Capital City Bank Group, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS	9 Months Ended
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS	Sep. 30, 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 September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, (Dollars in Thousands) 2021 2020 2021 2020 Service Cost $ 1,743 $ 1,457 $ 5,229 $ 4,371 Interest Cost 1,221 1,400 3,664 4,212 Expected Return on Plan Assets (2,787) (2,748) (8,361) (8,245) Prior Service Cost Amortization 4 4 11 11 Net Loss Amortization 1,691 974 5,073 2,959 Settlement Loss 500 - 2,500 - Special Termination Charge - - - 61 Net Periodic Benefit Cost $ 2,372 $ 1,087 $ 8,116 $ 3,369 Discount Rate 2.88% 3.53% 2.88% 3.53% Long-term Rate of Return on Assets 6.75% 7.00% 6.75% 7.00% In the second quarter of 2021, lump sum payments made under the Company’s defined benefit pension plan triggered settlement accounting. In accordance with the applicable accounting guidance for defined benefit plans, the Company recorded a settlement losses of $ 2.0 million in the second quarter of 2021 and $ 0.5 million in the third quarter of 2021. The components of the net periodic benefit cost for the Company's SERP and SERP II were as follows: Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, (Dollars in Thousands) 2021 2020 2021 2020 Service Cost $ 9 $ 10 $ 27 $ 21 Interest Cost 61 83 183 238 Prior Service Cost Amortization 69 109 157 218 Net Loss Amortization 243 93 683 410 Net Periodic Benefit Cost $ 382 $ 295 $ 1,050 $ 887 Discount Rate 2.38% 3.16% 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.