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Subsequent Events
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events Subsequent Events
U.S. Pension Plan Settlement
Effective December 31, 2025, our primary U.S. defined benefit pension plan was terminated. In July 2026, substantially all of the plan obligations were settled through a combination of lump sum payments and the purchase of a group buy-out annuity contract. For the plan participants who elected a lump sum option, payments of approximately $115 million were made and were funded with plan assets. We also purchased a non-participating group buy-out annuity contract from an insurance company and transferred the remaining projected benefit obligation of approximately $70 million, which was also funded with plan assets. Under this transaction, the insurance company assumed responsibility for pension benefits and annuity administration for covered participants or their beneficiaries. In order to satisfy the remaining plan liabilities, including the cost to purchase the annuity contract and distribute the lump sum payments, in July 2026, we made a cash contribution of $6 million to the plan.
In the third quarter of 2026, we will remeasure the projected benefit obligation and plan assets for this plan and we expect to recognize a non-cash pre-tax pension settlement loss of approximately $7 million, based on current interest rates, reflecting the unamortized net unrecognized postretirement benefit costs related to the settled obligations, with a corresponding offset to accumulated other comprehensive loss.
Dividends
On July 8, 2026, the Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.60 per common share, representing an increase from the quarterly dividend of $0.50 per common share that was declared and paid in the second quarter of 2026. The dividend will be paid on August 31, 2026 to stockholders of record as of August 14, 2026.
Blue Point Permitting Matter
On July 21, 2026, Rural Roots Louisiana, Mount Triumph Baptist Church and Pastor Harry Joseph, Sr. (collectively, the “Plaintiffs”), filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the “Corps”) seeking a preliminary injunction to suspend the final permits issued to the Company in connection with construction of the Blue Point complex and to rescind the Corps’ final effects determination of no adverse effects until a hearing may be heard on the merits. The Corps and the Company have filed motions in opposition and a hearing on Plaintiffs’ preliminary injunction motion is scheduled for August. The matter is ongoing and we cannot currently predict its final outcome.