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These excerpts taken from the EK 10-K filed Feb 27, 2009. Certification. Following
the completion of a Performance Period, the Committee shall meet to review
and certify in writing whether, and to what extent, the Performance Goals
for the Performance Period have been achieved and, if so, to also
calculate and certify in writing the amount of the Performance Awards
earned for the period based upon the Performance Formula. The Committee
shall then determine the actual size of each Participant’s Performance
Award for the Performance Period and, in so doing, shall apply Negative
Discretion, if and when it deems
appropriate.
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Certification. Following
the completion of a Performance Cycle, the Committee shall meet to review
and certify in writing whether, and to what extent, the Performance Goals
for the Performance Cycle have been achieved. If the Committee
certifies that the Performance Goals have been achieved, it shall, based
upon application of the Performance Formula to the Performance Goals for
such cycle, also calculate and certify in writing for each Participant
what percentage of the Participant’s Target Award has been earned for the
cycle. The Committee shall then determine the actual size of
each Participant’s Award for the Performance Cycle and, in so doing, shall
apply Negative Discretion, if and when it deems
appropriate.
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These excerpts taken from the EK 10-K filed Feb 27, 2008. CERTIFICATION I, Frank S. Sklarsky, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. Date: February 27, 2008 /s/ Frank S. Sklarsky
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