Form 11-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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 September 30, 2004
 

OR

   
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1943
   
  For the transition period from _________ to __________
   

Commission file number 1-5129

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

MOOG INC. SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

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

MOOG INC.
EAST AURORA, NEW YORK 14052-0018

 

REQUIRED INFORMATION

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

Notes to Financial Statements

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

Schedule H, Line 4j - Schedule of Reportable Transactions

Signature

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Plan Administrator
Moog Inc. Savings and Stock Ownership Plan

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Moog Inc. Savings and Stock Ownership Plan (the Plan) as of September 30, 2004 and 2003 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 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. An audit includes 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 Plan'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, 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 Plan at September 30, 2004 and 2003, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedules of assets (held at end of year) as of September 30, 2004 and reportable transactions for the year then ended are presented for the purpose of additional analysis and are not a required part of the financial statements but are 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. These supplemental schedules are the responsibility of the Plan's management. The supplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audits of the financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Buffalo, New York
January 14, 2005

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Moog Inc. Savings and Stock Ownership Plan

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

September 30

2004

2003

Assets

Investments

223,148,961

177,940,464

Participant loans receivable

2,829,524

2,236,048

Cash and equivalents

521,860

491,669

Contributions receivable:

Participants

449,178

454,997

Moog Inc.

32,312

23,389

Accrued investment income

1,048

440

Net assets available for benefits

226,982,883

181,147,007

See accompanying notes.

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Moog Inc. Savings and Stock Ownership Plan

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

Years Ended September 30

2004

2003

Additions
Investment income:

Interest

$

162,859

$

380,115

Dividends

1,290,869 1,167,681
1,453,728 1,547,796
Contributions:

Participant

14,416,087 12,072,066

Employer

810,301 623,216

Rollovers

3,264,822 182,422
18,491,210 12,877,704
19,944,938 14,425,500
Deductions
Distributions 9,376,582 8,865,763
Administrative expenses 59,947 72,010
9,436,529 8,937,773
10,508,409 5,487,727
Net realized and unrealized appreciation

in fair value of investments

35,327,467 27,179,288
Net increase 45,835,876 32,667,015
Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year 181,147,007 148,479,992
Net assets available for benefits at end of year

226,982,883

181,147,007
See accompanying notes.

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Moog Inc. Savings and Stock Ownership Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

September 30, 2004 and 2003

1. Description of Plan

The following is a brief description of the Moog Inc. Savings and Stock Ownership Plan (the Plan) and is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Summary Plan Description for more complete information.

General

The Plan is a defined contribution plan sponsored by Moog Inc. (the Company or the Plan Sponsor). The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). The Plan has separate savings and stock ownership components.

On September 30, 2003, the Company acquired the net assets of the Poly-Scientific division of Litton Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation (Components). Pursuant to the terms of the acquisition agreement, the employees of Components became eligible to participate in the Plan as of October 1, 2003, and were given credit for their past service for the purpose of Plan eligibility.

Eligibility

All domestic employees of the Company are eligible to participate in the Plan immediately upon hire.

Contributions and Investments

Each eligible participant may make voluntary pretax contributions to the Plan in the form of a 1% to 20% salary reduction subject to Internal Revenue Code (IRC) limits. The Plan permits participants age 50 and older to make "catch up" contributions as provided by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001. Contributions are directed by the participant among the available investment options. The Plan currently offers nine mutual funds, a stable return fund (comprised of Trustee commingled funds), and Company stock as investment options for participants. In 1994, certain assets of the AlliedSignal Savings Plan (including shares of AlliedSignal common stock) were transferred to the Plan as a result of the Company's acquisition of certain product lines of AlliedSignal Corporation. In December 1999, the AlliedSignal common stock was exchanged for Honeywell International, Inc. (Honeywell) common stock due to the merger of the two companies. Honeywell common stock is not an ongoing investment option for Plan participants.

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Moog Inc. Savings and Stock Ownership Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

1. Description of Plan (continued)

The Company matches 25% of employee contributions (the Company Match) allocated towards the purchase of Company common stock. The Company Match may be paid in cash or shares of Company common stock, at the Company's discretion.

Rollovers represent accounts contributed to the Plan by participants from prior employer plans. On December 11, 2003, a contribution was made to the Plan of approximately $2,560,000 related to certain employees of Components who elected to rollover their balances from their prior employer plan.

Participant Accounts

A separate account is maintained for each Plan participant. Participant accounts are maintained in units and the change in participant account value is based on the daily fluctuation of unit value of the underlying investment funds. Dividend and interest income is allocated based on the number of units each participant owns on the entitlement date. Participant accounts are fully and immediately vested. Participants may transfer all or part of their accounts among investment options on a daily basis except that amounts invested in Company stock generally cannot be transferred into other investments except as provided under ESOP diversification requirements. Transfers to Honeywell common stock are not permitted.

Distributions

Subject to certain limitations, a participant may withdraw all or part of his or her account balance upon attainment of age 59½. Distribution of a participant's account balance is also permitted in the event of death, disability, termination of employment, or immediate financial hardship, as defined. Distributions are required to begin at age 70½. Distributions are made in cash except for the Company Match and Honeywell common stock, which can be distributed in cash or shares.

Participant Loans

Loans are limited to the lesser of $50,000 or one-half of the participant's account balance with a minimum loan of $1,000, payable over a term not to exceed five years. Interest is charged at a rate established by the Plan and is normally fixed at origination at prime plus 1%.

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Moog Inc. Savings and Stock Ownership Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

1. Description of Plan (continued)

Administrative Expenses

Participants are required to pay an origination fee with respect to loans from the Plan. Costs of administering the Plan are borne by the Company.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The financial statements are presented on the accrual basis of accounting.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

All highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less are considered cash equivalents.

Investments

Investments in mutual funds, the stable return fund, Honeywell, and Company stock are reported at fair value determined by reference to quoted market prices. Purchases and sales of securities are reported on a "trade date" basis. Loans receivable are valued at the amount loaned, which approximates fair value.

Use of Estimates

In preparing the financial statements, the plan administrator is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of changes in net assets during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Risks and Uncertainties

The Plan invests in securities that are exposed to various risks, including interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in their values will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the investments and investment activity of the Plan.

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Moog Inc. Savings and Stock Ownership Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

3. Investments

Net appreciation in fair value of investments, including investments bought, sold, as well as held during the year is summarized as follows:

   

Years Ended September 30

   

2004

2003

       
  Mutual funds

$

8,041,201

$

12,365,876
  Stable return fund 1,209,785 1,421,567
  Moog Inc. common stock 23,311,301 11,982,546
  Honeywell International Inc. common stock 2,765,180 1,409,299
   

$

35,327,467

$

27,179,288

Plan investments consist of the following:

   

September 30

   

2004

2003

  Mutual Funds    
 

Vanguard Windsor Fund - 2,013,340 and
  1,801,386 shares, respectively

$ 33,079,178* $ 25,741,807*
 

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund - 167,226
  and 149,605 shares, respectively

17,075,432* 13,640,951*
 

Fidelity Puritan Fund - 731,639 and
  575,792 shares, respectively

13,279,255* 9,782,711*
 

Janus Worldwide Fund - 248,905 and
  262,590 shares, respectively

9,314,015

9,264,165*
 

Putnam New Opportunities Fund - 220,600
  and 223,834 shares, respectively

8,142,339

7,695,406

 

HSBC Investor Growth and Income Fund -
  150,080 and 77,254 shares, respectively

1,295,190

618,030

 

HSBC Investment Opportunity Fund - 246,568
  and 158,704 shares, respectively

2,586,501

1,541,015

 

HSBC Investor Overseas Equity Fund - 85,720
  and 29,860 shares, respectively

1,164,076

328,156

 

HSBC Investor Bond Fund - 251,053 and
  228,851 shares, respectively

2,648,605

2,434,978

   

88,584,591

71,047,219

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Moog Inc. Savings and Stock Ownership Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

3. Investments (continued)

   

September 30

   

2004

2003

  Collective Common Trust Fund    
 

HSBC Collective Trust Stable Return Fund -
  1,513,014 and 1,542,711 shares, respectively

$

44,296,509*

$

43,900,928*
       
  Moog Inc. Common Stock    
 

Class A - 935,867 and 646,804 shares,
  respectively

33,971,972*

25,354,717*

 

Class B - 1,213,874 and 758,817 shares,
  respectively

46,127,212*

29,859,449*

   

80,099,184

55,214,166

  Honeywell International Inc. Common Stock

 

 

 

283,566 and 295,186 shares, respectively

10,168,677

7,778,151

  Total Investments

$

223,148,961

$

177,940,464

*Represents 5% or more of the Plan's net assets available for benefits

4. Income Tax Status

The Plan has received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service dated November 26, 2003, stating that the Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) and, therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation. Subsequent to this determination by the Internal Revenue Service, the Plan was amended. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the Code to maintain its qualification. The Plan Sponsor believes the Plan is being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code and, therefore, believes that the Plan is qualified and the related trust is tax-exempt.

5. Plan Termination

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

Upon termination, the Company will instruct the trustee to either continue the management of the trust's assets or liquidate the trust and distribute the assets to the participants in accordance with the Plan document.

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Moog Inc. Savings and Stock Ownership Plan

EIN #16-0757636                  Plan #002

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets

(Held at End of Year)

September 30, 2004

Number
of Fair
Identity of Issue Description Shares Cost Value
Vanguard Windsor Fund Mutual Fund 2,013,340 $ 30,458,761 $ 33,079,178
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund Mutual Fund 167,226 18,902,789 17,075,432
Fidelity Puritan Fund Mutual Fund 731,639 13,121,062 13,279,255
Janus Worldwide Fund Mutual Fund 248,905 12,526,354 9,314,015
Putnam New Opportunities Fund Mutual Fund 220,600 11,381,371 8,142,339
*HSBC Investor Growth and

Income Fund

Mutual Fund 150,080 1,264,832 1,295,190
*HSBC Investment Opportunity

Fund

Mutual Fund 246,568 2,541,130 2,586,501
*HSBC Investor Overseas Equity

Fund

Mutual Fund 85,720 1,056,611 1,164,076
*HSBC Investor Bond Fund Mutual Fund 251,053 2,633,022 2,648,605
*HSBC Collective Trust Stable Collective Common

Return Fund

Trust Fund

1,513,014 40,230,847 44,296,509
* Moog Inc. Class A common stock 935,867 11,339,253 33,971,972
* Moog Inc. Class B common stock 1,213,874 11,057,688 46,127,212
Honeywell International, Inc. Common stock 283,566 5,977,388 10,168,677
Participant loans receivable Loans maturing at various dates

through September 24, 2009

and bearing interest at rates

ranging from 4.75% to 10.75%

2,829,524 2,829,524
$ 165,320,632 $ 225,978,485
*Party named is a party in interest

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Moog Inc. Savings and Stock Ownership Plan

EIN #16-0757636              Plan Number #002

Schedule H, Line 4j - Schedule of Reportable Transactions

Year Ended September 30, 2004

Identity of

Party Involved

Description of Assets

Number of

Purchases/Sales

Purchase

Price

Selling

Price

Average

Cost of

Assets

Current

Value of

Asset on

Transaction

Date

Net Gain

(Loss)

Category iii - A Series of Reportable Transactions in Excess of 5% of Plan Assets
HSBC* S-T-I-F Directed 499

42,155,798

$

-

42,155,798

$

-

$

-
590 - 42,152,415 42,152,415 42,152,415 -
HSBC* Vanguard Windsor FD 402 7,328,133 - 7,328,133 - -
250 - 3,868,129 3,479,010 3,868,129 389,119
HSBC* Moog Stable Return Unitized Fund 432 10,483,644 - 10,483,644 - -
371 - 11,228,473 11,114,605 11,228,473 113,868
There were no category i, ii, or iv transactions.
*Party in interest

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SIGNATURE

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

MOOG INC. SAVINGS AND STOCK

OWNERSHIP PLAN

 

 

Dated: March 22, 2005 By:

 /s/ Joe C. Green

 

Joe C. Green

 

Plan Administrator

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Description
   
23  Consent of Ernst & Young LLP