---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000732717-23-000026"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "T"
cik: "0000732717"
company_name: "AT&T INC."
filed_at: "2023-05-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T01:56:33.255017+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AT&T transfers ~$8B in pension obligations to Athene for 96,000 participants

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000732717-23-000026
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: T
- cik: 0000732717
- company_name: AT&T INC.
- filed_at: 2023-05-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732717/000073271723000026/0000732717-23-000026-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732717/000073271723000026/t-20230503.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000732717-23-000026
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000732717-23-000026.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000732717-23-000026.txt

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