International Centre for Biosaline

“The organization has members. These are the board of directors for the not for profit organization.”

“The organization has members who may elect one or more members of the governing body.”

“The accountant prepares the form 990 which is then reviewed by the head of finance for completeness and accuracy and an independent outside accounting also reviews the return.”

“The conflict of interest policy was signed as part of code of conduct at the time the staff joined the organization. Also, during the procurement (in particular at the stage of tendering) all the committee members are required to sign the conflict of interst document. Finally, the internal auditors review the compliance of the organization's policies.”

“The salary reviews are done after a survey and comparison with similar organizations. The organization also an independent consultant to do a survey and benchmarking on similar organizations. Thereafter, the compensation amounts are submitted to the board for approval.”

“The financial statements are posted on the website, while the organizations governing documents and conflict of interest policies are available on the intranet and in hard copies. These documents are accesible upon request.”

“Contact addresses for officers, directors, etc.: h.e. Razan khalif al-mubarak: p.o. Box 45553 al mamoura building (a), muroor road, abu dhavi, united arab emirates h.e. Mohamed al suwaidi: king abdullah bin abdulaziz al saud street p.o. Box 814 dr. Kanayo f. Nwanze: 2 rainbow close fairfields estate, grailland lju-lagos, nigeria dr. Ren wang: bgi building 11, beishan indusrial zone, yantian district, shenzen 518083, china dr. Ursula schafer-preuess: gregor-mendel st. 41, d 14469 potsdam, germany dr. Quentin grafton: crawford building 132 lennox crossing australian national university canberra, act 2601 australia dr. Abdelouahhab zaid: khalifa international award for date palm and club building a, floor 5, office 503, p.o. Box 3614 mr. Mohammad jamal al saati: 8111 king khalid st, al nuzlah al yamania dist. Unit no. 1 jeddah 22332-2444 kingdom of saudi arabia mr. Essa alhasmi: prime minister office-emirates tower level 40”

“Question 12 is answered no because the organization's audited financial statements are prepared according with and comply with international financial reporting standards (ifrs) and not according to u.s. Generally accepted accounting principles.”

“Explanation of compensation in part v, line 1a-2a, none of the 57 employees of the organization are based in the us, thus no w-2's or 1099's are filed. On schedule j, part ii, the compensation for each officer listed is not reported on a w-2 or 1099 because the employees are located outside the us.”

“Net financial implication on adoption of ifrs 16 "leases" -2,000. Rounding adjustment -1,000.”