Berry Petroleum 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingBerry Petroleum Company, LLC 401(k) Plan · Plan 003 · EIN 77-0079387Updated Oct 2026

What Berry Petroleum's 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2024 filing reports $4.9M in employer contributions, about $3,917 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$70,953
Average account balance
1,507
Participants (end of year)
$88.7M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.06%
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.

RecordkeeperEmpower Annuity Insurance Company OSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorBaker Tilly US, LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 89 defined-contribution plans in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction with 1,000 to 4,999 participants.

Berry Petroleum: employer contribution per participant$3,917
Peer median$4,558
Berry Petroleum: average balance$70,953
Peer median$124,843
Berry Petroleum: admin expenses ÷ assets0.06%
Peer median0.07%

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 $56M at the end of plan year 2021 to $88.7M at the end of plan year 2024.

$56M2021$59.7M2022$79.6M2023$88.7M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Berry Petroleum plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20241,507$88.7M$4.9M$3,9170.06%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20231,457$79.6M$6.9M$4,8540.04%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20221,473$59.7M$6.5M$4,669<0.01%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20211,278$56M$1.6M$2,5260.05%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Berry Petroleum match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Berry Petroleum Company, LLC 401(k) Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $4.9M in employer contributions, about $3,917 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Berry Petroleum 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Berry Petroleum Company, LLC 401(k) Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Berry Petroleum 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Empower Annuity Insurance Company O. The plan administrator is Berry Petroleum Company, LLC.

I left Berry Petroleum. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Berry Petroleum Company, LLC, (661) 616-3900) or the recordkeeper, Empower Annuity Insurance Company O. The Berry Petroleum old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Berry Petroleum 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Berry Petroleum filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024) 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 Berry Petroleum. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology