2013 11-K PXD

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


FORM 11-K

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

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013

OR

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

For the transition period from _________ to _________

Commission File Number: 333-39249

A.
Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES USA, INC. 401(k) AND MATCHING PLAN


B.
Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

Pioneer Natural Resources Company
5205 North O'Connor Blvd., Suite 200
Irving, Texas 75039




















PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES USA, INC. 401(k) AND MATCHING PLAN


Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule

As of December 31, 2013 and 2012 and for the year ended December 31, 2013

With Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms




PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES USA, INC. 401(k) AND MATCHING PLAN

TABLE OF CONTENTS




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Page

 
 
 
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms
 

 
 
 
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2013 and 2012
 
6

 
 
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
 
7

 
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
8

 
 
 
Schedule H; Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held At End of Year) as of December 31, 2013
 
16

 
 
 
Signatures
 
17

 
 
 
Index to Exhibits
 
19



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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM



To the Participants and the Plan Administrator
Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. 401(k) and Matching Plan

We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets available for benefits of the Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. 401(k) and Matching Plan (the "Plan") as of December 31, 2013 and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year 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 audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. An audit includes 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, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides 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 Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. 401(k) and Matching Plan as of December 31, 2013, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Our audit was performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of Form 5500, Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) 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 is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole.

Whitley Penn LLP

Dallas, Texas
June 23, 2014


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM


To the Participants and the Plan Administrator of
Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. 401(k) and Matching Plan:
We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets available for benefits of Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. 401(k) and Matching Plan as of December 31, 2012. This financial statement is the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial statement based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. 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 also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statement referred to above presents fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. 401(k) and Matching Plan at December 31, 2012, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.    

Ernst & Young LLP

Fort Worth, Texas
June 24, 2013


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PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES USA, INC. 401(k) AND MATCHING PLAN

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

 
 
December 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
Investments at fair value
 
$
453,598,456

 
$
345,147,181

Notes receivable from participants
 
12,035,013

 
10,600,968

Contributions receivable
 
4,615

 
125,215

Total assets
 
465,638,084

 
355,873,364

Accrued administrative expenses
 
(23,248
)
 
(17,732
)
Net assets reflecting all investments at fair value
 
465,614,836

 
355,855,632

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts held by a common/collective trust
 
(594,943
)
 
(1,102,743
)
Net assets available for benefits
 
$
465,019,893

 
$
354,752,889





































See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013


 
 
 
Additions to net assets available for benefits:
 
 
 
 
 
Net appreciation in fair value of investments
 
$
73,063,930

Employer contributions
 
30,390,590

Participants' contributions
 
24,477,449

Interest and dividend income
 
11,001,362

Rollovers
 
2,156,653

Other additions
 
23,575

Total additions
 
141,113,559

 
 
 
Deductions from net assets available for benefits:
 
 
 
 
 
Distributions to participants
 
30,609,825

Administrative expenses
 
236,730

Total deductions
 
30,846,555

Net increase in net assets available for benefits
 
110,267,004

Net assets available for benefits, beginning of year
 
354,752,889

Net assets available for benefits, end of year
 
$
465,019,893




















See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES USA, INC. 401(k) AND MATCHING PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2013 and 2012



Note 1.    Description of Plan
The following description of the Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. 401(k) and Matching Plan (the "Plan") provides only general information. A more complete description of the Plan is accessible to each participant and beneficiary through the Plan's website maintained for the Plan at www.vanguard.com. Access to the website is only available to each participant and beneficiary. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA").
General
The Plan is a defined contribution plan established on January 1, 1990 under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Plan was established for the benefit of the employees of Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pioneer Natural Resources Company (the "Company"), and any affiliate of Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. that has adopted the Plan pursuant to the terms of the Plan (collectively referred to as the "Employer"). All regular full-time and part-time employees of the Employer are eligible to participate in the Plan on the first payroll date following their date of hire. A temporary employee is eligible to participate in the Plan upon the earlier of (1) the first day of the Plan year after the employee completes one year of eligibility service (which is the period of twelve consecutive months commencing on the employee's employment date or any Plan year commencing after the employee's employment date, during which the employee completes at least 1,000 hours of service) or (2) the date that is six months after the employee completes one year of eligibility service, unless the employee has separated from service before that time. The Company closed operations at the Company's Glass Rock plant in Ohio and terminated all members of the Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics & Allied Workers' International Union - Local Union Number 191 on December 31, 2012. In February 2013, the Company sold certain assets in Orange County, California; as a result, members of the Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics & Allied Workers' International Union - Local Union Number 137 (the "Orange County Union") and nonunion members (representing approximately fifty employees) ceased to be employees of the Company. The Plan's assets are held in a trust and certain administrative functions are performed by Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company, the trustee of the Plan (the "Trustee"). The Plan is administered by the Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. 401(k) and Matching Plan Committee (the "Plan Administrator").
Contributions
Participants may elect to contribute to the Plan an amount up to 80 percent of their pre-tax basic compensation per pay period or the applicable legal limit per the Code. Additionally, participants may elect to make after-tax contributions to the Plan. Participants may also make Roth contributions to the Plan, which allow a participant to pay federal income taxes on a portion of their contributions to the Plan and take related distributions from the Plan free of federal income tax. A participant's combined pre-tax, Roth contributions and after-tax contributions to the Plan cannot exceed 80 percent of the participant's basic compensation per pay period or the applicable legal limit. Certain participants may make catch-up contributions to the Plan in accordance with Section 414(v) of the Code. Pre-tax, Roth, after-tax and catch-up contributions are hereinafter referred to as "Participant Contributions."
In general, matching contributions are made in cash by the Employer on behalf of a participant in an amount equal to 200 percent of the pre-tax contributions made by the participant that do not exceed five percent of the participant's annual basic compensation (as defined in the Plan) (the "Matching Contributions"), except for certain union employees of the Company. With regard to these employees, the Plan provides the following:
members of the Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics & Allied Workers' International Union - Local Union Number 164 (the "Millwood Union") receive a matching contribution equal to 50 percent of the first six percent of pre-tax contributions and pre-tax contributions designated as Roth contributions; and
members of the Orange County Union received a matching contribution equal to 100 percent of the first four percent and 50 percent of the next two percent of pre-tax contributions and pre-tax contributions designated as Roth contributions, through the sale of the assets in February 2013.
The Plan also provides for the automatic enrollment of certain employees. The automatic enrollment applies to employees who (1) became eligible for participation in the Plan on February 1, 2012 or later, (2) were previously eligible for participation in the Plan but never filed an affirmative election not to participate and (3) are not members of certain unions. These employees will be automatically enrolled in the Plan at a contribution rate of three percent of the employee's pre-tax basic compensation unless the employee opts out of participation or makes an alternative election within 30 days of the date the employee is eligible. Additionally, the contribution rate for an employee who has been automatically enrolled

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2013 and 2012



in the Plan will increase by one percentage point each Plan year up to a maximum deferral rate of five percent. All contributions are subject to certain limitations of the Code.
Participant Accounts and Investment Options
Participants' accounts are credited with their Participant Contributions and Matching Contributions. In accordance with Section 404(c) of ERISA and the Plan's Investment Policy Statement, participants exercise individual control over their accounts and are provided a broad range of investment funds in which they may choose to invest their Participant Contributions and Matching Contributions. Earnings and losses attributable to the participants' chosen investments are allocated to the participants' accounts, along with any investment fees charged by the funds. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be realized from the participant's vested account.
See Note 3 for additional information regarding investment risks and uncertainties.
Vesting
Participants are immediately vested in their Participant Contributions and any earnings thereon. Participants who are not members of a union vest in twenty-five percent of their Matching Contributions and earnings thereon for each full year of completed service to the Company over a four-year period that begins with the participant's date of hire. The Plan also provides that participants who are members of the Millwood Union vest in 33 percent of their Matching Contribution and earnings thereon for service completed in years one and three and 34 percent of their Matching Contribution in year two of the period that begins with the participant's date of hire. Participants' account balances that were merged into the Plan from predecessor plans are fully vested.
Payments of Benefits
A participant may receive a distribution of the vested amount credited to the participant's accounts under the Plan upon one of the following events:
retirement (which means separation from employment on or after the participant's 65th birthday),
permanent disability,
death, or
other separation from employment.
Vested balances > $5,000. If the total value of the vested portion of a participant's accounts (other than rollover amounts) exceeds $5,000, unless otherwise elected, payments will begin no later than 60 days after the end of the Plan year in which the participant becomes entitled to a distribution. In addition, the law requires that distributions must begin no later than April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which a participant reaches age 70½ or, if later, when the participant retires. Distributions of the vested portion of the account of a terminated, retired or disabled participant can be in the form of a single distribution or monthly, quarterly or annual installment distributions over a period of two or more years, but no longer than one of the following periods (as selected by the participant): (i) the participant's life, (ii) the lives of the participant and his or her designated beneficiary, (iii) a period not extending beyond the participant's life expectancy, or (iv) a period not extending beyond the joint life and last survivor expectancy of the participant and his or her designated beneficiary. Upon the termination of employment, retirement or disability of a participant, such participant's vested account balances attributable to predecessor plans shall be distributed in the form of a joint and survivor annuity unless the participant directs the Plan Administrator to distribute the benefits in the form of a single distribution or installment distributions.
Vested balances ≤ $5,000. If the total value of the vested portion of the participant's accounts is $5,000 or less but more than $1,000 (not including amounts in the participant's rollover account, if any) the treatment of distributions will depend on how the participant separated from service. If the participant separates from service as a result of the participant's retirement, permanent disability, death or transfer to an affiliate of the Employer, the vested portion will be distributed to the participant in a single distribution. If the participant separates from service for any reason other than the participant's retirement, permanent disability, death or transfer to an affiliate of the Employer; and the distribution is an eligible rollover distribution, the Plan will automatically pay the distribution in a direct rollover to an individual retirement account designated by the Plan Administrator unless the participant elects to have it paid directly to the participant in a single distribution or rolled over to another eligible retirement plan. If the total value of the vested portion of the participant's accounts is $1,000 or less, payment will be made in a single distribution as soon as administratively possible.

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PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES USA, INC. 401(k) AND MATCHING PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2013 and 2012



In either case, vested amounts that are invested in the Pioneer Natural Resources Stock Fund may, at the election of the participant, be distributed in the form of the Company's common stock with cash distributed in lieu of fractional shares of stock. Under the Plan, a participant's beneficiary will receive the participant's account balances in the event of the participant's death.
In-Service Withdrawals
A current employee of the Employer may withdraw (i) all or a portion of the participant's account balances derived from after-tax Participant Contributions or rollover contributions; (ii) pre-tax Participant Contributions (excluding earnings and qualified non-elective contributions allocated to the participant's pre-tax Participant Contributions accounts) under certain hardship conditions specified in the Plan document; or (iii), if the participant has attained the age of 59-1/2, all or a portion of the participant's account balances (excluding certain accounts containing Employer Matching Contributions). In addition, certain withdrawals may be made by (i) a participant who is a reservist or national guardsman called to active duty for a period in excess of 179 days or for an indefinite period of time after September 11, 2001 and (ii) a participant who is performing qualified military service for more than 30 days and who is receiving differential wage payments from the Employer.
Participant Loans
Participants may borrow from their accounts a maximum of the lesser of (i) $50,000 (reduced by the excess, if any, of the highest total outstanding balance of all other Plan loans to the participant during the one-year period ending on the day before the date a new loan is made, over the outstanding balance of those other loans on the date the new loan is made) or (ii) 50 percent of their accounts' vested balances. The loans are secured by the balance in the participants' accounts. Participants' loans bear interest at an annual rate equal to the prime borrowing rate at the inception of the loan plus one percent. When the loan is repaid, both principal and interest are deposited into the participant's account. Loan principal and interest are paid ratably through payroll deductions over a period not to exceed five years unless the loan is for the purpose of acquiring the principal residence of the participant, which is not to exceed a period of 25 years. A participant may not have more than two participant loans outstanding at any time, one of which may be a principal residence loan. Loans to participants are valued at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest.
Forfeitures
Upon termination of employment, the unvested portion of a participant's account is forfeited to the Plan. Forfeitures are used to restore previously forfeited amounts to participants upon rehire as required by the Plan, pay for administrative expenses incurred by the Plan, or reduce subsequent Matching Contributions made to the Plan by the Employer.
Plan Termination
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Employer has the right under the Plan, subject to the provisions of ERISA, to discontinue its Matching Contributions at any time or to terminate the Plan. In the event of the Plan's termination or the complete discontinuance of any Matching Contributions to the Plan, participants will immediately become fully vested in their accounts.
Note 2.    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared under the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP").
Distributions of Benefits
Distributions of benefits to participants are recorded when paid.

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PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES USA, INC. 401(k) AND MATCHING PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2013 and 2012



Investment Valuation
The Plan's investments are stated at fair value in the accompanying Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, as reported by the Trustee. See Note 4 for additional information about fair value.
Security Transactions and Investment Income
Security transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Expenses incurred with transactions, if any, are added to the purchase price or deducted from the selling price at the time of the transactions. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded as earned on an accrual basis. Net appreciation in fair value of investments includes the Plan's gains and losses on investments bought and sold as well as investments held during the year.
Notes Receivable from Participants
Notes receivable from participants represent participant loans that are recorded at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Interest income on notes receivable from participants is recorded when it is earned. Related fees are recorded as administrative expenses and are expensed when they are incurred. No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of December 31, 2013 or 2012. If a participant ceases to make loan repayments and the Plan Administrator deems the participant loan to be a distribution, the participant loan balance is reduced and a benefit payment is recorded.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the accompanying financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Plan's management to make estimates that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements, accompanying notes and supplemental schedule. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Note 3.    Investments
The Trustee holds the Plan's investments and executes all investment transactions.
The fair values of individual investments that represent five percent or more of the Plan's net assets available for benefits at December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
Pioneer Natural Resources Stock Fund
 
$
53,159,844

 
$
29,687,636

Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund
 
$
49,042,224

 
$
37,531,942

Vanguard 500 Index Fund
 
$
40,864,485

 
$
30,106,969

Vanguard Windsor II Fund
 
$
27,388,758

 
$
20,962,676

Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust V ("VRSTV")*
 
**

 
$
21,909,217

* The contract value of the Plan's investments in the VRSTV was $20,806,474 at December 31, 2012.
**Investment less than 5 percent of the Plan's net assets in the period indicated.
During the year ended December 31, 2013, the fair value of the Plan's investments (including investments purchased, sold and held) appreciated as follows:
Registered investment company funds
 
$
50,980,589

Pioneer Natural Resources Stock Fund
 
20,139,476

Common/collective trusts
 
1,943,865

 
 
 
Net appreciation in fair value of investments
 
$
73,063,930

The investment funds in which participants are allowed to invest their accounts under the Plan are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, interest rate risk, credit risk, political risk, general business risks and overall market volatility risk. The investment funds have individual risk profiles that cause them to respond differently to changes in the risks and uncertainties described above. Due to the level of risk associated with the investment funds, it is reasonably possible that changes in the fair values of the investment funds may

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PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES USA, INC. 401(k) AND MATCHING PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2013 and 2012



have occurred since December 31, 2013, or may occur during the near term, and that such changes could cause participants' account balances, and thus the benefits to which participants are entitled under the Plan, to differ materially from those reported as of December 31, 2013 and 2012.
Note 4.    Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or the price paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value measurements are based upon inputs that market participants use in pricing an asset or liability, which are characterized according to a hierarchy that prioritizes those inputs based on the degree to which they are observable. Observable inputs represent market data obtained from independent sources, whereas unobservable inputs reflect a company’s own market assumptions, which are used if observable inputs are not reasonably available without undue cost and effort. The three input levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
Level 1 – quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2 – quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (e.g. interest rates) and inputs derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
Level 3 – unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
The fair value input hierarchy level to which an asset or liability measurement in its entirety falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the measurement in its entirety.
The following table presents the Plan's financial assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, for each of the fair value hierarchy levels:

 
 
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
 
 
 
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Fair Value at December 31, 2013
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Registered investment company funds:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic stock funds
 
$
163,179,206

 
$

 
$

 
$
163,179,206

Balanced funds
 
112,257,956

 

 

 
112,257,956

Bond funds
 
39,664,857

 

 

 
39,664,857

International stock funds
 
31,851,694

 

 

 
31,851,694

Money market fund
 
19,597,752

 

 

 
19,597,752

Real estate fund
 
1,915,570

 

 

 
1,915,570

Common/collective trusts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
VRSTV (a)
 

 
21,842,920

 

 
21,842,920

Sarofim Equity Fund ("Sarofim") (b)
 

 
10,128,657

 

 
10,128,657

Pioneer Natural Resources Stock Fund
 
53,159,844

 

 

 
53,159,844

 
 
$
421,626,879

 
$
31,971,577

 
$

 
$
453,598,456

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES USA, INC. 401(k) AND MATCHING PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2013 and 2012



 
 
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
 
 
 
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Fair Value at December 31, 2012
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Registered investment company funds:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic stock funds
 
$
116,815,085

 
$

 
$

 
$
116,815,085

Balanced funds
 
76,049,702

 

 

 
76,049,702

Bond funds
 
49,200,949

 

 

 
49,200,949

International stock funds
 
23,747,985

 

 

 
23,747,985

Money market fund
 
16,213,732

 

 

 
16,213,732

Real estate fund
 
1,798,118

 

 

 
1,798,118

Common/collective trusts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
VRSTV (a)
 

 
21,909,217

 

 
21,909,217

Sarofim (b)
 

 
9,724,757

 

 
9,724,757

Pioneer Natural Resources Stock Fund
 
29,687,636

 

 

 
29,687,636

 
 
$
313,513,207

 
$
31,633,974

 
$

 
$
345,147,181

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
_______________
(a)
The Plan may redeem the value of any or all units by submitting a written request on any business day if the withdrawal is solely for the purposes of funding an authorized distribution, withdrawal or loan payment to an employee or beneficiary. In order for the Plan to redeem all of its units from VRSTV, the Plan must submit a written request twelve months prior to the desired withdrawal date. The value of the units the Plan receives may be decreased by the amount of loss the VRSTV might incur due to cancellation of any investment contract or fixed principal investment owned by VRSTV. These investments are designed to deliver safety and stability by preserving principal and accumulated earnings.
(b)
The Plan may redeem the value of any or all units by submitting a written request on any business day. Once the written request is approved, the Plan will receive the proceeds within four business days. These investments are designed to invest in a diversified group of large, high-quality, multinational company stocks with favorable growth prospects and high incremental returns on investment.
Registered investment company funds: The Plan's investments in registered investment company funds are valued using published market prices which represent the net asset value of shares or units held by the Plan as of December 31, 2013 and 2012. All significant inputs to these asset exchange values represented Level 1 independent active exchange market price inputs.
Common/collective trusts: Investments in the common/collective trusts are valued at net asset value based upon the fair values of the underlying net assets of the trusts, as determined by the issuer. VRSTV invests in fully benefit-responsive investment contracts including traditional contracts, wrapper contracts re-bid to determine the replacement cost, and underlying bond instruments valued by the Trustee. VRSTV is recorded at fair value; however, since these contracts are fully benefit-responsive, an adjustment is reflected in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 to present these investments at contract value. Contract value is the relevant measurement attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan. The contract value represents contributions plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, all significant inputs to these values represented Level 2 independent prices in markets that are not active.
Pioneer Natural Resources stock fund: Investments in the Company's common stock are valued at the last reported sales price on December 31, 2013 and 2012 on the exchange on which it is traded and represented 12% and 9%, respectively, of the Plan's total investments at fair value. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, all significant inputs to these asset exchange values represented Level 1 independent active exchange market price inputs.
Note 5.    Administrative Expenses
The Employer may pay certain expenses incurred in the administration of the Plan, including expenses and fees of the Trustee, but is not obligated to do so. Any Plan expenses not paid by the Employer are paid from the Plan's forfeiture account or from Plan assets. Administrative expenses incurred by the Plan were $236,730 for activity related to the year

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2013 and 2012



ended December 31, 2013, of which $93,060 were paid from the Plan's forfeiture account, $125,630 were paid from Plan assets of the participants and $18,040, representing participant loan transaction fees, were paid from Plan assets of the borrower.
Plan assets in the Plan's forfeiture account qualifying to be used to defray Plan administrative expenses or to reduce the amount of Matching Contributions totaled $1,290,466 and $412,819 as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Note 6.    Tax Status of the Plan
The Plan received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") dated February 24, 2010, stating that the Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and, therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation. Subsequent to this determination by the IRS, the plan was amended. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the Code to maintain its qualified status. The Plan sponsor believes the Plan is being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code as any areas of noncompliance have been corrected in a timely manner; therefore, the Plan Administrator believes the Plan is qualified and the related trust is tax-exempt.
The financial statement effects of a tax position are recognized when the position is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, to be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The Plan Administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2013, there are no uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken. The Plan has recognized no interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions. The Plan is subject to audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The Plan Administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2010.
Note 7.    Related Party Transactions
Plan investments are in shares or units of registered investment company funds and common/collective trusts that are managed by the Trustee or for which the Trustee provides services. The Plan also invests in the common stock of the Company. Transactions in these funds and the Pioneer Natural Resources Stock Fund qualify as party-in-interest transactions. These transactions are exempt from the prohibited transaction rules under ERISA.
Note 8.    Reconciliation to Form 5500
The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the accompanying financial statements to Form 5500:
 
December 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
Net assets available for benefits per the accompanying financial statements
 
$
465,019,893

 
$
354,752,889

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for certain fully benefit-responsive investment contracts
 
594,943

 
1,102,743

Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500
 
$
465,614,836

 
$
355,855,632

    
The following is a reconciliation of net increase in net assets available for benefits per the accompanying financial statements to net income per Form 5500:
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2013
Net increase in net assets available for benefits per the accompanying financial statements
 
$
110,267,004

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for certain fully benefit-responsive investment contracts, at December 31, 2013
 
594,943

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for certain fully benefit-responsive investment contracts, at December 31, 2012
 
(1,102,743
)
Net income per Form 5500
 
$
109,759,204

The accompanying financial statements present fully benefit-responsive contracts at contract value. Form 5500 requires fully benefit-responsive investment contracts to be reported at fair value. Therefore, the adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts represents a reconciling item.

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PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES USA, INC. 401(k) AND MATCHING PLAN

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2013 and 2012



Note 9.    Subsequent Events
On June 2, 2014, assets from the Sarofim Equity Fund were transferred to the JP Morgan Disciplined Equity Institutional Class. Both funds invest in a diversified portfolio of stocks in large-capitalization companies. Also on June 2, 2014, assets from the Columbia Acorn International Fund were transferred to the Oppenheimer International Small Company Fund Class I. Both funds seek long-term capital appreciation and invest in small-capitalization international companies. Plan participants were notified of these changes in May 2014.
In preparing the accompanying financial statements, management of the Company has evaluated all subsequent events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through June 23, 2014.





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PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES USA, INC. 401(k) AND MATCHING PLAN
Schedule H; Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held At End Of Year)
EIN: 75-2516853
Plan Number: 001
As of December 31, 2013

 
 
 
 
(c)
 
 
 
 
(b)
 
Description of investment including
 
(e)
 
 
Identity of issuer, borrower,
 
maturity date, rate of interest, collateral,
 
Current
(a)
 
lessor, or similar party
 
par or maturity value
 
Value
*
 
Pioneer Natural Resources Company
 
Pioneer Natural Resources Stock Fund – 810,240 units
 
$
53,159,844

*
 
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company
 
Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund – 531,162 shares
 
49,042,224

*
 
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company
 
Vanguard 500 Index Fund – 239,871 shares
 
40,864,485

*
 
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company
 
Vanguard Windsor II Fund – 744,867 shares
 
27,388,758

*
 
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company
 
Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust V - 21,247,977 shares
 
21,842,920

*
 
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company
 
Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund – 19,597,752 shares
 
19,597,752

*
 
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company
 
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund – 965,888 shares
 
16,178,620

*
 
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company
 
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund – 340,032 shares
 
15,869,315

*
 
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company
 
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund – 1,463,725 shares
 
15,456,934

*
 
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company
 
Vanguard Wellington Fund – 404,928 shares
 
15,362,978

*
 
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company
 
Vanguard Target Retirement 2020 Fund – 533,515 shares
 
14,463,581

*
 
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company
 
Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 Fund – 852,323 shares
 
13,424,094

*
 
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company
 
Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Fund – 732,637 shares
 
12,440,180

*
 
Loans to participants
 
Interest rates range from 4.25% to 6.25% with various maturities
 
12,035,013

*
 
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company
 
Vanguard Target Retirement 2030 Fund – 402,843 shares
 
11,134,587

*
 
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company
 
Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Fund – 621,214 shares
 
11,032,758

 
 
American Funds
 
American Funds Euro Pacific Growth Fund – 217,048 shares
 
10,641,871

 
 
Fayez Sarofim & Co.
 
Sarofim Equity Fund – 104,161 shares
 
10,128,657

*
 
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company
 
Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Fund – 344,910 shares
 
9,767,850

 
 
Eagle Asset Management
 
Eagle Small Cap Growth I – 163,971 shares
 
9,534,908

*
 
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company
 
Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund – 626,658 shares
 
9,255,737

*
 
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company
 
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Fund – 775,213 shares
 
8,620,367

*
 
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company
 
Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Fund – 293,545 shares
 
8,275,023

*
 
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company
 
Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund – 119,559 shares
 
7,503,499

 
 
T. Rowe Price
 
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund – 72,767 shares
 
5,295,997

*
 
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company
 
Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund – 395,138 shares
 
5,128,888

 
 
Loomis Sayles
 
Loomis Sayles Bond Fund – 270,591 shares
 
4,102,154

 
 
Franklin Templeton Investments
 
Templeton Global Bond Fund – 307,121 shares
 
4,020,217

 
 
JP Morgan
 
JP Morgan Small Cap Equity Fund – 72,050 shares
 
3,573,704

 
 
OppenheimerFunds Inc.
 
Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund – 81,504 shares
 
3,062,106

*
 
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company
 
Vanguard Target Retirement Income Fund – 241,773 shares
 
3,022,164

*
 
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company
 
Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 Fund – 90,341 shares
 
2,741,851

 
 
Artisan Funds
 
Artisan Mid Cap Value Fund – 95,221 shares
 
2,570,979

 
 
PIMCO
 
PIMCO Total Return Fund - 218,550 shares
 
2,336,297

 
 
Columbia Acorn Funds
 
Columbia Acorn International Fund - 42,183 shares
 
1,969,097

 
 
Invesco
 
Invesco Real Estate Fund Institutional Class – 88,397 shares
 
1,915,570

*
 
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company
 
Vanguard Target Retirement 2010 Fund – 43,178 shares
 
1,105,365

 
 
Prudential Jennison
 
Prudential Jennison Natural Resources Fund – 18,743 shares
 
959,646

*
 
Vanguard
 
Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund Admiral - 13,766 shares
 
575,691

*
 
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company
 
Vanguard Target Retirement 2060 Fund – 8,665 shares
 
231,788

 
 
Contributions receivable
 
 
 
4,615

 
 
 
 
 
 
$
465,638,084

_______________
*
Party-in-interest

Note: Column (d) is not applicable since all investments are participant directed.

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Plan Administrator has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES USA, INC.
401(k) AND MATCHING PLAN



Date: June 23, 2014
By:
/s/ Richard P. Dealy
 
 
Richard P. Dealy
 
 
Member of Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc.
401(k) and Matching Plan Committee

Date: June 23, 2014
By:
/s/ Teresa A. Fairbrook
 
 
Teresa A. Fairbrook
 
 
Member of Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc.
401(k) and Matching Plan Committee

Date: June 23, 2014
By:
/s/ Mark H. Kleinman
 
 
Mark H. Kleinman
 
 
Member of Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc.
401(k) and Matching Plan Committee

Date: June 23, 2014
By:
/s/ W. Paul McDonald
 
 
W. Paul McDonald
 
 
Member of Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc.
401(k) and Matching Plan Committee

Date: June 23, 2014
By:
/s/ Chris M. Paulsen
 
 
Chris M. Paulsen
 
 
Member of Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc.
401(k) and Matching Plan Committee

Date: June 23, 2014
By:
/s/ Larry N. Paulsen
 
 
Larry N. Paulsen
 
 
Member of Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc.
401(k) and Matching Plan Committee


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Date: June 23, 2014
By:
/s/ Kerry D. Scott
 
 
Kerry D. Scott
 
 
Member of Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc.
401(k) and Matching Plan Committee
 
 
 
Date: June 23, 2014
By:
/s/ Susan A. Spratlen
 
 
Susan A. Spratlen
 
 
Member of Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc.
401(k) and Matching Plan Committee


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INDEX TO EXHIBITS



Exhibit
Number
 
 
Description
 
 
Page
 
 
 
 
 
23.1 (a)
 
Consent of Whitley Penn LLP
 
20
23.2 (a)
 
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
 
21
_____________
(a) Filed herewith.


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