UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K
(Mark One)
| x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009
OR
| ¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 1-9518
| A. | Full title of the plan and address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below: |
THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION
EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
| B. | Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office: |
THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION
6300 WILSON MILLS ROAD
MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO 44143
REQUIRED INFORMATION
See the attached Financial Statements for The Progressive Corporation Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007.
SIGNATURES
The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| The Progressive Corporation Executive Deferred Compensation Plan | ||
| By: | /s/ Jeffrey W. Basch | |
| Jeffrey W. Basch | ||
| Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | ||
Date: March 26, 2010
THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION
EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
WITH
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
For the Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors
The Progressive Corporation
We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets available for benefits of The Progressive Corporation Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009. 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 audits 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 Plan as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the three years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
| /s/ MEADEN & MOORE, LTD. |
| MEADEN & MOORE, LTD. |
| Certified Public Accountants |
March 26, 2010
Cleveland, Ohio
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
The Progressive Corporation
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
| December 31 | ||||||
| 2009 | 2008 | |||||
| ASSETS |
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| Receivables: |
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| Employer |
$ | 1,074,887 | $ | 592,103 | ||
| Pending trade settlement |
74,620 | 56,990 | ||||
| Total Receivables |
1,149,507 | 649,093 | ||||
| Investments, at Fair Value: |
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| Common Shares of The Progressive Corporation (cost: $22,766,147 and $20,646,255) |
21,804,479 | 15,548,184 | ||||
| Other investments (cost: $61,745,634 and $68,232,879) |
62,594,099 | 54,247,995 | ||||
| Total Investments |
84,398,578 | 69,796,179 | ||||
| Total Assets |
85,548,085 | 70,445,272 | ||||
| LIABILITIES |
— | — | ||||
| Net Assets Available for Benefits |
$ | 85,548,085 | $ | 70,445,272 | ||
See accompanying notes.
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
The Progressive Corporation
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
| Year Ended December 31 | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||||||
| Additions to Net Assets Attributed to: |
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| Contributions: |
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| Employer |
$ | 5,020,411 | $ | 6,456,385 | $ | 8,624,325 | ||||||
| Net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of Common Shares of The Progressive Corporation |
4,136,403 | (4,327,588 | ) | (4,180,779 | ) | |||||||
| Net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of other investments |
14,833,349 | (22,067,314 | ) | (2,525,894 | ) | |||||||
| Net realized gains (losses) |
(5,263,325 | ) | (1,187,152 | ) | 3,477,579 | |||||||
| Dividends |
1,482,879 | 2,318,560 | 6,200,043 | |||||||||
| Interest |
1,158 | 6,559 | 1,380 | |||||||||
| Total Additions |
20,210,875 | (18,800,550 | ) | 11,596,654 | ||||||||
| Deductions from Net Assets Attributed to: |
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| Benefits paid to participants |
5,107,957 | 6,046,369 | 5,361,897 | |||||||||
| Short-term trading fees |
105 | 85 | 570 | |||||||||
| 5,108,062 | 6,046,454 | 5,362,467 | ||||||||||
| Net Increase (Decrease) |
15,102,813 | (24,847,004 | ) | 6,234,187 | ||||||||
| Net Assets Available for Benefits: |
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| Beginning of Year |
70,445,272 | 95,292,276 | 89,058,089 | |||||||||
| End of Year |
$ | 85,548,085 | $ | 70,445,272 | $ | 95,292,276 | ||||||
See accompanying notes.
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The Progressive Corporation
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
December 31, 2009
1 Description of the Plan
The Progressive Corporation Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) became effective January 1, 1995, and as of the end of 2009 was maintained pursuant to a 2008 Amendment and Restatement and one amendment thereto. The Plan permits eligible executives of The Progressive Corporation (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries to defer all, or a portion, of their bonuses, restricted stock awards and incentive awards payable under certain bonus and incentive plans of the Company. Eligible executives include those with bonus targets of at least 35% and other employees designated by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. Plan participation is voluntary.
Eligible executives who wish to participate in the Plan must sign an irrevocable deferral agreement specifying the portion of the bonus to be deferred. Participants must sign a different deferral agreement for each bonus or other incentive award prior to the year in which the bonus or incentive award is earned. Deferral agreements relating to Stock Awards must be signed before the year in which the award is granted. Participants may transfer their fund balances on a daily basis, limited to two transfers per quarter.
The Plan is intended to be an unfunded Plan providing benefits for a select group of management and highly compensated employees for purposes of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) and is, therefore, exempt from certain ERISA requirements.
A deferral account is established for all deferrals that relate to the same payout date. The account is credited with an amount equal to the initial amounts deferred as of the date such amounts otherwise would have been paid to the participant in cash. All amounts initially credited to each account will be deemed to be invested in the investment fund selected by the participant. However, deferrals of Stock Awards shall be deemed to be invested in Common Shares of the Company for six months and one day, following vesting of such awards. Any Deferral of a Stock Award granted on or after March 17, 2005, shall be deemed to be invested in the Company Stock Fund until the Deferral Account has been distributed or withdrawn. The gains or losses of each investment fund are allocated among the appropriate accounts based on the proportion each participant’s account balance bears to the total account balances for all participants. Each participant’s benefit at any date is equal to the value of his/her account as of that date.
All deferrals credited to a deferral account will be deemed to be invested in one or more of the investment funds available under the Plan, based on the participant’s investment election. Investment funds include Common Shares of the Company, a money market fund, and several stock and bond mutual funds. Income from each fund is deemed to be reinvested in the fund that produced the income.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
The Progressive Corporation
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
December 31, 2009
1 Description of the Plan, Continued
The investment funds available under the Plan are merely devices used to calculate gains and losses on the amounts deferred by Plan participants. No participant has any rights or interests in any particular funds, securities or property of the Company or the Trust described in Note 6, or in any investment vehicle in which deferrals are deemed to be invested, by virtue of any investment election. Each deferral account, however, shall be credited or charged in accordance with the Plan with gains and losses as if the participant in fact had made a corresponding actual investment.
The balance of each deferral account will be distributed to the participant upon the earlier of death, termination of employment, change in control of the Company or the date on which any fixed deferral period elected by the participant expires. Distribution may also be made with the consent of the Plan committee, if the participant becomes disabled or experiences an unforeseeable emergency. Participants desiring to elect a fixed deferral period must do so irrevocably at the time the deferral agreement is signed.
Distributions made on account of the participant’s death, disability, unforeseeable emergency or change in control of the Company will be paid in a lump sum. Distributions made on account of the participant’s termination of employment or expiration of a fixed deferral period will be paid in either a lump sum or in three, five or ten annual installments, as elected by the participant. Distributions of deferred Stock Awards granted in 2005 and later years will be made in Common Shares; all other Plan distributions will be made in cash.
The above description is provided for informational purposes. Participants should refer to the Plan documents for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.
2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
General:
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on an accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP 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.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
The Progressive Corporation
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
December 31, 2009
2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued
Investment Valuation:
At the close of business on January 23, 2009, the Fidelity Diversified International Fund, Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund, FMA Small Company Portfolio - Investor Shares, PIMCO Total Return Fund - Administrative Class, and Templeton World Fund-Class A were frozen to new contributions and exchanges in. These funds, with the exception of FMA Small Company Portfolio - Investor Shares Fund and Templeton World Fund-Class A, were liquidated at the close of January 23, 2009 and proceeds were invested in Fidelity Diversified International Fund - K Shares, Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund - K Shares, and PIMCO Total Return Fund - Institutional Shares, respectively. Also effective January 23 , 2009, the Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund - K Shares and the Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund - Institutional Shares were added. Effective after the close of business on November 17, 2009, the American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund - Investor Class was liquidated and the proceeds were invested in the American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund - Institutional Class. Effective December 11, 2009, FMA Small Company Portfolio Fund reorganized into the John Hancock Small Company Fund.
The investment in Common Shares of the Company is valued at the last reported trade price on the New York Stock Exchange on the last business day of the year. Investments in the stock, bond and money market funds are valued at market. Market values for these mutual funds were determined by quoted prices, which represent the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at year-end.
Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Market values of securities fluctuate based on the magnitude of changing market conditions; significant changes in market conditions could materially affect Plan investments.
Fair Value:
During 2008, the Plan adopted new accounting guidance related to fair value measurements, which became effective on January 1, 2008 and applies to financial assets and liabilities. The accounting guidance establishes a framework for measuring fair value, establishes a fair value hierarchy based on inputs used to measure fair value, and expands disclosure about fair value measurements.
We have categorized our financial instruments, based on the degree of subjectivity inherent in the valuation technique, into a fair value hierarchy of three levels, as follows:
Level 1 : Inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments at the measurement date (e.g., U.S. Government securities and active exchange-traded equity securities).
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
The Progressive Corporation
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
December 31, 2009
2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued
Fair Value, Continued:
Level 2 : Inputs (other than quoted prices included within Level 1) that are observable for the instrument either directly or indirectly (e.g., certain corporate and municipal bonds and certain preferred stocks). This includes: (i) quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, (ii) quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, (iii) inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the instruments, and (iv) inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
Level 3 : Inputs that are unobservable. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s subjective evaluation about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the financial instrument (e.g., certain structured securities and privately held investments).
The composition of the investment portfolio as of December 31 was:
| Description |
12/31/2009 | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | ||||||||
| Mutual Funds |
$ | 62,594,099 | $ | 62,594,099 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
| Common equities |
21,804,479 | 21,804,479 | — | — | ||||||||
| Total |
$ | 84,398,578 | $ | 84,398,578 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
| Description |
12/31/2008 | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | ||||||||
| Mutual Funds |
$ | 54,247,995 | $ | 54,247,995 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
| Common equities |
15,548,184 | 15,548,184 | — | — | ||||||||
| Total |
$ | 69,796,179 | $ | 69,796,179 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
The Progressive Corporation
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
December 31, 2009
2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued
Other:
Investment transactions are recorded on a trade date basis.
Realized gains and losses on the sale or distribution of securities are determined based on the average cost of the securities sold.
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest and other investment income are recorded as earned on the accrual basis.
Short-term trading fees are imposed by some funds in the Plan if any shares are sold, either withdrawn or transferred out, after holding them for less than a specified period of time.
Administrative expenses of the Plan, including trust management, legal and other fees, are paid by the Company and are not expenses of the Plan.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
The Progressive Corporation
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
December 31, 2009
3 Participant Accounts
Participant balances for all funds are maintained in shares. Share values are determined on a periodic basis. The total number of shares and share values as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, by fund, were as follows:
| Investment Options |
Total Number of Shares |
Net Asset Share Value | ||
| 2009 |
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| The Progressive Stock Fund |
1,212,033.27 | 17.99 | ||
| Templeton World Fund-Class A |
71,323.90 | 13.97 | ||
| Fidelity Diversified International Fund-K Shares |
211,770.24 | 27.98 | ||
| Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund-K Shares |
6,281.30 | 31.95 | ||
| Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund |
40,848.05 | 30.64 | ||
| JH Small Company Portfolio |
84,224.67 | 16.39 | ||
| ABF Small Cap Value Fund-Institutional |
117,639.63 | 15.84 | ||
| Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund-K Shares |
78,771.57 | 23.40 | ||
| Vanguard Institutional Index Fund |
137,622.50 | 101.98 | ||
| Vanguard Value Index Fund |
243,983.39 | 18.63 | ||
| Vanguard Growth Index Fund |
33,152.49 | 27.32 | ||
| Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund |
20,986.99 | 16.40 | ||
| Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund |
73,445.86 | 14.41 | ||
| Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund |
6,417.58 | 27.50 | ||
| Vanguard Total Bond Market Fund |
69,699.53 | 10.35 | ||
| Oakmark Equity and Income Fund |
397,030.84 | 25.54 | ||
| PIMCO Total Return Fund-Institutional |
1,058,088.56 | 10.80 | ||
| Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund |
5,779,173.18 | 1.00 |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
The Progressive Corporation
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
December 31, 2009
3 Participant Accounts, Continued
| Investment Options |
Total Number of Shares |
Net Asset Share Value | ||
| 2008 |
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| The Progressive Stock Fund |
1,049,843.58 | 14.81 | ||
| Templeton World Fund-Class A |
74,391.08 | 10.73 | ||
| Fidelity Diversified International Fund |
261,608.56 | 21.51 | ||
| Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund |
50,313.66 | 20.60 | ||
| FMA Small Company Portfolio |
104,888.80 | 13.22 | ||
| American Advantage Small Cap Value Fund |
130,529.79 | 11.52 | ||
| Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund |
115,698.24 | 15.61 | ||
| Vanguard Institutional Index Fund |
152,709.98 | 82.54 | ||
| Vanguard Value Index Fund |
244,615.42 | 16.08 | ||
| Vanguard Growth Index Fund |
13,140.38 | 20.30 | ||
| Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund |
16,097.98 | 11.82 | ||
| Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund |
65,613.08 | 10.79 | ||
| Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund |
7,201.39 | 20.40 | ||
| Oakmark Equity and Income Fund |
411,138.74 | 21.56 | ||
| PIMCO Total Return Fund (Admin) |
980,477.16 | 10.14 | ||
| Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund |
5,433,545.88 | 1.00 |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
The Progressive Corporation
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
December 31, 2009
4 Investment Programs
At December 31, 2009 and 2008, there were 85 and 89 (respectively) Plan participants with contributions in one or more of the following funds:
| Investment Options |
Number of Participants | |
| 2009 |
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| The Progressive Stock Fund |
47 | |
| Templeton World Fund-Class A |
21 | |
| Fidelity Diversified International Fund-K Shares |
49 | |
| Fidelity Low Priced Stk-K Shares |
5 | |
| Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund |
24 | |
| JH Small Company Portfolio |
26 | |
| ABF Small Cap Value Fund-Institutional |
12 | |
| Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund-K Shares |
36 | |
| Vanguard Institutional Index Fund |
58 | |
| Vanguard Value Index Fund |
30 | |
| Vanguard Growth Index Fund |
11 | |
| Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund |
9 | |
| Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund |
11 | |
| Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund |
6 | |
| Vanguard Total Bond Market Fund |
6 | |
| Oakmark Equity and Income Fund |
44 | |
| PIMCO Total Return Fund-Institutional |
42 | |
| Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund |
34 |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
The Progressive Corporation
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
December 31, 2009
4 Investment Programs, Continued
| Investment Options |
Number of Participants | |
| 2008 |
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| The Progressive Stock Fund |
51 | |
| Templeton World Fund-Class A |
22 | |
| Fidelity Diversified International Fund |
55 | |
| Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund |
27 | |
| FMA Small Company Portfolio |
31 | |
| American Advantage Small Cap Value Fund |
15 | |
| Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund |
5 | |
| Vanguard Institutional Index Fund |
63 | |
| Vanguard Value Index Fund |
31 | |
| Vanguard Growth Index Fund |
8 | |
| Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund |
41 | |
| Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund |
8 | |
| Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund |
5 | |
| Oakmark Equity and Income Fund |
48 | |
| PIMCO Total Return Fund (Admin) |
39 | |
| Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund |
34 |
The total number of participants in the Plan is less than the sum of the number of participants shown above because many were participating in more than one fund.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
The Progressive Corporation
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
December 31, 2009
5 Investments
The Plan’s investments and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at December 31, 2009 and 2008, were as follows:
| Number of Shares |
Cost | Fair Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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| 2009 |
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| Common Shares |
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| The Progressive Corporation |
1,212,033.27 | $ | 22,766,147 | $ | 21,804,479 | $ | (961,668 | ) | ||||
| Other Investments |
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| Templeton World Fund-Class A |
71,323.90 | 1,242,932 | 996,395 | (246,537 | ) | |||||||
| Fidelity Diversified International Fund-K Shares |
211,770.24 | 4,058,390 | 5,925,331 | 1,866,941 | ||||||||
| Fidelity Low Priced Stk-K Shares |
6,281.30 | 156,312 | 200,688 | 44,376 | ||||||||
| Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund |
40,848.05 | 1,420,848 | 1,251,584 | (169,264 | ) | |||||||
| JH Small Company Portfolio |
84,224.67 | 1,592,988 | 1,380,442 | (212,546 | ) | |||||||
| ABF Small Cap Value Fund-Institutional |
117,639.63 | 1,816,666 | 1,863,412 | 46,746 | ||||||||
| Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund-K Shares |
78,771.57 | 1,168,529 | 1,843,255 | 674,726 | ||||||||
| Vanguard Institutional Index Fund |
137,622.50 | 14,643,253 | 14,034,743 | (608,510 | ) | |||||||
| Vanguard Value Index Fund |
243,983.39 | 6,373,754 | 4,545,411 | (1,828,343 | ) | |||||||
| Vanguard Growth Index Fund |
33,152.49 | 767,579 | 905,726 | 138,147 | ||||||||
| Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund |
20,986.99 | 339,769 | 344,187 | 4,418 | ||||||||
| Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund |
73,445.86 | 1,175,077 | 1,058,355 | (116,722 | ) | |||||||
| Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund |
6,417.58 | 201,959 | 176,483 | (25,476 | ) | |||||||
| Vanguard Total Bond Market Fund |
69,699.53 | 714,772 | 721,390 | 6,618 | ||||||||
| Oakmark Equity and Income Fund |
397,030.84 | 9,418,916 | 10,140,168 | 721,252 | ||||||||
| PIMCO Total Return Fund-Institutional |
1,058,088.56 | 10,874,717 | 11,427,356 | 552,639 | ||||||||
| Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund |
5,779,173.18 | 5,779,173 | 5,779,173 | — | ||||||||
| 61,745,634 | 62,594,099 | 848,465 | ||||||||||
| Total Assets Held for Investment |
$ | 84,511,781 | $ | 84,398,578 | $ | (113,203 | ) | |||||
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
The Progressive Corporation
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
December 31, 2009
5 Investments, Continued
| Number of Shares |
Cost | Fair Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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| 2008 |
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| Common Shares |
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| The Progressive Corporation |
1,049,843.58 | $ | 20,646,255 | $ | 15,548,184 | $ | (5,098,071 | ) | ||||
| Other Investments |
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| Templeton World Fund-Class A |
74,391.08 | 1,302,221 | 798,216 | (504,005 | ) | |||||||
| Fidelity Diversified International Fund |
261,608.56 | 7,499,103 | 5,627,200 | (1,871,903 | ) | |||||||
| Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund |
50,313.66 | 1,800,456 | 1,036,461 | (763,995 | ) | |||||||
| FMA Small Company Portfolio |
104,888.80 | 1,977,442 | 1,386,630 | (590,812 | ) | |||||||
| American Advantage Small Cap Value |
130,529.79 | 2,440,417 | 1,503,703 | (936,714 | ) | |||||||
| Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund |
115,698.24 | 2,722,818 | 1,806,050 | (916,768 | ) | |||||||
| Vanguard Institutional Index Fund |
152,709.98 | 16,303,676 | 12,604,682 | (3,698,994 | ) | |||||||
| Vanguard Value Index Fund |
244,615.42 | 6,605,935 | 3,933,416 | (2,672,519 | ) | |||||||
| Vanguard Growth Index Fund |
13,140.38 | 311,639 | 266,750 | (44,889 | ) | |||||||
| Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund |
16,097.98 | 325,639 | 190,278 | (135,361 | ) | |||||||
| Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund |
65,613.08 | 1,250,648 | 707,965 | (542,683 | ) | |||||||
| Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund |
7,201.39 | 235,750 | 146,909 | (88,841 | ) | |||||||
| Oakmark Equity and Income Fund |
411,138.74 | 9,691,965 | 8,864,151 | (827,814 | ) | |||||||
| PIMCO Total Return Fund (Admin) |
980,477.16 | 10,331,624 | 9,942,038 | (389,586 | ) | |||||||
| Fidelity Retirement Money Market |
5,433,545.88 | 5,433,546 | 5,433,546 | — | ||||||||
| 68,232,879 | 54,247,995 | (13,984,884 | ) | |||||||||
| Total Assets Held for Investment |
$ | 88,879,134 | $ | 69,796,179 | $ | (19,082,955 | ) | |||||
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
The Progressive Corporation
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
December 31, 2009
5 Investments, Continued
The Plan’s net realized gains and losses were as follows:
| Aggregate Proceeds |
Cost | Net Realized Gains (Losses) |
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| 2009 |
||||||||||
| The Progressive Stock Fund |
$ | 1,348,453 | $ | 1,496,063 | $ | (147,610 | ) | |||
| Templeton World Fund-Class A |
49,993 | 77,062 | $ | (27,069 | ) | |||||
| Fidelity Diversified International Fund |
4,971,683 | 7,499,051 | (2,527,368 | ) | ||||||
| Fidelity Diversified International Fund-K Shares |
1,146,155 | 926,159 | 219,996 | |||||||
| Fidelity Low Priced Stk-K Shares |
1,608 | 1,037 | 571 | |||||||
| Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund |
330,774 | 490,705 | (159,931 | ) | ||||||
| JH Small Company Portfolio |
304,100 | 428,585 | (124,485 | ) | ||||||
| American Advantage Small Cap Value Fund |
1,927,984 | 2,450,972 | (522,988 | ) | ||||||
| ABF Small Cap Value Institutional |
7,015 | 7,042 | (27 | ) | ||||||
| Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund |
1,703,965 | 2,722,818 | (1,018,853 | ) | ||||||
| Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund-K Shares |
678,502 | 562,141 | 116,361 | |||||||
| Vanguard Institutional Index Fund |
1,942,142 | 2,319,986 | (377,844 | ) | ||||||
| Vanguard Value Index Fund |
622,450 | 863,604 | (241,154 | ) | ||||||
| Vanguard Growth Index Fund |
354,177 | 307,184 | 46,993 | |||||||
| Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund |
249,532 | 211,479 | 38,053 | |||||||
| Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund |
320,624 | 540,345 | (219,721 | ) | ||||||
| Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund |
114,029 | 109,166 | 4,863 | |||||||
| Vanguard Total Bond Market Fund |
533,407 | 515,184 | 18,223 | |||||||
| Oakmark Equity and Income Fund |
980,697 | 998,163 | (17,466 | ) | ||||||
| PIMCO Total Return Fund (Admin) |
10,247,562 | 10,588,200 | (340,638 | ) | ||||||
| PIMCO Total Return Fund-Institutional |
1,789,938 | 1,773,169 | 16,769 | |||||||
| Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund |
825,128 | 825,128 | — | |||||||
| Total Net Realized Gains (Losses) |
$ | 30,449,918 | $ | 35,713,243 | $ | (5,263,325 | ) | |||
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
The Progressive Corporation
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
December 31, 2009
5 Investments, Continued
| Aggregate Proceeds |
Cost | Net Realized Gains (Losses) |
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| 2008 |
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| The Progressive Stock Fund |
$ | 1,010,412 | $ | 1,124,323 | $ | (113,911 | ) | |||
| Templeton World Fund-Class A |
230,144 | 285,990 | (55,846 | ) | ||||||
| Fidelity Diversified International Fund |
1,352,990 | 1,254,175 | 98,815 | |||||||
| Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund |
309,138 | 475,001 | (165,863 | ) | ||||||
| FMA Small Company Portfolio |
184,754 | 207,711 | (22,957 | ) | ||||||
| American Advantage Small Cap Value Fund |
273,104 | 382,545 | (109,441 | ) | ||||||
| Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund |
554,297 | 693,008 | (138,711 | ) | ||||||
| Vanguard Institutional Index Fund |
1,387,392 | 1,411,795 | (24,403 | ) | ||||||
| Vanguard Value Index Fund |
510,814 | 651,835 | (141,021 | ) | ||||||
| Vanguard Growth Index Fund |
106,394 | 125,566 | (19,172 | ) | ||||||
| Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund |
7,754 | 8,765 | (1,011 | ) | ||||||
| Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund |
430,403 | 594,965 | (164,562 | ) | ||||||
| Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund |
16,124 | 30,267 | (14,143 | ) | ||||||
| Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund |
6,227,045 | 6,557,155 | (330,110 | ) | ||||||
| Oakmark Equity and Income Fund |
1,142,866 | 1,128,037 | 14,829 | |||||||
| PIMCO Total Return Fund (Admin) |
1,361,272 | 1,360,917 | 355 | |||||||
| Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund |
1,835,361 | 1,835,361 | — | |||||||
| Total Net Realized Gains (Losses) |
$ | 16,940,264 | $ | 18,127,416 | $ | (1,187,152 | ) | |||
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
The Progressive Corporation
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
December 31, 2009
5 Investments, Continued
| Aggregate Proceeds |
Cost | Net Realized Gains (Losses) |
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| 2007 |
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| The Progressive Stock Fund |
$ | 1,274,262 | $ | 892,359 | $ | 381,903 | ||||
| Templeton World Fund-Class A |
677,575 | 618,950 | 58,625 | |||||||
| Fidelity Diversified International Fund |
1,661,648 | 1,084,966 | 576,682 | |||||||
| Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund |
413,989 | 393,548 | 20,441 | |||||||
| FMA Small Company Portfolio |
876,117 | 744,550 | 131,567 | |||||||
| American Advantage Small Cap Value Fund |
572,688 | 560,010 | 12,678 | |||||||
| Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund |
513,877 | 381,867 | 132,010 | |||||||
| Vanguard Institutional Index Fund |
1,358,083 | 970,262 | 387,821 | |||||||
| Vanguard Value Index Fund |
409,778 | 434,456 | (24,678 | ) | ||||||
| Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund |
44,284 | 43,290 | 994 | |||||||
| Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund |
880 | 890 | (10 | ) | ||||||
| Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund |
462,961 | 410,346 | 52,615 | |||||||
| Washington Mutual Investors Fund-Class A |
6,972,710 | 5,338,157 | 1,634,553 | |||||||
| Oakmark Equity and Income Fund |
608,948 | 483,291 | 125,657 | |||||||
| PIMCO Total Return Fund (Admin) |
1,024,887 | 1,038,166 | (13,279 | ) | ||||||
| Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund |
1,107,651 | 1,107,651 | — | |||||||
| Total Net Realized Gains (Losses) |
$ | 17,980,338 | $ | 14,502,759 | $ | 3,477,579 | ||||
6 Trust
The Company maintains a Trust to provide a source of funds to assist the Company in meeting its obligations under the Plan. The Trust is irrevocable. The Company is required to make annual deposits to the Trust to the extent necessary to insure that the value of all Trust assets is sufficient to pay all Plan obligations as of the close of each Plan year. The rights of participants and their beneficiaries under the Plan are merely unsecured contractual rights against the Company and its participating subsidiaries. Participants and beneficiaries have no preferred claim on, or any beneficial ownership interest in, any assets of the Trust. All assets of the Trust are subject to the claims of the general creditors of the Company and its participating subsidiaries under Federal and state law, should the Company and its participating subsidiaries become unable to pay their debts as they become due or become subject to Federal bankruptcy proceedings.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
The Progressive Corporation
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
December 31, 2009
7 Related Party
Certain Plan investment choices are Fidelity mutual funds managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR Co.). Fidelity Management Trust Company (FMTC) is the current trustee of the Trust and along with FMR Co. is a subsidiary of FMR Corp. These transactions, therefore, qualify as related party transactions. The Plan paid no fees in 2009, 2008 or 2007 for investment management or Trust services.
8 Administration of the Plan
The Plan is administered by a Committee consisting of not less than three members of the Company’s Board of Directors, all of whom serve on the Committee at the pleasure of the Board. The Committee has full power to administer the Plan, including, but not limited to, the authority to make and enforce rules and regulations, to interpret the Plan’s provisions, to compute amounts payable under the Plan and to authorize disbursements from the Plan and the Trust.
Certain administrative functions are performed by employees of the Company, or its subsidiaries. No such employees receive compensation from the Plan.
9 Tax Status
The Plan is not, and is not intended to be, qualified under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code. Consequently, an application for a favorable determination has not been filed with the Internal Revenue Service.
Deferred amounts are subject to FICA and Medicare taxes and most local income taxes at the time of the deferral. Deferred amounts (and the earnings thereon) are not subject to Federal and most state income taxes until distributed from the Plan. Such distributions and the related taxes are the responsibility of the participants.
10 Right to Terminate
The Company may terminate the Plan at any time and for any reason. Following termination of the Plan, no additional deferrals may be made, but all existing participant accounts will continue to be administered in accordance with the Plan, unless the Company elects to accelerate distribution of all Plan accounts in accordance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.
11 Subsequent Event
The Plan was amended and restated effective January 1, 2010 to allow for deferral of Restricted Stock Units.
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THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION
EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
EXHIBIT INDEX
| EXHIBIT NO. |
FORM 11-K |
DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT | ||
| 23 | 23 | Consent of Meaden & Moore, Ltd., Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, dated March 26, 2010, to incorporate by reference their report dated March 26, 2010. | ||