20. Pensions and Other Employee Benefits

The Company maintains multiple pension plans, both contributory and non-contributory, covering employees at certain locations. Eligibility for participation in these plans varies and benefits are generally based on the participant’s compensation and/or years of service. The Company’s funding policy is generally to contribute in accordance with cost accounting standards that affect government contractors, subject to the Internal Revenue Code and regulations thereon. Plan assets are invested primarily in listed stocks, mutual funds, corporate bonds, U.S. Government obligations and U.S. Government agency obligations.

The Company also provides postretirement medical and life insurance benefits for retired employees and dependents at certain locations. Participants are eligible for these benefits when they retire from active service and meet the eligibility requirements for the Company’s pension plans. These benefits are funded primarily on a pay-as-you-go basis with the retiree generally paying a portion of the cost through contributions, deductibles and coinsurance provisions.

In accordance with accounting standards for employee pension and postretirement benefits, the Company recognizes the unfunded status of its pension and postretirement benefit plans in the consolidated financial statements and measures its pension and postretirement benefit plan assets and benefit obligations as of December 31.

The following table summarizes changes in the benefit obligations, the plan assets and funded status for all of the Company’s pension and postretirement benefit plans, as well as the aggregate balance sheet impact.


	Pension Plans				Postretirement Benefit Plans
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(in millions)
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at the beginning of the year	$	2,973	$	3,222	$	194	$	218
Service cost		106		126		3		4
Interest cost		147		132		8		7
Plan participants’ contributions		2		2		4		4
Amendments		1		14		(1)		—
Actuarial loss (gain)		579		(402)		5		(23)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes		(34)		(21)		(2)		(3)
Curtailments, settlements and special termination benefits		1		3		—		—
Benefits paid		(112)		(103)		(12)		(13)

Benefit obligation at the end of the year	$	3,663	$	2,973	$	199	$	194

Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at the beginning of the year	$	2,403	$	2,026	$	55	$	47
Actual return on plan assets		205		394		6		9
Employer contributions		97		105		7		8
Plan participants’ contributions		2		2		4		4
Foreign currency exchange rate changes		(25)		(21)		—		—
Benefits paid		(112)		(103)		(12)		(13)

Fair value of plan assets at the end of the year	$	2,570	$	2,403	$	60	$	55

Unfunded status at the end of the year	$	(1,093)	$	(570)	$	(139)	$	(139)

Assets and (liabilities) recognized in the consolidated balance sheets consist of:
Non-current assets	$	26	$	35	$	—	$	—
Current liabilities		(4)		(8)		(8)		(9)
Non-current liabilities		(1,056)		(597)		(131)		(130)
Liabilities held for sale⁽¹⁾		(59)		—		—		—

	$	(1,093)	$	(570)	$	(139)	$	(139)

⁽¹⁾

Liabilities held for sale consists of $3 million of current liabilities and $56 million of non-current liabilities relating to L-3 MSI.

The table below summarizes the net loss and prior service cost balances at December 31, in the accumulated other comprehensive loss account, before related tax effects, for all of the Company’s pension and postretirement benefit plans.


	Pension Plans				Postretirement Benefit Plans
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(in millions)
Net loss (gain)	$	968	$	425	$	(6)	$	(9)
Prior service cost (credit)		—		1		(3)		(8)

Total amount recognized	$	968	$	426	$	(9)	$	(17)

The aggregate accumulated benefit obligation (ABO) for all of the Company’s pension plans was $3,272 million at December 31, 2014 and $2,657 million at December 31, 2013. The table below presents information for the pension plans with an ABO in excess of the fair value of plan assets at December 31, 2014 and 2013.


	Pension Plans
	2014		2013
	(in millions)
Projected benefit obligation	$	3,467	$	2,408
Accumulated benefit obligation		3,083		2,115
Fair value of plan assets		2,349		1,815

The table below summarizes the weighted average assumptions used to determine the benefit obligations for the Company’s pension and postretirement plans disclosed at December 31, 2014 and 2013.

Pension Plans

Postretirement
Benefit Plans

2014

2013

2014

2013

Benefit obligations:

Discount rate

4.14%

⁽¹⁾

5.03%

⁽¹⁾

3.70%

⁽²⁾

4.43%

⁽²⁾

Rate of compensation increase

3.50%

⁽³⁾

3.50%

⁽³⁾

⁽¹⁾

The weighted average discount rate assumptions used at December 31, 2014 and 2013 were comprised of separate assumptions determined by country of 4.2% and 5.1% for the U.S. based plans, 3.9% and 4.7% for the Canadian based plans and 2.2% and 3.5% for the German based plans, respectively.

⁽²⁾

The weighted average discount rate assumptions used at December 31, 2014 and 2013 were comprised of separate assumptions determined by country of 3.7% and 4.4% for the U.S. based plans and 3.7% and 4.6% for the Canadian based plans, respectively.

⁽³⁾

The weighted average rate of compensation increase assumptions were comprised of separate assumptions determined by country of 3.5% for both the U.S. based plans and Canadian based plans at December 31, 2014 and 2013.

The following table summarizes the components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s pension and postretirement benefit plans for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.


	Pension Plans						Postretirement Benefit Plans
	2014		2013		2012		2014		2013		2012
	(in millions)
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	106	$	126	$	113	$	3	$	4	$	4
Interest cost		147		132		134		8		7		10
Expected return on plan assets		(193)		(164)		(145)		(4)		(4)		(3)
Amortization of prior service cost (credits)		2		1		1		(2)		(3)		(3)
Amortization of net loss (gain)		17		83		69		(2)		2		1
Curtailment or settlement loss (gain)		1		3		7		(1)		—		1

Net periodic benefit cost	$	80	$	181	$	179	$	2	$	6	$	10

The following table summarizes the other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income for the Company’s pension and postretirement benefit plans for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.


	Pension Plans						Postretirement Benefit Plans
	2014		2013		2012		2014		2013		2012
	(in millions)
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income:
Net loss (gain)	$	560	$	(637)	$	287	$	5	$	(29)	$	(3)
Prior service cost (credit)		1		14		(1)		(1)		—		(5)
Amortization of net (loss) gain		(17)		(83)		(69)		2		(2)		(1)
Amortization of prior service (cost) credit		(2)		(1)		(1)		2		3		3

Total recognized in other comprehensive income		542		(707)		216		8		(28)		(6)

Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income	$	622	$	(526)	$	395	$	10	$	(22)	$	4

The following table summarizes the amounts expected to be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and recognized as components of net periodic benefit costs during 2015.


	Pension Plans		Postretirement Benefit Plans		Total
			(in millions)
Net loss	$	68	$	—	$	68
Prior service cost (credit)		1		(2)		(1)

	$	69	$	(2)	$	67

The table below summarizes the weighted average assumptions used to determine the net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

Pension Plans

Postretirement
Benefit Plans

2014

2013

2012

2014

2013

2012

Discount rate

5.03%

⁽¹⁾

4.15%

⁽¹⁾

5.02%

⁽¹⁾

4.43%

⁽⁴⁾

3.37%

⁽⁴⁾

4.71%

⁽⁴⁾

Expected long-term return on plan assets

8.13%

⁽²⁾

8.13%

⁽²⁾

8.15%

⁽²⁾

7.64%

Rate of compensation increase

3.50%

⁽³⁾

3.50%

⁽³⁾

4.06%

⁽³⁾

⁽¹⁾

The weighted average discount rate assumptions used for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012 were comprised of separate assumptions determined by country of 5.1%, 4.2% and 5.1% for the U.S. based plans, 4.7%, 3.9% and 4.4% for the Canadian based plans and 3.5%, 3.4%, and 5.1% for the German based plans, respectively.

⁽²⁾

The weighted average expected long-term return on plan assets assumptions used were comprised of separate assumptions determined by country of 8.25% for the U.S. based plans for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 and 7.25% for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 and 7.5% for the year ended December 31, 2012 for the Canadian based plans.

⁽³⁾

The weighted average rate of compensation increase assumptions used for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 were comprised of separate assumptions determined by country of 3.5% for both the U.S. and Canadian based plans. The rate of compensation increase assumptions were 4.0% for the U.S. based plans and 4.5% for the Canadian based plans for the year ended December 31, 2012.

⁽⁴⁾

The weighted average discount rate assumptions used for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 were comprised of separate assumptions determined by country of 4.4%, 3.3% and 4.8% for the U.S. based plans and 4.6%, 3.7% and 4.3% for the Canadian based plans, respectively.

The expected long-term return on plan assets assumption represents the average rate that the Company expects to earn over the long-term on the assets of the Company’s benefit plans, including those from dividends, interest income and capital appreciation. The Company utilizes a third-party consultant to assist in the development of the expected long-term return on plan assets, which is based on expectations regarding future long-term rates of return for the plans’ investment portfolio, with consideration given to the allocation of investments by asset class and historical rates of return for each individual asset class. The Company utilizes a building block methodology that utilizes historical and forward looking rates of return for each asset class and takes into account expected returns above inflation and risk premium. These long-term rates of return are then applied to the target portfolio allocations that are generally aligned with the actual asset allocations of our plans to develop the expected long-term rate of return.

The annual increase in cost of benefits (health care cost trend rate) for the Company’s U.S. based plans is assumed to be an average of 7.5% in 2015 and is assumed to gradually decrease to a rate of 5.0% in 2020 and thereafter. The health care cost trend rate for the Company’s Canadian based plans is assumed to be an average of 7.0% in 2015 and is assumed to gradually decrease to a rate of 5.0% in 2023 and thereafter. Health care cost trend assumptions are based on (1) observed or expected short term rates of increase for different types of health models based on actual claims experience and benchmarking, and (2) a reasonable estimate of an appropriate, sustainable level of health care cost trend in the future, weighting the factors that primarily influence trends, which are price inflation and cost leveraging benefit plan features. Assumed health care cost trend rates have a significant effect on amounts reported for postretirement medical benefit plans. A one percentage point change in the assumed health care cost trend rates would have the following effects:


	1 percentage point
	Increase		Decrease
	(in millions)
Effect on total service and interest cost	$	—	$	—
Effect on postretirement benefit obligations		7		(6)

Plan Assets. The Company’s Benefit Plan Committee (Committee) has the responsibility to formulate the investment policies and strategies for the plans’ assets. The Committee structures the investment of plan assets to achieve the following goals: (1) maximize the plans’ long-term rate of return on assets for an acceptable level of risk; and (2) limit the volatility of investment returns and consequent impact on the plans’ assets. In the pursuit of these goals, the Committee has formulated the following investment policies and objectives: (1) invest assets of the plans in a manner consistent with the fiduciary standards of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA); (2) preserve the plans’ assets; (3) maintain sufficient liquidity to fund benefit payments and pay plan expenses; (4) evaluate the performance of investment managers; and (5) achieve, on average, a minimum total rate of return equal to the established benchmarks for each asset category.

The Committee retains a professional investment consultant to advise the Committee and help ensure that the above policies and strategies are met. The Committee does not actively manage the day to day operations and selection process of individual securities and investments, as it retains the professional services of qualified investment management organizations to fulfill those tasks. Qualified investment management organizations are evaluated on several criteria for selection, with a focus on the investment management organizations’ demonstrated capability to achieve results that will meet or exceed the investment objectives they have been assigned and conform to the policies established by the Committee. While the investment management organizations have investment discretion over the assets placed under their management, the Committee provides each investment manager with specific investment guidelines relevant to its asset class.

The Committee has established the allowable range that the plans’ assets may be invested in for each major asset category. In addition, the Committee has established guidelines regarding diversification within asset categories to limit risk and exposure to a single or limited number of securities. The investments of the plans’ include a diversified portfolio of both equity and fixed income investments. Equity investments are further diversified across U.S. and non-U.S. stocks, small to large capitalization stocks, and growth and value stocks. Fixed income assets are diversified across U.S. and non-U.S. issuers, corporate and governmental issuers, and credit quality. The plan also invests in real estate through publicly traded real estate securities. Derivatives may be used only for hedging purposes or to create synthetic long positions. The plans are prohibited from directly owning commodities, unregistered securities, restricted stock, private placements, or interest in oil, gas, mineral exploration, or other development programs. Further, short selling or utilizing margin buying for investment purposes is prohibited.

The table below presents the allowable range for each major category of the plans’ assets at December 31, 2014 as well as the Company’s pension plan and postretirement benefit plan weighted-average asset allocations at December 31, 2014 and 2013, by asset category.


	U.S.						Canada
Asset Category	2014 and 2013 Range		2014		2013		2014 and 2013 Range	2014		2013
Domestic equity⁽¹⁾		30%-60%		52%		54%	10%-25%		15%		20%
International equity⁽²⁾		10%-20%		10		10	30%-60%		55		49
Fixed income securities		20%-40%		22		23	20%-60%		20		28
Real estate securities		0%-15%		7		6	—		—		—
Other, primarily cash and cash equivalents		0%-15%		9		7	0%-15%		10		3

Total				100%		100%			100%		100%

⁽¹⁾

Domestic equities for Canadian plans refers to equities of Canadian companies.

⁽²⁾

International equities for Canadian plans includes equities of U.S. companies.

The Committee regularly monitors the investment of the plans’ assets to ensure that the actual investment allocation remains within the established range. The Committee also regularly measures and monitors investment risk through ongoing performance reporting and investment manager reviews. Investment manager reviews include assessing the managers’ performance versus the appropriate benchmark index both in the short and long-term period, performance versus peers, and an examination of the risk the managers assumed in order to achieve rates of return.

The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s pension plans’ assets at December 31, 2014 and 2013, by asset category segregated by level within the fair value hierarchy, as described below.


	U.S. Pension Plans’ Assets								Canadian Pension Plans’ Assets
	Fair Value Measured at December 31, 2014								Fair Value Measured at December 31, 2014
Asset Category	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Equity securities⁽¹⁾:
U.S. Equity	$	1,172	$	—	$	—	$	1,172	$	58	$	33	$	—	$	91
International Equity		87		140		—		227		107		13		—		120
Fixed Income — Investment Grade⁽²⁾		237		157		—		394		—		62		—		62
Fixed Income — High Yield⁽³⁾		—		120		—		120		—		—		—		—
Real Estate Investment Trusts⁽⁴⁾		159		—		—		159		—		—		—		—
Other⁽⁵⁾		—		208		—		208		4		26		—		30

Total assets at fair value	$	1,655	$	625	$	—	$	2,280	$	169	$	134	$	—	$	303

Liabilities for unsettled trades, net								(13)								—

Total							$	2,267							$	303


	Fair Value Measured at December 31, 2013								Fair Value Measured at December 31, 2013
Asset Category	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Equity securities⁽¹⁾:
U.S. Equity	$	1,144	$	—	$	—	$	1,144	$	54	$	18	$	—	$	72
International Equity		79		146		—		225		117		18		—		135
Fixed Income — Investment Grade⁽²⁾		217		149		—		366		—		82		—		82
Fixed Income — High Yield⁽³⁾		—		111		—		111		—		—		—		—
Real Estate Investment Trusts⁽⁴⁾		118		—		—		118		—		—		—		—
Other⁽⁵⁾		—		150		—		150		6		5		—		11

Total assets at fair value	$	1,558	$	556	$	—	$	2,114	$	177	$	123	$	—	$	300

Liabilities for unsettled trades, net								(11)								—

Total							$	2,103							$	300

⁽¹⁾

Equity securities consist of investments in common stock of U.S. and international companies. The fair value of equity securities is based on quoted market prices available in active markets at the close of a trading day, primarily the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), and various international exchanges. The Level 2 investment balance is derived from a regulated commingled equity trust fund, which fair value is based on the net asset value (NAV) at the end of each month. The NAV is calculated by the fund manager based on the fair value of the fund’s holdings, primarily equity securities traded in active markets, determined as of the end of each month as a practical expedient to estimating fair value. This practical expedient is not used when it is determined to be probable that the fund will sell the investment for an amount different than the reported NAV. Withdrawals are permitted, with notice by the 20^th day of each month, based on NAV.

⁽²⁾

Approximately 60% at December 31, 2014 and 59% at December 31, 2013 of U.S. plan assets that are invested in the Fixed Income — Investment Grade asset category consist of a mutual fund offered by a registered investment company (the “Fund”) and fixed income securities. The Fund invests in investment grade fixed income securities, mortgaged-backed securities, U.S. treasury and agency bonds and corporate bonds. These investments are classified by the Company as a Level 1 measurement within the fair value hierarchy, as the mutual fund trades on an active market and daily, quoted prices are available. The remaining 40% at December 31, 2014 and 41% at December 31, 2013 of U.S. plan assets are fixed income securities, primarily investment grade corporate bonds from various industries held directly by the plan. The fair values of these investments are based on yields currently available on comparable bonds of issuers with similar credit ratings, quoted prices of similar bonds in an active market, or cash flows based on observable inputs as a practical expedient to estimating fair value and classified as level 2. All of the Canadian plan assets for both 2014 and 2013 are invested in regulated commingled equity trust funds (the “Bond Funds”). As these Bond Funds do not trade in an active market, the fair value is based on NAVs calculated by fund managers based on yields currently available on comparable bonds of issuers with similar credit ratings, quoted prices of similar bonds in an active market, or cash flows based on observable inputs as a practical expedient to estimating fair value and classified as Level 2. Withdrawals are permitted monthly, with notice between 0 and 3 days of the transaction date, based on NAV.

⁽³⁾

Fixed Income — High Yield consists of investments in corporate high-yield bonds from various industries. The fair values of these investments are based on yields currently available on comparable bonds of issuers with similar credit ratings, quoted prices of similar bonds in an active market, or cash flows based on observable inputs.

⁽⁴⁾

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) consist of securities that trade on the major exchanges and invest directly in real estate, either through properties or mortgages.

⁽⁵⁾

Other consists primarily of (1) money market accounts, which invest primarily in short term, high quality money market securities such as government obligations, commercial paper, time deposits and certificates of deposit, and are classified as Level 2, and (2) cash, which is classified as Level 1.

The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s postretirement benefit plans’ assets at December 31, 2014 and 2013, by asset category segregated by level within the fair value hierarchy, as described below.


	Postretirement Benefit Plans’ Assets
	Fair Value Measured at December 31, 2014								Fair Value Measured at December 31, 2013
Asset Category	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Equity securities⁽¹⁾:
U.S. Equity	$	36	$	—	$	—	$	36	$	37	$	—	$	—	$	37
International Equity		1		3		—		4		1		2		—		3
Fixed Income — Investment Grade⁽²⁾		10		2		—		12		7		2		—		9
Fixed Income — High Yield⁽³⁾		—		2		—		2		—		2		—		2
Real Estate Investment Trusts⁽⁴⁾		2		—		—		2		2		—		—		2
Other⁽⁵⁾		—		4		—		4		—		2		—		2

Total	$	49	$	11	$	—	$	60	$	47	$	8	$	—	$	55

⁽¹⁾

Equity securities consist of investments in common stock of U.S. and international companies. The fair value of equity securities is based on quoted market prices available in active markets at the close of a trading day, primarily the NYSE, NASDAQ, and various international exchanges. The Level 2 investment balance is derived from a regulated commingled equity trust fund, which fair value is based on NAV at the end of each month. The NAV is calculated by the fund manager based on the fair value of the fund’s holdings, primarily equity securities traded in active markets, determined as of the end of each month as a practical expedient to estimating fair value. This practical expedient is not used when it is determined to be probable that the fund will sell the investment for an amount different than the reported NAV. Withdrawals are permitted, with notice by the 20^th day of each month, based on NAV.

⁽²⁾

Approximately 83% at December 31, 2014 and 78% at December 31, 2013 of the postretirement benefit plan assets that are invested in the Fixed Income — Investment Grade asset category consist of the Fund and fixed income securities. The Fund invests in investment grade fixed income securities, mortgaged-backed securities, U.S. treasury and agency bonds and corporate bonds. These investments are classified by the Company as a Level 1 measurement within the fair value hierarchy as the mutual fund trades on an active market and daily, quoted prices are available. The remaining 17% at December 31, 2014 and 22% at December 31, 2013 of the postretirement benefit plan assets are fixed income securities, primarily investment grade corporate bonds from various industries held directly by the plan. The fair values of these investments are based on yields currently available on comparable bonds of issuers with similar credit ratings, quoted prices of similar bonds in an active market, or cash flows based on observable inputs as a practical expedient to estimating fair value and classified as Level 2. Withdrawals are permitted monthly, with notice between 0 and 3 days of the transaction date, based on NAV.

⁽³⁾

⁽⁴⁾

REITs consist of securities that trade on the major exchanges and invest directly in real estate, either through properties or mortgages.

⁽⁵⁾

Other consists primarily of money market accounts, which invest primarily in short term, high quality money market securities such as government obligations, commercial paper, time deposits and certificates of deposit, and are classified as Level 2.

Contributions. The funding policy for the Company’s pension and postretirement benefit plans is to contribute at least the minimum required by applicable laws and regulations or to directly make benefit payments where appropriate. The Company makes voluntary, additional contributions to the pension plans depending on a number of factors, including operating cash flow levels, alternative uses for excess cash and the plans’ funded status. At December 31, 2014, all legal funding requirements had been met. For the year ending December 31, 2015, the Company currently expects to contribute between approximately $100 million and $132 million to its pension plans, and approximately $10 million to its postretirement benefit plans.

Estimated Future Benefit Payments. The following table presents expected pension and postretirement benefit payments and expected postretirement subsidies due to the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate.


			Postretirement Benefits
	Pension Benefits		Benefit Payments		Subsidy Receipts
	(in millions)
2015	$	131		13		—
2016		138		13		—
2017		151		14		—
2018		159		15		—
2019		164		15		—
Years 2020-2024		991		73		1

Employee Savings Plans. Under its various employee savings plans, the Company matches the contributions of participating employees up to a designated level. The extent of the match, vesting terms and the form of the matching contributions vary among the plans. Under these plans, the Company’s matching contributions in L-3 Holdings’ common stock and cash attributable to continuing operations were $135 million for 2014, $120 million for 2013 and $126 million for 2012. The Company’s matching contributions in L-3 Holdings’ common stock and cash attributable to discontinued operations were $8 million for 2012.

Multi-employer Benefit Plans. Certain of the Company’s businesses participate in multi-employer defined benefit pension plans. The Company makes cash contributions to these plans under the terms of collective-bargaining agreements that cover its union employees based on a fixed rate per hour of service worked by the covered employees. The risks of participating in these multi-employer plans are different from single-employer plans in the following aspects: (1) assets contributed to the multi-employer plan by one employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers, (2) if a participating employer stops contributing to the plan, the unfunded obligations of the plan may be borne by the remaining participating employers and (3) if the Company chooses to stop participating in some of its multi-employer plans, the Company may be required to pay those plans an amount based on the underfunded status of the plan, referred to as a withdrawal liability.

Under these plans, the Company contributed cash and recorded expenses for each of its individually significant plans and all of its other plans in aggregate as noted in the table below.

Pension Fund

EIN/Pension
Plan Number

Pension
Protection Act
Zone
Status⁽¹⁾

FIP/RP⁽²⁾
Status Pending/
Implemented

Contributions by
L-3 Communications

Surcharge
Imposed

Expiration
Date of
Collective-
Bargaining
Agreement

2014

2013

2014

2013

2012

(in millions)

IAM National Pension Fund

51-6031295/002

Green

19⁽³⁾

21⁽⁴⁾

20⁽⁴⁾

2/4/2015 to
4/28/2019⁽⁵⁾

Other Pension Funds⁽⁶⁾

—

Total contributions

⁽¹⁾

A zone status rating of green indicates the plan is at least 80% funded. The funding status of the IAM National Pension Fund was impacted by a market value investment loss for the plan year ended December 31, 2009, which amortization was extended over five years.

⁽²⁾

Funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan.

⁽³⁾

At the date the audited financial statements for the Company were issued the Form 5500 for the plan year ending December 31, 2014 was not available.

⁽⁴⁾

Represents 6% of total plan contributions for both years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 based on Form 5500.

⁽⁵⁾

The Company is a party to multiple bargaining agreements for multiple projects that require contributions into the IAM National Pension Fund. The most significant of these agreements, expiring April 28, 2019, covers multiple programs in the Company’s Aerospace Systems reportable segment and represent 67% of 2014 contributions.

⁽⁶⁾

Consists of three pension funds in which the Company’s contributions are individually, and in the aggregate, insignificant.