German American Bancorp 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingGerman American Bancorp, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · Plan 001 · EIN 35-1547518Updated Oct 2026

What German American Bancorp'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 $2.3M in employer contributions, about $2,177 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$115,760
Average account balance
1,108
Participants (end of year)
$121M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.03%
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 auditorHarding, Shymanski and Company, P.S (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 673 defined-contribution plans in finance and insurance with 1,000 to 4,999 participants.

German American Bancorp: employer contribution per participant$2,177
Peer median$2,966
German American Bancorp: average balance$115,760
Peer median$104,792
German American Bancorp: admin expenses ÷ assets0.03%
Peer median0.10%

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 $111M at the end of plan year 2021 to $121M at the end of plan year 2024.

$111M2021$11.7M2022$108M2023$121M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the German American Bancorp plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20241,108$121M$2.3M$2,1770.03%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20231,248$108M$2.2M$1,8300.03%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2022128$11.7M——0.32%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20211,061$111M$2M$1,9830.03%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does German American Bancorp match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the German American Bancorp, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $2.3M in employer contributions, about $2,177 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the German American Bancorp 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the German American Bancorp, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the German American Bancorp 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Fidelity Investments Institutional. The plan administrator is German American Bancorp, Inc..

I left German American Bancorp. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (German American Bancorp, Inc., (812) 482-1314) or the recordkeeper, Fidelity Investments Institutional. The German American Bancorp old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old German American Bancorp 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports German American Bancorp 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 German American Bancorp. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology