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National Pen Co. LLC401(k)

THE NATIONAL PEN & ASSOCIATES P/S & SVGS PLAN · SHELBYVILLE, TN · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.30%

Peer grade: B · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

National Pen Co. LLC reported $118,379 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.30% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,892 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 0.299%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is the 317th-largest of 1,496 plans among Tennessee employers on file, and the 3,581st of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, employees put in $2.99 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 251 to 200 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$41,695,677
Participants with balances340
Active participants200
Employer contributions$578,484
Employee contributions$1,731,203
Employer contribution per active participant$2,892
Average account balance$122,634
Benefits paid to participants$5,228,877
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$41.7M · 340 accts · $578K emplr
2023$37.6M · 335 accts · $572K emplr
2022$34.1M · 394 accts · $592K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$81,303
Investment management$37,076
Total administrative$118,379
The National Pen Co. LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,892
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$2,892 per active participant
2023$3,012 per active participant
2022$2,360 per active participant

National Pen Co. LLC's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 median for plans its size. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20242
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$82,827
SAGEVIEW ADVISORY GROUP · Investment advisory (plan)$37,076

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history3
2024$118,379 · 0.30%
2023$131,717 · 0.37%
2022$111,472 · 0.30%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 460911877 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.