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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
Retirement Benefits [Abstract] |
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans | Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans The Company provides defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans to certain employees. Net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit cost for the plans included the following:
| Three months ended June 30, |  |  |  |  |  |
| 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 |  |  | 1,081 |  |  | — |  |  | (15) |
Net benefit cost | $ | 4,210 |  |  | $ | 2,740 |  |  | $ | 181 |  |  | $ | 177 |
| Nine months ended June 30, |  |  |  |  |  |
| Pension |  |  |  | Other Postretirement |  |
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Service cost | $ | 6,510 |  |  | $ | 6,000 |  |  | $ | 192 |  |  | $ | 183 |
Interest cost * | 5,799 |  |  | 6,903 |  |  | 420 |  |  | 540 |
Expected return on plan assets * | (6,696) |  |  | (7,788) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prior service cost | (141) |  |  | (138) |  |  | (69) |  |  | (147) |
Net actuarial loss (gain) * | 7,159 |  |  | 3,242 |  |  | — |  |  | (45) |
Net benefit cost | $ | 12,631 |  |  | $ | 8,219 |  |  | $ | 543 |  |  | $ | 531 |
* Non-service components of pension and postretirement expense are included in other income (deductions), net. Benefit payments under the Company's principal retirement plan are made from plan assets, while benefit payments under the postretirement benefit plan are made from the Company's operating funds. In response to COVID-19, the federal government passed a modified relief bill, which provides additional funding measures associated with IRS regulations. In accordance with this bill, the Company is no longer required to make contributions for fiscal 2020 to its principal retirement plan. The Company currently expects to make a contribution of approximately $15,000 to its principal retirement plan during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, which may consist of cash and/or shares of Matthews Class A Common Stock. The Company is also currently evaluating potential additional cash and/or stock contributions to its principal retirement plan during fiscal 2020. Note 11. Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (continued) Contributions made and anticipated for fiscal year 2020 are as follows:
Contributions |  | Pension |  | Other Postretirement
Contributions during the nine months ended June 30, 2020: |  |  |  |
Supplemental retirement plan |  | $ | 589 |  |  | $ | — |
Other postretirement plan |  | — |  |  | 726 |
Additional contributions expected in fiscal 2020: |  |  |  |
Principal retirement plan * |  | $ | 15,000 |  |  | $ | — |
Supplemental retirement plan |  | 293 |  |  | — |
Other postretirement plan |  | — |  |  | 263 |

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