Industry Group US TSR Medians for Performance-Related Policy

The list below identifies the median one-year and three-year total shareholder returns¹ (TSR) for each respective Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS^®)²group as of the end of the most recent calendar quarter. ISS downloads TSR performance data at the end of March, June, September, and December for each of the four-digit industry GICS groups to determine the median applicable for Russell 3000 companies.

Company performance relative to industry medians is incorporated into ISS' evaluation of shareholder proposals seeking an independent chair and for ISS' evaluation of director performane.

November 15, 2011 to February 14, 2012 list.

GICS	Industry Group	Median OneYrTSR	Median ThreeYrTSR
1010	Energy	-11.87%	21.14%
1510	Materials	-6.02%	23.29%
2010	Capital Goods	-5.19%	16.55%
2020	Commercial Services and Supplies	-5.05%	12.52%
2030	Transportation	-18.45%	9.88%
2510	Automobiles & Components	-27.65%	35.81%
2520	Consumer Durables & Apparel	-4.30%	24.19%
2530	Consumer Services	-4.06%	21.18%
2540	Media	-10.61%	25.54%
2550	Retailing	5.56%	31.99%
3010	Food & Staples Retailing	10.57%	11.86%
3020	Food, Beverage & Tobacco	11.22%	18.59%
3030	Household & Personal Products	6.28%	13.76%
3510	Health Care Equipment & Services	2.47%	14.62%
3520	Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology	-6.98%	10.32%
4010	Banks	-6.02%	-3.12%
4020	Diversified Financials	-12.01%	13.07%
4030	Insurance	-0.75%	6.87%
4040	Real Estate	0.44%	19.68%
4510	Software & Services	-1.45%	25.74%
4520	Technology Hardware & Equipment	-13.89%	21.18%
4530	Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment	-21.08%	25.99%
5010	Telecommunication Services	-8.71%	16.21%
5510	Utilities	17.89%	14.18%

August 15, 2011 to November 14, 2011 list.

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¹ISS utilizes S&P's Compustat database for TSR calculated values. The Total Return concepts are annualized rates of return reflecting price appreciation plus reinvestment of dividends (calculated monthly) and the compounding effect of dividends paid on reinvested dividends.

²GICS^® is a registered servicemark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poors.

³For details on ISS' 2012 policy guidelines, please visit 2012 Policy Information.

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