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Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefit Plans
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
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:

 

   Nine Months Ended June 30, 
   Pension Benefits   Other Benefits 
   2012   2011   2012   2011 
                 
Service cost  $246,496   $249,794   $10,791   $10,364 
Interest cost   578,506    582,044    31,177    31,440 
Expected return on plan assets   (583,646)   (557,278)        
Amortization of prior service cost   12,314    12,604    (8,768)   (8,768)
Amortization of net (gain) loss   529,149    622,025    (18,355)   (27,054)
Net periodic benefit cost  $782,819   $909,189   $14,845   $5,982 

 

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 $842,793 has been paid to the Pension Plan for the first nine months of this fiscal year.