2026-09-23T11:13:55-05:00 2023-12-31 135565207 KPMG LLP 1735 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 990 2023-01-01 362746754 GS1 US INC GS1U 6096200200 300 CHARLES EWING BLVD EWING NJ 08628 YEGNESWARAN KUMAR CFO 6096200200 2026-09-22 1 1 PHILLIP E GROFF P01247783 2672567000 2026-09-22 2023 X ROBERT CARPENTER 300 CHARLES EWING BLVD EWING NJ 08628 211495289 0 X WWW.GS1US.ORG X 1971 DE THE PURPOSE OF GS1 US, INC. IS TO ENABLE INDUSTRIES TO OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY, THEREBY SERVING THE INTERESTS OF MEMBERS AND CUSTOMERS BY DEVELOPING, RECOMMENDING, PROMOTING, OVERSEEING, AND SECURING ADMINISTRATION OF EFFECTIVE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT STANDARDS AND TECHNIQUES. 22 21 245 24 314561 268168 0 0 75286674 79651296 5905257 14942604 0 0 81191931 94593900 0 0 0 0 42222546 46326659 0 0 0 38705691 43152838 80928237 89479497 263694 5114403 415697471 460202702 62512396 63730270 353185075 396472432 X SEE SCHEDULE O, PART I DESCRIPTION. 0 0 STANDARDS - GS1 US MISSION IS TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS OF ALL SIZES RANGING FROM LARGE MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATIONS TO SMALL START-UP BUSINESSES UNIQUELY AND CONSISTENTLY IDENTIFY PRODUCTS, ASSETS, SHIPMENTS, AND PHYSICAL LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN. THESE FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS ENABLE TRADING PARTNERS TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION CRITICAL TO THEIR BUSINESSES. ADVISORY SERVICES - GS1 US CUSTOMIZES GUIDANCE AND INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC EXPERTISE TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS IMPLEMENT GS1 STANDARDS. EDUCATION & TRAINING - THROUGH CERTIFICATE COURSES, WORKSHOPS, AND BOTH LIVE AND ON-DEMAND EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS, GS1 US HELPS ORGANIZATIONS UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE GS1 STANDARDS TO HELP INNOVATE, OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY, AND BUILD CAPABILITIES THAT DRIVE YOUR BUSINESS. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 51 0 1 245 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 X 22 21 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X CRAIG WELLENS 6096204612 300 CHARLES EWING BOULEVARD EWING NJ 08628 ROBERT CARPENTER CEO & BOARD MEMBER 40.00 0.00 X X 3430684 0 1568911 DAVE BORNMANN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALFREDO COLAS VICE & BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 RENAUD DE BARBUAT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE DELAUS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN DICK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT GAFFNEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PAVAN HEDA BOARD MEMBER BEG NOV 2023 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SAM HEYWORTH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN INWRIGHT CHAIR & BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES TODD BOARD MEMBER BEG NOV 2023 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN MOFFATT-BRUCE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KRAIG NARR BOARD MEMBER BEG NOV 2023 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN PHILLIPS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BALA PRASANNA BOARD MEMBER BEG MAY 2023 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SANJAY SARMA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RANDY SKODA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRAD SPICKERT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE STIGERS BOARD MEMBER BEG NOV 2023 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DICK TRACY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT HOWELL BOARD MEMBER UNTIL MAY 2023 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JULIA LANDRY BOARD MEMBER UNTIL JULY 2023 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES SCHAFER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH SHERIDAN BOARD MEMBER UNTIL MAY 2023 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN URBAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 YEGNESWARAN KUMAR SVP, CFO 40.00 0.00 X 1085111 0 386093 SIOBHAN O'BARA SVP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 40.00 0.00 X 867062 0 255730 MELANIE HILTON SVP, INNOVATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS 40.00 0.00 X 625651 0 222699 CARRIE WILKIE SVP, STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 40.00 0.00 X 598693 0 199105 WILLIAM STRAWDERMAN SVP, MARKETING 40.00 0.00 X 489850 0 167393 RUCHI DATTA VP & GENERAL COUNSEL 40.00 0.00 X 484315 0 130695 WILLIAM FRASER VP, TECHNOLOGY 40.00 0.00 X 410039 0 117555 JOHN HODERNY SVP, HUMAN RESOURCES 40.00 0.00 X 391005 0 159260 PAUL WOOD VP, ENT PROG MGM UNTIL FEB 2023 40.00 0.00 X 329025 0 26326 ANGELA FERNANDEZ SVP, MARKET DEVELOPMENT 40.00 0.00 X 417572 0 116396 CRAIG WELLENS VP & CORPORATE CONTROLLER 40.00 0.00 X 377570 0 112711 RYAN RICHARD VP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 40.00 0.00 X 346422 0 84474 MICHELLE COVEY VP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 40.00 0.00 X 344801 0 100263 SANDRA KOZUSKO VP, EDUCATION & TRAINING 40.00 0.00 X 339401 0 74252 10537201 0 3721863 140 0 1 0 THE BAILEY GROUP 200 W GERMANTOWN PIKE PLYMOUTH MEETING PA 19462 MARKETING 3051555 PROSOFT LLC PO BOX 772353 DETROIT MI 48277 IT CONSULTING 1592276 LTIMINDTREE LTD 2035 LINCOLN HWY STE 3000 EDISON NJ 08817 IT CONSULTING 1577150 HITACHI SOLUTIONS AMERICA LTD 100 SPECTRUM CTR DR STE 350 IRVINE CA 92618 IT CONSULTING 1171294 NESS USA INC 1000 TOWN CENTER WAY CANONSBURG PA 15317 IT CONSULTING 1087277 24 MEMBERSHIP DUES 541900 74128975 74128975 PROGRAM/CONFERENCE REV 541900 4923934 4923934 SHARED SERVICES FEES 541900 598387 598387 79651296 6534934 314561 6220373 125309059 116875696 25693 8433363 -25693 8407670 8407670 94593900 79651296 314561 14628043 11945203 24778291 1370572 5929498 2303095 563062 129783 556559 12421658 2782610 621571 4820403 1393003 1433889 3464477 5462216 6463714 228281 BANK FEES 1728989 SUBSCRIPTIONS 925778 INCOME TAXES 95672 TEMPORARY SERVICES 61173 89479497 0 0 6347839 4081259 443402 494235 8276000 8276000 5438523 6104026 41675695 29289124 12627536 12386571 222900498 263467401 145608486 152694277 14055187 12698933 415697471 460202702 23951603 25761815 24295238 24992266 14265555 12976189 62512396 63730270 X 353185075 396472432 353185075 396472432 415697471 460202702 5114403 38172954 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 0 1 0 5274966 2004555 3270411 1097656 724985 372671 35303073 26559584 8743489 12386571 HEDGE FUND OF FUNDS 75090643 F REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST 19803525 F FIXED INCOME 43436244 F MULTI-STRATEGY PRIVATE EQUITY 8761786 F MULTI-STRATEGY PRIVATE DEBT 5602079 F 152694277 DUES PAYABLE 1115503 LONG TERM OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 11860686 12976189 X 132235988 38172954 38172954 94063034 556559 -25693 530866 94593900 88948631 0 88948631 556559 -25693 530866 89479497 PART X, LINE 2: INCOME TAXES THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS THE FOOTNOTE IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION UNDER ASC 740-10 (FIN 48): GS1 US, INC. HAS RECEIVED A DETERMINATION LETTER FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE INDICATING THAT IT IS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS RECOGNIZED AS A SECTION 501(C)(6) ORGANIZATION. GS1 US RECOGNIZES INCOME TAX POSITIONS WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINABLE BASED ON THE MERITS OF THE POSITION. MANAGEMENT HAS CONCLUDED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL TAX LIABILITIES THAT NEED TO BE RECORDED. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: LOSS FROM SALE OF ASSET -25,693. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: LOSS FROM SALE OF ASSET -25,693. CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 INVESTMENTS 79070116 0 0 0 0 0 0 79070116 0 79070116 1 0 1 1 1 0 SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN (F) THE ACCOUNTING METHOD IS ACCRUAL. X X 1 0 X X X X 1 1 0 ROBERT CARPENTER CEO & BOARD MEMBER 819510 0 878120 0 1733054 0 1531050 0 37861 0 4999595 0 0 0 YEGNESWARAN KUMAR SVP, CFO 428261 0 240785 0 416065 0 358563 0 27530 0 1471204 0 0 0 SIOBHAN O'BARA SVP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 372246 0 235855 0 258961 0 243742 0 11988 0 1122792 0 0 0 MELANIE HILTON SVP, INNOVATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS 272417 0 160810 0 192424 0 196545 0 26154 0 848350 0 0 0 CARRIE WILKIE SVP, STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 287933 0 163734 0 147026 0 185759 0 13346 0 797798 0 0 0 WILLIAM STRAWDERMAN SVP, MARKETING 243393 0 126702 0 119755 0 126642 0 40751 0 657243 0 0 0 RUCHI DATTA VP & GENERAL COUNSEL 287074 0 121976 0 75265 0 89944 0 40751 0 615010 0 0 0 JOHN HODERNY SVP, HUMAN RESOURCES 235124 0 106882 0 48999 0 120071 0 39189 0 550265 0 0 0 ANGELA FERNANDEZ SVP, MARKET DEVELOPMENT 257310 0 94605 0 65657 0 78982 0 37414 0 533968 0 0 0 WILLIAM FRASER VP, TECHNOLOGY 251725 0 91521 0 66793 0 77856 0 39699 0 527594 0 0 0 CRAIG WELLENS VP & CORPORATE CONTROLLER 230174 0 87051 0 60345 0 71978 0 40733 0 490281 0 0 0 MICHELLE COVEY VP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 209643 0 77210 0 57948 0 68326 0 31937 0 445064 0 0 0 RYAN RICHARD VP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 229684 0 79606 0 37132 0 70042 0 14432 0 430896 0 0 0 SANDRA KOZUSKO VP, EDUCATION & TRAINING 225312 0 109572 0 4517 0 69832 0 4420 0 413653 0 0 0 PAUL WOOD VP, ENT PROG MGM UNTIL FEB 2023 35047 0 84857 0 209121 0 15316 0 11010 0 355351 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED COMPANION TRAVEL BENEFITS THAT WERE TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION: MICHELLE COVEY, BEN GUNN, RYAN RICHARD, ADRIAN BAILEY, AND MELANIE HILTON. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED A TAX GROSS UP ON GIFTS THAT WERE TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION: ROBERT CARPENTER, YEGNESWARAN KUMAR, CARRIE WILKIE, BILL STRAWDERMAN, SIOHBAN O'BARA, JOHN HODERNY, AND MELANIE HILTON. PART I, LINES 4A-B DURING THE YEAR, PAUL WOOD, A FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE A RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENT TOTALING $143,267. THIS AMOUNT IS REPORTED IN PART II, COLUMN B(III). THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED BELOW ARE PARTICIPANTS IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN. THESE ACCRUALS ARE INCLUDED IN THE AMOUNTS REPORTED IN PART II, COLUMN C (DEFERRED COMPENSATION). - ROBERT CARPENTER - $110,250 - YEGNESWARAN KUMAR - $27,663 - SIOBHAN O'BARA - $22,788 - MELANIE HILTON - $9,425 - CARRIE WILKIE - $9,979 - WILLIAM STRAWDERMAN - $4,296 - RUCHI DATTA - $7,414 - ANGELA FERNANDEZ - $2,592 - WILLIAM FRASER - $2,082 - JOHN HODERNY - $1,831 - CRAIG WELLENS - $68 - SANDRA KOZUSKO - $686 THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN DURING THE YEAR BUT DID NOT HAVE ANY AMOUNTS ACCRUED OR PAID: - MICHELLE COVEY - RYAN RICHARD - PAUL WOOD GS1 US HAS AN ESTABLISHED LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (LTIP) THAT IS LIMITED TO KEY EXECUTIVES TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE IN ACHIEVING STRATEGIC AND OPERATING OBJECTIVES. THE LTIP IS APPROVED BY THE HR/COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS. THE LTIP IS PAID OUT OVER THREE YEARS AND SCHEDULE J, PART II COLUMN (C) INCLUDES THE AMOUNTS DEFERRED AND NOT PAID OUT WITHIN 2 AND A HALF MONTHS AFTER THE YEAR END. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT, AND DISCLOSURE THE BYLAWS OF GS1 US, INC. (THE "CORPORATION") WERE AMENDED EFFECTIVE AS OF MAY 13, 2020, TO PROVIDE THAT A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS (THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CORPORATION) SHALL BE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN NOMINATED BY THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEES OF THE INDUSTRY INITIATIVES. MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION ARE ADMITTED UPON OBTAINING A COMPANY PREFIX, A GS1 IDENTIFICATION KEY AND/OR JOINING AN INDUSTRY INITIATIVE AND PAYING THE APPLICABLE DUES AND FEES. AN INDUSTRY INITIATIVE IS ANY ONE OF SEVERAL INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC INITIATIVES FORMED BY THE CORPORATION TO SUPPORT MEMBERS BY DEVELOPING, RECOMMENDING, PROMOTING, OVERSEEING, AND SECURING ADMINISTRATION OF EFFECTIVE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT STANDARDS AND TECHNIQUES APPLICABLE TO THE SPECIFIED INDUSTRY. THE GOVERNING BODY OF EACH INDUSTRY INITIATIVE IS ITS EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE, THE MEMBERS OF WHICH ARE ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF SUCH INDUSTRY INITIATIVE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A SEE SCHEDULE O, SECTION A, LINE 6. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B AS EXPLAINED IN THE NARRATIVE RESPONSE TO QUESTION 6 OF PART VI, SECTION A, THE PROCEDURES FOR APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS EFFECTIVELY RESERVE ALL GOVERNANCE DECISIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION TO THE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 REVIEW THE RETURN IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY AND IN CONSULTATION WITH GS1 US, INC. STAFF MEMBERS. THE DRAFT PREPARED BY THE ACCOUNTING FIRM IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE COMPANY'S FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM (CEO, HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES, CFO, AND GENERAL COUNSEL). A COPY OF THE FORM IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS (DIRECTORS), FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND HR AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C GS1 US, INC. HAS A CODE OF ETHICS/CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRING EXECUTIVES, BOARD MEMBERS, MANAGERS, AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES TO REVIEW THE POLICY ANNUALLY AND COMPLETE A NOTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE FORM. EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY AND/OR DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS EACH YEAR. WHEN ENCOUNTERING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, BOARD MEMBERS SHALL IDENTIFY THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT AND, AS REQUIRED, REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM ALL DISCUSSIONS AND VOTING ON THE MATTER. ANY DISCLOSED CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS ARE REVIEWED BY HUMAN RESOURCES AND ESCALATED AS APPROPRIATE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE METHODOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY USED BY GS1 US, INC. IN BENCHMARKING JOBS IN THE MARKET HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 2004. IN ORDER TO SERVICE ITS MEMBERS, GS1 US, INC. MUST BE ABLE TO RECRUIT EMPLOYEES WITH APPROPRIATE SKILLS AND BACKGROUND FROM ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE SIMILAR IN SIZE AND SCOPE TO ITS MEMBER BASE. FOR THE TOP EXECUTIVE POSITIONS, MARKET DATA ARE REVIEWED FROM A BENCHMARK GROUP WHICH CONSISTS OF ORGANIZATIONS WITH $50 MILLION TO $1.5 BILLION IN REVENUE. FROM TIME TO TIME, WHEN DATA DOES NOT EXIST IN THIS RANGE, WE MUST EXPAND THE SIZE OF THE BENCHMARK GROUP. THIS COMPARISON GROUP OF ORGANIZATIONS CLOSELY REFLECTS GS1 US, INC.'S LABOR MARKET FOR EXECUTIVE TALENT AND RECOGNIZES THE PAY LIMITATIONS THAT ARE IMPOSED ON TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. APPROXIMATELY EVERY TWO YEARS, GS1 US COMPLETES A FULL MARKET STUDY OF THE EXECUTIVE LEVEL POSITIONS THROUGH A THIRD-PARTY FIRM. GS1 US SUBSCRIBES TO THE WILLIS TOWERS WATSON GENERAL INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION SURVEY - U.S. TO OBTAIN THIS MARKET DATA. FROM THIS DATA, THE COMPENSATION DEPARTMENT CREATES SALARY RANGES, MERIT BUDGETS, AND BONUS TARGETS. THIS DATA, ALONG WITH INDIVIDUAL EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION LEVELS, IS PROVIDED ANNUALLY TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND THEN TO THE BOARD PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR FINAL APPROVAL. INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION PROCESS ARE INDEPENDENT WITH RESPECT TO EACH ARRANGEMENT AT ISSUE AND WILL RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE PROCESS IN THE EVENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES (I.E., COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN SETTING THEIR OWN SPECIFIC COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS). GS1 US, INC. MAINTAINS RECORDS OF THE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION PROCESS, BOTH IN THE BOARD MINUTES AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT RECORDS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT, AND DISCLOSURE NO DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTING GS1 US, INC.'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AUDITED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM AS PART OF A CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT THAT INCLUDES RELATED ENTITIES. GS1 US, INC. HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FOR SELECTING AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. FORM 990, SECTION B - AMENDED RETURN EXPLANATION GS1 US, INC. IS AMENDING ITS 2023 FORM 990 TO CORRECT COMPENSATION REPORTING FOR INDIVIDUALS REPORTED ON PART VII AND SCHEDULE J. UPON IDENTIFYING THE OMISSION, GS1 US, INC. TOOK IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE AMENDED RETURN INCLUDES PREVIOUSLY OMITTED 457(F) PLAN ACCRUALS AND LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (LTIP) AMOUNTS EARNED OR ACCRUED DURING THE YEAR THAT WERE NOT PAID WITHIN 2 AND A HALF MONTHS AFTER THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDING WITH OR WITHIN THE TAX YEAR AND THEREFORE ARE REPORTED AS DEFERRED COMPENSATION IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (C). PART VII, SECTION A AND SCHEDULE J HAVE BEEN REVISED TO REFLECT THE CORRECTED COMPENSATION AMOUNTS, AND PART IX, LINES 5-9, HAVE BEEN REVISED TO REFLECT THE RELATED COMPENSATION EXPENSE. SCHEDULE J, PART III PROVIDES SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION DESCRIBING THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AND THE BASIS USED TO DETERMINE THE CORRECTED AMOUNTS. EPC GLOBAL US LLC 300 CHARLES EWING BOULEVARD EWING NJ 08628 134251995 PROMOTE EPC DE 0 0 GS1 US INC