401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Gannett Media Corp. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.5B
Total assets
13,620
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$106,515
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Gannett Media Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Gannett Media Corp. · Virginia · Information & Media

$1.5B in assets, 13,620 participants

Gannett Media Corp.'s Gannett Media Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan reported $1.5B in total assets and 13,620 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #2,858 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

Gannett Media Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan covers 13,620 participants in Virginia, 17x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $1.5B.

$1.5B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
13,620
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$106,515
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $381M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

State

Participants vs Virginia filers

In Virginia, the average filing covers about 782 participants across 3,655 plans. Gannett Media Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan reports 13,620 participants - 17x that state average ($1.5B EOY assets).

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.8B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.5B
Net Income-$381M
Employer EIN472390983
Plan Effective Date1990-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Gannett Media Corp.)

$2.35B$2.4B$2.45B$2.5B 202220232024 $2.38B $2.45B ▲ +2.9%
Total plan assets by year, all Gannett Media Corp. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 15,542 $2.4B
2023 2 12,681 $2.5B
2024 3 11,320 $2.4B

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Scale composition for Gannett Media Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan

Gannett Media Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan reports $1.5B in end-of-year assets across 13,620 participants (0.012% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.015% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $106,515 per participant (77% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$381M.

This plan identity (EIN 472390983, plan #100) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.5B to $1.6B (+8.5%) while covered participants moved from 13,620 to 10,004 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 13,620 $1.5B This page
2023 11,088 $1.5B Open filing
2024 · index core 10,004 $1.6B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Gannett Media Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2022?
Gannett Media Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan declined sharply - down 20.8% during 2022, from $1.8B to $1.5B. Reported net income was -$381M.
How have Gannett Media Corp. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Gannett Media Corp.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 2.8%, from $2.4B to $2.4B.
Where does Gannett Media Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Gannett Media Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Gannett Media Corp. 401(k) Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Wec Energy Group Retirement Savings Plan in WI ($1.5B, 3,550 participants).

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