Retirement Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Retirement Benefit Plans

8. Retirement Benefit Plans

The Company and certain of its subsidiaries sponsor defined benefit pension plans covering most of its employees. The components of net periodic benefit cost of the Company’s defined benefit plans are as follows:

	Three Months Ended December 31,
	2012			2011
Service cost	$	75		$	71
Interest cost		215			247
Expected return on plan assets		(372	)		(351	)
Amortization of prior service cost		13			12
Amortization of net loss		215			210
Net periodic benefit cost	$	146		$	189

Through December 31, 2012, the Company has made contributions in the amount of $174 to its defined benefit pension plans. The Company anticipates making $662 of additional contributions to fund its defined benefit pension plans during the balance of fiscal 2013.