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| PART VI, LINE 8A & 8B | BECAUSE BAE SYSTEMS WELFARE BENEFIT TRUST IS A VEBA, IT DOES NOT HAVE A GOVERNING BODY OF ITS OWN. THE GOVERNING BODY OF BAE SYSTEMS, INC. HAS A COMMITTEE WHICH RELATES TO ITS VEBAS. THIS COMMITTEE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BAE SYSTEMS, INC. GOVERNING BODY. |
| PART VI, LINE 11 | FORM 990 WAS PREPARED AND REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE PLAN SPONSOR, BAE SYSTEMS' MANAGEMENT TEAM WITH OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY OVER THE VEBA, PERFORMED A REVIEW OF FORM 990 BEFORE IT WAS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| PART VI, LINE 19 | THE VEBA DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OR INTERNAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. |
| COLLECTIVELY BARGAINED AGREEMENT | THIS VEBA IS ESTABLISHED UNDER A COLLECTIVELY BARGAINED PLAN. PURSUANT TO THE TAX REFORM ACT OF 1986, THIS FUND IS RELEASED FROM THE LIMITATIONS OF IRC SECTION 419A AND SECTION 512(A)(3)(E). DUE TO THIS ACT, THE FILING VEBA DOES NOT HAVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUND THAT EXCEED THE ACCOUNT LIMIT AND IS THEREFORE NOT SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX ON EARNINGS. THEREFORE, THIS VEBA HAS NOT FILED FORM 990-T, UNLESS REQUIRED DUE TO OUTSIDE INVESTMENTS. |
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