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The Dow Chemical Company and Subsidiaries
PART II, Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the
supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Disclosure Committee and the Company’s management, including the
Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s
disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to paragraph (b) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15. Based upon that
evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and
procedures were effective.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During 2014, the Company completed the implementation of a new enterprise resource planning ("ERP") system that delivered
a new generation of information systems and work processes for all Dow businesses. The Company has updated the internal
control processes and procedures that have been affected by the ERP system implementation and believes that controls remain
effective.
Other than as described above, there were no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting identified in
connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 that was conducted during
the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control
over financial reporting.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Company’s
internal control framework and processes are designed to provide reasonable assurance to management and the Board of
Directors regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements
in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
• pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and
dispositions of the assets of the Company;
• provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are
being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and Directors of the Company; and
• provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition
of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, any system of internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable
assurance and may not prevent or detect misstatements.
Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and concluded that, as of
December 31, 2014, such internal control is effective. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework
(2013).