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 ISS US Corporate Governance Policy

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Audit SEC_CODE_REF_0090001192884 Auditor Ratification as an Agenda Item on the Ballot Auditor Indemnification and Limitation of Liability

Board Application of Withhold Recommendations Based on Vote Standard 2007 Classification of Directors /Definition of Independence Cumulative Voting Lack of Nominating Committee Majority Vote Standard for Director Elections (Shareholder Proposals) Majority Vote Standard: No Carve-out for Plurality Voting in Contested Situations Performance Test for Directors

Compensation Binomial Model: Updates to Shareholder Value Transfer Calculation Methodology 2007 Burn Rate Table Poor Pay Practices Options Backdating Performance-based Equity Shareholder Proposals Repricing Proposals brought by Management

Corporate Responsibity Climate Change Disclosure of Lobbying Expenditures/Initiatives

Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ) Aligning Ratings Criteria with ISS 2007 Voting Policy

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