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404c Basics

404(c) Defined Permits retirement plans to transfer the responsibility and the liability – for selecting among the investment options in a 401 (k) plan to participants if – The Participant actually directs the investment of his or her account, and The plan satisfies the requirements of the 404 (c) regulations.

404(c) Basics NOT a “get out of jail free” card for plan fiduciaries Compliance is voluntary and must be elected If plan doesn’t comply with ALL 20 to 25 conditions, the fiduciaries may be liable for participant investment decisions Fiduciaries must still follow prudent process for selecting and monitoring investments in the plan Most fiduciaries incorrectly believe their service providers are “taking care of it” Itzoe, Joshua P. (2008). Fixing the 401(k): What Fiduciaries Must Know (And Do) to Help Employees Retire Successfully. Minneapolis, MN: Mill City Press, Inc.

404(c) Audit Checklist Employers seeking 404(c) protection must answer “yes” to every question on the checklist.  Yes  No 1.Does the plan allow participants to make investment decisions?  Yes  No 2.Does the plan offer three or more investment options?  Yes  No 3.Does the plan offer at least three “core” investment options with materially different risk and return characteristics?  Yes  No 4.Is it possible for participants to allocate assets among the three core options in such a way that they can achieve any prudent point on the risk/return spectrum?  Yes  No 5.Is each core option itself diversified (e.g., most mutual funds, insurance company contracts and bank investment vehicles)?  Yes  No 6.Are participants permitted to transfer into and out of each core option at least quarterly?  Yes  No 7.Are participants permitted to transfer into and out of any option as frequently as warranted by the investment’s anticipated volatility?  Yes  No 8.Are participants permitted to transfer into at least one core option, or into a “cash-equivalent” type fund, at least as frequently as they are permitted to transfer out of the most volatile option available?  Yes  No 9. Is the plan free of limitations on the maximum amount or percentage a participant may invest in any core option?  Yes  No 10.If the plan permits participants to invest in any investment funds the participant chooses, does the plan fiduciary disallow investments that it deems are not prudent?  Yes  No 11.Is there an identified plan fiduciary that is responsible for ensuring that participants’ investmen t instructions are carried out?  Yes  No 12.Does the plan give participants the option to receive written confirmation of their investment instructions?  Yes  No 13.If expenses for carrying out investment instructions are charged to participants’ accounts, are participants periodically informed of the actual expenses charged to their accounts?

404(c) Audit Checklist (cont’d)  Yes  No 14.If the plan offers employer stock as an option, does it meet the additional 404(c) requirements relating to employer securities?  Yes  No 15.Is the 5500 properly marked to indicate that it is 404(c) compliant?  Yes  No 16.Is the following information given to participants before they make investment decisions? - Notification that the plan intends to comply with 404(c) and that plan fiduciaries are not liable for any losses resulting from participants’ investment instructions - A description of each available investment option including its objective, risk and return characteristics, and portfolio holdings - The procedures for giving investment instructions. - A description of any charges incurred for the purchase or sale of any investment option (e.g., sales loads, deferred sales charges, redemption or exchange fees) - Immediately before or after a participant’s initial investment in any option, a copy of the most recent prospectus is made available (Subsequent prospectuses must be available upon request.) - If the plan passes voting rights through to participants, information describing those rights - A description of the information available upon request (described in #17) and the fiduciary responsible for providing the information  Yes  No 17.Is the following information available to participants upon request? - A description of each option’s annual operating expenses - Prospectuses, financial statements or other materials provided to the plan relating to an investment option - Each investment option’s portfolio holdings, their values or percentage of the portfolio, an, for any fixed-rate insurance or bank contract, the issuer, contract term and rate of return -The value of shares or units for each investment option, and past and current performance determined net of expenses -The value of shares or units held in the participant’s accounts  Yes  No 18.Do all answers on this checklist also apply to beneficiaries of plan participant?