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&lt;p style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;b&gt;NOTE 12&amp;#8212;EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;The Company sponsors frozen non-contributory qualified and non-qualified defined benefit pension plans generally covering all employees who, prior to the freeze, were age 21 or older and had completed at least 1,000&amp;#160;hours of service in their first twelve months of employment, or in a calendar year ending thereafter, and who were not covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The Company also offers eligible retirees the opportunity to participate in a health plan. Certain employees are eligible for subsidized postretirement medical benefits. The eligibility for these benefits is based upon a participant's age and service as of January&amp;#160;1, 2009.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;The Company expects to make pension contributions of approximately $888,000 per quarter for a total of approximately $3,552,000 during calendar 2013.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;Net periodic benefit cost recognized for the plans during the three months ended June&amp;#160;30, 2013 and the thirteen weeks ended June&amp;#160;28, 2012 consists of the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"&gt;&lt;font size="1"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
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&lt;th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"&gt;&lt;font size="1"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
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&lt;th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"&gt;&lt;font size="1"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" colspan="2" align="center"&gt;&lt;font size="1"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(Predecessor)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"&gt;&lt;font size="1"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" colspan="2" align="center"&gt;&lt;font size="1"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(Successor)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"&gt;&lt;font size="1"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" colspan="2" align="center"&gt;&lt;font size="1"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(Predecessor)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th style="FONT-FAMILY: times;"&gt;&lt;font size="1"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="TEXT-INDENT: -10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times; MARGIN-LEFT: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Components of net periodic benefit cost:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p style="TEXT-INDENT: -10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times; MARGIN-LEFT: 20pt;"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Service cost&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p style="TEXT-INDENT: -10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times; MARGIN-LEFT: 20pt;"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;Expected return on plan assets&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;2,319&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;435&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom" align="right"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;496&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="FONT-FAMILY: times;" valign="bottom"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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 -Publisher FASB

 -Name Accounting Standards Codification

 -Topic 715

 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&amp;trid=2235017



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