29 CFR § 4041A.42 - Method of distribution.

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title: "29 CFR § 4041A.42 - Method of distribution."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "4041A.42"
section_name: "Method of distribution."
chapter_name: "PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "PLAN TERMINATIONS"
part_number: "4041A"
part_name: "TERMINATION OF MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "29 U.S.C. 1302(b)(3), 1341a, 1431, 1441."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 34052, July 1, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
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# 4041A.42 Method of distribution.

(a) *In general.* The plan sponsor shall distribute plan assets by purchasing from an insurer contracts to provide all benefits required by § 4041A.43 to be provided in annuity form and by paying in a lump sum (or other alternative elected by the participant) all other benefits.

(b) *Missing participants and beneficiaries.* The plan sponsor must distribute plan benefits of missing distributees in accordance with subpart D of part 4050 of this chapter.

[61 FR 34052, July 1, 1996, as amended at 82 FR 60818, Dec. 22, 2017]