L-3 Communications Corporation Supplement Unemployment Benefit Plan Master Trust

“The bank of new york mellon serves as the sole directed trustee of this trust. The plan sponsor is l-3 communications corporation. The trust is administered by the plan sponsor in accordance with the terms of the trust agreement. As such, the veba does not have a governing body that exercises discretion.”

“These questions are not applicable to this organization as it is a 501(c)(17) sub trust (supplemental unemployment benefits trust). Additionally the organization does not have any employees, therefore no processes related to employee compensation are in place.”

“A complete electronic copy of the organization's form 990 was provided to the trustee for review prior to filing with the irs.”

“Average hours per week devoted to position: as trustee, the bank of new york mellon provides administrative services such as acting as investment manager for the l-3 communications corporation supplemental unemployment benefit plan master trust. These services require numerous individual bank employees' involvement in the activities of the organization, and thus cannot be quantified on an hourly basis,”

“But are calculated based upon factors such as the market value of the account and in accordance with the bank of new york mellon's agreement with l-3 communications corporation.”

“As a 501(c)(17) organization the trust is not required to make the documents referenced in question 19 available to the general public.”

“MODIFIED CASH BASIS.”