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Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefit Plans
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Pension And Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans  
Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefit Plans

Note 4 - Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefit Plans

 

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost:

 

   Three Months Ended December 31, 
   Pension Benefits   Other Benefits 
   2011   2010   2011   2010 
                 
Service cost  $82,165   $83,265   $3,597   $3,455 
Interest cost   192,835    194,015    10,392    10,480 
Expected return on plan assets   (194,549)   (185,759)   —    — 
Amortization of prior service cost   4,105    4,201    (2,923)   (2,923)
Amortization of net (gain) loss   176,383    207,342    (6,118)   (9,018)
Net periodic benefit cost  $260,939   $303,064   $4,948   $1,994 

 

Contributions

 

The Company expects to contribute $1.4 million to its Pension Plan and $53,000 to its other Post Retirement Benefit Plan in fiscal year 2012. A total of $276,464 has been paid to the Pension Plan for the first three months of this fiscal year.