401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Bell and Howell, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$128M
Total assets Near avg plan size
802
Participants Near avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$159,137
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Bell and Howell, LLC · North Carolina · Manufacturing

$128M in assets, 802 participants

Bell and Howell, LLC's Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan reported $128M in total assets and 802 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #18,679 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan sits by assets

Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $128M for 802 participants (~$159,137/participant), down 30.2% in 2022.

#18,679
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-30.2%
assets change YoY
1.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $55M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$127,628,027 Top 6% higher than 94% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (802 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 800728837 · Bell and Howell, LLC PY 2022 · 401(k)

Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan · $128M · 802 · 94th

  • EIN $128M
  • EIN 802
  • EIN 94th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • EIN near Mason City Clinic, P.C. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
  • EIN ind #18679

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in North Carolina →

Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$183M
Net Assets (End of Year)$128M
Net Income-$55M
Employer EIN800728837
Plan Effective Date2011-09-12
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bell and Howell, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bell and Howell, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$145M 13.27701869120017% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$120M$130M$140M$150M 202220232024 $128M $145M ▲ +13.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 802 $128M
2023 1 786 $142M
2024 1 694 $145M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Carolina

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.127628027 · Participants: 802Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings PlanThe Bank of America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 47.134026012 · Participants: 169036The Bank of America 401(k) PlanHoneywell 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.565715066 · Participants: 39007Honeywell 401(k) PlanDuke Energy Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.364902 · Participants: 27731Duke Energy Retirement Savings PlanTruist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.965353965 · Participants: 51871Truist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings PlanLowes 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.355936526 · Participants: 284864Lowes 401(k) Plan
Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Mason City Clinic, P.C. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in IA ($128M); by covered participants it is Lundbeck LLC 401(k) Plan in IL (802 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (802 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan contracted severely - down 30.2% during 2022, from $183M to $128M. Reported net income was -$55M.
How have Bell and Howell, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bell and Howell, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 13.3%, from $128M to $145M.
Where does Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mason City Clinic, P.C. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in IA ($128M, 207 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bell and Howell 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Lundbeck LLC 401(k) Plan in IL (802 participants, $208M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 800728837.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.