Biobridge Global

“One member of the board of directors is not deemed independent because he received compensation as an officer of the organization.”

“The organization has not established written procedures but is committed to ensuring that any arrangements entered into safeguard the organization's exempt status and will consult with legal counsel when necessary. Blood centers of america is made up of members, all of whom are exempt organizations within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended.”

“The organization engages an outside accounting firm to prepare the form 990. Once prepared, the return is reviewed by financial management staff. A copy of the form 990 is provided to the executive committee of the board of directors prior to filing.”

“A copy of the organization's conflict of interest policy is provided annually to all officers and board of directors. In addition, questionnaires are given out on an annual basis to all officers and board of directors which cover business and family relationships and various activities that have occurred over the course of the year. Every attempt is made to ensure that all forms are returned. Individuals who fail to return the requested forms or provide incomplete information are contacted by the organization. In the event of a conflict of interest, the member subject to the conflict of interest must leave the discussion and voting on a transaction or arrangement that results in a conflict of interest. A committee of non-interested representatives shall be appointed to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. The party with a conflict of interest is not permitted to advocate to other representatives prior to the vote. The committee is responsible for exercising due diligence in determining that the transaction is not more materially advantageous than a deal with a non interested transaction.”

“Upon hire biobridge global relied upon an independent compensation report from a national compensation consulting firm. The report studied comparable organizations and provided detailed appendices of comparable organizations' compensation of ceo's in support of their analysis. The independent consultant's report is reviewed by the compensation committee of the organization's board of directors and submitted to the board for approval. The ceo's compensation is evaluated annually by the board's compensation committee. The review is documented in the meeting minutes of the board.”

“Biobridge global utilizes an independent compensation consulting firm, compensation surveys, compensation packages offered by similar organizations in our peer group, and/or market competitive analyses.”

“Any document subject to open record requirements are made available upon request.”

“Biobridge global's revenues are derived from the support and administrative services provided to its related organizations.”

“Biobridge global (bbg) is organized for the exclusive purpose of supporting, as the sole member, south texas blood & tissue center (stbtc), qualtex laboratories (qualtex), gencure, the blood & tissue center foundation (the foundation), and helping hearts fund, each of which is a 501(c)(3) organization, by providing support and administrative functions that promote and support their charitable mission and purpose.”

“CHANGE IN INTEREST RATE SWAP - 25078; FMV ADJUSTMENT (PROGRAM RELATED INVESTMENTS) - -16869; Total - 8209;”