PENSION AND POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS

Savings Plan:

The Company offers a qualified defined contribution plan for its U.S.-based employees, the Revlon Employees' Savings, Investment and Profit Sharing Plan (as amended, the "Savings Plan"), which allows eligible participants to contribute up to 25%, and highly compensated participants to contribute up to 10%, of eligible compensation through payroll deductions, subject to certain annual dollar limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS"). The Company matches employee contributions at fifty cents for each dollar contributed up to the first 6% of eligible compensation. The Company made cash matching contributions to the Savings Plan of $5.3 million and $5.5 million during 2018 and 2017, respectively (the 2017 amount includes $2.5 million of matching contributions made to the Elizabeth Arden defined contribution plan, acquired in the 2016 Elizabeth Arden Acquisition, which effective January 1, 2018 was merged into the Company's Savings Plan). The Company also offers a non-qualified defined contribution plan (the "Excess Savings Plan") providing benefits for certain U.S. employees who are in excess of IRS limitations. These non-qualified defined contribution benefits are funded from the Company's general assets.

The Company’s qualified and non-qualified defined contribution savings plans for its U.S.-based employees contain a discretionary profit-sharing component that enables the Company, should it elect to do so, to make discretionary profit-sharing contributions. For 2018, the Company made discretionary profit-sharing contributions to the Savings Plan and Excess Savings Plan of $6.8 million (of which $5.3 million was paid in 2018 and $1.5 million was paid in January 2019), or up to 3% of eligible compensation, which was credited on a quarterly basis. For 2017, the Company made discretionary profit-sharing contributions to the Savings Plan and Excess Savings Plan of $5.1 million (of which $4.0 million was paid in 2017 and $1.1 million was paid in January 2018), or up to 3% of eligible compensation, which was credited on a quarterly basis.

Pension Benefits:

In 2009, Products Corporation’s U.S. qualified defined benefit pension plan (the Revlon Employees’ Retirement Plan, which covered a substantial portion of the Company's employees in the U.S.) and its non-qualified pension plan (the Revlon Pension Equalization Plan) were amended to cease future benefit accruals under such plans after December 31, 2009. No additional benefits have accrued since December 31, 2009, other than interest credits on participant account balances under the cash balance program of the Company’s U.S. pension plans. Also, service credits for vesting and early retirement eligibility will continue to accrue in accordance with the terms of the respective plans. In 2010, the Company amended its Canadian defined benefit pension plan (the Affiliated Revlon Companies Employment Plan) to reduce future benefit accruals under such plan after December 31, 2010. Additionally, while the Company closed its U.K. defined pension plan to new entrants in 2002, then-existing participants continue to accrue pension benefits.

Effective December 31, 2012, Products Corporation merged two of its U.S. qualified defined benefit pension plans; therefore, as of December 31, 2012, Products Corporation sponsors two U.S. qualified defined benefit pension plans. The Company also has non-qualified pension plans that provide benefits for certain U.S. and non-U.S. employees, and for U.S. employees in excess of IRS limitations in the U.S. and in certain limited cases contractual benefits for certain former officers of the Company. These non-qualified plans are funded from the Company's general assets.

Other Post-retirement Benefits:

The Company previously sponsored an unfunded retiree benefit plan, which provides death benefits payable to beneficiaries of a very limited number of former employees. Participation in this plan was limited to participants enrolled as of December 31, 1993. The Company also administers an unfunded medical insurance plan on behalf of Revlon Holdings, certain costs of which have been apportioned to Revlon Holdings under the transfer agreements among Revlon, Products Corporation and MacAndrews & Forbes. (See Note 21, "Related Party Transactions").

The following table provides an aggregate reconciliation of the projected benefit obligations, plan assets, funded status and amounts recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements related to the Company's significant pension and other post-retirement benefit plans:



	Pension Plans						Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	December 31,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Change in Benefit Obligation:
Benefit obligation - beginning of year	$	(661.4	)	$	(640.5	)	$	(14.0	)	$	(13.4	)
Service cost	(2.0		)	(3.0		)	—			—
Interest cost	(18.6		)	(19.6		)	(0.4		)	(0.4		)
Actuarial gain (loss)	42.0			(22.3		)	1.4			(1.1		)
Curtailment gain	—			3.3			—			—
Other pension settlements	—			3.6			—			—
Benefits paid	45.2			43.2			0.8			0.9
Other ^(a)	—			(18.4		)	—			—
Plan participant contributions	(0.6		)	(0.7		)	—			—
Foreign currency translation adjustments	4.4			(7.0		)	—			—
Benefit obligation - end of year	$	(591.0	)	$	(661.4	)	$	(12.2	)	$	(14.0	)
Change in Plan Assets:
Fair value of plan assets - beginning of year	$	497.2		$	464.0		$	—		$	—
Actual return on plan assets	(24.2		)	53.5			—			—
Employer contributions	8.0			7.6			0.8			0.9
Other pension settlements	—			(3.6		)	—			—
Benefits paid	(45.2		)	(43.2		)	(0.8		)	(0.9		)
Other ^(a)	—			11.6			—
Plan participant contributions	0.6			0.7			—
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(4.0		)	6.6			—			—
Fair value of plan assets - end of year	$	432.4		$	497.2		$	—		$	—
Unfunded status of plans at December 31,	$	(158.6	)	$	(164.2	)	$	(12.2	)	$	(14.0	)


^(a)	Other includes the addition of a foreign non-qualified defined benefit plan assumed in connection with the Elizabeth Arden Acquisition.

With respect to the Company's pension plans and other post-retirement benefit plans, amounts recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2018 and 2017 consisted of the following:



	Pension Plans						Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	December 31,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Other long-term assets	$	4.8		$	1.5		$	—		$	—

Accrued expenses and other	(5.9		)	(6.2		)	(0.7		)	(0.7		)
Pension and other post-retirement benefit liabilities	(157.5		)	(159.5		)	(11.5		)	(13.3		)
Total liability	$	(158.6	)	$	(164.2	)	$	(12.2	)	$	(14.0	)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, gross	$	252.6		$	253.2		$	2.7		$	4.5
Income tax benefit	(44.4		)	(43.3		)	(0.6		)	(0.9		)
Portion allocated to Revlon Holdings	(0.8		)	(0.9		)	—			(0.2		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	$	207.4		$	209.0		$	2.1		$	3.4

With respect to the above accrued expenses and other, the Company has recorded receivables from affiliates of $2.4 million and $2.6 million at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, relating to pension plan liabilities retained by such affiliates.

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the projected benefit obligation, accumulated benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets for the Company's pension plans are as follows:



	December 31,
	2018		2017
Projected benefit obligation	$	591.0	$	661.4
Accumulated benefit obligation	589.1		661.1
Fair value of plan assets	432.4		497.2

Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The components of net periodic benefit costs for the Company's pension and the other post-retirement benefit plans were as follows for the periods presented:



	Pension Plans						Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	Year Ended December 31,
	2018			2017			2018		2017
Net periodic benefit costs:
Service cost	$	2.0		$	3.0		$	—	$	—
Interest cost	18.6			19.6			0.4		0.4
Expected return on plan assets	(27.8		)	(28.6		)	—		—
Amortization of actuarial loss	9.2			9.5			0.4		0.3
Curtailment gain^(a)	(0.1		)	(2.6		)	—		—
Total net periodic benefit costs prior to allocation	$	1.9		$	0.9		$	0.8	$	0.7
Portion allocated to Revlon Holdings	(0.1		)	(0.1		)	—		—
Total net periodic benefit costs	$	1.8		$	0.8		$	0.8	$	0.7

^(a)As a result of the Elizabeth Arden Acquisition, the Company recognized $0.1 million and $2.6 million in curtailment gains related to a foreign non-qualified defined benefit plan of an Elizabeth Arden subsidiary for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

In the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company recognized net periodic benefit cost of $2.6 million, compared to net periodic benefit cost of $1.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2017, primarily due to the curtailment gain recognized during 2017, partially offset by lower service costs, interest costs and expected return on plan assets during 2018.

Net periodic benefit costs are reflected in the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements as follows for the periods presented:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2018		2017
Net periodic benefit (income) costs:
Cost of sales	$	0.1	$	—
Selling, general and administrative expense	1.9		3.0
Miscellaneous, net	0.6		(1.5		)
Total net periodic benefit costs^(a)	$	2.6	$	1.5

^(a)As a result of the Company's adoption of ASU No. 2017-07, Compensation-Retirement Benefits (Topic 715) - Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost, in 2018, the Company presents the service cost component of NPPC and NPPBC in the same income statement line items as other employee compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period (i.e., in cost of sales and SG&A) and presents the other components of NPPC and NPPBC below operating income, in miscellaneous, net.

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss at December 31, 2018 with respect to the Company’s pension plans and other post-retirement plans, which have not yet been recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost, were as follows:



	Pension Benefits			Post-Retirement Benefits			Total
Net actuarial loss	$	252.7		$	2.7		$	255.4
Prior service cost	(0.1		)	—			(0.1		)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Gross	252.6			2.7			255.3
Income tax benefit	(44.4		)	(0.6		)	(45.0		)
Portion allocated to Revlon Holdings	(0.8		)	—			(0.8		)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net	$	207.4		$	2.1		$	209.5

The total actuarial losses and prior service costs with respect to the Company’s pension plans and other post-retirement plans included in accumulated other comprehensive loss at December 31, 2018 expected to be recognized in net periodic benefit cost during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019, is $9.6 million and $0.2 million, respectively.

Pension Plan Assumptions:

The following weighted average assumptions were used to determine the Company’s projected benefit obligation of the Company’s U.S. and International pension plans at the end of the respective years:



	U.S. Plans				International Plans
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Discount rate	4.13	%	3.47	%	2.52	%	2.19	%
Rate of future compensation increases	3.50	%	3.50	%	2.02	%	1.75	%

The following weighted average assumptions were used to determine the Company’s net periodic benefit (income) cost of the Company’s U.S. and International pension plans during the respective years:



	U.S. Plans				International Plans
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Discount rate	3.47	%	3.92	%	2.19	%	2.24	%
Expected long-term return on plan assets	6.00	%	6.50	%	4.95	%	4.81	%
Rate of future compensation increases	3.50	%	3.50	%	1.75	%	2.01	%

Effective December 31, 2015, the Company adopted the "full yield curve" method as an alternative approach to calculating the service and interest components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company's pension and other post-retirement benefits. Under the "full yield curve" method, the discount rate assumption was built through the application of specific spot rates along the yield curve used in the determination of the benefit obligation to the relevant projected cash flows for each of the Company's pension and other post-retirement plans. Prior to December 31, 2015, the Company estimated the service and interest cost components utilizing a single weighted-average discount rate derived from the yield curve used to measure the projected benefit obligation at the beginning of the period. The change did not affect the measurement of the Company's total projected benefit obligations, as the change in service and interest costs was exactly offset in the actuarial loss (gain) recognized for each year. The Company made this change to provide a more precise measurement of service and interest costs by improving the correlation between projected benefit cash flows to the corresponding spot yield curve rates. The change to the "full yield curve" method was accounted for as a change in accounting estimate that was inseparable from a change in accounting principle, and accordingly, was accounted for prospectively.

In selecting its expected long-term rate of return on its pension plan assets, the Company considers a number of factors, including, without limitation, recent and historical performance of pension plan assets, the pension plan portfolios' asset allocations over a variety of time periods compared with third-party studies, the performance of the capital markets in recent years and other factors, as well as advice from various third parties, such as the pension plans' advisors, investment managers and actuaries. While the Company considered both the recent performance and the historical performance of pension plan assets, the Company’s assumptions are based primarily on its estimates of long-term, prospective rates of return. Using the aforementioned methodologies, the Company selected a 6.0% and 4.95% weighted-average long-term rate of return on plan assets assumption during 2018 for the U.S. and International pension plans, respectively. Differences between actual and expected asset returns are recognized in the net periodic benefit cost over the remaining service period of the active participating employees.

The rate of future compensation increases is an assumption used by the actuarial consultants for pension accounting and is determined based on the Company’s current expectation for such increases.

Investment Policy:

The Investment Committee for the Company's U.S. pension plans (the "Investment Committee") has adopted (and revises from time-to-time) an investment policy for the Company's U.S. pension plans with the objective of realizing a long-term rate of return on pension plan assets that meets or exceeds, over time, the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets assumption, weighed against a reasonable risk level. In connection with this objective, the Investment Committee retains a professional investment advisor who recommends investment managers that invest plan assets in the following asset classes: common and preferred stock, mutual funds, fixed income securities, common and collective funds, hedge funds, group annuity contracts and cash and other investments. The Company’s International plans follow a similar methodology in conjunction with local actuarial consultants and asset managers.

The investment policy adopted by the Investment Committee provides for investments in a broad range of publicly-traded securities, among other things. The investments are in domestic and international stocks, ranging from small to large capitalization stocks, debt securities ranging from domestic and international treasury issues, corporate debt securities, mortgages and asset-backed issues. Other investments may include cash and cash equivalents and hedge funds. The investment policy also allows for investments in private equity funds that are not covered in investments described above, provided that the Investment Committee approves any such investments prior to their selection. Also, global balanced strategies are utilized to provide for investments in a broad range of publicly-traded stocks and bonds in both domestic and international markets, as described above. In addition, the global balanced strategies can include commodities, provided that the Investment Committee approves any such investments prior to their selection.

The Investment Committee’s investment policy does not allow the use of derivatives for speculative purposes, but such policy does allow its investment managers to use derivatives for the purpose of reducing risk exposures or to replicate exposures of a particular asset class.

The Company’s U.S. and International pension plans have target asset allocation ranges that are intended to be flexible guidelines for allocating the plans’ assets among various classes of assets. These target ranges are reviewed periodically and considered for readjustment when an asset class weighting is outside of its target range (recognizing that these are flexible target ranges that may vary from time-to-time) with the objective of meeting or exceeding the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets assumption, weighed against a reasonable risk level. The target ranges per asset class in effect for 2018 were as follows:



	Target Ranges
	U.S. Plans	International Plans
Asset Class:
Common and preferred stock	0% - 10%	—
Mutual funds	20% - 30%	—
Fixed income securities	10% - 20%	—
Common and collective funds	30% - 50%	100%
Hedge funds	5% - 15%	—
Cash and other investments	0% - 10%	—

Fair Value of Pension Plan Assets:

The following table presents information on the fair value of the Company's U.S. and International pension plan assets at December 31, 2018 and 2017:



	U.S. Plans				International Plans
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Fair value of plan assets	$	358.3	$	413.6	$	74.1	$	83.6

The Company determines the fair values of the Company’s U.S. and International pension plan assets as follows:


•	Common and preferred stock: The fair values of the investments included in the common and preferred stock asset class generally reflect the closing price reported on the major market where the individual securities are traded. The Plan classifies common and preferred stock investments within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

•

Mutual funds: The fair values of the investments included in the mutual funds asset class are determined using net asset value (“NAV”) provided by the administrator of the funds. The NAV is based on the closing price reported on the major market where the individual securities within the mutual fund are traded. The Company classifies mutual fund investments within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.


•	Fixed income securities: The fair values of the investments included in the fixed income securities asset class are based on a compilation of primarily observable market information and/or broker quotes. The Company classifies fixed income securities investments within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

•

Common and collective funds: The fair values of the investments included in the common and collective funds asset class are determined using NAV provided by the administrator of the funds. The NAV is based on the value of the underlying assets owned by the common and collective fund, minus its liabilities, and then divided by the number of shares outstanding. The redemption frequencies for the investments in the common and collective funds asset class range from daily to monthly, with redemption notice periods that range from 2 to 10 business days. The Company classifies common and collective fund investments within Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, depending on whether certain criteria are met. Some common and collective funds for which fair value is not readily determinable are recorded using NAV per share or its equivalent, as permitted by the practical expedient, provided by ASU No. 2015-07, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset per Share (or Its Equivalent) (the “ASU No. 2015-07 practical expedient”). These investments are not assigned a fair value hierarchy level.

•

Hedge funds: The hedge funds asset class includes hedge funds that primarily invest in a grouping of equities, fixed income instruments, currencies, derivatives and/or commodities. The fair values of investments included in the hedge funds class are determined using NAV provided by the administrator of the funds. The hedge fund investments in the hedge funds asset class may employ leverage, generally can be sold on a quarterly or monthly basis and have redemption notice periods that range up to 90 business days. Hedge fund investments are generally recorded using NAV per share or its equivalent, as permitted by the ASU No. 2015-07 practical expedient, and are not assigned a fair value hierarchy level.


•	Cash and cash equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents are measured at cost, which approximates fair value. The Company classifies cash and cash equivalents within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

The fair values of the assets within the Company's U.S. and International pension plans at December 31, 2018 by asset category were as follows:



				Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Observable Inputs			Significant Unobservable Inputs
	Total			Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
Common and Preferred Stock:
U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity	$	7.0		$	7.0	$	—		$	—
Mutual Funds ^(a):
Corporate Bonds	10.6			10.6		—			—
Government Bonds	13.4			13.4		—			—
U.S. Large Cap Equity	0.2			0.2		—			—
International Equities	9.4			9.4		—			—
Emerging Markets International Equity	5.3			5.3		—			—
Cash and Cash Equivalents	2.2			2.2		—			—
Other ^(b)	1.8			1.8		—			—
Fixed Income Securities:
Government Bonds	70.0			—		70.0			—
Common and Collective Funds ^(a):
Corporate Bonds	40.7			19.6		21.1			—
Government Bonds	43.0			6.6		36.4			—
U.S. Large Cap Equity	54.5			38.8		15.7			—
U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity	6.9			6.9		—			—
International Equities	58.4			5.5		52.9			—
Emerging Markets International Equity	14.9			8.5		6.4			—
Cash and Cash Equivalents	1.7			1.7		—			—
Other ^(b)	(1.6		)	—		(1.6		)	—
Cash and Cash Equivalents	22.2			22.2		—			—
Total Plan Assets in the fair value hierarchy	$	360.6		$	159.7	$	200.9		—

Investments measured at Net Asset Value ^(c)
Common and Collective Funds	36.3
Hedge Funds	35.5
Total Plan Assets measured at Net Asset Value	$	71.8

Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	$	432.4		$	159.7	$	200.9		—


(a)	The investments in mutual funds and common and collective funds are disclosed above within the respective underlying investments’ class (i.e., various equities, corporate bonds, government bonds and other investment classes), while the fair value hierarchy levels of the investments are based on the respective trust’s direct ownership unit of account.


(b)	Comprised of investments in equities, fixed income instruments, currencies, derivatives and/or commodities.


(c)	These investments are presented for reconciliation purposes, but are not required to be categorized in the fair value hierarchy as they are measured at fair value using the net asset per share or its equivalent, as permitted by the ASU No. 2015-07 practical expedient.

The fair values of the assets within the Company's U.S. and International pension plans at December 31, 2017 by asset category were as follows:



			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Common and Preferred Stock:
U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity	$	18.3	$	18.3	$	—	$	—
Mutual Funds ^(a):
Corporate Bonds	17.7		17.7		—		—
Government Bonds	8.4		8.4		—		—
U.S. Large Cap Equity	0.1		0.1		—		—
International Equities	3.8		3.8		—		—
Emerging Markets International Equity	7.4		7.4		—		—
Other ^(b)	4.5		4.5		—		—
Fixed Income Securities:
Corporate Bonds	46.7		—		46.7		—
Government Bonds	15.4		—		15.4		—
Common and Collective Funds ^(a)(d):
Corporate Bonds	49.8		27.3		22.5		—
Government Bonds	44.1		7.4		36.7		—
U.S. Large Cap Equity	68.7		55.1		13.6		—
U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity	16.1		16.1		—		—
International Equities	75.7		5.7		70.0		—
Emerging Markets International Equity	18.3		10.6		7.7		—
Cash and Cash Equivalents	4.2		4.2		—		—
Other ^(b)	3.5		0.0		3.5		—
Cash and Cash Equivalents	8.2		8.2		—		—
Total Plan Assets in the fair value hierarchy	$	410.9	$	194.8	$	216.1	$	—

Investments measured at Net Asset Value ^(c)
Common and Collective Funds	37.5
Hedge Funds	48.8
Total Plan Assets measured at Net Asset Value	$	86.3

Total Plan Assets at Fair Value	$	497.2	$	194.8	$	216.1	$	—


(a)	The investments in mutual funds and common and collective funds are disclosed above within the respective underlying investments’ class (i.e., various equities, corporate bonds, government bonds and other investment classes), while the fair value hierarchy levels of the investments are based on the respective trust’s direct ownership unit of account.


(b)	Comprised of investments in equities, fixed income instruments, currencies, derivatives and/or commodities.


(c)	These investments are presented for reconciliation purposes, but are not required to be categorized in the fair value hierarchy as they are measured at fair value using the net asset per share or its equivalent, as permitted by the ASU No. 2015-07 practical expedient.


(d)	Commencing in 2018, the Company determined that certain of its investments in common and collective funds met certain criteria to be considered Level 2 investments within the fair value hierarchy. As such, the 2017 fair value hierarchy schedule was updated to conform to the current presentation.

There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 assets in the Company's U.S. and International pension plan's fair value hierarchy during 2018 or 2017.

Estimated Future Benefit Payments:

The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid out of the Company’s pension and other post-retirement benefit plans:



	Total Pension Benefits		Total Other Benefits
2019	$	44.5	$	1.2
2020	44.5		1.2
2021	42.3		1.2
2022	42.6		1.1
2023	41.8		1.1
Years 2024 to 2028	196.1		4.7

Contributions:

The Company’s intent is to fund at least the minimum contributions required to meet applicable federal employee benefit laws and local laws, or to directly pay benefit payments where appropriate. During 2018, $8.0 million and $0.8 million were contributed to the Company’s pension plans and other post-retirement benefit plans, respectively. During 2019, the Company expects to contribute approximately $12 million in the aggregate to its pension and other post-retirement benefit plans.