Pension Benefits

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2020

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Cost (Reversal of Cost) [Abstract]

Pension Benefits

Pension Benefits

Prior to April 30, 2020, the Company had two defined benefit pension plans covering many of the Company's employees hired prior to April 30, 2012. Effective April 30, 2012, the Company froze all future benefit accruals under the Company’s defined-benefit pension plan. Effective April 30, 2020, these plans were merged into one plan.

On November 16, 2020 the Company filed an application with the Internal Revenue Service to terminate the American Woodmark Corporation Employee Pension Plan (the “Plan”) with a proposed effective date of December 31, 2020 (the “Plan Termination Date”), in a standard termination and the Company expects to incur approximately $1.6 million to terminate the Plan. In connection with the Plan termination and in addition to the Plan termination costs, the Company may be required to make an additional funding contribution to the Plan in order to ensure the Plan is fully funded on a termination basis as of the Benefit Distribution Date, with the amount of such contribution still to be determined. The Benefit Distribution Date will be determined once the Company receives approval from certain regulatory agencies. The additional funding contribution is expected to be funded from cash on hand and the amount will vary depending on the lump sum distribution take rate and the interest rate on the Benefit Distribution Date.

 Net periodic pension benefit cost consisted of the following for the three- and six-month periods ended October 31, 2020 and 2019: 

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	October 31,				October 31,
(in thousands)	2020		2019		2020		2019
Interest cost	$	1,166	$	1,494	$	2,331	$	2,987
Expected return on plan assets	(2,108)		(2,082)		(4,215)		(4,163)
Recognized net actuarial loss	440		423		880		846
Net periodic pension benefit	$	(502)	$	(165)	$	(1,004)	$	(330)

The Company did not contribute to its pension plan in the first three and six months of fiscal 2021 and does not expect to contribute any funds during the remainder of fiscal 2021. The Company made contributions of $0.5 million to its pension plans in fiscal 2020.