Employee benefit plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Employee benefit plans

Employee benefit plans

Note 10 – Employee benefit plans:

The components of net periodic defined benefit pension cost are presented in the table below.

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2023		2024
	(In thousands)
Interest cost	$	450	$	365
Expected return on plan assets		(414)		(335)
Recognized actuarial losses		358		333
Total	$	394	$	363

We currently expect our 2024 contributions to our defined benefit pension plans to be approximately $1.0 million.