Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.| Identifier | Return Reference | Explanation |
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | CHANGES OF BYLAWS OF GPHA IN 2010: - NUMBER OF VOTING MEMBER COMPANIES DROPPED FROM 57 TO 28. REGULAR VOTING MEMBERS NOW CONSIST OF ONLY MANUFACTURERS VERSUS UNDER OLD BYLAWS WHICH HAD BULK SUPPLIERS AND CONTRACT RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS MANUFACTURERS. - COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHANGED - NUMBER OF DIRECTORS WENT FROM 23 OR 24 TO A MAXIMUM OF 12. THOSE VOTING MEMBER COMPANIES PAYING THE HIGHEST AMOUNT OF DUES GET AN AUTOMATIC SEAT ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH A MAXIMUM OF 4 SEATS ALLOCATED. THE OTHER 8 SEATS ARE FILLED THROUGH NOMINATION AND ELECTION. TERM OF OFFICE WENT FROM 2 YEARS TO 1 YEAR. - COMPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHANGED - UNDER NEW BYLAWS, THOSE REGULAR MEMBERS PAYING THE HIGHEST DUES RECEIVE AN AUTOMATIC SEAT ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WITH A MAXIMUM OF 4 SEATS ALLOWED. THE OTHER 3 SEATS ARE FILLED BY ELECTION FROM WITHIN THE PRESENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | GPHA HAS TWO CLASSES OF REGULAR VOTING MEMBERS: MANUFACTURER MEMBERS AND BULK SUPPLIER MEMBERS. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | GPHA'S TWO CLASSES OF VOTING MEMBERS ELECT THE DIRECTORS OF GPHA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. CONTRACT RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS (SPECIAL MEMBERS) MAY ELECT A REPRESENTATIVE FROM ONE OF THEIR COMPANIES TO THE BOARD, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | PURSUANT TO GPHA'S BYLAWS, THE VOTING MEMBERS HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO AMEND THE BYLAWS. FURTHER, PURSUANT TO THE D.C. NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ACT, EXTRAORDINARY ACTIONS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE VOTING MEMBERS. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | GPHA STAFF AND LEGAL COUNSEL PROVIDE INITIAL REVIEW OF THE FORM 990. THE FORM 990 IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FINALLY IT IS FORWARDED TO ALL THE DIRECTORS OF THE BOARD BEFORE FILING. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | GPHA REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY REMINDING DIRECTORS AND OTHERS SUBJECT TO THE POLICY PERIODICALLY OF THE APPLICABILITY OF THE POLICY AND THE APPROPRIATE MANNER OF COMPLYING WITH THE POLICY. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT IS DETERMINED BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRESIDENT AND COMPARABLE SALARIES OF EXECUTIVES OF SIMILARLY SITUATED AND COMPETING TRADE ASSOCIATIONS IN THE SAME MARKET CHANNEL IN THE WASHINGTON, DC METROPOLITAN AREA. FINAL APPROVAL OF THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS MADE BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, ALL OF WHOM ARE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT BASED ON COMPENSATION DATA OF SIMILARLY SITUATED EMPLOYEES AT SIMILARLY SITUATED AND COMPETING TRADE ASSOCIATIONS IN THE WASHINGTON, DC METROPOLITAN AREA. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. | |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR. |
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