Glaxosmithkline 401(k) match, vesting and fees
What Glaxosmithkline's 401(k) plan says about matching contributions
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 auditor | Deloitte & Touche LLP (unmodified opinion) | Schedule H ↗ |
| Plan type and status | 401(k) · Active | Form 5500 ↗ |
How the plan compares
Plan year 2025 medians for 65 defined-contribution plans in manufacturing with 10,000 to 49,999 participants.
| Glaxosmithkline: employer contribution per participant | $12,023 | |
| Peer median | $3,789 |
| Glaxosmithkline: average balance | $467,353 | |
| Peer median | $192,757 |
| Glaxosmithkline: admin expenses ÷ assets | 0.09% | |
| Peer median | 0.04% |
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 $9.1B at the end of plan year 2021 to $10B at the end of plan year 2025.
| Plan year | Participants | Assets | Employer contributions | Per participant | Admin expense ratio | Match formula | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21,352 | $10B | $257M | $12,023 | 0.09% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2024 | 21,762 | $8.8B | $252M | $11,617 | 0.09% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2023 | 22,305 | $8.1B | $239M | $10,718 | 0.10% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2022 | 22,031 | $7B | $236M | $10,712 | 0.09% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2021 | 24,643 | $9.1B | $251M | $10,212 | 0.08% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
Other Glaxosmithkline plans (1)
Each plan files its own Form 5500. Figures are from each plan's latest filing.
Glaxosmithkline Cash Balance Pension Plan
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.
| Recordkeeper | Alight Solutions | Schedule C ↗ |
| Independent auditor | Deloitte & Touche LLP (unmodified opinion) | Schedule H ↗ |
| Plan type and status | Pension (defined benefit) · Frozen | Form 5500 ↗ |
Common questions
Does Glaxosmithkline match 401(k) contributions?
The match terms for the Gsk 401(k) Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2025 filing reports $257M in employer contributions, about $12,023 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.
When is the Glaxosmithkline 401(k) match vested?
The vesting schedule for the Gsk 401(k) Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.
Who manages the Glaxosmithkline 401(k)?
The filing names Glaxosmithkline LLC as plan administrator; it does not list a recordkeeper.
I left Glaxosmithkline. How do I find my old 401(k)?
Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Glaxosmithkline LLC, (215) 751-4908). The Glaxosmithkline old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Glaxosmithkline 401(k)
Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Glaxosmithkline 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 Glaxosmithkline. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology