Retirement plan

UNIFIRST RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

Name: UNIFIRST CORPORATION - UNIFIRST RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (2021) Form 5500
Creator: UNIFIRST CORPORATION
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, UNIFIRST RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN, UNIFIRST CORPORATION

UNIFIRST CORPORATIONEIN 04-2103460Plan #001PY 2021

68 JONSPIN ROAD - WILMINGTON, MA 018871090978-658-8888unifirst.comLinkedIn10001+ employeestextiles

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1 filing

#002Retirement-$4.1M assets

Prospect flagsLow returns

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Filed March 18, 2022 (most recent of 3 filings on file)

Plan administrator

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68 Jonspin Road

Wilmington, MA 01887

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Plans declared (1)

UniFirst Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan30 emp

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Total assets (EOY)

$543.8M

-9.6% from 2016

Total participants

11,917

-2.4% from 2016

Average account balance

$58,969

-6.1% from 2016

Annual return

13.03%

-9.88 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industryany (size+type match)

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants>=10,000

Cohort1,072 peers

Snapshot2021

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$554.15M

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1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$56K

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1 years with per-participant data

Participants with account balance

Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.

9,976

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1 years with headcount on file

Eligible Participants and Participation

Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.

71.0%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$44.14M

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1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$4K

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1 years with per-participant contribution data

Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+12.08%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$86

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1 years with admin cost on file

Asset composition

Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time

Not enough data

1 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Top 4 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH5 years Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER AND S Service code 15 · EIN 13-5674085	Recordkeeping	$672,340
CAPFINANCIAL PARTNERS LLC3 years Filed as: CAPFINANCIAL PARTNERS LLC. Service code 70 · EIN 26-0058143	Consulting Fees	$101,500
BAKER NEWMAN NOYES1 year Filed as: BAKER NEWMAN NOYES LLC Service code 10 · EIN 01-0494526	Accounting	$27,000
OGLETREE DEAKINS3 years Filed as: OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & ST Service code 29 · EIN 57-1044820	Legal	$6,696

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2T3H

Plan features

2E
Profit-sharing
Profit-sharing plan.
2F
ERISA section 404(c) plan
This plan or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 (shifting investment responsibility to participants).
2G
Total participant-directed account plan
Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all of the assets allocated to their individual accounts regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
2J
Code section 401(k) feature
Cash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan under which employees may elect to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash.
2K
Code section 401(m) arrangement
Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based in whole or in part on employee deferrals or contributions to the plan. Not applicable to 401(k) plans with only QNECs and/or QMACs or to 403(b)(1) 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements.
2T
Default investment account
Total or partial participant-directed account plan where plan uses a default investment account for participants who fail to direct assets in their account.
3H
Controlled group member
Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).

Opportunity flags

1 tripped

OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$807K

$77 / participant

Other / not subdivided$807K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.148%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

0 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: BAKER NEWMAN NOYES LLC
Auditor EIN: 010494526
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$58,969

$106,520-44.6%

$98,508-40.1%

$106,520-44.6%

Participation rate

74.4%

71.3%+3.1pp

73.3%+1.1pp

71.3%+3.1pp

Annual return

13.03%

19.28%-6.2pp

1495.22%-1482.2pp

19.28%-6.2pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$1,933

$2,840-32.0%

$2,961-34.7%

$2,840-32.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$1,976

$4,948-60.1%

$4,276-53.8%

$4,948-60.1%

Admin fee / account holder

$88

$75+17.5%

$5,956-98.5%

$75+17.5%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH5 years

Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER AND S

Service code 15 · EIN 13-5674085

Recordkeeping

$672,340

CAPFINANCIAL PARTNERS LLC3 years

Filed as: CAPFINANCIAL PARTNERS LLC.

Service code 70 · EIN 26-0058143

Consulting Fees

$101,500

BAKER NEWMAN NOYES1 year

Filed as: BAKER NEWMAN NOYES LLC

Service code 10 · EIN 01-0494526

Accounting

$27,000

OGLETREE DEAKINS3 years

Filed as: OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & ST

Service code 29 · EIN 57-1044820

Legal

$6,696

UNIFIRST RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

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