Pension Expense

Pension expense related to the Company’s defined benefit pension plan for the three-month periods ended March 30, 2014, and March 31, 2013, follows:



	Three Months Ended
	March 30, 2014			March 31, 2013
Interest cost	$	2,225		$	1,957
Expected return on plan assets	(3,100		)	(2,558		)
Recognized net actuarial losses	1,800			2,161
Total net pension expense	$	925		$	1,560

The Company did not make any contributions to its pension plan assets in the first three months of fiscal 2014. The Company expects to make contributions totaling approximately $15.3 million to its pension plan assets during the remainder of fiscal 2014.