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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B | THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE ANNUAL 990 FILING FOR THE VEBA IS PREPARED BY THE STAFF USING THE AUDITED FINANCIALS OF THE VEBA FOR THE RESPECTIVE PLAN YEAR BEING FILED. THE COMPLETED 990 IS REVIEWED BY OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM THAT REVIEWS THE PLAN FINANCIALS AS WELL AS ACTUARY GROUP THAT PREPARES THE ANNUAL 5500 DOCUMENTS. THE HR MANAGEMENT GROUP ALSO REVIEWS THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING EACH YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. (NNA) IS THE PLAN SPONSOR FOR THE VEBA AND AS A RESULT MOST OF ITS CORPORATE POLICIES ARE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ADMINISTERING THE VEBA. NNA HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY THAT ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE VEBA OPERATION AS WELL. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE VEBA ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE NNA HR AND FINANCE MANAGEMENT TEAM ALONG WITH NNA RETIREMENT COMMITTEE. ALSO, AS PART OF THE POSTING AND DISTRIBUTING THE SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT (SAR) TO THE PARTICIPANTS, THEY ARE NOTIFIED THAT THEY CAN REQUEST A COPY OF THE ANNUAL VEBA FINANCIALS, 5500 AND 990 FILINGS. |
| FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2C | THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR. |
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