(16) DEFINED BENEFIT RETIREMENT PLAN

Delta Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, is the sponsor of the Delta Pension Plan ("Plan"). The Plan provides defined benefit retirement income to eligible employees in the United Kingdom. Pension retirement benefits to qualified employees are 1.67% of final salary per year of service upon reaching the age of 65 years. This Plan has no active employees as members at December 28, 2013.

Funded Status

The Company recognizes the overfunded or underfunded status of the pension plan as an asset or liability. The funded status represents the difference between the projected benefit obligation (PBO) and the fair value of the plan assets. The PBO is the present value of benefits earned to date by plan participants, including the effect of assumed future salary increases (if applicable) and inflation. Plan assets are measured at fair value. Because the pension plan is denominated in British pounds sterling, the Company used exchange rates of $1.6121/£ and $1.6469/£ to translate the net pension liability into U.S. dollars at December 29, 2012 and December 28, 2013, respectively.

Projected Benefit Obligation and Fair Value of Plan Assets—The accumulated benefit obligation (ABO) is the present value of benefits earned to date, assuming no future compensation growth. As there are no active employees in the plan, the ABO is equal to the PBO. The underfunded ABO represents the difference between the PBO and the fair value of plan assets. Changes in the PBO and fair value of plan assets for the pension plan for the period from December 31, 2011 to December 29, 2012 were as follows:

	Projected Benefit Obligation			Plan Assets			Funded status

Fair value at December 31, 2011	$	492,519		$	424,495		$	(68,024	)
Employer contributions		—			11,591
Interest cost		23,445			—
Actual return on plan assets		—			41,345
Benefits paid		(11,722	)		(11,722	)
Actuarial loss		69,859			—
Currency translation		23,666			20,015


Fair Value at December 29, 2012	$	597,767		$	485,724		$	(112,043	)

Changes in the PBO and fair value of plan assets for the pension plan for the period from December 29, 2012 to December 28, 2013 were as follows:

	Projected Benefit Obligation			Plan Assets			Funded status

Fair Value at December 29, 2012	$	597,767		$	485,724		$	(112,043	)
Employer contributions		—			17,619
Interest cost		26,431			—
Actual return on plan assets		—			7,676
Settlements		(12,981	)		(12,981	)
Benefits paid		(11,573	)		(11,573	)
Actuarial loss		37,235			—
Currency translation		14,978			10,995


Fair Value at December 28, 2013	$	651,857		$	497,460		$	(154,397	)

Pre-tax amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012 consisted of actuarial gains (losses):


Balance December 31, 2011	$	60,014
Actuarial loss		(48,524	)
Currency translation gain		1,127


Balance December 29, 2012		12,617
Actuarial loss		(49,421	)
Currency translation loss		(2,004	)


Balance December 28, 2013	$	(38,808	)

The estimated amount to be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit cost in 2014 is $0.

Assumptions—The weighted-average actuarial assumptions used to determine the benefit obligation at December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012 were as follows:

Percentages

Discount rate	4.45	%	4.60	%
Salary increase	N/A		N/A
CPI Inflation	2.70	%	2.70	%
RPI Inflation	3.60	%	3.20	%

Expense

Pension expense is determined based upon the annual service cost of benefits (the actuarial cost of benefits earned during a period) and the interest cost on those liabilities, less the expected return on plan assets. The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets is applied to the fair value of plan assets. Differences in actual experience in relation to assumptions are not recognized in net earnings immediately, but are deferred and, if necessary, amortized as pension expense.

The components of the net periodic pension expense for the fiscal years ended December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012 were as follows:

	2013			2012

Net Periodic Benefit Cost:
Interest cost		26,431			23,445
Expected return on plan assets		(19,862	)		(19,168	)


Net periodic benefit expense	$	6,569		$	4,277

Assumptions—The weighted-average actuarial assumptions used to determine expense are as follows for fiscal 2013 and 2012:

Percentages

Discount rate	4.60	%	4.80	%
Expected return on plan assets	4.20	%	4.40	%
RPI Inflation	3.20	%	3.20	%
CPI Inflation	2.70	%	2.30	%

The discount rate is based on the yields of AA-rated corporate bonds with durational periods similar to that of the pension liabilities. The expected return on plan assets is based on our asset allocation mix and our historical return, taking into account current and expected market conditions. Inflation is based on expected changes in the consumer price index or the retail price index in the U.K. depending on the relevant plan provisions.

Cash Contributions

The Company completed negotiations with Plan trustees in 2013 regarding annual funding for the Plan. The annual contributions into the Plan are $16,469 (£10,000) per annum as part of the Plan's recovery plan, along with a contribution to cover the administrative costs of the Plan of approximately $1,812 (£1,100) per annum.

Benefit Payments

The following table details expected pension benefit payments for the years 2014 through 2022:


2014	$	12,681
2015		13,175
2016		13,669
2017		14,163
Years 2018 - 2022		76,087

Asset Allocation Strategy

The investment strategy for pension plan assets is to maintain a diversified portfolio consisting of

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Long-term fixed-income securities that are investment grade or government-backed in nature;

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Common stock mutual funds in U.K. and non-U.K. companies, and;

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Diversified growth funds, which are invested in a number of investments, including common stock, fixed income funds, properties and commodities.

The plan, as required by U.K. law, has an independent trustee that sets investment policy. The general strategy is to invest approximately 50% of the assets of the plan in common stock mutual funds and diversified growth funds, with the remainder of the investments in long-term fixed income securities, including corporate bonds and index-linked U.K. gilts. The trustees regularly consult with representatives of the plan sponsor and independent advisors on such matters.

The pension plan investments are held in a trust. The weighted-average maturity of the corporate bond portfolio was 13 years at December 28, 2013.

Fair Value Measurements

The pension plan assets are valued at fair value. The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for the investments measured at fair value, including the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.

Index-linked gilts—Index-linked gilts are U.K. government-backed securities consisting of bills, notes, bonds, and other fixed income securities issued directly by the U.K. Treasury or by government-sponsored enterprises.

Corporate Bonds—Corporate bonds and debentures consist of fixed income securities issued by U.K. corporations.

Corporate Stock—This investment category consists of common and preferred stock, including mutual funds, issued by U.K. and non-U.K. corporations.

Diversified growth funds—This investment category consists of diversified investment funds, whose holdings include common stock, fixed income funds, properties and commodities of U.K. and non-U.K. securities.

These assets are pooled investment funds whereby the underlying investments can be valued using quoted market prices. As the fair values of the pooled investment funds themselves are not publicly quoted, they are classified as Level 2 investments.

At December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012, the pension plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:

December 28, 2013	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Inputs (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total

Plan net assets:
Temporary cash investments	$	—	$	10,791	$	—	$	10,791
Index-linked gilts		—		112,208		—		112,208
Corporate bonds		—		166,604		—		166,604
Corporate stock		—		141,029		—		141,029
Diversified growth funds		—		66,828		—		66,828


Total plan net assets at fair value	$	—	$	497,460	$	—	$	497,460

December 29, 2012	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Inputs (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total

Plan net assets:
Temporary cash investments	$	—	$	12,091	$	—	$	12,091
Index-linked gilts		—		107,366		—		107,366
Corporate bonds		—		347,083		—		347,083
Corporate stock		—		19,184		—		19,184
Other investments		—		—		—		—


Total plan net assets at fair value	$	—	$	485,724	$	—	$	485,724