Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Pliant, LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$227M
Total assets Near avg plan size
549
Participants Below avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$413,694
Avg per participant High balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#17,310
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+13.2%
assets growth YoY
2.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$227,118,257 Top 5% higher than 95% of 127,068 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 2023

Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (549 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • 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.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 432107725 · Pliant, LLC PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan · $227M · 549 · 95th

  • PHOTO $227M
  • PHOTO 549
  • PHOTO 95th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Nevada Resort Association Iatse Local 720 Retirement Plan
  • PHOTO ind #17310

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 Indiana →

Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$201M
Net Assets (End of Year)$227M
Net Income$26M
Employer EIN432107725
Plan Effective Date1992-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Pliant, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Pliant, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$224M 11.620179720523014% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$190M$200M$210M$220M$230M 202220232024 $201M $224M ▲ +11.6%
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 Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.227118257 · Participants: 549Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension PlanThe Lilly Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.68755379 · Participants: 19111The Lilly Retirement PlanCummins Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.321162584 · Participants: 26560Cummins Pension PlanIndiana Laborers Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.654720253 · Participants: 10800Indiana Laborers Pension FundElevance Health Cash Balance Plan a, Total assets ($B): 1.277905032 · Participants: 8197Elevance Health Cash Balance Plan aNisource Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.063713087 · Participants: 2174Nisource Pension Plan
Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Indiana, assets vs. participants
Compare Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Indiana, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Nevada Resort Association Iatse Local 720 Retirement Plan in NV ($227M); by covered participants it is Baxalta Incorporated and Subsidiaries Pension Plan in PA (549 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (549 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

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).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Baxalta Incorporated and Subsidiaries Pension Plan in PA (549 participants, $375M in assets).

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.

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.