This is a summary of the annual report of the AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS
MEDICAL PLAN, EIN 13-5600786, Plan No. 501, for the period October 1, 1998
through September 30, 1999. The annual report has been filed with the
Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
Basic Financial Statement
The value of plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the plan, was
($34,193,648) as of September 30, 1999, compared to ($36,653,693) as of
October 1, 1998. During the plan year, the plan experienced an increase in
its net assets of $2,460,045. This increase includes unrealized
appreciation and depreciation in the value of plan assets; that is, the
difference between the value of the plan's assets at the end of the year
and the value of the assets at the beginning of the year or the cost of
assets acquired during the year. During the plan year, the plan had total
income of $29,570,732, including employer contributions of $20,477,095,
employer allocations of $8,810,161, employee contributions of $143,401
(COBRA), earnings from investments of $2,945 and other income of $137,130.
Plan expenses were $27,110, 687. These expenses included $2,552,268 in
administrative expenses and $24,558,419 in benefits paid to participants
and beneficiaries.
Your Rights To Additional Information
You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or any part
thereof, on request. The items listed below are included in that report:
- An accountant's report; and
- Assets held for investment.
To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, write or
call the office of Jan Vitale, who is Director of Finance, AMERICAN
MARITIME OFFICERS MEDICAL PLAN, 2 WEST DIXIE HIGHWAY, DANIA BEACH, FL
33004, (954) 920-4247. The charge to cover copying costs will be $1.10 for
the full annual report, or 10 cents per page for any part thereof.
You also have the right to receive from the plan administrator, on request
and at no charge, a statement of the assets and liabilities of the plan and
accompanying notes, or both. If you request a copy of the full annual
report from the plan administrator, these two statements and accompanying
notes will be included as part of that report. The charge to cover copying
costs given above does not include a charge for the copying of these
portions of the report because these portions are furnished without charge.
You also have the legally protected right to examine the annual report at
the main office of the plan (AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS MEDICAL PLAN, 2
WEST DIXIE HIGHWAY, DANIA BEACH, FL 33004) and at the U.S. Department of
Labor in Washington, D.C., or to obtain a copy from the U.S. Department of
Labor upon payment of copying costs. Requests to the Department should be
addressed to: Public Disclosure Room, N-5638, Pension and Welfare Benefits
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW,
Washington, D.C. 20210.
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