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Vokg oa Corpor`tdoes `s Hkof`k Cdtdzge

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`e orh`edzgm orh`edc getdtdgs `ppg`r to fg a`st gjgrhdeh `s

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sggj to fg cget pgr cget ko)`k to `e) p`rtdcuk`r pokdtdc`k

dmgokoh) or ho*grejget `utnordt) oa `e) `e) sdehkg `em

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'r`ese`tdoe`k 'r`es`ctdoes$''s%.'ngrgaorg, tnds +s pgcukd`r

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f`c to tngdr jotngr couetrdgs$Cs% tng arudts oa tngdr Hkof`k

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tngsg HCs &dttdehk) or ue&dttdehk) c`tgr to sojg gtget `tkg`st

to tng eggms `em `spdr`tdoes oa tng pgopkg oa tng /ost \okdtdc`k

Vghdoes $/\Vs% de &ndcn tngsg opgr`tg.

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fro`m spgctruj oa `kk pokdtdc`k f`rrdgrs $\+s% kdg pokdtdc`k

fouem`rdgs ,gtc.

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Corpor`tdoes n`*g sdecg `ecdget tdjgs fgge pk`)deh tng *dt`k

rokg oa HCs , tnouhn eot `s `kk pgr*`sd*g , `kk gjfr`cdeh `em

jorg po&grauk `s de prgsget tdjgs.1or g`jpkg, de ` rgstrdctgm

sgesg oa tng tgrj HCs , tng *`rdous Hudkms oa jgrcn`ets `ctgm

`s ` fdemdeh a`ctor `cross tng kgehtn `em frg`mtn oa tng Demd`e

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opgr`tgm de tng tnge eujgrous sj`kk prdecdp`kdtdgs `em st`tgs

oa tng rghdoe.+ut , tngsg coukm eot n`*g ` proaouem `em ` koehk`stdeh djp`ct oe tng coetgjpor`r) pokdtdc`k g*gets `em tng

scgeg.8`tgr, &g sgg tng +rdtdsn #`st Demd` Cojp`e) , ` hd`et

!C , o*grrueedeh tng Demd`e sufcoetdeget &dtn g>u`edjdt)

`em djpuedt) , `em a`cdkdt`tdeh tng tr`esagr oa pokdtdc`k po&gr

aroj Demd`e n`ems deto tng tnge n`ems oa tng +rdtdsn

oe`rcn).Dt ds oek) murdeh `em `atgr tng &orkm &`rs D 4DD tn`t

&g &dtegss tngsg Corpor`tdoes `c>udrdeh ` cujuk`td*gk)

decrg`sdeh rokg `s HCs &dtn fotn posdtd*g `em egh`td*gdjpkdc`tdoes to fotn tng /\Vs `em tng Cs.1or g`jpkg , D+

. tng detgre`tdoe`k cojputgr hd`et f`sgm de =S6 n`s rgcgetk)

fgge `ccusgm oa n`*deh coeed*gm &dtn /dtkgr f) pro*dmdeh

st`tdtdstdcs oe g&s &ndcn uktdj`tgk) ngkpgm ndj gtgrjde`tg

g&s de Hgrj`e).a coursg , dt oe ` jorg posdtd*g eotg mdm ngkp

6kkdgm 1orcgs murdeh &orkm &`r DD f) auredsndeh deaorj`tdoe

oe Hgrj`e) tn`t n`m fgge cokkgctgm f) dt murdeh dts opgr`tdoes

de Hgrj`e).De ` &`) ,D+ sggjs to n`*g moufkg- crossgm &dtn

protgctdoe oa dts +s fgdeh dts oek) sokg ho`k .

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6e demd*dmu`k `kk f) oegsgka ds ngkpkgss `em mogs eot n`*g

geouhn pokdtdc`k po&gr to deakugecg tng pokdtdc`k procgss de tng

&orkm tom`).+ut , ` hroup oa demd*dmu`ks de tng sn`pg oa `

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tng Hkof`k utkoo$H% oa ` Corpor`tdoe , sdecg `

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egcgss`r) argsn mosgs oa joegt`r),tgcnedc`k , j`e`hgrd`k em

otngr eujgrous aorjs oa `ssdst`ecg to tng /\V.'ng /\V

`c>udgscgs de tng prgsgecg oa tngsg HCs de dts tgrrdtor) fgc`usg

oa tng pgrcgd*gm fgegadts `s jgetdoegm `fo*g , &ngtngr rdhntk)

or &roehk).'ngsg HCs `rg `fkg to deakugecg tng pokdcdgs oa tng/\V de gcn`ehg aor `fo*g jgetdoegm fgegadts mokgm out f)

tngj to tng /\V.De a`ct , coescdousk) , sufcoescdousk) or

uecoescdousk) tngsg HCs cojg to fg *dg&gm `s dts o&e cdtdzges

f) `e /\V &dtn ue&rdttge jutu`k uemgrst`emdeh oe tnds scorg

fgt&gge tngsg HCs `em tng /\V.

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tnosg gescosgm de pokdtdc`k po&gr `em tng rukgm oegs de `e)

\V.'nus,\+s de ` sgesg `rg crujfkdeh g`cn p`ssdeh m`).

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ckg`r tn`t sur*d*`k oa `e) \V ds j`dek) ` auectdoe oa dts

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#Ss.'ngsg DC's `rg eo& de tng po&grauk coetrok oa HCs.6s

sucn ,tngsg HCs `s tng rgprgsget`td*g oa eujgrous hroups oa

demd*dmu`k pgopkg n`*g cojg to n`*g ` sokdm f`rh`dedeh po&gr

*s ` *s tng tng pokdtdc`k destrujget oa tng \6\Vs.

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c`kkgm tng =.!.. n`s ar`ek) spg`deh a`dkgm de `ccojpkdsndeh

tng t`s oa tng hkof`k detghr`tdoe oa mdsp`r`tg \Vs.De auturg , dt

sn`kk fg tng pgrcgptdfk) de*dsdfkg &dems oa cn`ehg fko&e f)

HCs tn`t sn`kk c`usg tng strgehtngedeh oa tng pgopkg to pgopkg

coet`ct oe ` hkof`k sc`kg `em &g`gedeh oa tng p`rocnd`k

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Ade`kky , @ktnouhn utopd`e `e dmg` dt j`y sggj `t tnds podet oa

ndstory , ygt tngsg HCs de tdjgs to cojg `rg kdigky to suppk`et tng

rokg oa tng \@\Vs wndcn sn`kk uktdj`tgky cukjde`tg deto ` truky

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`ey pokdtdc`k rgtrdfutdoes aroj `ey p`rocnd`k \V3