Shareholder Resolution Regarding Political Contributions

RESOLVED:   That the shareholders of The Travelers Companies, Inc. hereby request that the Company provide a report, updated semiannually, disclosing the Company’s policies and procedures for political contributions and expenditures (both direct and indirect) made with corporate funds.

Shareholder Resolution Regarding Report on Lobbying

RESOLVED:  The stockholders of The Southern Company request the Board authorize the preparation of a report, updated annually, disclosing Company policy and procedures governing the lobbying of legislators and regulators, including that done on our company’s behalf by trade associations. The disclosure should include both direct and indirect lobbying and grassroots lobbying communications.

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL REGARDING APPOINTMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR WITH ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTISE

RESOLVED:  Shareholders request that, as elected board directors’ terms of office expire, at least one candidate be recommended who has a high level of expertise and experience in environmental matters relevant to hydrocarbon exploration and production and is widely recognized in the business and environmental communities as an authority in such field, as reasonably determined by the company’s board, and will qualify, subject to exceptions in extraordinary circumstances explicitly specified by the board, as an independent director under the standards applicable to the company as an NYSE listed company, in order that the board includes at least one director satisfying the foregoing criteria, which director shall have designated responsibility on the board for environmental matters.

Shareholder Resolution Regarding Report on Political Contributions

RESOLVED:  That the shareholders of the Caterpillar Inc. hereby request that the Company provide a report, updated semi-annually, disclosing the Company’s policies and procedures for political contributions and expenditures (both direct and indirect) made with corporate funds.

Shareholder Resolution Regarding Board Member with Environmental Expertise

RESOLVED:  That the shareholders request that, as the terms in office of elected directors expire, at least one candidate shall be selected and recommended for election to the company’s board who has a high level of expertise and experience in environmental matters relevant to mining and is widely recognized in the business and environmental communities as an authority in such field, in each case as reasonably determined by the company’s board, and will qualify, subject to limited exceptions in extraordinary circumstances explicitly specified by the board, as an independent director under the standards applicable to the company as a New York Stock Exchange listed company, in order that the company’s board includes at least one director satisfying the foregoing criteria, which director shall have designated responsibility on the board for environmental matters.