Retirement Plans

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Defined Benefit Pension Plans

The defined benefit pension plans impacting Veoneer's financial results include the following:

Existing Veoneer Plans comprised of plans in Japan, Canada, and France, Transferred Veoneer Plans comprised of plans in Germany, India, Japan, and South Korea, and Autoliv Sponsored Plans comprised of plans in Sweden and the U.S.

Existing Veoneer Plans

The defined benefit pension plans for eligible participants in Japan, Canada, and France prior to the Spin-Off continue to provide pension retirement benefits to the Company’s employees subsequent to the Spin-Off.

The Company’s net periodic benefit costs for the existing Veoneer plans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30					Six Months Ended June 30
(Dollars in millions)	2019			2018		2019			2018
Service cost	$	1		$	1	$	3		$	2
Interest cost	—			1		1			1
Expected return on plan assets	(1		)	—		(1		)	(1		)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	—		$	2	$	3		$	2

All components of pension cost (service cost, amortization cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets and amortization of actuarial loss) were not material in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Transferred Veoneer Plans

Prior to the plan transfers to Veoneer legal entities on April 1, 2018, eligible Veoneer employees participated in the following Autoliv-sponsored plans:



Country	Name of Defined Benefit Plans
Germany	Direct Pension Promises Plan
India	Gratuity Plan
Japan	Retirement Allowances Plan
Japan	Defined Benefit Corporate Plan
South Korea	Severance Pay Plan (statutory plan)

On April 1, 2018, the assets, liabilities, and associated accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) of the pension plans in Germany, India, Japan, and South Korea related to active Veoneer employees were transferred to pension plans sponsored by various Veoneer legal entities. Benefit plan obligations of $6 million were recorded by Veoneer related to these plans in connection with the April 1, 2018 transfer. Plan assets in the transferred plans are immaterial. The amounts recorded for the transfer of the Veoneer plans were based on the assumptions incorporated into the plan measurements as of December 31, 2017; however, management determined that there were no material changes in assumptions from December 31, 2017 to April 1, 2018.

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost Associated with the Defined Benefit Retirement Plan

The Company’s allocated net periodic benefit costs for these defined benefit plans were less than $1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019. The allocated net periodic benefit costs related to transferred plans from Autoliv to Veoneer were less than $1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Subsequent to the plan transfer on April 1, 2018, the components of net periodic benefit costs for these defined benefit plans were less than $1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018.

Autoliv Sponsored Plans

Prior to certain legal decisions or plan amendments, Veoneer employees in Sweden and in the U.S. participated in the following Autoliv-sponsored multi-employer plans:



Country	Name of Defined Benefit Plans
Sweden	ITP plan
U.S.	Autoliv ASP, Inc. Pension Plan
	Autoliv ASP, Inc. Excess Pension Plan
	Autoliv ASP, Inc. Supplemental Pension Plan

On April 1, 2018, it was determined that the assets, liabilities, and associated accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) of the Sweden plan for all Veoneer employees included in the Sweden plan will remain with Autoliv and benefits will be paid out of that plan in the future upon retirement. The allocation to capture the Company’s specific defined benefit plans expense and contributions prior to the plans amendment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 were less than $1 million.

On June 29, 2018, it was also determined that the assets, liabilities and associated accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) of the U.S. plan for all Veoneer employees included in the U.S. plan will remain with Autoliv and benefits will be paid out of that plan in the future upon retirement. The Veoneer employees were considered to be participating in the Autoliv sponsored plan through June 29, 2018 at which date the plan was amended to freeze the accrual of benefits for any Veoneer employees.