Vibrantz 401(k) and pension plans

Vibrantz Corporation, Houston, TX. EIN 34-0217820. Annual reports 2009–2024. Also filed as Ferro Corporation.

Vibrantz Corporation has 2 active retirement plans on file. The largest is the Vibrantz 401(k) Plan, with 1,537 participants and $253 million in assets in 2024. Empower has been its recordkeeper since 2014.

Active plans
2
Participants
2,656
Plan assets
$379 million
401(k) recordkeeper
Empower
Plans on file
5
Industry
Manufacturing

All 5 plans

Active plans first

Vibrantz 401(k) Plan

401(k)Active

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

Plan number
031Employer EIN 34-0217820
Participants (2024)
1,537
Net assets (2024)
$253 million
Recordkeeper
EmpowerEarlier: J.P. Morgan (2009–2013)
Plan administrator
Vibrantz Corporation
16945 Northchase DR, Suite 2000
Houston, TX 77060
(216) 875-5600As filed for 2024
In effect since
January 1, 1984

Plans merged into this one: Ferro Corporation Bargaining Unit 401(k) Plan (2010).

Earlier sponsor: Ferro Corporation (2009–2022).

Earlier plan names: Ferro Corporation Savings and Stock Ownership Plan; Ferro Corporation 401(k) Plan.

Year by year, 2009 to 2024
Plan yearParticipantsNet assetsRecordkeeper
20241,537$253 millionEmpower
20231,569$237 millionEmpower
2022802$129 millionEmpower
2021909$182 millionEmpower
2020993$180 millionEmpower
20191,132$182 millionEmpower
20181,242$179 millionEmpower
20171,287$203 millionEmpower
20161,372$183 millionEmpower
20151,412$176 millionEmpower
20141,751$227 millionEmpower
20132,040$240 millionJ.P. Morgan
20122,328$217 millionJ.P. Morgan
20112,418$196 millionJ.P. Morgan
20102,408$200 millionJ.P. Morgan
20093,130$174 millionJ.P. Morgan

Vibrantz Corporation Pension Plan for Legacy Employees

Pension (defined benefit), frozenActive

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

Plan number
007Employer EIN 34-0217820
Participants (2024)
1,119
Net assets (2024)
$126 million
Administered by
Cbiz Benefits & InsuranceEarlier: Cbiz Benefits & Insurance Services (2017)
Plan administrator
Vibrantz Corporation
16945 Northchase DR Ste 2000
Houston, TX 77060
(216) 875-5600As filed for 2024
In effect since
October 31, 2017

Plans merged into this one: Ferro Corporation Pension Plan (2017).

Earlier sponsor: Ferro Corporation (2017–2022).

Earlier plan names: Ferro Corporation Pension Plan for Legacy Employees.

Year by year, 2017 to 2024
Plan yearParticipantsNet assetsRecordkeeper
20241,119$126 millionCbiz Benefits & Insurance
20232,001$194 millionnot listed
20222,051$191 millionCbiz Benefits & Insurance
20212,070$244 millionCbiz Benefits & Insurance
20202,139$234 millionCbiz Benefits & Insurance
20192,188$227 millionCbiz Benefits & Insurance
20182,250$206 millionCbiz Benefits & Insurance
20172,323$240 millionCbiz Benefits & Insurance Services

Ferro Corporation Pension Plan

Pension (defined benefit), frozenMerged

Merged. In 2017 its assets moved to the Ferro Corporation Pension Plan for Legacy Employees, sponsored by Vibrantz Corporation (EIN 34-0217820, plan 007). Accounts moved with them, so that plan is the one to contact.

Plan number
028Employer EIN 34-0217820
Participants (2016)
3,647
Net assets (2016)
$273 million
Administered by
Cbiz Benefits & Insurance ServicesEarlier: Cbiz Benefits & Insurance Service (2014), Tegrit Retirement Plan Services (2013), Summit Retirement Plan Services (2011–2012)
Plan administrator
Ferro Corporation
6060 Parkland Boulevard
Mayfield Heights, OH 44124
(216) 875-5600As filed for 2017
In effect since
January 1, 1981

Plans merged into this one: Ferro Corporation Retirement Plan (2012).

Earlier plan names: Retirement Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees of Ferro Corporation at Various Plants.

Year by year, 2009 to 2017
Plan yearParticipantsNet assetsRecordkeeper
20170$0Cbiz Benefits & Insurance Services
20163,647$273 millionCbiz Benefits & Insurance Services
20153,722$279 millionCbiz Benefits & Insurance Services
20145,349$381 millionCbiz Benefits & Insurance Service
20135,390$359 millionTegrit Retirement Plan Services
20125,486$307 millionSummit Retirement Plan Services
20112,019$65.3 millionSummit Retirement Plan Services
20102,045$63.4 millionnot listed
20092,090$56.9 millionnot listed

Ferro Corporation Retirement Plan

Pension (defined benefit), frozenMerged

Merged. In 2012 its assets moved to the Retirement Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees of Ferro Corporation at Various Plants, sponsored by Vibrantz Corporation (EIN 34-0217820, plan 028). Accounts moved with them, so that plan is the one to contact.

Plan number
001Employer EIN 34-0217820
Participants (2011)
3,477
Net assets (2011)
$208 million
Administered by
Summit Retirement Plan Services2011–2012
Plan administrator
Ferro Corporation
6060 Parkland Boulevard
Mayfield Heights, OH 44124
(216) 875-5600As filed for 2012
In effect since
December 31, 1944
Year by year, 2009 to 2012
Plan yearParticipantsNet assetsRecordkeeper
20120$0Summit Retirement Plan Services
20113,477$208 millionSummit Retirement Plan Services
20103,515$203 millionnot listed
20093,550$182 millionnot listed

Ferro Corporation Bargaining Unit 401(k) Plan

401(k)Merged

Merged. In 2010 its assets moved to the Ferro Corporation Savings & Stock, sponsored by Vibrantz Corporation (EIN 34-0217820, plan 031). Accounts moved with them, so that plan is the one to contact.

Plan number
036Employer EIN 34-0217820
Participants (2009)
463
Net assets (2009)
$3.1 million
Recordkeeper
J.P. Morgan2009–2010
Plan administrator
Ferro Corporation
1000 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 641-8580As filed for 2010
In effect since
January 1, 1995
Year by year, 2009 to 2010
Plan yearParticipantsNet assetsRecordkeeper
20100$0J.P. Morgan
2009463$3.1 millionJ.P. Morgan

If you had money in one of these plans

  1. Call Empower (empower.com), which runs the Vibrantz 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.
  2. Or call the plan administrator listed on the plan below ((216) 875-5600). That number was filed for 2024; ask for the benefits or retirement plan office.
  3. If your plan was merged, your account moved with it. Follow the link on the plan to the plan it went into, and contact that one.
  4. 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

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

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