L.S. Starrett 401(k) and pension plans

The L.S. Starrett Company, Athol, MA. EIN 04-1866480. Annual reports 2009–2024. Also filed as The L. S. Starrett Company; The L.s.starrett Company.

The L.S. Starrett Company has 4 active retirement plans on file. The largest is the The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company, with 1,285 participants and $83.8 million in assets in 2024. Benefit Plan Admin Services is its administrator.

Active plans: 4
Participants: 2,034
Plan assets: $114 million
401(k) recordkeeper: Benefit Plans Administrative Servic
Plans on file: 4
Industry: Manufacturing

All 4 plans

Active plans first

The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company

Pension (defined benefit)Active

Active. The plan filed its annual report for the 2024 plan year.

Plan number: 001Employer EIN 04-1866480
Participants (2024): 1,285
Net assets (2024): $83.8 million
Administered by: Benefit Plan Admin Services2024
Plan administrator: The L.S. Starrett Company
121 Crescent Street
Athol, MA 01331
(978) 249-3551As filed for 2024
In effect since: July 1, 1945

Year by year, 2009 to 2024

Plan year	Participants	Net assets	Recordkeeper
2024	1,285	$83.8 million	Benefit Plan Admin Services
2023	1,420	$86.7 million	not listed
2022	1,466	$84.0 million	not listed
2021	1,504	$79.2 million	not listed
2020	1,524	$92.1 million	not listed
2019	2,076	$88.0 million	not listed
2018	2,126	$84.4 million	not listed
2017	2,173	$79.9 million	not listed
2016	2,239	$75.6 million	not listed
2015	2,282	$76.4 million	not listed
2014	2,327	$76.6 million	not listed
2013	2,338	$77.9 million	not listed
2012	2,356	$70.1 million	not listed
2011	2,326	$69.3 million	not listed
2010	2,277	$71.5 million	not listed
2009	2,287	$66.8 million	not listed

The L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings Plan

401(k)Active

Active. The plan filed its annual report for the 2024 plan year.

Plan number: 003Employer EIN 04-1866480
Participants (2024): 749
Net assets (2024): $29.0 million
Recordkeeper: Benefit Plans Administrative ServicEarlier: Benefit Plans Adminstrative Service (2022)
Plan administrator: The L.S. Starrett Company
121 Crescent Street
Athol, MA 01331
(978) 249-3551As filed for 2024
In effect since: March 1, 1986

Earlier sponsor: The L. S. Starrett Company (2009–2021).

Earlier plan names: The L. S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings Plan.

Year by year, 2009 to 2024

Plan year	Participants	Net assets	Recordkeeper
2024	749	$29.0 million	Benefit Plans Administrative Servic
2023	631	$24.6 million	Benefit Plans Administrative Servic
2022	616	$20.4 million	Benefit Plans Adminstrative Service
2021	657	$24.4 million	not listed
2020	617	$22.2 million	not listed
2019	699	$21.0 million	not listed
2018	723	$17.4 million	not listed
2017	719	$19.8 million	not listed
2016	920	$18.0 million	not listed
2015	945	$17.8 million	not listed
2014	1,461	$21.9 million	not listed
2013	1,464	$19.3 million	not listed
2012	1,334	$15.1 million	not listed
2011	1,369	$15.0 million	not listed
2010	1,421	$14.5 million	not listed
2009	1,486	$12.8 million	not listed

The L.S. Starrett Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)Active

Active. The plan filed its annual report for the 2024 plan year.

Plan number: 002Employer EIN 04-1866480
Participants (2024): 0
Net assets (2024): $1.0 million
Plan administrator: The L.S. Starrett Company
121 Crescent Street
Athol, MA 01331
(508) 249-3551As filed for 2024
In effect since: July 1, 1994

Earlier sponsor: The L.s.starrett Company (2010–2020).

Earlier plan names: The L.s.starrett Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

Year by year, 2009 to 2024

Plan year	Participants	Net assets	Recordkeeper
2024	0	$1.0 million	not listed
2023	265	$3.9 million	not listed
2022	301	$3.1 million	not listed
2021	336	$2.4 million	not listed
2020	391	$3.8 million	not listed
2019	421	$1.5 million	not listed
2018	471	$3.3 million	not listed
2017	509	$3.6 million	not listed
2016	557	$5.2 million	not listed
2015	584	$7.4 million	not listed
2014	599	$9.6 million	not listed
2013	616	$10.2 million	not listed
2012	686	$7.1 million	not listed
2011	719	$8.2 million	not listed
2010	742	$7.2 million	not listed
2009	786	$7.1 million	not listed

The L.S. Starrett Company 2013 Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust

Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)Active

Active. The plan filed its annual report for the 2024 plan year.

Plan number: 004Employer EIN 04-1866480
Participants (2024): 0
Net assets (2024): $142,314
Plan administrator: The L.S. Starrett Company
121 Crescent Street
Athol, MA 01331
(508) 249-3551As filed for 2024
In effect since: February 5, 2013

Earlier plan names: The L. S. Starrett Company 2013 Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust.

Year by year, 2013 to 2024

Plan year	Participants	Net assets	Recordkeeper
2024	0	$142,314	not listed
2023	272	$528,066	not listed
2022	301	$382,732	not listed
2021	333	$283,114	not listed
2020	393	$437,031	not listed
2019	439	$177,643	not listed
2018	480	$386,619	not listed
2017	525	$406,244	not listed
2016	557	$598,501	not listed
2015	733	$864,865	not listed
2014	811	$1.1 million	not listed
2013	893	$1.2 million	not listed

If you had money in one of these plans

Call Benefit Plans Administrative Servic, which runs the The L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings Plan. With your Social Security number and the plan name, it can tell you whether you still have a balance and, if not, where it went.
Or call the plan administrator listed on the plan below ((978) 249-3551). That number was filed for 2024; ask for the benefits or retirement plan office.
Still stuck? The Department of Labor's benefits advisers help for free: askebsa.dol.gov or 1-866-444-3272. Never pay anyone to find your own money.

What these numbers are

They come from the Form 5500 annual reports each plan files with the Department of Labor, as the plan filed them. A plan year is usually a calendar year.
Participants counts everyone in the plan at year end: current employees, former employees who still have a balance or a pension coming, and retirees or beneficiaries being paid.
The recordkeeper is the service provider whose Schedule C entry says it keeps the plan's records. Small plans do not file Schedule C, so some plans show none.
We cannot see anyone's account. Only the plan or its recordkeeper can tell you your balance.

Sources: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 datasets and PBGC trusteed plans. How we read them.

All 4 plans

The Retirement Plan for Employees of the L.S. Starrett Company

The L.S. Starrett Company 401(k) Savings Plan

The L.S. Starrett Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan

The L.S. Starrett Company 2013 Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust

If you had money in one of these plans

What these numbers are

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