Contributions
Linde PLC expects to contribute between $95 million and $160 million to its global pension plans in 2019.
Prudential Financial Inc. expects to contribute approximately $260 million to its defined benefit plan this year.
Delta Air Lines plans to contribute approximately $500 million to its defined benefit plans this year.
GM plans to use about $600 million from the proceeds of a sale of bond notes to prefund mandatory contributions to its Canadian and U.K. pension plans.
CenturyLink Inc. made an additional contribution of $400 million to its qualified pension plan
Rockwell Collins Inc. made a $387 million discretionary contribution to its U.S. qualified pension plans in July.
Northrop Grumman Corp. plans to make a $250 million discretionary contribution to its pension plans in 2018.
General Dynamics Corp. plans to make an additional $235 million in discretionary pension contributions in 2018.
Verizon Communications Inc. made a discretionary contribution to its pension plans of $1 billion in the first quarter.
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group will make a £2 billion contribution to its £45.3 billion pension fund in the second half of the year.