Dow Chemical 2009 Annual Report Download - page 194

Table of Contents
The Dow Chemical Company and Subsidiaries
PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.
Information relating to Directors, certain executive officers and certain corporate governance matters (including identification of Audit Committee members and
financial expert(s)) is contained in the definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of The Dow Chemical Company to be held on
May 13, 2010, and is incorporated herein by reference. See also the information regarding executive officers of the registrant set forth in Part I under the caption
“Executive Officers of the Registrant” in reliance on General Instruction G to Form 10-K.
On July 10, 2003, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer
and principal accounting officer, and is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 14 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2003.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
Information relating to executive compensation and the Company’s equity compensation plans is contained in the definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual
Meeting of Stockholders of The Dow Chemical Company to be held on May 13, 2010, and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS.
Information with respect to beneficial ownership of Dow common stock by each Director and all Directors and executive officers of the Company as a group is
contained in the definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of The Dow Chemical Company to be on held May 13, 2010, and is
incorporated herein by reference.
Information relating to any person who beneficially owns in excess of 5 percent of the total outstanding shares of Dow common stock is contained in the
definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of The Dow Chemical Company to be on held May 13, 2010, and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Information with respect to compensation plans under which equity securities are authorized for issuance is contained in the definitive Proxy Statement for
the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of The Dow Chemical Company to be held on May 13, 2010, and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.
There were no reportable relationships or related transactions in 2009.
Information relating to director independence is contained in the definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of The Dow Chemical
Company to be held on May 13, 2010, and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES.
Information with respect to fees and services related to the Company’s independent auditors, Deloitte & Touche LLP, and the disclosure of the Audit
Committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures are contained in the definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of The Dow
Chemical Company to be held on May 13, 2010, and are incorporated herein by reference.
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