Matthews International Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit cost for the plans included the following:



	Three months ended March 31,
	Pension						Other Postretirement
	2020		2019		2020		2019

Service cost	$	2,170	$	2,000	$	64	$	61
Interest cost *	1,933		2,301		140		180
Expected return on plan assets *	(2,232)		(2,596)		—		—
Amortization:
Prior service cost	(47)		(46)		(23)		(49)
Net actuarial loss (gain) *	2,386		1,100		—		(15)
Net benefit cost	$	4,210	$	2,759	$	181	$	177


	Six months ended March 31,
	Pension						Other Postretirement
	2020		2019		2020		2019

Service cost	$	4,340	$	4,000	$	128	$	122
Interest cost *	3,866		4,602		280		360
Expected return on plan assets *	(4,464)		(5,192)		—		—
Amortization:
Prior service cost	(94)		(92)		(46)		(98)
Net actuarial loss (gain) *	4,773		2,161		—		(30)
Net benefit cost	$	8,421	$	5,479	$	362	$	354

* Non-service components of pension and postretirement expense are included in other income (deductions), net.

Contributions made and anticipated for fiscal year 2020 are as follows:


Contributions	Pension		Other Postretirement

Contributions during the six months ended March 31, 2020:

Supplemental retirement plan	$	382	$	—
Other postretirement plan	—		457

Additional contributions expected in fiscal 2020:

Supplemental retirement plan	$	500	$	—
Other postretirement plan	—		532