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Form 11-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
     
(Mark One)
 
   
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  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
 
   
 
  For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007
 
   
 
  OR
 
   
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  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number 001-10351
A.   Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:
PCS Nitrogen 401(k) Savings Plan
B.   Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.
122 – 1st Avenue South
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7K 7G3

 


 

PCS Nitrogen 401 (k)
Savings Plan
Financial Statements as of
December 31, 2007 and 2006, and for the
Year Ended December 31, 2007, and
Supplemental Schedule as of and for the Year Ended
December 31, 2007

 


 

PCS NITROGEN 401 (K) SAVINGS PLAN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
         
    Page
 
       
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
       
 
       
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2007 and 2006
    2  
 
       
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the Year Ended December 31, 2007
    3  
 
       
Notes to Financial Statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 and for the Year Ended December 31, 2007
    4-10  
 
       
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE:
    11  
 
       
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2007
    12  
Note:   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.

 


 

PCS NITROGEN 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006

 
                 
    2007     2006  
 
               
ASSETS:
               
Participant-directed investments, at fair value (Note 3)
  $ 7,802,466     $ 5,734,858  
 
               
 
 
           
Total contributions
    7,802,466       5,734,858  
 
           
 
               
ADJUSTMENT FROM FAIR VALUE TO CONTRACT VALUE FOR FULLY BENEFIT-RESPONSIVE INVESTMENT CONTRACTS
    9,157       14,062  
 
           
 
               
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
  $ 7,811,623     $ 5,748,920  
 
           
See notes to financial statements.

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PCS NITROGEN 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007

 
         
 
       
ADDITIONS:
       
Contributions:
       
Company matching contributions
  $ 17,746  
Participant contributions
    51,776  
Rollover contributions
    12,395  
 
     
 
       
Total contributions
    81,917  
 
     
 
       
Investment income:
       
Net appreciation in fair value of investments (Note 3)
    3,213,712  
Interest and dividends
    235,117  
 
     
 
       
Net investment income
    3,448,829  
 
     
 
       
Total additions
    3,530,746  
 
     
 
       
DEDUCTIONS:
       
Benefits paid to participants
    (1,467,930 )
Administrative expenses
    (113 )
 
     
 
       
Total deductions
    (1,468,043 )
 
     
 
       
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
    2,062,703  
 
       
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS:
       
Beginning of year
    5,748,920  
 
     
 
       
End of year
  $ 7,811,623  
 
     
See notes to financial statements.

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PCS NITROGEN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006 AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007

 
1. DESCRIPTION OF PLAN
The following description of the PCS Nitrogen 401(k) Savings Plan (the “Plan”) is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Plan Document for more complete information.
General — The Plan is a defined contribution plan sponsored by PCS Administration (USA), Inc. covering all eligible employees of PCS Purified Phosphates and PCS Nitrogen (the “Company”) who are represented by a collective bargaining agreement, as defined in the Plan, except for those living in Trinidad. The Employee Benefits Committee of PCS Administration (USA), Inc., the Company’s parent, controls and manages the operation and administration of the Plan. Fidelity Management Trust Company serves as the trustee of the Plan. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
Contributions — An eligible employee who participates may make basic contributions to the Plan through payroll deductions from pre-tax and/or after-tax earnings, as defined in the Plan, subject to certain Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) limitations. Contributions must be of any whole percentage between 1% and 20% of eligible compensation, pre-tax and/or after-tax (for employee contributions only, eligible compensation shall include overtime pay). The Company matches 100% of the first 3% of base compensation the participants contribute to the Plan. Participants may also rollover amounts representing distributions from other qualified defined benefit or contribution plans, which are not eligible for the Company match.
Participant Accounts — Individual accounts are maintained for each Plan participant. Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution, the Company’s Matching Contribution, and allocations of Plan earnings, and is charged with withdrawals, an allocation of Plan losses and administrative expenses. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined in the Plan. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.
Investments — Participants direct the investment of their account balances and contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan. The Plan currently offers Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (PCS) Common Stock, a selection of mutual funds, and one pooled investment stable value fund. The U.S. Government Reserves Fund is used to maintain dividends distributed with the ESOP option and is not available as a participant-directed investment option. The PCS stock purchase account is a money market fund that is used in the recordkeeping of the purchases and sales of fractional shares of Company stocks and is not available as a participant-directed investment option.
Participants who have not otherwise directed, will have their contributions and the employer contributions invested in the Plan’s “default fund”, which has been designated as the Fidelity Freedom Funds, specifically the Freedom Fund that has a target retirement date closest to the year that the participant might retire, based on the participant’s current age and assuming a normal retirement age of 65.

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Vesting — Participants are immediately vested in their own contributions, plus actual earnings thereon. Vesting in the Company’s matching contribution is based on years of continuous service. Participants vest 20% per year of credited service and are 100% vested after five years of credited service. Forfeited balances of terminated participants are used to reduce future Company contributions.
Participant Loans — Participants may borrow from their fund accounts up to a maximum amount equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their vested account balance. Loan terms range from one to five years or up to 20 years for the purchase of a primary residence. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account and bear interest at two percentage points above the rate for five-year U.S. Treasury notes on the last day of the preceding calendar quarter in which the funds are borrowed. Loans for the purchase of a primary residence bear interest at the standard lending rate for 20-year fixed rate home mortgage loans at the time the loan is made. Principal and interest are paid ratably through payroll deductions.
Payments of Benefits — On termination of service, a participant may elect to receive either a lump-sum amount equal to the value of the participant’s vested interest in his or her account; or monthly, quarterly, or annual installments over the participant’s estimated life span. A participant may elect to receive payment of benefits prior to termination of service, as defined in the Plan. Participants may elect to receive their investment in the PCS Stock Fund in cash or in whole shares of PCS Common Stock. The Plan has a dividend payout program whereby participants may elect to receive dividends paid on their vested shares of PCS Common Stock in the PCS Stock Fund.
Forfeited Accounts — At December 31, 2007 and 2006, forfeited nonvested accounts totaled $17,788 and $0, respectively. These accounts are used to reduce future employer contributions. During the year ended December 31, 2007, employer contributions were not reduced by contributions from forfeited nonvested account balances.
Plan Amendments — Effective January 1, 2007, the Plan was restated and submitted for a new determination letter. Effective January 8, 2007, the Plan’s “default fund” will be the Fidelity Freedom Funds, specifically the Freedom fund that has a target retirement date closest to the year that the participant might retire, based on the participant’s current age, and assuming a normal retirement age of 65. Effective September 1, 2007, participants may purchase company stock with employee contributions.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Accounting — The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
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. The Plan utilizes various investment instruments, including mutual funds, a pooled investment stable value fund, and common stock. Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and overall market volatility. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the financial statements.
Investment Valuation and Income Recognition — The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value. Shares of mutual funds are valued at quoted market prices, which represent the net asset value of shares

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held by the Plan at year-end. The PCS common stock is valued at quoted market price. The Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio II (the “Portfolio”) is stated at fair value and then adjusted to contract value. Fair value of the Portfolio is the sum of the fair value of the underlying investments. Contract value of the Portfolio is the sum of participant and Company contributions, plus accrued interest thereon. Participant loans are valued at the outstanding loan balances.
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Management fees and operating expenses charged to the Plan for investments in the mutual funds and pooled fund are deducted from income earned on a daily basis and are not separately reflected. Consequently, management fees and operating expenses are reflected as a reduction of investment return for such investments.
The Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio II — The Portfolio is a stable value fund that is a commingled pool of the Fidelity Group Trust for Employee Benefit Plans. The Portfolio may invest in fixed interest insurance company investment contracts, money market funds, corporate and government bonds, mortgage-backed securities, bond funds, and other fixed income securities. Fair value of the Portfolio is the net asset value of its holdings at year-end. Underlying securities for which quotations are readily available are valued at their most recent bid prices or are valued on the basis of information provided by a pricing service. Fair value of the underlying investment contracts is estimated using a discounted cash flow model.
Participants may ordinarily direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investment in the Portfolio at contract value. The crediting interest rates were 4.64% and 4.37% at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, which were based on the interest rates of the underlying portfolio of assets. The average yield for the year ended December 31, 2007 was 4.42%.
New Accounting Guidance — In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement on Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (SFAS No. 157), Fair Value Measurements. SFAS No. 157 establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value sets a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurement. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. Plan management believes the impact that will result from adopting SFAS No. 157 on the statements of net assets available for benefits and changes in net assets available for benefits will not be material.
Administrative Expenses — Administrative expenses of the Plan are paid by the Plan or the Plan Sponsor, as provided in the Plan Document.
Payment of Benefits — Benefit payments to participants are recorded upon distribution. There were no amounts allocated to accounts of participants who had elected to withdraw from the Plan but had not yet been paid at December 31, 2007 and 2006.

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3. INVESTMENTS
The Plan’s investments are shown below. Investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets available for benefits as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 are marked with an asterisk:
                 
    2007     2006  
Fixed Income and Bond Funds:
               
Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio II
  $ 1,207,764 *   $ 1,172,798 *
Fidelity Retirement Money Market Portfolio
    220,427       195,324  
Fidelity Institutional Short-Intermediate Government Fund
    337,724       357,707 *
Fidelity U.S. Government Reserves Fund
    2       2  
Equity Funds:
               
Davis NY Venture A
    234,666          
Legg Mason Value Trust FI Class
    83,029       85,228  
Fidelity Puritan Fund
    651,762 *     1,096,841 *
Fidelity Growth Company
    82,007       144,912  
Fidelity Growth and Income Portfolio
            327,033 *
Fidelity Overseas Fund
    216,956       160,064  
Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund
    6,655       5,447  
Fidelity Small Cap Stock Fund
    122,915       139,856  
Fidelity Freedom Income
    56,342          
Fidelity Freedom 2000
    30,333       19,871  
Fidelity Freedom 2005
    27,389       25,534  
Fidelity Freedom 2015
    10          
Fidelity Spartan US Equity Index Fund
    225,699       239,241  
PCS Common Stock
    4,276,994 *     1,745,917 *
PCS Stock Purchase Account
    429       534  
Participant Loans
    21,363       18,549  
 
 
           
Total at fair value
  $ 7,802,466     $ 5,734,858  
 
           

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During 2007, the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) in value as follows:
         
Fixed Income and Bond Funds:
       
Fidelity Institutional Short-Intermediate Government Fund
  $ 8,702  
Equity Funds:
       
Davis NY Venture A
    17,338  
Legg Mason Value Trust FI Class
    (12,047 )
Fidelity Puritan Fund
    (13,610 )
Fidelity Growth Company
    29,623  
Fidelity Growth and Income Portfolio
    (2,729 )
Fidelity Overseas Fund
    14,477  
Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund
    (60 )
Fidelity Small Cap Stock Fund
    (10,240 )
Fidelity Freedom Income
    (829 )
Fidelity Freedom 2000
    (330 )
Fidelity Freedom 2005
    385  
Fidelity Freedom 2015
    10  
Fidelity Spartan US Equity Index Fund
    8,102  
PCS Common Stock
    3,174,920  
 
     
 
       
Net appreciation of investments
  $ 3,213,712  
 
     
4. EXEMPT PARTY-IN-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS
Certain Plan investments are shares of investment funds managed by Fidelity Management Trust Company (“Fidelity”). Fidelity is the trustee as defined by the Plan and, therefore, these transactions qualify as exempt party-in-interest transactions. Fees paid by the Plan for the investment management services were included as a reduction of the return earned on each fund.
At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Plan held 29,709.597 and 36,505.095 shares, respectively, of common stock of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (“Potash Corporation”), the parent company of the Plan sponsor, with a cost basis of $435,396 and $1,653,194, respectively. The shares listed above have been restated for the 3-for-1 stock split to shareholders of record on May 22, 2007. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Plan recorded dividend income of $10,299.
5. PLAN TERMINATION
Although it has not expressed any intention 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 set forth in ERISA.
6. FEDERAL INCOME TAX STATUS
The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Company by a letter, dated August 15, 2002, that the Plan was designed in accordance with applicable IRC requirements. The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter. However, the Company and Plan administrator believe that the Plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of

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the IRC and continues to be tax-exempt. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan’s financial statements.
7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Plan Amendments — Effective January 1, 2008, the Plan was amended in order to (1) add employer performance contributions to the Plan, (2) permit certain employees at the Lima, Ohio facility to participate in the Plan, and (3) add distribution/withdrawal options to: (a) allow eligible participants to establish an installment payment program based on a fixed, constant amount; (b) request a hardship withdrawal for expenses for the repair of damage to the Participant’s principal residence that would qualify for the casualty deduction under Code section 165; (c) allow a direct rollover distribution for a non-spouse beneficiary; and (d) modify procedures regarding minimum in-service withdrawals.
8. RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500
A reconciliation of the financial statements to the Form 5500 is as follows:
                 
    2007     2006  
 
               
Statements of net assets available for benefits:
               
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements
  $ 7,811,623     $ 5,748,920  
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts
    (9,157 )     (14,062 )
 
           
Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500, at fair value
  $ 7,802,466     $ 5,734,858  
 
           
 
               
Statement of changes in net assets available for benefits:
               
Increase in net assets per the financial statements
  $ 2,062,703          
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts
    4,905          
 
             
 
               
Net income per Form 5500
  $ 2,067,608          
 
             
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SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

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PCS NITROGEN 401 (k) SAVINGS PLAN
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007
 
                         
        Description of Investment,              
        Including Maturity Date,              
    Identity of Issue, Borrower,   Rate of Interest, Collateral,           Current  
    Lessor, or Similar Party   Par, or Maturity Value   Cost**     Value  
   
 
                   
   
SHARES OF REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES:
                   
   
Davis Selected Advisors, L.P.
  Davis NY Venture A           $ 234,666  
   
Legg Mason Fund Advisor, Inc.
  Value Trust FI Class             83,029  
*  
Fidelity Management Trust Company
  Puritan Fund             651,762  
*  
Fidelity Management Trust Company
  Growth Company             82,007  
*  
Fidelity Management Trust Company
  Overseas Fund             216,956  
*  
Fidelity Management Trust Company
  Retirement Money Market Portfolio             220,427  
*  
Fidelity Management Trust Company
  Mid-Cap Stock Fund             6,655  
*  
Fidelity Management Trust Company
  Small Cap Stock Fund             122,915  
*  
Fidelity Management Trust Company
  Freedom Income             56,342  
*  
Fidelity Management Trust Company
  Freedom 2000             30,333  
*  
Fidelity Management Trust Company
  Freedom 2005             27,389  
*  
Fidelity Management Trust Company
  Freedom 2015             10  
*  
Fidelity Management Trust Company
  Spartan US Equity Index Fund             225,699  
*  
Fidelity Management Trust Company
  Institutional Short-Intermediate Government Fund             337,724  
*  
Fidelity Management Trust Company
  U.S. Government Reserves Fund   $ 2       2  
 
   
COMMINGLED POOL —
                   
*  
Fidelity Management Trust Company
  Managed Income Portfolio II             1,207,764  
 
   
POTASH CORPORATION OF SASKATCHEWAN
  PCS Common Stock, 29,709.597 shares             4,276,994  
*  
PCS stock purchase account
  Money Market   $ 429       429  
 
*  
PARTICIPANT LOANS
  Due 2008 through 2011; interest rates ranging from 4.75% to 6.83%             21,363  
   
 
                 
   
TOTAL ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT
              $ 7,802,466  
   
 
                 
 
*   Party-in-interest.
 
**   Cost information is not required for participant-directed investments and, therefore, is not included.

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SIGNATURES
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 their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
    PCS Nitrogen 401(k) Savings Plan  
    (Name of Plan)
 
 
Date: June 26, 2008   /s/ Barbara Jane Irwin   
    Barbara Jane Irwin   
    Senior Vice President, Administration
PCS Administration (USA), Inc.,
as Plan Administrator