Benefit Plans

Pension Plan

The Bank had a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan for all full-time employees over 21 years of age with at least one year of credited service and hired prior to May 1, 2011. Effective May 1, 2011, the plan was frozen to new participants. Only individuals employed on or before April 30, 2011 were eligible to become participants in the plan upon satisfaction of the eligibility requirements. Benefits were generally based upon years of service and average compensation for the five highest-paid consecutive years of service. The Bank’s funding practice was to make at least the minimum required annual contribution permitted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

On September 14, 2016, the defined benefit pension plan was amended to be terminated. Under the amendment, benefit accruals ceased as of November 30, 2016. The Internal Revenue Service approved the termination on October 16, 2017 and the Company distributed all plan assets on March 8, 2018.

The following tables provide a reconciliation of the changes in the plan benefit obligation and the fair value of assets for the periods ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands).



	2018			2017
Change in Benefit Obligation
Benefit obligation, beginning of year	$	5,283		$	5,777
Interest cost	17			82
Actuarial gain	—			(145		)
Benefits paid	(5,284		)	(431		)
Gain due to settlement	(16		)	—
Benefit obligation, end of year	$	—		$	5,283
Changes in Plan Assets
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year	$	5,078		$	3,693
Actual return on plan assets	1			16
Employer contributions	205			1,800
Benefits paid	(5,284		)	(431		)
Fair value of assets, end of year	$	—		$	5,078
Funded Status, end of year	$	—		$	(205	)
Amount Recognized in Other Liabilities	$	—		$	(205	)



Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, net of tax
Net gain	$	—	$	(126	)
Deferred income tax expense	—		27
Amount recognized	$	—	$	(99	)



Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligation
Discount rate used for disclosure
First five years	N/A		1.96	%
Five years to twenty years	N/A		3.58	%
After twenty years	N/A		4.35	%
Expected return on plan assets	1.00	%	1.00	%
Rate of compensation increase	N/A		N/A



Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Interest cost	$	17		$	82
Expected return on plan assets	(8		)	(35		)
Recognized net gain due to settlement	(135		)	—
Net periodic benefit cost (benefit)	$	(126	)	$	47



Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Net loss (gain)	$	126	$	(126	)
Total recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income	$	126	$	(126	)
Total Recognized in Net Periodic Benefit Cost and Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income	$	—	$	(79	)



	2018		2017
Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Discount rate	1.96	%	1.47	%
Expected return on plan assets	1.00	%	1.00	%
Rate of compensation increase	N/A		N/A

The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Company’s pension plan assets at fair value as of December 31, 2017 (in thousands).



	Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2017
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash and equivalents	$	5,078	$	5,078	$	—	$	—
Total	$	5,078	$	5,078	$	—	$	—

Pension plan assets consisted entirely of cash and equivalents (Level 1) at December 31, 2017 and remained as cash and equivalents through the distribution date.

The Company made cash contributions of $205 thousand and $1.8 million during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Since all plan assets were distributed on March 8, 2018, the accumulated benefit obligation for the defined benefit pension plan was zero at December 31, 2018. The accumulated benefit obligation for the defined benefit pension plan was $5.3 million at December 31, 2017.

401(k) Plan

The Company maintains a 401(k) plan for all eligible employees. Participating employees may elect to contribute up to the maximum percentage allowed by the Internal Revenue Service, as defined in the plan. The Company makes matching contributions, on a dollar-for dollar basis, for the first one percent of an employee’s compensation contributed to the Plan and fifty cents for each dollar of the employee’s contribution between two percent and six percent. The Company also makes an additional contribution based on years of service to participants who have completed at least one thousand hours of service during the year and who are employed on the last day of the Plan Year. All employees who are age nineteen or older are eligible. Employee contributions vest immediately. Employer matching contributions vest after two plan service years with the Company. The Company has the discretion to make a profit sharing contribution to the plan each year based on overall performance, profitability, and other economic factors. For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, expense attributable to the Plan amounted to $770 thousand and $740 thousand, respectively.

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

On January 1, 2000, the Company established an employee stock ownership plan. The ESOP provided an opportunity for the Company to award shares of First National Corporation stock to employees at its discretion. Employees were eligible to participate in the ESOP effective immediately upon beginning service with the Company. Participants became 100% vested after two years of credited service. The Board of Directors were able to make discretionary contributions, within certain limitations prescribed by federal tax regulations. There was no compensation expense for the ESOP for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.

On September 14, 2016, the ESOP was amended to freeze the plan to new participants and to cease all contributions, effective December 31, 2016. The amendment also directed matching contributions and certain other retirement contributions made by the Company to the 401(k) plan. On December 31, 2017, the ESOP was amended to be terminated and the Internal Revenue Service approved the termination on May 3, 2018. The Company distributed all assets of the ESOP to participants or beneficiaries on October 10, 2018. Since all assets of the ESOP were distributed, no shares of the Company were held by the ESOP at December 31, 2018. The ESOP held 230,846 shares of the Company at December 31, 2017.