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Pensions: despite COVID-19, deficits have reduced
Melrose
UK defined benefit schemes
31 December 2020
£m
GKN 2016
GKN Divisional Pension Schemes
GKN post retirement medical
Nortek Air Management
Brush
Total UK defined benefit schemes
■
Assets
Buy
Improve
Sell
554
2,556
22
310
3,442
Liabilities
(481)
(2,755)
(9)
(35)
(280)
(3,560)
Surplus/
(deficit)
73
(199)
(9)
(13)
30
(118)
The GKN UK defined benefit accounting deficit of £0.1 billion has reduced by over 80%, from £0.7 billion just before acquisition
The funding positions of the GKN UK pensions schemes have improved significantly. At acquisition these schemes had a deficit of 'up
to £1 billion'; the GKN 2016 plan has already achieved its funding target and the funding deficit on the GKN Divisional Pension
Schemes is now only c.£370 million
The GKN Divisional Pension Schemes accounting deficit is split between Aerospace, 58%, and Automotive, 42%
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