Pension and Savings Plans

3 Months Ended

Nov. 18, 2017

Note G – Pension and Savings Plans

The components of net periodic pension expense related to the Company’s pension plans consisted of the following:


	Twelve Weeks Ended
(in thousands)	November 18, 2017			November 19, 2016
Interest cost	$	2,390		$	2,385
Expected return on plan assets		(4,384	)		(4,628	)
Amortization of net loss		2,477			3,201

Net periodic pension expense	$	483		$	958

The Company makes contributions in amounts at least equal to the minimum funding requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended by the Pension Protection Act of 2006. During the twelve week period ended November 18, 2017, the Company did not make contributions to its funded plan. The Company expects to contribute approximately $20.3 million to the plan during the remainder of fiscal 2018; however, a change to the expected cash funding may be impacted by a change in interest rates, a change in the actual or expected return on plan assets or through other plans initiated by management.