Retirement plan

GERON 401(K) PLAN

Name: GERON CORPORATION - GERON 401(K) PLAN (2016) Form 5500
Creator: GERON CORPORATION
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, GERON 401(K) PLAN, GERON CORPORATION

GERON CORPORATIONEIN 75-2287752Plan #001PY 2016

149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, SUITE 2070 - MENLO PARK, CA 94025650-473-7718geron.comLinkedIn201-500 employeesbiotechnology

Prospect flagsLow returnsWind-down / frozen

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Total assets (EOY)

$21.4M

-9.3% from 2015

Total participants

142

-9.0% from 2015

Average account balance

$153,819

-0.8% from 2015

Annual return

-1.64%

-7.86 pp from 2015

Benchmarks

See 113,086 peers

Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort113,086 peers

Snapshot2016

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$46.26M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$158K

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.

293

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.

93.2%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$5.81M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$26K

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

+24.21%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$222

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 4 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
KESTRA INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC1 year Filed as: KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC Service code 27 · EIN 35-2552359	Advisory (Plan)	$18,000
401K ADVISORS INC2+ years Filed as: 401K ADVISORS, INC. Service code 27 · EIN 33-0905143	Advisory (Plan)	$6,000
PRUDENTIAL RETIREMENT INSURANCE AND2+ years Service code 13 · EIN 06-1050034	Contract Administrator	$420
PRUDENTIAL RETIREMENT INSURANCE AND2+ years Filed as: THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF Service code 15 · EIN 22-1211670	Recordkeeping	$0

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K3D2T

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

2 tripped

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

$24K

$1357 / participant

Other / not subdivided$24K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.114%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

0 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Disclaimer opinion

Auditor declined to express an opinion - usually a 103(a)(3)(C) limited-scope election.

Auditor firm: MOSS ADAMS, LLP
Auditor EIN: 910189318
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$153,819

$135,956+13.1%

$123,894+24.2%

$273,972-43.9%

Participation rate

83.3%

84.1%-0.7pp

81.4%+1.9pp

83.0%+0.3pp

Annual return

-1.64%

56.63%-58.3pp

47.52%-49.2pp

41.46%-43.1pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$7,482

$5,170+44.7%

$4,617+62.1%

$4,869+53.7%

Participant deferral / active EE

$18,962

$6,343+199.0%

$5,984+216.9%

$5,287+258.6%

Admin fee / account holder

$176

$9,817-98.2%

$8,357-97.9%

$10,133-98.3%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

KESTRA INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC1 year

Filed as: KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC

Service code 27 · EIN 35-2552359

Advisory (Plan)

$18,000

401K ADVISORS INC2+ years

Filed as: 401K ADVISORS, INC.

Service code 27 · EIN 33-0905143

Advisory (Plan)

$6,000

PRUDENTIAL RETIREMENT INSURANCE AND2+ years

Service code 13 · EIN 06-1050034

Contract Administrator

$420

PRUDENTIAL RETIREMENT INSURANCE AND2+ years

Filed as: THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF

Service code 15 · EIN 22-1211670

Recordkeeping

GERON 401(K) PLAN

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GERON 401(K) PLAN

Summary metrics

Benchmarksi

Analytics

Service providersi

Plan features & details

Opportunity flagsi

Expense breakdowni

Audit opinioni

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion