(a) General. Except as provided in this section, each filer is required to provide the following financial information for each controlled group member (other than an exempt entity)—
(1) Audited financial statements for the fiscal year ending within the information year (including balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, and notes to the financial statements);
(2) If audited financial statements are not available by the date specified in
§ 4010.10(a), unaudited financial statements for the fiscal year ending within the information year; or
(3) If neither audited nor unaudited financial statements are available by the date specified in
§ 4010.10(a), copies of federal tax returns for the tax year ending within the information year.
(b) Consolidated financial statements. If the financial information of a controlled group member is combined with the information of other group members in consolidated financial statements, a filer may provide the following financial information in lieu of the information required in paragraph (a) of this section—
(1) The audited consolidated financial statements for the filer's information year or, if the audited consolidated financial statements are not available by the date specified in
§ 4010.10(a), unaudited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending within the information year; and
(2) For each controlled group member included in the consolidated financial statements that is a contributing sponsor of a plan (other than an exempt plan), the contributing sponsor's revenues and operating income for the information year, and net assets at the end of the information year.
(c) Subsequent submissions. If unaudited financial statements are submitted as provided in paragraph (a)(2) or (b)(1) of this section, audited financial statements must thereafter be filed within 15 days after they are prepared. If federal tax returns are submitted as provided in
paragraph (a)(3) of this section, audited and unaudited financial statements must thereafter be filed within 15 days after they are prepared.
(d) Submission of public information. If any of the financial information required by paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section is publicly available, the filer, in lieu of submitting such information to the PBGC, may include a statement with the other information that is submitted to the PBGC indicating when such financial information was made available to the public and where the PBGC may obtain it. For example, if the controlled group member has filed audited financial statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission, it need not file the financial statements with PBGC but instead can identify the SEC filing as part of its submission under this part.
(e) Inclusion of information about non-filers and exempt entities. Consolidated financial statements provided pursuant to
paragraph (b)(1) of this section may include financial information of persons who are not controlled group members (
e.g., joint ventures) or are exempt entities.
29 C.F.R. § 4010.9 — Financial information. · CFR 2004 annual edition (revised as of 2004-07-01) · https://pensionresource.website/EAMain?content=EAMain.Law&id=cfr29-4010.9&asof=1995-01-04 · printed Oct 16, 2026