Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | WOLVERINE IS A COOPERATIVE, AND AS SUCH, IT HAS MEMBERS THAT OWN IT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE BOARD OF EACH OF WOLVERINE'S MEMBERS APPOINTS TWO OF THEIR DIRECTORS TO SERVE ON WOLVERINE'S BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | WOLVERINE'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE EMPOWERED TO MAKE MOST BUSINESS DECISIONS. HOWEVER, SOME KEY DECISIONS MUST BE MADE BY WOLVERINE'S MEMBERS, SUCH AS THE FOLLOWING (1) AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, (2) AMENDMENTS OR REPEAL OF ANY BYLAW OR AMENDMENT THERETO ADOPTED BY THE MEMBERS FIXING THE FOLLOWING: REQUIREMENTS OF CLASSIFICATIONS OF MEMBERSHIP, THE QUALIFICATION, CLASSIFICATION OR TERMS OF OFFICE OF DIRECTORS; DIRECTOR QUORUM REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS' MEETINGS; AND THE METHOD OR PROCEDURE FOR AMENDING THE BYLAWS OR AFFECTING THE BYLAW ON INTERESTS IN PROPERTY, AND (3) REVIEW AND APPROVE ANY OTHER AMENDMENTS OR REPEALS TO THE BYLAWS THAT THE BOARD PASSED BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM 990 THE FOLLOWING REVIEWS TOOK PLACE: THE CFO AND CONTROLLER REVIEWED THE FORM 990 IN DETAIL. THE CEO REVIEWED THE GENERAL CONTENT OF THE FORM 990. THEN, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE FORM 990. THE 990 IS ALSO DISTRIBUTED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER FOR THEIR REVIEW |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE CEO'S COMPENSATION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS UTILIZING AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT'S INFORMATION AND NATIONAL BENCHMARKING, INCLUDING DATA FROM A VARIETY OF NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEYS INCLUDING GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION COOPERATIVES. SALARIES FOR ALL NON-UNION EMPLOYEES ARE DETERMINED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FOLLOWING A FORMAL EMPLOYEE EVALUATION. SALARY RANGES ARE REVIEWED EVERY YEAR TO ENSURE INTERNAL PAY EQUITY AND EXTERNAL COMPETITIVENESS. COMPENSATION SURVEYS ARE UTILIZED IN DETERMINING SALARY RANGES FOR NON-UNION EMPLOYEES. THE MOST RECENT YEAR THIS PROCESS WAS UNDERTAKEN WAS 2021. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 16A: | THE ORGANIZATION IS THE MAJORITY SHAREHOLDER OF A FOR PROFIT COMPANY, SPARTAN RENEWABLE ENERGY, INC. SEE SCHEDULE R FOR DETAILS. |
| FORM 990, PART VII | THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION REPORTED IN PART VII, IS FOR A FULL-TIME POSITION, HOWEVER THE MAJORITY OF HIS TIME IS DEVOTED TO AN UNRELATED ORGANZATION, MECA, AND TO A RELATED ORGANIZATION, SPARTAN RENEWABLE ENERGY, INC. UNDER MANAGEMENT SERVICE AGREEMENTS. THE VICE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION REPORTED IN PART VII, IS A FULL-TIME POSITION, HOWEVER A MAJORITY OF HIS TIME IS DEVOTED TO AN UNRELATED ORGANIZATION WOLVERINE POWER MARKETING COOPERATIVE UNDER A MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | CHANGE IN POST-RETIREMENT LIABILITY 214,815. RETIREMENT OF PATRONAGE CAPITAL -15,000,000. PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS REPORTED AS BENEFITS PAID TO MEMBERS 19,553,838. |
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