7. Employee Benefit Plans

The Company has a qualified profit-sharing savings plan (401(k) plan) covering eligible employees. The 401(k) plan provides for a contribution of a minimum of 1% of defined compensation for all plan participants and matching of 25% of employee contributions up to 6% of defined compensation. In addition, the Company may make additional discretionary contributions. During fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013, the 1% and the discretionary contributions were made with the Company’s common stock. The Company also sponsors unfunded, nonqualified, defined-benefit and deferred compensation plans. The Company’s unfunded, nonqualified defined-benefit plan was amended effective January 1, 2009 to include two components. The first component applies to certain participants and continues to provide the same nonqualified pension benefits as were provided prior to the amendment. The second component applies to all other participants and provides an account-based supplemental retirement benefit. Pension and profit-sharing expense for all plans was $3,581,000, $3,360,000 and $3,369,000 for fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The Company recognizes actuarial losses and prior service costs related to its defined benefit plan in the consolidated balance sheets and recognizes changes in these amounts in the year in which changes occur through comprehensive income.

The status of the Company’s unfunded nonqualified, defined-benefit and account-based retirement plan based on the respective May 28, 2015 and May 29, 2014 measurement dates is as follows:

	May 28,		May 29,
	2015		2014
	(in thousands)
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	28,776	$	26,439
Service cost		697		702
Interest cost		1,243		1,173
Actuarial loss		1,472		1,567
Benefits paid		(1,151)		(1,105)
Benefit obligation at end of year	$	31,037	$	28,776

Amounts recognized in the statement of financial position consist of:
Current accrued benefit liability (included in Other accrued liabilities)	$	(1,196)	$	(1,124)
Noncurrent accrued benefit liability (included in Deferred compensation and other)		(29,841)		(27,652)
Total		(31,037)		(28,776)

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss consist of:
Net actuarial loss		9,562	$	8,494
Prior service credit		(756)		(834)
Total	$	8,806	$	7,660

	Year Ended
	May 28, 2015		May 29, 2014		May 30, 2013
	(in thousands)
Net periodic pension cost:
Service cost	$	697	$	702	$	712
Interest cost		1,243		1,173		1,099
Net amortization of prior service cost and actuarial loss		326		268		286
	$	2,266	$	2,143	$	2,097

The $5,284,000 loss, net of tax, included in accumulated other comprehensive loss at May 28, 2015, consists of the $5,737,000 net actuarial loss, net of tax, and the $453,000 unrecognized prior service credit, net of tax, which have not yet been recognized in the net periodic benefit cost. The $4,581,000 loss, net of tax, included in accumulated other comprehensive loss at May 29, 2014, consists of the $5,079,000 net actuarial loss, net of tax, and the $498,000 unrecognized prior service credit, net of tax.

The accumulated benefit obligation was $26,190,000 and $23,658,000 as of May 28, 2015 and May 29, 2014, respectively.

The pre-tax change in the benefit obligation recognized in other comprehensive loss during fiscal 2015 consisted of the current year net actuarial loss of $1,472,000, the amortization of the net actuarial loss of $404,000 and the amortization of the prior service credit of $78,000. The estimated amount that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic benefit cost in fiscal 2016 is $362,000 of which $440,000 relates to the actuarial loss and $78,000 relates to the prior service credit.

The benefit obligations were determined using an assumed weighted-average discount rate of 4.20% in fiscal 2015 and 4.30% in fiscal 2014, and an annual salary rate increase of 4.0% in fiscal 2015 and 2014.

The net periodic benefit cost was determined using an assumed discount rate of 4.30% in fiscal 2015, 4.40% in fiscal 2014, and 4.25% in fiscal 2013, and an annual salary rate increase of 4.0% in fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013.

Benefit payments and contributions expected to be paid subsequent to May 28, 2015, are:

Fiscal Year	(in thousands)
2016	$	1,196
2017		1,232
2018		1,226
2019		1,236
2020		1,305
Years 2021 – 2025		9,281