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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Central HR Benefits
Office on behalf of UC Office of the President</span></p>
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Annual COLA Information for UCRP and UC-PERS Plus 5 Plan</span></p>
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this email.</u></b> Please</span></p>
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with questions to </span><a href="mailto:newhirebenefits@ucr.edu" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-size:10pt">mailto:newhirebenefits@ucr.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt">.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><u><span style="font-size:10pt">Annual Annuitant COLA for
UCRP and UC-PERS Plus 5 Plan Members</span></u></b><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">For the following
Retirement or Disability Dates, the July 1, 2025 cost-of-living adjustment
(COLA) for UCRP and UC-PERS Plus 5 Plan annuitants or benefit recipients will
be:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black">UCRP COLA</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black">On or before July 1, 2025</span><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black">2.00%</span><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black">2.00%</span><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p>
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Inactive UCRP Members (“Inactive COLA”)</span></u></b><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">For the following
separation dates for faculty and staff, the July 1, 2026 Inactive COLA on the
HAPC for UCRP Inactive members with 1976 Tier service credit, Safety or Tier
Two members will be:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black">On or before June 29, 2026</span><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black">2.00%</span><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p>
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The attached memo below includes more information on how the COLAs were
derived.</span></p>
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