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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 11-K

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

         
 
  þ   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]
 
       
    FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
 
       
 
  o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]
 
       
    FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM                      TO                     
 
       
    COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-12001

THE 401(K) PLAN
(Title of Plan)

ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED

(Name of Issuer of securities held pursuant to the Plan)

1000 Six PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-5479
(Address of Plan and principal executive offices of Issuer)

 
 

 


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Audited Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
The 401(k) Plan
Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
With Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 


 

The 401(k) Plan
Audited Financial Statements
and Supplemental Schedule
Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
Contents
         
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Audited Financial Statements
       
 
       
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Supplemental Schedule
       
 
       
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of The 401(k) Plan as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, 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. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Plan’s 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 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 December 31, 2009 and 2008, 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 schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2009, is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosures under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audits of the financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
June 25, 2010

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The 401(k) Plan
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
                 
    December 31  
    2009     2008  
Investments at fair value:
               
Interest in common collective trusts
  $ 91,220,421     $ 67,393,724  
Interest in registered investment companies
    46,906,166       36,424,494  
Interest in synthetic investment contracts
    40,782,215       40,477,354  
Corporate common stocks
    26,747,190       14,275,199  
Participant loans
    13,320,262       11,991,160  
Interest-bearing cash and cash equivalents
    4,418,272       3,545,678  
     
Total investments at fair value
    223,394,526       174,107,609  
 
               
Contribution receivable
    1,481,354       597,543  
     
Net assets available reflecting investments at fair value
    224,875,880       174,705,152  
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts
    (425,521 )     2,632,531  
       
Net assets available for benefits
  $ 224,450,359     $ 177,337,683  
       
See accompanying notes.

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The 401(k) Plan
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
                 
    Years Ended December 31  
    2009     2008  
Contributions:
               
Employer
  $ 6,838,483     $ 7,166,285  
Employee
    13,397,141       17,914,555  
Rollovers
    724,619        
       
Total contributions
    20,960,243       25,080,840  
 
               
Investment income (loss):
               
Net gain (loss) from interest in common collective trusts
    16,475,142       (27,643,194 )
Net gain (loss) on corporate common stocks
    12,400,208       (23,379,924 )
Net gain (loss) from interest in registered investment companies
    11,668,069       (20,562,247 )
Interest income
    1,351,450       1,637,214  
Other income
    1,807,191       1,157,569  
       
Total investment income (loss)
    43,702,060       (68,790,582 )
     
 
    64,662,303       (43,709,742 )
 
               
Distributions to participants
    (17,004,340 )     (15,761,379 )
Administrative expenses and other, net
    (545,287 )     (1,350 )
       
 
    (17,549,627 )     (15,762,729 )
       
Net increase (decrease) in net assets available for benefits
    47,112,676       (59,472,471 )
Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year
    177,337,683       236,810,154  
       
Net assets available for benefits at end of year
  $ 224,450,359     $ 177,337,683  
       
See accompanying notes.

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The 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2009
1. Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates and Basis of Accounting
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The financial statements are prepared under the accrual basis of accounting.
Investment Valuation
Investments are reported at fair value. Fully benefit-responsive investment contracts held by a defined contribution plan are reported at fair value in the Plan’s statement of net assets available for benefits with a corresponding adjustment to reflect these investments at contract value. Contract value is the relevant measurement attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan. The contract value represents contributions plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued changes to disclosure requirements to allow entities to use net asset value (NAV) per share (or its equivalent), as a practical expedient, to measure fair value when the investment does not have a readily determinable market value and the NAV is calculated in a manner consistent with investment company accounting. The adoption of these changes did not have a material impact on the Plan’s net assets available for benefits or its changes in net assets available for benefits.
In January 2010, the FASB issued changes to disclosure requirements for fair value measurements, including the amount of transfers between Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the reasons for transfers in or out of Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, and activity for recurring Level 3 measures. In addition, the changes clarify certain disclosure requirements related to the level at which fair value disclosures should be disaggregated with separate disclosures of purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, and the requirement to provide disclosures about valuation techniques and inputs used in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities classified as Levels 2 or 3. The Plan will adopt the disclosure changes effective January 1, 2010, except for the disaggregated Level 3 rollforward disclosures, which will be effective for fiscal year 2011. The adoption of these changes is not expected to have a material impact on the Plan’s net assets available for benefits or its changes in net assets available for benefits.

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The 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
2. Description of the Plan
The 401(k) Plan (the Plan) is a defined contribution plan and is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
The purpose of the Plan is to provide retirement benefits to eligible employees through Company contributions and to encourage employee thrift by permitting eligible employees to defer a part of their compensation and contribute such deferral to the Plan. The Plan allows employees to contribute a portion of eligible wages each pay period through payroll deductions subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations.
Qualifying employee contributions are partially matched by the respective employing companies that are affiliates of Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (ATI, the Plan Sponsor). Depending upon the particular employing company and the bargained or non-bargained status of the employee, the employer matching contribution percentages vary from 50% to 100% of the employee contributions. Employer matching contributions under the Plan are further subject to maximum match percentages ranging from 3.5% to 7% of pay, and some matches are subject to a flat $1,000 annual limit.
Employees at certain employing companies receive an employer contribution, regardless of the employee’s own deferral rate, consisting of either (a) 6.5% of the employee’s compensation, or (b) a contribution based upon hours worked, which ranges from $0.25 per hour to $0.50 per hour.
An employer flat annual dollar contribution may also be paid into the Plan based upon the employee’s years of service, which ranges from $100 for 0 to 4 years of service up to $2,500 for 35 or more years of service depending upon: (a) the particular employing company, (b) the bargained or non-bargained status of the employee, (c) the employee’s date of hire, and/or (d) the employee maintaining a minimum deferral rate of 2%.
The specific conditions and criteria governing eligibility for the various employer contributions are set forth in the plan documents.
The Plan allows participants to direct their contributions, and contributions made on their behalf, to any of the investment alternatives. Unless otherwise specified by the participant, employer contributions are made to the State Street Target Retirement Fund that most closely matches the participant’s 65th birthday date (e.g., State Street Target Retirement Income 2020 SL Series Fund). Separate accounts are maintained by the Plan Sponsor for each participating employee. Trustee fees and asset management fees charged by the Plan’s trustee, Mercer Trust Company, for the administration of all funds are charged against net assets available for benefits of the respective fund. Certain other expenses of administering the Plan are paid by the Plan Sponsor.
Participants may make “in-service” and hardship withdrawals as outlined in the plan document.

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The 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
2. Description of the Plan (continued)
Participants are fully vested in their entire participant account balance, except that those employees receiving an employer contribution of 6.5% of their compensation regardless of their own deferral rate, vest in such 6.5% contributions upon completing three years of service.
Active employees can borrow up to 50% of their vested account balances minus any outstanding loans. The loan amounts are further limited to a minimum of $500 and a maximum of $50,000, and an employee can obtain no more than three loans at one time. Interest rates are determined based on commercially accepted criteria, and payment schedules vary based on the type of the loan. General-purpose loans are repaid over 6 to 60 months, and primary residence loans are repaid over periods up to 180 months. Payments are made by payroll deductions.
Further information about the Plan, including eligibility, vesting, contributions, and withdrawals, is contained in the plan document, summary plan description, and related contracts. These documents are available from the Plan Sponsor.
3. Investments
The BNY Mellon Stable Value Fund (the Fund) invests in guaranteed investment contracts (GICs) and actively managed structured or synthetic investment contracts (SICs). The GICs are promises by a bank or insurance company to repay principal plus a fixed rate of return through contract maturity. SICs differ from GICs in that there are specific assets supporting the SICs and these assets are owned by the Plan. The bank or insurance company issues a wrapper contract that allows participant-directed transactions to be made at contract value. The assets supporting the SICs were comprised of government agency bonds, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities (ABOs), and collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs).
Interest crediting rates on the GICs in the Fund are determined at the time of purchase. The Fund had no GIC investments for the periods presented. Interest crediting rates on the SICs are either: (1) set at the time of purchase for a fixed term and crediting rate, (2) set at the time of purchase for a fixed term and variable crediting rate, or (3) set at the time of purchase and reset monthly within a “constant duration.” A constant duration contract may specify a duration of 2.5 years, and the crediting rate is adjusted monthly based upon quarterly rebalancing of eligible 2.5 year duration investment instruments at the time of each resetting; in effect the contract never matures.

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The 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
3. Investments (continued)
Average yields for all fully benefit-responsive investment contracts for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:
                 
    Years Ended December 31
    2009   2008
     
Average yields:
               
Based on actual earnings
    3.67 %     4.67 %
Based on interest rate credited to participants
    3.55 %     4.56 %
Participants may ordinarily direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investment at contract value. There are no reserves against contract value for credit risk of the contract issuer or otherwise.
Although it is management’s intention to hold the investment contracts in the Fund until maturity, certain investment contracts provide for adjustments to contract value for withdrawals made prior to maturity.
Certain investments are subject to restrictions or limitations if the Plan Sponsor decided to entirely exit the investments. Investments in registered investment companies and the Fund require at least 30 days prior notice to completely withdraw from the investments. The targeted date fund investments held in common collective trusts currently require the prior approval of the investment manager if the Plan Sponsor decided to entirely exit these investments.
The following presents investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets as of December 31, 2009 and 2008:
                 
    December 31
    2009   2008
     
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated common stock
  $ 26,747,190     $ 14,275,199  
State Street Global Advisors S&P 500 Flagship SL Fund
    26,448,747       23,473,321  
State Street Global Advisors Target Retirement Income 2015 SL Series Fund*
    12,618,825       8,750,342  
Alliance Bernstein Small Mid Cap Value Fund*
    12,369,537       7,473,395  
 
*   Prior year presented for comparative purposes only
Investments in SICs at contract value that represent 5% of more of the Plan’s net assets were as follows:
                 
    December 31
    2009   2008
     
Monumental Life Ins. Co. Constant Duration SIC
  $ 11,823,749     $ 11,441,392  
Rabobank Constant Duration SIC
    11,542,271       11,170,921  

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The 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
4. Fair Value Measurements
In accordance with accounting standards, 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, and establishes a framework for measuring fair value.
The accounting standards establish a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date.
Determination of Fair Value
Fair value is based upon quoted market prices, where available. If listed prices or quotes are not available, fair value is based upon models that primarily use, as inputs, market-based or independently-sourced market parameters, including yield curves, interest rates, volatilities, equity or debt prices, foreign exchange rates and credit curves. In addition to market information, models may also incorporate transaction details, such as maturity. Valuation adjustments, such as liquidity valuation adjustments, may be necessary when the Plan is unable to observe a recent market price for a financial instrument that trades in inactive (or less active) markets. Liquidity adjustments are not taken for positions classified within Level 1 (as defined below) of the fair value hierarchy.
The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date.
Valuation Hierarchy
The three levels of inputs to measure fair value are as follows:
Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

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The 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
4. Fair Value Measurements (continued)
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets and liabilities. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.
A financial instrument’s categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Valuation Methodologies
The valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities measured at fair value, including their general classification based on the fair value hierarchy, includes the following:
  Cash and cash equivalents — where the NAV is a quoted price in a market that is active, it is classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. In certain cases, NAV is a quoted price in a market that is not active, or is based on quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and these investments are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.
 
  Corporate common stocks — these investments are valued at the closing price reported on the major market on which the individual securities are traded. Substantially all other common stock is classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.
 
  Common collective trust funds — these investments are public investment vehicles valued using the NAV provided by the administrator of the fund. The NAV is based on the value of the underlying assets owned by the fund, minus its liabilities, and then divided by the number of shares outstanding. The NAV is a quoted price in a market that is not active and classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.
 
  Registered investment companies — these investments are public investment vehicles valued using the NAV provided by the administrator of the fund. The NAV is based on the value of the underlying assets owned by the fund, minus its liabilities, and then divided by the number of shares outstanding. Where the NAV is a quoted price in a market that is active, it is classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. In certain cases, NAV is a quoted price in a market that is not active, or is based on quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and these investments are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.

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The 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
4. Fair Value Measurements (continued)
  Corporate debt instruments, U.S. government and federal agency obligations, U.S. government-sponsored entity obligations, and other — where quoted prices are available in an active market, the investments are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. If quoted market prices are not available for the specific security, then fair values are estimated by using pricing models, quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics or discounted cash flows. When quoted market prices for the specific security are not available in an active market, they are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.
 
  Synthetic investment contracts — fair value is based on the underlying investments. The underlying investments include government agency bonds, corporate bonds, ABOs and CMOs. Because inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, synthetic investment contracts are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.
 
  Loans to plan participants — valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates fair value and are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.
The following tables present the financial instruments carried at fair value by caption on the statement of net assets available for benefits and by category of the valuation hierarchy (as described above). The Plan had no assets classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. There were no reclassifications of assets between levels of the valuation hierarchy for the periods presented.
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
                         
December 31, 2009   Level 1     Level 2     Total  
     
Interest in common collective trusts (a)
  $     $ 91,220,421     $ 91,220,421  
Interest in registered investment companies (c)
    46,906,166             46,906,166  
Interest in synthetic investment contracts (b)
          40,782,215       40,782,215  
Corporate common stock (d)
    26,747,190             26,747,190  
Participant loans
          13,320,262       13,320,262  
Interest-bearing cash and cash equivalents
    4,418,272             4,418,272  
     
Total assets at fair value
  $ 78,071,628     $ 145,322,898     $ 223,394,526  
     

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The 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
4. Fair Value Measurements (continued)
 
a)   This class includes approximately 69% target date funds, 29% U.S. equity funds, 1% non-U.S. equity funds, and 1% fixed income funds.
 
b)   This class includes approximately 13% government agency bonds, 19% corporate bonds, 28% residential mortgage-backed securities, 14% commercial-mortgage backed securities, and 26% asset-backed securities.
 
c)   This class includes approximately 42% U.S. equity funds, 19% non-U.S. equity funds, 19% balanced funds, and 20% fixed income funds.
 
d)   Comprised of ATI common stock
                         
December 31, 2008   Level 1     Level 2     Total  
     
Interest in common collective trusts (a)
  $     $ 67,393,724     $ 67,393,724  
Interest in synthetic investment contracts (b)
          40,477,354       40,477,354  
Interest in registered investment companies (c)
    36,424,494             36,424,494  
Corporate common stock (d)
    14,275,199             14,275,199  
Participant loans
          11,991,160       11,991,160  
Interest-bearing cash and cash equivalents
    2,758,222       787,456       3,545,678  
     
Total assets at fair value
  $ 53,457,915     $ 120,649,694     $ 174,107,609  
     
 
a)   This class includes approximately 63% target date funds, 35% U.S. equity funds, 1% non-U.S. equity funds, and 1% fixed income funds.
 
b)   This class includes approximately 11% government agency bonds, 17% corporate bonds, 33% residential mortgage-backed securities, 14% commercial mortgage-backed securities, and 25% asset-backed securities.
 
c)   This class includes approximately 42% U.S. equity funds, 18% non-U.S. equity funds, 20% balanced funds, and 20% fixed income funds.
 
d)   Comprised of ATI common stock.
5. Income Tax Status
The Plan has received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) dated July 12, 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 issuance of the determination letter, the Plan was amended. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the Code to maintain its qualification. The plan administrator believes the Plan is being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code and, therefore, believes the Plan, as amended, is qualified and the related trust is tax-exempt. The Plan was most recently amended and restated effective June 1, 2009 to conform with certain provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 and other regulations, and in January 2010 an Application for Determination was filed with the IRS with respect to said amendment and restatement.

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The 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
6. Plan Termination
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the employing companies have the right under the Plan to discontinue their contributions at any time and to terminate their respective participation in the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. However, no such action may deprive any participant or beneficiary under the Plan of any vested right.
7. Risks and Uncertainties
The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risk such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the 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 statements of net assets available for benefits.
8. Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500
The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500:
         
    December 31  
    2008  
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements
  $ 177,337,683  
Deemed distribution of benefits to participants
    (207,987 )
 
     
Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500
  $ 177,129,696  
 
     
The following is a reconciliation of benefits paid to participants per the financial statements to the Form 5500 for the year ended December 31, 2009:
         
Benefits paid to participants per the financial statements
  $ 17,004,340  
Less: Amounts allocated on Form 5500 to deemed distributions for the year ended December 31, 2008
    (207,987 )
 
     
Benefits paid to participants per the Form 5500
  $ 16,796,353  
 
     

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The 401(k) Plan
EIN: 25-1792394   Plan: 098
Schedule H, Line 4i-Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2009
         
Description   Current Value  
 
Interest-bearing cash and cash equivalents
       
TBC Pooled Emp. Daily Fund
  $ 4,418,272  
Adjustment from fair to book value
    812  
 
     
 
  $ 4,419,084  
 
     
 
       
Registered Investment Companies
       
Alliance Bernstein Small Mid Cap Value Fund
  $ 12,369,537  
American Funds Europacific Growth Fund
    8,635,811  
American Funds Growth Fund of America
    8,866,787  
Vanguard Inflation Protected Securities Fund
    302,648  
Vanguard Total Bond Index Fund
    8,851,636  
MFS Value Fund
    3,046,562  
MSIF Small Company Growth Fund
    4,393,664  
Federated Money Market Fund
    42,379  
 
     
 
    46,509,024  
 
       
Self-directed accounts
       
Cash Balance Liability
    (23 )
Ultrabull Profound Investor Shares
    65,000  
Artisan Mid-Cap Value Fund
    15,718  
Columbia Energy and Natural Resources Fund Class Z
    50,664  
Longleaf Partners Fund
    29,830  
Short Nasdaq-100 Profound (Investor Shares)
    5,669  
Short Real Estate Profound Investor Shares
    6,368  
Ultrashort China Profound Investor Shares
    4,199  
Ultrashort Emerging Markets Profound Investor Shares
    4,319  
Basic Materials Ultrasector Profound Investor Shares
    11,601  
Ultrashort Nasdaq-100 Profound Investor Shares
    3,590  
Precious Metals Ultrasector Profound Investor Shares
    9,569  
Vanguard Health Care Fund
    43,897  
Vanguard High Yield Corporate Bond Fund
    13,202  
Vanguard Windsor II
    7,430  
Dodge & Cox Income Fund
    14,846  
Dodge & Cox Stock Fund
    24,508  
Dreyfus Emerging Markets Fund
    4,578  
Dreyfus Mid-cap Value Fund
    1,709  
Dreyfus Technology Growth Fund Class A
    2,762  
Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Fund
    5,259  
Oakmark Int’l Fund
    1,941  
Rydex Nasdaq-100 2X Strategy Fund Class H
    145  
Wells Fargo Advtg Specialized Tech Fund Investor Class
    704  
T. Rowe Price Global Technology
    26,151  
Vanguard Primecap Fund
    43,506  
 
     
Total self-directed accounts
    397,142  
 
     
Total registered investment companies
  $ 46,906,166  
 
     

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The 401(k) Plan
EIN: 25-1792394   Plan: 098
Schedule H, Line 4i-Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2009
         
Description   Current Value  
 
Corporate Common Stock
       
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated common stock*
  $ 26,747,190  
 
     
 
       
Common Collective Trusts
       
Mellon Stable Value Fund of the Bank of New York Mellon
  $ 979,952  
Adjustment from fair to book value
    (14,108 )
State Street Global Advisors Target Retirement Income SL Series Fund
    3,055,484  
State Street Global Advisors Target Retirement Income 2010 SL Series Fund
    7,150,222  
State Street Global Advisors Target Retirement Income 2015 SL Series Fund
    12,618,825  
State Street Global Advisors Target Retirement Income 2020 SL Series Fund
    10,126,923  
State Street Global Advisors Target Retirement Income 2025 SL Series Fund
    10,250,933  
State Street Global Advisors Target Retirement Income 2030 SL Series Fund
    6,851,158  
State Street Global Advisors Target Retirement Income 2035 SL Series Fund
    5,510,693  
State Street Global Advisors Target Retirement Income 2040 SL Series Fund
    3,992,364  
State Street Global Advisors Target Retirement Income 2045 SL Series Fund
    3,033,745  
State Street Global Advisors Target Retirement Income 2050 SL Series Fund
    308,113  
State Street Global Advisors S&P 500 Flagship SL Fund
    26,448,747  
State Street Global Advisors MSCI ACWI Ex-US Index SL Series Fund
    893,262  
 
     
 
  $ 91,206,313  
 
     
 
       
Fixed Maturity Synthetic Contracts
       
CMBS, BACM 2002-2 A3
  $ 397,519  
CMBS, BACM 2005-3 A3A
    477,250  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2627 BU
    47,189  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2640 TL
    127,412  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2715 ND
    201,507  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2760 EB
    223,930  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2786 PC
    128,579  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2865 PQ
    511,220  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2866 XD
    589,347  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2870 BD
    380,815  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2888 OW
    280,827  
GNMA Project Loans, GNR 06-51 A
    430,920  
Auto Valet 2008-2 A3A
    606,624  
Bank of America, N.A. Wrap contract
    (144,482 )
 
     
Bank of America, N.A. Fixed Maturity Synthetic Contract 03-040
    4,258,657  
 
       
Auto, BASAT 06-G1 A4
    246,484  
CMBS, CDCMT 2002-FX1D1895488.82
    402,859  
Rate Redu Bonds, CNP 05-1 A2
    525,384  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2631 LB
    141,697  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2681 PC
    224,833  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2778 KR
    118,530  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2981 NB
    456,183  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2891 NB
    401,472  
CMBS, MLMT 05-CIP1 A2
    770,328  
CMBS, MLMT 05-CKI1 A2
    387,503  

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EIN: 25-1792394   Plan: 098
Schedule H, Line 4i-Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2009
         
Description   Current Value  
 
CMBS, CD05-CD1 A2 FX
    193,281  
State Street Bank Wrap contract
    (100,817 )
 
     
State Street Bank Fixed Maturity Synthetic Contract 105028
    3,767,737  
 
       
CMBS, BSCMS 05-T18 A2
    281,760  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2663 ML
    278,396  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2763 PC
    313,876  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2921 NV
    268,488  
Freddie Mac, FHR 2934 OC
    400,557  
CMBS, JPMCC 05-LDP2 A2
    326,366  
Natixis Financial Products Wrap contract
    (27,315 )
 
     
Natixis Financial Products Fixed Maturity Synthetic Contract #1245-01
    1,842,128  
 
     
Total Fixed Maturity Synthetic Contracts
  $ 9,868,522  
 
     
 
       
Variable Rate Synthetic Contracts
       
Natixis Financial Products
  $ 796,055  
Natixis Wrap contract
    (27,456 )
 
     
Total Variable Rate Synthetic Contracts
  $ 768,599  
 
     
 
       
Constant Duration Synthetic Contracts
       
BlackRock, 1-3 Year Government Bond Index Fund
  $ 1,127,863  
BlackRock, 1-3 Year Credit Bond Index Fund
    1,789,431  
BlackRock, Asset-Backed Sec Index Fund
    3,576,178  
BlackRock, Comm Mortgage-Backed Sec Fund
    900,345  
BlackRock, Int Term Credit Bond Index Fund
    1,190,623  
BlackRock, Int Term Government Bond Index Fund
    764,292  
BlackRock Global Investors, Long Term Government Bond Index Fund
    169,482  
BlackRock, Mortgage-Backed Sec Index Fund
    2,358,515  
Monumental Life Ins. Co. Wrap contract
    (52,980 )
 
     
Monumental Life Ins. Co. Constant Duration Synthetic Contract MDA00413TR
    11,823,749  
 
       
BlackRock, 1-3 Year Government Bond Index Fund
    1,099,032  
BlackRock, 1-3 Year Credit Bond Index Fund
    1,743,688  
BlackRock, Asset-Backed Sec Index Fund
    3,484,765  
BlackRock, Comm Mortgage-Backed Sec Fund
    877,331  
BlackRock, Int Term Credit Bond Index Fund
    1,160,187  
BlackRock, Int Term Government Bond Index Fund
    744,755  
BlackRock, Long Term Government Bond Index Fund
    165,150  
BlackRock, Mortgage-Backed Sec Index Fund
    2,298,226  
Rabobank Wrap contract
    (30,863 )
 
     
Rabobank Constant Duration Synthetic Contract ATI060301
    11,542,271  
 
       
BlackRock, 1-3 Year Government Bond Index Fund
    607,311  
BlackRock, 1-3 Year Credit Bond Index Fund
    963,540  
BlackRock, Asset-Backed Sec Index Fund
    1,925,634  
BlackRock, Comm Mortgage-Backed Sec Fund
    484,801  

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The 401(k) Plan
EIN: 25-1792394   Plan: 098
Schedule H, Line 4i-Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2009
         
Description   Current Value  
 
BlackRock, Int Term Credit Bond Index Fund
    641,104  
BlackRock, Int Term Government Bond Index Fund
    411,542  
BlackRock, Long Term Government Bond Index Fund
    91,260  
BlackRock, Mortgage-Backed Sec Index Fund
    1,269,969  
State Street Bank Wrap contract
    (28,312 )
 
     
State Street Bank Constant Duration Synthetic Contract 107073
    6,366,849  
 
     
Total Constant Duration Synthetic Contracts
  $ 29,732,869  
 
     
 
       
Participant loans* (4.00% to 9.50%, with maturities through 2024)
  $ 13,320,262  
 
     
 
*   Party-in-interest

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the administrators of the Plan have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
             
    ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED    
    THE 401K PLAN    
 
           
Date: June 25, 2010
  By:   /s/ Dale G. Reid    
 
           
 
      Dale G. Reid    
 
      Vice President-Controller, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer    
 
      (Principal Accounting Officer and Duly Authorized Officer)    

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