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Retirement Plans
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Retirement Plans

NOTE 15 - RETIREMENT PLANS

The Company sponsors a savings and retirement 401(k) plan, which covers all employees who meet certain eligibility requirements and who choose to participate in the plan. The matching contribution to the 401(k) plan was $1,377, $1,258 and $1,226 in 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company’s matching contribution is 100% of an employee’s first three percent contributed and 50% of the next two percent contributed.

The Company also sponsors a pension plan which is a noncontributory defined benefit retirement plan for all employees who have attained the age of 20 1 ⁄ 2, completed six months of service and work 1,000 or more hours per year. Annual payments, subject to the maximum amount deductible for federal income tax purposes, are made to a pension trust fund. In 2006, the Company amended the pension plan to provide that no employee could be added as a participant to the pension plan after December 31, 2006. In April 2014, the Company amended the pension plan again to provide that no additional benefits would accrue beyond April 30, 2014.

NOTE 15 - RETIREMENT PLANS (Continued)

In October 2015, the Company, on behalf of it and its subsidiaries, entered into Pension Shortfall Agreements (the “Shortfall Agreements”) with ten employees of Civista. When the Company ceased accruals to its defined benefit pension plan on April 30, 2014, the circumstances of some participants with limited periods until their anticipated retirement dates would not permit them to use other available alternatives to make up for the shortfall in their expected pension. The Company calculated the total amount of the shortfall for each of the referenced individuals after considering its contributions to other retirement benefits. Pension shortfall expense was $145 in 2022, $130 in 2021 and $130 in 2020. Included in pension shortfall expense was interest expense, totaling $24, $9 and $9 in 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively, which was also recorded in and credited to the accounts of the ten individuals covered by this plan.

Information about the pension plan is as follows:

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Change in benefit obligation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning benefit obligation

 

$

15,384

 

 

$

16,656

 

Service cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest cost

 

 

392

 

 

 

378

 

Curtailment gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

Settlement loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actuarial (gain)/loss

 

 

(3,455

)

 

 

(921

)

Benefits paid

 

 

(2,198

)

 

 

(711

)

Settlement payments

 

 

 

 

 

(18

)

Ending benefit obligation

 

 

10,123

 

 

 

15,384

 

Change in plan assets, at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning plan assets

 

 

15,120

 

 

 

15,257

 

Actual return

 

 

(1,988

)

 

 

574

 

Employer contribution

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits paid

 

 

(2,198

)

 

 

(711

)

Settlement payments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administrative expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending plan assets

 

 

10,934

 

 

 

15,120

 

Funded status at end of year

 

$

811

 

 

$

(264

)

 

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at December 31, consist of unrecognized actuarial loss of $5,274, net of $1,402 tax in 2022 and $5,855, net of $1,556 tax in 2021.

The accumulated benefit obligation for the defined benefit pension plan was $10,123 at December 31, 2022 and $15,384 at December 31, 2021.

NOTE 15 - RETIREMENT PLANS (Continued)

The components of net periodic pension expense were as follows:

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Service cost

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Interest cost

 

 

392

 

 

 

378

 

 

 

484

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(732

)

 

 

(574

)

 

 

(748

)

Net amortization and deferral

 

 

 

 

 

240

 

 

 

289

 

Net periodic pension cost (benefit)

 

 

(340

)

 

 

44

 

 

 

25

 

Additional loss due to settlement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total pension cost (benefit)

 

$

(340

)

 

$

44

 

 

$

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss (gain) recognized in other comprehensive
   income

 

$

(736

)

 

$

(854

)

 

$

986

 

Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost
   and other comprehensive loss (before tax)

 

$

(1,076

)

 

$

(810

)

 

$

1,011

 

 

The components of net periodic benefit cost other than the service cost component are included in the line item “Other operating expenses” in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

The estimated net loss for the defined benefit pension plan that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year is $28. The Company incurred settlement costs in 2022, 2021 and 2020 of $0, $(18) and $0, respectively.

The weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations at year-end were as follows:

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Discount rate on benefit obligation

 

 

4.95

%

 

 

2.74

%

 

 

2.39

%

Long-term rate of return on plan assets

 

 

4.84

%

 

 

3.84

%

 

 

4.44

%

Rate of compensation increase

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

0.00

%

 

The weighted average assumptions used to determine net periodic pension cost were as follows:

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Discount rate on benefit obligation

 

 

2.74

%

 

 

2.39

%

 

 

3.13

%

Long-term rate of return on plan assets

 

 

3.84

%

 

 

4.44

%

 

 

4.96

%

Rate of compensation increase

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

0.00

%

 

The Company uses long-term market rates to determine the discount rate on the benefit obligation. Declines in the discount rate lead to increases in the actuarial loss related to the benefit obligation.

The expectation for long-term rate of return on the pension assets and the expected rate of compensation increases are reviewed periodically by management in consultation with outside actuaries and primary investment consultants. Factors considered in setting and adjusting these rates are historic and projected rates of return on the portfolio and historic and estimated rates of increases of compensation. Since the pension plan is frozen, the rate of compensation increase used to determine the benefit obligation for 2022, 2021 and 2020 was zero.

NOTE 15 - RETIREMENT PLANS (Continued)

The Company’s pension plan asset allocation at year-end 2022 and 2021 and target allocation for 2023 by asset category are as follows:

 

 

 

Target
Allocation

 

Percentage of Plan
 Assets
at Year-end

 

Asset Category

 

2023

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Equity securities

 

0-30%

 

 

20.0

%

 

 

20.0

%

Debt securities

 

70-100

 

 

80.0

 

 

 

80.0

 

Total

 

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

100.0

%

 

The Company developed the pension plan investment policies and strategies for plan assets with its pension management firm. The assets are currently invested in seven diversified investment funds, which include four equity funds and three bond funds. The long-term guidelines from above were created to maximize the return on portfolio assets while reducing the risk of the portfolio. The management firm may allocate assets among the separate accounts within the established long-term guidelines. Transfers among these accounts will be at the management firm’s discretion based on their investment outlook and the investment strategies that are outlined at periodic meetings with the Company. The expected long-term rate of return on the plan assets was 4.84% in 2022 and 3.84% in 2021. This return is based on the expected return for each of the asset categories, weighted based on the target allocation for each class.

The Company does not expect to make any contribution to its pension plan in 2023. Employer contributions totaled $0 in 2021 and 2021. An increase in the benefit obligations, offset by a decrease in the fair value of plan assets led to a decrease in the deficit from $264 at December 31, 2021 to a funded status of $811 at December 31, 2022.

 

Common/Collective Trust Funds

 

Valued at the daily NAV as reported by the funds. These funds are not traded in an active market or exchange, and the NAV per unit is calculated by dividing the net assets of the fund by the number of units outstanding, which includes observable inputs. The method described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the pension plan believes its valuation method is appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient are not required to be categorized in the fair value hierarchy tables.

 

Fair Value of Investments in Entities That Use NAV

 

The following table summarizes investments measured at fair value based on NAV per share as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively:

 

December 31, 2022

 

Fair Value

 

 

Unfunded Commitments

 

Redemption Frequency (if currently eligible)

 

Redemption Notice Period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common/collective trust funds

 

$

10,934

 

 

N/A

 

Daily

 

Daily

 

NOTE 15 - RETIREMENT PLANS (Continued)

 

December 31, 2021

 

Fair Value

 

 

Unfunded Commitments

 

Redemption Frequency (if currently eligible)

 

Redemption Notice Period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common/collective trust funds

 

$

15,120

 

 

N/A

 

Daily

 

Daily

 

The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Pension Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

Expected benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, are as follows:

 

2023

 

$

284

 

2024

 

 

333

 

2025

 

 

410

 

2026

 

 

451

 

2027

 

 

479

 

2028 through 2031

 

 

3,428

 

Total

 

$

5,385

 

 

Supplemental Retirement Plan

Civista established a supplemental retirement plan (“SERP”) in 2013, which covers key members of management. Under the SERP, participants will receive annually, following retirement, a percentage of their base compensations at the time of their retirement for a maximum of ten years. The SERP liability recorded at December 31, 2022, was $3,580, compared to $3,334 at December 31, 2021. The expense related to the SERP was $420, $404 and $429 for 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Distributions to participants made in 2022, 2021 and 2020 totaled $173, $167, and $168, respectively.