880,180 --------- --------- Receivables: Employee contributions receivable 13,537 62,121 --------- --------- Total receivables 13,537 62,121 --------- --------- Net assets available for benefits $7,366,663 7,942,301 ========= ========= See accompanying notes to financial statements. 2 BUTLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY GALESBURG HOURLY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS TRUST PLAN EIN: 44-0188420 PN: 042 Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits Years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001 2002 2001 ----------- ----------- Contributions: Employee $ 777,261 846,240 Employer 5,850 54,416 ----------- ----------- Total contributions 783,111 900,656 Investment income: Net depreciation in fair value of investments (964,431) (534,736) Interest and dividends 189,609 285,517 Other: Distributions (571,218) (329,246) Administrative expenses (11,014) (11,393) Net transfers to another employer-sponsored fund (1,695) (7,509) ----------- ----------- Increase (decrease) in net assets available for benefits (575,638) 303,289 Net assets available for benefits: Beginning of year 7,942,301 7,639,012 ----------- ----------- End of year $ 7,366,663 7,942,301 =========== =========== See accompanying notes to financial statements. 3 BUTLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY GALESBURG HOURLY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS TRUST PLAN EIN: 44-0188420 PN: 042 Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2002 and 2001 (1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (A) GENERAL In 1991, Butler Manufacturing Company (the Company) established the Galesburg Hourly Employee Savings Trust (the Plan), which is administered by the administrative committee. The investments of the Plan are in the custody of Fidelity Institutional Retirement Services Company. The trustee of the Plan is the Fidelity Management Trust Company (Fidelity), which has been appointed by the administrative committee and thereby holds all assets of the Plan in the Butler Master Savings Plan Trust (Master Trust). The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The following brief description of the Plan is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the plan document for more complete information. (B) BASIS OF PRESENTATION The Plan's financial statements are presented on the accrual basis of accounting and present the net assets available for benefits and changes in those net assets. Benefit payments to participants are recorded when paid. (C) ASSETS HELD IN MASTER TRUST All assets of the Plan are held in the Master Trust and are specifically allocated to each individual plan by participant. Plan assets and changes in plan assets held in trust have been reported by Fidelity based on the fair value of the investments. The fair value of marketable securities is based upon quotations from national securities exchanges; where marketable securities are not listed on an exchange, quotations are obtained from brokerage firms. When the fair value of securities is not available, the securities are stated at their estimated fair value. Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed). Investments, which exceeded 5% of the net assets available for benefits at December 31, 2002, and 2001, are shown individually in the statements of net assets available for benefits. (D) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES The expenses incurred by the administrative committee of the Plan in administering plan activity and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in administering the trust may be paid from the assets of the Plan or by the Company, as the Company elects. (E) ELIGIBILITY All full-time Galesburg union hourly employees of the Company, having completed four months of employment, are eligible to participate in the Plan. 4 BUTLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY GALESBURG HOURLY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS TRUST PLAN EIN: 44-0188420 PN: 042 Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2002 and 2001 (F) VESTING All eligible employees participating in the Plan are immediately 100% vested in employer and participant contributions. (G) TERMINATION Although it has expressed no intention to do so, the Company's board of directors may terminate the Plan at any time, subject to the provisions of ERISA. If the Plan is terminated, each participant's account balance will be, at the discretion of the Company, distributed in a lump sum or held in trust to be distributed upon each participant's retirement, death, disability, or termination of employment. (H) USE OF ESTIMATES The Plan utilizes a number of estimates and assumptions related to the reporting of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare these financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Actual results could differ from those estimates. (2) CONTRIBUTIONS Employees may contribute to the Plan from 1 to 20% of their compensation in 1% increments, subject to applicable Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations. Participants may direct investments of their contribution in 1% increments among the funds established by the Company. The Company can elect to provide a matching contribution out of the Galesburg gain-sharing plan in an amount no greater than 25% of employee contributions. This match is limited to 6% of employee compensation. This match is applicable only to employees who are active employees on December 31, except in cases of retirement, disability, or death, if the Company has made a company-matching contribution under the Butler Manufacturing Company 401(k) Employee Savings Trust Plan. (3) DISTRIBUTIONS If a participant retires on or after attaining age 55, becomes totally or permanently disabled, dies, or terminates employment for any other reason, the full value of the account becomes distributable. If the value of the amount distributable exceeds $5,000, the distribution cannot be made until the participant reaches age 65 or gives consent to the distribution. All distributions must be made prior to April 1 of the calendar year immediately following the date the participant reaches age 70 1/2, even if still employed. All distributions shall be made in a single payment of cash. Distributions payable to vested participants at December 31, 2002, and 2001 were $67,041 and $37,250, respectively. These distributions are not recorded as a liability in the accompanying financial statements; however, they are recorded as a liability of the Plan for purposes of the Plan's Form 5500. 5 BUTLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY GALESBURG HOURLY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS TRUST PLAN EIN: 44-0188420 PN: 042 Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2002 and 2001 (4) IN-SERVICE WITHDRAWALS Employee contributions, in part or in total, may be withdrawn for extreme financial hardships. Such financial hardships include college costs, excessive medical expenses, the purchase of a principal residence, or to prevent eviction from a principal residence. (5) LOANS TO PARTICIPANTS At the discretion of the administrative committee, loans may be made to a participant up to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of the value of the participant's account. No loan may be for an amount less than $1,000. Loans are secured by an assignment of the participant's total account balance in the Plan. Loan maturities may not be less than one year nor exceed five years, except for home loans. Interest rates will be set by the administrative committee in accordance with uniform procedures consistently applied in a manner which does not discriminate in favor of officers, shareholders, or highly compensated participants. (6) ASSETS HELD IN MASTER TRUST The net assets of the Master Trust available for all participating plans at December 31, 2002, and 2001 are as follows: 2002 2001 ------------ ----------- Assets: Investments: Short-term investments $ 13,705,245 12,657,351 Fixed income funds 13,732,231 11,868,079 Domestic equities funds 57,629,522 68,108,401 International equities funds 1,461,344 1,507,679 Butler common stock fund 2,765,984 3,321,973 Participant loans outstanding, at interest rates ranging from 9% to 10% 3,010,882 3,161,823 ------------ ----------- 92,305,208 100,625,306 Receivables: Employee contribution receivable 33,174 619,833 Employer contribution receivable 1,663,035 ------------ ----------- Total net assets available for benefits $ 92,338,382 102,908,174 ============ =========== 6 BUTLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY GALESBURG HOURLY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS TRUST PLAN EIN: 44-0188420 PN: 042 Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2002 and 2001 The changes in net assets of the Master Trust for the years ended December 31, 2002, and 2001 are as follows: 2002 2001 ------------ ------------ Additions: Employer contributions $ 6,737 1,716,159 Employee contributions 8,967,929 9,023,088 Rollovers 54,532 52,760 Interest and dividend income 2,185,031 3,262,692 ------------ ------------ Total additions 11,214,229 14,054,699 Change in fair value of investments: Mutual funds (14,676,585) (9,870,542) Butler common stock fund (1,136,126) 319,158 ------------ ------------ Total change in fair value of investments (15,812,711) (9,551,384) Deductions: Distributions (5,886,614) (7,045,615) Administrative expenses (84,696) (84,599) ------------ ------------ Total deductions (5,971,310) (7,130,214) ------------ ------------ Net decrease (10,569,792) (2,626,899) Net assets available for benefits: Beginning of year 102,908,174 105,535,073 ------------ ------------ End of year $ 92,338,382 102,908,174 ============ ============ (7) INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO RISK The Plan provides for various investments, which, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and overall market volatility risks. 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 that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits. (8) FEDERAL INCOME TAXES The Plan has received a favorable determination letter, dated July 16, 2002, from the IRS, qualifying the Plan under the Internal Revenue Code and exempting the trust from Federal income taxes. The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter. The plan administrator believes the Plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, no provision for income taxes is included in these financial statements. 7 BUTLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY GALESBURG HOURLY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS TRUST PLAN EIN: 44-0188420 PN: 042 Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2002 and 2001 (9) FORM 5500 RECONCILIATION The reconciliation of the net assets available for benefits between the financial statements and the Form 5500 as of December 31, 2002, and 2001 is as follows: 2002 2001 ----------- ----------- Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements $ 7,366,663 7,942,301 Benefit obligations currently payable (67,041) (37,250) ----------- ----------- Net assets available per the Form 5500 $ 7,299,622 7,905,051 =========== =========== The following is a reconciliation of benefits paid to participants per the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2002, to the Form 5500. Benefits paid to participants per the financial statements $ 571,218 Amounts currently payable at December 31, 2002 67,041 Amounts currently payable at December 31, 2001 (37,250) ---------- Benefits paid to participants per the Form 5500 $ 601,009 ========== 8 BUTLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY GALESBURG HOURLY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS TRUST SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. June 30, 2003 /s/ Larry C. Miller ------------- ------------------- Date Larry C. Miller Vice President - Finance, and Chief Financial Officer 9 EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NO. EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION ----------- ------------------- 23 Independent Auditors' Consent 99.1 Certification of Periodic Report 99.2 Certification of Periodic Report 10