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Amended And Restated Blethen Maine Newspapers, Inc. Pension Plan — Form 5500 plan (Seattle Times Company)

Plain-English plan summary

According to public Form 5500 filings published through the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) via the EFAST2 system, Amended And Restated Blethen Maine Newspapers, Inc. Pension Plan is a benefit plan reported by Seattle Times Company under EIN 91-0403890 and plan number 009. The latest loaded filing year is 2023. The filing reports 1,392 participants and $54,591,970 in end-of-year plan assets, where available in the loaded dataset.

Form 5500 plan profile · 2023

Key reported metrics

Net assets (EOY)$54.6MPlan net assets, end of year$54,575,377
Participants1.4KCovered participants reported1,392
Assets / participant$39.2KComputed: assets ÷ participants$39,218 (computed)
Provider compensation$276K9 Schedule C provider row(s)$275,965
Plan sponsor
Seattle Times Company
EIN
91-0403890
Plan number
009
Plan type
2
Location
Seattle, WA
Latest filing year
2023
How to read this plan profile
  • Net assets = total assets minus total liabilities, end of year (Schedule H/I).
  • Assets / participant is computed (assets ÷ reported participants) — a ratio, not a filed figure.
  • Schedule chips (Sch H / I / C) show which schedules each filing includes.
  • Fields a filing did not report are labeled not reported in the loaded dataset — never estimated.
  • Figures are reported as filed, in whole dollars; verify against the official DOL/EBSA record before relying on them.
EFAST2 filings

Form 5500 filing history

Each loaded annual filing for this plan. Open one for its full reported snapshot.

  1. 2023
    1,392 participants · 2Sch HSch C
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Schedule H · 2023

Reported financial statement

Reported figures as filed, in whole dollars. Only fields the filing reports are shown; others are marked not reported.

Reported balance (end of year)$54.6M total assets
Net assets$54.6MLiabilities$16.6K
Money in vs. money out
Total income / additions$5.5M
Total expenses$4.8M
Benefits paid / distributions$4.1M
Contributions
Employer$0
ParticipantNot reported
Full reported line items

Net assets

Total assets (EOY)
$54,591,970
Total liabilities (EOY)
$16,593
Net assets (EOY)
$54,575,377
Net assets (BOY)
$53,796,028

Income & contributions

Employer contributions
$0
Total contributions
$0
Total income / additions
$5,545,749

Expenses & distributions

Benefits paid
$4,075,791
Administrative expenses
$690,609
Total expenses
$4,766,400
Net increase / (decrease)
$779,349
Computed from reported fields

Reported ratios

Derived only from this plan's own reported figures — comparisons within the filing, not benchmarks, estimates, or national averages.

Total expenses ÷ net assets9%Computed ratio
Benefits paid ÷ total income73%Computed ratio
Provider comp. ÷ net assets1%Computed ratio
Schedule C

Service provider compensation

Reported direct + indirect compensation per provider, ranked. Bars show relative scale.

  1. 1
    Willis Towers Watson Us LLC$52.2K
    ACTUARY · Direct $52.2K
  2. 2
    Seattle Times Company$38.1K
    ADMINISTATOR · Direct $38.1K
  3. 3
    Pimco$34.6K
    INVESTMENT MANAGER · Direct $34.6K
  4. 4
    Harrison Street$33.5K
    INVESTMENT ADVISOR · Direct $33.5K
  5. 5
    Clark Nuber Ps$30.8K
    ACCOUNTANT · Direct $30.8K
  6. 6
    Principal Financial$26.7K
    TRUSTEE · Direct $26.7K
  7. 7
    Ubs Financial Services$24.9K
    INVESTMENT ADVISOR · Direct $24.9K
  8. 8
    Verus$20.7K
    INVESTMENT ADVISOR · Direct $20.7K
  9. 9
    Prudential Trust$14.5K
    INVESTMENT ADVISOR · Direct $14.5K

What to inspect next

Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors the Amended And Restated Blethen Maine Newspapers, Inc. Pension Plan?
Amended And Restated Blethen Maine Newspapers, Inc. Pension Plan is reported as sponsored by Seattle Times Company (EIN 91-0403890, plan number 009) in public Form 5500 filings.
What is the most recent Form 5500 filing year for Amended And Restated Blethen Maine Newspapers, Inc. Pension Plan?
The latest Form 5500 filing year loaded for Amended And Restated Blethen Maine Newspapers, Inc. Pension Plan is 2023.
How many participants does Amended And Restated Blethen Maine Newspapers, Inc. Pension Plan report?
Amended And Restated Blethen Maine Newspapers, Inc. Pension Plan reports 1,392 participants in its latest loaded Form 5500 filing.
What are the reported plan assets for Amended And Restated Blethen Maine Newspapers, Inc. Pension Plan?
Amended And Restated Blethen Maine Newspapers, Inc. Pension Plan reports $54,591,970 in end-of-year plan assets in its latest loaded Form 5500 filing.
Form 5500 terms, in plain English
Form 5500
The annual report most U.S. employee benefit plans file with the Department of Labor through the EFAST2 system. It documents the plan sponsor, participants, finances, and service-provider compensation.
Schedule H
The financial statement for larger plans (generally 100+ participants): assets, liabilities, net assets, income, expenses, and the net change.
Schedule I
The condensed financial statement for smaller plans, covering the same kinds of figures in less detail.
Schedule C
Reports compensation paid to the plan’s service providers — both direct and indirect.
Net assets
Total assets minus total liabilities at the end of the year — what the plan holds for participants.
Employer / participant contributions
Money contributed to the plan by the employer and by participants during the year.

Figures are reported as filed and may contain errors or omissions. Verify against the official DOL/EBSA record before relying on any value.

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