Douglas Dynamics, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Employee Retirement Plans

Employee Retirement Plans

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Employee Retirement Plans

Employee Retirement Plans

12.

Employee Retirement Plans

The Company sponsored qualified defined-benefit plans, including the Douglas Dynamics, L.L.C Pension Plan for Hourly Employees (“hourly plan”) and the Douglas Dynamics, L.L.C Salaried Pension Plan (“salaried plan”). The salaried plan generally provided pension benefits that were based on the employee’s average earnings and credited service. Such plan was partially frozen as of December 31, 2011 and subsequently was completely frozen as of December 31, 2018. The hourly plan generally provided benefits of stated amounts for each year of service. Such plan was frozen as of December 31, 2011. Consistent with its long term plans, the Company terminated its hourly plan and salaried plan during the fourth quarter of 2019. In October of 2019, lump-sum settlement payments of $3,245 and $12,476 were made from the hourly plan and salaried plan, respectively, in conjunction with the termination of these plans. In satisfaction of its obligations, in November of 2019 the Company purchased annuities of $4,767 and $20,044 for hourly plan and salaried plan participants, respectively. The Company recognized a non-cash charge within the Consolidated Statements of Income related to unrecognized actuarial losses in AOCL of $6,380 in the year ended December 31, 2019.

The components of net periodic pension cost consist of the following:




	June 30,		June 30,
	2019		2019

Component of net periodic pension cost:
Service cost	$	-	$	-
Interest cost		410		820
Expected return on plan assets		(294)		(588)
Amortization of net loss		149		298
Net periodic pension cost	$	265	$	530

In conjunction with the termination of the plans, the Company made payments of $464 in the fourth quarter of 2019. The Company made required minimum pension funding contributions of $0 to the pension plans in 2019 as a result of $7,000 in voluntary contributions in 2018.

Components of net periodic other postretirement benefit cost consist of the following:



	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,		June 30,		June 30,		June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019

Component of periodic other postretirement benefit cost:
Service cost	$	37	$	37	$	74	$	74
Interest cost		47		63		94		126
Amortization of net gain		(77)		(78)		(154)		(156)
Net periodic other postretirement benefit cost	$	7	$	22	$	14	$	44

Service cost is included in Income from operations on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. The other components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost are included in Other expense on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).