401k Plan data: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN plan

THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 401k Plan overview

Plan Name	THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Plan identification number	001

THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN Benefits

401k Plan Type

Defined Contribution Pension

Plan Features/Benefits

Profit-sharing
Total participant-directed account plan - Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all the assets allocated to their individual accounts, regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
Participant-directed brokerage accounts provided as an investment option under the plan.
Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has employee contributions deducted from payroll.
Total or partial participant-directed account plan - plan uses default investment account for participants who fail to direct assets in their account.
Master plan - A pension plan that is made available by a sponsor for adoption by employers; that is the subject of a favorable opinion letter; and for which a single funding medium (for example, a trust or custodial account) is established for the joint use of all adopting employers.
Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b), (c), or (m)).
Life insurance

401k Sponsoring company profile

THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY has sponsored the creation of one or more 401k plans.

Company Name: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY

Employer identification number (EIN): 310442740

NAIC Classification: 325900
NAIC Description: Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing

Additional information about THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY

Jurisdiction of Incorporation: Ohio Secretary of State Business Services Division

Incorporation Date: 1916-07-14

Company Identification Number: 46740

Legal Registered Office Address: 4900 BEECH ST
-
NORWOOD
United States of America (USA)
45212

More information about THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY

Form 5500 Filing Information

Submission information for form 5500 for 401k plan THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

Plan id# Filing Submission Date Name of Administrator Date Administrator Signed Name of Company Sponsor Date Sponsor Signed
001 2018-01-01
001 2018-01-01
001 2017-01-01 KEN SCHULTE
001 2016-01-01 KEN SCHULTE
001 2015-01-01 KEN SCHULTE
001 2014-01-01 KEN SCHULTE
001 2013-01-01 KEN SCHULTE
001 2012-01-01 KENNETH SCHULTE KENNETH SCHULTE 2013-08-06
001 2011-01-01 KEN SCHULTE
001 2010-01-01 KENNETH J. SCHULTE
001 2009-01-01 KENNETH J SCHULTE

Plan id#	Filing Submission Date	Name of Administrator	Name of Company Sponsor	Date Sponsor Signed
001	2018-01-01
001	2018-01-01
001	2017-01-01	KEN SCHULTE
001	2016-01-01	KEN SCHULTE
001	2015-01-01	KEN SCHULTE
001	2014-01-01	KEN SCHULTE
001	2013-01-01	KEN SCHULTE
001	2012-01-01	KENNETH SCHULTE	KENNETH SCHULTE	2013-08-06
001	2011-01-01	KEN SCHULTE
001	2010-01-01	KENNETH J. SCHULTE
001	2009-01-01	KENNETH J SCHULTE

Plan Statistics for THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

401k plan membership statisitcs for THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

Measure Date Value
2018: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2018 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2018-01-01 206
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2018-01-01 0
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2018-01-01 0
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2018-01-01 0
Total of all active and inactive participants 2018-01-01 0
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2018-01-01 0
Total participants 2018-01-01 0
Number of participants with account balances 2018-01-01 0
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2018-01-01 0
2017: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2017 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2017-01-01 197
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2017-01-01 177
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2017-01-01 1
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2017-01-01 28
Total of all active and inactive participants 2017-01-01 206
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2017-01-01 0
Total participants 2017-01-01 206
Number of participants with account balances 2017-01-01 205
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2017-01-01 0
2016: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2016 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2016-01-01 208
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2016-01-01 173
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2016-01-01 1
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2016-01-01 23
Total of all active and inactive participants 2016-01-01 197
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2016-01-01 0
Total participants 2016-01-01 197
Number of participants with account balances 2016-01-01 196
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2016-01-01 0
2015: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2015 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2015-01-01 214
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2015-01-01 183
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2015-01-01 1
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2015-01-01 24
Total of all active and inactive participants 2015-01-01 208
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2015-01-01 0
Total participants 2015-01-01 208
Number of participants with account balances 2015-01-01 207
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2015-01-01 0
2014: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2014 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2014-01-01 219
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2014-01-01 194
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2014-01-01 1
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2014-01-01 19
Total of all active and inactive participants 2014-01-01 214
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2014-01-01 0
Total participants 2014-01-01 214
Number of participants with account balances 2014-01-01 211
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2014-01-01 0
2013: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2013 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2013-01-01 229
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2013-01-01 203
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2013-01-01 1
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2013-01-01 15
Total of all active and inactive participants 2013-01-01 219
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2013-01-01 0
Total participants 2013-01-01 219
Number of participants with account balances 2013-01-01 217
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2013-01-01 0
2012: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2012 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2012-01-01 217
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2012-01-01 214
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2012-01-01 1
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2012-01-01 14
Total of all active and inactive participants 2012-01-01 229
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2012-01-01 0
Total participants 2012-01-01 229
Number of participants with account balances 2012-01-01 219
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2012-01-01 0
2011: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2011 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2011-01-01 175
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2011-01-01 0
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2011-01-01 0
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2011-01-01 0
Total of all active and inactive participants 2011-01-01 0
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2011-01-01 0
Total participants 2011-01-01 0
Number of participants with account balances 2011-01-01 0
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2011-01-01 1
2010: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2010 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2010-01-01 181
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2010-01-01 166
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2010-01-01 0
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2010-01-01 14
Total of all active and inactive participants 2010-01-01 180
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2010-01-01 0
Total participants 2010-01-01 180
Number of participants with account balances 2010-01-01 175
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2010-01-01 3
2009: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2009 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2009-01-01 202
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2009-01-01 161
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2009-01-01 2
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2009-01-01 18
Total of all active and inactive participants 2009-01-01 181
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2009-01-01 0
Total participants 2009-01-01 181
Number of participants with account balances 2009-01-01 173
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2009-01-01 16

Measure	Date	Value
2018: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2018 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2018-01-01	206
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2018-01-01	0
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2018-01-01	0
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2018-01-01	0
Total of all active and inactive participants	2018-01-01	0
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2018-01-01	0
Total participants	2018-01-01	0
Number of participants with account balances	2018-01-01	0
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2018-01-01	0
2017: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2017 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2017-01-01	197
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2017-01-01	177
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2017-01-01	1
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2017-01-01	28
Total of all active and inactive participants	2017-01-01	206
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2017-01-01	0
Total participants	2017-01-01	206
Number of participants with account balances	2017-01-01	205
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2017-01-01	0
2016: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2016 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2016-01-01	208
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2016-01-01	173
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2016-01-01	1
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2016-01-01	23
Total of all active and inactive participants	2016-01-01	197
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2016-01-01	0
Total participants	2016-01-01	197
Number of participants with account balances	2016-01-01	196
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2016-01-01	0
2015: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2015 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2015-01-01	214
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2015-01-01	183
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2015-01-01	1
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2015-01-01	24
Total of all active and inactive participants	2015-01-01	208
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2015-01-01	0
Total participants	2015-01-01	208
Number of participants with account balances	2015-01-01	207
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2015-01-01	0
2014: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2014 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2014-01-01	219
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2014-01-01	194
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2014-01-01	1
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2014-01-01	19
Total of all active and inactive participants	2014-01-01	214
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2014-01-01	0
Total participants	2014-01-01	214
Number of participants with account balances	2014-01-01	211
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2014-01-01	0
2013: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2013 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2013-01-01	229
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2013-01-01	203
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2013-01-01	1
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2013-01-01	15
Total of all active and inactive participants	2013-01-01	219
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2013-01-01	0
Total participants	2013-01-01	219
Number of participants with account balances	2013-01-01	217
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2013-01-01	0
2012: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2012 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2012-01-01	217
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2012-01-01	214
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2012-01-01	1
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2012-01-01	14
Total of all active and inactive participants	2012-01-01	229
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2012-01-01	0
Total participants	2012-01-01	229
Number of participants with account balances	2012-01-01	219
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2012-01-01	0
2011: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2011 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2011-01-01	175
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2011-01-01	0
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2011-01-01	0
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2011-01-01	0
Total of all active and inactive participants	2011-01-01	0
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2011-01-01	0
Total participants	2011-01-01	0
Number of participants with account balances	2011-01-01	0
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2011-01-01	1
2010: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2010 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2010-01-01	181
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2010-01-01	166
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2010-01-01	0
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2010-01-01	14
Total of all active and inactive participants	2010-01-01	180
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2010-01-01	0
Total participants	2010-01-01	180
Number of participants with account balances	2010-01-01	175
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2010-01-01	3
2009: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2009 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2009-01-01	202
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2009-01-01	161
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2009-01-01	2
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2009-01-01	18
Total of all active and inactive participants	2009-01-01	181
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2009-01-01	0
Total participants	2009-01-01	181
Number of participants with account balances	2009-01-01	173
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2009-01-01	16

Financial Data on THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

Measure	Date	Value
2018 : THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2018 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2018-10-23	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2018-10-23	$0
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2018-10-23	$0
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2018-10-23	$20,124
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2018-10-23	$44,793,068
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2018-10-23	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2018-10-23	$0
Expenses. Interest paid	2018-10-23	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2018-10-23	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2018-10-23	$3,154,085
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2018-10-23	$110,368
Total of all expenses incurred	2018-10-23	$2,197,149
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2018-10-23	$2,191,027
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2018-10-23	$0
Value of total corrective distributions	2018-10-23	$0
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2018-10-23	$907,404
Value of total assets at end of year	2018-10-23	$0
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2018-10-23	$43,816,008
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2018-10-23	$6,122
Total income from rents	2018-10-23	$0
Total interest from all sources	2018-10-23	$18,185
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2018-10-23	$645,012
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2018-10-23	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2018-10-23	$632,481
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2018-10-23	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2018-10-23	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2018-10-23	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2018-10-23	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2018-10-23	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2018-10-23	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2018-10-23	$1,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2018-10-23	No
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2018-10-23	No
Contributions received from participants	2018-10-23	$854,719
Participant contributions at end of year	2018-10-23	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2018-10-23	$325,590
Participant contributions at end of year	2018-10-23	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2018-10-23	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2018-10-23	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2018-10-23	$328,481
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2018-10-23	$52,685
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2018-10-23	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2018-10-23	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2018-10-23	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2018-10-23	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2018-10-23	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2018-10-23	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2018-10-23	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2018-10-23	$13,652
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2018-10-23	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2018-10-23	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2018-10-23	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2018-10-23	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2018-10-23	$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	2018-10-23	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2018-10-23	$0
Value of net income/loss	2018-10-23	$956,936
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2018-10-23	$0
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2018-10-23	$43,816,008
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2018-10-23	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2018-10-23	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2018-10-23	No
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2018-10-23	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2018-10-23	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2018-10-23	$6,122
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2018-10-23	$0
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2018-10-23	$34,321,387
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year	2018-10-23	$0
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year	2018-10-23	$0
Interest on participant loans	2018-10-23	$11,353
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2018-10-23	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2018-10-23	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2018-10-23	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2018-10-23	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2018-10-23	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2018-10-23	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2018-10-23	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2018-10-23	$6,411,754
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2018-10-23	$0
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2018-10-23	$543,673
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2018-10-23	$543,673
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2018-10-23	$6,832
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2018-10-23	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2018-10-23	$0
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2018-10-23	$9,170
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2018-10-23	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2018-10-23	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2018-10-23	$1,388,073
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2018-10-23	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2018-10-23	$71,391
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2018-10-23	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2018-10-23	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2018-10-23	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2018-10-23	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2018-10-23	$0
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2018-10-23	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2018-10-23	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2018-10-23	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2018-10-23	$0
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2018-10-23	$0
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2018-10-23	$879,868
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2018-10-23	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2018-10-23	$12,531
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2018-10-23	$2,181,857
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2018-10-23	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2018-10-23	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2018-10-23	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2018-10-23	$0
Contract administrator fees	2018-10-23	$0
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2018-10-23	No
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2018-10-23	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2018-10-23	$1,005,255
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2018-10-23	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2018-10-23	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2018-10-23	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2018-10-23	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2018-10-23	No
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	2018-10-23	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2018-10-23	Yes
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2018-10-23	$2,642,788
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2018-10-23	$2,532,420
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2018-10-23	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2018-10-23	$0
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2018-10-23	Yes
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2018-10-23	Disclaimer
Accountancy firm name	2018-10-23	FLYNN & COMPANY
Accountancy firm EIN	2018-10-23	311451941
2017 : THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2017 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2017-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2017-12-31	$128,591
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2017-12-31	$128,591
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2017-12-31	$82,564
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
Expenses. Interest paid	2017-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2017-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2017-12-31	$7,902,914
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2017-12-31	$43,484
Total of all expenses incurred	2017-12-31	$1,305,555
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2017-12-31	$1,315,272
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2017-12-31	$0
Value of total corrective distributions	2017-12-31	$0
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2017-12-31	$1,842,915
Value of total assets at end of year	2017-12-31	$43,816,008
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$37,136,085
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2017-12-31	$-9,717
Total income from rents	2017-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2017-12-31	$16,450
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2017-12-31	$2,028,885
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	$2,010,017
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2017-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2017-12-31	$1,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2017-12-31	No
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2017-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2017-12-31	$936,014
Participant contributions at end of year	2017-12-31	$325,590
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$375,625
Participant contributions at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2017-12-31	$328,481
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$392,598
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2017-12-31	$22,815
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2017-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2017-12-31	$17,301
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2017-12-31	$-12,946
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$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	2017-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2017-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2017-12-31	$6,597,359
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2017-12-31	$43,816,008
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2017-12-31	$37,136,085
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
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2017-12-31	$3,229
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2017-12-31	$34,321,387
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$28,161,158
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Interest on participant loans	2017-12-31	$14,382
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2017-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2017-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2017-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2017-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2017-12-31	$6,411,754
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$6,093,798
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2017-12-31	$543,673
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2017-12-31	$557,750
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$557,750
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2017-12-31	$2,068
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2017-12-31	$9,441
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2017-12-31	$3,736,509
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2017-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2017-12-31	$88,779
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2017-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2017-12-31	No
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
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2017-12-31	$884,086
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2017-12-31	$879,868
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$848,214
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2017-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2017-12-31	$18,868
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2017-12-31	$1,305,831
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2017-12-31	$0
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2017-12-31	No
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2017-12-31	$1,005,255
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$706,942
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
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
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2017-12-31	$1,565,660
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2017-12-31	$1,522,176
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2017-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$0
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	FLYNN & COMPANY
Accountancy firm EIN	2017-12-31	311451941
2016 : THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2016 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2016-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2016-12-31	$75,244
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2016-12-31	$75,244
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2016-12-31	$98,083
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2016-12-31	$471,947
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	$4,237
Expenses. Interest paid	2016-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2016-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2016-12-31	$4,053,720
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2016-12-31	$137,246
Total of all expenses incurred	2016-12-31	$2,648,274
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2016-12-31	$2,652,765
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2016-12-31	$0
Value of total corrective distributions	2016-12-31	$0
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2016-12-31	$1,740,701
Value of total assets at end of year	2016-12-31	$37,136,085
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$36,108,740
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2016-12-31	$-4,491
Total income from rents	2016-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2016-12-31	$17,230
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2016-12-31	$1,118,235
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2016-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2016-12-31	$1,098,083
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2016-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2016-12-31	$1,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2016-12-31	No
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2016-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2016-12-31	$855,337
Participant contributions at end of year	2016-12-31	$375,625
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$418,331
Participant contributions at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2016-12-31	$392,598
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$371,965
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2016-12-31	$36,382
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2016-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$439
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$4,237
Other income not declared elsewhere	2016-12-31	$20,633
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2016-12-31	$-11,038
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	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$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	2016-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2016-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2016-12-31	$1,405,446
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2016-12-31	$37,136,085
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2016-12-31	$36,104,503
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
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2016-12-31	$6,547
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2016-12-31	$28,161,158
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$28,245,929
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Interest on participant loans	2016-12-31	$16,961
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2016-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2016-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2016-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2016-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2016-12-31	$6,093,798
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$5,557,658
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2016-12-31	$557,750
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2016-12-31	$323,481
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$323,481
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2016-12-31	$269
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2016-12-31	$11,386
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2016-12-31	$876,566
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2016-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2016-12-31	$67,865
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2016-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2016-12-31	No
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
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2016-12-31	$848,982
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2016-12-31	$848,214
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$636,587
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2016-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2016-12-31	$20,152
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2016-12-31	$2,641,379
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2016-12-31	$0
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2016-12-31	No
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2016-12-31	$706,942
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$554,350
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
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
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2016-12-31	$2,240,059
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2016-12-31	$2,102,813
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
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	FLYNN & COMPANY
Accountancy firm EIN	2016-12-31	311451941
2015 : THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2015 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2015-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2015-12-31	$-36,181
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2015-12-31	$-36,181
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2015-12-31	$48,452
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2015-12-31	$4,237
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2015-12-31	$0
Expenses. Interest paid	2015-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2015-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2015-12-31	$1,717,883
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2015-12-31	$12,225
Total of all expenses incurred	2015-12-31	$2,770,692
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2015-12-31	$2,758,050
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2015-12-31	$0
Value of total corrective distributions	2015-12-31	$13,852
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2015-12-31	$1,569,369
Value of total assets at end of year	2015-12-31	$36,108,740
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$37,108,860
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2015-12-31	$-1,210
Total income from rents	2015-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2015-12-31	$16,198
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2015-12-31	$1,539,239
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2015-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2015-12-31	$1,526,844
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2015-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2015-12-31	$1,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2015-12-31	No
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2015-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2015-12-31	$871,974
Participant contributions at end of year	2015-12-31	$418,331
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$428,945
Participant contributions at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2015-12-31	$371,965
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$395,999
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2015-12-31	$60,808
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2015-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2015-12-31	$439
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2015-12-31	$4,237
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2015-12-31	$-24,034
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2015-12-31	$-9,902
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$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	2015-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2015-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2015-12-31	$-1,052,809
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2015-12-31	$36,104,503
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2015-12-31	$37,108,860
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
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2015-12-31	$8,692
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2015-12-31	$28,245,929
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$28,386,678
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Interest on participant loans	2015-12-31	$16,167
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2015-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2015-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2015-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2015-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2015-12-31	$5,557,658
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$6,501,062
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2015-12-31	$323,481
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2015-12-31	$196,809
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$196,809
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2015-12-31	$31
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2015-12-31	$12,103
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2015-12-31	$-1,425,672
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2015-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2015-12-31	$66,739
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2015-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2015-12-31	No
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
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2015-12-31	$636,587
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2015-12-31	$636,587
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$716,155
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2015-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2015-12-31	$12,395
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2015-12-31	$2,745,947
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2015-12-31	$0
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2015-12-31	No
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2015-12-31	$554,350
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$483,212
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
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
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2015-12-31	$371,213
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2015-12-31	$358,988
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
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	FLYNN & COMPANY
Accountancy firm EIN	2015-12-31	311451941
2014 : THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2014 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2014-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2014-12-31	$-43,042
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2014-12-31	$-43,042
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2014-12-31	$80,684
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2014-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2014-12-31	$0
Expenses. Interest paid	2014-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2014-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2014-12-31	$3,257,343
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2014-12-31	$20,067
Total of all expenses incurred	2014-12-31	$1,845,567
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2014-12-31	$1,840,361
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2014-12-31	$0
Value of total corrective distributions	2014-12-31	$791
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2014-12-31	$1,585,739
Value of total assets at end of year	2014-12-31	$37,108,860
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$35,616,400
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2014-12-31	$4,415
Total income from rents	2014-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2014-12-31	$18,507
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2014-12-31	$2,001,722
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2014-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2014-12-31	$1,995,003
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2014-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2014-12-31	$1,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2014-12-31	No
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2014-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2014-12-31	$852,693
Participant contributions at end of year	2014-12-31	$428,945
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$419,089
Participant contributions at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2014-12-31	$395,999
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$450,746
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2014-12-31	$16,891
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2014-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2014-12-31	$25,514
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2014-12-31	$2,684
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$13,070
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
Income. Non cash contributions	2014-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2014-12-31	$1,411,776
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2014-12-31	$37,108,860
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2014-12-31	$35,616,400
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
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2014-12-31	$1,731
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2014-12-31	$28,386,678
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$28,152,947
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Interest on participant loans	2014-12-31	$18,484
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2014-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2014-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2014-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2014-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2014-12-31	$6,501,062
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$5,364,534
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2014-12-31	$196,809
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2014-12-31	$256,936
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$256,936
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2014-12-31	$23
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2014-12-31	$14,406
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2014-12-31	$-407,440
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2014-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2014-12-31	$56,276
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2014-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2014-12-31	No
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
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2014-12-31	$716,155
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2014-12-31	$716,155
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$655,107
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2014-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2014-12-31	$6,719
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2014-12-31	$1,825,955
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2014-12-31	$0
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2014-12-31	No
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2014-12-31	$483,212
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$303,971
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
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
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2014-12-31	$244,605
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2014-12-31	$224,538
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
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	FLYNN & COMPANY
Accountancy firm EIN	2014-12-31	311451941
2013 : THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2013 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2013-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2013-12-31	$-14,372
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2013-12-31	$-14,372
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2013-12-31	$61,240
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2013-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2013-12-31	$0
Expenses. Interest paid	2013-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2013-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2013-12-31	$7,077,737
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2013-12-31	$34,977
Total of all expenses incurred	2013-12-31	$1,013,512
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2013-12-31	$1,002,389
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2013-12-31	$0
Value of total corrective distributions	2013-12-31	$9,566
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2013-12-31	$1,510,721
Value of total assets at end of year	2013-12-31	$35,616,400
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$29,490,935
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2013-12-31	$1,557
Total income from rents	2013-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2013-12-31	$15,411
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2013-12-31	$1,202,723
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2013-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2013-12-31	$1,199,504
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2013-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2013-12-31	$1,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2013-12-31	No
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
Contributions received from participants	2013-12-31	$855,428
Participant contributions at end of year	2013-12-31	$419,089
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$344,206
Participant contributions at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$16,080
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2013-12-31	$450,746
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$475,455
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2013-12-31	$0
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2013-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2013-12-31	$-24,870
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2013-12-31	$1,557
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2013-12-31	$13,070
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$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	2013-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2013-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2013-12-31	$6,064,225
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2013-12-31	$35,616,400
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2013-12-31	$29,490,935
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
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2013-12-31	$0
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2013-12-31	$28,152,947
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$22,027,364
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Interest on participant loans	2013-12-31	$15,084
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2013-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2013-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2013-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2013-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2013-12-31	$5,364,534
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$5,444,778
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2013-12-31	$256,936
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2013-12-31	$319,658
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$319,658
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2013-12-31	$327
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2013-12-31	$16,022
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2013-12-31	$4,288,667
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2013-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2013-12-31	$64,480
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2013-12-31	$0
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	Yes
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2013-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2013-12-31	$655,293
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2013-12-31	$655,107
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$750,000
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2013-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2013-12-31	$3,219
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2013-12-31	$986,367
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2013-12-31	$0
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2013-12-31	No
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2013-12-31	$303,971
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$113,394
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
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
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2013-12-31	$276,304
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2013-12-31	$241,327
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
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	FLYNN & COMPANY
Accountancy firm EIN	2013-12-31	311451941
2012 : THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2012 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2012-12-31	$-11,763
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2012-12-31	$-11,763
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2012-12-31	$133,153
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2012-12-31	$18,734
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2012-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2012-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2012-12-31	$5,432,756
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2012-12-31	$11,673
Total of all expenses incurred	2012-12-31	$1,443,848
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2012-12-31	$1,441,040
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2012-12-31	$2,603,023
Value of total assets at end of year	2012-12-31	$29,490,935
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$25,387,608
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2012-12-31	$2,808
Total interest from all sources	2012-12-31	$39,815
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2012-12-31	$651,112
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2012-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2012-12-31	$648,854
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2012-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2012-12-31	$1,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2012-12-31	No
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2012-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2012-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2012-12-31	$769,424
Participant contributions at end of year	2012-12-31	$344,206
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$324,785
Participant contributions at end of year	2012-12-31	$16,080
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2012-12-31	$475,455
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$447,323
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2012-12-31	$408,599
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2012-12-31	$2,808
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	$3,988,908
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2012-12-31	$29,490,935
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2012-12-31	$25,387,608
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
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2012-12-31	$22,027,364
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$17,958,452
Interest on participant loans	2012-12-31	$11,662
Interest earned on other investments	2012-12-31	$28,133
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2012-12-31	$5,444,778
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$6,593,476
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2012-12-31	$319,658
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2012-12-31	$8,636
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$8,636
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2012-12-31	$20
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2012-12-31	$2,043,048
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2012-12-31	$95,848
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	Yes
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	$1,425,000
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2012-12-31	$750,000
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2012-12-31	$2,258
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2012-12-31	$1,441,040
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2012-12-31	No
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2012-12-31	$113,394
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$54,936
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
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2012-12-31	$255,593
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2012-12-31	$243,920
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	FLYNN & COMPANY
Accountancy firm EIN	2012-12-31	311451941
2011 : THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2011 401k financial data
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2011-10-31	$12,124,940
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2011-10-31	$646,227
Total of all expenses incurred	2011-10-31	$776,472
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2011-10-31	$774,972
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2011-10-31	$642,000
Value of total assets at end of year	2011-10-31	$0
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2011-10-31	$12,255,185
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2011-10-31	$1,500
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2011-10-31	$130,203
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2011-10-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2011-10-31	$130,203
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2011-10-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2011-10-31	$5,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2011-10-31	No
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2011-10-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2011-10-31	No
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2011-10-31	$425,335
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2011-10-31	No
Value of net income/loss	2011-10-31	$-130,245
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2011-10-31	$0
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2011-10-31	$12,255,185
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2011-10-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2011-10-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2011-10-31	No
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2011-10-31	$0
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2011-10-31	$8,916,577
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2011-10-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2011-10-31	$2,913,273
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2011-10-31	$14,337
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2011-10-31	$-149,190
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2011-10-31	$23,214
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2011-10-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2011-10-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2011-10-31	No
Contributions received in cash from employer	2011-10-31	$642,000
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2011-10-31	$760,635
Contract administrator fees	2011-10-31	$1,500
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2011-10-31	No
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2011-10-31	No
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	2011-10-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2011-10-31	Yes
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2011-10-31	Yes
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2011-10-31	Disclaimer
Accountancy firm name	2011-10-31	FLYNN & COMPANY, INC.
Accountancy firm EIN	2011-10-31	311451941
2010 : THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2010 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2010-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2010-12-31	$0
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2010-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2010-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2010-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2010-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2010-12-31	$0
Expenses. Interest paid	2010-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2010-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2010-12-31	$1,666,081
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2010-12-31	$0
Total of all expenses incurred	2010-12-31	$42,231
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2010-12-31	$41,861
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2010-12-31	$0
Value of total corrective distributions	2010-12-31	$0
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2010-12-31	$552,147
Value of total assets at end of year	2010-12-31	$12,255,185
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$10,631,335
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2010-12-31	$370
Total income from rents	2010-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2010-12-31	$0
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2010-12-31	$103,017
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2010-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2010-12-31	$103,017
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2010-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2010-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2010-12-31	$5,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2010-12-31	No
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
Contributions received from participants	2010-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2010-12-31	$425,335
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$407,321
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2010-12-31	$2,147
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2010-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2010-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2010-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$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	2010-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2010-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2010-12-31	$1,623,850
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2010-12-31	$12,255,185
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2010-12-31	$10,631,335
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
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2010-12-31	$370
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2010-12-31	$8,916,577
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$7,245,762
Interest on participant loans	2010-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2010-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2010-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2010-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2010-12-31	$0
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	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2010-12-31	$2,913,273
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$2,978,252
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2010-12-31	$0
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2010-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Value of funds held in insurance company general accounts (unallocated contracts) at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2010-12-31	$13,967
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2010-12-31	$969,460
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2010-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2010-12-31	$41,457
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2010-12-31	$0
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
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2010-12-31	$550,000
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2010-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2010-12-31	$0
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2010-12-31	$27,894
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2010-12-31	$0
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2010-12-31	No
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
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
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2010-12-31	$0
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2010-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2010-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$0
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	FLYNN & COMPANY, INC.
Accountancy firm EIN	2010-12-31	311451941
2009 : THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 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

Form 5500 Responses for THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

2018: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2018 form 5500 responses
2018-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2018-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2018-01-01	This submission is the final filing	Yes
2018-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	Yes
2018-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2018-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2018-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2018-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2018-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2017: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2017 form 5500 responses
2017-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2017-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2017-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2017-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2017-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2017-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2017-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2017-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2016: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2016 form 5500 responses
2016-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2016-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2016-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2016-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2016-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2016-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2016-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2016-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2016-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2015: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2015 form 5500 responses
2015-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2015-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2015-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2015-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2015-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2015-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2015-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2015-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2015-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2014: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2014 form 5500 responses
2014-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2014-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2014-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2014-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2014-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2014-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2014-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2014-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2014-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2013: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2013 form 5500 responses
2013-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2013-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2013-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2013-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2013-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2013-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2013-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2013-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2013-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2012: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2012 form 5500 responses
2012-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2012-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2012-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2012-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2012-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2012-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2012-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2012-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2011: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2011 form 5500 responses
2011-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2011-01-01	This submission is the final filing	Yes
2011-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	Yes
2011-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2011-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2011-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2011-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2010: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2010 form 5500 responses
2010-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2010-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2010-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2010-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2010-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2010-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2010-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2010-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement – Insurance	Yes
2010-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2009: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN 2009 form 5500 responses
2009-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2009-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2009-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2009-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2009-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2009-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2009-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes

Insurance Providers Used on plan

NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 67091 )

Policy contract number

24117

Policy instance

Insurance contract or identification number	24117
Number of Individuals Covered	8
Insurance policy start date	2017-01-01
Insurance policy end date	2017-12-31
Total amount of commissions paid to insurance broker	USD $135
Total amount of fees paid to insurance company	USD $118
Are there contracts with allocated funds for individual policies?	0
Are there contracts with allocated funds for group deferred annuity?	No
Are there contracts with allocated funds for types other than group deferred annuity or individual?	No
Contract purchased, in whole or in part, to distribute benefits from a terminating plan	No
Contracts With Unallocated Funds Deposit Administration	0
Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type immediate participation guarantee?	No
Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type guaranteed investment?	No
Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contract types other than deposit administration, immediate participation guarantee or guaranteed investment?	No
Health Insurance Welfare Benefit	No
Dental Insurance Welfare Benefit	No
Vision Insurance Welfare Benefit	No
Life Insurance Welfare Benefit	Yes
Temporary Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit	No
Long Term Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit	No
Unemployment Insurance Welfare Benefit	No
Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid in cash?	No
Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid as a credit?	No
Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500?	No
Commission paid to Insurance Broker	USD $9
Amount paid for insurance broker fees	87
Additional information about fees paid to insurance broker	SERVICE FEE
Insurance broker organization code?	3
Insurance broker name	KELLEY FNCL GRP INC

NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 67091 )

Policy contract number

24117

Policy instance

Insurance contract or identification number	24117
Number of Individuals Covered	21
Insurance policy start date	2015-01-01
Insurance policy end date	2015-12-31
Total amount of commissions paid to insurance broker	USD $180
Total amount of fees paid to insurance company	USD $154
Are there contracts with allocated funds for individual policies?	No
Are there contracts with allocated funds for group deferred annuity?	No
Are there contracts with allocated funds for types other than group deferred annuity or individual?	No
Contract purchased, in whole or in part, to distribute benefits from a terminating plan	No
Contracts With Unallocated Funds Deposit Administration	0
Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type immediate participation guarantee?	No
Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type guaranteed investment?	No
Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contract types other than deposit administration, immediate participation guarantee or guaranteed investment?	No
Health Insurance Welfare Benefit	No
Dental Insurance Welfare Benefit	No
Vision Insurance Welfare Benefit	No
Life Insurance Welfare Benefit	Yes
Temporary Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit	No
Long Term Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit	No
Unemployment Insurance Welfare Benefit	No
Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid in cash?	No
Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid as a credit?	No
Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500?	No
Commission paid to Insurance Broker	USD $31
Amount paid for insurance broker fees	117
Additional information about fees paid to insurance broker	PERSISTENCY FEES AND OTHER COMP
Insurance broker organization code?	3
Insurance broker name	KELLY FNCL GRP

NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 67091 )

Policy contract number

24117

Policy instance

Insurance contract or identification number	24117
Number of Individuals Covered	25
Insurance policy start date	2014-01-01
Insurance policy end date	2014-12-31
Total amount of commissions paid to insurance broker	USD $358
Total amount of fees paid to insurance company	USD $211
Are there contracts with allocated funds for individual policies?	No
Are there contracts with allocated funds for group deferred annuity?	No
Are there contracts with allocated funds for types other than group deferred annuity or individual?	No
Contract purchased, in whole or in part, to distribute benefits from a terminating plan	No
Contracts With Unallocated Funds Deposit Administration	0
Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type immediate participation guarantee?	No
Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type guaranteed investment?	No
Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contract types other than deposit administration, immediate participation guarantee or guaranteed investment?	No
Health Insurance Welfare Benefit	No
Dental Insurance Welfare Benefit	No
Vision Insurance Welfare Benefit	No
Life Insurance Welfare Benefit	Yes
Temporary Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit	No
Long Term Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit	No
Unemployment Insurance Welfare Benefit	No
Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid in cash?	No
Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid as a credit?	No
Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500?	No
Commission paid to Insurance Broker	USD $148
Amount paid for insurance broker fees	31
Insurance broker organization code?	3
Insurance broker name	KELLEY FNCL GRP INC

MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 65935 )

Policy contract number

3949243

Policy instance

Insurance contract or identification number	3949243
Number of Individuals Covered	0
Insurance policy start date	2013-01-01
Insurance policy end date	2013-12-31
Total amount of commissions paid to insurance broker	USD $0
Total amount of fees paid to insurance company	USD $0
Are there contracts with allocated funds for individual policies?	No
Are there contracts with allocated funds for group deferred annuity?	No
Are there contracts with allocated funds for types other than group deferred annuity or individual?	No
Contract purchased, in whole or in part, to distribute benefits from a terminating plan	No
Contracts With Unallocated Funds Deposit Administration	0
Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type immediate participation guarantee?	No
Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type guaranteed investment?	No
Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contract types other than deposit administration, immediate participation guarantee or guaranteed investment?	No
Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500?	No
Commission paid to Insurance Broker	USD $0
Amount paid for insurance broker fees	0
Insurance broker name

NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 67091 )

Policy contract number

24117

Policy instance

Insurance contract or identification number	24117
Number of Individuals Covered	26
Insurance policy start date	2013-01-01
Insurance policy end date	2013-12-31
Total amount of commissions paid to insurance broker	USD $491
Total amount of fees paid to insurance company	USD $243
Are there contracts with allocated funds for individual policies?	No
Are there contracts with allocated funds for group deferred annuity?	No
Are there contracts with allocated funds for types other than group deferred annuity or individual?	No
Contract purchased, in whole or in part, to distribute benefits from a terminating plan	No
Contracts With Unallocated Funds Deposit Administration	0
Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type immediate participation guarantee?	No
Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type guaranteed investment?	No
Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contract types other than deposit administration, immediate participation guarantee or guaranteed investment?	No
Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500?	No
Commission paid to Insurance Broker	USD $191
Amount paid for insurance broker fees	24
Additional information about fees paid to insurance broker	MANAGING PARTNER
Insurance broker organization code?	3
Insurance broker name	TIMOTHY CAILOR MILLER

MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 65935 )

Policy contract number

3949243

Policy instance

Insurance contract or identification number	3949243
Number of Individuals Covered	1
Insurance policy start date	2012-01-01
Insurance policy end date	2012-12-31
Total amount of commissions paid to insurance broker	USD $0
Total amount of fees paid to insurance company	USD $0
Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500?	No

NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 67091 )

Policy contract number

24117

Policy instance

Insurance contract or identification number	24117
Number of Individuals Covered	31
Insurance policy start date	2012-01-01
Insurance policy end date	2012-12-31
Total amount of commissions paid to insurance broker	USD $2,142
Total amount of fees paid to insurance company	USD $756
Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500?	No
Commission paid to Insurance Broker	USD $980
Amount paid for insurance broker fees	200
Additional information about fees paid to insurance broker	FINANCIAL REPRESENTATIVE
Insurance broker organization code?	3
Insurance broker name	TIMOTHY CALLOR MILLER

NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 67091 )

Policy contract number

24117

Policy instance

Insurance contract or identification number	24117
Number of Individuals Covered	1
Insurance policy start date	2011-01-01
Insurance policy end date	2011-10-31
Total amount of commissions paid to insurance broker	USD $153
Total amount of fees paid to insurance company	USD $0
Are there contracts with allocated funds for individual policies?	Yes
Contract purchased, in whole or in part, to distribute benefits from a terminating plan	No
Contracts With Unallocated Funds Deposit Administration	0
Did the insurance company fail to provide any information necessary to complete Schedule A of form 5500?	No

NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL (National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC id number: 67091 )

Policy contract number

24117

Policy instance

Insurance contract or identification number	24117
Number of Individuals Covered	1
Insurance policy start date	2010-01-01
Insurance policy end date	2010-12-31
Total amount of commissions paid to insurance broker	USD $153
Total amount of fees paid to insurance company	USD $0
Are there contracts with allocated funds for individual policies?	Yes
Are there contracts with allocated funds for group deferred annuity?	No
Are there contracts with allocated funds for types other than group deferred annuity or individual?	No
Contract purchased, in whole or in part, to distribute benefits from a terminating plan	No
Contracts With Unallocated Funds Deposit Administration	0
Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type immediate participation guarantee?	No
Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contracts of type guaranteed investment?	No
Are there contracts with unallocated funds for contract types other than deposit administration, immediate participation guarantee or guaranteed investment?	No
Health Insurance Welfare Benefit	No
Dental Insurance Welfare Benefit	No
Vision Insurance Welfare Benefit	No
Life Insurance Welfare Benefit	No
Temporary Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit	No
Long Term Disability Insurance Welfare Benefit	No
Unemployment Insurance Welfare Benefit	No
Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid in cash?	No
Were dividends or retroactive rate refunds paid as a credit?	No
Commission paid to Insurance Broker	USD $82
Insurance broker organization code?	3
Insurance broker name	JEFFREY W RICH

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Company Name:	THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY
Employer identification number (EIN):	310442740
NAIC Classification:	325900
NAIC Description:	Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing

Jurisdiction of Incorporation:	Ohio Secretary of State Business Services Division
Incorporation Date:	1916-07-14
Company Identification Number:	46740
Legal Registered Office Address:	4900 BEECH ST - NORWOOD United States of America (USA) 45212