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NEWS MEDIA RELATIONS POLICY STATEMENT OF POLICY It is Company policy not to grant interviews to the media without prior approval of the Executive Vice President of Operations or the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. With respect to Company matters which are appropriate for public knowledge, it is the policy of the Company to cooperate with news media inquiries and communicate truthfully with the media. PROVISIONS No employee will give media interviews without prior approval of the Executive Vice President of Operations or the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. This policy will ensure that accurate information will be given for those matters which are appropriate for public knowledge. PROCEDURES 1. Any requests for interviews by the media for any location will be referred to the Executive Vice President of Operations or the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. During the time an employee is attempting to contact either of the above, reporters should be told "no comment." 2. Courtesy and common sense should always be used in dealing with reporters. If a reporter asks a question or asks to interview the employee, he/she will politely decline and explain that the Executive Vice President of Operations or the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer must first be contacted for approval. The employee should ask the reporter for his or her name, the name of the publication or television or radio station, a telephone number, and the topic which they wish to discuss. 3. The employee will then contact either the Executive Vice President of Operations or the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer with the above information. 4. When an approval is given to allow photographs in a location, the Manager should complete a Photo Release Form and send it to the Legal Department.