Pension and Post-retirement Benefits

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Pension and Post-retirement Benefits

Pension and Post-retirement Benefits

Note 5.Pension and Post-retirement Benefits

Components of net periodic pension and post-retirement benefit cost for the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015 are as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,								Nine Months Ended June 30,
	Pension Benefits				Other Benefits				Pension Benefits				Other Benefits
	2014		2015		2014		2015		2014		2015		2014		2015
Service cost	$	993	$	975	$	67	$	84	$	2,978	$	2,924	$	200	$	253
Interest cost		2,953		2,787		1,144		1,097		8,653		8,010		3,433	$	3,289
Expected return		(3,702)		(3,761)		—		—		(10,846)		(10,807)		—	$	—
Amortizations		1,368		1,381		(224)		608		4,077		4,097		(673)	$	1,825
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,612	$	1,382	$	987	$	1,789	$	4,862	$	4,224	$	2,960	$	5,367

The Company has a minimum contribution requirement of approximately $800in fiscal 2015 to the U.S. pension plan. While the Company has not yet contributed to Company sponsored domestic pension plans, the Company contributed $3,346to its other post-retirement benefit plans and $694 to the U.K. pension plan for the nine months ended June 30, 2015. The Company presently expects future contributions of $1,500 to its U.S. pension plan, $1,131 to its other post-retirement benefit plan, and $281 to the U.K. pension plan for the remainder of fiscal 2015.