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METHODE ELECTRONICS INC Regulatory Filings 2010

Jun 25, 2010

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*UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION*

*Washington, D.C. 20549*

*FORM 11-K*

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

*For the year ended December 31, 2009*

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

*For the transition period from to*

*Commission File Number: 0-2816*

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

*Methode Electronics, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan*

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

*Methode Electronics, Inc.*

*7401 West Wilson Avenue*

*Chicago, IL 60706-4548*

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND

SUPPLEMENTALSCHEDULE

Methode Electronics, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan

Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008

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Methode Electronics, Inc.

401(k) Savings Plan

Financial Statements and

Supplemental Schedule

Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008

*Contents*

| Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm | 1 |
| --- | --- |
| Financial Statements | |
| Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits | 2 |
| Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for
Benefits | 3 |
| Notes to Financial Statements | 4 |
| Supplemental Schedule | |
| Schedule H, Line 4i — Schedule of Assets (Held at End
of Year) | 14 |

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Administration Committee

Methode Electronics, Inc.

401(k) Savings Plan

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Methode Electronics, Inc. 401(k) Savings 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 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, 2009 and 2008, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

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 Disclosure 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/ Frank L. Sassetti & Co.

June 25, 2010

Oak Park, Illinois

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Methode Electronics, Inc.

401(k) Savings Plan

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

December 31, — 2009 2008
Assets
Cash $ 24,932 $ 199,643
Investments,
at fair value:
Group
annuity investment contracts 7,444,836 6,869,428
Mutual
funds 28,516,076 23,093,852
Common
stock fund 2,068,470 1,834,834
Participant
loans 771,309 1,310,348
Total
investments 38,800,691 33,108,462
Receivables:
Employee
/ employer contributions — 51,738
Unsettled
investment sales 3,635 4,923
Accrued
interest / dividends 19,978 25,621
Total
receivables 23,613 82,282
Total
assets 38,849,236 33,390,387
Liabilities
Unsettled
investment purchases 23,768 186,876
Total
liabilities 23,768 186,876
Net
assets available for benefits, at fair value 38,825,468 33,203,511
Adjustment
from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment
contracts (43,398 ) 782,077
Net
assets available for benefits $ 38,782,070 $ 33,985,588

See accompanying notes.

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Methode Electronics, Inc.

401(k) Savings Plan

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

Years Ended December 31, — 2009 2008
Additions:
Additions
to net assets attributed to:
Investment
Income:
Interest
and dividends $ 879,358 $ 1,209,043
Net
appreciation / (depreciation) in fair value of investments 6,763,288 (15,120,176 )
Total
investment gain / (loss) 7,642,646 (13,911,133 )
Contributions:
Participants 2,397,772 3,242,853
Employer 1,624,145 2,121,229
Rollovers 155,991 254,953
4,177,908 5,619,035
Total
additions, net 11,820,554 (8,292,098 )
Deductions
Deductions
from net assets attributed to:
Benefits
paid to participants 7,002,308 6,493,573
Administrative
expenses 21,764 9,042
Total
deductions 7,024,072 6,502,615
Net
increase / (decrease) 4,796,482 (14,794,713 )
Net
assets available for benefits:
Beginning
of year 33,985,588 48,780,301
End
of year $ 38,782,070 $ 33,985,588

See accompanying notes.

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Methode Electronics, Inc.

401(k) Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008

*1. Description of the Plan*

The following description of the Methode Electronics, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (Plan) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Summary Plan Description (SPD) for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions. Copies of the SPD are available from Methode Electronics, Inc.

*General*

The Plan is a defined-contribution plan established to provide additional retirement and other benefits for eligible employees, to enable eligible employees, through systematic savings, to accumulate funds on a tax-advantageous basis, and to provide a vehicle through which the plan sponsor, Methode Electronics, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the Company), can attract and retain qualified employees.

*Participation*

Employees who are employed by the Company for three full calendar months are eligible to participate in the Plan on the first day of the following calendar month.

*Contributions*

Participants may elect to contribute a minimum of 2% of their annual compensation (as defined in the Plan) on a pre-tax, after tax Roth 401(k) or any combination, up to the maximum annual dollar limit allowable by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

The Company contributes to the Plan, on behalf of each participant, a “safe-harbor” non-elective contribution of 3% of each participant’s eligible compensation (as defined by the Plan), subject to the IRS maximum amount, for the portion of the Plan year in which the employee was a participant in the Plan.

Participants may direct contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan.

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Methode Electronics, Inc.

401(k) Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

*1. Description of Plan (continued)*

*Participant Withdrawals*

Withdrawals are permitted in the event of termination of employment, disability, death, retirement, attainment of age 59 1/2, or financial hardship. A financial hardship withdrawal is currently permitted by the IRS for certain authorized purposes. Such withdrawals must be approved by the 401(k) Hardship Committee. Withdrawals prior to the attainment of age 59 1/2 may be subject to an additional 10% tax penalty.

*Vesting*

Participants are immediately vested in Company contributions, their contributions, and actual earnings (losses) thereon.

*Participant Loans*

Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their account balance. Loan terms range from 1 to 5 years or up to 15 years for the purchase of a primary residence. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account and bear interest at the prime rate plus 1%. Principal and interest are paid ratably through payroll deductions.

*Participant Accounts*

Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions and allocations of Company contributions and Plan earnings (losses). Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s account.

*Plan Termination*

Although it has not expressed any 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 the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

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Methode Electronics, Inc.

401(k) Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

*2. Significant Accounting Policies*

*Basis of Accounting*

The financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.

*Valuation of Investments*

The shares of mutual funds are valued at quoted market prices, which represent the net asset values of shares on the last business day of the Plan year. The fair value of common stock is determined by quoted market prices. Participant loans are valued at their outstanding balances, which approximate fair value.

Purchases and sales are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

In December, 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued certain authoritative literature with respect to the definition of fully benefit-responsive investment contracts and the presentation and disclosure of fully benefit-responsive investment contracts in plan financial statements. The literature requires that investments in common/collective trusts that include benefit-responsive investment contracts be presented at fair value in the statement of net assets available for benefits and that the amount representing the difference between fair value and contract value of these investments also be presented on the face of the statement of net assets available for benefits. The Plan has group annuity investment contracts with the Hartford Life Insurance Company (“Hartford”) and Lincoln National Life Insurance Company (“Lincoln”).

The Hartford group annuity contract fair value and contract value are estimated by Hartford Life Insurance Company. Contract value represents contributions made, plus interest at the contract rate, less funds used to pay participants’ benefits. The Plan does not allow for new investment in this contract. There are significant penalties if the entire contract were prematurely terminated.

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Methode Electronics, Inc.

401(k) Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

*2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)*

The Hartford group annuity contract had an average yield of 3.09% (annualized) for each of the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The crediting interest rate was 3.00% at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The crediting interest rate is set at the beginning of the calendar year and is periodically reviewed for adjustment.

The Lincoln Stable Value Account is a fixed group annuity issued by The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company. Contract value represents contributions made, plus interest at the contract rate, less funds used to pay participants’ benefits. There are penalties or delays in payments if significant withdrawals are made prior to August 2011.

The Lincoln contract had an average yield of 4.15% and 4.41% (annualized) for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The crediting interest rate was 3.90% and 4.40% at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The crediting interest rate is set at the beginning of each calendar quarter and is periodically reviewed for adjustment.

*Use of Estimates*

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

*Risks and Uncertainties*

The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks 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.

*Administrative Expenses*

Generally, expenses of the Plan are paid by the Company.

*Future Adoption of Accounting Standards*

In January 2010, The FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06, “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements” (“ASU 2010-06), which primarily requires new disclosures related to the levels within the fair value hierarchy. An entity will be required to disclose significant transfers in and

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Methode Electronics, Inc.

401(k) Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

out of Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy, and separately present information related to purchases, sales issuances and settlements in the reconciliation of fair value measurements classified as Level 3. In addition, ASU 2010-06 will amend the fair value disclosure requirement for pension and postretirement benefit plan assets to require this disclosure at the investment class level. ASU 2010-06 will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures related to purchases, sales, issuances and settlements for Level 3 fair value measurements, which are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2010. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Plan.

*3. Investments*

The Plan’s investments (including investments purchased, sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated / (depreciated) in fair value as determined by quoted market prices as follows:

Years Ended December 31 — 2009 2008
Mutual funds $ 6,009,447 $ (12,897,749 )
Common stock fund 753,841 (2,222,427 )
$ 6,763,288 $ (15,120,176 )

Investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets are as follows:

December 31, — 2009 2008
Hartford
Life Insurance Company Group Annuity Contract $ * $ 1,788,477
Lincoln
Stable Value Fund 6,159,759 5,080,951
American
Funds
American
Balanced Fund 8,355,345 7,217,414
American
Mutual Fund 4,061,531 3,427,384
American
Growth Fund of America 4,867,235 3,818,711
Euro
Pacific Fund 3,222,585 2,459,841
Davis
NY Venture Fund 3,123,767 2,551,684
Methode
Electronics, Inc. Common Stock Fund 2,068,470 1,834,834
  • Investment balance is not greater than 5% of Plan’s net assets as of December 31, 2009.

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Methode Electronics, Inc.

401(k) Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

*4. Fair Value Measurements*

Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820 (ASC 820) defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required to be recorded at fair value, the Plan considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, such as inherent risk, transfer restrictions, and risk of nonperformance.

ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires the Plan to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. A financial Instruments’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The standard establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

· Level 1 : quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

· Level 2 : inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities ; or

· Level 3 : observable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

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Methode Electronics, Inc.

401(k) Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Investments measured at Fair Value on a recurring Basis

The following summarizes the classification of Investments by classification and method of valuation for the years ended December 31,

2009 Fair Value Measurements Using Input Type — Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Mutual Funds
Intermediate Term Bond $ 1,518,675 $ — $ — $ 1,518,675
Moderate Allocation 8,355,345 — — 8,355,345
Mid-Cap Blend 754,567 — — 754,567
Mid-Cap Growth 996,295 — — 996,295
Large Blend 3,318,629 — — 3,318,629
Large Growth 6,288,449 — — 6,288,449
Large Value 4,061,531 — — 4,061,531
Foreign Large Blend 3,222,585 — — 3,222,585
Total 28,516,076 — — 28,516,076
Common Stock Fund 2,068,470 — — 2,068,470
Group Annuity / Investment
Contracts — — 7,444,836 7,444,836
Participant Loans — — 771,309 771,309
$ 30,584,546 $ — $ 8,216,145 $ 38,800,691

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Methode Electronics, Inc.

401(k) Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

2008 Fair Value Measurements Using Input Type — Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Mutual Funds
Intermediate Term Bond $ 1,240,976 $ — $ — $ 1,240,976
Moderate Allocation 7,217,414 — — 7,217,414
Mid-Cap Blend 548,616 — — 548,616
Mid-Cap Growth 723,218 — — 723,218
Large Blend 2,660,337 — — 2,660,337
Large Growth 4,816,066 — — 4,816,066
Large Value 3,427,384 — — 3,427,384
Foreign Large Blend 2,459,841 — — 2,459,841
Total 23,093,852 — — 23,093,852
Common Stock Fund 1,834,834 — — 1,834,834
Group Annuity / Investment
Contracts — — 6,869,428 6,869,428
Participant Loans — — 1,310,348 1,310,348
$ 24,928,686 $ — $ 8,179,776 $ 33,108,462

The Plan’s valuation methodology used to measure fair values are as follows. There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2009 or 2008.

Mutual funds: valued at quoted market price, which represent the net asset value of the shares held in such funds.

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Methode Electronics, Inc.

401(k) Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Methode Electronics, Inc. Common Stock Fund: the fund invests primarily in Methode Electronics, Inc. common stock, which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol (MEI) and is valued at its quoted market price at the daily close of the NYSE. A small portion of the fund is invested in short-term money market instruments. The money market portion of the fund provides liquidity, which enables the Plan participants to transfer money daily among all investment choices.

Group Annuity / Investment Contracts: are stated at fair value. The fair value of the contracts are estimated by the carrier, based on various factors, including current interest rates credited to the respective contract.

Participant loans: stated at the outstanding principal balance plus accrued interest, which approximates fair value.

The table below is a summary of changes in the fair value of the Plan’s Level 3 assets for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009:

Level 3 Assets — Participant Loans Group Annuity / Investment Contracts
Balance as of
January 1, 2008 $ 1,524,971 $ 6,249,260
Issuances, repayments and
settlements, net (214,623 ) 620,168
Balance as of
December 31, 2008 $ 1,310,348 $ 6,869,428
Issuances, repayments and
settlements, net (539,039 ) 575,408
Balance as of
December 31, 2009 $ 771,309 $ 7,444,836

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Methode Electronics, Inc.

401(k) Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

*5. Income Tax Status*

The Plan has received a determination letter from the IRS dated September 11, 2002, 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 IRS, 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 that the Plan is qualified and the related trust is tax-exempt.

*6. Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500*

The following is a reconciliation of investments at fair value per the financial statements to the Form 5500 at December 31,

| Investments, at fair
value, per the financial statements | 2009 — $ 38,800,691 | | 2008 — $ 33,108,462 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adjustment from fair value
to contract value for investments in fully benefit-responsive insurance
contracts | (43,398 | ) | 782,077 |
| Investments, per
Form 5500 | $ 38,757,293 | | $ 33,890,539 |

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Methode Electronics, Inc.

401(k) Savings Plan

Schedule H, Line 4i — Schedule of Assets

(Held at End of Year)

EIN #36-2090085 Plan #002

December 31, 2009

(a) (b) Identity of Issue (c) Description of Investment Shares or Units (d) Cost (e) Current Value
Group
annuity investment contracts
Hartford Life Insurance
Company Group Annuity Contract N/A ** $ 1,285,077
* Lincoln Financial Group Lincoln Stable Value Fund 6,159,759 ** 6,159,759
Mutual
funds
The American Funds Group American Balanced Fund 515,444 ** 8,355,345
American Mutual Fund 175,368 ** 4,061,531
Europacific Growth Fund 84,053 ** 3,222,585
Growth Fund of America 178,091 ** 4,867,235
New Economy Fund 63,193 ** 1,421,214
Delaware Investments Delaware Diversified
Income 162,948 ** 1,518,675
Invesco Invesco Capital Development 72,353 ** 996,295
Davis Funds Davis NY Venture 100,572 ** 3,123,767
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index 7,099 ** 194,862
Victory Victory Special Value 55,688 ** 754,567
Common
stock fund
* Methode
Electronics, Inc. Methode
Electronics, Inc. Common Stock 258,829 ** 2,068,470
Total
investments at fair value 38,029,382
Adjustment
from fair value to contract value for fully responsive investment contracts (43,398 )
Total
investments, as adjusted 37,985,984
Participant
loans Interest rates range from 5.0%
to 9.25% ** 771,309
$ 38,757,293

| Party in interest. |
| --- |
|
*Cost information is not
required for participant directed investments and participant loans and,
therefore, is not included. |

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*SIGNATURE*

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Plan Administrator has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

/s/Douglas A. Koman
Douglas A. Koman
Chief Financial Officer

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