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December31:
U.S.PensionBenefits Non-U.S.PensionBenefits
2004 2003 2004 2003
Discountrate 6.00% 6.25% 5.67% 5.48%
Rateofcompensationincrease 3.50% 3.50% 3.53% 3.36%
Theaccumulatedbenefitobligation(“ABO”)istheactuarialpresentvalueofpensionbenefitsattributedtoemployeeserviceto
dateandpresentcompensationlevels.TheABOdiffersfromthePBOinthattheABOdoesnotincludeanyassumptionsabout
futurecompensationlevels.TheABOforallU.S.planswas$201.8millionand$174.6millionatDecember31,2004and2003,
respectively.TheABOforallnon-U.S.planswas$252.5millionand$245.0millionatDecember31,2004and2003,respectively.
InformationfortheplanswithABOsinexcessofplanassetsisasfollowsatDecember31:
U.S.PensionBenefits Non-U.S.PensionBenefits
2004 2003 2004 2003
Projectedbenefitobligation $ 78.6 $ 56.3 $ 256.3 $ 264.1
Accumulatedbenefitobligation 76.6 55.2 248.2 240.8
Fairvalueofplanassets 40.3 19.0 153.3 129.7
ThecomponentsofnetperiodicbenefitcostareasfollowsfortheyearsendedDecember31:
U.S.PensionBenefits Non-U.S.PensionBenefits
2004 2003 2002 2004 2003 2002
Servicecost $ 20.6 $ 16.6 $ 13.8 $ 2.1 $ 5.4 $ 4.0
Interestcost 10.6 9.1 8.4 12.7 12.1 10.5
Expectedreturnonplanassets (20.7) (15.0) (18.3) (9.2) (8.1) (9.4)
Amortizationofpriorservicecost 0.1 – 0.5 – (0.1) –
Recognizedactuarialloss 4.0 6.5 2.1 4.6 2.9 1.5
Recognizedcurtailmentgain – – – (2.1) – –
Recognizedsettlementgain – – – (1.1) – –
Netperiodicbenefitcost $ 14.6 $ 17.2 $ 6.5 $ 7.0 $ 12.2 $ 6.6
WeightedaverageassumptionsusedtodeterminenetcostsfortheseplansareasfollowsfortheyearsendedDecember31:
U.S.PensionBenefits Non-U.S.PensionBenefits
2004 2003 2002 2004 2003 2002
Discountrate 6.25% 6.75% 7.00% 5.37% 5.82% 5.83%
Expectedrateofreturnonplanassets 8.50% 8.50% 9.00% 7.28% 7.41% 7.38%
Rateofcompensationincrease 3.50% 4.00% 4.50% 2.50% 3.40% 3.41%
Inselectingtheexpectedrateofreturnonplanassets,weconsidertheaveragerateofearningsexpectedonthefundsinvested
ortobeinvestedtoprovideforthebenefitsoftheseplans.Thisincludesconsideringthetrusts’assetallocationandtheexpected
returnslikelytobeearnedoverthelifeoftheplans.
TheweightedaverageassetallocationsbyassetcategoryfortheplansareasfollowsatDecember31:
PercentageofPlanAssets
U.S.PensionBenefits Non-U.S.PensionBenefits
Target 2004 2003 Target 2004 2003
Equitysecurities 68% 68% 59% 68% 65% 65%
Debtsecurities 25% 23% 27% 26% 21% 18%
Realestate 7% 8% 11% – 9% 10%
Other – 1% 3% 6% 5% 7%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
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