Metallus将购买集团年金合同以获得养老金福利

俄亥俄州坎顿，2024年5月20日/PRNewswire/-高质量特种金属、制造组件和供应链解决方案的领导者Metallus股份有限公司（NYSE:MTUS）于2024年6月15日签订协议，从美国保诚保险公司（“保诚”）购买与TimkenSteel公司退休计划（“带薪养老金计划”）终止有关的团体年金合同。带薪养老金计划的终止解决了该公司剩余的约1.21亿美元的美国养老金义务。

自2024年8月1日起，保诚将根据集团年金合同为带薪养老金计划的剩余约1000名参与者支付未来福利。保诚是一家评级很高的保险公司，在独立专家的建议下被带薪养老金计划的受托人选中。

Metallus执行副总裁兼首席财务官Kris Westbrooks表示：“保诚被精心挑选为一家评级很高、经验丰富的退休福利提供商。”。“继2022年谈判养老金计划部分年金化之后，带薪养老金计划的终止是加强我们的资产负债表和降低我们遗留养老金计划风险的又一重要步骤。”

应付给带薪养老金计划参与者的福利不会因该交易而减少。集团年金合同是保诚向合同所涵盖的参与者支付年金的不可撤销承诺。所有带薪养老金计划参与者都已收到带薪养老计划终止的通知，那些拥有剩余福利权利的参与者将在未来收到有关团体年金合同的额外信息，包括解决他们可能存在的任何问题的客户服务详细信息。

集团年金合同将使用带薪养老金计划的现有资产购买，不需要公司提供现金供款。带薪养老金计划的终止预计将使Metallus的美国养老金义务减少约1.24亿美元，即20%。该公司预计第二季度将实现约300万美元的非现金养老金结算收益。

带薪养老金计划的受托人在独立专家的协助下，对保诚进行了客观彻底的分析，以确保其符合所有监管准则，具有足够的能力、信誉和行政索赔支付能力来履行其在团体年金合同下的义务，并且购买团体年金合同在其他方面符合适用法律和美国劳工部的准则。

关于PRUDENTIAL PRUDENTIAL Financial，股份有限公司（纽约证券交易所：PRU）是一家全球金融服务领导者和首屈一指的积极全球投资管理公司，截至2024年3月31日，管理着约1.5万亿美元的资产，在美国、亚洲、欧洲和拉丁美洲设有业务。保诚多元化、才华横溢的员工通过扩大投资、保险和退休保障的渠道，帮助更多人改善生活，为更多人创造经济机会。近150年来，保诚标志性的摇滚标志一直代表着实力、稳定性、专业知识和创新。欲了解更多信息，请访问news.prudential.com。

关于METALLUS股份有限公司METALLUS股份有限公司（NYSE:MTUS）在俄亥俄州坎顿市用回收的废金属制造高性能特种金属，为工业、汽车、航空航天、国防和能源终端市场提供苛刻的应用。该公司是美国首屈一指的合金钢棒材（直径可达16英寸）、无缝机械管材和制造部件生产商。在100多年的高质量钢铁生产业务中，Metallus久经考验的专业知识有助于提高客户产品的性能。该公司雇佣了约1860名员工，2023年销售额为14亿美元。欲了解更多信息，请访问www.metallus.com。

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