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Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial
reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation
of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an
evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, as required by Section 404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act, based on the framework in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on our evaluation, management
concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2008.
The Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP, has audited the
effectiveness of the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, as stated in
their report, which is included herein.
By /s/ John P. Rielly
John P. Rielly
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
By /s/ John B. Hess
John B. Hess
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
February 20, 2009
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