Talbots 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingThe Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan · Plan 003 · EIN 41-1111318Updated Oct 2026

What Talbots' 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 $571 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$55,998
Average account balance
6,140
Participants (end of year)
$237M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.26%
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.

RecordkeeperEmpower Annuity Insurance Company OSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorCbiz Cpas P.C. (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 479 defined-contribution plans in retail trade with 1,000 to 4,999 participants.

Talbots: employer contribution per participant$571
Peer median$1,023
Talbots: average balance$55,998
Peer median$43,395
Talbots: admin expenses ÷ assets0.26%
Peer median0.23%

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 $223M at the end of plan year 2021 to $237M at the end of plan year 2024.

$223M2021$187M2022$219M2023$237M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Talbots plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20246,140$237M$2.4M$5710.26%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20237,900$219M$2.4M$5110.26%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20225,780$187M$2.3M$5490.18%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20215,912$223M$1.1M$2860.28%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other Talbots plans (1)

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

The Talbots, Inc. Pension Plan

Plan 001 · EIN 41-1111318 · plan year 2024 filing
$56,067
Average account balance
954
Participants (end of year)
$53.5M
Plan assets (end of year)
1.59%
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 auditorCbiz Cpas, P.C. (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · FrozenForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Talbots match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the The Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $2.4M in employer contributions, about $571 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Talbots 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the The Talbots Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Talbots 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Empower Annuity Insurance Company O. The plan administrator is The Talbots LLC.

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

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (The Talbots LLC, (781) 749-7600) or the recordkeeper, Empower Annuity Insurance Company O. The Talbots old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Talbots 401(k)

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