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Southern Bancorp, Inc.401(k) + ESOP (KSOP)

SOUTHERN BANCORP 401(K) RETIREMENT SAVINGS AND EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN · LITTLE ROCK, AR · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.29%

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

Southern Bancorp, Inc. reported $143,086 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.29% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $4,149 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 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 0.34% to 0.29%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other finance & insurance employers. By assets it is the 73rd-largest of 456 plans among Arkansas employers on file, and the 1,575th of 4,798 in finance & insurance. In 2024, employees put in $1.48 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 489 to 569 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$53,912,382
Participants with balances704
Active participants569
Employer contributions$2,360,795
Employee contributions$3,484,308
Employer contribution per active participant$4,149
Average account balance$76,580
Benefits paid to participants$2,829,751
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$53.9M · 704 accts · $2.4M emplr
2023$45.7M · 663 accts · $2.3M emplr
2022$38.6M · 622 accts · $1.8M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$79,664
Investment management$50,769
Trustee / custodial$12,653
Total administrative$143,086
The Southern Bancorp, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$4,149
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$4,149 per active participant
2023$4,193 per active participant
2022$3,580 per active participant

Southern Bancorp, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 median for plans its size, placing it in the top quarter of its peers. 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 · 20243
NEWPORT GROUP, INC. · Recordkeeping$79,664
HAGAN NEWKIRK FINANCIAL SERVICES · Investment advisory (participants) · Investment advisory (plan)$50,769
NEWPORT TRUST COMPANY · Custodial · Trustee (discretionary)$12,653

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024Newport (Ascensus)
2023Newport (Ascensus)

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Administrative cost history3
2024$143,086 · 0.29%
2023$122,412 · 0.29%
2022$131,227 · 0.34%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 710646525 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.