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Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefit Plans
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 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:

 

   Three Months Ended Dec 31, 
   Pension Benefits   Other Benefits 
   2012   2011   2012   2011 
                 
Service cost  $98,979   $82,165   $4,321   $3,597 
Interest cost   178,766    192,835    11,556    10,392 
Expected return on plan assets   (221,641)   (194,549)        
Amortization of prior service cost   3,557    4,105    887    (2,923)
Amortization of net (gain) loss   155,983    176,383    (3,886)   (6,118)
Net periodic benefit cost  $215,644   $260,939   $12,878   $4,948 

 

Contributions

 

The Company expects to contribute $1.0 million to its Pension Plan and $63,000 to its other Post Retirement Benefit Plan in fiscal year 2013. A total of $228,966 has been paid to the Pension Plan for the first three months of this fiscal year.