Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.| Identifier | Return Reference | Explanation |
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| FORM 990 PART VI SECTION A LINE 1A & B | THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON SERVES AS THE SOLE DIRECTED TRUSTEE OF THE TRUST. THE PLAN SPONSOR IS NATIONAL GRID USA SERVICE COMPANY INC. THE TRUST IS ADMINISTERED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AGREEMENT. AS SUCH, THE TRUST DOES NOT HAVE A GOVERNING BODY THAT EXERCISES DISCRETION. | |
| FORM 990 PART VI SECTION A LINE 3 | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DELEGATES RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE OF NATIONAL GRID USA SERVICE COMPANY INC. AND THE BENEFITS COMMITTEE OF NATIONAL GRID USA SERVICY COMPANY INC. THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT OF THE ASSETS IN THE TRUST. THE BENEFITS COMMITTEE OF NATIONAL GRID USA SERVICE COMPANIY INC. IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES WITH RESPECT TO THE TRUST. | |
| FORM 990 PART VI SECTION B LINE 11A | NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED. | |
| FORM 990 PART VI SECTION B LINE 12A, 13, 14 | SUBJECT TO SAME POLICY AS NATIONAL GRID USA SERVICE COMPANY INC. | |
| FORM 990 PART VI SECTION B LINE 15 | THIS QUESTION IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE TRUST. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRUST DOES NOT HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES, THEREFORE, NO PROCESSES RELATED TO EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION ARE IN PLACE. | |
| FORM 990 PART VI SECTION C LINE 19 | AS A 501(C)(9) ORGANIZATION THE TRUST IS NOT REQUIRED TO MAKE THE DOCUMENTS REFERENCED IN QUESTION 19 AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. | |
| FORM 990 PART VII SECTION A LINE 1A COLUMN (B) | AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEK DEVOTED TO POSITION: AS TRUSTEE THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES SUCH AS ACTING AS INVESTMENT MANAGER FOR WELFARE BENEIFTS FOR N/U EMP VALLEY. THESE SERVICES REQUIRE NUMEROUS INDIVIDUAL BANK EMPLOYEES' INVOLVEMENT IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THUS CANNOT BE QUANTIFIED ON AN HOURLY BASIS. THEREFORE, THE TRUSTEE FEES ARE NOT BASED UPON AN HOURLY BASIS, BUT ARE CALCULATED BASED UPON FACTORS SUCH AS THE MARKET VALUE OF THE ACCOUNT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON'S AGREEMENT WITH NATIONAL GRID USA SERVICE COMPANY INC. | |
| FORM 990 PART XI LINE 5 | OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | THE AMOUNT ON LINE 5 IS DUE TO UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS. |
| FORM 990 PART XII LINE 1 | WELFARE BENEFITS FOR N/U EMP VALLEY HAS NOTED THAT ITS BOOKS AND RECORDS ARE REPORTED ON THE "MODIFIED CASH" BASIS WHICH IS A MORE ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOUNTING METHOD USED BY WELFARE BENEFITS FOR N/U EMP VALLEY AND IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH REG. 1.446-1(C)(IV). THOUGH THIS DESCRIPTION IS DIFFERENT FROM THE PRIOR YEAR, THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE ACCOUNTING METHOD AND IT IS IN CONFORMITY WITH THE METHOD USED FOR ITS BOOKS. WELFARE BENEFITS FOR N/U EMP VALLEY BELIEVES THAT THE METHOD CLEARLY REFLECTS INCOME AND IS CONSISTENTLY USED. | |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TITLE:TRUSTEE (SEE SCHEDULE O) HOURS: |
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