NOTE 10 - OTHER POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS PLANS (OPEB) (Continued)

The long-term expected rate of return on pension plan assets was established by the KRS Board of Trustees at 6.25% based on a blending of the factors described above.

Sensitivity Analysis: This paragraph requires disclosure of the sensitivity of the net OPEB liability to changes in the discount rate and changes in the healthcare cost trend rate.

Non-hazardous

The following presents the University's allocated portion of the Non-hazardous net OPEB liability of the System, calculated using the discount rate of 5.86% percent, as well as what the University's allocated portion of the System's net OPEB liability would be if it were calculated using a discount rate that is 1-percentage-point lower (4.86 percent) or 1-percentage-point higher (6.86 percent) than the current rate for Non-hazardous:

Current
1% DecreaseDiscount Rate1% Increase
(4.86%)(5.86%)(6.86%)
$ 6,333,300$ 5,397,902$ 4,619,413

The University's Net OPEB liability – Non-hazardous

The following presents the University's allocated portion of the Non-hazardous net OPEB liability of the System, calculated using the healthcare cost trend rate of percent, as well as what the University's allocated portion of the System's net OPEB liability would be if it were calculated using a healthcare cost trend rate that is 1-percentage-point lower or 1-percentage-point higher than the current rate for Non-hazardous:

Current Healthcare
1% DecreaseCost Trend Rate1% Increase
$ 4,589,344$ 5,397,902$ 6,370,312

The University's Net OPEB liability – Non-hazardous

Hazardous

The following presents The University's allocated portion of the Hazardous net OPEB liability of the System, calculated using the discount rate of 5.88% percent, as well as what the University's allocated portion of the System's net OPEB liability would be if it were calculated using a discount rate that is 1-percentage-point lower (4.88 percent) or 1-percentage-point higher (6.88 percent) than the current rate for Hazardous:

Current Discount Rate (4.88%)1% Increase (6.88%)
The University's Net OPEB liability – Hazardous$ 62,059$ (61,667)

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