NOTE D – PENSION PLANS

The Company uses a December 31 measurement date for the Preformed Line Products Company Employees’ Retirement Plan (the “Plan”). Net periodic pension cost for this plan included the following components:

	Three Months Ended June 30						Six Months Ended June 30
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Service cost	$	84		$	72		$	166		$	127
Interest cost		333			363			666			729
Expected return on plan assets		(496	)		(476	)		(991	)		(951	)
Recognized net actuarial loss		121			131			242			248
Net periodic pension cost	$	42		$	90		$	83		$	153

A $.5 million contribution was made to the Plan during the six months ended June 30, 2018. The Company will contribute $.1 million of additional funding to the Plan during the second half of 2018 and is continuing to evaluate the benefits of contributing additional funds to the Plan during the remainder of the current fiscal year.