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        <PersonNm>James Keith King</PersonNm>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Southern Pine Electric Cooperative is a not-for-profit membership organization whose members have identical voting rights and are assigned margins in accordance with the organization's bylaws.</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Each member is entitled to cast one vote in the election of board members.</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Cooperative members must approve any disposition of assets in an amount greater than ten percent (10%) of the value of the cooperative and any other items described in the bylaws.</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The Chief Financial Officer and Senior Financial Reporting Accountant reviewed the completed copy of the Form 990. The Form 990 was then presented to and reviewed with the CEO and board of directors at a board meeting prior to filing the form with the Internal Revenue Service.</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The President/CEO reviews the conflict of interest policy with the Board of Directors annually to ensure compliance.</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The compensation of the President/CEO is determined annually by the Board of Directors using compensation studies prepared by independent consultants. The President/CEO determines the compensation of other employees utilizing the same studies as above.</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Any and all documents, policies, and other records are made available to the public upon request during normal business hours at the headquarters office of the cooperative. The member bylaws and rate schedules are available online at southernpine.coop.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part IX, Line 4</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The instructions to the Form 990 indicate that organizations exempt under Section 501 (c)(12) should report "patronage dividends paid" to their members in Part IX, Line 4 of the Form 990. The Cooperative has interpreted the words "patronage dividends paid" in the instructions to mean margins that are assigned or assignable to the members. The Cooperative assigns the net margins to its members each year. Therefore, the amount listed in Part IX, Line 4 represents the net margins assignable to members for the calendar year.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part XI, line 9:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Changes in Memberships 3,535. Retirement of Capital Credits -6,948,512. Gain on Capital Credits 912,261. Margins Assigned/Assignable to Members 14,341,736.</ExplanationTxt>
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