Is MAGAZINES, INC. active?

Yes — the South Dakota registry lists MAGAZINES, INC. as active, as of the 2026-05-25 source snapshot. The status is republished verbatim from the Secretary of State record.

Where is MAGAZINES, INC. registered?

MAGAZINES, INC. is registered in South Dakota under company number 19600104D, first registered on November 28, 1960.

What type of company is MAGAZINES, INC.?

MAGAZINES, INC. is registered as a corporation with the South Dakota Secretary of State.

Who are the owners of MAGAZINES, INC.?

Public filings name 1 ownership principal for MAGAZINES, INC.: RALPH H FOSS. Ownership is drawn from FMCSA beneficial-ownership records and address-verified business-directory listings; it is not a complete cap table.

How many employees does MAGAZINES, INC. have?

MAGAZINES, INC. has an estimated 120 employees as of plan year 2012 — a modeled figure derived from the retirement-plan participant counts in its DOL Form 5500 filings, not an official headcount.

Does MAGAZINES, INC. offer a 401(k) plan?

Yes — Form 5500 filings with the Department of Labor show MAGAZINES, INC. sponsors a 401(k) retirement plan. Filings span 1999–2012. Details are in the Form 5500 section above.

Does MAGAZINES, INC. have UCC liens?

No UCC financing statements name MAGAZINES, INC. as debtor in the indexed state registries.

Is MAGAZINES, INC. a federal contractor?

No federal contract awards or SAM.gov recipient records are matched to MAGAZINES, INC. in the indexed federal datasets.

Does MAGAZINES, INC. hold any licenses?

2 license and credential records are matched to MAGAZINES, INC.. Each license, its type and issuing authority is listed in the Licenses section above.

What is the EIN of MAGAZINES, INC.?

The Employer Identification Number (EIN) on record for MAGAZINES, INC. is 010263434.

What public records are linked to MAGAZINES, INC.?

7 public records are linked to MAGAZINES, INC.: 1 in Filings, 2 in Licenses & authorities, 4 in 401(k) — matched across federal, state and municipal registers by its registered legal names.

Where does this data come from?

Every fact on this profile is republished from official public registers — Secretary of State filings, UCC indexes and federal datasets. Each section names its issuing register and the snapshot Netstate last retrieved (latest: 2026-05-25).

MAGAZINES, INC. — South Dakota Corporation No. 19600104D: Active, 1 filing — Netstate

South Dakota/MAGAZINES, INC.

MAGAZINES, INC.

Type CorporationRegistered 28 November 1960 (almost 66 years ago)Company No. 19600104DUpdated 2026-05-25

MAGAZINES, INC. is a South Dakota corporation, registered on November 28, 1960. The company is currently listed as active on the South Dakota register, is registered under company number 19600104D and carries EIN 010263434. Public records for the company include 1 SoS registration, 2 USDOT records and 4 Form 5500 filings. Every fact here is republished from an official public register and traces back to a primary source document.

Legal entity name	MAGAZINES, INC.
Doing business as	MAINE PERIODICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
Principal address	1135 HAMMOND ST, BANGOR, ME, 04401
Registration state	South Dakota
Status	Active
Registered	28 November 1960 (almost 66 years ago)
Shareholders	RALPH H FOSS, owner
Entity type	Corporation
Standing	compliant
Company number	19600104D
EIN	010263434
Employees (modeled)	≈120 employees2012
USDOT carrier	USDOT 821243 · 1 power unit · 8 drivers · Intrastate

Registered agent	JOHN F. LOGAN, II

Source registry	South Dakota Secretary of State · updated 1 December 2015

Public records	1 SoS registration

Est. revenue (modeled)	$13.3M2012

Secretary of State Filings

1 registration

1Active

0Inactive

0Unknown

State	Business name	Filed	Registered agent	Officers	Status
South DakotaTHIS	MAGAZINES, INC.	1960-11-28	JOHN F. LOGAN, II	—	Active
Filing ID 19600104D Jurisdiction Domestic · Corporation Principal address — Registered agent JOHN F. LOGAN, IIP.O. BOX 917\nBANGOR, ME 04402 0917 Officers Not reported

Licenses & authorities

2 records

Source: FMCSA safer · FMCSA ubo·verified at source

2 licenses

Active 2

Held in MaineCarrier authority 2

State	License / ID	Type	Issued	Status
Maine	821243	Intrastate carrier	—	Active
add date 19990730 avg drivers leased per month 0 bus units 0 business org desc CORPORATION business org id 3 carrier mailing city BANGOR carrier mailing cnty 019 carrier mailing country US carrier mailing state ME carrier mailing street 1135 HAMMOND ST carrier mailing zip 04401 carrier operation C carship C classdef PRIVATE PROPERTY company officer 1 RALPH H FOSS company officer 2 PENNY L ROBICHAUD crgo cargoothr X crgo cargoothr desc MAGAZINES, BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS dot number 821243 driver inter total 0 email address penny@emagazinesinc.com fax 2079429226 fleetsize A hm ind N interstate beyond 100 miles 0 interstate within 100 miles 0 intrastate beyond 100 miles 3 intrastate within 100 miles 5 legal name MAGAZINES INC mcs150 date 20110405 0000 mcs150 mileage 36980 mcs150 mileage year 2010 mcs150 update code id 1 mcs151 mileage 0 owntruck 1 phone 2079428237 phy city BANGOR phy cnty 019 phy country US phy omc region 01 phy state ME phy street 1135 HAMMOND ST phy zip 04401 power units 1 prior revoke flag N safety inv terr B status code A total cdl 8 total drivers 8 total intrastate drivers 8 truck units 1 Source: FMCSA safer · document fmcsa-safer/821243
Maine	821243	Carrier authority (USDOT)	—	Active

401(k)

18 records

Source: DOL Form 5500 series (EBSA) · DOL form 5500·verified at source

Employee-benefit plan filings by MAGAZINES, INC. with the Department of Labor. Employee and revenue figures are modeled estimates derived from retirement-plan participant counts and industry ratios — not official headcount or reported revenue.

Employees (modeled)	≈120 · plan year 2012
Est. annual revenue (modeled)	$13.3M
Benefit plans	401(k) plan on file · plan terminated
Filing history	14 plan years filed, 1999–2012
Sponsor EIN	01-0263434

$93.9M

1999

$90.8M

2000

$97.8M

2001

$40.9M

2002

$38.3M

2003

$35M

2004

$30.6M

2005

$36.3M

2006

$59.5M

2007

$33.9M

2008

$33.6M

2009

$29.2M

2010

$26.6M

2011

$13.3M

2012

Modeled annual revenue for MAGAZINES, INC. by plan year, estimated from Form 5500 participant counts.

Plan year	Employees (est.)	Participants	Plan assets	Revenue (est.)	401(k)
2012	≈120	108	—	$13.3M	401(k)
ein 010263434 employees est 120 employer contrib usd 842 estimate method v1-uncalibrated-2026-08-17 final filings 1 first filings 0 has 401k true has pension plan true has welfare plan false headcount basis total headcount suspect false is operating employer true last received 2013-04-02 naics 424920 naics rpe level 424920 naics rpe usd 583067.8 name MAGAZINES, INC. participant contrib usd 16314 payroll est usd 233057 plan assets usd 0 plan count 1 revenue est headcount usd 69968136 revenue est payroll usd 2533230 revenue est usd 13313353 signer name RALPH FOSS state ME total participants 108 year 2012 Source: DOL Form 5500 series (EBSA) · plan year 2012 · EIN 01-0263434
2011	≈110	99	$2.5M	$26.6M	401(k)
admin name MAGAZINES, INC. ein 010263434 employees est 110 estimate method v1-uncalibrated-2026-08-17 final filings 0 first filings 0 has 401k true has pension plan true has welfare plan false headcount basis total headcount suspect false is operating employer true last received 2012-10-12 naics 424920 naics rpe level 424920 naics rpe usd 583067.8 name MAGAZINES, INC. participant contrib usd 71026 payroll est usd 1014657 plan assets usd 2507444 plan count 1 revenue est headcount usd 64137458 revenue est payroll usd 11028882 revenue est usd 26596324 signer name RALPH FOSS state ME total participants 99 year 2011 Source: DOL Form 5500 series (EBSA) · plan year 2011 · EIN 01-0263434
2010	≈100	113 (90 active)	$2.6M	$29.2M	401(k)
active participants 90 admin name MAGAZINES, INC. ein 010263434 employees est 100 employer contrib usd 17878 estimate method v1-uncalibrated-2026-08-17 final filings 0 first filings 0 has 401k true has pension plan true has welfare plan false headcount basis active headcount suspect false is operating employer true last received 2011-10-11 naics 424920 naics rpe level 424920 naics rpe usd 583067.8 name MAGAZINES, INC. participant contrib usd 94403 payroll est usd 1348614 plan assets usd 2605550 plan count 1 revenue est headcount usd 58306780 revenue est payroll usd 14658851 revenue est usd 29235431 signer name PENNY L ROBICHAUD state ME total participants 113 year 2010 Source: DOL Form 5500 series (EBSA) · plan year 2010 · EIN 01-0263434
2009	≈112	115 (101 active)	$2.4M	$33.6M	401(k)
active participants 101 admin name MAGAZINES, INC. ein 010263434 employees est 112 employer contrib usd 55156 estimate method v1-uncalibrated-2026-08-17 final filings 0 first filings 0 has 401k true has pension plan true has welfare plan false headcount basis active headcount suspect false is operating employer true last received 2010-09-09 naics 424920 naics rpe level 424920 naics rpe usd 583067.8 name MAGAZINES, INC. participant contrib usd 111450 payroll est usd 1592143 plan assets usd 2379518 plan count 1 revenue est headcount usd 65303594 revenue est payroll usd 17305901 revenue est usd 33617518 signer name PENNY L ROBICHAUD state ME total participants 115 year 2009 Source: DOL Form 5500 series (EBSA) · plan year 2009 · EIN 01-0263434
2008	≈111	104 (100 active)	$1.9M	$33.9M	401(k)
active participants 100 admin name SAME ein 010263434 employees est 111 employer contrib usd 54288 estimate method v1-uncalibrated-2026-08-17 final filings 0 first filings 0 has 401k true has pension plan true has welfare plan false headcount basis active headcount suspect false is operating employer true naics 424920 naics rpe level 424920 naics rpe usd 583067.8 name MAGAZINES, INC. participant contrib usd 114415 payroll est usd 1634500 plan assets usd 1925660 plan count 1 revenue est headcount usd 64720526 revenue est payroll usd 17766304 revenue est usd 33909358 state ME total participants 104 year 2008 Source: DOL Form 5500 series (EBSA) · plan year 2008 · EIN 01-0263434
2007	≈102	118 (92 active)	—	$59.5M	401(k)
active participants 92 admin name SAME ein 010263434 employees est 102 estimate method v1-uncalibrated-2026-08-17 final filings 0 first filings 0 has 401k true has pension plan true has welfare plan false headcount basis active headcount suspect false is operating employer true naics 424920 naics rpe level 424920 naics rpe usd 583067.8 name MAGAZINES, INC. plan count 1 revenue est headcount usd 59472916 revenue est usd 59472916 signer name BETH L. SEANEY state ME total participants 118 year 2007 Source: DOL Form 5500 series (EBSA) · plan year 2007 · EIN 01-0263434
2006	≈120	89 (108 active)	$2.8M	$36.3M	401(k)
active participants 108 admin name SAME ein 010263434 employees est 120 employer contrib usd 57496 estimate method v1-uncalibrated-2026-08-17 final filings 0 first filings 0 has 401k true has pension plan true has welfare plan false headcount basis active headcount suspect false is operating employer true naics 424920 naics rpe level 424920 naics rpe usd 583067.8 name MAGAZINES, INC. participant contrib usd 121257 payroll est usd 1732243 plan assets usd 2758304 plan count 1 revenue est headcount usd 69968136 revenue est payroll usd 18828727 revenue est usd 36296156 signer name BETH L. SEANEY state ME total participants 89 year 2006 Source: DOL Form 5500 series (EBSA) · plan year 2006 · EIN 01-0263434
2005	≈88	117 (79 active)	$2.3M	$30.6M	401(k)
active participants 79 admin name SAME ein 010263434 employees est 88 employer contrib usd 56734 estimate method v1-uncalibrated-2026-08-17 final filings 0 first filings 0 has 401k true has pension plan true has welfare plan false headcount basis active headcount suspect false is operating employer true naics 424920 naics rpe level 424920 naics rpe usd 583067.8 name MAGAZINES, INC. participant contrib usd 117672 payroll est usd 1681029 plan assets usd 2308890 plan count 1 revenue est headcount usd 51309966 revenue est payroll usd 18272050 revenue est usd 30619247 signer name PENNY L. ROBICHAUD state ME total participants 117 year 2005 Source: DOL Form 5500 series (EBSA) · plan year 2005 · EIN 01-0263434
2004	≈114	142 (103 active)	$2.1M	$35M	401(k)
active participants 103 admin name SAME ein 010263434 employees est 114 employer contrib usd 59179 estimate method v1-uncalibrated-2026-08-17 final filings 0 first filings 0 has 401k true has pension plan true has welfare plan false headcount basis active headcount suspect false is operating employer true naics 424920 naics rpe level 424920 naics rpe usd 583067.8 name MAGAZINES, INC. participant contrib usd 118351 payroll est usd 1690729 plan assets usd 2104965 plan count 1 revenue est headcount usd 66469729 revenue est payroll usd 18377484 revenue est usd 34950628 signer name PENNY L. ROBICHAUD state ME total participants 142 year 2004 Source: DOL Form 5500 series (EBSA) · plan year 2004 · EIN 01-0263434
2003	≈124	133 (112 active)	$1.9M	$38.3M	401(k)
active participants 112 admin name SAME ein 010263434 employees est 124 employer contrib usd 65385 estimate method v1-uncalibrated-2026-08-17 final filings 0 first filings 0 has 401k true has pension plan true has welfare plan false headcount basis active headcount suspect false is operating employer true naics 424920 naics rpe level 424920 naics rpe usd 583067.8 name MAGAZINES, INC. participant contrib usd 130762 payroll est usd 1868029 plan assets usd 1857474 plan count 1 revenue est headcount usd 72300407 revenue est payroll usd 20304658 revenue est usd 38314945 signer name PENNY L. ROBICHAUD state ME total participants 133 year 2003 Source: DOL Form 5500 series (EBSA) · plan year 2003 · EIN 01-0263434

Matched Form 5500 filing records:

Plan	Plan year	Participants	EIN
MAGAZINES, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN	—	—	—
ack id 20100909083525P040158945746001 active participants 101 admin ein 010263434 admin name MAGAZINES, INC. business code 424920 date received 2010-09-09 filing status FILING_RECEIVED filing year 2009 form type 5500 pension benefit code 2E2G2J2K plan effective date 1988-05-01 plan name MAGAZINES, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN plan number 002 plan year begin date 2009-01-01 sponsor address1 1135 HAMMOND STREET sponsor address2 — sponsor city BANGOR sponsor dba name — sponsor ein 010263434 sponsor name MAGAZINES, INC. sponsor phone 2079428237 sponsor state ME sponsor zip 044015705 tax period 2009-12-31 total participants boy 115 welfare benefit code — Source: DOL form 5500 · document dol-5500/
MAGAZINES, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN	—	—	—
ack id 20130402072347P040157033443001 admin ein — admin name — business code 424920 date received 2013-04-02 filing status FILING_RECEIVED filing year 2012 form type 5500_SF pension benefit code 2E2F2G2J2K2T3D plan effective date 1988-05-01 plan name MAGAZINES, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN plan number 002 plan year begin date 2012-01-01 sponsor address1 1135 HAMMOND STREET sponsor address2 — sponsor city BANGOR sponsor dba name — sponsor ein 010263434 sponsor name MAGAZINES, INC. sponsor phone 2079428237 sponsor state ME sponsor zip 044015705 tax period 2012-09-27 total assets boy 2507444 total assets eoy 0 total participants boy 108 welfare benefit code — Source: DOL form 5500 · document dol-5500/
MAGAZINES, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN	—	—	—
ack id 20121012123350P040001448998001 admin ein 010263434 admin name MAGAZINES, INC. business code 424920 date received 2012-10-12 filing status FILING_RECEIVED filing year 2011 form type 5500_SF pension benefit code 2E2F2G2J2K2T3D plan effective date 1988-05-01 plan name MAGAZINES, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN plan number 002 plan year begin date 2011-01-01 sponsor address1 1135 HAMMOND STREET sponsor address2 — sponsor city BANGOR sponsor dba name — sponsor ein 010263434 sponsor name MAGAZINES, INC. sponsor phone 2079428237 sponsor state ME sponsor zip 044015705 tax period 2011-12-31 total assets boy 2605550 total assets eoy 2507444 total participants boy 99 welfare benefit code — Source: DOL form 5500 · document dol-5500/
MAGAZINES, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN	—	—	—
ack id 20111011140316P040150292737001 active participants 90 admin ein 010263434 admin name MAGAZINES, INC. business code 424920 date received 2011-10-11 filing status FILING_RECEIVED filing year 2010 form type 5500 pension benefit code 2E2F2G2J2K2T3D plan effective date 1988-05-01 plan name MAGAZINES, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN plan number 002 plan year begin date 2010-01-01 sponsor address1 1135 HAMMOND STREET sponsor address2 — sponsor city BANGOR sponsor dba name — sponsor ein 010263434 sponsor name MAGAZINES, INC. sponsor phone 2079428237 sponsor state ME sponsor zip 044015705 tax period 2010-12-31 total participants boy 113 welfare benefit code — Source: DOL form 5500 · document dol-5500/

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