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Pensions & Investments, March, 2006

Three pension plan sponsors have announced contributions for their defined benefit plans. * Continental Airlines Inc., Houston, plans to contribute $258 million to its defined benefit plans in 2006, according to its annual report filed Feb. 23 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company, which has $1.4 billion in pension assets, also plans to contribute about $1.54 billion over the next 10 years to meet its minimum pension funding obligations in addition to the expected 2006 contribution, including: $318 million in 2007, $376 million in 2008, $262 million in 2009, $98 million in 2010 and $242 million in later years, according to the filing.

The contribution forecast is based on the company's current return assumption of 9% and assumes no...

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