Pension plans: Ford to make $2.8 billion voluntary contribution.

Pensions & Investments, March, 2005

Several companies disclosed information about their pension funds in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission recently: * Ford Motor Corp., Dearborn, Mich., plans to make a voluntary contribution of $2.8 billion to its pension plans in 2005, according to the company's 10-K filing.

It contributed $2.2 billion in 2004 and $2.8 billion in 2003. As of Dec. 31, Ford's U.S. defined benefit plans totaled $39.6 billion. Non-U.S. retirement plans totaled $20.6 billion, according to the filing. The company does not expect any variable-rate premiums for its major defined benefit plans to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. this year. Ford's assumed rate of return is 8.75% for U.S. pension plans; 8% for U.K. plans; and an average 7.76% for other non-U.S. plans....

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