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Sta tement on thePurposeofa Corporation

Americansdeserveaneconomythatallowseachpersontosucceedthroughhardworkandcreativity

andtoleadalifeofmeaninganddignity.Webelievethefree-marketsystemisthebestmeansof

generatinggoodjobs,astrongandsustainableeconomy,innovation,ahealthyenvironmentand

economicopportunityforall.

Businessesplayavitalroleintheeconomybycreatingjobs,fosteringinnovationandproviding

essentialgoodsandservices.Businessesmakeandsellconsumerproducts;manufactureequipment

andvehicles;supportthenationaldefense;growandproducefood;providehealthcare;generate

anddeliverenergy;andofferfinancial,communicationsandotherservicesthatunderpineconomic

growth.

Whileeachofourindividualcompaniesservesitsowncorporatepurpose,weshareafundamental

commitmenttoallofourstakeholders.Wecommitto:

• Deliveringvaluetoourcustomers.WewillfurtherthetraditionofAmericancompanies
  leadingthewayinmeetingorexceedingcustomerexpectations.


• Investinginouremployees.Thisstartswithcompensatingthemfairlyandprovidingimportant
  benefits.Italsoincludessupportingthemthroughtrainingandeducationthathelpdevelop
  newskillsforarapidlychangingworld.Wefosterdiversityandinclusion,dignityandrespect.


• Dealingfairlyandethicallywithoursuppliers.Wearededicatedtoservingasgoodpartnersto
  theothercompanies,largeandsmall,thathelpusmeetourmissions.


• Supportingthecommunitiesinwhichwework.Werespectthepeopleinourcommunities
  andprotecttheenvironmentbyembracingsustainablepracticesacrossourbusinesses.


• Generatinglong-termvalueforshareholders,whoprovidethecapitalthatallowscompanies
  toinvest,growandinnovate.Wearecommittedtotransparencyandeffectiveengagement
  withshareholders.

Eachofourstakeholdersisessential.Wecommittodelivervaluetoallofthem,forthefuturesuccess

ofourcompanies,ourcommunitiesandourcountry.

August

KevinJ.WheelerPresident&ChiefExecutive

OfficerA.O.SmithCorporation

MilesD.WhiteChairmanandChief

ExecutiveOfficerAbbott

JulieSweetChiefExecutiveOfficer

DesignateAccenture

CarlosRodriguezPresidentandCEO

ADP

MikeBurkeChairmanandCEO

AECOM

AndrésGluskiPresidentandCEO

TheAESCorporation

DanielP.AmosChairmanandCEO

Aflac

RogerK.NewportChiefExecutiveOfficer

AKSteelCorporation

BrentSaundersChairmanandCEO

Allerganplc

JohnO.LarsenChairman,President&CEO

AlliantEnergy

LeeStyslinger,IIIChairman&CEO

Altec,Inc.

JeffreyP.BezosFounderandChiefExecutive

OfficerAmazon

DougParkerChairman&CEO

AmericanAirlines

NicholasK.AkinsChairman,PresidentandCEO

AmericanElectricPower

StephenJ.SqueriChairmanandCEO

AmericanExpress

JamesD.TaicletChairman,PresidentandCEO

AmericanTowerCorporation

JamesM.CracchioloChairmanandChief

ExecutiveOfficerAmeripriseFinancial

GailKoziaraBoudreauxPresidentandCEO

Anthem,Inc.

Hal YohChair and CEO

Day & Zimmermann

Michael S. DellChairman and CEO

Dell Technologies

Punit Renjen*Global CEO

Deloie

Jim FiChief Execuerlinge Officer

Dow

LynnChairman, President & CEOGood

Duke Energy

JM LawrieChairman, President, and CEO

DXC Technology

Mark J. CostaChairman and CEO

Eastman Chemical Company

Craig ArnoldChairman and CEO

EATON

Pedro J. PizarroPresident & CEO

Edison Internaonal

DaChairman and CEOrren W. Woods

Exxon Mobil Corporaon

CGlobal Chairman & CEOarmine Di Sibio

EY

Frederick W. SmithChairman & CEO

FedEx Corpora

Gary NorcrossChairman, President & CEO

FIS

Revathi Advaithi

Chief ExecuFlex e Officer

CChief Execuarlos M. Hernandeze Officer

Fluor Corporaon

JamesPresident and CEOP. Hack

FordMotor Company

Lachlan K. MurdochExecu Chairman & CEO

Fox Corporaon

RicVice Chairman, President andhard C. Adkerson

Chief ExecuFreeport-McMoRan Inc.e Officer

AjayBangaPresident&CEO

Mastercard

LawrenceE.KurziusChairman,PresidentandCEO

McCormickandCompany,Inc.

BrianTylerChiefExecutiveOfficer

McKessonCorporation

OmarIshrakChairman&CEO

Medtronicplc

MichelKhalafPresident&ChiefExecutive

OfficerMetLife

SanjayMehrotraPresident&CEO

MicronTechnology

KenMoelisChairman&CEO

Moelis&Company

JamesP.GormanChairman&CEO

MorganStanley

GregBrownChairman&CEO

MotorolaSolutions

AdenaT.FriedmanPresidentandCEO

Nasdaq

ThomasC.NelsonChairman,President&CEO

NationalGypsumCompany

TedMathasChairman,PresidentandCEO

NewYorkLifeInsuranceCo.

DavidL.Stover

ChairmanandCEONobleEnergy,Inc.

KathyWardenChairman,ChiefExecutive

OfficerandPresidentNorthropGrummanCorporation

SteveFisherPresident&CEO

Novelis

MauricioGutierrezPresident&CEO

NRGEnergy,Inc.

SafraCatzCEO

Oracle

BrianChambersPresidentandChiefExecutive

OfficerOwensCorning

David AbneyChairman and Chief

Execu!ve OfficerUPS

Stuart ParkerCEO

USAA

Mor!mer J. BuckleyChairman & CEO

Vanguard

Sco# G. StephensonChairman, President and

Chief Execu!ve OfficerVerisk Analy!cs

Alfred F. Kelly, Jr.Chairman and Chief

Execu!ve OfficerVisa Inc.

Robert F. SmithFounder, Chairman and CEO

Vista Equity Partners

Curt MorganPresident & CEO

Vistra Energy

Stefano PessinaExecu!ve Vice Chairman

and CEOWalgreens Boots Alliance

Doug McMillonPresident and CEO

Walmart, Inc.

John J. EngelChairman, President and CEO

WESCO Interna!onal, Inc.

John F. Barre#Chairman, President & CEO

Western & SouthernFinancial Group

Hikmet ErsekChief Execu!ve Officer

Western Union

Marc Bitzer*Chairman and Chief

Execu!ve OfficerWhirlpool Corpora!on

Abidali Z. NeemuchwalaCEO & Managing Director

Wipro Limited

Michael J. KasbarChairman, President and CEO

World Fuel ServicesCorpora!on

GregCaseCEO

Aon

TimCookCEO

Apple

EricFossChairman,President&CEO

Aramark

AlanB.ColbergPresidentandCEO

Assurant

RandallStephensonChairmanandChief

ExecutiveOfficerAT&TInc.

JohnA.HayesChairman,PresidentandCEO

BallCorporation

BrianMoynihanChairmanandCEO

BankofAmerica

José(Joe)E.AlmeidaChairman,Presidentand

ChiefExecutiveOfficerBaxterInternationalInc.

PhilipBlakePresidentBayerUSA

BayerUSA

JoeDavisChairman,NorthAmerica

BCG

BrendanP.BechtelChairman&CEO

BechtelGroup,Inc.

CorieBarryChiefExecutiveOfficer

BestBuyCo.,Inc.

LaurenceD.FinkChairmanandChief

ExecutiveOfficerBlackRock,Inc.

CharlesW.ScharfChairman&CEO

BNYMellon

DennisA.MuilenburgChairman,President&CEO

TheBoeingCompany

FrédéricB.LissaldePresidentandChiefExecutive

OfficerBorgWarnerInc.

RobertDudleyGroupCEO

BPplc

GiovanniCaforioChairmanandChief

ExecutiveOfficerBristol-MyersSquibb

PhebeNovakovicChairmanandCEO

GeneralDynamicsCorporation

MaryBarraChairman&CEO

GeneralMotorsCompany

DavidM.SolomonChairmanandChief

ExecutiveOfficerTheGoldmanSachsGroup,Inc.

DeannaM.MulliganPresidentandCEO

GuardianLifeInsuranceCompanyofAmerica

GeraldW.EvansCEO

HanesbrandsInc.

DineshC.PaliwalPresidentandChiefExecutive

OfficerHARMANInternational

StevenR.SwartzPresidentandCEO

HEARSTCorporation

CraigMenearChairman,CEOandPresident

TheHomeDepot

DariusAdamczykChairmanandCEO

Honeywell

MikePetters

PresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficer

HuntingtonIngallsIndustries

GinniRomettyChairman,President,and

ChiefExecutiveOfficerIBMCorporation

CharlesPhillipsChiefExecutiveOfficer

Infor

MarkS.SuttonChairmanandCEO

InternationalPaperCo.

MichaelI.RothChairmanandChief

ExecutiveOfficerInterpublicGroup

LindaH.ApseyPresident&CEO

ITCHoldingsCorp.

SteveDemetriouChairandCEO

Jacobs

SamuelR.AllenChairmanandCEO

JohnDeere

AlexGorskyChairmanoftheBoardand

ChiefExecutiveOfficerJohnson&Johnson

RamonLaguartaChairmanandCEO

PepsiCo

Dr.AlbertBourlaChiefExecutiveOfficer

PfizerInc.

GregC.GarlandChairmanandCEO

Phillips

MarcB.LautenbachPresidentandChiefExecutive

OfficerPitneyBowes

DanielJ.HoustonChairman,PresidentandCEO

Principal

DavidS.TaylorChairmanoftheBoard,

PresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficer

TheProcter&GambleCompany

TriciaGriffithPresident&CEO

ProgressiveCorporation

BobMoritzChairman

PwC

SteveMollenkopfChiefExecutiveOfficer

QualcommIncorporated

EarlC.Austin,Jr.PresidentandChiefExecutive

OfficerQuantaServices

ThomasA.KennedyChairman&CEO

RaytheonCompany

BlakeD.MoretChairmanandChief

ExecutiveOfficerRockwellAutomation

DouglasL.PetersonPresidentandCEO

S&PGlobal

KeithBlockCo-CEO

Salesforce

BillMcDermottChiefExecutiveOfficer

SAP

JimGoodnightCEO

SASInstitute

TamaraL.Lundgren

PresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficer

SchnitzerSteelIndustries,Inc.

JeffreyW.MartinChairman&CEO

SempraEnergy

JimKavanaughCEO

WorldWideTechnology

JohnVisentinViceChairmanandChief

ExecutiveOfficerXeroxCorporation

PatrickDeckerPresidentandCEO

XylemInc.

AndersGustafssonChiefExecutiveOfficer

ZebraTechnologiesCorporation

MichaelRomanChairmanoftheBoardand

ChiefExecutiveOfficer3M

MauriceR.GreenbergChairmanandCEO

C.V.Starr&Co.,Inc.

KewsongLeeCo-ChiefExecutiveOfficer

TheCarlyleGroup

D.JamesUmplebyIIIChairmanandChief

ExecutiveOfficerCaterpillar,Inc.

RobertE.SulenticPresident&CEO

CBREGroup,Inc.

W.AnthonyWillPresident&ChiefExecutive

OfficerCFIndustries

MichaelK.WirthChairmanandChief

ExecutiveOfficerChevronCorporation

EvanG.GreenbergChairman&CEO

Chubb

DavidM.CordaniPresidentandChiefExecutive

OfficerCigna

ChuckRobbinsChairmanandCEO

CiscoSystems,Inc.

MichaelL.CorbatChiefExecutiveOfficer

Citigroup,Inc.

HubertusM.M"hlh!userChiefExecutiveOfficer

CNHIndustrial

JamesQuinceyChairmanandChief

ExecutiveOfficerTheCoca-ColaCompany

BrianHumphriesChiefExecutiveOfficer

Cognizant

BrianL.RobertsChairman&CEO

ComcastCorporation

RyanM.LanceChairman&CEO

ConocoPhillipsCompany

WendellP.WeeksChairman,ChiefExecutive

Officer&PresidentCorningIncorporated

TomLinebargerChairmanandCEO

CumminsInc.

LarryMerloPresident&CEO

CVSHealth

GeorgeR.OliverChairmanandCEO

JohnsonControls

JamieDimonChairmanandCEO

JPMorganChase&Co.

BethE.Mooney

Chairman&CEOKeyCorp

BruceE.GrewcockCEOandChairmanofthe

BoardKiewitCorporation

LynneM.DoughtieChairmanandCEO

KPMGLLP

WilliamM.BrownChairman&ChiefExecutive

OfficerL3HarrisTechnologies,Inc.

BethE.FordPresidentandCEO

LandO'Lakes,Inc.

RogerA.KroneChairmanandChief

ExecutiveOfficerLeidos

StuartMillerExecutiveChairman

LennarCorporation

MarillynA.HewsonChairman,PresidentandCEO

LockheedMartinCorporation

BhaveshV.(Bob)PatelChiefExecutiveOfficer

LyondellBasellIndustries

JeffGennetteChairman&ChiefExecutive

OfficerMacy’s,Inc.

MarkTrudeauPresidentandCEO

MallinckrodtPharmaceuticals

LeeM.TillmanChairman,PresidentandCEO

MarathonOilCorporation

GaryR.HemingerChairmanandCEO

MarathonPetroleumCorporation

ArneM.SorensonPresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficer

MarriottInternational,Inc.

RogerW.CrandallChairman,President&Chief

ExecutiveOfficerMassMutual

LisaDavisCEO

SiemensCorporationUSA

EgonDurbanSilverLake

ThomasA.FanningChairman,PresidentandCEO

SouthernCompany

JamesM.LoreePresident&ChiefExecutive

OfficerStanleyBlack&Decker

JamesP.KeanePresidentandCEO

SteelcaseInc.

KevinLoboChairman&CEO

Stryker

JohnF.FishChairman&CEO

Suffolk

BrianCornellChairman&CEO

Target

RussellK.Girling

PresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficer

TCEnergy

LeRoyT.Carlson,Jr.CEO

Telephone&DataSystems,Inc.

RichardK.TempletonChairman,Presidentand

ChiefExecutiveOfficerTexasInstrumentsIncorporated

RobSpeyerPresident&CEO

TishmanSpeyer

AlanD.SchnitzerChairmanandChief

ExecutiveOfficerTheTravelersCompaniesInc.

M.TroyWoodsChairman,President&CEO

TSYS

PeterJ.DavorenPresident&CEO

TurnerConstructionCo.

LanceM.FritzChairman,President&CEO

UnionPacific

OscarMunozChiefExecutiveOfficer

UnitedAirlines

GregoryJ.HayesChairman&CEO

UnitedTechnologiesCorporation

ON BEHALF OF EVERY PERSON IN EVERY COMMUNIT Y FOR WHOM WE FIGHT,

THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING YOUR ULTIMATE PURPOSE. WE SHARE IT.

*United Way Worldwide board members

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