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THE AMOUNTS RECEIVED WERE TAXABLE AND INCLUDED IN HER 2012 FORM W-2 AND REPORTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B). LINE 1B THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT HAVE A WRITTEN POLICY RELATED TO THE HOUSING ALLOWANCE AS THIS BENEFIT PROVIDED TO SIOBHAN O'HARA WAS A ONE-TIME TRANSACTION WRITTEN IN HER OFFER LETTER. LINE 4B: BERNARD HOGAN RECEIVED $116,291,SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN CONTRIBUTION. GS1 CANADA SEE SCHEDULE L, PART V 279085 LOAN false GS1 GLOBAL SEE SCHEDULE L, PART V 551758 CONSULTING false GS1 GLOBAL SEE SCHEDULE L, PART V 8033251 EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT false GS1 GLOBAL SEE SCHEDULE L, PART V 4830197 MEMBERSHIP DUES false PART IV - BUSINESS TRANSACTION INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONS COLUMN (B) - RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERESTED PERSON AND THE ORGANIZATION GS1 CANADA - ENTITY OF WHICH A CURRENT BOARD MEMBER, ARTHUR SMITH, IS CEO. GS1 (GLOBAL) - ENTITY OF WHICH A GS1 US BOARD MEMBER, MIGUEL LOPERA, SERVED AS A BOARD MEMBER. PARTS I AND III, LINE 1 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE PURPOSES OF GS1 US, INC. ARE TO ENABLE INDUSTRIES TO OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY, THEREBY SERVING THE INTERESTS OF MEMBERS AND CUSTOMERS BY DEVELOPING, RECOMMENDING, PROMOTING, OVERSEEING, AND SECURING ADMINISTRATION OF EFFECTIVE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT STANDARDS AND TECHNIQUES. PART VI GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT, AND DISCLOSURE SECTION C. LINE 11B THE RETURN IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY AND IN CONSULTATION WITH GS1 US, INC. STAFF MEMBERS. THE DRAFT PREPARED BY THE ACCOUNTING FIRM IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE COMPANY'S FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM (CEO, HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES, CFO, AND GENERAL COUNSEL). A COPY OF THE FORM IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS (DIRECTORS), FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND HR AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. PART VI GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT, AND DISCLOSURE SECTION B - POLICIES LINE 12C GS1 US, INC. HAS A CODE OF ETHICS/CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRING EXECUTIVES, MANAGERS, AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES TO REVIEW THE POLICY ANNUALLY AND COMPLETE A NOTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE FORM. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS ARE ASKED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY AND/OR DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS EACH YEAR. ANY DISCLOSED CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS ARE REVIEWED BY HUMAN RESOURCES AND ESCALATED AS APPROPRIATE. LINE 15 THE METHODOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY USED BY GS1 US, INC. IN BENCHMARKING JOBS IN THE MARKET HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 2004. IN ORDER TO SERVICE ITS MEMBERS, GS1 US, INC. MUST BE ABLE TO RECRUIT EMPLOYEES WITH APPROPRIATE SKILLS AND BACKGROUND FROM ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE SIMILAR IN SIZE AND SCOPE TO ITS MEMBER BASE. FOR THE TOP EXECUTIVE POSITIONS, MARKET DATA FROM ORGANIZATIONS WITH AN AVERAGE SIZE OF $500 MILLION TO 1 BILLION IN REVENUE IS THE BENCHMARK GROUP. FROM TIME TO TIME, WHEN DATA DOES NOT EXIST IN THIS RANGE, WE MUST EXPAND THE SIZE OF THE BENCHMARK GROUP. THIS COMPARISON GROUP OF ORGANIZATION CLOSELY REFLECTS GS1 US, INC.'S LABOR MARKET FOR EXECUTIVE TALENT AND RECOGNIZES THE PAY LIMITATIONS THAT ARE IMPOSED ON TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. APPROXIMATELY EVERY TWO YEARS, GS1 US COMPLETES A FULL MARKET STUDY OF THE EXECUTIVE LEVEL POSITIONS. THIS MARKET DATA IS PROVIDED BY THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTING FIRM OF TOWERS WATSON. FROM THIS DATA, THE COMPENSATION DEPARTMENT CREATES SALARY RANGES, MERIT BUDGETS, AND BONUS TARGETS. THIS DATA, ALONG WITH INDIVIDUAL EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION LEVELS, IS PROVIDED ANNUALLY TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND THEN TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR FINAL APPROVAL. INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION PROCESS ARE INDEPENDENT WITH RESPECT TO EACH ARRANGEMENT AT ISSUE AND WILL RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE PROCESS IN THE EVENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES (I.E., COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN SETTING THEIR OWN SPECIFIC COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS). GS1 US, INC. MAINTAINS RECORDS OF THE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION PROCESS, BOTH IN THE BOARD MINUTES AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT RECORDS. PART VI GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT, AND DISCLOSURE SECTION C. LINE 19 GS1 US, INC. COMPLIES WITH THE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT OF IRC SECTION 6104. PART XI - RECONCILIATION OF NET ASSET: LINE 5 - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES 60% OF 1 WORLDSYNC HOLDINGS VALUATION 18,560,000 SHARE APPLICATION FUNDING (3,111,999) ENDING 1SYNC NET EQUITY AT 08/31/2012 1,410,802 FORGIVENESS OF DEBT - INTERCOMPANY BALANCE WITH 1SYNC 10,660,356 1SYNC BALANCE AT 8TH MONTH 94,707 1SYNC FUND BALANCE ADJUSTMENT (1,505,509) ROSETTANET FUND BALANCE ADJUSTMENT (8,417,191) ----------- OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES 17,691,166 =========== PART XII FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTING LINE 2 GS1 US, INC.'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AUDITED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM AS PART OF A CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT THAT INCLUDES RELATED ENTITIES. GS1 US, INC. HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FOR SELECTING AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. 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