Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Employee benefit plans
NOTE 7 - EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
 
 
The Company has a defined benefit pension plan covering
 
substantially all full-time and eligible part-time associates and
 
a
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“SERP”) and
 
a Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan II (“SERP II”) covering
 
its
executive officers.
 
The defined benefit plan was amended in December 2019
 
to remove plan eligibility for new associates hired after
December 31, 2019.
 
The SERP II was adopted by the Company’s
 
Board on May 21, 2020 and covers certain executive officers
 
that
were not covered by the SERP.
 
 
The components of the net periodic benefit cost for
 
the Company's qualified benefit pension plan were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in Thousands)
2021
2020
Service Cost
$
1,743
$
1,457
Interest Cost
1,221
1,411
Expected Return on Plan Assets
(2,787)
(2,748)
Prior Service Cost Amortization
4
4
Net Loss Amortization
1,691
1,011
Special Termination
 
Charge
-
61
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
$
1,872
$
1,196
Discount Rate Used for Benefit Cost
2.88%
3.53%
Long-term Rate of Return on Assets
6.75%
7.00%
The components of the net periodic benefit cost for the Company's
 
SERP plans were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in Thousands)
2021
2020
Service Cost
$
9
$
-
Interest Cost
$
59
$
72
Prior Service Cost Amortization
19
-
Net Loss Amortization
198
247
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
$
285
$
319
Discount Rate Used for Benefit Cost
2.38%
3.16%
The service cost component of net periodic benefit cost is reflected
 
in compensation expense in the accompanying statements of
income.
 
The other components of net periodic cost are included in “other”
 
within the noninterest expense category in the statements
of income.