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The following table sets forth the funded status of the company’s principal defined benefit plans<br />
at May 3, 2000 and April 28, 1999.<br />
(Dollars in thousands) 2000 1999<br />
Change in Benefit Obligation:<br />
Benefit obligation at the beginning of the year $1,387,043 $1,270,521<br />
Service cost 27,352 23,617<br />
Interest cost 84,096 82,958<br />
Participants’ contributions 6,895 7,044<br />
Amendments 20,505 18,625<br />
Actuarial (gain)/loss (34,023) 102,361<br />
Curtailment gain (939) (867)<br />
Settlement (15,976) (36,751)<br />
Special termination benefits 19,234 31,581<br />
Benefits paid (86,013) (86,615)<br />
Acquisition 78,729 –<br />
Exchange (29,493) (25,431)<br />
Benefit obligation at the end of the year 1,457,410 1,387,043<br />
Change in Plan Assets:<br />
Fair value of plan assets at the beginning of the year 1,440,357 1,444,080<br />
Actual return on plan assets 207,616 105,296<br />
Settlement (15,976) (36,751)<br />
Employer contribution 38,632 34,701<br />
Participants’ contributions 6,895 7,044<br />
Benefits paid (86,013) (86,615)<br />
Acquisition 102,396 –<br />
Exchange (36,483) (27,398)<br />
Fair value of plan assets at the end of the year 1,657,424 1,440,357<br />
Funded status 200,014 53,314<br />
Unamortized prior service cost 85,795 75,770<br />
Unamortized net actuarial (gain)/loss (35,529) 95,994<br />
Unamortized net initial asset (7,434) (11,501)<br />
Net amount recognized 242,846 213,577<br />
Amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheet consists of:<br />
Prepaid benefit cost 257,633 221,823<br />
Accrued benefit liability (46,537) (69,226)<br />
Intangible asset 3,402 3,189<br />
Accumulated other comprehensive loss 28,348 57,791<br />
Net amount recognized $ 242,846 $ 213,577<br />
The projected benefit obligation, accumulated benefit obligation and fair value of plan<br />
assets for plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets were<br />
$263.4 million, $231.3 million and $184.8 million, respectively, as of May 3, 2000<br />
and $278.8 million, $237.5 million and $168.3 million, respectively, as of April 28, 1999.<br />
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