Note S - Employee Benefit Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Notes to Financial Statements

Compensation and Employee Benefit Plans [Text Block]

NOTE S—EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Employees of Global participate in a state-mandated social security program in China. Under this program, pension costs are recorded on the basis of required monthly contributions to employees’ individual accounts during their service periods. Under the regulations of the People’s Republic of China, Global is required to make fixed contributions to a fund, which is under the administration of the local labor departments. Pension expense for Global was $1.7 million, $1.7 million, and $1.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Employees of Prime World’s Taiwan branch participate in a pension program under the Taiwan Labor Pension Act. Pension expense for the Prime World’s Taiwan branch was $0.5 million, $0.5 million, and $0.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively.