UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 11-K

FOR ANNUAL REPORTS OF EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE, SAVINGS AND SIMILAR PLANS PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Mark one)

x  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the year ended: December 31, 2006

OR

o  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number: 001-14543


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

LABOR READY, INC. 401(k) Plan

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

Labor Ready, Inc.

1015 A Street

Tacoma, Washington 98402

 




 

 

REQUIRED INFORMATION

Labor Ready, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the Plan) is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).  Therefore, in lieu of the requirements of Items 1-3 of Form 11-K, the following financial statements and schedules have been prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of ERISA.

The following financial statements, schedules and exhibits are filed as a part of the Annual Report on Form 11-K.

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

 

         4-9

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets held for investment purposes

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibits

 

12

 

 




 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Benefits Committee

Labor Ready, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Tacoma, Washington

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Labor Ready, Inc. 401(k) Plan as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as 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 Labor Ready, Inc. 401(k) Plan as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the changes in 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 basic financial statements taken as a whole.  The supplemental schedule of assets held for investment purposes is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic 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.  The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management.  The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

/s/ LeMaster & Daniels PLLC

 

LeMaster & Daniels PLLC

 

Spokane, Washington

 

June 7, 2007

 

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Labor Ready, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

Investments, at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

Guaranteed interest contract

 

$

1,748,105

 

$

1,380,928

 

Employer stock

 

2,912,532

 

3,413,077

 

Mutual funds

 

11,660,520

 

7,114,445

 

Participant loans

 

395,233

 

298,148

 

 

 

16,716,390

 

12,206,598

 

Contributions receivable:

 

 

 

 

 

Participant

 

112,204

 

168,111

 

Employer

 

28,053

 

482,115

 

 

 

140,257

 

650,226

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets:

 

16,856,647

 

12,856,824

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Excess contributions payable:

 

 

 

 

 

Participant

 

88,954

 

 

Employer

 

27,497

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities:

 

116,451

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

$

16,740,196

 

$

12,856,824

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Labor Ready, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Additions:

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and dividends

 

$

67,443

 

$

56,348

 

Net appreciation in fair value of investments

 

1,022,093

 

1,316,270

 

 

 

1,089,536

 

1,372,618

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contributions:

 

 

 

 

 

Participant

 

3,204,466

 

2,057,983

 

Employer

 

808,268

 

430,956

 

Rollovers

 

241,438

 

110,272

 

 

 

4,254,172

 

2,599,211

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total additions

 

5,343,708

 

3,971,829

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deductions:

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits paid to participants

 

1,452,611

 

1,342,317

 

Administrative expenses

 

7,725

 

5,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total deductions

 

1,460,336

 

1,347,342

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase

 

3,883,372

 

2,624,487

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer of assets from plan merger

 

 

672,368

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Available for Benefits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

12,856,824

 

9,559,969

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of year

 

$

16,740,196

 

$

12,856,824

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Labor Ready, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note 1 - Description of the Plan

The following description of the Labor Ready, Inc. 401(k) Plan (Plan) is provided for general information purposes only.  Participants should refer to the Plan document for more complete information.

General

The Plan is a defined contribution plan established by Labor Ready, Inc. (the Company) under the provisions of Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), which includes a qualified cash or deferred arrangement as described in Section 401(k) of the IRC, for the benefit of eligible employees of the Company.  All permanent employees of the Company who are 21 years of age or older and who have completed six months of service are eligible to participate.  Employees who are subject to a collective bargaining agreement that does not provide for participation in this Plan, nonresident aliens, per diem employees paid through the Company’s proprietary point of sale system, and CLP employees who have never worked at Labor Ready, Inc. are not eligible to participate in the Plan.  The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 as amended (ERISA).

Contributions and Participant Investment Options

Eligible employees may elect to defer a specific amount of compensation each year instead of receiving that amount in cash. The total deferrals in any taxable year may not exceed a dollar limit that is set by law, which was $15,000 and $14,000 for 2006 and 2005, respectively. Participants turning age 50 or older may elect to defer additional amounts to the Plan (called “catch-up contributions”). The additional amounts may be deferred regardless of any other limitations on the amounts deferred to the Plan. Participants may also contribute amounts representing distributions from other qualified defined contribution plans.

During 2006 and 2005, the Company provided a discretionary matching contribution equal to 25% of each participant’s deferral contribution.  Effective December 30, 2005, employer matching contributions are contributed in cash at each payroll period instead of annually.  Prior to December 30, 2005, participants were required to be employed as of the end of the year to receive the matching contribution.

Participants may direct the investment of their contributions, along with employer matching contributions, into various investment options offered by the Plan which are currently a variety of mutual funds (underlying investments of the group annuity contract), a guaranteed interest contract (the fixed account), and Company common stock.

Effective January 1, 2006, Plan enrollment provisions were amended.  All eligible employees of the Company who meet the eligibility requirements of the Plan automatically become participants under the Plan as of the entry date coinciding with the beginning of the next eligibility date (January 1, April 1, July 1, or October 1).  Participants who do not elect otherwise are automatically enrolled at a deferral percentage of 2%.  Under the terms of the automatic enrollment program, if an employee fails to select investment options for contributions credited to his or her participant account, such contributions will be invested in the Income Fund of America.

Participant Accounts

Participant accounts are valued daily based on quoted market prices. Each participant’s account is credited or charged with the participant’s contribution and allocations of (a) the Company’s contribution (b) Plan earnings or losses, and (c) certain

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Labor Ready, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note 1 - Description of the Plan (continued)

administrative expenses. Participants are charged directly with costs associated with the mutual funds and loan processing fees, as applicable.  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 vested account.

Vesting

Participants are fully vested in their contributions, plus actual earnings thereon.  Vesting in the Company’s discretionary matching contribution portion of their accounts, plus earnings thereon is based on years of continuous service.  Participants vest in the matching employer contributions at 25% for each year of service completed, with the first 25% vesting after the second year of service. A participant is 100% vested after five years of credited service or upon death or disability.  In the event of termination of employment prior to the completion of five years of continuous service, for any reason other than death or disability, participants forfeit their nonvested portion of employer matching contributions.

Participant Loans

A participant may borrow the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of his or her vested account balance, with a minimum loan amount of $1,000.  The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account and are repaid through payroll deductions over periods ranging up to 60 months, unless the loan is used to acquire a principal residence, in which case the loan may be issued for a reasonable time determined by the Plan administrator.  The interest rate is also determined by the Plan administrator based on prevailing market conditions, and is fixed over the life of the loan.

Payment of Benefits and Withdrawals

Upon termination of employment, the participant is entitled to receive the vested portion of his or her account. All distributions from the Plan are paid in one lump-sum payment in cash or, at the election of the Trustee, in property. If the vested amount is $5,000 or less, the account is paid in a lump-sum payment to the participant within a reasonable time frame. If the vested amount is more than $5,000, the participant must consent to the distribution before it may be made.

A participant may make a withdrawal to satisfy certain immediate and heavy financial needs of the participant provided the participant has obtained all other nontaxable loans currently available under all Plans maintained by the Company. Participant contributions are suspended for the six months following a hardship withdrawal.

Plan Administration

The Plan is administered by an employee benefits committee consisting of Company officers and employees who are approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.  No such officer or employee receives compensation from the Plan.

ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company (ING) serves as investment manager, recordkeeper and trustee for the Plan.  Certain Plan investments are shares of registered investment company funds and a guaranteed interest contract (the fixed account) managed by ING; transactions in these funds and account qualify as permitted party-in-interest transactions.  The Company pays all administrative expenses of the Plan, except for the administrative costs of mutual funds and loan processing fees which are allocated to participants.

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Labor Ready, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note 1 - Description of the Plan (continued)

Forfeited Accounts

Forfeited nonvested accounts are used to reduce future employer discretionary matching contributions.  Unallocated forfeitures as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 totaled $126,544 and $54,274, respectively.  No forfeitures were used in 2006 or 2005 to reduce employer matching contributions.

Reclassifications

Certain amounts in the 2005 financial statements were reclassified to conform with the 2006 presentation with no effect on previously reported net assets available for benefits.

Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Accounting

The financial statements of the Plan are prepared under the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

The Plan’s investments consist of a variety of mutual funds (underlying investments of the group annuity contract), a guaranteed interest contract (the fixed account), Company common stock and participant loans.

Investments in mutual funds are reported at fair value based on quoted market prices. The fixed account (guaranteed interest contract) is not considered fully benefit responsive; therefore, it is reported at fair value.  Participant loans are recorded at book value, which approximates fair value.  The Labor Ready, Inc. Common Stock Fund includes shares of Labor Ready, Inc. and cash, and is reported based on unitized value.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis.  Interest income is recorded as earned on the accrual basis.  Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Payment of Benefits

Benefit payments and withdrawals are recorded when paid.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Plan’s financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the Plan administrator to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of net assets available for benefits at the date of the financial statements and the changes in net assets available for benefits during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Labor Ready, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note 3 - Investments

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005 the Plan’s investments were held by ING.  Investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets in either year are separately identified:

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guaranteed interest contract:

 

 

 

 

 

ING Fixed Account

 

$

1,748,105

 

$

1,380,928

 

Mutual funds:

 

 

 

 

 

Fidelity VIP Contrafund Portfolio

 

1,697,221

 

1,310,360

 

The Growth Fund of America

 

1,045,394

 

782,325

 

The Income Fund of America

 

1,951,160

 

282,619

 

Baron Growth Fund

 

1,309,031

 

1,120,552

 

EuroPacific Growth Fund

 

1,094,813

 

685,213

 

Other

 

4,562,901

 

2,933,376

 

Labor Ready, Inc. Common Stock Fund

 

2,912,532

 

3,413,077

 

Participant loans

 

395,233

 

298,148

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

16,716,390

 

$

12,206,598

 

 

Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of the Plan’s investments (including investments bought, sold, and held during the year) for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, was as follows:

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual funds

 

$

1,373,193

 

$

604,989

 

Labor Ready, Inc. Common Stock Fund

 

(351,100

)

711,281

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,022,093

 

$

1,316,270

 

 

Note 4 - Related Party Transactions

The Plan invests in shares of mutual funds managed by an affiliate of ING.  ING acts as trustee for only those investments as defined by the Plan.  Transactions in such investments qualify as party-in-interest transactions which are exempt from the prohibited transaction rules.

Participant contributions amounting to $71,579 were withheld from participants’ pay during the months of January and February 2005 but were inadvertently not remitted to the Plan’s trust within 15 business days following the month in which such amounts were withheld.  This constituted a $71,579 loan from the Plan to the Plan sponsor which is considered to be a nonexempt party-in-interest transaction.  The loan amount, plus lost investment earnings of $7,104, was remitted in total to the Plan’s trust by May 2005.

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Labor Ready, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note 5 - 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 ERISA.  In the event of Plan termination, participants will become 100% vested in their employer contributions.

Note 6 - Income Tax Status

The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Company by a letter dated August 30, 2001, that the Plan is designed in accordance with applicable sections of the IRC.  The Plan administrator believes the Plan is designed and is being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC.

Note 7 - Risks and Uncertainties

The Plan provides for investment options encompassing various investment securities.  Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and overall market volatility risk.  Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits and participant account balances.

Note 8 - Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to Form 5500:

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements

 

$

16,740,196

 

$

12,856,824

 

Participant contributions receivable

 

(112,204

)

(168,111

)

Employer contributions receivable

 

(28,053

)

(482,115

)

Excess participant contributions refunds payable

 

88,954

 

 

Excess employer contributions refunds payable

 

27,497

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500

 

$

16,716,390

 

$

12,206,598

 

 

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Labor Ready, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note 8 - Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500 (continued)

The following is a reconciliation of employers’ contribution per the financial statements to Form 5500:

 

Years Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employer contributions per the financial statements

 

$

808,268

 

$

430,956

 

Employer receivable prior year

 

482,115

 

381,001

 

Employer receivable current year

 

(28,053

)

(482,115

)

Excess employer contributions refunds payable current year

 

27,497

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employer contributions per Form 5500

 

$

1,289,827

 

$

329,842

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of participants’ contribution per the financial statements to Form 5500:

 

Years Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Participant contributions per the financial statements

 

$

3,204,466

 

$

2,057,983

 

Participant contributions receivable prior year

 

168,111

 

191,283

 

Participant contributions receivable current year

 

(112,204

)

(168,111

)

Excess participant contributions refunds payable current year

 

88,954

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Participant contributions per Form 5500

 

$

3,349,327

 

$

2,081,155

 

 

Note 9 - Plan Merger

Labor Ready merged the Gevity HR 401(k) Plan, the Plan of Spartan Staffing (one of Labor Ready’s acquired brands), into the Labor Ready Plan effective June 30, 2005.  Assets transferred into the Plan totaled $672,368.

Note 10 - Subsequent Events

Effective January 1, 2007, the Plan changed Trustees from ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company to Principal Life Insurance Company.  In connection with the change in Trustees, many of the plan investment options changed as well (although the ability of participants to invest in Company common stock was not changed, and is still permitted).

Labor Ready merged the CLP 401(k) Retirement Plan, the Plan of CLP Resources (one of Labor Ready’s acquired brands), into the Labor Ready Plan effective January 25, 2007.  Assets transferred into the Plan totaled $3,597,093.

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Labor Ready, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Assets Held for Investment Purposes

 

December 31, 2006

EIN #:  91-1287341

Plan #: 001

Identity of Issuer,
Borrower, Lessor,
or Similar Party

 

Description of Investment, Including
Maturity Date, Rate of Interest,
Collateral, Par or Maturity Value

 

Current Value

 

 

 

 

 

Guaranteed interest contract:

 

 

 

 

* ING Fixed Account

 

1,748,105

shares

 

 

$1,748,105

Common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Labor Ready, Inc.

 

Common Stock Fund

 

2,912,532

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual Funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

* ING VP Index Plus Large Cap Portfolio

 

6,042

shares

 

 

59,735

* ING GNMA Income Fund

 

14,671

shares

 

 

177,407

* ING Intermediate Bond Fund

 

18,633

shares

 

 

233,793

* ING Strategic Allocation Moderate Portfolio

 

13,202

shares

 

 

160,683

* ING Strategic Allocation Growth Portfolio

 

13,825

shares

 

 

164,383

* ING Strategic Allocation Conservative Portfolio

 

10,909

shares

 

 

137,108

  The Income Fund of America

 

77,936

shares

 

 

1,951,160

  The Growth Fund of America

 

30,603

shares

 

 

1,045,394

  Oppenheimer Main Street Fund

 

70,185

shares

 

 

725,215

  Washington Mutual Investors Fund

 

7,520

shares

 

 

292,422

  Fidelity VIP Contrafund Portfolio

 

122,374

shares

 

 

1,697,221

  Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund

 

35,237

shares

 

 

505,514

  Baron Growth Fund

 

68,476

shares

 

 

1,309,031

  Evergreen Special Values Fund

 

31,890

shares

 

 

785,613

  T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund

 

17,382

shares

 

 

392,485

  VVIF Small Company Growth Portfolio

 

9,923

shares

 

 

127,204

  EuroPacific Growth Fund

 

20,534

shares

 

 

1,094,813

  Templeton Growth Fund

 

42,407

shares

 

 

801,339

 

 

 

 

11,660,520

 

 

 

 

 

  Participant loans

 

Interest rates from 5% to 9.25% per annum; maturity dates from 2007 through 2016

 

395,233

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$16,716,390

 

*  Represents party-in-interest.

Since all investments are participant-directed, cost information is omitted in accordance with instructions for preparation of 2006 Form 5500, Return of Employee Benefit Plan.

See accompanying report of independent registered public accounting firm.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Employee Benefits Committee of the Labor Ready, Inc. 401(k) Plan, which is the Plan administrator of the Labor Ready, Inc. 401(k) Plan, has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Labor Ready, Inc. 401(k) Plan

 

 

 

By: Employee Benefits Committee of the Labor Ready, Inc. 401(k) Plan

 

 

 

/s/ Richard Mercuri

 

Richard Mercuri, Trustee of the Plan

 

June 20, 2007

 

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