In order to clarify some key issues related to DCAT Membership, we have compiled these questions and answers. If you have additional questions regarding membership please contact the DCAT office at Phone: 800-640-3228 or 609-448-1000 and a staff member will be happy to assist you.

QUESTION: Who is DCAT and what is the overall objective of the Association?
ANSWER: The Drug, Chemical & Associated Technologies Association, Inc. founded in 1890, is an association of member companies who manufacture, distribute or provide services to the pharmaceutical, chemical, nutritional and associated industries. The Association provides services, programs and activities designed to support the business development objectives of its membership. As an association of widely diverse members, DCAT recognizes the potential for conflicts between the interests of its Member companies. Therefore, DCAT does not engage in any lobbying or other activities that seek to influence policy making or regulatory issues impacting its member companies. However, DCAT membership is one of the most essential connections by which persons working within the various areas of the pharmaceutical, chemical, nutritional and associated industries are able to participate in leadership opportunities, programs and events in their common interests.

QUESTION: Who is a DCAT member? Who Holds DCAT membership?
ANSWER: The corporate entity which joins DCAT is the DCAT member. As a result, any benefits of membership are extended to any fulltime employee of that member entity.

A Parent Company is a corporate entity that pays DCAT dues and includes within its DCAT membership its divisions, subsidiaries, locations, etc. who are involved in the pharmaceutical, chemical, nutritional or associated industries. As a DCAT member, the Parent Company is entitled to:

• Hold a table(s) and/or suite at the DCAT Annual Dinner.
• Receive a full listing in the DCAT Directory of Members and a copy of the Directory for all persons listed in their company's Directory listing.
• Receive all information related to and participate in the DCAT Scholarship Program and the Industry Job Center.
• Send employees to DCAT educational programs/events at the member rate.
• Have employees serve on DCAT ommittees.
• Receive all DCAT informational mailings.

A Division of a Member Parent Company having specific business/products within the pharmaceutical, chemical, nutritional or associated industries may choose to have its own DCAT membership separate from that of the company which is its Parent. The Division would pay dues based on the number of fulltime employees who comprise that particular business entity within the larger Parent. A Division choosing to have its own membership is entitled to all the DCAT membership benefits listed above. However, although the Parent Company may include its Division within its DCAT membership, a Division who chooses to join DCAT may not include its larger Parent Company within its DCAT membership. Likewise, the benefits and privileges of DCAT membership may not extend laterally between individual components of a shared Parent. A division, which retains its own DCAT membership, may not extend its membership privileges to any other Division/ "Sister" company of its Parent Company.

A Subsidiary of a Member Parent Company having specific business/products within the pharmaceutical, chemical, nutritional or associated industry may choose to have its own DCAT membership separate from that of the company which is its Parent. The Subsidiary would pay dues based on the number of fulltime employees who comprise that particular business entity within the larger Parent. A Subsidiary choosing to have its own membership is entitled to all the DCAT membership benefits listed above; however, although the Parent Company may include its subsidiaries within its DCAT membership, a Subsidiary who chooses to join DCAT may not include its larger Parent Company within its DCAT membership. Likewise, the benefits and privileges of DCAT membership may not extend laterally between individual components of a shared Parent. A Subsidiary which retains its own DCAT membership, may not extend its membership privileges to any other Subsidiary/ "Sister" company of its Parent Company.

Should a Subsidiary/Division choose to remain a DCAT member only through its relationship to its Parent, it is the responsibility of the Parent Company to notify DCAT, through the Membership Data Form, that it wishes to have the Subsidiary/Division listed in the Directory. Unless the Parent Company does so, the Subsidiary/Division will not be listed in the DCAT Directory. Subsidiary/Division listings will include the name, address and phone number of the Subsidiary/Division. All Subsidiaries/Divisions listed in the DCAT Directory must have ties to the pharmaceutical, chemical, nutritional or associated industries. Companies listed in the Directory as Subsidiaries/Divisions only do not receive copies of the Directory and are entitled to receive only the following membership benefits:

• Receive all information related to and participate in the DCAT Scholarship Program and the Industry Job Center.
• Send employees to DCAT educational programs/events at the member rate.

QUESTION: Who is included in a member's listing in the DCAT Directory?
ANSWER: We ask that every entity paying DCAT dues provide the Association with the name of one Designated Contact and up to four Alternate Contacts as well as one Human Resources Contact. The names of the Designated and Alternate Contacts are published in the Directory; the name of the HR Contact is not.

Designated Contact:

• Primary representative from company to the association
• Casts vote on behalf of company on all questions brought to the membership
• Receives all DCAT informational mailings and is asked to assist in disseminating them within the company
• Reports changes in company status (name, address, etc. and status of other employees) to DCAT office
• Although the Designated Contact may be selected from any department or location within the Member Company, it is not appropriate for administrative assistants or other support personnel to be selected as a Member's Designated Contact.

Alternate Contacts:

• Additional company representatives to receive DCAT information and assist in disseminating it throughout the company
• Assist in providing DCAT with information and updates regarding the company and/or its employees
• May, if necessary, assume the role of Designated Contact
• May be selected from any department or location within the Member Company

Human Resources Contacts:

• Receive mailings and other information regarding the DCAT Scholarship Program and the Industry Job Center
• Provide DCAT with a member company contact should we be unable to reach company's Designated or Alternate Contacts

QUESTION: Who is entitled to the benefits of DCAT membership?
ANSWER: The benefits of DCAT membership, as listed above, extend to all fulltime employees of any DCAT member entity.

QUESTION: What is the impact of a corporate merger or acquisition upon a company's membership status?
ANSWER: In all cases of mergers and acquisitions, information regarding the merger or acquisition should be reported to the DCAT office. The impact of corporate mergers and acquisitions is related to the membership status of the two entities involved as follows:

Merger of Two DCAT Member Companies - If two DCAT Members merge to form one company, they should:

• Mutually select their Designated and Alternate Contacts.
• Mutually agree on which company address will appear in the next published issue of the DCAT Directory.
• Notify the DCAT staff as to the name of the new contact for tables at the DCAT Dinner (if one or both companies hold Tables).

Merger of a DCAT Member Company with a Non-Member Company - If a DCAT member company merges with a Non-Member:

• The member will retain its membership and all membership privileges through the end of the fiscal year.
• The merging member company will retain the right to any tables, which it currently holds at the Annual Dinner.
• It is the responsibility of the company which exists as a result of the merger to notify the DCAT staff as to the name of any new contact for tables at the Annual Dinner.
• The Company which exists as a result of the merger will be billed for the appropriate dues at the beginning of the next billing cycle.

Acquisition of a DCAT Member Company by another DCAT Member Company - If one DCAT Member Company acquires another Member Company:

• The acquiring company should notify the DCAT office that the acquisition has been accomplished.
• The acquiring company will retain any tables at the DCAT Dinner already established in the name of either company.
• DCAT staff will notify the company making the acquisition as to the names of the Designated and Alternate Contacts at the company being acquired and encourage the acquiring company to do everything possible to incorporate those individuals among their DCAT contacts.
• At the beginning of the next billing cycle, the dues level will be adjusted to reflect the size of the new company.

Acquisition of a DCAT Member Company by a Non-Member Company - If a Non-Member Company acquires a DCAT Member Company:

• Membership benefits will be extended to the acquiring company through the end of the current billing cycle; however, it is the responsibility of the acquiring company to contact the DCAT office with the names of their Designated and Alternate Contacts.
• The acquiring company will assume control of any tables which the member company has established at the DCAT Dinner.
• At the beginning of the next billing cycle after the acquisition occurs, the dues level of the acquiring company will be adjusted to reflect the size of the new company.

QUESTION: Can an individual hold DCAT membership?
ANSWER: No. DCAT membership is corporate, and only under special circumstances may an individual retain DCAT membership. Retired Members are no longer conducting any business related to their former employment at a DCAT Member Company. Retired Members are former directors, officers, or employees of a company, which was an Active Member when their retirement occurred. Retired Members pay annual dues as established by the Board of Directors. Under special circumstances, DCAT officers, directors, Advisory Council members, or committee chairpersons who have left their employment with a DCAT Member Company, may become Associate Members. An individual may hold an Associate Membership for a period not to exceed six (6) months.

QUESTION: Based on the dues structure, how do I determine what my company pays?
ANSWER: Companies are billed for dues based upon the number of fulltime employees working for the company, both domestically and internationally, regardless of their function within the company. That means that a company's dues is not calculated upon how many people work in the Sales or Purchasing Department, for example, but on how many work throughout the Company.

The DCAT Board of Directors has approved the following dues structure effective with the billing cycle on August 15, 2002.

QUESTION: Is there a difference in the way that domestic and international companies join DCAT and take advantage of their membership?
ANSWER: At one time there was a separate dues rate for international DCAT members. However, in today's business world virtually every company does business domestically and internationally regardless of where the company is headquartered. With that in mind, in 2001, the Board of Directors voted to eliminate the international dues category. All DCAT Member Companies are entitled to the same privileges of membership.