FIRST ALBANY COMPANIES INC.
Stock Bonus Plan
Form 11-K
As of December 31, 2003 and 2002
and for the Plan Year Ended
December 31, 2003
Final Report
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 11-K
[X] Annual Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003
Or
[ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Commission file number 014140
First Albany Companies Inc. Stock Bonus Plan
(Title of Plan)
First Albany Companies Inc.
(Issuer of Securities)
30 South Pearl Street
Albany, New York 12201
(518) 447-8500
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
I.R.S. Employer I.D. No. 22-2655804
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ITEMS |
Item 4. | Financial Statements and Schedules |
A. | Statements of net assets available for plan benefits as of December 31, 2003 and 2002 |
B. | Statement of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the year ended December 31, 2003 |
C. | Notes to financial statements |
D. | Schedule of assets held for investment purposes as of December 31, 2003 |
SIGNATURES |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
First Albany Companies Inc. Stock Bonus Plan | ||
DATE: 6/02/2004 | BY: | /S/ALAN P. GOLDBERG |
Alan P. Goldberg Member of the Administrative Committee |
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THE FIRST ALBANY COMPANIES INC. STOCK BONUS PLAN |
Financial Statements and Schedules as of December 31, 2003 and 2002 and for the Plan Year Ended December 31, 2003 |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS | Page | |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
Statements of net assets available for plan benefits | 6 | |
Statement of changes in net assets available for plan benefits | 7 | |
Notes to financial statements | 8-10 | |
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES | ||
Schedule of assets held for investment purposes as of December 31, 2003 Schedule I* | 11 | |
* | Refers to the schedule in Form 5500 (Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan) for plan year ended December 31, 2003 | |
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FIRST ALBANY COMPANIES INC. STOCK BONUS PLAN |
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS
ASSETS | December 31, 2003 | December 31, 2002 | ||
Investments, at fair value (Note 3) | $ | - | $ | 92,911 |
Cash and cash equivalents | - | 10,468 | ||
Net assets available for plan benefits | $ | - | $ | 103,379 |
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of the financial statements.
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FIRST ALBANY COMPANIES INC.
STOCK BONUS PLAN
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS
For the year ended | December 31, 2003 | |
Additions to net assets attributed to: | ||
Contributions from: | ||
Employees | $ | - |
Employer | - | |
Net appreciation in the fair value of investments | 94,434 | |
Dividend/interest income | 2,113 | |
Total net gain & additions | 96,547 | |
Deductions from net assets attributed to: | ||
Benefits paid to: | ||
Terminated participants | 199,926 | |
Total benefits paid | 199,926 | |
Net increase (decrease) | (103,379) | |
Net assets available for plan benefits: | ||
Beginning of year | 103,379 | |
End of year | $ | - |
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of the financial statements.
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FIRST ALBANY COMPANIES INC.
STOCK BONUS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.
Description of the Plan
The following description of the First Albany Companies Inc. (the "Company") Stock Bonus Plan (the "Plan") provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan's provisions.
a. Plan Termination
The Company terminated the Stock Bonus Plan effective December 31, 1999. During 2000, the Company received a letter from the Internal Revenue Service determining that the termination of the Stock Bonus Plan does not adversely affect its qualification for federal tax purposes, and distributed substantially all of the assets of the Stock Bonus Plan. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). All costs and fees incurred in administering the Plan are borne by the Company, which is the Plan administrator and custodian.
No Report of Independent Accountant is required since there were less than 100 participants in the plan during 2003.
a.
Final Report
As all the assets were distributed to remaining participants during the year, this is the final 11-K report.
c. Contributions
As a result of the termination of the Plan, there are no contributions being made to the Plan.
d. Participants Accounts
Each remaining participant's account is credited with an allocation of Plan earnings based on participant account balances, as defined. The benefit to which the participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.
e. Vesting
Each remaining participant is 100 percent vested in their account balance.
f. Payment of Benefits
During the year, the Company made final distribution; all remaining participants received, in cash or shares, a lump-sum distribution of their vested benefits.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
a. Basis of Accounting
The financial statements of the Plan are prepared under the accrual method of accounting.
b. Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
c. Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value, which is based upon quoted market prices in the over-the-counter market.
The Plan is limited to investing solely in the common stock of the Company, except that interim short-term investments may be made pending purchase of the Company's stock.
The Plan presents, in the statements of changes in net assets, the net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of its investments which consists of the realized gains or losses and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on those investments.
d. Payments of Benefits
Benefits are recorded when paid.
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FIRST ALBANY COMPANIES INC.
STOCK BONUS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
3. Investments
The Plan's investment portfolio consists of the following as of December 31, 2003:
Cost | At Quoted | |
Common Stock: | ||
First Albany Companies Inc. | $ - | $ - |
As a result of final distribution, there was no First Albany Companies Inc. common stock as of December 31, 2003. The realized net gain based on average cost was $118,370 and the unrealized net loss based on average cost was $23,936 for the year ended December 31, 2003.
The Plan's investment portfolio is subject to daily market price fluctuations. Since the entire investment portfolio consists of the Company’s common stock, the Plan's portfolio may be exposed to risk in the event of a decline in the market value of the Company's stock.
4. Forfeitures
Due to the termination of the Plan there were no forfeited non-vested accounts at December 31, 2003.
5. Tax Status
The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Company by a letter dated February 26, 1993, that the Plan and related trust are designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter. However, the Plan administrator believes that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC.
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FIRST ALBANY COMPANIES INC.
STOCK BONUS PLAN
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AT END OF YEAR
As of December 31, 2003
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | |
Identity of Issue | Description of investment | Cost | Current | ||
* | First Albany Companies Inc. | Common stock | |||
($0.01 - par value) | $ - | $- |
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As a result of final distribution, there were no assets as of December 31, 2003.
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The supplemental schedule refers to schedule I in Form 5500 (Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan).
* A party-in-interest as defined by ERISA.
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