Superior Essex 401(k) and pension plans

Superior Essex Inc., Atlanta, GA. EIN 20-0282396. Annual reports 2009–2024. Also filed as Essex Group, Inc.; Superior Essex, Inc.; Superior Essex, Inc.

Superior Essex Inc. has 4 active retirement plans on file. The largest is the Superior Essex 401(k) Plan, with 1,651 participants and $188 million in assets in 2024. Principal has been its recordkeeper since 2020.

Active plans: 4
Participants: 4,634
Plan assets: $333 million
401(k) recordkeeper: Principal
Plans on file: 4
Industry: Manufacturing

All 4 plans

Active plans first

Superior Essex 401(k) Plan

401(k)Active

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

Plan number: 001Employer EIN 20-0282396
Participants (2024): 1,651
Net assets (2024): $188 million
Recordkeeper: PrincipalEarlier: Transamerica (2011–2019), Voya (2009–2010)
Plan administrator: The Superior Essex Retirement Plan Administrative
5770 Powers Ferry Road NW, Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30327
(770) 657-6432As filed for 2024
In effect since: October 1, 1993

Year by year, 2009 to 2024

Plan year	Participants	Net assets	Recordkeeper
2024	1,651	$188 million	Principal
2023	1,697	$172 million	Principal
2022	1,746	$151 million	Principal
2021	1,619	$187 million	Principal
2020	1,560	$167 million	Principal
2019	1,802	$163 million	Transamerica
2018	1,910	$143 million	Transamerica
2017	1,948	$154 million	Transamerica
2016	2,044	$138 million	Transamerica
2015	2,059	$137 million	Transamerica
2014	2,168	$149 million	Transamerica
2013	2,244	$143 million	Transamerica
2012	2,222	$120 million	Transamerica
2011	2,274	$106 million	Transamerica
2010	2,252	$105 million	Voya
2009	2,323	$98.3 million	Voya

Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc

Pension (defined benefit), frozenActive

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

Plan number: 003Employer EIN 20-0282396
Participants (2024): 1,429
Net assets (2024): $33.2 million
Administered by: PrincipalEarlier: Transamerica (2009–2019)
Plan administrator: Superior Essex, Inc
5770 Powers Ferry RD NW, Suite 400
Atlanta, GA 30327
(770) 657-6432As filed for 2024
In effect since: January 1, 1967

Earlier sponsor: Essex Group, Inc. (2009–2017).

Earlier plan names: Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc..

Year by year, 2009 to 2024

Plan year	Participants	Net assets	Recordkeeper
2024	1,429	$33.2 million	Principal
2023	1,485	$32.4 million	Principal
2022	1,538	$29.7 million	Principal
2021	1,586	$39.1 million	Principal
2020	1,622	$36.2 million	Principal
2019	1,668	$34.3 million	Transamerica
2018	1,733	$29.4 million	Transamerica
2017	1,753	$32.8 million	Transamerica
2016	1,781	$28.8 million	Transamerica
2015	1,827	$27.2 million	Transamerica
2014	2,458	$37.0 million	Transamerica
2013	2,496	$36.4 million	Transamerica
2012	2,516	$32.0 million	Transamerica
2011	2,547	$28.9 million	Transamerica
2010	2,561	$28.3 million	Transamerica
2009	2,579	$23.5 million	Transamerica

Retirement Income Plan for Salaried Employees of Essex Group, Inc.

Pension (defined benefit), frozenActive

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

Plan number: 002Employer EIN 20-0282396
Participants (2024): 1,114
Net assets (2024): $86.5 million
Administered by: PrincipalEarlier: Transamerica (2009–2019)
Plan administrator: Superior Essex, Inc.
5770 Powers Ferry Road NW, Suite 400
Atlanta, GA 30327
(770) 657-6432As filed for 2024
In effect since: March 1, 1988

Earlier sponsor: Essex Group, Inc. (2009–2017).

Year by year, 2009 to 2024

Plan year	Participants	Net assets	Recordkeeper
2024	1,114	$86.5 million	Principal
2023	1,152	$85.7 million	Principal
2022	1,171	$80.2 million	Principal
2021	1,220	$107 million	Principal
2020	1,248	$101 million	Principal
2019	1,267	$97.4 million	Transamerica
2018	1,301	$84.8 million	Transamerica
2017	1,316	$96.1 million	Transamerica
2016	1,334	$85.4 million	Transamerica
2015	1,356	$84.9 million	Transamerica
2014	1,641	$97.3 million	Transamerica
2013	1,655	$96.7 million	Transamerica
2012	1,662	$85.7 million	Transamerica
2011	1,677	$78.6 million	Transamerica
2010	1,685	$78.9 million	Transamerica
2009	1,693	$65.7 million	Transamerica

Savings Plan for Hourly Employees of Superior Essex Inc.

401(k)Active

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

Plan number: 007Employer EIN 20-0282396
Participants (2024): 440
Net assets (2024): $25.6 million
Recordkeeper: PrincipalEarlier: Transamerica (2011–2019), Voya (2009–2010)
Plan administrator: Superior Essex Inc.
5770 Powers Ferry Road NW, Ste 400
Atlanta, GA 30327
(770) 657-6432As filed for 2024
In effect since: January 1, 1994

Year by year, 2009 to 2024

Plan year	Participants	Net assets	Recordkeeper
2024	440	$25.6 million	Principal
2023	423	$23.1 million	Principal
2022	409	$20.4 million	Principal
2021	406	$25.6 million	Principal
2020	420	$22.4 million	Principal
2019	432	$20.6 million	Transamerica
2018	495	$17.2 million	Transamerica
2017	482	$18.1 million	Transamerica
2016	482	$15.6 million	Transamerica
2015	550	$14.3 million	Transamerica
2014	581	$15.0 million	Transamerica
2013	598	$13.9 million	Transamerica
2012	618	$11.5 million	Transamerica
2011	654	$9.9 million	Transamerica
2010	620	$9.5 million	Voya
2009	578	$8.1 million	Voya

If you had money in one of these plans

Call Principal (principal.com), which runs the Superior Essex 401(k) 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 ((770) 657-6432). 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

Superior Essex 401(k) Plan

Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc

Retirement Income Plan for Salaried Employees of Essex Group, Inc.

Savings Plan for Hourly Employees of Superior Essex Inc.

If you had money in one of these plans

What these numbers are

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