v3.26.1
Retirement Benefit Obligations (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Key Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Determining Benefit Plan Costs and Obligations

The following table includes the key weighted average assumptions used in determining the Company’s benefit plan costs and obligations:

 

Used to Determine Plan Costs

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Discount Rate

 

 

5.45

%

 

 

5.60

%

Rate of Compensation Increase

 

 

3.00

%

 

 

3.00

%

Expected Long-term rate of return on plan assets

 

 

7.50

%

 

 

7.50

%

Components of Retirement Plan Costs

The following tables provide the components of the Company’s Retirement plan costs ($000’s):

 

 

Pension Plan

 

 

PBOP Plan

 

 

SERP

 

For the Three Months Ended June 30,

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Service Cost

 

$

405

 

 

$

436

 

 

$

518

 

 

$

501

 

 

$

44

 

 

$

40

 

Interest Cost

 

 

2,004

 

 

 

2,016

 

 

 

1,163

 

 

 

992

 

 

 

174

 

 

 

172

 

Expected Return on Plan Assets

 

 

(2,860

)

 

 

(2,625

)

 

 

(1,210

)

 

 

(1,085

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prior Service Cost Amortization

 

 

92

 

 

 

64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Actuarial Loss Amortization

 

 

83

 

 

 

319

 

 

 

(21

)

 

 

(187

)

 

 

 

 

 

(54

)

Sub-total

 

 

(276

)

 

 

210

 

 

 

450

 

 

 

221

 

 

 

218

 

 

 

160

 

Amounts Capitalized and Deferred

 

 

245

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

(147

)

 

 

(48

)

 

 

(68

)

 

 

(50

)

Net Periodic Benefit Cost Recognized

 

$

(31

)

 

$

236

 

 

$

303

 

 

$

173

 

 

$

150

 

 

$

110

 

 

 

 

Pension Plan

 

 

PBOP Plan

 

 

SERP

 

For the Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Service Cost

 

$

809

 

 

$

872

 

 

$

1,036

 

 

$

1,003

 

 

$

89

 

 

$

79

 

Interest Cost

 

 

4,009

 

 

 

4,032

 

 

 

2,326

 

 

 

1,984

 

 

 

347

 

 

 

344

 

Expected Return on Plan Assets

 

 

(5,719

)

 

 

(5,249

)

 

 

(2,421

)

 

 

(2,171

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prior Service Cost Amortization

 

 

184

 

 

 

128

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Actuarial Loss Amortization

 

 

165

 

 

 

638

 

 

 

(41

)

 

 

(374

)

 

 

 

 

 

(107

)

Sub-total

 

 

(552

)

 

 

421

 

 

 

900

 

 

 

442

 

 

 

436

 

 

 

320

 

Amounts Capitalized and Deferred

 

 

584

 

 

 

135

 

 

 

(226

)

 

 

(34

)

 

 

(136

)

 

 

(101

)

Net Periodic Benefit Cost Recognized

 

$

32

 

 

$

556

 

 

$

674

 

 

$

408

 

 

$

300

 

 

$

219