NOTE C – PENSION PLANS

The Company uses a December 31 measurement date for the Preformed Line Products Company Employees’ Retirement Plan (the “Plan”). Net periodic pension cost for this plan included the following components:

	Three Months Ended June 30						Six Months Ended June 30
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Service cost	$	72		$	55		$	127		$	110
Interest cost		363			364			729			729
Expected return on plan assets		(476	)		(449	)		(951	)		(899	)
Recognized net actuarial loss		131			123			248			246
Net periodic pension cost	$	90		$	93		$	153		$	186

No contributions were made to the Plan during the six months ended June 30, 2017. The Company does not anticipate contributing additional funding to the Plan in 2017.