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## MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

Changes in the Plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income: 

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The components of net periodic benefit costs are as follows: 

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Unrecognized prior service cost is amortized over the average remaining service period of each active employee. 

The Company's funding policy for U.S. plans generally is to contribute annually into trust funds at a rate that provides for future plan benefits and maintains appropriate funded percentages. Annual contributions to the U.S. qualified plans are at least sufficient to satisfy regulatory funding standards and are not more than the maximum amount deductible for income tax purposes. The funding policies for the international plans conform to local governmental and tax requirements. The plans' assets are invested primarily in stocks and bonds. 

The 2014 estimated amortization of amounts in other accumulated comprehensive income are as follows: 

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Additional Information 

The weighted average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost in the accounting for the pension benefit plans and other benefit plans for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 are as follows: 

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The weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations for the pension benefit plans and other benefit plans at December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 are as follows: 

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For 2013, 2012 and 2011, the discount rate was based on a Citigroup yield curve of high quality corporate bonds with cash flows matching our plans' expected benefit payments. The expected return on plan assets is based on our asset allocation mix 

