Southern Bancorp 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingSouthern Bancorp 401(k) Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Plan 003 · EIN 71-0646525Updated Oct 2026

What Southern 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 $2.4M in employer contributions, about $3,353 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$76,580
Average account balance
707
Participants (end of year)
$53.9M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.29%
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.

RecordkeeperNewport Group, Inc.Schedule C ↗
Independent auditorHogantaylor LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 655 defined-contribution plans in finance and insurance with 500 to 999 participants.

Southern Bancorp: employer contribution per participant$3,353
Peer median$2,935
Southern Bancorp: average balance$76,580
Peer median$92,770
Southern Bancorp: admin expenses ÷ assets0.29%
Peer median0.15%

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 $39.1M at the end of plan year 2021 to $53.9M at the end of plan year 2024.

$39.1M2021$38.6M2022$45.7M2023$53.9M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Southern Bancorp plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
2024707$53.9M$2.4M$3,3530.29%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2023664$45.7M$2.3M$3,4150.29%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2022630$38.6M$1.8M$2,8140.34%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2021564$39.1M$1.4M$2,6090.39%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Southern Bancorp match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Southern Bancorp 401(k) Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $2.4M in employer contributions, about $3,353 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Southern Bancorp 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Southern Bancorp 401(k) Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Southern Bancorp 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Newport Group, Inc.. The plan administrator is Southern Bancorp, Inc..

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

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Southern Bancorp, Inc., (501) 492-3496) or the recordkeeper, Newport Group, Inc.. The Southern Bancorp old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Southern Bancorp 401(k)

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