SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 December 31, 2005

 

OR

 

o

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

 

 

For the transition period from                 to                  

Commission file number 1-11840

A.     Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

THE SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING FUND OF
ALLSTATE EMPLOYEES

B.     Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
2775 SANDERS ROAD STE. E-5
NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS 60062-6127

 

 




 

 

The Savings and
Profit Sharing Fund of
Allstate Employees

Financial Statements as of and for the
Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004,
Supplemental Schedule as of
December 31, 2005, and
Report of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 




THE SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING FUND OF
ALLSTATE EMPLOYEES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of
December 31, 2005 and 2004

 

2-3

 

 

 

 

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004

 

4-5

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements as of and for the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004

 

6-10

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE:

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

Form 5500—Schedule H, Part IV, Line 4i—Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
as of December 31, 2005

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

 

 

23           Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

NOTE:            All other supplemental 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 have been omitted because they are not applicable.




 

[DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP LETTERHEAD]

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Trustee and Participants of The Savings and Profit Sharing Fund of Allstate Employees

We have audited the accompanying Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits of The Savings and Profit Sharing Fund of Allstate Employees (the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, 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 Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Fund as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, 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.

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 at end of year) as of December 31, 2005, 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. The supplementary information in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits and the Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits is presented for the purpose of additional analysis rather than to present the net assets available for benefits and changes in net assets available for benefits of the individual funds. The supplemental schedule and supplementary information are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Such supplemental schedule and supplementary information have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

June 16, 2006
Chicago, Illinois

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THE SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING FUND OF
ALLSTATE EMPLOYEES

STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

Supplementary Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ESOP

 

 

 

 

 

Participant-

 

Allstate

 

Company

 

 

 

 

 

Directed

 

Stock

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Funds

 

Fund

 

Unallocated

 

Total

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments—At fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Allstate Corporation common stock

 

$

 

$

946,693

 

$

580,061

 

$

1,526,754

 

INVESCO Institutional (N.A.) Inc. Stable Value Fund

 

427,044

 

 

 

 

 

427,044

 

Interest in registered investment company, State Street Global Advisors (“SSgA”):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSgA Short Term Investment Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSgA Bond Market Index Fund Series A

 

172,306

 

 

 

 

 

172,306

 

SSgA Allstate Balanced Fund

 

569,217

 

 

 

 

 

569,217

 

SSgA S&P 500 Flagship Fund Series A

 

723,921

 

 

 

 

 

723,921

 

SSgA Daily EAFE Fund Series T

 

221,188

 

 

 

 

 

221,188

 

SSgA Russell 2000 Fund Series A

 

317,792

 

 

 

 

 

317,792

 

Collective short-term investment fund

 

 

 

2,333

 

7,229

 

9,562

 

Participant notes receivable

 

93,771

 

 

 

 

 

93,771

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investments

 

2,525,239

 

949,026

 

587,290

 

4,061,555

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends and interest

 

1,585

 

5,547

 

3,458

 

10,590

 

Employer contributions

 

 

 

 

 

5,250

 

5,250

 

Employee contributions

 

26

 

3

 

 

 

29

 

Other

 

 

 

3,439

 

 

 

3,439

 

Interfund

 

 

 

47,021

 

 

 

47,021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total receivables

 

1,611

 

56,010

 

8,708

 

66,329

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

2,526,850

 

1,005,036

 

595,998

 

4,127,884

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ESOP loan (Notes 1 and 3)

 

 

 

 

 

53,818

 

53,818

 

Payables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

 

 

 

1,063

 

1,063

 

Other

 

2,130

 

121

 

 

 

2,251

 

Interfund

 

 

 

 

 

47,021

 

47,021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

2,130

 

121

 

101,902

 

104,153

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

 

$

2,524,720

 

$

1,004,915

 

$

494,096

 

$

4,023,731

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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THE SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING FUND OF
ALLSTATE EMPLOYEES

STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2004
(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

Supplementary Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ESOP

 

 

 

 

 

Participant-

 

Allstate

 

Company

 

 

 

 

 

Directed

 

Stock

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Funds

 

Fund

 

Unallocated

 

Total

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments—At fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Allstate Corporation common stock

 

$

 

$

921,827

 

$

661,311

 

$

1,583,138

 

Interest in registered investment company, State Street Global Advisors (“SSgA”):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSgA Short Term Investment Fund

 

371,964

 

 

 

 

 

371,964

 

SSgA Bond Market Index Fund Series A

 

155,297

 

 

 

 

 

155,297

 

SSgA Allstate Balanced Fund

 

565,713

 

 

 

 

 

565,713

 

SSgA S&P 500 Flagship Fund Series A

 

680,461

 

 

 

 

 

680,461

 

SSgA Daily EAFE Fund Series T

 

157,700

 

 

 

 

 

157,700

 

SSgA Russell 2000 Fund Series A

 

326,206

 

 

 

 

 

326,206

 

 Collective short-term investment fund

 

 

 

3,752

 

6,429

 

10,181

 

 Participant notes receivable

 

88,098

 

 

 

 

 

88,098

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investments

 

2,345,439

 

925,579

 

667,740

 

3,938,758

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Dividends and interest

 

671

 

4,944

 

3,591

 

9,206

 

 Employer contributions

 

 

 

5,250

 

7,900

 

13,150

 

 Employee contributions

 

10,304

 

1,126

 

 

 

11,430

 

 Interfund

 

 

 

106,457

 

 

 

106,457

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total receivables

 

10,975

 

117,777

 

11,491

 

140,243

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

2,356,414

 

1,043,356

 

679,231

 

4,079,001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ESOP loan (Notes 1 and 3)

 

 

 

 

 

70,271

 

70,271

 

Payables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Interest

 

 

 

 

 

1,388

 

1,388

 

 Other

 

456

 

127

 

 

 

583

 

 Interfund

 

 

 

 

 

106,457

 

106,457

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

456

 

127

 

178,116

 

178,699

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

 

$

2,355,958

 

$

1,043,229

 

$

501,115

 

$

3,900,302

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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THE SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING FUND OF
ALLSTATE EMPLOYEES

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

Supplementary Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ESOP

 

 

 

 

 

Participant-

 

Allstate

 

Company

 

 

 

 

 

Directed

 

Stock

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Funds

 

Fund

 

Unallocated

 

Total

 

ADDITIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Net appreciation in fair value of investments

 

$

92,283

 

$

47,330

 

$

25,211

 

$

164,824

 

 Interest

 

18,428

 

197

 

143

 

18,768

 

 Dividends

 

 

 

24,329

 

13,732

 

38,061

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

110,711

 

71,856

 

39,086

 

221,653

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Participants

 

158,246

 

24,724

 

 

 

182,970

 

 Employer—ESOP loan debt service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Employer—cash matched on participant contributions

 

 

 

104

 

5,254

 

5,358

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total contributions

 

158,246

 

24,828

 

5,254

 

188,328

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allocation of company shares—shares matched on participant deposits at fair value

 

 

 

38,783

 

(38,783

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total additions

 

268,957

 

135,467

 

5,557

 

409,981

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEDUCTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits paid to participants

 

182,832

 

95,349

 

 

 

278,181

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

4,334

 

4,334

 

Administrative expense

 

2,944

 

1,093

 

 

 

4,037

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total deductions

 

185,776

 

96,442

 

4,334

 

286,552

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCREASE

 

83,181

 

39,025

 

1,223

 

123,429

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERFUND TRANSFERS

 

85,581

 

(77,339

)

(8,242

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Beginning of year

 

2,355,958

 

1,043,229

 

501,115

 

3,900,302

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 End of year

 

$

2,524,720

 

$

1,004,915

 

$

494,096

 

$

4,023,731

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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THE SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING FUND OF
ALLSTATE EMPLOYEES

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004
(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

Supplementary Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ESOP

 

 

 

 

 

Participant-

 

Allstate

 

Company

 

 

 

 

 

Directed

 

Stock

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Funds

 

Fund

 

Unallocated

 

Total

 

ADDITIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net appreciation in fair value of investments

 

$

180,248

 

$

164,096

 

$

111,241

 

$

455,585

 

Interest

 

9,052

 

59

 

51

 

9,162

 

Dividends

 

 

 

21,223

 

14,321

 

35,544

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

189,300

 

185,378

 

125,613

 

500,291

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Participants

 

153,746

 

19,113

 

 

 

172,859

 

Employer—ESOP loan debt service

 

 

 

 

 

7,900

 

7,900

 

Employer—cash matched on participant contributions

 

 

 

5,323

 

 

 

5,323

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total contributions

 

153,746

 

24,436

 

7,900

 

186,082

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allocation of company shares—shares matched on participant deposits at fair value

 

 

 

106,457

 

(106,457

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total additions

 

343,046

 

316,271

 

27,056

 

686,373

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEDUCTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits paid to participants

 

152,450

 

72,298

 

 

 

224,748

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

5,737

 

5,737

 

Administrative expense

 

3,052

 

1,050

 

 

 

4,102

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total deductions

 

155,502

 

73,348

 

5,737

 

234,587

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCREASE

 

187,544

 

242,923

 

21,319

 

451,786

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERFUND TRANSFERS

 

90,004

 

(90,004

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

2,078,410

 

890,310

 

479,796

 

3,448,516

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of year

 

$

2,355,958

 

$

1,043,229

 

$

501,115

 

$

3,900,302

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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THE SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING FUND OF
ALLSTATE EMPLOYEES

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005 AND 2004

1.                      DESCRIPTION OF PLAN

The following description of The Savings and Profit Sharing Fund of Allstate Employees (the “Fund”) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the plan document for a more complete description of the Fund’s provisions.

GeneralThe Fund covers all full-time and regular part-time employees of The Allstate Corporation (the “Company”) and designated affiliates of the Company, with the exception of those employed by the Company’s international subsidiaries and Sterling Collision Centers, Inc. Employees must be at least 18 years of age to participate.

The Fund is a defined contribution plan consisting of a profit sharing and stock bonus plan containing a cash or deferred arrangement which is intended to meet the requirements of Sections 401(a) and 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”). The stock bonus portion of the Fund includes a leveraged and a nonleveraged employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”) which is intended to meet the requirements of Section 409 and Section 4975(e)(7) of the Code. The Fund is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”).

AdministrationThe Fund is administered by the Administrative Committee. Investment transactions are authorized by the Fund’s Investment Committee. Members of the Administrative and Investment Committees are appointed by the Profit Sharing Committee. Members of the Profit Sharing Committee are appointed by the Compensation and Succession Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.

Trustee of the FundThe Northern Trust Company holds Fund assets as trustee under The Savings and Profit Sharing Fund of Allstate Employees Trust.

ContributionsEach year, employees may contribute up to 50% of eligible annual compensation through a combination of pre-tax and after-tax contributions, subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations. Participants age 50 or older have the option to make additional pre-tax contributions (“Catch-Up” contributions). Employees may also roll over amounts representing distributions from other qualified defined benefit or defined contribution plans. The Company contributes, at its discretion, from 50% to 150% of the first 5% of eligible compensation that a participant contributes on a pre-tax basis to the Fund. All employer contributions are invested in the Allstate Stock Fund. However, participants can transfer all or part of their Company contributions to any investment option within the Fund at any time. During the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, the Company’s matching contributions were 50% and 125%, respectively.

Participant AccountsIndividual accounts are maintained for each fund participant. Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution, allocations of the employer’s contribution and Fund earnings, and is charged with an allocation of administrative expenses and Fund losses. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.

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VestingParticipants are immediately vested in their contributions and the Company’s contributions plus earnings thereon.

Investment OptionsUpon enrollment in the Fund, a participant may direct employee contributions to any or all of the current seven investment options listed below. Participants may change their investment elections at any time.

Allstate Stock Fund—Funds are invested in Company common stock with a portion of the fund invested in short-term securities to provide liquidity to process transactions.

Stable Value Fund—The fund, managed by INVESCO Institutional (N.A.), Inc. (“INVESCO”), a registered investment advisor, is a separately managed portfolio that consists of a number of high-quality fixed income investments, including: (i) investment contracts issued by a diversified group of insurance companies, banks, and other institutions; and (ii) publicly and privately issued fixed, floating, and variable rate obligations of select entities. The fund became available August 2, 2005.

Bond Fund—The fund, managed by State Street Global Advisors (“SSgA”), a registered investment company, invests in shares of a commingled trust that invests in the broad domestic bond market and also in U.S. government and agency, corporate, mortgage-backed, and asset-backed debt securities.

Balanced Fund—The fund, managed by SSgA, invests in shares of a commingled trust that invests in a diversified portfolio of stocks and debt securities.

S&P 500 Fund—The fund, managed by SSgA, invests in shares of a commingled trust that invests in a diversified portfolio of stocks of large, established companies.

International Equity Fund—The fund, managed by SSgA, invests in shares of a commingled trust that invests in a diversified portfolio of stocks in developed markets within Europe, Australia, and the Far East.

Russell 2000 Fund—The fund, managed by SSgA, invests in shares of a commingled trust that invests in a diversified portfolio of stocks that represents the smallest two-thirds of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies.

Money Market Fund—The fund that was managed by SSgA, invested in shares of a commingled trust that invests in short-term securities. This fund was terminated as an investment option on August 1, 2005, and assets were transferred into the Stable Value Fund.

Participant Notes ReceivableParticipants may borrow from their account balance. The loan amount must be at least $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of: (i) 50% of their account value, (ii) 100% of their pre-tax, after-tax, and rollover account balances, or (iii) $50,000. Loan transactions are treated as a proportional transfer from/to the investment funds and to/from the Loan Fund. Loan terms range from 6 to 48 months for a general-purpose loan and 49 to 180 months for a primary residence loan. Loans are secured by the participant’s account balance and bear interest at the prime rate. Principal and interest are paid by participants ratably through payroll deductions.

Employee Stock Ownership PlanThe Company has a leveraged ESOP. The ESOP loan (the “ESOP Loan”) bears interest at 7.9%.

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The borrowing is to be repaid through the year 2019 or earlier if the Company elects to make additional contributions for principal prepayments on the ESOP Loan. As the Fund makes each payment of principal and interest, a proportional percentage of unallocated shares are allocated to eligible employees’ accounts in accordance with applicable regulations under the Code.

ESOP shares not yet allocated to participants are held in a suspense account and none of these shares serve as collateral. ESOP shares allocated to participants and other Company shares that were acquired with participant contributions are included in the Allstate Stock Fund and the lender has no rights against these shares.

Payment of BenefitsUpon termination of service, a participant is entitled to a complete withdrawal of his or her account balance. Partial withdrawals are also permitted under the Fund subject to restrictions.

2.                      SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of AccountingThe Fund’s financial statements are prepared under the accrual basis of accounting.

Use of EstimatesThe 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 amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and overall market volatility. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the financial statements.

Investment Valuation and Income RecognitionFund investments are stated at fair value, except for investment contracts in the Stable Value Fund as described in Note 6 below. Shares of registered investment companies are valued at market prices that represent the net asset value of shares held by the Fund at year-end. Common stock held in the Allstate Stock Fund is valued at market price. Participant notes receivable are valued at cost, which approximates fair value.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis except for interest on participant notes, which is recorded when received. The difference between cash and accrual basis for interest on participant notes is not material. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Benefits Paid to Participants and Participant Notes ReceivableBenefits paid to participants and participant notes receivable loans are recorded when funds are transferred out of the respective investment funds for payment to participants. Amounts allocated to accounts of persons who have elected to withdraw from the Fund, but have not yet been paid were immaterial at December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

3.                      ESOP LOAN

The ESOP Loan agreement provides for the loan to be repaid through the year 2019 at an annual interest rate of 7.9%. There are no principal payments required on the loan during the next five years.

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The following table presents additional information, at December 31, 2005 and 2004, for the Fund’s investment in The Allstate Corporation common stock held in the Allstate Stock Fund and the ESOP Company Shares Unallocated (dollars in thousands):

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

ESOP

 

 

 

ESOP

 

 

 

Allstate

 

Company

 

Allstate

 

Company

 

 

 

Stock

 

Shares

 

Stock

 

Shares

 

 

 

Fund

 

Unallocated

 

Fund

 

Unallocated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of shares

 

17,508,659

 

10,727,967

 

17,823,406

 

12,786,370

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost

 

$

316,809

 

$

76,438

 

$

249,443

 

$

91,104

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value

 

$

946,693

 

$

580,061

 

$

921,827

 

$

661,311

 

 

4.                      PLAN TERMINATION

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Fund to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Fund subject to the provisions of ERISA.

5.                      TAX STATUS

The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Company by a letter, dated November 18, 2003, that the Fund and related trust were designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Code. The plan administrator and internal counsel at the Company believe that the Fund is currently designed and is being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Fund’s financial statements.

6.                      INVESTMENTS

The Fund’s investments which exceeded 5% of net assets available for benefits as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allstate Stock Fund (The Allstate Corporation common stock) *

 

$

946,693

 

$

921,827

 

ESOP Company Shares Unallocated

 

580,061

 

661,311

 

Money Market Fund (SSgA Short Term Investment Fund)

 

 

 

371,964

 

Balanced Fund (SSgA Allstate Balanced Fund)

 

569,217

 

565,713

 

S&P 500 Fund (SSgA S&P 500 Flagship Fund Series A)

 

723,921

 

680,461

 

International Equity Fund (SSgA EAFE Securities Lending Fund Series T)

 

221,188

 

157,700

 

Russell 2000 Fund (SSgA Russell 2000 Index Securities Lending Fund Series A)

 

317,792

 

326,206

 


*                    Partially nonparticipant-directed

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Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 107, Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, defines the fair value of a financial instrument as the amounts at which the instruments could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties. The carrying value of all the financial instruments of the Fund are at fair market value, except for the investment contracts included in the Stable Value Fund.

The Stable Value Fund is benefit responsive and is thus subject to contract-value reporting. Funds may be withdrawn pro rata from all the investment contracts at contract value determined by the respective issuing companies to pay benefits and to make participant-directed transfers to other funds pursuant to the terms of the Fund after the amounts in the Stable Value Fund’s Short-Term Investment Fund reserve are depleted.

The fair value and contract value (dollars in thousands) of the investment contracts within the Stable Value Fund were $423,661 and $427,044, respectively, at December 31, 2005. For synthetic Guaranteed Investment Contracts, fair value is equal to the market value of the underlying security plus any accrued income. The crediting interest rates on investment contracts held within the Stable Value Fund ranged from 3.98% to 5.30% at December 31, 2005.

There are no reserves against contract value credit risk of the contract issuer or otherwise. The crediting interest rate is based on current market yields, adjusted upward/downward to amortize differences between book and market values of the underlying bonds. All contracts have a minimum crediting rate of 0%. The crediting interest rates are reset monthly. The average yield from August 2, 2005 through December 31, 2005 was 4.66%.

During 2005 and 2004, the Fund’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) in value as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allstate Stock Fund (The Allstate Corporation common stock)

 

$

47,330

 

$

164,096

 

ESOP Company Shares Unallocated

 

25,211

 

111,241

 

Bond Fund (SSgA Passive Bond Market Index Securities Lending Fund Series A)

 

3,882

 

6,101

 

Balanced Fund (SSgA Allstate Balanced Fund)

 

20,893

 

40,570

 

S&P 500 Fund (SSgA S&P 500 Flagship Fund Series A)

 

33,634

 

65,570

 

International Equity Fund (SSgA Daily EAFE Securities Lending Fund Series T)

 

23,066

 

23,202

 

Russell 2000 Fund (SSgA Russell 2000 Index Securities Lending Fund Series A)

 

10,808

 

44,805

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

164,824

 

$

455,585

 

 

7.                      RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Fund invests in The Northern Trust Collective Short Term Investment Fund, managed by The Northern Trust Company, the trustee of the Fund. The Fund also invests in the common stock of The Allstate Corporation, the Fund’s sponsor.

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SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

 

 

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THE SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING FUND OF
ALLSTATE EMPLOYEES

FORM 5500—SCHEDULE H, PART IV, LINE 4i—
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

(c) Description of investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

including maturity date,

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) Identity of issue, borrower,

 

rate of interest, collateral,

 

 

 

 

(a)

 

lessor, or similar party

 

par or maturity value

 

(d) Cost

 

(e) Current Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 *

 

The Allstate Corporation common stock

 

28,236,626 shares

 

$393,246,946

 

$1,526,754,368

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESCO Allstate Stable Value Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IXIS Financial #1928-1

 

68,756,552 shares of IGT MxMgr A+ Int G/C Common Collective Trust

 

73,040,470

 

73,759,004

 

 

IXIS Financial Wrapper

 

 

 

 

 

687,618

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JP Morgan Chase #AALLSTATE-S

 

46,139,329 shares of IGT INVESCO Short Term Bond Common
Collective Trust

 

52,338,877


 

52,885,775


 

 

JP Morgan Chase Wrapper

 

 

 

 

 

381,736

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monumental #MDA-00714TR

 

43,614,586 shares of IGT INVESCO Short Term Bond Common
Collective Trust

 

49,531,433

 

49,991,867

 

 

Monumental Wrapper

 

 

 

 

 

347,746

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pacific Life Insurance #g-26930.01.0001

 

72,660,852 shares of IGT INVESCO AAA ABS Common Collective Trust

 

86,479,217

 

87,485,992

 

 

Pacific Life Insurance Wrapper

 

 

 

 

 

409,353

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Bank #105027

 

68,756,189 shares of IGT MxMgr A+ Int G/C Common Collective Trust

 

73,040,085

 

73,758,614

 

 

State Street Bank Wrapper

 

 

 

 

 

688,249

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UBS AG #5211

 

58,017,272 shares of IGT MxMgr A+ Core Common Collective Trust

 

62,641,570

 

63,289,243

 

 

UBS AG Wrapper

 

 

 

 

 

696,345

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monumental #MDA-00715TR

 

144,696 shares in the
Short Term Investment Fund

 

144,696

 

144,696

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   US Treasury Note cusip 912828CE8

 

Coupon rate 3.125%, maturity date 4/15/2009, par value 4,000,000

 

3,909,844

 

3,874,910

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   US Treasury Note cusip 912828DT4

 

Coupon rate 3.75%, maturity date 5/15/2008, par value 5,000,000

 

4,937,695

 

4,953,249

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monumental Wrapper

 

 

 

 

 

172,171

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 *

 

The Northern Trust Collective Short Term Investment Fund #22-19589

 

13,517,515 shares

 

13,517,515

 

13,517,515

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest in registered investment company, State Street Global Advisors (SSgA):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSgA Passive Bond Market Index
Securities Lending Fund Series A

 

10,443,412 shares

 

156,128,731

 

172,305,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSgA Allstate Balanced Fund

 

34,771,960 shares

 

396,399,531

 

569,216,982

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSgA S&P 500 Flagship Fund Series A

 

3,118,751 shares

 

587,945,182

 

723,921,451

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSgA EAFE Securities
Lending Fund Series T

 

13,185,560 shares

 

173,490,760

 

221,187,765

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSgA Russell 2000 Index Securities Lending Fund Series A

 

14,656,950 shares

 

255,492,514

 

317,791,998

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

The Northern Trust Collective
Short Term Investment Fund

 

9,561,121 shares

 

9,561,121

 

9,561,121

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

Participant loans

 

rates of interest from 4% to
9.5% maturing 2005 through 2020

 

93,771,182

 

93,771,182

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

$2,485,617,369

 

$4,061,554,800

 

*              Permitted party-in-interest.

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SIGNATURES

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 its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

THE SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING FUND

 

OF ALLSTATE EMPLOYEES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ MARK CIESLAK

 

 

Mark Cieslak

 

 

Plan Administrator

 

Date: June 23, 2006

 

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