Sears Holdings Corporation, Hoffman Estates, IL. EIN 20-1920798. Annual reports 2009–2020. Also filed as Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Sears Holdings Corporation has no active retirement plan on file. Its last annual report was for 2020. Some of its pension plans were taken over by the PBGC.
Active plans
0
Plans on file
4
Industry
Retail
All 4 plans
Active plans first
Sears Holdings Savings Plan
401(k) with ESOPClosed
Closed. The plan filed its final annual report for 2020, which means its assets were paid out or moved and it no longer exists.
Plan number
002Employer EIN 20-1920798
Participants (2019)
11,258
Net assets (2019)
$814 million
Plan administrator
Sears Holdings Corporation 3333 Beverly Road, Department 707BEN, A4-184A Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 (847) 286-2500As filed for 2020
In effect since
July 1, 1916
Earlier sponsor: Sears, Roebuck and Co. (2009–2011).
Earlier plan names: Sears Holdings 401(k) Savings Plan.
Year by year, 2009 to 2020
Plan year
Participants
Net assets
Recordkeeper
2020
0
$0
not listed
2019
11,258
$814 million
not listed
2018
63,354
$1.7 billion
not listed
2017
90,737
$2.3 billion
not listed
2016
132,651
$2.3 billion
not listed
2015
162,538
$2.5 billion
not listed
2014
208,887
$2.9 billion
not listed
2013
247,610
$3.1 billion
not listed
2012
257,398
$3.0 billion
not listed
2011
248,299
$3.0 billion
not listed
2010
278,823
$3.3 billion
not listed
2009
297,420
$3.2 billion
not listed
Sears Holdings Puerto Rico Savings Plan
Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)Closed
Closed. The plan filed its final annual report for 2020, which means its assets were paid out or moved and it no longer exists.
Plan number
003Employer EIN 20-1920798
Participants (2019)
240
Net assets (2019)
$4.3 million
Plan administrator
Sears Holdings Corporation 3333 Beverly Road, Department 707BEN, A4-184A Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 (847) 286-2500As filed for 2020
In effect since
January 1, 2005
Plans merged into this one: Kmart Retirement Savings Plan for Puerto Rico Employees (2011).
Earlier sponsor: Sears, Roebuck and Co. (2009–2011).
Earlier plan names: Sears Puerto Rico Savings Plan.
Year by year, 2009 to 2020
Plan year
Participants
Net assets
Recordkeeper
2020
0
$0
not listed
2019
240
$4.3 million
not listed
2018
4,660
$13.6 million
not listed
2017
4,867
$17.1 million
not listed
2016
5,775
$15.7 million
not listed
2015
6,167
$16.3 million
not listed
2014
7,550
$18.1 million
not listed
2013
7,724
$17.8 million
not listed
2012
7,877
$17.3 million
not listed
2011
3,173
$11.4 million
not listed
2010
3,305
$13.6 million
not listed
2009
3,739
$13.4 million
not listed
Sears Holdings Pension Plan 2
Pension (defined benefit), frozenTaken over by the PBGC
Taken over by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation on February 11, 2019, after the plan ended on January 31, 2019. The PBGC now pays the plan's benefits, up to legal limits (PBGC case 23148500).
Plan number
101Employer EIN 20-1920798
Participants when it ended
52,849
Who pays it now
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 1-800-400-7242PBGC Customer Contact Center
In effect since
December 1, 2016
Sears Holdings Pension Plan 1
Pension (defined benefit), frozenTaken over by the PBGC
Taken over by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation on February 11, 2019, after the plan ended on January 31, 2019. The PBGC now pays the plan's benefits, up to legal limits (PBGC case 23148400).
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 1-800-400-7242PBGC Customer Contact Center
In effect since
January 1, 1944
Earlier plan names: Sears Holdings Pension Plan.
Year by year, 2009 to 2016
Plan year
Participants
Net assets
Recordkeeper
2016
36,902
$1.8 billion
not listed
2015
191,507
$3.4 billion
WTW
2014
199,059
$3.7 billion
WTW
2013
204,050
$3.6 billion
Voya
2012
212,444
$3.3 billion
Voya
2011
303,572
$4.2 billion
Voya
2010
322,042
$4.1 billion
Voya
2009
328,334
$3.7 billion
Voya
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What these numbers are
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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.
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