Bangor Publishing 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2025 filingBangor Publishing Company Savings/Security Plan · Plan 003 · EIN 01-0024570Updated Oct 2026

What Bangor Publishing's 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2025 filing reports $114K in employer contributions, about $766 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2025 Form 5500 ↗
$173,729
Average account balance
155
Participants (end of year)
$25.9M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.02%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperFidelity Investments InstitutionalSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorBdmp Assurance, LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2025 medians for 612 defined-contribution plans in information with 100 to 499 participants.

Bangor Publishing: employer contribution per participant$766
Peer median$2,211
Bangor Publishing: average balance$173,729
Peer median$71,359
Bangor Publishing: admin expenses ÷ assets0.02%
Peer median0.25%

Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.

Plan history

Plan assets went from $22.1M at the end of plan year 2021 to $25.9M at the end of plan year 2025.

$22.1M2021$14.9M2022$19.4M2023$22.6M2024$25.9M2025
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Bangor Publishing plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
2025155$25.9M$114K$7660.02%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2024167$22.6M$119K$7490.02%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2023164$19.4M$116K$7320.04%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2022167$14.9M$113K$6870.03%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2021168$22.1M$88K$5440.02%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other Bangor Publishing plans (1)

Each plan files its own Form 5500. Figures are from each plan's latest filing.

The Bangor Publishing Company Pension Plan

Plan 001 · EIN 01-0024570 · plan year 2024 filing
$56,146
Average account balance
268
Participants (end of year)
$15M
Plan assets (end of year)
2.19%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

Independent auditorBdmp Assurance LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · FrozenForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Bangor Publishing match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Bangor Publishing Company Savings/Security Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2025 filing reports $114K in employer contributions, about $766 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Bangor Publishing 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Bangor Publishing Company Savings/Security Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Bangor Publishing 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2025 filing is Fidelity Investments Institutional. The plan administrator is Bangor Publishing.

I left Bangor Publishing. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Bangor Publishing, (207) 990-8122) or the recordkeeper, Fidelity Investments Institutional. The Bangor Publishing old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Bangor Publishing 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Bangor Publishing filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024 and 2025) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Bangor Publishing. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology