Southside Bancshares 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingSavings Plan for the Subsidiaries of Southside Bancshares, Inc. · Plan 002 · EIN 75-1848732Updated Oct 2026

What Southside Bancshares' 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 $2.2M in employer contributions, about $2,408 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$76,716
Average account balance
925
Participants (end of year)
$70.2M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.12%
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.

RecordkeeperPrincipal Life Insurance CompanySchedule C ↗
Independent auditorErnst & Young LLP (unmodified opinion)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 658 defined-contribution plans in finance and insurance with 500 to 999 participants.

Southside Bancshares: employer contribution per participant$2,408
Peer median$2,935
Southside Bancshares: average balance$76,716
Peer median$92,585
Southside Bancshares: admin expenses ÷ assets0.12%
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 $65.3M at the end of plan year 2023 to $70.2M at the end of plan year 2024.

$65.3M2023$70.2M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Southside Bancshares plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
2024925$70.2M$2.2M$2,4080.12%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2023973$65.3M$2.2M$2,3290.22%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other Southside Bancshares plans (3)

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

Southside Bancshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Plan 003 · EIN 75-1848732 · plan year 2024 filing
$16,152
Average account balance
757
Participants (end of year)
$12.2M
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.

RecordkeeperPrincipal Life Insurance CompanySchedule C ↗
Independent auditorHenry & Peters, P.C. (unmodified opinion)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusRetirement · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Retirement Plan for the Subsidiaries of Southside Bancshares, Inc.

Plan 001 · EIN 75-1848732 · plan year 2024 filing
$270,938
Average account balance
286
Participants (end of year)
$77.5M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.33%
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 auditorHenry & Peters, P.C. (unmodified opinion)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · FrozenForm 5500 ↗

Southside Bancshares, Inc. Defined Benefit Pl for Former Employees of Omniamerican Bank

Plan 006 · EIN 75-1848732 · plan year 2024 filing
$58,366
Average account balance
54
Participants (end of year)
$3.2M
Plan assets (end of year)
1.77%
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.

Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · FrozenForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Southside Bancshares match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Savings Plan for the Subsidiaries of Southside Bancshares, Inc. have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $2.2M in employer contributions, about $2,408 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Southside Bancshares 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Savings Plan for the Subsidiaries of Southside Bancshares, Inc. is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Southside Bancshares 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Principal Life Insurance Company. The plan administrator is Southside Bancshares, Inc..

I left Southside Bancshares. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Southside Bancshares, Inc., (903) 531-7111) or the recordkeeper, Principal Life Insurance Company. The Southside Bancshares old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Southside Bancshares 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Southside Bancshares filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 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 Southside Bancshares. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology