other material
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.70
AT&T transfers ~$8B in pension obligations to Athene for 96,000 participants
AT&T INC.
- Closed commitment agreement with Athene to transfer defined benefit pension obligations for approx. 96,000 participants.
- Transferred ~$8,050 million in benefit obligation and related plan assets; no cash contribution from AT&T.
- Expects ~$350M non-cash pre-tax pension settlement gain in Q2 2023, subject to final assumptions.
- Pension benefits for transferred participants unchanged; Athene solely responsible for payments starting Aug 2023.