401k Plan data: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN plan

BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 401k Plan overview

Plan Name	BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN
Plan identification number	004

BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN Benefits

401k Plan Type

Defined Contribution Pension

Plan Features/Benefits

Profit-sharing
ERISA section 404(c) Plan - This plan, or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1.
Total participant-directed account plan - Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all the assets allocated to their individual accounts, regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
Code section 401(k) feature - A cash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan that provides for an election by employees to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash.
Code section 401(m) arrangement - Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based, in whole or in part, on employee deferrals or contribtions to the plan. Not applicable if plan is 401(k) plan with only QNECs and/or QMACs. Also not applicable if Code section 403(b)(1), 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements/accounts/annuities.
Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has employee contributions deducted from payroll.
Total or partial participant-directed account plan - plan uses default investment account for participants who fail to direct assets in their account.
Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b), (c), or (m)).

401k Sponsoring company profile

BERTELSMANN, INC. has sponsored the creation of one or more 401k plans.

Company Name: BERTELSMANN, INC.

Employer identification number (EIN): 952949493

NAIC Classification: 511130
NAIC Description: Book Publishers

Form 5500 Filing Information

Submission information for form 5500 for 401k plan BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

Plan id# Filing Submission Date Name of Administrator Date Administrator Signed Name of Company Sponsor Date Sponsor Signed
004 2022-01-01
004 2021-01-01
004 2020-01-01
004 2019-01-01
004 2018-01-01
004 2017-01-01 ERIKA KIRCHNER
004 2016-01-01 ERIKA KIRCHNER
004 2015-01-01 ERIKA KIRCHNER
004 2014-01-01 ERIKA KIRCHNER
004 2014-01-01 ERIKA KIRCHNER
004 2013-01-01 ERIKA KIRCHNER
004 2012-01-01 ROBERT SORRENTINO
004 2011-01-01 ROBERT SORRENTINO
004 2009-01-01 ROBERT SORRENTINO 2010-10-08
004 2009-01-01 ROBERT SORRENTINO
004 2009-01-01 ROBERT SORRENTINO

Plan Statistics for BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

401k plan membership statisitcs for BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

Measure Date Value
2022: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2022 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2022-01-01 14,166
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2022-01-01 8,368
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2022-01-01 120
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2022-01-01 5,358
Total of all active and inactive participants 2022-01-01 13,846
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2022-01-01 50
Total participants 2022-01-01 13,896
Number of participants with account balances 2022-01-01 13,410
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2022-01-01 19
2021: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2021 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2021-01-01 12,470
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2021-01-01 9,350
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2021-01-01 115
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2021-01-01 4,669
Total of all active and inactive participants 2021-01-01 14,134
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2021-01-01 32
Total participants 2021-01-01 14,166
Number of participants with account balances 2021-01-01 12,678
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2021-01-01 26
2020: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2020 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2020-01-01 12,020
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2020-01-01 7,166
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2020-01-01 57
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2020-01-01 5,214
Total of all active and inactive participants 2020-01-01 12,437
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2020-01-01 33
Total participants 2020-01-01 12,470
Number of participants with account balances 2020-01-01 11,946
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2020-01-01 13
2019: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2019 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2019-01-01 12,476
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2019-01-01 6,713
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2019-01-01 111
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2019-01-01 5,165
Total of all active and inactive participants 2019-01-01 11,989
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2019-01-01 31
Total participants 2019-01-01 12,020
Number of participants with account balances 2019-01-01 11,591
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2019-01-01 20
2018: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2018 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2018-01-01 13,736
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2018-01-01 7,294
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2018-01-01 99
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2018-01-01 5,061
Total of all active and inactive participants 2018-01-01 12,454
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2018-01-01 22
Total participants 2018-01-01 12,476
Number of participants with account balances 2018-01-01 11,918
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2018-01-01 30
2017: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2017 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2017-01-01 12,511
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2017-01-01 9,574
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2017-01-01 87
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2017-01-01 4,054
Total of all active and inactive participants 2017-01-01 13,715
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2017-01-01 21
Total participants 2017-01-01 13,736
Number of participants with account balances 2017-01-01 12,147
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2017-01-01 28
2016: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2016 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2016-01-01 12,321
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2016-01-01 8,068
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2016-01-01 73
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2016-01-01 4,353
Total of all active and inactive participants 2016-01-01 12,494
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2016-01-01 17
Total participants 2016-01-01 12,511
Number of participants with account balances 2016-01-01 11,401
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2016-01-01 64
2015: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2015 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2015-01-01 12,128
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2015-01-01 8,060
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2015-01-01 79
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2015-01-01 4,165
Total of all active and inactive participants 2015-01-01 12,304
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2015-01-01 17
Total participants 2015-01-01 12,321
Number of participants with account balances 2015-01-01 11,662
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2015-01-01 181
2014: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2014 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2014-01-01 11,176
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2014-01-01 8,323
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2014-01-01 65
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2014-01-01 3,730
Total of all active and inactive participants 2014-01-01 12,118
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2014-01-01 10
Total participants 2014-01-01 12,128
Number of participants with account balances 2014-01-01 11,370
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2014-01-01 247
2013: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2013 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2013-01-01 8,662
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2013-01-01 7,842
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2013-01-01 59
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2013-01-01 3,265
Total of all active and inactive participants 2013-01-01 11,166
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2013-01-01 10
Total participants 2013-01-01 11,176
Number of participants with account balances 2013-01-01 8,567
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2013-01-01 102
2012: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2012 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2012-01-01 8,814
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2012-01-01 5,307
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2012-01-01 86
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2012-01-01 3,252
Total of all active and inactive participants 2012-01-01 8,645
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2012-01-01 17
Total participants 2012-01-01 8,662
Number of participants with account balances 2012-01-01 8,375
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2012-01-01 70
2011: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2011 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2011-01-01 8,700
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2011-01-01 5,117
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2011-01-01 95
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2011-01-01 3,576
Total of all active and inactive participants 2011-01-01 8,788
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2011-01-01 26
Total participants 2011-01-01 8,814
Number of participants with account balances 2011-01-01 8,482
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2011-01-01 46
2009: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2009 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2009-01-01 7,368
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2009-01-01 2,946
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2009-01-01 74
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2009-01-01 3,641
Total of all active and inactive participants 2009-01-01 6,661
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2009-01-01 32
Total participants 2009-01-01 6,693
Number of participants with account balances 2009-01-01 6,341
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2009-01-01 99

Measure	Date	Value
2022: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2022 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2022-01-01	14,166
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2022-01-01	8,368
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2022-01-01	120
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2022-01-01	5,358
Total of all active and inactive participants	2022-01-01	13,846
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2022-01-01	50
Total participants	2022-01-01	13,896
Number of participants with account balances	2022-01-01	13,410
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2022-01-01	19
2021: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2021 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2021-01-01	12,470
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2021-01-01	9,350
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2021-01-01	115
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2021-01-01	4,669
Total of all active and inactive participants	2021-01-01	14,134
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2021-01-01	32
Total participants	2021-01-01	14,166
Number of participants with account balances	2021-01-01	12,678
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2021-01-01	26
2020: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2020 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2020-01-01	12,020
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2020-01-01	7,166
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2020-01-01	57
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2020-01-01	5,214
Total of all active and inactive participants	2020-01-01	12,437
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2020-01-01	33
Total participants	2020-01-01	12,470
Number of participants with account balances	2020-01-01	11,946
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2020-01-01	13
2019: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2019 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2019-01-01	12,476
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2019-01-01	6,713
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2019-01-01	111
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2019-01-01	5,165
Total of all active and inactive participants	2019-01-01	11,989
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2019-01-01	31
Total participants	2019-01-01	12,020
Number of participants with account balances	2019-01-01	11,591
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2019-01-01	20
2018: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2018 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2018-01-01	13,736
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2018-01-01	7,294
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2018-01-01	99
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2018-01-01	5,061
Total of all active and inactive participants	2018-01-01	12,454
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2018-01-01	22
Total participants	2018-01-01	12,476
Number of participants with account balances	2018-01-01	11,918
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2018-01-01	30
2017: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2017 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2017-01-01	12,511
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2017-01-01	9,574
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2017-01-01	87
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2017-01-01	4,054
Total of all active and inactive participants	2017-01-01	13,715
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2017-01-01	21
Total participants	2017-01-01	13,736
Number of participants with account balances	2017-01-01	12,147
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2017-01-01	28
2016: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2016 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2016-01-01	12,321
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2016-01-01	8,068
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2016-01-01	73
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2016-01-01	4,353
Total of all active and inactive participants	2016-01-01	12,494
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2016-01-01	17
Total participants	2016-01-01	12,511
Number of participants with account balances	2016-01-01	11,401
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2016-01-01	64
2015: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2015 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2015-01-01	12,128
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2015-01-01	8,060
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2015-01-01	79
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2015-01-01	4,165
Total of all active and inactive participants	2015-01-01	12,304
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2015-01-01	17
Total participants	2015-01-01	12,321
Number of participants with account balances	2015-01-01	11,662
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2015-01-01	181
2014: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2014 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2014-01-01	11,176
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2014-01-01	8,323
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2014-01-01	65
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2014-01-01	3,730
Total of all active and inactive participants	2014-01-01	12,118
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2014-01-01	10
Total participants	2014-01-01	12,128
Number of participants with account balances	2014-01-01	11,370
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2014-01-01	247
2013: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2013 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2013-01-01	8,662
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2013-01-01	7,842
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2013-01-01	59
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2013-01-01	3,265
Total of all active and inactive participants	2013-01-01	11,166
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2013-01-01	10
Total participants	2013-01-01	11,176
Number of participants with account balances	2013-01-01	8,567
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2013-01-01	102
2012: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2012 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2012-01-01	8,814
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2012-01-01	5,307
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2012-01-01	86
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2012-01-01	3,252
Total of all active and inactive participants	2012-01-01	8,645
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2012-01-01	17
Total participants	2012-01-01	8,662
Number of participants with account balances	2012-01-01	8,375
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2012-01-01	70
2011: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2011 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2011-01-01	8,700
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2011-01-01	5,117
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2011-01-01	95
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2011-01-01	3,576
Total of all active and inactive participants	2011-01-01	8,788
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2011-01-01	26
Total participants	2011-01-01	8,814
Number of participants with account balances	2011-01-01	8,482
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2011-01-01	46
2009: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2009 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2009-01-01	7,368
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2009-01-01	2,946
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2009-01-01	74
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2009-01-01	3,641
Total of all active and inactive participants	2009-01-01	6,661
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2009-01-01	32
Total participants	2009-01-01	6,693
Number of participants with account balances	2009-01-01	6,341
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2009-01-01	99

Financial Data on BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

Measure	Date	Value
2022 : BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2022 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2022-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2022-12-31	$-33,773,259
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2022-12-31	$-33,773,259
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2022-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2022-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2022-12-31	$639,761
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2022-12-31	$305,136
Expenses. Interest paid	2022-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2022-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2022-12-31	$-228,254,468
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2022-12-31	$-27,975,950
Total of all expenses incurred	2022-12-31	$84,593,744
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2022-12-31	$83,485,617
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2022-12-31	$13,970
Value of total corrective distributions	2022-12-31	$5,930
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2022-12-31	$99,524,643
Value of total assets at end of year	2022-12-31	$1,528,599,476
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$1,841,113,063
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2022-12-31	$1,088,227
Total income from rents	2022-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2022-12-31	$486,003
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2022-12-31	$22,828,194
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2022-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2022-12-31	$22,296,038
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2022-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2022-12-31	$637,968
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2022-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2022-12-31	$20,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2022-12-31	No
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2022-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2022-12-31	$58,035,517
Participant contributions at end of year	2022-12-31	$9,814,145
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$9,987,176
Participant contributions at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2022-12-31	$6,385,872
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2022-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2022-12-31	$50,966
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$12,757
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2022-12-31	$124,053
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2022-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2022-12-31	$604,376
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2022-12-31	$102,990
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$296,794
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$60,142
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2022-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2022-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2022-12-31	$-312,848,212
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2022-12-31	$1,527,959,715
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2022-12-31	$1,840,807,927
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2022-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2022-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2022-12-31	No
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2022-12-31	$483,851
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2022-12-31	$831,799,512
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$981,873,434
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Interest on participant loans	2022-12-31	$485,694
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2022-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2022-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2022-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2022-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2022-12-31	$594,669,322
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$687,673,170
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2022-12-31	$120,077
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$120,077
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2022-12-31	$309
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2022-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2022-12-31	$-182,860,961
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2022-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2022-12-31	$-106,483,138
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2022-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2022-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2022-12-31	Yes
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2022-12-31	Yes
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2022-12-31	$35,103,254
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2022-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2022-12-31	$532,156
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2022-12-31	$83,485,617
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2022-12-31	$0
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2022-12-31	No
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2022-12-31	$91,627,563
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$161,386,307
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2022-12-31	$412,718
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$8,342
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2022-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2022-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2022-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2022-12-31	$51,546,990
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2022-12-31	$79,522,940
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2022-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2022-12-31	$0
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2022-12-31	Unqualified
Accountancy firm name	2022-12-31	CARON & BLETZER PLLC
Accountancy firm EIN	2022-12-31	043499945
2021 : BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2021 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2021-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2021-12-31	$22,687,838
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2021-12-31	$22,687,838
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2021-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2021-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2021-12-31	$305,136
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2021-12-31	$0
Expenses. Interest paid	2021-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2021-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2021-12-31	$328,168,626
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2021-12-31	$1,110,647
Total of all expenses incurred	2021-12-31	$88,562,527
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2021-12-31	$88,043,698
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2021-12-31	$12,671
Value of total corrective distributions	2021-12-31	$3,263
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2021-12-31	$90,357,046
Value of total assets at end of year	2021-12-31	$1,841,113,063
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$1,601,201,828
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2021-12-31	$502,895
Total income from rents	2021-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2021-12-31	$536,503
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2021-12-31	$40,223,047
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2021-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2021-12-31	$39,875,667
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2021-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2021-12-31	$20,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2021-12-31	No
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2021-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2021-12-31	$51,295,493
Participant contributions at end of year	2021-12-31	$9,987,176
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$9,859,449
Participant contributions at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2021-12-31	$6,341,650
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2021-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2021-12-31	$12,757
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2021-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2021-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2021-12-31	$296,794
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2021-12-31	$60,142
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2021-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2021-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2021-12-31	$239,606,099
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2021-12-31	$1,840,807,927
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2021-12-31	$1,601,201,828
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2021-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2021-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2021-12-31	No
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2021-12-31	$502,895
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2021-12-31	$981,873,434
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$999,540,495
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Interest on participant loans	2021-12-31	$536,491
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2021-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2021-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2021-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2021-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2021-12-31	$687,673,170
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$591,707,047
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2021-12-31	$120,077
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2021-12-31	$94,837
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$94,837
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2021-12-31	$12
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2021-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2021-12-31	$112,694,035
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2021-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2021-12-31	$60,559,510
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2021-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2021-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2021-12-31	Yes
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2021-12-31	Yes
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2021-12-31	$32,719,903
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2021-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2021-12-31	$347,380
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2021-12-31	$88,043,698
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2021-12-31	$0
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2021-12-31	No
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2021-12-31	$161,386,307
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2021-12-31	$8,342
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2021-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2021-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2021-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2021-12-31	$119,834,858
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2021-12-31	$118,724,211
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2021-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2021-12-31	$0
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2021-12-31	Unqualified
Accountancy firm name	2021-12-31	CARON & BLETZER PLLC
Accountancy firm EIN	2021-12-31	043499945
2020 : BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2020 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2020-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2020-12-31	$0
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2020-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2020-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2020-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2020-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2020-12-31	$0
Expenses. Interest paid	2020-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2020-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2020-12-31	$319,381,895
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2020-12-31	$0
Total of all expenses incurred	2020-12-31	$105,287,635
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2020-12-31	$104,729,227
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2020-12-31	$39,729
Value of total corrective distributions	2020-12-31	$4,231
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2020-12-31	$84,114,848
Value of total assets at end of year	2020-12-31	$1,601,201,828
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$1,387,107,568
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2020-12-31	$514,448
Total income from rents	2020-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2020-12-31	$561,318
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2020-12-31	$44,051,641
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2020-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2020-12-31	$44,051,641
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2020-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2020-12-31	$20,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2020-12-31	No
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2020-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2020-12-31	$46,477,494
Participant contributions at end of year	2020-12-31	$9,859,449
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$9,977,669
Participant contributions at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2020-12-31	$7,660,219
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2020-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2020-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2020-12-31	$514,448
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2020-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2020-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2020-12-31	$214,094,260
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2020-12-31	$1,601,201,828
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2020-12-31	$1,387,107,568
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2020-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2020-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2020-12-31	No
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2020-12-31	$0
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2020-12-31	$999,540,495
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$834,949,279
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Interest on participant loans	2020-12-31	$561,117
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2020-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2020-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2020-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2020-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2020-12-31	$591,707,047
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$542,180,620
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2020-12-31	$94,837
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2020-12-31	$0
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2020-12-31	$201
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2020-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2020-12-31	$127,636,964
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2020-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2020-12-31	$63,017,124
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2020-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2020-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2020-12-31	Yes
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2020-12-31	Yes
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2020-12-31	$29,977,135
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2020-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2020-12-31	$0
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2020-12-31	$104,729,227
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2020-12-31	$0
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2020-12-31	No
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2020-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2020-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2020-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2020-12-31	$0
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2020-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2020-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2020-12-31	$0
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2020-12-31	Unqualified
Accountancy firm name	2020-12-31	CARON & BLETZER PLLC
Accountancy firm EIN	2020-12-31	043499945
2019 : BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2019 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2019-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2019-12-31	$0
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2019-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2019-12-31	$5,323,810
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2019-12-31	$7,427,944
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2019-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2019-12-31	$0
Expenses. Interest paid	2019-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2019-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2019-12-31	$346,841,399
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2019-12-31	$0
Total of all expenses incurred	2019-12-31	$116,620,875
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2019-12-31	$115,560,935
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2019-12-31	$70,730
Value of total corrective distributions	2019-12-31	$6,093
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2019-12-31	$88,307,276
Value of total assets at end of year	2019-12-31	$1,387,107,568
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$1,158,991,178
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2019-12-31	$983,117
Total income from rents	2019-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2019-12-31	$552,732
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2019-12-31	$29,735,957
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2019-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2019-12-31	$29,735,957
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2019-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2019-12-31	$20,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2019-12-31	No
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2019-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2019-12-31	$44,346,666
Participant contributions at end of year	2019-12-31	$9,977,669
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$10,015,912
Participant contributions at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2019-12-31	$14,837,770
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2019-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2019-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2019-12-31	$983,117
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2019-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2019-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2019-12-31	$230,220,524
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2019-12-31	$1,387,107,568
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2019-12-31	$1,158,991,178
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2019-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2019-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2019-12-31	No
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2019-12-31	$0
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2019-12-31	$834,949,279
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$681,314,891
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Interest on participant loans	2019-12-31	$552,386
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2019-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2019-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2019-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2019-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2019-12-31	$542,180,620
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$467,660,375
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2019-12-31	$0
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2019-12-31	$346
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2019-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2019-12-31	$146,596,341
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2019-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2019-12-31	$81,649,093
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2019-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2019-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2019-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2019-12-31	Yes
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2019-12-31	$29,122,840
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2019-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2019-12-31	$0
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2019-12-31	$115,560,935
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2019-12-31	$0
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2019-12-31	No
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2019-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2019-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2019-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2019-12-31	$0
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2019-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2019-12-31	Yes
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2019-12-31	Disclaimer
Accountancy firm name	2019-12-31	CARON & BLETZER PLLC
Accountancy firm EIN	2019-12-31	043499945
2018 : BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2018 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2018-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2018-12-31	$0
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2018-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2018-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2018-12-31	$17,866
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2018-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2018-12-31	$0
Expenses. Interest paid	2018-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2018-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2018-12-31	$20,072,488
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2018-12-31	$0
Total of all expenses incurred	2018-12-31	$83,700,954
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2018-12-31	$82,605,659
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2018-12-31	$17,303
Value of total corrective distributions	2018-12-31	$9,837
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2018-12-31	$83,674,665
Value of total assets at end of year	2018-12-31	$1,158,991,178
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$1,222,637,510
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2018-12-31	$1,068,155
Total income from rents	2018-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2018-12-31	$500,339
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2018-12-31	$27,100,881
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2018-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2018-12-31	$27,100,881
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2018-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2018-12-31	$20,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2018-12-31	No
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2018-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2018-12-31	$45,442,283
Participant contributions at end of year	2018-12-31	$10,015,912
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$10,609,848
Participant contributions at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2018-12-31	$8,403,710
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2018-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2018-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2018-12-31	$1,068,155
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2018-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2018-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2018-12-31	$-63,628,466
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2018-12-31	$1,158,991,178
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2018-12-31	$1,222,637,510
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2018-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2018-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2018-12-31	No
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2018-12-31	$0
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2018-12-31	$681,314,891
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$746,225,323
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Interest on participant loans	2018-12-31	$500,339
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2018-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2018-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2018-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2018-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2018-12-31	$467,660,375
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$465,802,339
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2018-12-31	$0
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2018-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2018-12-31	$-72,438,313
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2018-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2018-12-31	$-18,765,084
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2018-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2018-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2018-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2018-12-31	Yes
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2018-12-31	$29,828,672
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2018-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2018-12-31	$0
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2018-12-31	$82,605,659
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2018-12-31	$0
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2018-12-31	No
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2018-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2018-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2018-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2018-12-31	$0
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2018-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$0
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2018-12-31	Yes
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2018-12-31	Disclaimer
Accountancy firm name	2018-12-31	CARON & BLETZER PLLC
Accountancy firm EIN	2018-12-31	043499945
2017 : BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2017 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2017-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2017-12-31	$0
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2017-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2017-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2017-12-31	$810,842
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2017-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2017-12-31	$0
Expenses. Interest paid	2017-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2017-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2017-12-31	$258,807,056
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2017-12-31	$0
Total of all expenses incurred	2017-12-31	$69,323,474
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2017-12-31	$67,933,765
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2017-12-31	$0
Value of total corrective distributions	2017-12-31	$6,766
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2017-12-31	$78,791,752
Value of total assets at end of year	2017-12-31	$1,222,637,510
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$1,033,964,770
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2017-12-31	$1,382,943
Total income from rents	2017-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2017-12-31	$517,605
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2017-12-31	$25,037,915
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2017-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2017-12-31	$25,037,915
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2017-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2017-12-31	$20,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2017-12-31	No
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2017-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2017-12-31	$42,809,966
Participant contributions at end of year	2017-12-31	$10,609,848
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$12,958,542
Participant contributions at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2017-12-31	$7,821,118
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2017-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2017-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2017-12-31	$1,382,943
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2017-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2017-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2017-12-31	$189,483,582
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2017-12-31	$1,222,637,510
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2017-12-31	$1,033,964,770
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2017-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2017-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2017-12-31	No
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2017-12-31	$0
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2017-12-31	$746,225,323
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$619,164,819
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Interest on participant loans	2017-12-31	$517,605
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2017-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2017-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2017-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2017-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2017-12-31	$465,802,339
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$401,841,409
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2017-12-31	$0
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2017-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2017-12-31	$102,778,461
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2017-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2017-12-31	$51,681,323
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2017-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2017-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2017-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2017-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2017-12-31	$28,160,668
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2017-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2017-12-31	$0
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2017-12-31	$67,933,765
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2017-12-31	$0
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2017-12-31	No
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2017-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2017-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2017-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2017-12-31	$0
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2017-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2017-12-31	Yes
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2017-12-31	Disclaimer
Accountancy firm name	2017-12-31	CARON & BLETZER PLLC
Accountancy firm EIN	2017-12-31	043499945
2016 : BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2016 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2016-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2016-12-31	$0
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2016-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2016-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2016-12-31	$49,947,724
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2016-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2016-12-31	$0
Expenses. Interest paid	2016-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2016-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2016-12-31	$146,556,503
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2016-12-31	$0
Total of all expenses incurred	2016-12-31	$91,788,165
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2016-12-31	$90,720,706
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2016-12-31	$7,486
Value of total corrective distributions	2016-12-31	$4,204
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2016-12-31	$71,773,196
Value of total assets at end of year	2016-12-31	$1,033,964,770
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$1,029,144,156
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2016-12-31	$1,055,769
Total income from rents	2016-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2016-12-31	$665,949
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2016-12-31	$18,281,256
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2016-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2016-12-31	$18,281,256
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2016-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2016-12-31	$20,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2016-12-31	No
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2016-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2016-12-31	$40,139,264
Participant contributions at end of year	2016-12-31	$12,958,542
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$15,593,122
Participant contributions at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2016-12-31	$4,611,138
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2016-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2016-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2016-12-31	$1,055,769
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2016-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2016-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2016-12-31	$54,768,338
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2016-12-31	$1,033,964,770
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2016-12-31	$1,029,144,156
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2016-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2016-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2016-12-31	No
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2016-12-31	$0
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2016-12-31	$619,164,819
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$612,401,787
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Interest on participant loans	2016-12-31	$665,949
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2016-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2016-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2016-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2016-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2016-12-31	$401,841,409
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$401,149,247
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2016-12-31	$0
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2016-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2016-12-31	$30,891,238
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2016-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2016-12-31	$24,944,864
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2016-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2016-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2016-12-31	Yes
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2016-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2016-12-31	$27,022,794
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2016-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2016-12-31	$0
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2016-12-31	$90,720,706
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2016-12-31	$0
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2016-12-31	No
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2016-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2016-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2016-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2016-12-31	$0
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2016-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2016-12-31	Yes
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2016-12-31	Disclaimer
Accountancy firm name	2016-12-31	CARON & BLETZER PLLC
Accountancy firm EIN	2016-12-31	043499945
2015 : BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2015 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2015-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2015-12-31	$0
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2015-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2015-12-31	$288,115
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2015-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2015-12-31	$0
Expenses. Interest paid	2015-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2015-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2015-12-31	$76,579,600
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2015-12-31	$0
Total of all expenses incurred	2015-12-31	$94,089,501
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2015-12-31	$93,063,634
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2015-12-31	$5,233
Value of total corrective distributions	2015-12-31	$10,663
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2015-12-31	$72,246,122
Value of total assets at end of year	2015-12-31	$1,029,144,156
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$1,046,365,942
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2015-12-31	$1,009,971
Total income from rents	2015-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2015-12-31	$715,911
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2015-12-31	$23,637,053
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2015-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2015-12-31	$23,637,053
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2015-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2015-12-31	$20,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2015-12-31	No
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2015-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2015-12-31	$39,506,261
Participant contributions at end of year	2015-12-31	$15,593,122
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$17,241,915
Participant contributions at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2015-12-31	$5,568,002
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2015-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2015-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2015-12-31	$1,009,971
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2015-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2015-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2015-12-31	$-17,509,901
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2015-12-31	$1,029,144,156
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2015-12-31	$1,046,365,942
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2015-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2015-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2015-12-31	No
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2015-12-31	$0
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2015-12-31	$612,401,787
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$674,293,554
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Interest on participant loans	2015-12-31	$715,911
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2015-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2015-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2015-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2015-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2015-12-31	$401,149,247
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$354,830,473
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2015-12-31	$0
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2015-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2015-12-31	$-17,406,045
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2015-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2015-12-31	$-2,613,441
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2015-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2015-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2015-12-31	Yes
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2015-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2015-12-31	$27,171,859
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2015-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2015-12-31	$0
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2015-12-31	$93,063,634
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2015-12-31	$0
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2015-12-31	No
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2015-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2015-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2015-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2015-12-31	$0
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2015-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2015-12-31	Yes
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2015-12-31	Disclaimer
Accountancy firm name	2015-12-31	CARON & BLETZER PLLC
Accountancy firm EIN	2015-12-31	043499945
2014 : BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2014 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2014-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2014-12-31	$0
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2014-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2014-12-31	$238,756,599
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2014-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2014-12-31	$0
Expenses. Interest paid	2014-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2014-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2014-12-31	$149,907,053
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2014-12-31	$0
Total of all expenses incurred	2014-12-31	$78,939,493
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2014-12-31	$77,913,681
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2014-12-31	$1,158
Value of total corrective distributions	2014-12-31	$0
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2014-12-31	$83,473,354
Value of total assets at end of year	2014-12-31	$1,046,365,942
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$736,641,783
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2014-12-31	$1,024,654
Total income from rents	2014-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2014-12-31	$721,934
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2014-12-31	$46,334,653
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2014-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2014-12-31	$46,334,653
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2014-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2014-12-31	$20,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2014-12-31	No
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2014-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2014-12-31	$36,775,166
Participant contributions at end of year	2014-12-31	$17,241,915
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$13,484,078
Participant contributions at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2014-12-31	$6,673,475
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2014-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2014-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2014-12-31	$1,024,654
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2014-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2014-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2014-12-31	$70,967,560
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2014-12-31	$1,046,365,942
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2014-12-31	$736,641,783
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2014-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2014-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2014-12-31	No
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2014-12-31	$0
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2014-12-31	$674,293,554
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$624,082,134
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Interest on participant loans	2014-12-31	$721,934
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2014-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2014-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2014-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2014-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2014-12-31	$354,830,473
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$99,075,571
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2014-12-31	$0
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2014-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2014-12-31	$17,189,952
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2014-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2014-12-31	$2,187,160
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2014-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2014-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2014-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2014-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2014-12-31	$40,024,713
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2014-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2014-12-31	$0
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2014-12-31	$77,913,681
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2014-12-31	$0
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2014-12-31	No
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2014-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2014-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2014-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2014-12-31	$0
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2014-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2014-12-31	Yes
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2014-12-31	Disclaimer
Accountancy firm name	2014-12-31	CARON & BLETZER PLLC
Accountancy firm EIN	2014-12-31	043499945
2013 : BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2013 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2013-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2013-12-31	$0
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2013-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2013-12-31	$8,859,759
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2013-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2013-12-31	$0
Expenses. Interest paid	2013-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2013-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2013-12-31	$165,537,145
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2013-12-31	$0
Total of all expenses incurred	2013-12-31	$47,518,779
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2013-12-31	$46,845,880
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2013-12-31	$42,972
Value of total corrective distributions	2013-12-31	$3,248
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2013-12-31	$53,193,676
Value of total assets at end of year	2013-12-31	$736,641,783
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$609,763,658
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2013-12-31	$626,679
Total income from rents	2013-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2013-12-31	$550,901
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2013-12-31	$14,211,225
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2013-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2013-12-31	$14,211,225
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2013-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2013-12-31	$20,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2013-12-31	No
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2013-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2013-12-31	$24,270,387
Participant contributions at end of year	2013-12-31	$13,484,078
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$12,468,826
Participant contributions at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2013-12-31	$1,907,444
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2013-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2013-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2013-12-31	$626,679
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2013-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2013-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2013-12-31	$118,018,366
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2013-12-31	$736,641,783
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2013-12-31	$609,763,658
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2013-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2013-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2013-12-31	No
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2013-12-31	$0
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2013-12-31	$624,082,134
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$493,407,447
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Interest on participant loans	2013-12-31	$550,901
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2013-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2013-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2013-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2013-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2013-12-31	$99,075,571
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$103,887,385
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2013-12-31	$0
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2013-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2013-12-31	$97,700,072
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2013-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2013-12-31	$-118,729
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2013-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2013-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2013-12-31	Yes
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2013-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2013-12-31	$27,015,845
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2013-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2013-12-31	$0
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2013-12-31	$46,845,880
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2013-12-31	$0
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2013-12-31	No
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2013-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2013-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2013-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2013-12-31	$0
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2013-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2013-12-31	Yes
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2013-12-31	Disclaimer
Accountancy firm name	2013-12-31	CARON & BLETZER PLLC
Accountancy firm EIN	2013-12-31	043499945
2012 : BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2012 401k financial data
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2012-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2012-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2012-12-31	$112,200,343
Total of all expenses incurred	2012-12-31	$58,547,595
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2012-12-31	$58,081,541
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2012-12-31	$28,112
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2012-12-31	$46,113,695
Value of total assets at end of year	2012-12-31	$609,763,658
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$556,110,910
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2012-12-31	$437,942
Total interest from all sources	2012-12-31	$536,849
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2012-12-31	$14,314,586
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2012-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2012-12-31	$14,314,586
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2012-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2012-12-31	$20,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2012-12-31	No
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2012-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2012-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2012-12-31	$23,575,732
Participant contributions at end of year	2012-12-31	$12,468,826
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$12,264,718
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2012-12-31	$1,480,981
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2012-12-31	$437,942
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2012-12-31	No
Value of net income/loss	2012-12-31	$53,652,748
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2012-12-31	$609,763,658
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2012-12-31	$556,110,910
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2012-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2012-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2012-12-31	No
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2012-12-31	$493,407,447
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$434,527,893
Interest on participant loans	2012-12-31	$536,849
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2012-12-31	$103,887,385
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$109,318,299
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2012-12-31	$49,462,183
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2012-12-31	$1,773,030
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2012-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2012-12-31	Yes
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2012-12-31	No
Contributions received in cash from employer	2012-12-31	$21,056,982
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2012-12-31	$58,081,541
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2012-12-31	No
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2012-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2012-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2012-12-31	No
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2012-12-31	Yes
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2012-12-31	Disclaimer
Accountancy firm name	2012-12-31	CARON & BLETZER PLLC
Accountancy firm EIN	2012-12-31	043499945
2011 : BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2011 401k financial data
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2011-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2011-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2011-12-31	$42,204,677
Total of all expenses incurred	2011-12-31	$53,161,634
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2011-12-31	$52,721,644
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2011-12-31	$36,349
Value of total corrective distributions	2011-12-31	$1,928
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2011-12-31	$41,308,315
Value of total assets at end of year	2011-12-31	$556,110,910
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$567,067,867
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2011-12-31	$401,713
Total interest from all sources	2011-12-31	$593,990
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2011-12-31	$12,807,270
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2011-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2011-12-31	$12,807,270
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2011-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2011-12-31	$20,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2011-12-31	No
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2011-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2011-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2011-12-31	$22,498,847
Participant contributions at end of year	2011-12-31	$12,264,718
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$12,606,003
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2011-12-31	$2,328,698
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2011-12-31	$401,713
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2011-12-31	No
Value of net income/loss	2011-12-31	$-10,956,957
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2011-12-31	$556,110,910
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2011-12-31	$567,067,867
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2011-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2011-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2011-12-31	No
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2011-12-31	$434,527,893
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$440,233,181
Interest on participant loans	2011-12-31	$593,990
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2011-12-31	$109,318,299
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$114,228,683
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2011-12-31	$-15,886,373
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2011-12-31	$3,381,475
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2011-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2011-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2011-12-31	No
Contributions received in cash from employer	2011-12-31	$16,480,770
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2011-12-31	$52,721,644
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2011-12-31	No
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2011-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2011-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2011-12-31	No
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2011-12-31	Yes
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2011-12-31	Disclaimer
Accountancy firm name	2011-12-31	CARON & BLETZER, PLLC
Accountancy firm EIN	2011-12-31	043499945
2010 : BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2010 401k financial data
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2010-12-31	$1,939,920
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2010-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2010-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2010-12-31	$98,446,614
Total of all expenses incurred	2010-12-31	$54,113,291
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2010-12-31	$54,002,127
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2010-12-31	$8,126
Value of total corrective distributions	2010-12-31	$3,374
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2010-12-31	$38,396,824
Value of total assets at end of year	2010-12-31	$567,067,867
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$520,794,624
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2010-12-31	$99,664
Total interest from all sources	2010-12-31	$683,566
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2010-12-31	$10,963,381
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2010-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2010-12-31	$10,963,381
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2010-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2010-12-31	$20,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2010-12-31	No
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2010-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2010-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2010-12-31	$21,355,858
Participant contributions at end of year	2010-12-31	$12,606,003
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$12,382,290
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2010-12-31	$1,281,615
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2010-12-31	$99,664
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2010-12-31	No
Value of net income/loss	2010-12-31	$44,333,323
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2010-12-31	$567,067,867
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2010-12-31	$520,794,624
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2010-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2010-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2010-12-31	No
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2010-12-31	$440,233,181
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$389,359,071
Interest on participant loans	2010-12-31	$683,566
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2010-12-31	$114,228,683
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$119,053,263
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2010-12-31	$43,700,685
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2010-12-31	$4,702,158
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2010-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2010-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2010-12-31	No
Contributions received in cash from employer	2010-12-31	$15,759,351
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2010-12-31	$54,002,127
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2010-12-31	No
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2010-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2010-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2010-12-31	No
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2010-12-31	Yes
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2010-12-31	Disclaimer
Accountancy firm name	2010-12-31	CARON & BLETZER
Accountancy firm EIN	2010-12-31	043499945
2009 : BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2009 401k financial data
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2009-12-31	$0

Form 5500 Responses for BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

2022: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2022 form 5500 responses
2022-01-01	Type of plan entity	Mulitple employer plan
2022-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2022-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2022-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2022-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2022-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2022-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2021: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2021 form 5500 responses
2021-01-01	Type of plan entity	Mulitple employer plan
2021-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2021-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2021-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2021-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2020: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2020 form 5500 responses
2020-01-01	Type of plan entity	Mulitple employer plan
2020-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2020-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2020-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2020-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2020-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2020-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2019: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2019 form 5500 responses
2019-01-01	Type of plan entity	Mulitple employer plan
2019-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2019-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2019-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2019-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2019-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2019-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2018: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2018 form 5500 responses
2018-01-01	Type of plan entity	Mulitple employer plan
2018-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2018-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2018-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2018-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2018-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2018-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2017: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2017 form 5500 responses
2017-01-01	Type of plan entity	Mulitple employer plan
2017-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2017-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2017-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2017-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2017-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2017-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2016: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2016 form 5500 responses
2016-01-01	Type of plan entity	Mulitple employer plan
2016-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2016-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2016-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2016-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2016-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2016-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2015: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2015 form 5500 responses
2015-01-01	Type of plan entity	Mulitple employer plan
2015-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2015-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2015-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2015-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2015-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2015-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2014: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2014 form 5500 responses
2014-01-01	Type of plan entity	Mulitple employer plan
2014-01-01	Submission has been amended	Yes
2014-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2014-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2014-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2014-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2014-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2013: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2013 form 5500 responses
2013-01-01	Type of plan entity	Mulitple employer plan
2013-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2013-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2013-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2013-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2013-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2013-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2012: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2012 form 5500 responses
2012-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2012-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2012-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2012-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2012-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2012-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2011: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2011 form 5500 responses
2011-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2011-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2011-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2011-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2011-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2011-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2009: BERTELSMANN 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN 2009 form 5500 responses
2009-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2009-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2009-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2009-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2009-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2009-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes

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