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<b><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Pensions
and Other Post-Retirement Benefits</font></b>
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The components of net periodic benefit cost are as follows:
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<td width="9%" align="right"> </td><!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
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<i>First Quarter Ended</i>
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<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<i>July 29, 2009</i>
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<td>
 
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<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<i>July 30, 2008</i>
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<td>
 
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<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<i>July 29, 2009</i>
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<td>
 
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<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<i>July 30, 2008</i>
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<td>
 
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<i>Pension Benefits</i>
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<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
<i>Post Retirement Benefits</i>
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<td>
 
</td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td colspan="14" align="center" valign="bottom">
<i>(Thousands of Dollars)</i>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
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<tr style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<td> 
</td>
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<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Service cost
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<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
7,789
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
9,900
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
1,471
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
1,694
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
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Interest cost
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
37,078
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
41,183
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
3,727
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
3,928
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
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<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Expected return on plan assets
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</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(52,320
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(59,458
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
—
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
—
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
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<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Amortization of prior service cost
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
538
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
887
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(952
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
(946
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
)
</td>
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<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Amortization of unrecognized loss
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
13,320
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
9,051
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
135
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
923
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
Net periodic benefit cost
</div>
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
6,405
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
1,563
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
4,381
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
$
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">
5,599
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
 
</td>
<td>
 
</td>
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<div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"> 
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During the first quarter of Fiscal 2010, the Company contributed
$144 million to these defined benefit plans, of which
$132 million was discretionary. The Company expects to make
combined cash contributions of approximately $260 million
in Fiscal 2010, of which $200 million would be
discretionary, however actual contributions may be affected by
pension asset and liability valuations during the year.
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