Universal Leaf Tobacco 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingUniversal Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · Plan 005 · EIN 54-0741848Updated Oct 2026

What Universal Leaf Tobacco'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 $3.8M in employer contributions, about $1,070 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$33,810
Average account balance
3,881
Participants (end of year)
$121M
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.

RecordkeeperPrincipal Life Insurance CompanySchedule C ↗
Independent auditorCherry Bekaert LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗
Late participant contributionsReported on the filingSchedule H ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 348 defined-contribution plans in wholesale trade with 1,000 to 4,999 participants.

Universal Leaf Tobacco: employer contribution per participant$1,070
Peer median$2,066
Universal Leaf Tobacco: average balance$33,810
Peer median$77,876
Universal Leaf Tobacco: admin expenses ÷ assets0.06%
Peer median0.14%

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 $90.7M at the end of plan year 2021 to $121M at the end of plan year 2024.

$90.7M2021$77.9M2022$109M2023$121M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Universal Leaf Tobacco plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20243,881$121M$3.8M$1,0700.06%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20233,917$109M$3.6M$1,0110.04%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20223,272$77.9M$1.9M$7850.03%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20212,006$90.7M$1.4M$7570.03%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other Universal Leaf Tobacco plans (1)

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

Employees' Retirement Plan of Universal Leaf Tobacco Co. & Designated Affiliated Cos

Plan 001 · EIN 54-0741848 · plan year 2024 filing
$160,988
Average account balance
1,282
Participants (end of year)
$206M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.38%
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 auditorCherry Bekaert (unmodified opinion)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Universal Leaf Tobacco match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $3.8M in employer contributions, about $1,070 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Universal Leaf Tobacco 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Universal Leaf Tobacco 401(k)?

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

I left Universal Leaf Tobacco. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc., (804) 254-3725) or the recordkeeper, Principal Life Insurance Company. The Universal Leaf Tobacco old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Universal Leaf Tobacco 401(k)

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