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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 28, 2025
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

NOTE 8. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Net periodic pension cost (benefit) for the North America and UK pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans (the “Plans”) are recorded at the Corporate level. In 2004 or earlier, the North America pension plans were closed to new entrants and the benefits of eligible participants were frozen. As a result, there is no service cost to reflect in Selling, general and administrative expenses. The other components of net periodic pension cost (benefit) are reflected in Other expense, net, in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS – NORTH AMERICA

The components of net periodic pension cost (benefit) for the Company’s North America pension plans are as follows:

 

 

Second Quarter

 

 

First Half

 

(In millions)

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Interest cost

 

$

7

 

 

$

7

 

 

$

14

 

 

$

14

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(13

)

 

 

(14

)

Amortization of net gains

 

 

—

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

(1

)

Net periodic pension cost (benefit)

 

$

—

 

 

$

(1

)

 

$

1

 

 

$

(1

)

The North America qualified pension plan is in a net asset position and included in Other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 28, 2025 and December 28, 2024. The North America nonqualified pension plan is in a net liability position and included in Pension and postretirement obligations, net in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 28, 2025 and December 28, 2024. In the first half of 2025, $1 million of cash contributions were made to the North America pension plans. The Company expects to make additional cash contributions of $1 million to the North America pension plans during the remainder of 2025.

PENSION PLAN – UNITED KINGDOM

The components of net periodic pension cost for the Company’s pension plan in the UK are as follows:

 

 

Second Quarter

 

 

First Half

 

(In millions)

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Interest cost

 

$

2

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

4

 

 

$

4

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(3

)

Amortization of loss

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Net periodic pension cost

 

$

1

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

2

 

 

The Company has a frozen defined benefit pension plan in the UK. In July 2023, in accordance with applicable UK pension regulations, Trustees of the UK pension plan entered into an agreement with an insurer for the bulk annuity purchase of the plan, covering 100% of the plan’s members. This agreement, or buy-in, resulted in an exchange of plan assets for an annuity that covers the plan’s future projected benefit obligations. The Company anticipates the buyout of the plan and transfer of future benefit obligations of plan participants to be completed with existing plan funds in 2026. Accordingly, the Company does not expect the transaction to result in material cash inflows or outflows. At the completion of the buy-out, the Company will remove the assets and liabilities of the UK pension plan from its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and a final non-cash plan settlement loss will be included in net periodic pension cost.

The UK pension plan is in a net liability position and included in Pension and postretirement obligations, net in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 28, 2025 and December 28, 2024. The Company is no longer required to make cash contributions to the UK pension plan after reaching an agreement with UK pension trustees in August 2024.