Retirement plan

PANERA BREAD COMPANY 401(K) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

Name: PANERA BREAD COMPANY - PANERA BREAD COMPANY 401(K) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (2021) Form 5500
Creator: PANERA BREAD COMPANY
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, PANERA BREAD COMPANY 401(K) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN, PANERA BREAD COMPANY

PANERA BREAD COMPANYEIN 04-2723701Plan #001PY 2021

3630 SOUTH GEYER ROAD - ST. LOUIS, MO 63127314-984-3909panerabread.comLinkedIn10001+ employeesrestaurants

Prospect flagsLow participationFailed to transmit contributionsCorrective distributions

How to read this page

Total assets (EOY)

$224.7M

-16.6% from 2016

Total participants

35,131

-35.8% from 2016

Average account balance

$33,680

+10.3% from 2016

Annual return

16.30%

-10.62 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 37 peers

Peer group

Industry72 - Accommodation and Food Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants>=10,000

Cohort37 peers

Snapshot2021

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$285.03M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$39K

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant data

Participants with account balance

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

7,318

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.

21.1%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$38.33M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$2K

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

+15.38%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$64

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

1 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Top 2 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.5 years Service code 15 · EIN 94-1347393	Recordkeeping	$236,613
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY1 year Service code 13 · EIN 42-0127290	Contract Administrator	$230,381

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2T3D

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.
3D
Pre-approved pension plan
A master prototype or volume submitter plan that is the subject of a favorable opinion or advisory letter from the IRS.

Opportunity flags

3 tripped

OpportunityLow participation
Participation rate is below 70% (account-balance holders / active employees) - enrollment or auto-enroll opportunity.
ComplianceFailed to transmit contributions
Form 5500 reported a failure to timely transmit participant contributions (Schedule H line 4a).
ComplianceCorrective distributions
Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$467K

$14 / participant

Contract admin$230K49.3%
Other / not subdivided$237K50.7%

% of EOY assets

0.208%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

1 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: ARMANINO LLP
Auditor EIN: 946214841
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$33,680

$51,728-34.9%

$80,793-58.3%

$106,520-68.4%

Participation rate

15.0%

33.9%-18.9pp

54.2%-39.2pp

71.3%-56.4pp

Annual return

16.30%

32.29%-16.0pp

87.33%-71.0pp

19.28%-3.0pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$119

$460-74.2%

$1,160-89.8%

$2,840-95.8%

Participant deferral / active EE

$601

$1,076-44.1%

$2,144-72.0%

$4,948-87.8%

Admin fee / account holder

$70

$80-12.8%

$3,375-97.9%

$75-6.0%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.5 years

Service code 15 · EIN 94-1347393

Recordkeeping

$236,613

PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY1 year

Service code 13 · EIN 42-0127290

Contract Administrator

$230,381

PANERA BREAD COMPANY 401(K) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

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PANERA BREAD COMPANY 401(K) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

Summary metrics

Benchmarksi

Analytics

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Plan features & details

Opportunity flagsi

Expense breakdowni

Audit opinioni

Benchmarks

Service providers

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Expense breakdown

Audit opinion

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Expense breakdown

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