ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED 11-K
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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, 2004
 
       
 
  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
Schedules
The 401(k) Plan
Years Ended December 31, 2004 and 2003
With Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 


The 401(k) Plan

Audited Financial Statements
and Supplemental Schedules

Years Ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

Contents

         
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Audited Financial Statements
       
 
       
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Supplemental Schedules
       
 
       
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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, 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. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audit 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, 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 December 31, 2004, and schedule of delinquent participant contributions for the year then ended are presented for purposes 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. These 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

June 23, 2005
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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The 401(k) Plan

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

                 
    December 31  
    2004     2003  
     
Investments:
               
Interest in Allegheny Master Trust
  $ 65,829,478     $ 63,656,539  
Interest in registered investment companies
    64,387,612       53,795,031  
Corporate common stocks
    11,488,338       7,643,532  
Participant loans
    6,357,785       5,162,484  
Interest in common collective trusts
    71,075       124,428  
Interest-bearing cash
    1,497        
     
Total investments
    148,135,785       130,382,014  
 
               
Other payables, net
    (37,565 )     (116,099 )
     
Net assets available for benefits
  $ 148,098,220     $ 130,265,915  
     

See accompanying notes.

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The 401(k) Plan

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

                 
    Years Ended December 31  
    2004     2003  
     
Contributions:
               
Employer
  $ 3,698,695     $ 3,496,473  
Employee
    10,083,846       8,907,333  
     
Total contributions
    13,782,541       12,403,806  
 
               
Investment income:
               
Net gain from interest in registered investment companies
    6,349,303       8,297,937  
Net unrealized/realized gain on corporate common stocks
    4,808,715       4,662,239  
Net gain from interest in Allegheny Master Trust
    4,069,550       8,672,796  
Interest income
    319,383       327,889  
Dividend income
    132,837       141,650  
Net gain from interest in common collective trusts
    1,072       1,998,905  
Other income
    91,734        
     
Total investment income
    15,772,594       24,101,416  
     
 
    29,555,135       36,505,222  
 
               
Distributions to participants
    (11,677,809 )     (9,094,657 )
Plan transfers, net
          (121,067 )
Administrative expenses and other, net
    (45,021 )     (38,862 )
     
 
    (11,722,830 )     (9,254,586 )
     
 
               
Net increase in net assets available for benefits
    17,832,305       27,250,636  
Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year
    130,265,915       103,015,279  
     
Net assets available for benefits at end of year
  $ 148,098,220     $ 130,265,915  
     

See accompanying notes.

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The 401(k) Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2004

1. Significant Accounting Policies

Investments are valued as follows:

Bank and insurance investment contracts (investment contacts) with varying contract rates and maturity dates are stated at contract value.

Although it is management’s intention to hold the investment contracts in the Standish Fixed Income Fund until maturity, certain investment contracts provide for adjustments to contract value for withdrawals made prior to maturity.

All other investments are stated at their net asset value, based on the quoted market prices of the securities held in such funds on applicable exchanges.

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.

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 which are affiliates of Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (ATI, the Plan Sponsor), up to the lesser of a maximum of $1,000 annually for each participant, or 50% of participants’ deferrals up to a maximum of 3.5% of total eligible wages (except for Allvac and Wah Chang). For the Allvac and Wah Chang operations, in 2002, the $1,000 maximum limit on matching contributions was removed. For hourly employees of the Casting Service operation, starting with the first hour worked after December 26, 2004, the employing company matches 100% of the employee contributions up to 3.5% of total eligible wages. In addition, annual flat dollar contributions will be paid into the Plan at the end of each year provided the following criteria are met: the employee must have contributed a minimum of

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

2. Description of the Plan (continued)

2% of their total earnings for the year into the Plan; the employee must have completed a minimum of 1,000 hours during the calendar year; and the employee must be an active, nonunion employee as of December 31st of that year. The exceptions to this rule are that 1.) employees who retire during the calendar year will remain eligible for this contribution, so long as they meet the 1,000-hour rule; such retirees will receive a prorated contribution, based on the number of months they worked in the year; however, an employee who terminates (not retires) prior to December 31st will not be eligible for this flat dollar contribution, regardless of the number of hours worked, and 2.) hourly bargained employees at the Casting Service operation receive the annual flat dollar contributions notwithstanding the above conditions.

The flat dollar contribution amounts are based on the employee’s years of service, as follows:

         
Years   Amount of Contribution  
 
0 to 4
  $ 100  
5 to 9
    500  
10 to 14
    600  
15 to 19
    700  
20 to 24
    800  
25 to 29
    1,000  
30 to 34
    1,500  
35 or more
    2,000  

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 Standish Fixed Income 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, Mellon Bank, N.A., 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. Participants are fully vested in their entire participant account balance.

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 $1,000 and a maximum of $50,000, and an employee can obtain no more than three loans at one time. Interest rates are determined

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

2. Description of the Plan (continued)

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 following presents investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets as of December 31, 2004 and 2003:

                 
    December 31  
    2004     2003  
     
ATI Disciplined Stock Fund
  $ 39,759,684     $ 40,044,975  
Standish Fixed Income Fund
    24,738,467       22,728,876  
Oakmark Balanced Fund
    21,676,125       19,706,939  
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated common stock
    11,488,338       7,643,532  
Prudential Jennison Growth Fund, Class A Shares
    9,911,593       9,330,003  
Dreyfus Bond Market Index Fund
    8,362,256       8,911,329  

Certain of the Plan’s investments are in the Allegheny Master Trust, which has three separately managed institutional investment accounts in the ATI Disciplined Stock Fund, the Alliance Capital Growth Pool, and the Standish Fixed Income Fund, which are valued on a unitized basis (collectively, the “Allegheny Master Trust”). The Allegheny Master Trust was established for the investment of assets of the Plan, and several other ATI sponsored retirement plans. Each participating retirement plan has an undivided interest in the Allegheny Master Trust. At December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Plan’s interest in the net assets of the Alliance Capital Growth Pool, the Standish Fixed Income Fund, and the ATI Disciplined Stock Fund was as follows:

                 
    2004     2003  
     
ATI Disciplined Stock Fund
    53.72 %     51.45 %
Standish Fixed Income Fund
    12.44       11.86  
Alliance Capital Growth Pool
    3.49       2.48  

Investment income and expenses are allocated to the Plan based upon its pro rata share in the net assets of the Allegheny Master Trust.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

3. Investments (continued)

The composition of the net assets of the Standish Fixed Income Fund at December 31, 2004 and 2003, was as follows:

                 
    2004     2003  
     
Guaranteed investment contracts:
               
Canada Life
  $ 1,371,538     $ 2,757,412  
GE Life and Annuity
    8,735,242       9,583,804  
Hartford Life Insurance Company
    8,250,446       10,939,222  
John Hancock Life Insurance Company
    4,670,166       8,848,178  
Monumental Life Insurance Company
    1,017,190       2,353,862  
New York Life Insurance Company
    6,769,166       6,814,589  
Ohio National Life
    2,687,551       4,652,712  
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company
    5,061,507       6,075,054  
Principal Life
    1,243,795       1,187,962  
Protective Life Insurance Company
          1,006,456  
Pruco Pace Credit Enhanced
    7,132,148       8,947,069  
Security Life of Denver
    5,972,064       6,737,205  
United of Omaha
    2,929,738       7,226,335  
     
 
    55,840,551       77,129,860  
 
               
Synthetic guaranteed investment contracts:
               
Caisse des Depots et Consignations
          1,999,995  
MDA Monumental BGI Wrap
    36,520,489       33,990,199  
Bank of America
    33,366,628       17,803,044  
Rabobank
    37,879,291       36,635,330  
Union Bank of Switzerland
    25,166,696       14,768,321  
     
 
    132,933,104       105,196,889  
 
               
Interest in common collective trusts
    9,386,961       8,515,369  
Other
    670,702       764,537  
     
Total net assets
  $ 198,831,318     $ 191,606,655  
     

The Standish Fixed Income 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 Allegheny Master Trust. 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 are comprised of government agency bonds, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities (ABOs), and collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) with fair values of $134,332,201 and $107,926,162 at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

Interest crediting rates on the GICs in the Fund are determined at the time of purchase. 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

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

3. Investments (continued)

quarterly rebalancing of eligible 2.5 year duration investment instruments at the time of each resetting; in effect the contract never matures. At December 31, 2004 and 2003, the interest crediting rates for GICs and Fixed Maturity SICs ranged from 3.87% to 8.05% and 3.58% to 8.02%, respectively.

For the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, the average annual yield for the investment contracts in the Fund was 4.89% and 5.31%, respectively. Fair value of the GICs was estimated by discounting the weighted average of the Fund’s cash flows at the then-current, interest crediting rate for a comparable maturity investment contract. Fair value for the SICs was estimated based on the fair value of each contract’s supporting assets at December 31, 2004 and 2003.

The composition of net assets of the Alliance Capital Growth Pool at December 31, 2004 and 2003 was as follows:

                 
    2004     2003  
     
Investment in pooled separate accounts:
               
Alliance Equity Fund S.A. #4
  $ 38,135,320     $ 35,666,427  
Operating payables
    (11,230 )     (10,616 )
     
Total net assets
  $ 38,124,090     $ 35,655,811  
     

The composition of net assets of the ATI Disciplined Stock Fund at December 31, 2004 and 2003 was as follows:

                 
    2004     2003  
     
Corporate common stocks
  $ 72,955,300     $ 77,259,404  
Interest in common collective trusts
    71,478       337,451  
Receivables
    1,085,015       283,072  
Payables
    (97,126 )     (42,301 )
     
Total net assets
  $ 74,014,667     $ 77,837,626  
     

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

3. Investments (continued)

The composition of the changes in net assets of the Allegheny Master Trust is as follows:

                                                 
    Standish Fixed Income Fund     Alliance Capital Growth Pool     ATI Disciplined Stock Fund  
    Years Ended December 31  
    2004     2003     2004     2003     2004     2003  
     
Investment income (loss):
                                               
Interest income
  $ 9,236,594     $ 9,953,790     $     $     $     $ 214,654  
Net realized/unrealized gain (loss) on corporate common stocks
    (1,358 )                       4,352,382       13,699,382  
Dividends
                            1,368,881       1,073,159  
Net gain, registered investment companies
          45,315                          
Net gain, pooled separate accounts
                5,432,718       9,614,660              
Net gain, common collective trusts
    122,717       111,616                   8,488       10,183  
Administrative expenses
    (240,688 )     (201,917 )     (128,988 )     (72,409 )     (551,752 )     (660,982 )
Transfers
    (1,892,602 )     888,462       (2,835,451 )     (440,184 )     (9,000,958 )     8,571,888  
     
Net increase (decrease)
    7,224,663       10,797,266       2,468,279       9,102,067       (3,822,959 )     22,908,284  
Total net assets at beginning of year
    191,606,655       180,809,389       35,655,811       26,553,744       77,837,626       54,929,342  
     
Total net assets at end of year
  $ 198,831,318     $ 191,606,655     $ 38,124,090     $ 35,655,811     $ 74,014,667     $ 77,837,626  
     

Interest, realized and unrealized gains and losses, and management fees from the Allegheny Master Trust are included in the net gain from interest in Allegheny Master Trust on the statements of changes in net assets available for benefits.

4. Income Tax Status

The Plan has received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service 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 sponsor has indicated that it will take the necessary steps, if any, to bring the Plan’s operations into compliance with the Code.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

5. Parties-in-Interest

Dreyfus Corporation is the manager of the Dreyfus Mutual Funds that are offered as investment options under this Plan. Dreyfus Service Corporation is the funds’ distributor. Dreyfus Corporation and Dreyfus Service Corporation are both wholly owned subsidiaries of Mellon Financial Corporation. Mellon Financial Corporation also owns Mellon Bank, N.A., the trustee for this Plan. Therefore, transactions with these entities qualify as party-in-interest transactions.

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  
    2004     2003  
     
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements
  $ 148,098,220     $ 130,265,915  
Deemed distribution of benefits to participants
    (34,142 )     (34,526 )
     
Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500
  $ 148,064,078     $ 130,231,389  
     

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

8. Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500 (continued)

The following is a reconciliation of benefits paid to participants per the financial statements to the Form 5500 for the year ended December 31, 2004:

         
Benefits paid to participants per the financial statements
  $ 11,677,809  
Add: Amounts allocated on Form 5500 to deemed distributions for the year ended December 31, 2004
    12,534  
Less: 2003 deemed distributions per Form 5500 recorded in financial statements as a distribution in 2004
    (12,918 )
 
     
Benefits paid per the Form 5500
  $ 11,677,425  
 
     

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The 401(k) Plan
EIN: 25-1792394 Plan: 098

Schedule H, Line 4a—Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions

Year Ended December 31, 2004

   
Participant Contributions Total that Constitute Nonexempt  
Transferred Late to Plan Prohibited Transactions  
$24,840.00 $24,840.00

A processing error at the Monroe, North Carolina facility resulted in a delay in transferring payroll deductions in the aggregate principal amount of $24,840.00 from the paychecks of 10 participants to the trust established in connection with the Plan. The principal amount was contributed to the trust and allocated, together with $19,734.64 in earnings determined in a manner consistent with the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (“VFCP”) established by the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”), to the accounts of the affected 10 participants. In addition, an application for relief under the VFCP was filed with the DOL. The company filed Forms 5330 with the Internal Revenue Service and paid an aggregate excise tax of $5,991.60.

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EIN: 25-1792394 Plan: 098

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

December 31, 2004

                 
Description   Units/Shares     Current Value  
 
Registered Investment Companies:
               
Dreyfus Bond Market Index Fund*
    811,082.0430     $ 8,362,256  
Prudential Jennison Growth Fund, Class A Shares
    697,507.2770       9,911,593  
Dreyfus Emerging Leaders Fund*
    81,641.1110       3,610,986  
PIMCO NFJ Funds
    61,572.5710       1,777,600  
Morgan Stanley Small Co Growth Funds
    95,407.9950       1,192,600  
MFS Value Fund
    29,218.3310       676,112  
Artisan Funds
    169,654.6670       5,014,992  
Dreyfus Appreciation Fund*
    11,050.4900       427,543  
Dreyfus Premier International Fund*
    299,104.1070       5,868,423  
Hartford Midcap Fund
    80,304.0930       2,297,500  
Lord, Abbett Midcap Fund
    115,410.2060       2,611,733  
Oakmark Balanced Fund
    922,388.2910       21,676,125  
 
             
 
            63,427,463  
 
               
Self-directed accounts
               
Wasatch Funds – Global Tech
    772.9470       8,982  
Dreyfus Premier Emerging Mkts Fd – C1.A*
    113.9350       2,234  
Dreyfus 100% US Treasury MM Funds*
    19,072.4300       19,072  
Dreyfus Midcap Value Fund*
    42.9970       1,395  
Oakmark International Fund
    67.2590       1,421  
Longleaf Partners Fund
    1,000.3370       31,331  
PIMCO Funds Pacific Inv Mgmt.
    72,777.8170       776,539  
Profunds Internet UL Trasector Profund
    151.9590       12,201  
Profunds Ultra Small Cap Profund
    282.7520       7,199  
Vanguard Specialized Portfolio – Health Care
    262.6970       33,307  
Vanguard Primecap Fund
    565.7700       35,248  
Vanguard Windsor II Portfolio Fund
    232.4180       7,142  
Vanguard Index Tr Value Portfolio
    541.1510       11,554  
Vanguard Index Tr Growth Portfolio
    350.5480       9,258  
Dreyfus Technology Growth Fund*
    110.1310       2,537  
Strong Equity Fds – Technology 100 Fd
    115.1550       544  
Ryder Ser Tr Dynamic Velocity 100 Fd
    8.1460       185  
 
             
Total self-directed accounts
            960,149  
 
             
Total registered investment companies
          $ 64,387,612  
 
             
 
               
Corporate Common Stocks
               
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated common stock*
    530,149.4310     $ 11,488,338  
 
             
 
               
Participant loans* (5.0% to 10.5%, with maturities through 2019)
          $ 6,357,785  
 
             
 
               
Common Collective Trusts
               
Dreyfus-Short Term Investment Fund*
    71,074.5100     $ 71,075  
 
             
 
               
Interest-bearing Cash
               
BSDT Late Money Deposit Account
    1,496.9900     $ 1,497  
 
             
 
* 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 401(K) PLAN
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Richard J. Harshman    
 
           
Date: June 27, 2005
      Richard J. Harshman    
 
      Executive Vice President-Finance and    
 
      Chief Financial Officer    
 
      (Principal Financial Officer and Duly    
 
      Authorized Officer)