Retirement plan

PEARSON INC. PENSION PLAN

Name: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC. - PEARSON INC. PENSION PLAN (2022) Form 5500
Creator: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, PEARSON INC. PENSION PLAN, PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.

PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.EIN 22-1603684Plan #003PY 2022

221 RIVER STREET - HOBOKEN, NJ 07030212-641-2400LinkedIn1-10 employeespublishing

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1 filing

#002Retirement-$2.11B assets

Prospect flagsHigh retiree %Wind-down / frozen

How to read this page

Total assets (EOY)

$82M

-0.6% from 2020

Total participants

2,988

+5.9% from 2020

Average account balance

No prior year

Annual return

-13.84%

+5.18 pp from 2020

Benchmarks

See 32 peers

Peer group

Industry51 - Information

Plan typeDefined benefit

Participants250-999

Cohort32 peers

Snapshot2022

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$65.63M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$36K

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.

1,733

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.

0.0%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

Not enough data

0 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

Not enough data

0 years with per-participant contribution data

Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+1.41%

Not enough data

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

1 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Top 6 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON US LLC2 years Filed as: WTW Service code 11 · EIN 53-0181291 200 LIBERTY STREET · NEW YORK, NY 10281	Actuarial	$661,319
SEI INVESTMENTS4+ years Filed as: SEI INVESTMENT COMPANY Service code 28 · EIN 23-1707341 1 FREEDOM VALLEY DRIVE · OAKS, PA 19456	Investment Management	$252,985
ELLENOFF GROSSMAN & SCHOLE LLP2 years Service code 29 1345 6TH AVE · NEW YORK, NY 10105	Legal	$211,352
THE SEGAL COMPANY3 years Filed as: SEGAL ADVISORS Service code 27 · EIN 12-2646110 333 WEST 34TH STREET · NEW YORK, NY 10001	Advisory (Plan)	$58,580
JPMORGAN INVEST HOLDINGS LLC3 years Filed as: JP MORGAN CHASE Service code 21 270 PARK AVENUE · NEW YORK, NY 10172	Bank Trustee	$16,772
CITIBANK1 year Service code 21 388 GREENWICH STREET · NEW YORK, NY 10013	Bank Trustee	$6,038

Enrolled actuary

1 attachment

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Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes1I1A1C1D3H

Plan features

1A
Benefits are primarily pay related
Benefits under the plan are primarily determined with reference to a participant's pay (e.g. final-average-pay formula).
1C
Cash balance or similar plan
A cash balance formula in a defined benefit plan that expresses the accrued benefit in terms more common to a defined contribution plan such as a hypothetical account balance or single sum amount (includes personal account plan pension equity plan life cycle plan and cash account plan).
1D
Floor-offset plan
Defined benefit plan whose benefits are offset by retirement benefits provided under an employer-sponsored defined contribution plan.
1I
Frozen plan
As of the last day of the plan year the plan provides that no participant will get any new benefit accrual whether because of service or compensation.
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

2 tripped

InformationalHigh retiree %
Retirees and beneficiaries make up 25% or more of total participants - indicates an ageing workforce or a frozen plan.
InformationalWind-down / frozen
Plan appears closed to new enrollment or frozen - balance-holders far exceed active participants, or the plan reports active distributions with no inflows. Exclude from peer benchmarks.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$2.1M

$5592 / participant

Other / not subdivided$2M100.0%

% of EOY assets

2.551%

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: LEGACY PROFESSIONALS LLP
Auditor EIN: 320043599
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$164,233-100.0%

$268,676-100.0%

$164,233-100.0%

Participation rate

0.0%

0.0%0pp

37.9%-37.9pp

0.0%0pp

Annual return

-13.84%

11.48%-25.3pp

-10.68%-3.2pp

2.78%-16.6pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$5,632-100.0%

$48,995-100.0%

$15,276-100.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$1,554-100.0%

$360-100.0%

$691-100.0%

Admin fee / account holder

$1,015-100.0%

$4,366-100.0%

$1,015-100.0%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

WILLIS TOWERS WATSON US LLC2 years

Filed as: WTW

Service code 11 · EIN 53-0181291

200 LIBERTY STREET · NEW YORK, NY 10281

Actuarial

$661,319

SEI INVESTMENTS4+ years

Filed as: SEI INVESTMENT COMPANY

Service code 28 · EIN 23-1707341

1 FREEDOM VALLEY DRIVE · OAKS, PA 19456

Investment Management

$252,985

ELLENOFF GROSSMAN & SCHOLE LLP2 years

Service code 29

1345 6TH AVE · NEW YORK, NY 10105

Legal

$211,352

THE SEGAL COMPANY3 years

Filed as: SEGAL ADVISORS

Service code 27 · EIN 12-2646110

333 WEST 34TH STREET · NEW YORK, NY 10001

Advisory (Plan)

$58,580

JPMORGAN INVEST HOLDINGS LLC3 years

Filed as: JP MORGAN CHASE

Service code 21

270 PARK AVENUE · NEW YORK, NY 10172

Bank Trustee

$16,772

CITIBANK1 year

Service code 21

388 GREENWICH STREET · NEW YORK, NY 10013

Bank Trustee

$6,038

PEARSON INC. PENSION PLAN

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