Notice of Critical Status

This document is about the Notice of Critical Status for the Newspaper & Magazine Employees Union and Philadelphia Publishers Pension Plan. It informs the U.S. Department of Labor that the plan is in critical status for the plan year beginning January 1, 2010, as determined by the plan's actuary. The notice explains the reasons for the critical status, the requirement to adopt a rehabilitation plan, and the possibility of reducing adjustable benefits as part of the rehabilitation plan. It also states that the plan is not permitted to pay lump sum benefits while in critical status.