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DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">NOTE 11.                      RETIREMENT PLAN AND POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">NVE has a single employer defined benefit pension plan and other post-retirement plan covering substantially all employees of NVE and the Utilities.  NVE allocates the unfunded liability and net periodic benefit costs for its pension benefit and other postretirement benefit plans to NPC and SPPC based upon the current, or in the case of the retirees, previous employment location.  Certain grandfathered and union employees are covered under a benefit formula based on years of service and the employee's highest compensation for a period prior to retirement, while most employees are covered under a cash balance formula with vesting after three years of service.  NVE also has other postretirement plans, including a defined contribution plan which provides medical and life insurance benefits for certain retired employees.</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Plan Changes</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">Effective December 2010, under the terms of SPPC’s new contract with IBEW No. 1245, as ratified in August 2010, the pension plan for most bargaining unit employees was changed from a traditional defined benefit pension plan to a defined benefit cash balance pension plan.  Employees with combined age and service totaling 75 years or more were given the choice of staying with the current pension plan or switch to the new cash balance pension plan.  This plan amendment as indicated in the benefits obligations table below reduced the 2010 projected benefit obligation for pension plans by approximately $10.4 million.</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">Additionally during 2010, benefits available to retired MPAT employees for health insurance coverage were amended.  Retirees were given a choice between Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRA’s) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA’s).   This plan amendment, as indicated in the benefit obligations table below, reduced the 2010 other post-retirement benefit obligation by approximately $0.7 million.</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">In September 2009, the post-retirement plan for existing retirees in the northern service area was amended to cap company contributions for retiree medical plans at 2009 levels in order to contain costs.  As a result, NVE’s obligation for the post-retirement medical plan was re-measured at September 30, 2009, resulting in a net reduction to the liability for other post-retirement benefits of $24.2 million, and a fourth quarter reduction in pension expense of approximately $1.0 million.  The total change to other post-retirement benefit obligation at the December 31 re-measurement was $35.5 million and is noted in the table below.  The annual impact of this change is estimated to be $4.0 million.</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">During 2009, in an effort to reduce costs, NVE implemented severance programs, as discussed in Note 17, Severance Programs, of the Notes to Financial Statements.  Under the terms of the program, employees close to retirement age were offered special enhancements to bridge their pension and post-retirement benefits.  As indicated in the table below, NVE recognized expense of $0.3 million for pension benefits and $2.8 million for other post-retirement benefits in 2009, under the special termination provisions of the Compensation Nonretirement Post-employment Benefits Topic of the FASC.</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">NVE also has a non-qualified Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan and a Restoration Plan for executives. NVE contributed $26.5 million to establish a rabbi trust primarily for these plans in 2009. Assets held in the trust for these non-contributory defined benefit plans consist of a variety of marketable securities and life insurance policies, none of which is NVE stock. At December 31, 2010, trust assets were $29.3 million and are reflected in NVE’s consolidated balance sheet within “Investments and other property, net”. NVE’s obligation under these supplemental and restoration plans is included in “Accrued retirement benefits” in NVE’s consolidated balance sheet, and amounted to $26.8 million at December 31, 2010. NVE is not required to make contributions to the plans.</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">Plan Obligations, Plan Assets and Funded Status as of December 31, 2010 and 2009</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">The following tables provide a reconciliation of benefit obligations, plan assets and the funded status of the plans.  These reconciliations are based on a December 31 measurement date (dollars in thousands):</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div align="left"><table style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="97%"><tr><td valign="bottom" width="42%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="24%" colspan="7"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="24%" colspan="7"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Other Postretirement</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="42%">  </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="24%" colspan="7"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Pension Benefits</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="24%" colspan="7"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Benefits</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="42%">  </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="10%" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2010</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="10%" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2009</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="10%" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2010</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="10%" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2009</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" width="42%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Change in Benefit Obligations</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="10%" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="10%" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="10%" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="10%" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" width="42%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="10%" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="10%" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="10%" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="10%" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="42%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">   Benefit obligation, January 1</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%">757,748</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">727,472</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="3%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">154,287</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">176,059</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="42%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">   Service cost</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%">18,910</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">18,838</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="3%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,466</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,421</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="42%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">   Interest cost</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%">42,872</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">44,145</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="3%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">8,736</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">10,072</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="42%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">   Plan participants' contributions</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="3%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,924</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,677</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="42%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">   Actuarial loss (gain)</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%">54,890</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">7,054</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="3%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">9,166</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">7,617</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="42%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">   Benefits paid</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%">(58,002</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(40,077</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="3%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(12,495</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(10,953</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="42%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">   Plan amendments</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%">(10,384</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="3%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(661</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(35,507</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="42%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">   Special termination benefits</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">316</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="3%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,818</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="42%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">   Remeasurement adjustment</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="3%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">83</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="42%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">   Benefit obligation, December 31</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%">806,034</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">757,748</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="3%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">163,423</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">154,287</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="42%">  </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="42%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Change in Plan Assets</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="42%">  </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="42%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">   Fair value of plan net assets, January 1</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%">670,794</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">531,373</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="3%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">93,298</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">84,661</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="42%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">   Actual return on plan assets</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%">70,838</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">123,693</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="3%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">10,627</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">17,619</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="42%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">   Employer contributions</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%">41,698</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">55,805</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="3%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">294</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">294</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="42%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">   Plan participants' contributions</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="3%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,924</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,677</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="42%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">   Benefits paid</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%">(53,390</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(40,077</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="3%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(12,495</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(10,953</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="42%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">   Fair value of plan net assets, December 31</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%">729,940</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">670,794</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="3%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">93,648</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">93,298</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="42%">  </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="42%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Funded Status at December 31</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="42%">  </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="42%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">   Funded status (1)</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="2%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="8%">(76,094</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(86,954</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(69,775</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(60,989</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr></table></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><div><table style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td valign="top" width="6%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">(1)</div></td><td valign="top" width="94%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Amounts recognized as non-current liabilities (accrued retirement benefits) in the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2010 and 2009.</div></td></tr></table></div><div> </div></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">The expected long-term rate of return on the pension and other post-retirement benefit plan assets is 6.75%, 7.10% and 8.00%, and 6.75% - 7.1%, 7.10% and 8.00%, respectively, in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">The following amounts would have been recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, net of taxes, according to the provisions of the Compensation Retirement Benefits Topic of the FASC.  Since NVE is able to recover expenses through rates, the amounts noted below will be recorded as Regulatory Assets for pension plans under the provisions of the Regulated Operations Topic of the FASC.  Amounts recognized as of December 31 consist of (dollars in thousands):</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div align="left"><table style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td valign="bottom">  </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="6"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="6"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Other Post-Retirement</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="6"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Pension Benefits</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="6"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Benefits</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2010</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2009</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2010</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2009</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Net actuarial (gain)/loss</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">263,015</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">249,793</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">71,650</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">71,229</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Prior service (credit)/cost</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(24,343</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(15,753</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(37,149</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(40,377</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Accumulated other comprehensive income, pre-tax</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">238,672</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">234,040</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">34,501</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">30,852</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Regulatory asset for pension plans</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(232,717</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(234,040</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(34,501</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(30,852</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Accumulated other comprehensive income, pre-tax, at December 31</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">5,955</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr></table></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">The estimated amounts that will be amortized from the regulatory assets for pension plans and accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic cost in 2011 are as follows (dollars in thousands):</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div align="left"><table style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td valign="bottom">  </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Other Postretirement</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Pension Benefits</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Benefits</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="76%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Actuarial (gain)/loss</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">16,620</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">4,333</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="76%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Prior service (credit)/cost</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(2,953</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(3,947</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td></tr></table></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the projected benefit obligation, accumulated benefit obligation, and fair value of plan net assets for pension plans with a projected benefit obligation in excess of plan net assets, and pension plans with an accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets, were as follows (dollars in thousands):</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div align="left"><table style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2010</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2009</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="76%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Projected benefit obligation, end of year</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">806,034</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">757,748</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="76%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Accumulated benefit obligation, end of year</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">772,846</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">700,665</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="76%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Fair value of plan net assets, end of year</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">729,940</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">670,794</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr></table></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">Plan Assets</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">NVE’s investment strategy is to ensure the safety of the principal of the assets and obtain asset performance to meet the continuing obligations of the plan.  NVE contributed a total of $40.0 million in 2010 towards the pension plans.</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">NVE strives to maintain a reasonable and prudent amount of risk, and seeks to limit risk through diversification of assets.  Also, NVE considers the ability of the plan to pay all benefit and expense obligations when due, and to control the costs of administering and managing the plan.  NVE’s investment guidelines prohibit investing the plan assets in real estate and NVE’s stock.</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">NVE’s long term strategy for the pension plan assets is to maximize risk adjusted returns while maintaining adequate liquidity to pay plan benefits.  NVE is committed to prudent investments with ample diversification in terms of asset types, fund strategies, and investment managers. NVE maintained the target allocation of fixed income at 70% in order to minimize the earnings volatility of plan assets to match its liabilities.  As such, NVE has elected to include an appropriate mix of indexed and actively managed investments to accomplish its strategy.  The current allocation for pension plan net assets at December 31, 2010 is 65% fixed income, 19% domestic equity, 12% international equity, and 4% cash.  The long-term target allocation for pension plan net assets is 70% fixed income, 20% U.S. equity, and 10% international equity.  The fixed income investments are benchmarked against government and corporate credit bond indices.  U.S. equity investments include large cap, mid-cap, and small-cap companies with an emphases towards small and mid-cap investments relative to the Russell 3000 Index.  International equity is currently actively managed and includes investments in both established and emerging markets.</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">The current allocation for the other post-retirement benefit plan net assets at December 31, 2010 is 56% equity securities, 41% fixed income and 3% cash.  The long term strategy for the other post-retirement benefit plan net assets is similar to the pension plan net assets strategy as described above. The target allocation for other post-retirement benefit assets is 60% equity and 40% fixed income. The equity is invested in indexed securities that track the S&P 500 Index.  The fixed income is indexed and benchmarked against government and corporate credit bond indices.</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">The fair values of NVE’s pension plan and other post-retirement benefits assets at December 31, 2010, within the fair value hierarchy as required by the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topic of the FASC, by asset category are as follows (dollars in thousands):</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">   Pension Plan Assets</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div align="left"><table style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Asset Category</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Level 1</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Level 2</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Level 3</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Total</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Cash & Cash equivalents (1)</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">29,698</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">29,698</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Equity:</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">     U.S. Equity Securities (2)</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">141,917</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(23</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">141,894</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">     International Equity Securities</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">91,631</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">91,631</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Fixed Income:</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">     U.S. Preferred Securities</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">59</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">59</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">     International Preferred Securities</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">     U.S. Fixed Income Securities (3)</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">111,866</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">326,642</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">438,508</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">     International Fixed Income Securities</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,784</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">38,208</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">40,992</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Other:</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">     U.S. Future Contracts</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">35</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">35</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">     International Future Contracts</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">     U.S. Convertible Securities</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">573</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">573</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">         Total (4)</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">348,292</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">395,098</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">743,390</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr></table></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">   Other Postretirement Benefit Assets</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div align="left"><table style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Asset Category</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Level 1</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Level 2</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Level 3</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Total</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Cash & Cash equivalents (1)</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,678</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,678</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Equity:</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">     U.S. Equity Securities (2)</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">50,235</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">50,235</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">     International Equity Securities</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,397</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,397</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Fixed Income:</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">     U.S. Preferred Securities</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">     International Preferred Securities</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">     U.S. Fixed Income Securities (3)</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">9,506</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">28,094</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">37,600</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">     International Fixed Income Securities</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">73</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">999</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,072</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Other:</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">     U.S. Future Contracts</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">     International Future Contracts</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">     U.S. Convertible Securities</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">15</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">15</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="52%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">         Total (4)</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">62,214</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">31,786</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">94,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr></table></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div><table style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td valign="top" width="5%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">(1)</div></td><td valign="top" width="70%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">Cash and cash equivalents consist of investment in commingled funds that are primarily comprised of money market holdings and marketable securities, U.S. Treasury bills and commercial paper valued and redeemable at cost.</div></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="5%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">(2)</div></td><td valign="top" width="70%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">This category includes approximately 44% large-cap, 31% small and mid-cap, and 25% broad market domestic equity investments.</div></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="5%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">(3)</div></td><td valign="top" width="70%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">Level 1 investments are comprised of fixed income securities that mainly invest in U.S. Treasury bonds.  Level 2 investments consist of commingled funds that track the Barclays Capital Long Government and Corporate Credit Index.</div></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="5%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">(4)</div></td><td valign="top" width="70%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">The fair value of NVE’s pension plan and postretirement benefit assets does not reflect approximately $13.4 million and $0.4 million, respectively, in administrative trust net liabilities.  As such, the fair value of the plans assets for both pension and postretirement benefits net of the $13.4 million and $0.4 million liability is approximately $729.9 million and $93.6 million, respectively, at December 31, 2010.</div></td></tr></table></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">The actuarial assumptions used to determine December 31 benefit obligations and net periodic benefit costs were as follows:</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div><table style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="97%"><tr><td valign="bottom" width="39%">  </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="28%" colspan="3"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Benefit Obligations</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="26%" colspan="3"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Net Periodic Benefit Costs</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="top" width="1%">  </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" width="39%">  </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="13%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2010</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="11%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2009</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="11%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2010</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="11%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2009</div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="top" width="1%">  </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="39%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Discount rate-pension</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="13%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">5.09%</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="11%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">5.80%</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="11%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">5.79%</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="11%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">6.09%</div></td><td valign="top" width="1%">  </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="39%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Discount rate-other benefits</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="13%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">5.20%</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="11%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">5.75%</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="11%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">5.75%</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="11%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">6.07%</div></td><td valign="top" width="1%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">(1)</div></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="39%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Rate of compensation increase</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="13%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">4.00%</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="11%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">4.50%</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="11%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">4.50%</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="11%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">4.50%</div></td><td valign="top" width="1%">  </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="39%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Expected long-term return on plan assets</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="13%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">N/A</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="11%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">N/A</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="11%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">6.75% - 7.1%</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="11%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">7.10%</div></td><td valign="top" width="1%">  </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="39%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Initial health care cost trend rate</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="13%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">8.00%</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="11%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">8.00%</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="11%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">8.00%</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="11%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">8.50%</div></td><td valign="top" width="1%">  </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="39%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Ultimate health care cost trend rate</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="13%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">4.75%</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="11%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">5.00%</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="11%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">5.00%</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="11%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">5.00%</div></td><td valign="top" width="1%">  </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="39%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Number of years to ultimate trend rate</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="13%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">8</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="11%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">7</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="11%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">7</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="4%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="11%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">6</div></td><td valign="top" width="1%">  </td></tr></table></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div><table style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td valign="top" width="4%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">(1)</div></td><td valign="top" width="70%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">A discount rate of 5.37% was used for the September 30, 2009 remeasurement.</div></td></tr></table></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">In selecting an assumed discount rate for fiscal year 2010 pension cost and for fiscal year-end 2010 disclosures, NVE’s projected benefit payments were matched to the yield curve derived from a portfolio of over 300 high quality Aa bonds with yields within the 10th to 90th percentiles of these bond yields.</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">Assumed health care cost trend rates have a significant effect on the amounts reported for the health care plans. A one-percentage-point change in assumed health care cost trend rates would have the following effect (dollars in thousands):</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div align="left"><table style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">1-Percentage-Point Increase</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">1-Percentage-Point Decrease</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">  </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="76%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">Effect on the postretirement benefit obligation</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">8,002</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(6,438</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="76%"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">Effect on total of service and interest cost components</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">744</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(589</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td></tr></table></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">The expected ROR on plan assets was determined by considering a realistic projection of what assets can earn, given existing capital market conditions, historical equity and bond premiums over inflation, the effect of “normative” economic conditions that may differ from existing conditions, and projected ROR on reinvested assets.</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">There were no significant transactions between the plan and the employer or related parties during 2010, 2009, or 2008.</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Net Periodic Cost</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">The components of net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit costs for NVE, NPC and SPPC for the years ended December 31, are presented below (dollars in thousands):</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div align="left"><table style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td valign="bottom" colspan="24" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">NVE</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="10"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Pension Benefits</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="10"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Other Postretirement Benefits</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2010</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2009</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2008</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2010</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2009</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2008</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">  </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Service cost</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">18,910</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">18,837</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">21,748</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,466</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,421</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,562</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Interest cost</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">42,872</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">44,145</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">42,818</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">8,736</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">10,072</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">10,732</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Expected return on plan assets</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(44,275</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(37,159</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(47,051</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(6,223</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(6,048</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(8,351</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Amortization of:</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">    Prior service (credit)/cost</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(1,794</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(1,794</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(166</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(3,890</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(1,466</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(1,028</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">    Actuarial (gain)/loss</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">15,106</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">27,575</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">6,714</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">4,342</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">5,296</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">3,489</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Settlement loss</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">338</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Remeasurement adjustment</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">336</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Total net benefit cost</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">30,819</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">51,604</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">24,063</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">5,431</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">10,611</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">7,742</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr></table></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">The NVE total 2009 net periodic cost excludes special termination benefits of $0.3 million for pension and $2.8 million for other postretirement benefits, related to severance programs implemented in 2009.  See Note 17, Severance Programs, for further discussion.</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">The average percentage of NVE net periodic costs capitalized during 2010, 2009 and 2008 was 34.0%, 36.6% and 37.1%, respectively.</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div align="left"><table style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td valign="bottom" colspan="24" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">NPC</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="10"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Pension Benefits</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="10"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Other Postretirement Benefits</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2010</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2009</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2008</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2010</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2009</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2008</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">  </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Service cost</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">9,567</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">9,572</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">12,798</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,413</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,325</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,217</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Interest cost</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">20,092</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">21,079</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">21,240</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,474</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,437</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,524</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Expected return on plan assets</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(21,447</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(17,847</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(22,554</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(2,270</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(2,067</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(2,702</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Amortization of:</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">    Prior service (credit)/cost</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(1,733</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(1,733</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">57</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">946</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,104</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,157</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">    Actuarial (gain)/loss</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">7,056</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">13,192</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">3,321</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,199</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,272</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">808</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Remeasurement adjustment</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">57</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Total net benefit cost</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">13,535</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">24,263</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">14,862</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">3,762</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">4,128</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">3,004</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr></table></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">The average percentage of NPC net periodic costs capitalized during 2010, 2009 and 2008 was 37.0%, 39.4% and 40.5%, respectively.</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div align="left"><table style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td valign="bottom" colspan="24" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">SPPC</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="10"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Pension Benefits</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="10"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Other Postretirement Benefits</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2010</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2009</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2008</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2010</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2009</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2008</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">  </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Service cost</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">8,016</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">8,245</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">7,998</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">977</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,028</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,275</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Interest cost</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">21,557</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">21,885</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">20,248</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">6,187</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">7,567</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">8,054</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Expected return on plan assets</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(21,723</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(18,321</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(23,270</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(3,844</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(3,894</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(5,512</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Amortization of:</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">    Prior service (credit)/cost</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(104</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(104</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(137</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(4,851</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(2,586</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(2,201</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap">)</td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">    Actuarial (gain)/loss</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">7,876</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">13,701</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">3,085</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">3,109</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">3,990</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,633</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Remeasurement adjustment</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">277</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Total net benefit cost</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">15,622</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">25,406</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">7,924</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,578</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">6,382</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">4,249</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr></table></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">The average percentage of SPPC net periodic costs capitalized during 2010, 2009 and 2008 was 34.2%, 36.4% and 36.5%, respectively.</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">The expected cash flows for the plans, including trust accounts, are as follows (dollars in thousands):</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div align="left"><table style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="81%"><tr><td valign="bottom" width="30%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="13%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="11%" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="12%" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Other</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="10%" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Expected</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" width="30%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="13%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="11%" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Pension Benefit</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="12%" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Postretirement</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="10%" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Federal</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="30%">  </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="13%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="11%" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Payments</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="12%" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Benefit Payments</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="10%" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Subsidy</div></td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" width="30%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="13%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="11%" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="12%" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="10%" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="30%"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">2011</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="13%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="10%">50,661</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="11%">10,883</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="30%"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">2012</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="13%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="10%">52,911</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="11%">10,754</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="30%"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">2013</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="13%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="10%">54,893</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="11%">10,632</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="30%"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">2014</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="13%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="10%">56,713</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="11%">10,754</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="30%"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">2015</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="13%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="10%">56,820</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="11%">10,704</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="30%"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">2016-2020</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="13%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="10%">302,351</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="right"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="11%">54,104</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr></table></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">The above benefit payments are obligations of the indicated plan, and reflect payments which do not include employee contributions.  The expected benefit payment information that reflects the employee obligation is almost exclusively paid from plan assets.  A small portion of the pension benefit obligation is paid from the plan sponsor’s assets.</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"> </div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">In March 2010, the President signed into law comprehensive health care reform legislation under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.  One feature of this legislation is the elimination of the tax deductibility of employer health care costs for retiree prescription drug expenses that are reimbursed as part of the Medicare Part D federal subsidy.  NVE has not participated in the subsidy program since 2008, and therefore does not expect any significant impact on its financial statements as a result of this legislation.</div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; 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