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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 11 – K
     
þ   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from               to
Commission file number 000-14824 [Plexus Corp.]
A.   Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:
PLEXUS CORP. 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
B.   Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:
PLEXUS CORP.
55 JEWELERS PARK DRIVE
NEENAH, WI 54956
 
 

 


 

Plexus Corp.
401(k) Savings Plan
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
December 31, 2007 and 2006

 


 

Plexus Corp.
401(k) Savings Plan
Index to Financial Statements
         
    Page(s)
    1  
 
Financial Statements
       
 
    2  
 
    3  
 
    4-8  
 
Supplemental Schedule
       
 
    9  
Note:   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.

 


 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Plan Administrator
Plexus Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan
Neenah, Wisconsin
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Plexus Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2007. 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 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. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audit 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 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 Plexus Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2007, 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, 2007, is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements, but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
WIPFLI LLP
Wipfli LLP
June 12, 2008
Green Bay, Wisconsin

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Plexus Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31, 2007 and 2006
                 
    2007     2006  
Assets
               
Investments (See Note 3)
  $ 140,973,138     $ 126,806,047  
Participant loans
    3,050,345       2,803,755  
 
           
 
    144,023,483       129,609,802  
 
               
Receivables
               
Employer’s contribution
    92,161       82,883  
Participants’ contributions
    316,543       277,383  
 
           
Total receivables
    408,704       360,266  
 
           
Total assets
    144,432,187       129,970,068  
 
           
 
               
Liabilities
               
Excess contributions payable to participants
    160,072       66,143  
 
           
 
               
Net assets available for benefits
  $ 144,272,115     $ 129,903,925  
 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Plexus Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Year Ended December 31, 2007
         
Additions
       
Additions to net assets attributed to
       
Investment income
       
Net appreciation in fair value of investments
  $ 3,186,906  
Interest and dividends
    10,412,221  
 
     
Total investment income
    13,599,127  
 
     
 
       
Contributions
       
Employer’s
    2,545,600  
Participants’
    9,363,799  
 
     
Total contributions
    11,909,399  
 
     
Total additions
    25,508,526  
 
       
Deductions
       
Deductions from net assets attributed to
       
Benefits paid to participants
    11,030,870  
Administrative expenses
    109,466  
 
     
Total deductions
    11,140,336  
 
       
Net increase
    14,368,190  
 
Net assets available for benefits
       
Beginning of year
    129,903,925  
 
     
End of year
  $ 144,272,115  
 
     
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Plexus Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2007 and 2006
1.   Description of Plan
 
    The following description of the Plexus Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan (the “Plan”) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Summary Plan Description (SPD) for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.
 
    General
 
    The Plan is a contributory defined contribution plan covering substantially all U.S. employees of Plexus Corp. (“Plexus,” the “Company” or the “Employer”) and affiliated employers, as defined. Employees are allowed to participate the first day of the month coinciding with or following their date of hire. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), as amended.
 
    Contributions
 
    Employee pre-tax contributions are based on voluntary elections via phone or Internet by the participants, directing the Company to defer a stated amount from the participant’s compensation. Participants may elect to defer up to 50% of their annual compensation. New hires and rehires on and after January 1, 2007 are subject to automatic enrollment provisions under the Plan. Unless the new hire/rehire waives enrollment, employees are enrolled with a 2.5% deferral election. On a per pay period basis, the Company will make a matching contribution on behalf of a participant equal to 100% of the first 2.5% of the participant’s compensation contributed to the Plan. Participants are eligible for the matching contribution the first day of the plan year quarter coinciding with or following the date in which Plan eligibility requirements are met. Contributions are limited by Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “IRC”).
 
    Investment Alternatives
 
    Plan participants may direct their entire account balances in 1% increments to any of the various investment options offered by the Plan. Company contributions are also invested based upon participant allocation elections. Participants may change their investment options on a daily basis.
 
    Participant Accounts and Allocations
 
    Participant recordkeeping is performed by Sun Life Retirement Services, Inc. (“Sun Life”). For all investment programs which are mutual funds, Sun Life maintains participant balances on a share method. Participant investments in the Plexus Unitized Stock Fund and MFS Fixed Fund are accounted for on a unit value method. Units and unit values for these funds as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, were as follows:
                                 
    Units   Unit Value
    December 31,   December 31,
    2007   2006   2007   2006
Plexus Unitized Stock Fund
    2,387,009       2,427,342     $ 9.98     $ 9.12  
MFS Fixed Fund
    9,760,450       8,164,187       1.00       1.00  

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Plexus Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2007 and 2006
    Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions and allocations of Company contributions and plan earnings (losses). Allocations of plan earnings (losses) are based on participant account balances in relation to total fund account balances, as defined by the Plan document.
 
    Vesting and Distributions
 
    Participants immediately vest in all contributions made to the Plan. Participant accounts are distributable in the form of a lump sum payment or substantially equal installments of cash or in whole shares of Company securities as elected by the participant upon retirement, termination of employment, death, disability, financial hardship, or attainment of age 59-1/2. Participant account balances less than $1,000 may be automatically distributed in a lump sum. In addition, participant accounts can be rolled over into an individual retirement account (“IRA”) or another qualified defined contribution plan. Participant distributions may not be deferred past April 1 of the calendar year following the year in which the participant attains age 70-1/2. Forfeitures of unclaimed distributions are used to reduce Company matching contributions.
 
    Participant Loans
 
    Participants may borrow from their accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum amount equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their vested account balance. Loan terms range up to five years. Loan terms can be extended for the purchase of a primary residence. Loans are collateralized by the balance in the participant’s account and bear interest at the prime rate plus 1% at the time of loan origination. Principal and interest is paid ratably through regular payroll deductions.
 
    Plan Reimbursement Account
 
    In order to facilitate additional fee transparency at the Plan level and ensure the reasonability of Plan fees, effective July 1, 2007, Plexus, as Plan sponsor, renegotiated its recordkeeping and administrative service fee arrangement with Sun Life.  As part of the revised agreement, Sun Life agreed to reimburse investment fund related revenue received by Sun Life relating to the Plan that is in excess of the agreed upon service fee structure.  The reimbursement amounts, if any, are paid to the Plan in a Plan Reimbursement Account.  Investment fund related revenue received by Sun Life typically includes Rule 12b-1 fees and service fees paid by the fund or the fund’s affiliates.  The Plan Reimbursement Account may be used by the Plan to pay direct and necessary expenses of the Plan. Prior to July 1, 2007, these fees were being charged as Rule 12b-1 fees at the fund level and therefore were not able to be classified as administrative expenses on the financial statements. Subsequent to July 1, 2007, these fees are reflected as appreciation in investments.
 
2.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
    Accounting Method
 
    The financial statements of the Plan are prepared under the accrual method of accounting.
 
    Use of Estimates
 
    The preparation of the accompanying financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
    Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
 
    The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value. The share value of mutual funds and the value of Plexus common stock are based on quoted market prices on the last business day of the Plan fiscal year. The unit value of unitized funds and common trust funds is computed daily based on share

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Plexus Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2007 and 2006
    price, dividend information, and the value of the fund’s short-term investments. Participant loans are stated at outstanding principal balance, which approximates fair value.
 
    The Plan presents in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits, the net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of its investments which consists of the realized gains or losses and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on those investments. Purchases and sales of investments are recorded on a trade-date basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest is recognized when earned.
 
    Risks and Uncertainties
 
    The Plan provides for various investment options in a combination of different investment securities. The Plan’s investments are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investments and the level of uncertainty related to changes in the values of investments, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in risks in the near term would 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.
 
    Payment of Benefits
 
    Benefits are recorded when paid.
 
    Administrative Expenses
 
    Certain expenses incurred in the administration of the Plan are paid by the Company and are not reflected within these financial statements.

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Plexus Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2007 and 2006
3.   Investments
 
    The following presents investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets:
                 
    2007   2006
Plexus Common Stock, 2,387,009 and 2,427,342 units, respectively
  $ 23,830,939     $ 22,137,604  
American Europacific Growth Fund, 432,376 and 294,076 shares, respectively
    21,994,952       13,692,166  
Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, 1,494,378 and 0 shares, respectively
    21,294,884        
Columbia Small Cap Growth II Fund, 1,586,280 and 0 shares, respectively
    20,272,652        
American Beacon Large Cap Fund, 580,362 and 0 shares, respectively
    12,994,297        
MFS Fixed Fund, 9,760,450 and 8,164,187 units, respectively
    9,760,450       8,164,187  
MFS Capital Opportunities Fund, 0 and 605,313 shares, respectively
          9,364,198  
Munder Index 500 Fund, 0 and 426,433 shares, respectively
          12,575,500  
MFS Value Fund, 0 and 334,923 shares, respectively
          8,965,889  
American Capital World Growth and Income Fund, 0 and 169,064 shares, respectively
          7,088,845  
Columbia Acorn Fund, 0 and 401,067 shares, respectively
          11,638,977  
Thornburg Core Growth Fund, 0 and 549,377 shares, respectively
          9,817,372  
    During 2007, the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated in value by $3,186,906, as follows:
         
Mutual funds
  $ (291,930 )
Common stock
    3,478,836  
 
     
 
  $ 3,186,906  
 
     
4.   Amounts Allocated to Withdrawn Participants
 
    Approximately $29,924,000 and $27,806,000 of Plan assets have been allocated to the accounts of persons who are no longer active participants of the Plan as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, but who have not yet received distributions as of that date.

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Plexus Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2007 and 2006
5.   Tax Status
 
    The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Company by a letter dated November 8, 2004, that the Plan is designed in accordance with applicable sections of the IRC. Although the Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter, the Plan’s administrator and the Plan’s tax counsel believe that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan’s financial statements.
 
6.   Plan Termination
 
    Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA.
 
7.   Related-Party Transactions
 
    Certain Plan investments represent shares of funds managed by MFS Heritage Trust Company (the trustee of the Plan), employer securities, and participant loans. Transactions involving these investments are considered party-in-interest transactions. These transactions are not, however, considered prohibited transactions under 29 CFR 408(b) of the ERISA regulations.

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Plexus Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan
EIN: 39-1344447, PN: 001
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2007   Schedule H, line 4i
                 
Identity of Issuer,        
Borrower, Lessor   Description    
or Similar Party   of Investment   Current Value **
*  
Plexus Common Stock
  Common Stock     $   23,830,939  
   
American EuroPacific Growth Fund
  Mutual Fund     21,994,952  
   
Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund
  Mutual Fund     21,294,884  
   
Columbia Small Cap Growth II Fund
  Mutual Fund     20,272,652  
   
American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund
  Mutual Fund     12,994,297  
*  
MFS Fixed Fund
  Common Trust Fund     9,760,450  
*  
MFS Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund
  Mutual Fund     6,420,901  
   
Calvert Income Fund
  Mutual Fund     4,727,095  
*  
MFS Moderate Allocation Fund
  Mutual Fund     3,617,605  
*  
MFS Conservative Allocation Fund
  Mutual Fund     3,408,691  
   
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund
  Mutual Fund     3,097,080  
   
T. Rowe Price Intl. Growth and Income Fund
  Mutual Fund     2,678,293  
   
Lazard Emerging Markets Fund
  Mutual Fund     2,635,505  
   
Columbia Small Cap Value I Fund
  Mutual Fund     1,600,965  
*  
MFS Growth Allocation Fund
  Mutual Fund     1,375,753  
   
T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund
  Mutual Fund     1,263,076  
   
 
           
   
 
        $ 140,973,138  
   
 
           
   
 
           
*  
Participant Loans
  Interest rates ranging from 5.0% to 9.25%; maturity dates ranging from 2007 to 2012     $     3,050,345  
   
 
           
*  
Party-in-interest
           
 
**   Related cost information is not required for participant — directed investments.        

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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.
         
  PLEXUS CORP. 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN  
 
Date: June 12, 2008   
  /s/ Angelo M. Ninivaggi    
  Angelo M. Ninivaggi   
  Employee Stock Savings Plan Fiduciary Committee Member   
 

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