HOG - 12.31-2014 - 11K - 401(K)

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K
 
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934:
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.
OR
 
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934:
For the transition period from             to             .
Commission File No. 1-9183
 
A.
Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:
Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees
Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for Milwaukee & Tomahawk Hourly Bargaining Unit Employees
Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for Kansas City Hourly Bargaining Unit Employees
Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for York Hourly Bargaining Unit Employees
 
B.
Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
3700 West Juneau Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53208

 




REQUIRED INFORMATION
 
1.
Not applicable.
2.
Not applicable.
3.
Not applicable.
4.
The Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plans (the “Plans”) are subject to the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"). Attached hereto are copies of the most recent financial statements and schedule of the Plans prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of ERISA.
Exhibits
23
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm





SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the Plans) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Harley-Davidson
 
Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees
 
 
 
Date: June 22, 2015
By:
 
/s/ Perry A. Glassgow
 
 
 
Perry A. Glassgow
 
Administrative Committee Member
 
 
 
Harley-Davidson
 
Retirement Savings Plan for Milwaukee &
Tomahawk Hourly Bargaining Unit Employees
 
 
 
Date: June 22, 2015
By:
 
/s/ Perry A. Glassgow
 
 
 
Perry A. Glassgow
 
Administrative Committee Member
 
 
 
Harley-Davidson
 
Retirement Savings Plan for Kansas City Hourly
Bargaining Unit Employees
 
 
 
Date: June 22, 2015
By:
 
/s/ Perry A. Glassgow
 
 
 
Perry A. Glassgow
 
Administrative Committee Member
 
 
 
Harley-Davidson
 
Retirement Savings Plan for York Hourly Bargaining
Unit Employees
 
 
 
Date: June 22, 2015
By:
 
/s/ Perry A. Glassgow
 
 
 
Perry A. Glassgow
 
Administrative Committee Member





Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plans
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
Years Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013
Contents
 
Financial Statements
 
Supplemental Schedule
 



REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Harley-Davidson Retirement Plans Committee
Harley-Davidson, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plans as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, 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 Plans’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the 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. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Plans’ 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 Plans' 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, and 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 Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plans as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the changes in their net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
The accompanying supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2014 has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plans’ financial statements. The information in the supplemental schedules is the responsibility of the Plans’ management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the 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 schedule. In forming our opinion on the information, we evaluated whether such 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 information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.

/s/ Ernst & Young, LLP
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
June 22, 2015

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Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plans
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
Harley-Davidson
Retirement
Savings Plan
for Salaried
Employees
(Plan No. 002)
 
Harley-Davidson
Retirement Savings
Plan for Milwaukee
& Tomahawk
Hourly Bargaining
Unit Employees
(Plan No. 005)
 
Harley-Davidson
Retirement
Savings Plan
for Kansas City
Hourly Bargaining
Unit Employees
(Plan No. 006)
 
Harley-Davidson
Retirement
Savings Plan
for York
Hourly Bargaining
Unit Employees
(Plan No. 008)
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment in Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan Master Trust (Note 3)
 
$
556,166,289

 
$
180,357,208

 
$
15,294,470

 
$
85,049,153

Receivables:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes receivable from participants
 
4,688,418

 
3,911,162

 
979,556

 
1,917,350

Participant contributions receivable
 
655,078

 
62,596

 
20,401

 
10,024

Company contribution receivable
 
4,785,740

 
51,440

 
16,300

 
40,424

Total receivables
 
10,129,236

 
4,025,198

 
1,016,257

 
1,967,798

Net assets available for benefits
 
$
566,295,525

 
$
184,382,406

 
$
16,310,727

 
$
87,016,951

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plans
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31, 2013
 
 
 
Harley-Davidson
Retirement
Savings Plan
for Salaried
Employees
(Plan No. 002)
 
Harley-Davidson
Retirement Savings
Plan for Milwaukee
& Tomahawk
Hourly Bargaining
Unit Employees
(Plan No. 005)
 
Harley-Davidson
Retirement
Savings Plan
for Kansas City
Hourly Bargaining
Unit Employees
(Plan No. 006)
 
Harley-Davidson
Retirement
Savings Plan
for York
Hourly Bargaining
Unit Employees
(Plan No. 008)
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment in Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan Master Trust (Note 3)
 
$
544,609,892

 
$
179,111,857

 
$
14,600,762

 
$
84,346,586

Receivables:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes receivable from participants
 
4,172,597

 
3,593,573

 
896,689

 
1,580,069

Company contribution receivable
 
4,584,612

 
55,957

 
10,205

 
59,440

Total receivables
 
8,757,209

 
3,649,530

 
906,894

 
1,639,509

Net assets available for benefits
 
$
553,367,101

 
$
182,761,387

 
$
15,507,656

 
$
85,986,095

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plans
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Year Ended December 31, 2014
 
 
 
Harley-Davidson
Retirement
Savings Plan
for Salaried
Employees
(Plan No. 002)
 
Harley-Davidson
Retirement Savings
Plan for Milwaukee
& Tomahawk
Hourly Bargaining
Unit Employees
(Plan No. 005)
 
Harley-Davidson
Retirement
Savings Plan
for Kansas City
Hourly Bargaining
Unit Employees
(Plan No. 006)
 
Harley-Davidson
Retirement
Savings Plan
for York
Hourly Bargaining
Unit Employees
(Plan No. 008)
Additions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment income of Harley-Davidson Savings Master Trust (Note 3)
 
$
15,503,229

 
$
4,434,363

 
$
354,520

 
$
1,946,773

Other Income
 
99,677

 
32,409

 
2,696

 
15,219

Interest on notes receivable from participants
 
170,636

 
160,135

 
34,596

 
71,970

Total Income
 
15,773,542

 
4,626,907

 
391,812

 
2,033,962

Contributions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Participant
 
24,447,735

 
5,646,258

 
1,129,971

 
2,837,764

Participant rollovers
 
2,314,737

 
67,207

 
29,836

 
163,529

Company
 
13,100,242

 
791,130

 
204,167

 
882,692

Total contributions
 
39,862,714

 
6,504,595

 
1,363,974

 
3,883,985

Total additions
 
55,636,256

 
11,131,502

 
1,755,786

 
5,917,947

Deductions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Benefit payments and withdrawals
 
42,910,650

 
9,293,386

 
928,338

 
4,878,915

Administrative expenses
 
17,227

 
15,854

 
5,575

 
8,176

Total deductions
 
42,927,877

 
9,309,240

 
933,913

 
4,887,091

Net increase prior to transfers
 
12,708,379

 
1,822,262

 
821,873

 
1,030,856

Transfers from (to) other Plans
 
220,045

 
(201,243
)
 
(18,802
)
 
—

Net increase
 
12,928,424

 
1,621,019

 
803,071

 
1,030,856

Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year
 
553,367,101

 
182,761,387

 
15,507,656

 
85,986,095

Net assets available for benefits at end of year
 
$
566,295,525

 
$
184,382,406

 
$
16,310,727

 
$
87,016,951

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plans
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Year Ended December 31, 2013
 
 
 
Harley-Davidson
Retirement
Savings Plan
for Salaried
Employees
(Plan No. 002)
 
Harley-Davidson
Retirement Savings
Plan for Milwaukee
& Tomahawk
Hourly Bargaining
Unit Employees
(Plan No. 005)
 
Harley-Davidson
Retirement
Savings Plan
for Kansas City
Hourly Bargaining
Unit Employees
(Plan No. 006)
 
Harley-Davidson
Retirement
Savings Plan
for York
Hourly Bargaining
Unit Employees
(Plan No. 008)
Additions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment income of Harley-Davidson Savings Master Trust (Note 3)
 
$
110,230,796

 
$
31,817,518

 
$
2,781,610

 
$
17,150,186

Interest on notes receivable from participants
 
175,878

 
152,296

 
30,033

 
69,250

Total Income
 
110,406,674

 
31,969,814

 
2,811,643

 
17,219,436

Contributions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Participant
 
24,112,443

 
5,976,865

 
1,080,491

 
3,134,840

Participant rollovers
 
2,472,719

 
104,459

 
11,577

 
30,754

Company
 
12,894,909

 
843,321

 
194,139

 
997,682

Total contributions
 
39,480,071

 
6,924,645

 
1,286,207

 
4,163,276

Total additions
 
149,886,745

 
38,894,459

 
4,097,850

 
21,382,712

Deductions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Benefit payments and withdrawals
 
27,586,042

 
11,946,866

 
1,012,245

 
6,600,045

Administrative expenses
 
15,889

 
14,260

 
7,565

 
8,488

Total deductions
 
27,601,931

 
11,961,126

 
1,019,810

 
6,608,533

Net increase prior to transfers
 
122,284,814

 
26,933,333

 
3,078,040

 
14,774,179

Transfers from (to) other Plans
 
552,298

 
(323,357
)
 
(47,254
)
 
(181,687
)
Net increase
 
122,837,112

 
26,609,976

 
3,030,786

 
14,592,492

Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year
 
430,529,989

 
156,151,411

 
12,476,870

 
71,393,603

Net assets available for benefits at end of year
 
$
553,367,101

 
$
182,761,387

 
$
15,507,656

 
$
85,986,095

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plans
Notes to Financial Statements
1. Description of Plans
The accompanying financial statements comprise certain retirement savings plans of Harley-Davidson, Inc. and subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) that participate in the Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan Master Trust (the “Master Trust”). The Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (the "Affiliated FSI Plan") also participates, to a limited extent, in the Master Trust. The financial statements of the Affiliated FSI Plan are not included herewith.
The following description of the Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees, the Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for Milwaukee & Tomahawk Hourly Bargaining Unit Employees, the Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for Kansas City Hourly Bargaining Unit Employees, and the Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for York Hourly Bargaining Unit Employees (each, a “Plan”, and collectively, the "Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plans" or the “Plans”) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the applicable Plan document for a more complete description of each Plan’s provisions. The Plans are subject to and comply with the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), as amended.
The purpose of the Plans is to encourage eligible employees to regularly save part of their earnings and to assist them in accumulating additional financial security for their retirement. The Plans provide that both participant contributions and Company contributions be held in a trust by an independent trustee for the benefit of participating employees. Except for participant loans, all Plan assets are held in the Master Trust. The trustee of the Master Trust is Fidelity Management Trust Company. Fidelity Workplace Services LLC is the record-keeper for the Plans. Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC is the plan sponsor for the Plans.
General
Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees
The Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees (“SSP”) is a defined contribution plan that covers salaried employees of Harley-Davidson, Inc.; Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC; Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc.; Harley-Davidson Motor Company Operations, Inc.; H-D U.S.A., LLC; and Harley-Davidson Dealer Systems, Inc. (“HDDS”) meeting minimum eligibility requirements.
 
Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for Milwaukee & Tomahawk Hourly Bargaining Unit Employees
The Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for Milwaukee & Tomahawk Hourly Bargaining Unit Employees (“WHSP”) is a defined contribution plan that covers hourly employees of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company Operations, Inc. Milwaukee area and Tomahawk plants, subject to a collective bargaining agreement and meeting minimum eligibility requirements.
Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for Kansas City Hourly Bargaining Unit Employees
The Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for Kansas City Hourly Bargaining Unit Employees (“KCSP”) is a defined contribution plan that covers hourly employees of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company Operations, Inc. Kansas City plant, subject to a collective bargaining agreement and meeting minimum eligibility requirements.
Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for York Hourly Bargaining Unit Employees
The Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for York Hourly Bargaining Unit Employees (“YSP”) is a defined contribution plan that covers hourly employees of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company Operations, Inc. York plant, subject to a collective bargaining agreement and meeting minimum eligibility requirements.





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1. Description of Plans (continued)
Contributions
Participants may defer a portion of their compensation on a pretax basis through contributions to the Plans. The Plans also allow participants to make after-tax Roth contributions to the Plans. Effective February 14, 2013, the Plans allow participants to make in-plan Roth conversions. The maximum amount that participants may defer and contribute to the Plans is determined from time to time by the plan administrator and is subject to limitations under the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). Rollover contributions to the Plans are permitted under certain circumstances, as defined in the applicable Plan's documents. Participants who attain age 50 before the end of the applicable plan year are eligible to make additional elective deferrals (catch-up contributions), subject to Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) limits.

Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees
The SSP allows for Company matching contributions in Harley-Davidson, Inc. common stock up to $0.50 or $0.75 per dollar of participant contributions, depending on the participant’s date of hire and/or employment locations. Company matching contributions may vary according to the Company’s financial performance. For the 2014 and 2013 plan years, the matching contributions were made without regard to financial performance. The matching contributions apply only to participant contributions up to 6% of a participant’s eligible compensation. Certain participants with a date of hire or rehire on or after August 1, 2006, and who are not covered under the Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan during the same period receive an employer retirement contribution of 4% of their eligible pay, which is made regardless of the employee’s contribution in the SSP or Company performance. Effective January 1, 2011, HDDS employees are eligible to receive the 4% contribution regardless of hire date. Employees hired on or after January 1, 2007, are automatically enrolled in the SSP unless they affirmatively opt out.
Upon termination of employment, the nonvested portion of the participant’s account, as defined by the SSP, represents a forfeiture. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, forfeited nonvested accounts totaled $829,607 and $519,294, respectively. Company contributions to the SSP for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, were reduced by forfeited nonvested accounts of $454,000 and $81,000, respectively.
Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for Milwaukee & Tomahawk Hourly Bargaining Unit Employees
The WHSP allows for Company matching contributions in Harley-Davidson, Inc. common stock up to $0.25 per dollar of participant contributions. Company matching contributions may vary according to the Company’s financial performance. For the 2014 and 2013 plan years, the matching contributions were made without regard to financial performance. The matching contributions apply only to participant contributions up to 6% of a participant’s eligible compensation. Employees hired on or after April 1, 2012, are automatically enrolled into the WHSP unless they affirmatively opt out.
Upon termination of employment, the nonvested portion of the participant’s account, as defined by the WHSP, represents a forfeiture. There were no forfeited nonvested accounts as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.
 
Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for Kansas City Hourly Bargaining Unit Employees
The KCSP allows for Company matching contributions in Harley-Davidson, Inc. common stock up to $0.25 per dollar of participant contributions. Company matching contributions may vary according to the Company’s financial performance. For the 2014 and 2013 plan years, the matching contributions were made without regard to financial performance. The matching contributions apply only to participant contributions up to 6% of a participant’s eligible compensation. Employees hired on or after August 1, 2011, are automatically enrolled into the KCSP unless they affirmatively opt out.
Upon termination of employment, the nonvested portion of the participant’s account, as defined by the KCSP, represents a forfeiture. There were no forfeited nonvested accounts as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.





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1. Description of Plans (continued)
Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for York Hourly Bargaining Unit Employees
The YSP allows for Company matching contributions in Harley-Davidson, Inc. common stock up to $0.50 per dollar of participant contributions. Company matching contributions may vary according to the Company’s financial performance. For the 2014 and 2013 plan years, the matching contributions were made without regard to financial performance. The matching contributions apply only to participant contributions up to 6% of a participant’s eligible compensation. Employees hired on or after February 2, 2010, are automatically enrolled into the YSP unless they affirmatively opt out.
Upon termination of employment, the nonvested portion of the participant’s account, as defined by the YSP, represents a forfeiture. There were no forfeited nonvested accounts as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.
 
Participants’ Accounts
Separate accounts are maintained for each participant. The account balances are adjusted on a daily basis for participants’ contributions, Company contributions, net investment income, loan fees, and distributions of participants’ benefits or withdrawals. Participants have the option of investing their contributions in one or any combination of the available investment funds, which include a self-directed brokerage account feature and a money market fund. The Plans are intended to satisfy the requirements under Section 404(c) of ERISA and, therefore, provide that participants may choose to direct their contributions and/or all or part of their account balances among any of their respective Plan’s investment alternatives daily. 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 100% of their contributions and earnings thereon. Participants vest 100% in Company contributions after completing three years of vesting service, with at least 1,000 hours of service in each year. Participants are 100% vested in their proportionate share of any dividends received by the Plans after September 1, 2011 on the shares of Harley-Davidson, Inc. common stock held by the Plans in the Harley-Davidson, Inc. Common Stock Fund.
Participants who terminate due to death, disability or retirement immediately become 100% vested in their entire account.
Payments of Benefits and Withdrawals
For payments made upon retirement, death, disability, or termination of employment, the balance in a participant’s account is paid to the participant or beneficiary in a lump sum, periodic payments (in certain instances), or other form of payment as allowed under the Plans.
Participants may not withdraw prior to retirement, death, disability, or termination of employment without penalty any portion of their account pertaining to contributions made under provisions of Section 401(k) of the Code, except for financial hardships, as defined in the Code, or after the participant attains age 59 1/2 or becomes disabled, as defined by the Social Security Administration. The permissible in-service withdrawals are from participant contributions.
Participant Employee Stock Ownership Plan Dividend Election Rights
Effective September 1, 2011, the portion of the Plans that are at any time invested in Harley-Davidson, Inc. common stock held in the Harley-Davidson, Inc. Common Stock Fund shall be considered an employee stock ownership plan under Section 4975(e)(7) of the Code. Each participant or beneficiary may elect to have their proportionate share of the Harley-Davidson, Inc. common stock dividends paid to them as cash or reinvested in the Harley-Davidson, Inc. Common Stock Fund.
Notes Receivable from Participants
Participants may borrow up to 50% of their vested account balances, not to exceed $50,000. A borrower may request a loan only if the borrower’s vested Plan account balance is at least $2,000, and the minimum loan amount shall be $1,000. Loans are not permitted from Company matching contributions or employer retirement contributions regardless of vesting status. Loans bear interest at a rate commensurate with that charged by commercial lenders for similar loans. The term of the loan cannot exceed five years (ten years in the case of a home purchase).



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1. Description of Plans (continued)
Administrative Expenses
Administrative expenses are shared by the Company and the Plans. Loan application and service fees are paid directly by participants.
Plan Termination
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plans to terminate the Plans subject to the provisions of ERISA, and for the WHSP, YSP and KCSP, the applicable collective bargaining agreements. In the event of plan termination, participants will become fully vested in their accounts. 
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Accounting
The financial statements of the Plans are prepared under the accrual method of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).
Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
All investment assets held by the Master Trust are stated at fair value. Fair value is defined as 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 (exit price). See Note 4 for further discussion and disclosures related to fair value measurement. The Master Trust is an arrangement that provides for the collective investment of the assets of the Plans (see Note 3).
Purchases and sales of specific Master Trust investments are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded as earned. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Risks and Uncertainties
The Plans invest in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market volatility, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities and the level of uncertainty related to changes in the value of investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes.
Notes Receivable From Participants
Notes receivable from participants represent participant loans that are recorded at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Interest income on notes receivable from participants is recorded when it is earned. Related fees are recorded as administrative expenses and are expensed when they are incurred. No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of December 31, 2014 or 2013. If a participant ceases to make loan repayments, the Plan administrator will deem the participant loan to be a distribution in accordance with applicable legal requirements, and the participant’s account balance will be reduced at the earliest permitted date.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes and supplemental schedule. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Payment of Benefits
Benefits are recorded when paid.




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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
New Accounting Pronouncement
In May of 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-07, Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share (or its Equivalent), ("ASU 2015-07"). ASU 2015-07 removes the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy investments for which fair values are estimated using the net asset value practical expedient provided by Accounting Standards Codification 820, Fair Value Measurement. Disclosures about investments in certain entities that calculate net asset value per share are limited under ASU 2015-07 to those investments for which the entity has elected to estimate the fair value using the net asset value practical expedient. ASU 2015-07 is effective for entities (other than public business entities) for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, with retrospective application to all periods presented. Early application is permitted. The Company has elected to adopt ASU 2015-07 early, and the Company's disclosures in Note 4 are presented accordingly.
3. Master Trust
The purpose of the Master Trust is the collective investment of assets of the participating Plans. Each participating Plan’s interest in the Master Trust is based on account balances of the participants and their elected investment options. The Master Trust assets are allocated among the participating Plans by assigning to each Plan those transactions (primarily contributions, benefit payments, and plan-specific expenses) that can be specifically identified and by allocating among all Plans, in proportion to the fair value of the assets assigned to each Plan, income and expenses resulting from the collective investment of the assets of the Master Trust.
Investment income and administrative expenses related to the Master Trust are allocated to the individual participating Plans daily based on each participant’s account balance within each investment fund option.
A summary of the Master Trust’s net assets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:
 
 
2014
 
2013
Investments at fair value:
 
 
 
 
Mutual funds:
 
 
 
 
U.S. equity funds
 
$
257,499,615

 
$
246,691,118

International equities
 
56,141,899

 
60,790,168

Fixed income
 
42,246,877

 
46,150,250

Balanced funds
 
—

 
185,370,266

Common collective trust funds:
 
 
 
 
U.S. equity funds
 
11,026,433

 
—

International equities
 
2,145,106

 
—

Fixed income
 
5,798,750

 
—

Balanced funds
 
202,653,358

 
—

Brokerage accounts
 
18,169,826

 
14,673,805

Money market fund:
 
 
 
 
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Portfolio
 
59,847,221

 
—

Fidelity Retirement Money Market Portfolio
 
—

 
71,329,108

Harley-Davidson, Inc. Common Stock Fund
 
181,829,925

 
198,195,049

Net assets of the Master Trust
 
$
837,359,010

 
$
823,199,764








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3. Master Trust (continued)
Investment income has been allocated among the Plans and the Affiliated FSI Plan based on the respective participants’ interest, adjusted for other income and losses. Investment income generated by the investments of the Master Trust for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
 
 
2014
 
2013
Interest and dividend income
 
$
37,710,643

 
$
22,848,113

Net (depreciation) appreciation in fair value of mutual funds
 
(15,515,046
)
 
75,776,833

Net appreciation in fair value of common collective trust funds
 
8,817,866

 
—

Net (depreciation) appreciation in fair value of brokerage accounts
 
(216,306
)
 
1,910,297

Net (depreciation) appreciation in fair value of Harley-Davidson, Inc.
common stock
 
(8,554,617
)
 
61,524,726

Investment income of the Master Trust
 
$
22,242,540

 
$
162,059,969

The Plans’ and the Affiliated FSI Plan's percentage interests in the Master Trust as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, are as follows:
 
 
2014
 
2013
SSP
 
66.1
%
 
65.9
%
WHSP
 
21.7

 
21.9

KCSP
 
1.9

 
1.9

YSP
 
10.3

 
10.3

Affiliated FSI Plan
 
                       <0.1
 
                       <0.1
Total
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%

The net assets of the Harley-Davidson, Inc. Common Stock Fund consist of the following as of December 31, 2014 and 2013:
 
 
2014
 
2013
Harley-Davidson, Inc. common stock
 
$
180,223,249

 
$
196,535,178

Money market fund
 
902,564

 
1,739,336

Other receivable (payable)
 
704,112

 
(79,465
)
Net assets of the Harley-Davidson, Inc. Common Stock Fund
 
$
181,829,925

 
$
198,195,049

4. Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as 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 (exit price). The fair value hierarchy 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) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible to the reporting entity at the measurement date for identical assets and liabilities.
Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that are observable either directly or indirectly for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. Level 2 inputs include the following:
•
Quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets
•
Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active
•
Observable inputs other than quoted prices that are used in the valuation of the asset or liabilities (e.g., interest rate and yield curve quotes at commonly quoted intervals)
•
Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for assets or liabilities (i.e., supported by little or no market activity). Level 3 inputs include management’s own assumption about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability (including assumption about risk).
The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement is classified is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measure in its entirety.

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4. Fair Value Measurements (continued)
The following is a description of the valuation techniques and inputs used as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, for the Master Trust’s assets measured at fair value:
Mutual funds: Valued at quoted market prices, which represent the net asset value (“NAV”) of shares held at year-end.
Money market fund: Valued at cost, which approximates the fair value of the NAV of shares held at year-end.
Harley-Davidson Inc. Common Stock fund: The fund is tracked on a unitized basis. The fund consists of Harley-Davidson, Inc. common stock and funds held in a money market fund sufficient to meet the fund’s daily cash needs and other miscellaneous assets and liabilities. Unitizing the fund allows for daily trades. The fair value of a unit is based on the combined fair value of Harley-Davidson, Inc. common stock (closing price in an active market on which the securities are traded), the NAV of the money market fund, and other miscellaneous assets and liabilities held by the fund at year-end.
Common stocks: Valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded.
Common collective trust funds: Valued at the NAV of units of a bank collective trust. The NAV is used as a practical expedient to estimate fair value. The NAV is based on the fair value of the underlying investments held by the fund less its liabilities. Participant transactions (purchased and sales) may occur daily. Were the Plans to initiate a full redemption of a collective trust, the investment adviser 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 redemption periods for the funds in the collective trusts range from 5 to 30 days.
 
The following tables set forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Master Trust’s assets at fair value as of December 31, 2014 and 2013:
 
 
Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2014
 
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Mutual funds:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. equity funds
 
$
257,499,615

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
257,499,615

International equity
 
56,141,899

 
—

 
—

 
56,141,899

Fixed income
 
42,246,877

 
—

 
—

 
42,246,877

Brokerage accounts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic
 
8,507,353

 
—

 
—

 
8,507,353

International
 
1,343,812

 
—

 
—

 
1,343,812

Mutual funds
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Large cap equity
 
2,407,279

 
—

 
—

 
2,407,279

International equity
 
732,790

 
—

 
—

 
732,790

Fixed income
 
1,245,473

 
—

 
—

 
1,245,473

Cash
 
3,933,119

 
—

 
—

 
3,933,119

Money market fund
 
59,847,221

 
—

 
—

 
59,847,221

Harley-Davidson Inc. Common Stock Fund
 
181,829,925

 
—

 
—

 
181,829,925

 
 
$
615,735,363

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
615,735,363

Investments measured at net asset value as a practical expedient:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common collective trust funds:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. equity funds
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11,026,433

International equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,145,106

Fixed income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,798,750

Balanced funds
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
202,653,358

Total assets at fair value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
837,359,010

 

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4. Fair Value Measurements (continued)
 
 
Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2013
 
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Mutual funds:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. equity funds
 
$
246,691,118

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
246,691,118

International equity
 
60,790,168

 
—

 
—

 
60,790,168

Fixed income
 
46,150,250

 
—

 
—

 
46,150,250

Balanced funds
 
185,370,266

 
—

 
—

 
185,370,266

Brokerage accounts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic
 
7,339,075

 
—

 
—

 
7,339,075

International
 
952,123

 
—

 
—

 
952,123

Mutual funds
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. equity funds
 
1,872,634

 
—

 
—

 
1,872,634

International equity
 
593,106

 
—

 
—

 
593,106

Fixed income
 
718,256

 
—

 
—

 
718,256

Cash
 
3,198,611

 
—

 
—

 
3,198,611

Money market fund
 
71,329,108

 
—

 
—

 
71,329,108

Harley-Davidson Inc. Common Stock Fund
 
198,195,049

 
—

 
—

 
198,195,049

Total assets at fair value
 
$
823,199,764

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
823,199,764

5. Transactions With Parties-in-Interest
Certain investments are shares of mutual funds and money market funds managed by the trustee, and therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions; however, they are exempt from the prohibited transactions rules under ERISA. Fees for certain administrative expenses are generally paid by the Company. The Master Trust also holds investments in Harley-Davidson, Inc. common stock. Transactions in Harley-Davidson, Inc. common stock are party-in-interest transactions under the provisions of ERISA.
As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Master Trust held 1,628,900 and 1,691,343 shares, respectively, in the Harley-Davidson, Inc. Common Stock Fund, with a fair value of $180,223,249 and $196,535,178, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, dividends on Harley-Davidson, Inc. common stock held in the Master Trust’s Harley-Davidson, Inc. Common Stock Fund were paid and/or credited to eligible plan participants’ accounts in the amounts of $2,978,228 and $2,417,873, respectively. 
6. Tax Status
The SSP and the YSP have received determination letters from the IRS dated March 6, 2012, and the KCSP and WHSP have received determination letters from the IRS dated September 16, 2011 and December 20, 2011, respectively, stating that each Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, and therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation. Subsequent to this determination by the IRS, the KCSP, WHSP, SSP and YSP were amended. Once qualified, the Plans are required to operate in conformity with the Code to maintain their qualified status. The Plan administrator believes the Plans are being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code and therefore believes the Plans, as amended, are qualified and the related trust is tax-exempt.
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires plan management to evaluate uncertain tax positions taken by the Plans. The financial statement effects of a tax position are recognized when the position is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, to be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The Plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plans and has concluded that as of December 31, 2014, there were no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken. The Plans have recognized no interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions. The Plans are subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The plan administrator believes the Plans are no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2011.

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Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plans
EIN #39-1805420
Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets
(Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor
or Similar Party
Description of Investments, Including
Maturity Date, Rate of Interest,
Collateral, Par or Maturity Value
Current Value
Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees (Plan No. 002)
Various Participants*
Notes receivable from participants, 4.25% to 9.25%, maturing at various dates through 2024, collateralized by applicable participants’ account balances
$
4,688,418

Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for Milwaukee & Tomahawk Hourly Bargaining Unit Employees (Plan No. 005)
Various participants*
Notes receivable from participants, 4.25% to 9.25%, maturing at various dates through 2025, collateralized by applicable participants’ account balances
$
3,911,162

Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for Kansas City Hourly Bargaining Unit Employees (Plan No. 006)
Various participants*
Notes receivable from participants, 4.25%, maturing at various dates through 2024, collateralized by applicable participants’ account balances
$
979,556

Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for York Hourly Bargaining Unit Employees (Plan No. 008)
Various participants*
Notes receivable from participants, 4.25% to 9.25%, maturing at various dates through 2024, collateralized by applicable participants’ account balances
$
1,917,350

 
*
Represents a party-in-interest.


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