HON Honeywell International Inc

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

Form 11-K

 

 

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

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014

 

OR

 

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

 

For the transition period from _______________ to _______________

 

Commission file number 1-8974

 

 

Honeywell Savings and Ownership Plan
(Full Title of Plan)

 

 

Honeywell International Inc.
101 Columbia Road
Morris Township, NJ 07962

 

(Name of Issuer of Securities Held Pursuant to the Plan and
the Address of its Principal Executive Office)

Honeywell Savings and Ownership Plan

 

Index

 

	Page(s)
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm		2
Financial Statements:
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits at December 31, 2014 and 2013		3
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits  for the Year Ended December 31, 2014		4
Notes to Financial Statements		5-14
Supplemental Schedule: *
Schedule H, Line 4(i) - Schedule of Assets (held at end of year) December 31, 2014		15
Signatures		16
Exhibit:
Exhibit I – Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm		17

 

* Other schedules required by Section 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 have been omitted as the conditions under which they are required are not present.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Administrator of
Honeywell Savings and Ownership Plan

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of Honeywell Savings and Ownership Plan (the “Plan”) at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2014 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  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 of these statements 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, 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.

 

The supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) at December 31, 2014 has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements.  The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management.  Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental schedule reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental schedule. In forming our opinion on the supplemental schedule, we evaluated whether the supplemental schedule, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.  In our opinion, the schedule of assets (held at end of year) is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

June 24, 2015

Honeywell Savings and Ownership Plan
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
at December 31, 2014 and 2013

 

		2014				2013
		(dollars in millions)
Plan interest in Honeywell Savings and Ownership Plan Master Trust, at fair value			$12,881				$12,351
Notes receivable from participants			30				52
Net assets available for benefits			$12,911				$12,403

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

Honeywell Savings and Ownership Plan
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
for the Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

		2014
		(dollars in millions)
Additions to net assets attributable to:
Interest income from notes receivable from participants		$	3
Investment gain from Plan interest in Honeywell Savings and Ownership Plan Master Trust			929
Contributions:
Participating employees			370
The Company, net of forfeitures			169
Roll-over contributions			14
Total contributions			553
Total additions			1,485
Deductions from net assets attributable to:
Benefits paid to participants			(960	)
Plan expenses			(17	)
Total deductions			(977	)
Net increase in net assets during the year			508
Net assets available for benefits:
Beginning of year			12,403
End of year		$	12,911

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

Honeywell Savings and Ownership Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

1.	Description of the Plan

 

General

The Honeywell Savings and Ownership Plan (the “Plan”) is a defined contribution plan for certain employees of Honeywell International Inc. (the “Company”). It is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 as amended (“ERISA”) and the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”). The following represents a summary of key provisions of the Plan but does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Plan. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

 

Administration

The Company’s Vice President of Compensation and Benefits is the Plan Administrator and has full discretionary authority to manage and control the operation and administration of Plan, including the power to interpret provisions of the Plan and to promulgate policies and procedures for the Plan’s administration and to delegate administration of the Plan. The Savings Plan Investment Committee has the power and authority to enter into agreements with trustees to provide for the investment of Plan assets and to appoint investment managers to direct such trustees, as appropriate. The day to day administration of the Plan is handled by Voya Financial (formerly known as ING Institutional Plan Services). The trustee and custodian of the Plan is State Street Bank and Trust Company (the “Trustee”). In 2014, a decision was made to change custodians for the Master Trust, effective June 1, 2015, from State Street to Northern Trust Company.

 

Contributions and Vesting

Participants are permitted to contribute from 1 percent to 30 percent of their “base pay” as defined in the Plan during each pay period, subject to certain restrictions for “highly compensated employees”, as defined in the Plan. Participants may elect to make contributions to the Plan in any combination of before-tax, after-tax and Roth 401(k) contributions and may direct those contributions into any investment option available within the Plan. The combined before-tax and Roth 401(k) contributions may not exceed $17,500. In addition to regular before-tax, after-tax or Roth 401(k) contributions, eligible participants may also contribute up to $5,500 per year in catch-up contributions if they are or will attain age 50 by December 31st and are contributing at least 8 percent before-tax in contributions and/or Roth contributions to the Plan or have contributed the maximum regular before-tax contributions to the Plan.

 

Generally, the Company matching contribution does not begin until the first pay period following the employee’s completion of one year of service with the Company. The Company matching contributions are made to the eligible participants’ accounts each pay period that employee contributions are made to the Plan. Depending on the rate designated for the participant’s Participating Unit, as defined below, the Company makes contributions with respect to a participant’s contributions up to a maximum of 8 percent of a participant’s base pay. The Company does not match catch-up contributions. All of the Company’s matching contributions are initially invested in the Honeywell Common Stock Fund.

 

A Participating Unit is a group of employees which has been designated as participating in the Plan. The Company may contribute on behalf of each participant between 0 percent and 75 percent of such participant’s contribution to the Plan, depending upon the rate designated for the participant’s Participating Unit.

 

There are two forms of Company matching contributions as follows: (i) variable Company matching contributions and (ii) non-variable Company matching contributions. Participating Units whose employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements or government contracts, the terms of which may change the Company match from time to time, receive the variable company matching

Honeywell Savings and Ownership Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

contributions, unless the collective bargaining agreement or government contract provides that the employees are eligible for the non-variable company matching contributions. Participating Units whose employees are not covered by collective bargaining agreements or government contracts (unless the collective bargaining agreement or government contract provides otherwise) are generally eligible for the non-variable company matching contributions.

 

Participating Units covered by a non-variable match receive basic matching contributions whereby the Company matches 37.5 percent of the first 8 percent of base pay that the participant contributes to the Plan (excluding rollover and catch-up contributions). Once the participant participates in the Plan for 60 months after completing one year of vesting service, the Company makes matching contributions in the amount of 75 percent of the first 8 percent of base pay that the participant contributes to the Plan (excluding rollover and catch-up contributions).

 

Effective January 1, 2014, certain individuals who became Honeywell employees via acquisitions prior to January 1, 2013, will receive basic Company matching contributions whereby the Company matches 75 percent of the first 8 percent of base bay that the participant contributes to the Plan (excluding rollover and catch-up contributions) once the participant has completed one year of vesting service.

 

Effective January 1, 2013, eligible employees who are employed by a Participating Unit covered by a non-variable match and who are hired on or after January 1, 2013, will receive basic matching contributions whereby the Company matches 75 percent of the first 8 percent of base pay that the participant contributes to the Plan (excluding rollover and catch-up contributions) once the participant has completed one year of vesting service.

 

Participants have a full and immediate vested interest in the portion of their accounts contributed by them and the earnings on such contributions. A participant will become 100 percent vested in any Company contributions upon completion of three years of vesting service or upon attainment of age 65 while an employee of the Company or an affiliated company. In addition, a participant’s account will become 100 percent vested if the participant’s termination with the Company or an affiliated company was due to any one of the following (i) retirement under the terms of a Honeywell pension plan in which the participant participates; (ii) disability (as defined under the plan provisions); (iii) death; (iv) a reduction in force or layoff (as determined by the Company); or (v) a participant’s business unit is sold or divested. A participant will also become 100 percent vested in any Company contributions in the event the Company terminates or permanently discontinues contributions to the Plan.

 

Participant Accounts

Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution and allocations of (1) the Company’s matching contribution, if applicable, and (2) investment earnings, and charged with an allocation of investment losses and administrative expenses. The allocation is based on participants’ account balances as defined in the Plan document. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.

 

Notes Receivable from Participants

Since July 1, 2011, no new loans were permitted from the Plan. Interest rates for loans outstanding at December 31, 2014 and 2013 were between 4.25% and 10.5%.

Honeywell Savings and Ownership Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Termination

Although it has not expressed intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan document to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of a partial or full Plan termination, all Plan funds must be used in accordance with the terms of the Plan.

 

Distribution of Benefits

Upon termination of service with the Company, if a participant’s vested account balance is $1,000 or less (including any rollover contributions), the entire vested amount in the participant’s account can be distributed to the participant in a single payment, without his or her consent, unless the participant affirmatively elects to have the benefit rolled over to an eligible retirement plan.

 

If the vested amount in a participant’s account is greater than $1,000 but less than $5,000 (excluding any rollover contributions), the participant’s account will be automatically rolled over to a traditional IRA with the Voya Life Insurance and Annuity Company, unless the participant affirmatively elects to receive the amount in a single payment or have it rolled over to an eligible retirement plan.

 

If the participant’s vested account balance exceeds $5,000 (excluding any rollover contributions), the balance in the account will remain in the Plan and shall be distributed (1) at the participant’s request, (2) when the participant attains age seventy and one-half (70-1/2), through the payment of minimum required distributions, as defined by the Plan, or (3) upon the participant’s death, whichever is earliest. When a participant dies, if his or her spouse is the beneficiary, the spouse may remain in the Plan under the same conditions as previously described for the participant. Otherwise, the entire amount in the participant’s account is distributed in a single payment to the participant’s beneficiary (ies).

 

Forfeitures

Forfeitures of the Company’s contributions and earnings thereon due to terminations and withdrawals reduce contributions otherwise due from the Company. Company contributions made to the Plan were reduced by $1 million due to forfeited nonvested accounts for each of the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

2.	Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Accounting

The financial statements of the Plan are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) using the accrual basis of accounting.

 

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Investment Valuation

For investment and administrative purposes, the Plan’s assets are held in the Honeywell Savings and Ownership Plan Master Trust (“Master Trust”) along with the assets of the Honeywell Puerto Rico Savings and Ownership Plan and the Honeywell Secured Benefit Plan. The Plan’s investment in the Master Trust represents the Plan’s interest in the net assets of the Master Trust. The Plan’s investment is stated at fair value and is based on the beginning of year value of the Plan’s interest in the Master Trust plus actual Plan contributions and allocated investment income less actual Plan distributions, and allocated investment losses.

Honeywell Savings and Ownership Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Notes Receivable from Participants

Notes receivable from participants are valued at cost plus accrued unpaid interest.

 

Payment of Benefits

Withdrawals and distributions to participants are recorded when paid.

 

Expenses

All external third party expenses and internal expenses relating to the administration of the Master Trust and managing the funds established thereunder are borne by the participating plans.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2015-07, Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent). ASU 2015-07 removes the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy all investments for which fair value is measured using the net asset value per share practical expedient. It also removes the requirement to make certain disclosures for all investments that are eligible to be measured at fair value using the net asset value per share practical expedient. Rather, those disclosures are limited to investments for which the entity has elected to measure the fair value using that practical expedient. ASU 2015-07 will be effective for the Plan beginning in the first quarter of 2016, with early adoption permitted, and will be applied retrospectively. The Plan Administrator is currently evaluating the standard and does not believe it will have a material impact on the Plan’s financial statements.

 

3.	Interest in Honeywell Savings and Ownership Plan Master Trust

 

The Plan’s investment is held in the Master Trust, which is commingled with the assets of the Honeywell Puerto Rico Savings and Ownership Plan and the Honeywell Secured Benefit Plan. Each participating plan has an undivided interest in the Master Trust. The assets of the Master Trust are held by the Trustee. At December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Plan’s, Honeywell Puerto Rico Savings and Ownership Plan’s and the Honeywell Secured Benefit Plan’s interest in the net assets of the Master Trust were 99.289%, 0.571%, and 0.140% and 99.166%, 0.115%, and 0.719%, respectively. Investment income or loss is allocated based on participant balances, and administrative expenses relating to the Master Trust are allocated to certain plans based upon the net asset value balances invested by each plan.

 

The Master Trust is comprised of the following types of investments, at fair value, as of December 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

		2014				2013
		(dollars in millions)
Common and Collective Trusts and Commingled Funds		$	5,641			$	4,974
Honeywell Common Stock			3,853				3,693
Short Term Investments			800				1,022
Common/Preferred Stocks (Separately Managed Portfolios)			1,073				1,421
Fixed Income Investments			1,606				1,341
Total Investments, at fair value		$	12,973			$	12,451

Honeywell Savings and Ownership Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

The Master Trust’s investment income for the year ended December 31, 2014 is presented in the following table. The net appreciation/(depreciation) consists of both realized gains/(losses) on investments bought, sold and matured, as well as the change in unrealized gains/(losses) on investments held during the year by the Master Trust.

 

		2014
		(dollars in millions)
Net appreciation(depreciation) in fair value of investments:
Honeywell Common Stock			$348
Common/Preferred Stocks (Separately Managed Portfolios)			102
Fixed Income Investments			(1	)
Common and Collective Trusts and Commingled Funds			388
Net appreciation			837
Dividend Income			76
Interest Income			17
Total investment income			$930

 

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition – Master Trust

Master Trust investments are stated at fair value. Investments in common and collective trusts and commingled funds are valued at the net asset value of units held at year-end. Common stocks, including Honeywell Common Stock, traded on a national securities exchange, are valued at the last reported sales price or close price at the end of the year. Fixed income securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at the evaluated bid. Short term securities are valued at amortized cost, which includes cost plus accrued interest, which approximates fair value.

 

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

 

From time to time, investment managers may use derivative financial instruments including foreign exchange forward and futures contracts. Derivative instruments are used primarily to mitigate exposure to foreign exchange rate and interest rate fluctuations as well as manage the investment composition in the portfolio. The Master Trust held no derivative instruments as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

The Plan’s interest in the Master Trust represents more than 5 percent of the Plan’s net assets at December 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

Determination of Fair Value

The accounting guidance defines fair value 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 Plan or Master Trust valuation methodologies for assets and liabilities measured at fair value are described above within – “Investment Valuation and Income Recognition – Master Trust”. The methods described as follows 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

Honeywell Savings and Ownership Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

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 accounting guidance establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. The three levels are defined as follows:

 

·              Level 1 — inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

 

·              Level 2 — inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

 

·              Level 3 — inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

 

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 techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements).

 

The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for financial instruments measured at fair value. There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

Honeywell International Inc. common stock and other common stocks

Honeywell International Inc. common stock is valued at the closing price reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transaction Tape. Other common stocks are valued at the closing price reported on the principal market on which the respective securities are traded. Honeywell International Inc. common stock and other common stocks are all classified within level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.

 

Common and Collective Trusts and Commingled and Short Term Investment Funds

Common and Collective Trusts and Commingled and Short Term Investment funds are investment vehicles utilized within the target date funds, equity index funds, investment grade bond fund, global REIT fund and short term investment fund. These funds permit daily subscriptions and redemption of units. These investments are valued using the NAV provided by the administrator of the underlying fund. The NAV is based on the value of the underlying assets owned by the fund, less its liabilities, divided by the number of units outstanding. The NAV is a quoted price in a market that is not active and classified within level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.

 

Fixed Income Investments

Fixed income securities (other than certain short term investments and commercial mortgage backed securities) are valued at the regular close of trading on each valuation date at the evaluated bid prices supplied by a pricing agent or brokers, if any, whose prices reflect broker/dealer supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques. Commercial mortgage backed securities are valued using pool-specific pricing. The pool-specific pricing is provided by the pricing vendors and typically they use IDC for these investments. Fixed income securities, including corporate bonds,

Honeywell Savings and Ownership Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

U.S. government and federal agencies, municipal bonds, asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage backed securities are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.

 

Short term investments

Short term investments are valued at quoted prices when available in an active market or are valued at amortized cost; such 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, bids provided by brokers or dealers, or quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics. 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.

 

The following tables present the Master Trust’s assets measured at fair value as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, by the fair value hierarchy.

 

						2014
		Level 1				Level 2				Total
Common/Preferred Stocks:		(dollars in millions)
Honeywell Common Stock			$3,853				$-				$3,853
Large Cap Value			379				-				379
Large Cap Growth			489				-				489
Small-to-Mid Cap Value			205				-				205
Total Common/Preferred Stocks			4,926				-				4,926
Fixed Income Investments:
Asset Backed Securities			-				274				274
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities			-				44				44
Corporate Bonds			-				781				781
U.S. Government and Federal Agencies			-				393				393
Municipal Bonds			-				114				114
Total Fixed Income Investments			-				1,606				1,606
Common and Collective Trusts and Commingled Funds:
Target Date Funds			-				1,730				1,730
Equity Index Funds			-				3,911				3,911
Total Common and Collective Trusts and Commingled Funds			-				5,641				5,641
Short Term Investments:
Short Term Investment Fund			-				392				392
Short Term Investments			4				404				408
Total Short Term Investments			4				796				800
Total Investments, at fair value			$4,930				$8,043				$12,973

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

						2013
		Level 1				Level 2				Total
					(dollars in millions)
Common/Preferred Stocks:
Honeywell Common Stock			$3,693				$-				$3,693
Large Cap Value			466				-				466
Large Cap Growth			621				-				621
Small-to-Mid Cap Value			334				-				334
Total Common/Preferred Stocks			5,114				-				5,114
Fixed Income Investments:
Asset Backed Securities			-				283				283
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities			-				6				6
Corporate Bonds			-				692				692
U.S. Government and Federal Agencies			-				313				313
Municipal Bonds			-				47				47
Total Fixed Income Investments			-				1,341				1,341
Common and Collective Trusts and Commingled Funds:
Target Date Funds			-				1,562				1,562
Equity Index Funds			-				3,412				3,412
Total Common and Collective Trusts and Commingled Funds			-				4,974				4,974
Short Term Investments:
Short Term Investment Fund			-				562				562
Short Term Investments*			-				460				460
Total Short Term Investments			-				1,022				1,022
Total Investments, at fair value			$5,114				$7,337				$12,451

 

* Includes approximately $6 million of cash overdrafts.

 

4.	Nonparticipant-Directed Investments

 

Information about the net assets at December 31, 2014 and 2013 and the significant components of the changes in net assets for the year ended December 31, 2014 relating to the nonparticipant-directed investments is as follows:

Honeywell Savings and Ownership Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

		2014				2013
		(dollars in millions)
Honeywell common stock			$3,848				$3,689
Short-term investments			89				90
			$3,937				$3,779

 

							2014
						(dollars in millions)
Changes in net assets:
Contributions							$229
Net income							56
Net appreciation							347
Benefits paid to participants							(274	)
Transfers (to)/from participant directed investments							(200	)
							$158

 

5.	Related Party Transactions

 

The Plan’s investment in the Master Trust constitutes a related-party transaction because the Company is both the plan sponsor and a party to the Master Trust. The Master Trust is invested in the Company’s common stock and the Plan holds notes receivable from participants, both of which qualify as related-party transactions. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Master Trust’s investment in the Company’s common stock included purchases of approximately $336 million, sales of approximately $524 million, realized gains of approximately $274 million, unrealized gains of approximately $72 million and dividend income of approximately $74 million.

 

The Master Trust invests in short term investment funds managed by the Trustee. As described in Note 2 – “Expenses”, the Plan paid certain expenses related to Plan operation and investment activity to the Trustee. These investments qualify as party-in-interest transactions.

 

6.	Risks and Uncertainties

 

The Plan provides for various investment options which may invest in any combination of stocks, fixed income securities, mutual funds and other 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 value 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 and the statement of changes in net assets available for benefits.

 

7.	Federal Income Taxes

 

On May 11, 2015, the Plan received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service indicating that the Plan satisfies the requirements of Section 401 (a) of the Code and that the Plan qualifies as an Employee Stock Ownership Plan as defined in Section 4975 (e)(7) of the Code. The Plan previously received a favorable determination letter on April 14, 2003. The Plan’s administrator and counsel believe that the Plan has been designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code. The Master Trust under the Plan is intended to be exempt under Section 501 (a) of the Code.  Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been made.

Honeywell Savings and Ownership Plan

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

U.S. GAAP requires plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 the Plan Administrator has analyzed the tax positions by the Plan, and has concluded that there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is no longer subject to tax examinations for years prior to 2011.

 

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 at December 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

		2014				2013
		(dollars in millions)
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements		$	12,911			$	12,403
Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants			(2	)			(3	)
Deemed distributions			-				(1	)
Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500		$	12,909			$	12,399

 

The following is a reconciliation of benefits paid to participants per the financial statements to Form 5500 for the year ended December 31, 2014:

 

		2014
		(dollars in millions)
Benefits paid to participants per the financial statements			$960
Add: Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants at December 31, 2014			2
Less: Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants at December 31, 2013			(3	)
Benefits paid to participants per the Form 5500			$959

 

9.	Subsequent Events

 

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of the financial statements. Based on this evaluation, the Company has determined there are no events that require disclosure in or adjustment to the financial statements.

Honeywell Savings and Ownership Plan

 

Schedule H, Line 4(i) – Schedule of Assets (held at end of year)

December 31, 2014

 

Identity of Issue		Description		Cost		Current Value
*Interest in Honeywell Savings  and Ownership Plan Master Trust		Various investments		**		$12,880,994,960
*Notes receivable from participants		(Interest rates range from 4.25% - 10.5%, maturing through May 30, 2036)		**		30,031,125
Total						$12,911,026,085

 

* Party-in-interest.

** Interest in Honeywell Savings and Ownership Plan Master Trust includes non-participant directed investments with a market value of $3,937,258,702 and a cost of $1,907,729,421.

Signatures

 

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.

 

	Honeywell Savings and Ownership Plan
	By:	/s/ Christopher Gregg
		Christopher Gregg
		Vice President, Compensation and Benefits

 

Date: June 24, 2015

Exhibit I

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-148995) of Honeywell International Inc. of our report dated June 24, 2015 relating to the financial statements and supplemental schedule of the Honeywell Savings and Ownership Plan, which appears in this Form 11-K.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

June 24, 2015