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Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefit Plans
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Pension And Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans  
Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefit Plans

Note 4 - Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefit Plans

 

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost:

 

   Three Months Ended December 31, 
   Pension Benefits   Other Benefits 
   2011   2010   2011   2010 
                 
Service cost  $82,165   $83,265   $3,597   $3,455 
Interest cost   192,835    194,015    10,392    10,480 
Expected return on plan assets   (194,549)   (185,759)        
Amortization of prior service cost   4,105    4,201    (2,923)   (2,923)
Amortization of net (gain) loss   176,383    207,342    (6,118)   (9,018)
Net periodic benefit cost  $260,939   $303,064   $4,948   $1,994 

 

Contributions

 

The Company expects to contribute $1.4 million to its Pension Plan and $53,000 to its other Post Retirement Benefit Plan in fiscal year 2012. A total of $276,464 has been paid to the Pension Plan for the first three months of this fiscal year.