Form 11-K - no exhibit (W0317233).DOC



FORM 11-K


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549



   (Mark One)


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

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010


OR


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

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the transition period from __________ to __________


Commission file number:  1-13923




Wausau Paper Corp. Savings and Investment Plan

(Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from the issuer named below)




Wausau Paper Corp.

100 Paper Place

Mosinee, WI 54455-9099

(Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan

and the address of its principal executive office)




  






WAUSAU PAPER CORP. SAVINGS

AND INVESTMENT PLAN

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

1

 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

 

 

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2010 and 2009

2

 

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the

 

Years Ended December 31, 2010 and 2009

3

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

4–13

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE –

 

 

 

Form 5500, Schedule H, Part IV, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

 

as of December 31, 2010

14


All other schedules required by Section 2520.103–10 of the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 have been omitted because they are not applicable.




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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


To the Participants

of the Wausau Paper Corp.

Savings and Investment Plan

Mosinee, Wisconsin


We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Wausau Paper Corp. Savings and Investment Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, 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 audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.  Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting.  Accordingly, we express no such opinion.  An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  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 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, 2010 and 2009, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.


Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole.  The supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2010 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.  This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management.  The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.



WIPFLI LLP


June 21, 2011

Wausau, Wisconsin



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WAUSAU PAPER CORP. SAVINGS

AND INVESTMENT PLAN

 

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009

 

 

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

Investments, at fair value

$ 200,981,538 

 

$ 182,847,477

 

 

 

 

Receivables:

 

 

 

Employer

140,547 

 

129,519

Participants

59,668 

 

216,913

Notes receivable from participants

3,905,542 

 

3,674,212

Pending trades

243,068 

 

65,334

Accrued income

230,505 

 

137,848

 

 

 

 

Total receivables

4,579,330 

 

4,223,826

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

205,560,868 

 

187,071,303

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

Excess contributions payable

–     

 

27,671

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT FAIR VALUE

205,560,868 

 

187,043,632

 

 

 

 

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-

 

 

 

responsive investment contracts

(568,944)

 

564,357

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

$ 204,991,924 

 

$ 187,607,989

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




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WAUSAU PAPER CORP. SAVINGS

AND INVESTMENT PLAN

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009

 

 

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

 

ADDITIONS

 

 

 

Net appreciation in fair value of investments

$   14,471,251

 

$   27,621,896

Contributions:

 

 

 

Employer

2,883,609

 

1,910,460

Participant

9,505,064

 

9,382,418

Participant rollovers

158,130

 

94,425

 

 

 

 

Total contributions

12,546,803

 

11,387,303

 

 

 

 

Interest income

1,725,825

 

1,613,405

Dividend income

1,147,806

 

982,351

Other income

21,003

 

247,105

 

 

 

 

Total increases

29,912,688

 

41,852,060

 

 

 

 

DEDUCTIONS

 

 

 

Benefits paid to participants

12,476,362

 

19,225,783

Refund of excess contributions

–    

 

27,671

Investment advisory and management fees

52,391

 

60,651

 

 

 

 

Total deductions

12,528,753

 

19,314,105

 

 

 

 

NET INCREASE  

17,383,935

 

22,537,955

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

 

 

 

Beginning of year

187,607,989

 

165,070,034

 

 

 

 

End of year

$ 204,991,924

 

$ 187,607,989

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




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WAUSAU PAPER CORP. SAVINGS
AND INVESTMENT PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009

1.

PLAN DESCRIPTION

The following brief description of the Wausau Paper Corp. Savings and Investment Plan (the “Plan”) is provided for general information purposes only. The Plan is subject to certain provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) and Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”). Participants should refer to the Plan document, as amended, for more complete information.  

An employee initially becomes eligible to participate at times varying from one day of service to 120 days of service, depending upon the employee’s classification and his or her employment date.

General—The Plan was established on January 1, 1988. It is a defined contribution plan that covers all full-time salaried, non-union hourly and all collectively bargained common law employees of Wausau Paper Corp. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”).

Contributions—Participants are allowed to contribute up to 50% of their gross annual compensation, as defined in the Plan document, subject to certain statutory limitations.  

The Plan allows participants to rollover distributions from another employer’s retirement plan or an annuity contract as contributions, subject to certain restrictions. Participants may deposit any portion of a distribution that has not been taxed, provided the deposit is eligible for rollover under the IRC. These deposits are not subject to the contribution limitations under the IRC. The Company does not match these contributions.

Non-Bargained Employees—On March 31, 2009, the Company announced the suspension of the Company match on non-bargained participant contributions through December 31, 2009. On January 1, 2010, the Company reinstated the Company match on non-bargained participant contributions at a rate of $0.50 for every $1.00 contributed on the first 3% and $0.35 for every $1.00 contributed on the second 3%, up to 6% of a participant’s annual compensation as defined in the Plan.

The Plan also allows for an additional Company matching contribution to be made for participants employed on the last day of the year or who terminated employment during the year due to death, retirement on or after attainment of age 55, or disability. The amount of the additional Company matching contribution is determined based on the Company’s financial performance during the Plan year.  There were no additional matching contributions for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.

As of January 1, 2011, the Company match on non-bargained participant contributions is 100% of the first 4% of eligible compensation as defined in the Plan.  In addition, the Company will make non-elective contributions of 2% of eligible compensation up to the Social Security-defined wage base, plus 4% above the wage base to a maximum eligible compensation amount as defined in the Plan.  Employees must work 1,000 hours in a plan year, and be actively employed on December 31, or have terminated employment during the Plan year after attaining age 55, to receive the non-elective contribution.



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Bargained Employees— During 2010 and 2009, the Company matching contribution differed by collective bargaining unit. Bargained employees of certain collective bargaining units do not receive a matching contribution while other employees receive a matching contribution. The maximum matching contribution of any collective bargaining unit was $2.13 per $1.00 contributed up to 3% of a participant’s annual gross compensation.  The Plan provides an additional defined contribution to bargained employees of one certain collective bargaining unit.  The maximum matching contribution is $0.50 per each hour of service credited to the employee up to 2,080 hours in the Plan year.  

Participant Accounts—Individual accounts are maintained for each of the Plan’s participants to reflect the participant’s contributions and related employer contributions, as well as the participant’s share of the Plan’s income and any related administrative expenses. Allocations are based on the proportion that each participant’s account balance has to the total of all participants’ account balances.

Investment Options—The Plan allows participants to direct the investment of all contributions and related earnings among various registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds), common/collective trusts (target maturity funds and stable value fund), and a Company common stock fund.

Allocation of Investment Income (Loss)—Each participant’s account is allocated investment income (loss) based upon the specific investment options chosen and in the proportion that an individual participant’s account balance bears in relation to total account balances under the Plan.

Vesting—Participants are fully vested in their salary deferral and rollover contributions plus earnings/losses thereon. Vesting in the Company’s matching contributions plus actual earnings/losses thereon is based on years of service and the participant’s employment status as either non-bargained or bargained.

Non-bargained participants are fully vested in the Company’s contributions after three years of vesting service, or at the rate of 33 % per year of service. Bargained participants vest in the Companys matching contributions according to varying vesting schedules depending on the terms of the applicable collective bargaining agreement. A year of vesting consists of a calendar year in which an employee works a minimum of 1,000 hours for the Company.

Participant contributions and earnings thereon, rollover contributions, and vested Company contributions and earnings thereon may be withdrawn for any reason after a participant reaches age 59 ½ or at any age if a participant demonstrates financial hardship. Financial hardship withdrawals are subject to government regulation and may be subject to a 10% penalty.

As of January 1, 2011, non-bargained participants will have immediate full vesting in Company matching and non-elective contributions made after January 1, 2011.  Company contributions made prior to January 1, 2011, will follow the 3-year vesting schedule.

Payment of Benefits—On termination of service due to death, disability, or retirement, the vested portion of a participant’s account is payable to the participant, or a named beneficiary, based on the participant’s elected payment method. The payment options available are lump-sum or periodic payments.

Forfeitures—Plan forfeitures arise as a result of participants who terminate service with the Company before becoming fully vested in the Company’s contribution. These forfeitures are used to reduce future Company contributions. The amount of forfeitures available at December 31, 2010 and 2009 was $190,354 and $321,454, respectively.  During the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, employer contributions were reduced by $155,366 and $54,125, respectively, from forfeited nonvested accounts.



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Notes Receivable From Participants—Participants may borrow from their accounts. Loan transactions are treated as a segregated investment of the participant’s accounts. Loan terms range from one to five years or longer if for the purchase of a primary residence. Loans may not exceed the lesser of 50% of the participant’s account balance or $50,000, and are secured by the balance in the participant’s account. The loans bear interest at a rate commensurate with local prevailing rates as determined from time to time by the Company’s employee benefits committee. Interest rates on existing loans range from 3.25% to 9.00% at December 31, 2010. Principal and interest are paid ratably through payroll deductions. Upon termination of employment, outstanding balances become due and payable to the Plan, unless the borrower elects to continue making repayments in accordance with the promissory note evidencing the loan.

As of January 1, 2011, non-bargained participant contributions, rollover contributions, and Company contributions will not be eligible for participants loans.  Non-bargained participants will continue to be allowed to borrow from participant contributions made prior to January 1, 2011.  

Plan Expenses—Administrative expenses charged by the third party administrator and all other expenses incurred in conjunction with the Plan are paid by the Company. Investment advisory and management fees are allocated proportionately to Plan participants based on their respective account balances. Loan fees are charged directly to the participant’s account against the investment option for which the loan was originally charged.

Plan Termination—Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. Upon termination of the Plan, all account balances of the participants become fully vested. The account will be held under the Plan and continue to accrue investment earnings until all vested benefits have been distributed according to the terms of the Plan.

2.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation—The financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Notes Receivable From Participants—Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest.  Delinquent loans are reclassified as distributions based upon the terms of the Plan document.

BenefitsBenefits are recorded when distributed. The amount of benefit payments requested in 2010 that were distributed in 2011 was $220,406. The amount of benefit payments requested in 2009 that were distributed in 2010 was $62,978.

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition—The Plan’s various mutual funds, investments in common/collective trusts, and company stock investments, are recorded at fair value in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820 on the last day of the Plan year.  ASC 820 discusses acceptable valuation techniques and inputs to these techniques.  These inputs are assumptions market participants use in pricing investments.  ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs, which are summarized as follows:


Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets (e.g., NYSE, NASDAQ, or other exchange) for assets identical to the securities to be valued.  If a level 1 input is available, it must be used.


Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted market prices that are observable for securities, either directly or indirectly.  Examples include matrix pricing utilizing yield curves, quoted prices for similar assets in



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active markets, and inputs derived from observable market data by correlation or other means.  If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, the level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.


Level 3 – Unobservable inputs, which contain assumptions by the party valuing those assets.  For level 3 inputs, there is no market data or correlations with market assumptions.  

As described in ASC Topic 946, investment contracts held by a defined-contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value.  However, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined-contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because the contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the plan.  As required by ASC 946, the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits present the fair value of the M&I Stable Principal Fund investment contract (which is the combined market values of all underlying assets), as well as the adjustment of the fully benefit-responsive investment contract from fair value to contract value.  The Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits are prepared on a contract value basis.  Accordingly, the investments as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, have been increased by $568,944 and decreased by $564,357, respectively, to reflect fully benefit-responsive investment contracts at fair value with a corresponding adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts.

Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis (the date the order to buy or sell is executed).

Gains or losses on security transactions are recorded as the difference between proceeds received and the carrying value of the investments. Interest income is recognized on the accrual method, and dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.  

Net appreciation and depreciation in fair value of investments on the statements of changes in net assets available for benefits includes both unrealized appreciation or depreciation and realized gains and losses. Interest and dividends are identified separately.

Use of Estimates—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires Plan management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of net assets available for benefits and changes therein. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Risks and Uncertainties—The Plan utilizes various investment instruments, including registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds), common/collective trusts, and company stock investments. Investment securities are exposed to various risks including but not limited to, interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the value of investment securities will occur in the near term.

Reclassifications—Certain prior period financial balances have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.

Subsequent Events—Subsequent events have been evaluated through the date that the financial statements were available to be issued, and noted no events, other than those disclosed in Note 9, occurring during such period that would require recognition in the financial statements.  See Note 9 for information related to subsequent events that require disclosure in the financial statements.  




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3.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

The following summarizes the classification of investments by level and method of valuation in accordance with the requirements of ASC 820:

 

 

Fair Value Measurement at Reporting Date Using

 

 

Quoted Prices in

Significant Other

Significant

 

 

Active Markets

Observable

Unobservable

 

December 31,

for Identical Assets

Inputs

Inputs

 

2010

(Level 1)

(Level 2)

(Level 3)

 

 

 

 

 

Registered investment companies:

 

 

 

 

Small cap funds

$   15,387,658

$   15,387,658

 

$         –        

$          –       

 

Mid cap funds

5,377,071

5,377,071

 

–       

–       

 

Large cap funds

58,869,391

58,869,391

 

–       

–       

 

International funds

16,150,325

16,150,325

 

–       

–       

 

Balanced funds

40,972,699

40,972,699

 

–       

–       

 

Total registered investment companies

136,757,144

136,757,144

 

–       

–       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common/collective trusts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stable principal

57,463,348

–       

 

57,463,348

–       

 

Target retirement – 2010

3

–       

 

3

–       

 

Target retirement – 2050

5

–       

 

5

–       

 

Total common/collective trusts

57,463,356

–       

 

57,463,356

–       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wausau Paper Corp. Company Stock Fund

6,761,038

6,761,038

 

–       

–       

 

Total

$ 200,981,538

$ 143,518,182

 

$ 57,463,356

$          –       

 




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Fair Value Measurement at Reporting Date Using

 

 

Quoted Prices in

Significant Other

Significant

 

 

Active Markets

Observable

Unobservable

 

December 31,

for Identical Assets

Inputs

Inputs

 

2009

(Level 1)

(Level 2)

(Level 3)

 

 

 

 

 

Registered investment companies:

 

 

 

 

Small cap funds

$   10,384,491

$  10,384,491

 

$         –        

$         –        

 

Mid cap funds

4,175,840

4,175,840

 

–       

–       

 

Large cap funds

41,448,333

41,448,333

 

–       

–       

 

International funds

15,966,820

15,966,820

 

–       

–       

 

Balanced funds

33,916,199

33,916,199

 

–       

–       

 

Total registered investment companies

105,891,683

105,891,683

 

–       

–       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common/collective trusts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stable principal

55,871,390

–       

 

55,871,390

$         –        

 

Target retirement – 2010

4,614,218

–       

 

4,614,218

–       

 

Target retirement – 2020

2,341,110

–       

 

2,341,110

–       

 

Target retirement – 2030

4,463,475

–       

 

4,463,475

–       

 

Target retirement – 2040

482,760

–       

 

482,760

–       

 

Target retirement – 2050

2,145,126

–       

 

2,145,126

–       

 

Total common/collective trusts

69,918,079

–       

 

69,918,079

–       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wausau Paper Corp. Company Stock Fund

7,037,715

7,037,715

 

–       

–       

 

Total

$ 182,847,477

$ 112,929,398

 

$ 69,918,079

$         –       

 


The Plan employs the following approaches in valuing its investments:

·

Investments in registered investment companies are valued using quoted market prices.

·

Investments in common/collective trusts are valued by the issuer utilizing quoted market prices of the underlying investments included in the common/collective trust.  The Plan’s fair value is based on the Plan’s proportionate ownership of the underlying investments.

·

The Wausau Paper Corp. Company Stock Fund consists of common stock of Wausau Paper Corp. and cash and/or money market investments sufficient to help accommodate daily transactions and is valued using quoted market prices.





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4.

INVESTMENTS

The following represents a summary of the fair value of investments at December 31, 2010 and 2009. Investments that individually represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets available for benefits are separately identified.

 

Asset Fair Value

 

2010

 

2009

INVESTMENTS AT FAIR VALUE AS DETERMINED

 

 

 

BY QUOTED MARKET PRICE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wausau Paper Corp. Company Stock Fund *

$     6,761,038

 

$     7,037,715

 

 

 

 

Common/collective trusts*

8

 

14,046,689

 

 

 

 

Registered investment companies:

 

 

 

American Growth Fund of America,

 

 

 

423,554 and 420,310 shares, respectively

12,871,811

 

11,466,065

Artisan International Fund,

 

 

 

600,536 and 661,782 shares, respectively

13,031,634

 

13,672,422

Brandywine Blue Chip Fund,

 

 

 

452,223 and 514,917 shares, respectively

11,595,006

 

11,117,053

Oakmark Equity & Income Fund,

 

 

 

841,751 and 879,017 shares, respectively

23,350,163

 

22,450,085

Royce Opportunity Fund

 

 

 

1,061,132 and 946,878 shares, respectively

12,818,475

 

8,550,308

Vanguard Institutional Index,

 

 

 

96,461 and 97,522 shares, respectively

11,094,031

 

9,945,248

Other

51,996,024

 

28,690,502

 

 

 

 

Total registered investment companies

136,757,144

 

105,891,683

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS AT CONTRACT VALUE

 

 

 

Investment contracts between financial institutions

 

 

 

Common/collective trust-

 

 

 

M&I Stable Principal Fund,*

 

 

 

56,894,404 and 56,435,747 shares, respectively

56,894,404

 

56,435,747

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

$ 200,412,594

 

$ 183,411,834

 

 

 

 

*Party-in-interest

 

 

 




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During 2010 and 2009, the Plan’s investments (including investments bought, sold, and held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) in value as follows:

 

Net Change in

 

Fair Value

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS AT FAIR VALUE DETERMINED

 

 

 

BY QUOTED MARKET PRICE:

 

 

 

Wausau Paper Corp. Company Stock Fund

(1,625,013)

 

1,899,431

Common/collective trusts

(615,377)

 

2,855,018

Registered investment companies

16,711,641 

 

22,867,447

 

 

 

 

 

$ 14,471,251 

 

$ 27,621,896


5.

INVESTMENT CONTRACT

In 2010 and 2009, the Plan maintained a fully benefit-responsive investment contract  (the “Fund”) with Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company (“M&I”). Contributions are maintained in a pooled account. The account is credited with earnings on the underlying investments and charged for participant withdrawals and administrative expenses charged by M&I.

As described in Note 2, because the Fund is fully benefit-responsive, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits attributable to the Fund. Contract value, as reported by M&I, represents contributions made under the contract plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses. Participants may ordinarily direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investment at contract value.  The Fund could be limited in its ability to transact with issuers at contract value if the Fund raises its risk profile or is subjected to an extended period of significant cash outflow.  M&I maintains strong risk parameters and works with its issuers before any risk parameter changes are contemplated.   The Fund maintains cash, internal cashflow and a maturity ladder of investments to offset cash withdrawals.  Further, the Fund manager may limit withdrawals in order to maintain sufficient liquidity. Therefore, the probability of the Fund losing its access to contract value transactions is remote.

All issuer transactions are guaranteed at contract value unless the Fund is found to have acted negligently, fraudulently or with intent to mislead the issuer.

The average yield and crediting interest rates on the contract were 2.51% and 3.24%, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2010, and 3.78% and 3.36%, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2009. The basis and frequency of determining the crediting interest rate is done on a daily basis. There were no guarantees or limitations on the contract at December 31, 2010 and 2009.



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6.

RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for plan benefits per the financial statements at December 31, 2010, to Form 5500:

Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements

$ 204,991,924 

Participant loans in default

(2,519)

 

 

Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500

$ 204,989,405 


7.

FEDERAL INCOME TAX STATUS

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has determined and informed the Company by a letter dated July 18, 2003, that the Plan is qualified and the trust established under the Plan is tax-exempt, under the appropriate sections of the IRC.   The Plan has been amended since last receiving the determination letter.  However, the plan administrator and Plan’s benefits counsel believe the Plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC.  Therefore, they believe the Plan is qualified and the related trust is tax-exempt as of the financial statement date.

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Company has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS.  As of December 31, 2010, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recoginition or disclosure in the financial statements.  The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in process.  We are currently open to audit for the year ended December 31, 2007, and years thereafter.

8.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Plan invests in the Wausau Paper Corp. Company Stock Fund. In addition, certain plan investments represent shares of mutual funds and collective trust funds managed by the trustee. These transactions are considered party-in-interest transactions. These transactions are not, however, considered prohibited transactions under ERISA regulations. Fees paid by the Plan for investment management services were included as a reduction of the return earned on each fund.  During the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, total fees paid by the Plan for investment management services were $52,391 and $60,651, respectively.  



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9.

SUBSEQUENT EVENT

Subsequent to the year ended December 31, 2010, the Plan document was amended and restated.  As a result effective January 1, 2011, the Company match on non-bargained participant contributions is 100% of the first 4% of eligible compensation as defined in the Plan.  In addition, the Company will make non-elective contributions of 2% of eligible compensation up to the Social Security-defined wage base, plus 4% above the wage base to a maximum eligible compensation amount as defined in the Plan.  Employees must work 1,000 hours in a plan year, and be actively employed on December 31, or have terminated employment during the Plan year after attaining age 55, to receive the non-elective contribution.

Under the amended and restated Plan, participants will continue to be allowed to direct the investment of all contributions and related earnings among various registered investment companies, common/collective trusts, and a Company common stock fund.  However, effective as of January 1, 2011, the amount of all contributions and related earnings allocated by a participant to the Company common stock fund is limited to 10%.  This limitation applies only to the contributions and related earnings made to the Plan after January 1, 2011.

Also effective as of January 1, 2011,  non-bargained participants will have immediate full vesting in Company matching and non-elective contributions made after January 1, 2011.  Company contributions made prior to January 1, 2011, will follow the 3-year vesting schedule.  Additionally, non-bargained participant contributions, rollover contributions, and Company contributions will not be eligible for participants loans.  Non-bargained participants will continue to be allowed to borrow from participant contributions made prior to January 1, 2011.




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WAUSAU PAPER CORP. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

FORM 5500, SCHEDULE H, PART IV, LINE 4I — SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2010

 

 

(c)

 

 

 

(b)

Description of Investment Including

 

(e)

 

 Identity of Issue, Borrower,

Maturity Date, Rate of Interest, Collateral,

(d)

Current

(a)

    Lessor, or Similar Party      

                 Par, or Maturity Value               

Cost

  Value  

*

Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company

Wausau Paper Corp. Common Stock

 

 

 

 

–Wausau Paper Corp. Company Stock Fund

**

$    6,761,038

*

Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company

Common/collective trust

 

 

 

 

–M&I Target Retirement – 2010 Fund

**

3

*

Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company

Common/collective trust

 

 

 

 

–M&I Target Retirement – 2050 Fund

**

5

*

Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company

Common/collective trust

 

 

 

 

–M&I Stable Principal Fund

**

56,894,404

 

Kinder Morgan Management LLC

Common stock

 

 

 

 

–Kinder Morgan Management LLC

**

63

 

BlackRock Investments LLC

Registered investment company

 

 

 

 

–BlackRock Lifepath 2020 Portfolio

**

3,356,140

 

BlackRock Investments LLC

Registered investment company

 

 

 

 

–BlackRock Lifepath 2030 Portfolio

**

5,805,624

 

BlackRock Investments LLC

Registered investment company

 

 

 

 

–BlackRock Lifepath 2040 Portfolio

**

928,728

 

BlackRock Investments LLC

Registered investment company

 

 

 

 

–BlackRock Lifepath 2050 Portfolio

**

2,464,393

 

BlackRock  Investments LLC

Registered investment company

 

 

 

 

–BlackRock Lifepath Retirement Fund

**

5,067,589

 

Invesco Small Cap Growth Fund

Registered investment company

 

 

 

 

– Invesco Small Cap Growth Fund

**

2,569,183

 

Artisan International Fund

Registered investment company

 

 

 

 

–Artisan International Fund

**

13,031,634

 

American Growth Fund

Registered investment company

 

 

 

 

–American Growth Fund

**

12,871,811

 

Brandywine Blue Chip Fund

Registered investment company

 

 

 

 

–Brandywine Blue Chip Fund

**

11,595,006

 

Davis New York Venture Fund

Registered investment company

 

 

 

 

–Davis New York Venture Fund

**

9,737,693

 

Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund

Registered investment company

 

 

 

 

–Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund

**

5,105,649

 

Calamos Growth Fund

Registered investment company

 

 

 

 

–Calamos Growth Fund

**

8,465,200

 

TIAA-CREF Institutional Mid Cap Value Fund

Registered investment company

 

 

 

 

–TIAA-CREF Institutional Mid Cap Value Fund

**

5,377,071

 

Oakmark Equity & Income Fund

Registered investment company

 

 

 

 

–Oakmark Equity & Income Fund

**

23,350,163

 

Royce Opportunity Fund

Registered investment company

 

 

 

 

–Royce Opportunity Fund

**

12,818,475

 

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund

Registered investment company

 

 

 

 

–Vanguard Institutional Index Fund

**

11,094,031

 

Dodge & Cox International Fund

Registered investment company

 

 

 

 

–Dodge & Cox International Fund

**

3,118,691

*

Various Participants

Participant loans (maturing 2011-2020 at

 

 

 

 

interest rates of 3.25%–9.00%)

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3,905,542

 

Total assets (held at end of year)

 

 

$ 204,318,136

 

*Party-in-interest

 

 

 

 

**Cost information is not required for participant-directed investments and therefore is not included

 

 


See Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.



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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Plan administrator of the Wausau Paper Corp. Savings and Investment Plan has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



WAUSAU PAPER CORP.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS COMMITTEE




DATE:  June 21, 2011

By:  CURTIS R. SCHMIDT

Curtis R. Schmidt

Chairman




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EXHIBIT INDEX

to

FORM 11-K

of

WAUSAU PAPER CORP.

SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

for the year ended December 31, 2010

Pursuant to Section 102(d) of Regulation S-T

(17 C.F.R. §232.102(d))




Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Wipfli LLP





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