Springer Nature 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingSpringer Nature 401k Plan · Plan 001 · EIN 04-2509538Updated Oct 2026

What Springer Nature'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 $4.7M in employer contributions, about $3,644 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$175,011
Average account balance
1,295
Participants (end of year)
$225M
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.

RecordkeeperFidelity Investments InstitutionalSchedule 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 235 defined-contribution plans in information with 1,000 to 4,999 participants.

Springer Nature: employer contribution per participant$3,644
Peer median$2,212
Springer Nature: average balance$175,011
Peer median$99,173
Springer Nature: admin expenses ÷ assets0.06%
Peer median0.09%

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 $201M at the end of plan year 2021 to $225M at the end of plan year 2024.

$201M2021$161M2022$196M2023$225M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Springer Nature plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20241,295$225M$4.7M$3,6440.06%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20231,269$196M$4.3M$3,4400.03%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20221,233$161M$4M$3,279<0.01%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20211,206$201M$4.1M$3,416—Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other Springer Nature plans (1)

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

Group Pension Plan for Ees of Springer Science Business Media

Plan 004 · EIN 04-2509538 · plan year 2024 filing
$103,065
Average account balance
251
Participants (end of year)
$25.9M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.42%
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 auditorBaker Tilly US, LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · FrozenForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Springer Nature match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Springer Nature 401k Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $4.7M in employer contributions, about $3,644 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Springer Nature 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Springer Nature 401k Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Springer Nature 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Fidelity Investments Institutional. The plan administrator is Springer Nature.

I left Springer Nature. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Springer Nature, (212) 815-0299) or the recordkeeper, Fidelity Investments Institutional. The Springer Nature old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Springer Nature 401(k)

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