The rehabilitation plan for the GCIU-Employer Retirement Benefit Plan includes minimum annual  contributions no less than the total annual contribution made by us from September 1, 2008 through August 31, 2009. The Company was listed in the plans’ respective Forms 5500 as providing more than 5% of the total  contributions for the following plans and plan years: THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY – P. 87 EIN/Pension Plan Number  Pension Protection Act Zone Status FIP/RP Status Pending/ Implemented (In thousands) Contributions of the Company Surcharge Imposed  Collective Bargaining Agreement Expiration Date Pension Fund 2014 2013 2014 2013 2012 CWA/ITU Negotiated Pension Plan 13-6212879-001 Red as of 1/01/14 Red as of 1/01/13 Implemented $ 611 $ 663 $ 646  No 3/30/2016 (1) Newspaper and Mail DeliverersGLYPH<146>-PublishersGLYPH<146> Pension Fund 13-6122251-001 Green as of 6/01/14 Yellow as of 6/01/13 N/A 1,102 1,217 1,101  No 3/30/2020 (2) GCIU-Employer Retirement Benefit Plan 91-6024903-001 Red as of 1/01/14 Red as of 1/01/13 Implemented 58 124 114  No 3/30/2017 (3) PressmenGLYPH<146>s PublishersGLYPH<146> Pension Fund 13-6121627-001 Green as of 4/01/14 Green as of 4/01/13 N/A 1,097 1,016 1,037  No 3/30/2017 (4) Paper-HandlersGLYPH<146>-PublishersGLYPH<146> Pension Fund 13-6104795-001 Green as of 4/01/14 Green as of 4/01/13 N/A 103 114 121 No 3/30/2014 (5) Contributions for individually significant plans $ 2,971 $ 3,134 $ 3,019 Contributions to other multiemployer plans GLYPH<151> 945 2,503 Total Contributions $ 2,971 $ 4,079 $ 5,522 (1)  There are two collective bargaining agreements (Mailers and Typographers) requiring contributions to this plan, which both expire March 30,  2016. (2)  Elections under the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010: Extended Amortization of Net  Investment Losses (IRS Section 431(b)(8)(A)) and the Expanded Smoothing Period (IRS Section 431(b)(8)(B)). (3)  We previously had two collective bargaining agreements requiring contributions to this plan.With the sale of the New England Media Group  only one collective bargaining agreement remains for the Stereotypers, which expires March 30, 2017. The method for calculating actuarial  value of assets was changed retroactive to January 1, 2009, as elected by the Board of Trustees and as permitted by IRS Notice 2010-83. This  election includes smoothing 2008 investment losses over ten years and widening the asset corridor to 130% of market value of assets for  2009 and 2010. (4)  The Plan sponsor elected two provisions of funding relief under the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension  Relief Act of 2010 (PRA 2010) to more slowly absorb the 2008 plan year investment loss, retroactively effective as of April 1, 2009. These  included extended amortization under the prospective method and 10-year smoothing of the asset loss for the plan year beginning April 1,  2008.  (5)  Board of Trustees elected funding relief.This election includes smoothing the March 31, 2009 investment losses over 10 years and widening  the asset corridor to 130% of market value of assets for April 1, 2009 and April 1, 2010. Pension Fund Year Contributions to Plan Exceeded More Than 5 Percent of Total Contributions (as of PlanGLYPH<146>s Year-End) CWA/ITU Negotiated Pension Plan 12/31/2013 & 12/31/2012 (1) Newspaper and Mail DeliverersGLYPH<146>-PublishersGLYPH<146> Pension Fund 5/31/2013 & 5/31/2012 (1) PressmenGLYPH<146>s PublisherGLYPH<146>s Pension Fund 3/31/2014 & 3/31/2013 Paper-HandlersGLYPH<146>-PublishersGLYPH<146> Pension Fund 3/31/2014 & 3/31/2013 (1) Forms 5500 for the plansGLYPH<146> year ended of 12/31/14 and 5/31/14 were not available as of the date we filed our financial statements. The number of our employees covered by multiemployer plans decreased from 2012 to 2013, affecting period- to-period comparability, as a result of the sale of the New England Media Group. The Company received a notice and demand for payment of withdrawal liability from the Newspaper and Mail  Deliverers’-Publishers’ Pension Fund September 2013 and December 2014 associated with alleged partial  withdrawals. See Note 18 for further information.