6. Postretirement Benefits
The Company offers various postretirement benefits to its employees.
The components of net periodic benefit cost for defined benefit plans are as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pension Benefits | | Other Retiree Benefits | | Three Months Ended December 31 | | Three Months Ended December 31 | | 2013 | | 2012 | | 2013 | | 2012 | Service cost | $ | 74 |
| | $ | 76 |
| | $ | 38 |
| | $ | 48 |
| Interest cost | 148 |
| | 141 |
| | 64 |
| | 66 |
| Expected return on plan assets | (176 | ) | | (148 | ) | | (97 | ) | | (96 | ) | Prior service cost / (credit) amortization | 7 |
| | 6 |
| | (5 | ) | | (5 | ) | Net actuarial loss amortization | 54 |
| | 53 |
| | 30 |
| | 50 |
| Curtailment loss | — |
| | 2 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Gross benefit cost | 107 |
| | 130 |
| | 30 |
| | 63 |
| Dividends on ESOP preferred stock | — |
| | — |
| | (16 | ) | | (18 | ) | Net periodic benefit cost | $ | 107 |
| | $ | 130 |
| | $ | 14 |
| | $ | 45 |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pension Benefits | | Other Retiree Benefits | | Six Months Ended December 31 | | Six Months Ended December 31 | | 2013 | | 2012 | | 2013 | | 2012 | Service cost | $ | 147 |
| | $ | 150 |
| | $ | 75 |
| | $ | 95 |
| Interest cost | 291 |
| | 281 |
| | 128 |
| | 130 |
| Expected return on plan assets | (346 | ) | | (296 | ) | | (193 | ) | (191 | ) | Prior service cost / (credit) amortization | 13 |
| | 9 |
| | (10 | ) | | (10 | ) | Net actuarial loss amortization | 106 |
| | 106 |
| | 59 |
| 100 |
| Curtailment loss | — |
| | 2 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Gross benefit cost | 211 |
| | 252 |
| | 59 |
| | 124 |
| Dividends on ESOP preferred stock | — |
| | — |
| | (32 | ) | | (35 | ) | Net periodic benefit cost | $ | 211 |
| | $ | 252 |
| | $ | 27 |
| | $ | 89 |
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For the year ending June 30, 2014, the expected return on plan assets is 7.2% and 8.3% for pensions and other retiree benefit plans, respectively. |