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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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