Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Pliant, LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$227M
Total assets: 549
Participants: 95th
Percentile by assets: $413,694
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan · Sponsored by Pliant, LLC · Indiana · Manufacturing

$227M in assets, 549 participants

Pliant, LLC's Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported $227M in total assets and 549 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

95th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
#17,310 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan sits by assets

Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $227M for 549 participants (~$413,694/participant), up 13.2% in 2023.

$227M
total plan assets (2023 EOY): 549
covered participants: 95th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans): $413,694
avg assets per participant

Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $26M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $201M in the plan year 2022 filing to $227M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported participants fell from 609 in the plan year 2022 filing to 549 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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State

Indiana

Industry

Manufacturing

Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan outranks 95% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 2.3x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$201M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$227M
Net Income	$26M
Employer EIN	432107725
Plan Effective Date	1992-07-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Pliant, LLC)

Total plan assets by year, all Pliant, LLC plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	609	$201M
2023	1	549	$227M
2024	1	479	$224M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Indiana

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Indiana, assets vs. participants

The Lilly Retirement Plan $11.7B · 19,111
Cummins Pension Plan $3.3B · 26,560
Indiana Laborers Pension Fund $1.7B · 10,800
Elevance Health Cash Balance Plan a $1.3B · 8,197
Nisource Pension Plan $1.1B · 2,174

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Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.

Nevada Resort Association Iatse Local 720 Retirement Plan (NV) $227M · 3,885
Johnson Matthey Inc. Amended and Restated Salaried Employees Pension Plan (PA) $227M · 482
Pension Plan of Circle Health, Inc. (MA) $227M · 318
Sempra Cash Balance Plan (CA) $227M · 717

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 13.2% during 2023, from $201M to $227M. Reported net income was $26M.

How have Pliant, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Pliant, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 11.6%, from $201M to $224M.

Where does Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Nevada Resort Association Iatse Local 720 Retirement Plan in NV ($227M, 3,885 participants).

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By total assets, Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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Pliant, LLC's sponsor-wide assets have grown 11.6% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 432107725.