Retirement plan

401(K) SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

Name: MERCK KGAA DARMSTADT, GERMANY - 401(K) SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN (2020) Form 5500
Creator: MERCK KGAA DARMSTADT, GERMANY
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, 401(K) SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN, MERCK KGAA DARMSTADT, GERMANY

MERCK KGAA DARMSTADT, GERMANYEIN 04-2170233Plan #001PY 2020

400 SUMMIT DRIVE - BURLINGTON, MA 01803978-715-1244merckmillipore.comLinkedIn10001+ employeespharmaceuticals

Prospect flagsCorrective distributions

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Filed March 29, 2012 (most recent of 3 filings on file)

This is a legacy paper filing. Plan administrator and contact details are recorded in the original filing, which has not been digitised into structured fields.

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Total assets (EOY)

$3324.7M

+32.8% from 2019

Total participants

16,679

+8.5% from 2019

Average account balance

$201,157

+22.4% from 2019

Annual return

31.46%

+7.80 pp from 2019

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry33 - Manufacturing

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants>=10,000

Cohort86 peers

Snapshot2020

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$2.20M

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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.

Not enough data

1 years with headcount on file

Eligible Participants and Participation

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

650.0%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$113K

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1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$19K

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant contribution data

Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+11.50%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

Not enough data

1 years with admin cost on file

Asset composition

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

Not enough data

0 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Top 5 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
CAPFINANCIAL PARTNERS LLC5 years Filed as: CAPTRUST Service code 27 · EIN 26-0058143	Advisory (Plan)	$116,250
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY5 years Filed as: MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP Service code 29 · EIN 23-0891050	Legal	$62,654
SAGEVIEW ADVISORY GROUP, LLC3 years Service code 16 · EIN 33-0818666	Consulting	$30,000
PLANTE & MORAN, PLLC1 year Filed as: PLANTE MORAN Service code 10 · EIN 38-1357951	Accounting	$25,500
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL5 years Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786	Loan Processing	-$162,147

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2S2T3F3H3J2R

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.
2R
Participant-directed brokerage accounts
Participant-directed brokerage accounts provided as an investment option under the plan.
2S
Automatic enrollment
Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has elective contributions deducted from payroll.
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.
3F
Leased employees
Plan sponsor(s) received services of leased employees as defined in Code section 414(n) during the plan year.
3H
Controlled group member
Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).
3J
U.S.-based Puerto Rico dual-qualified plan
U.S.-based plan that covers residents of Puerto Rico and is qualified under both Code section 401 and section 1165 of the Internal Revenue Code of Puerto Rico.

Opportunity flags

1 tripped

ComplianceCorrective distributions
Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$72K

$6 / participant

Other / not subdivided$72K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.002%

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: PLANTE & MORAN, PLLC
Auditor EIN: 381357951
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$201,157

$164,350+22.4%

$95,964+109.6%

$106,273+89.3%

Participation rate

98.7%

90.5%+8.3pp

77.1%+21.6pp

70.8%+27.9pp

Annual return

31.46%

14.56%+16.9pp

91.64%-60.2pp

21.70%+9.8pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$8,679

$4,292+102.2%

$2,541+241.5%

$2,722+218.8%

Participant deferral / active EE

$9,872

$7,854+25.7%

$4,167+136.9%

$4,601+114.6%

Admin fee / account holder

$65-93.3%

$6,797-99.9%

$78-94.4%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

CAPFINANCIAL PARTNERS LLC5 years

Filed as: CAPTRUST

Service code 27 · EIN 26-0058143

Advisory (Plan)

$116,250

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY5 years

Filed as: MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP

Service code 29 · EIN 23-0891050

Legal

$62,654

SAGEVIEW ADVISORY GROUP, LLC3 years

Service code 16 · EIN 33-0818666

Consulting

$30,000

PLANTE & MORAN, PLLC1 year

Filed as: PLANTE MORAN

Service code 10 · EIN 38-1357951

Accounting

$25,500

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL5 years

Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786

Loan Processing

-$162,147

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