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PENSION PLAN
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
PENSION PLAN  
PENSION PLAN

Note 10 – Pension Plan

 

The Company participates in a trusteed pension plan known as the Allegheny Group Retirement Plan covering virtually all full-time employees.  Benefits are based on years of service and the employee's compensation.  Accruals under the Plan were frozen as of May 31, 2014. Freezing the plan resulted in a re-measurement of the pension obligations and plan assets as of the freeze date. The pension obligation was re-measured using the discount rate based on the Citigroup Above Median Pension Discount Curve in effect on May 31, 2014 of 4.46%.  

 

Information pertaining to the activity in the Company's defined benefit plan, using the latest available actuarial valuations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

For the three months ended

    

For the three months ended

 

(in thousands)

 

March 31, 2016

 

March 31, 2015

 

Service cost

 

$

-

 

$

 —

 

Interest cost

 

 

92

 

 

79

 

Expected Return on Plan Assets

 

 

(83)

 

 

(79)

 

Amortization of Net Actuarial Loss

 

 

59

 

 

64

 

Amortization of Prior Service Cost

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Net Periodic Benefit Cost

 

$

68

 

$

64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contributions Paid

 

$

40

 

$

36