Ford Motor Co 8-K, filed Jan 24, 2024
Ford Motor Co (F)
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2024-01-24
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Ford Motor Co filed this 8-K on January 24, 2024.
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- Item 7.01: Regulation FD disclosure
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Ford Motor Company uses the mark-to-market method of accounting for pension and other postretirement employee benefits (OPEB). Under this method, we recognize pension and OPEB remeasurement gains and losses in income when incurred rather than amortizing them over time as a component of net periodic benefit cost. The remeasurement gains and losses are reported as special items since we believe they are not reflective of our ongoing operating activities.
We expect to record a pre-tax remeasurement loss in our fourth quarter 2023 results of approximately $1.7 billion related to our pension and OPEB plans. This includes a $0.5 billion loss associated with pension plans in the United States, a $0.9 billion loss associated with pension plans outside the United States, and a $0.3 billion loss associated with OPEB plans globally. The remeasurement loss was largely driven by lower discount rates compared to year-end 2022, partially offset by asset gains in excess of our assumptions. On an after-tax basis, the remeasurement is expected to decrease our net income by about $1.3 billion as we will record a net tax benefit based on the tax rates in the jurisdictions where there are remeasurement gains and losses. Because the remeasurement is a special item, it will not impact our total Company adjusted EBIT or adjusted earnings per share. The remeasurement did not have an impact on our cash in 2023, and does not change our expectations for pension contributions in 2024. In aggregate, our funded plans remain fully funded.
Including the impact of remeasurement gains and losses during 2023, we expect the underfunded status for our pension and OPEB plans to be about $2.3 billion and $4.7 billion, respectively, at year-end 2023, compared with $0.2 billion and $4.5 billion, respectively, at year-end 2022. The change to the underfunded status of our plans in the aggregate primarily reflects the impact of the remeasurement loss.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| FORD MOTOR COMPANY | ||||||||
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| Date: January 24, 2024 | By: | /s/ David J. Witten | ||||||
| David J. Witten | ||||||||
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