MEDIANEWS GROUP, INC. has sponsored the creation of one or more 401k plans.
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Submission information for form 5500 for 401k plan SAN JOSE MERCURY-NEWS INC. AMENDED RETIREMENT PLAN COVERING EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY THE SAN JOSE NEWSPAPER GUILD
| Measure | Date | Value |
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| 2018 : SAN JOSE MERCURY-NEWS INC. AMENDED RETIREMENT PLAN COVERING EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY THE SAN JOSE NEWSPAPER GUILD 2018 401k financial data |
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| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Total transfer of assets from this plan | 2018-12-31 | $111,043,794 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2018-12-31 | $-1,068,288 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2018-12-31 | $11,933,671 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2018-12-31 | $10,093,123 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2018-12-31 | $5,300,000 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $124,045,753 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2018-12-31 | $1,840,548 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2018-12-31 | $30,954 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2018-12-31 | $1,616,819 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2018-12-31 | $1,616,819 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2018-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2018-12-31 | $500,000 |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $32,519,953 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2018-12-31 | $1,840,548 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2018-12-31 | $-13,001,959 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2018-12-31 | $124,045,753 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $61,451,392 |
| Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $28,674,408 |
| Interest earned on other investments | 2018-12-31 | $30,954 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2018-12-31 | $-8,600,505 |
| Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts | 2018-12-31 | $584,444 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2018-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2018-12-31 | $5,300,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $1,400,000 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2018-12-31 | $10,093,123 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2018-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2018-12-31 | Yes |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2018-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2018-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2018-12-31 | PLANTE & MORAN, PLLC |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2018-12-31 | 381357951 |
| 2017 : SAN JOSE MERCURY-NEWS INC. AMENDED RETIREMENT PLAN COVERING EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY THE SAN JOSE NEWSPAPER GUILD 2017 401k financial data |
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| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2017-12-31 | $0 |
| Total transfer of assets to this plan | 2017-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2017-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2017-12-31 | $0 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2017-12-31 | $13,199,483 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2017-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2017-12-31 | $10,773,050 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2017-12-31 | $8,931,351 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2017-12-31 | $2,900,000 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $124,045,753 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $121,619,320 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2017-12-31 | $1,841,699 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2017-12-31 | $45,381 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2017-12-31 | $948,993 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2017-12-31 | $948,993 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2017-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2017-12-31 | $500,000 |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2017-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $32,519,953 |
| Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $113,725,412 |
| Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries) | 2017-12-31 | $0 |
| Other income not declared elsewhere | 2017-12-31 | $3,137,108 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2017-12-31 | $1,841,699 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2017-12-31 | $2,426,433 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2017-12-31 | $124,045,753 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2017-12-31 | $121,619,320 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $61,451,392 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $0 |
| Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $28,674,408 |
| Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $7,501,634 |
| Interest earned on other investments | 2017-12-31 | $45,381 |
| Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $0 |
| Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $392,274 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2017-12-31 | $6,042,400 |
| Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts | 2017-12-31 | $125,601 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2017-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2017-12-31 | $2,900,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $1,400,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $0 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2017-12-31 | $8,931,351 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2017-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2017-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2017-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2017-12-31 | EKS&H LLLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2017-12-31 | 461497033 |
| 2016 : SAN JOSE MERCURY-NEWS INC. AMENDED RETIREMENT PLAN COVERING EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY THE SAN JOSE NEWSPAPER GUILD 2016 401k financial data |
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| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2016-12-31 | $11,793 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2016-12-31 | $10,730,662 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2016-12-31 | $10,428,891 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2016-12-31 | $8,728,950 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2016-12-31 | $2,100,000 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $121,619,320 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $121,329,342 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2016-12-31 | $1,699,941 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2016-12-31 | $74,031 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2016-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2016-12-31 | $500,000 |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $113,725,412 |
| Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $115,686,211 |
| Other income not declared elsewhere | 2016-12-31 | $8,539,201 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2016-12-31 | $1,699,941 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $11,793 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2016-12-31 | $301,771 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2016-12-31 | $121,619,320 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2016-12-31 | $121,317,549 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $7,501,634 |
| Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $3,162,282 |
| Interest earned on other investments | 2016-12-31 | $74,031 |
| Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $392,274 |
| Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $380,849 |
| Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts | 2016-12-31 | $17,430 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2016-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2016-12-31 | $2,100,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $2,100,000 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2016-12-31 | $8,728,950 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2016-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2016-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2016-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2016-12-31 | EKS&H LLLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2016-12-31 | 461497033 |
| 2015 : SAN JOSE MERCURY-NEWS INC. AMENDED RETIREMENT PLAN COVERING EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY THE SAN JOSE NEWSPAPER GUILD 2015 401k financial data |
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| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2015-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2015-12-31 | $11,793 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2015-12-31 | $109,519 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2015-12-31 | $4,948,319 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2015-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2015-12-31 | $9,799,471 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2015-12-31 | $8,368,738 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2015-12-31 | $5,200,000 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $121,329,342 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $126,278,220 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2015-12-31 | $1,430,733 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2015-12-31 | $11,093 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2015-12-31 | $0 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2015-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2015-12-31 | $500,000 |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2015-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $115,686,211 |
| Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $34,187,457 |
| Other income not declared elsewhere | 2015-12-31 | $2,898,754 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2015-12-31 | $1,430,733 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $11,793 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $109,519 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2015-12-31 | $-4,851,152 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2015-12-31 | $121,317,549 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2015-12-31 | $126,168,701 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $0 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $45,887,378 |
| Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $3,162,282 |
| Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $43,533,629 |
| Interest earned on other investments | 2015-12-31 | $11,093 |
| Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $380,849 |
| Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $369,756 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2015-12-31 | $-1,719,143 |
| Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts | 2015-12-31 | $-1,442,385 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2015-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2015-12-31 | $5,200,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $2,100,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $2,300,000 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2015-12-31 | $8,368,738 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2015-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2015-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2015-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2015-12-31 | EKS&H LLLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2015-12-31 | 461497033 |
| 2014 : SAN JOSE MERCURY-NEWS INC. AMENDED RETIREMENT PLAN COVERING EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY THE SAN JOSE NEWSPAPER GUILD 2014 401k financial data |
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| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2014-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2014-12-31 | $109,519 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2014-12-31 | $69,577 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2014-12-31 | $9,959,663 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2014-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2014-12-31 | $9,063,007 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2014-12-31 | $7,691,986 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2014-12-31 | $5,430,000 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $126,278,220 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $125,341,622 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2014-12-31 | $1,371,021 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2014-12-31 | $1,602,393 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2014-12-31 | $0 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2014-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2014-12-31 | $2,000,000 |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2014-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $34,187,457 |
| Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $28,170,121 |
| Other income not declared elsewhere | 2014-12-31 | $-2,971,126 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2014-12-31 | $1,371,021 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $109,519 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $69,577 |
| Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $0 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2014-12-31 | $896,656 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2014-12-31 | $126,168,701 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2014-12-31 | $125,272,045 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $45,887,378 |
| Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $43,533,629 |
| Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $95,632,514 |
| Interest earned on other investments | 2014-12-31 | $1,602,393 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $0 |
| Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $369,756 |
| Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $358,987 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2014-12-31 | $3,883,609 |
| Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts | 2014-12-31 | $2,014,787 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2014-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2014-12-31 | $5,430,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $2,300,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $1,180,000 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2014-12-31 | $7,691,986 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2014-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2014-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2014-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2014-12-31 | EKS&H LLLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2014-12-31 | 461497033 |
| 2013 : SAN JOSE MERCURY-NEWS INC. AMENDED RETIREMENT PLAN COVERING EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY THE SAN JOSE NEWSPAPER GUILD 2013 401k financial data |
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| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2013-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2013-12-31 | $69,577 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2013-12-31 | $77,717 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2013-12-31 | $30,845,676 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2013-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2013-12-31 | $8,861,649 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2013-12-31 | $7,621,699 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2013-12-31 | $5,128,531 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $125,341,622 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $103,365,735 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2013-12-31 | $1,239,950 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2013-12-31 | $316,058 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2013-12-31 | $0 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2013-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2013-12-31 | $2,000,000 |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2013-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $28,170,121 |
| Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers) | 2013-12-31 | $348,531 |
| Other income not declared elsewhere | 2013-12-31 | $2,785,115 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2013-12-31 | $1,239,950 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $69,577 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $77,717 |
| Total non interest bearing cash at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $0 |
| Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $700,000 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2013-12-31 | $21,984,027 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2013-12-31 | $125,272,045 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2013-12-31 | $103,288,018 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $95,632,514 |
| Interest earned on other investments | 2013-12-31 | $316,058 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $0 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $102,095,735 |
| Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $358,987 |
| Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts | 2013-12-31 | $8,737,517 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2013-12-31 | $13,878,455 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2013-12-31 | $4,780,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $1,180,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $570,000 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2013-12-31 | $7,621,699 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2013-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2013-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2013-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2013-12-31 | EKS&H LLLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2013-12-31 | 461497033 |
| 2012 : SAN JOSE MERCURY-NEWS INC. AMENDED RETIREMENT PLAN COVERING EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY THE SAN JOSE NEWSPAPER GUILD 2012 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2012-12-31 | $77,717 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2012-12-31 | $186,477 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2012-12-31 | $16,798,362 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2012-12-31 | $8,682,387 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2012-12-31 | $7,388,358 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2012-12-31 | $4,690,000 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2012-12-31 | $103,365,735 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2012-12-31 | $95,358,520 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2012-12-31 | $1,294,029 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Administrative expenses professional fees incurred | 2012-12-31 | $59,238 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2012-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2012-12-31 | $2,000,000 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2012-12-31 | $472,266 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year | 2012-12-31 | $77,717 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year | 2012-12-31 | $186,477 |
| Total non interest bearing cash at end of year | 2012-12-31 | $700,000 |
| Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year | 2012-12-31 | $900,000 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2012-12-31 | $8,115,975 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2012-12-31 | $103,288,018 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2012-12-31 | $95,172,043 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Investment advisory and management fees | 2012-12-31 | $509,574 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2012-12-31 | $102,095,735 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2012-12-31 | $89,468,520 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2012-12-31 | $12,108,362 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2012-12-31 | $4,690,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2012-12-31 | $570,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2012-12-31 | $4,990,000 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2012-12-31 | $7,388,358 |
| Contract administrator fees | 2012-12-31 | $252,951 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2012-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2012-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2012-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2012-12-31 | EKS&H LLLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2012-12-31 | 461497033 |
| 2011 : SAN JOSE MERCURY-NEWS INC. AMENDED RETIREMENT PLAN COVERING EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY THE SAN JOSE NEWSPAPER GUILD 2011 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2011-12-31 | $186,477 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2011-12-31 | $930,899 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2011-12-31 | $6,913,517 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2011-12-31 | $8,212,044 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2011-12-31 | $6,925,726 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2011-12-31 | $8,610,000 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2011-12-31 | $95,358,520 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $97,401,469 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2011-12-31 | $1,286,318 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Administrative expenses professional fees incurred | 2011-12-31 | $128,765 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2011-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2011-12-31 | $2,000,000 |
| Minimum employer required contribution for this plan year | 2011-12-31 | $0 |
| Amount contributed by the employer to the plan for this plan year | 2011-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year | 2011-12-31 | $0 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $587,195 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2011-12-31 | $386,110 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year | 2011-12-31 | $186,477 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $343,704 |
| Total non interest bearing cash at end of year | 2011-12-31 | $900,000 |
| Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $0 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2011-12-31 | $-1,298,527 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2011-12-31 | $95,172,043 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2011-12-31 | $96,470,570 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Investment advisory and management fees | 2011-12-31 | $608,430 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2011-12-31 | $89,468,520 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $96,491,469 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2011-12-31 | $-1,696,483 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2011-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2011-12-31 | $8,610,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2011-12-31 | $4,990,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $910,000 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2011-12-31 | $6,925,726 |
| Contract administrator fees | 2011-12-31 | $163,013 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2011-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2011-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2011-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2011-12-31 | EHRHARDT KEEFE STEINER & HOTTMAN PC |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2011-12-31 | 840869721 |
| 2010 : SAN JOSE MERCURY-NEWS INC. AMENDED RETIREMENT PLAN COVERING EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY THE SAN JOSE NEWSPAPER GUILD 2010 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2010-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2010-12-31 | $930,899 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2010-12-31 | $42,775 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2010-12-31 | $12,901,210 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2010-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2010-12-31 | $7,839,114 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2010-12-31 | $6,844,934 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2010-12-31 | $910,000 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $97,401,469 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2010-12-31 | $91,451,249 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2010-12-31 | $994,180 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2010-12-31 | $0 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2010-12-31 | $0 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Administrative expenses professional fees incurred | 2010-12-31 | $366,744 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2010-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2010-12-31 | $2,000,000 |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2010-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $587,195 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year | 2010-12-31 | $0 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2010-12-31 | $353,399 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $343,704 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year | 2010-12-31 | $42,775 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2010-12-31 | $5,062,096 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2010-12-31 | $96,470,570 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2010-12-31 | $91,408,474 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $0 |
| Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year | 2010-12-31 | $91,451,249 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $96,491,469 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2010-12-31 | $0 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2010-12-31 | $11,991,210 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2010-12-31 | $910,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $910,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2010-12-31 | $0 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2010-12-31 | $6,844,934 |
| Contract administrator fees | 2010-12-31 | $274,037 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2010-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2010-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2010-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2010-12-31 | EHRHARDT,KEEFE,SREINER,& HOTTMAN PC |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2010-12-31 | 840869721 |
| 2009 : SAN JOSE MERCURY-NEWS INC. AMENDED RETIREMENT PLAN COVERING EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY THE SAN JOSE NEWSPAPER GUILD 2009 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2009-12-31 | $0 |
