Ford Motor Company adopted the mark-to-market method of accounting for pension and other postretirement employee benefits (OPEB) on December 31, 2015. Under this method, we recognize pension and OPEB remeasurement gains and losses in income in the year incurred (generally in the fourth quarter) rather than amortizing them over many years. The remeasurement gain or loss is recognized centrally each year instead of in our automotive business units and is reported as a special item since it is not reflective of the underlying operating results of our automotive business.

For the year ended December 31, 2016, we expect to record a pre-tax remeasurement loss of approximately $3.0 billion related to our pension plans and OPEB plans. Of this total, $0.9 billion is associated with pension plans in the United States, $1.9 billion with pension plans outside the United States, and $0.2 billion with OPEB plans globally. The remeasurement loss is largely driven by lower discount rates compared with year-end 2015, offset partially by asset gains in excess of our assumptions. Because the remeasurement loss is a special item, it will not impact our total Company adjusted pre-tax profit or adjusted earnings per share. Full-year results will be announced on January 26, 2017; we continue to expect to meet our guidance of about $10.2 billion for total Company adjusted pre-tax profit in 2016.

On an after-tax basis, the remeasurement loss will reduce our full-year net income by about $2.0 billion in 2016.

Including the impact of this remeasurement loss, we expect our underfunded status at year-end 2016 for our pension plans and OPEB plans to be about $8.9 billion and $5.9 billion, respectively. At year-end 2015, the underfunded status of our pension plans and OPEB plans was $8.2 billion and $5.7 billion, respectively. The change to the underfunded status of our pension plans primarily reflects the effect of lower discount rates, particularly in Europe where our pension plans are less funded and de-risked compared with our pension plans in the United States, and the change to the underfunded status of our OPEB plans primarily reflects the effect of lower discount rates on our unfunded OPEB plans globally.

About FORD MOTOR COMPANY (NYSE:F)

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is a global automotive and mobility company. The Company’s principal business includes designing, manufacturing, marketing, financing, and servicing a line of Ford cars, trucks, sports utility vehicles (SUVs), and electrified vehicles, as well as Lincoln luxury vehicles. The Company operates in two sectors: Automotive and Financial Services. The Automotive sector includes North America, South America, Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Asia Pacific segments. Its Financial Services sector includes Ford Credit and Other Financial Services segments. Its vehicle brands include Ford, Ford-Lincoln and Lincoln. The Other Financial Services segment includes holding companies, real estate, and the financing of some Volvo vehicles in Europe. The Company has over 70 plants across the world. Through its wholly owned subsidiary Ford Motor Credit Company LLC (Ford Credit), it provides automotive financing products to and through automotive dealers throughout the world.

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