Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Superior Essex, Inc Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-07-24

$33M
Total assets: 131
Participants: 79th
Percentile by assets: $253,723
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc · Sponsored by Superior Essex, Inc · Georgia · Manufacturing

$33M in assets, 131 participants

Superior Essex, Inc's Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc reported $33M in total assets and 131 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 79th 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.

79th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)

Coverage in Georgia

Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc covers 131 participants in Georgia, about 12% of the average Georgia filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $33M.

$33M
total plan assets (2024 EOY): 131
covered participants: 79th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans): $253,723
avg assets per participant

Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc reported net income fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to $817K in the plan year 2024 filing.
Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc reported participants fell from 150 in the plan year 2023 filing to 131 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc end-of-year assets rose from $32M in the plan year 2023 filing to $33M in the plan year 2024 filing.

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State

Georgia

Industry

Manufacturing

Participants vs Georgia filers

In Georgia, the average filing covers about 1,126 participants across 3,470 plans. Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc reports 131 participants - about 12% of that state average ($33M EOY assets).

Georgia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$32M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$33M
Net Income	$817K
Employer EIN	200282396
Plan Effective Date	1967-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Superior Essex, Inc)

Total plan assets by year, all Superior Essex, Inc plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	4	1,884	$281M
2023	4	1,902	$313M
2024	4	1,879	$333M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Georgia

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

Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants

UPS Retirement Plan $21.2B · 43,465
The Southern Company Pension Plan $15.3B · 25,843
UPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension Plan $12.2B · 69,627
UPS Pension Plan $9.3B · 157,587
Delta Retirement Plan $7.3B · 15,222

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Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc by total assets, not by location.

Enstar Natural Gas Company, LLC Retirement Plan for Non-Union Employees (AK) $33M · 31
National Association of Broadcasters Retirement Income Plan (DC) $33M · 21
Retirement Plan for Employees of Topsoe, Inc. (TX) $33M · 44
Primeway Federal Credit Union Employees' Defined Benefit Plan (TX) $33M · 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc assets move in 2024? ▼

Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc edged up modestly - up 2.5% during 2024, from $32M to $33M. Reported net income was $817K.

How have Superior Essex, Inc plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Superior Essex, Inc's sponsor-wide assets grew 18.5%, from $281M to $333M.

Where does Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc ranks in the 79th percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Enstar Natural Gas Company, LLC Retirement Plan for Non-Union Employees in AK ($33M, 31 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc's numbers.

By total assets, Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc ranks in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia. Compare plans
Superior Essex, Inc's sponsor-wide assets have grown 18.5% 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 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 200282396.

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.