Controls and Procedures . The Corporation has established and maintains “disclosure controls and procedures” (as is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act); and (a) such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by the Corporation in the reports it files or will file or submit under the Exchange Act, as applicable, is accumulated and communicated to management of the Corporation, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure to be made and (b) such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in all material respects to perform the functions for which they were established to the extent required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act. Since the date of the Annual Report, there have been no significant changes in the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.