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JOSHUA HANCE SON OF CEO 56776 EMPLOYEE OF COOP false ROBERT HANCE CEO 2292403 BOARD MEMBER false OF SUPPLIER false CLARENCE BARTH CHAIRMAN 46528343 BOARD MEMBER OF false POWER SUPPLIER false RONALD ARMSTRONG BOARD MEMBER 46528343 BOARD MEMBER OF false POWER SUPPLIER false KENNETH SWOPE VICE CHAIRMAN 1353204 BOARD MEMBER OF false POWER SUPPLIER false SCHEDULE L, PART V LINE 2: ROBERT HANCE IS THE CEO OF MIDWEST ENERGY COOPERATIVE, AND A BOARD MEMBER OF RESCO, A SUPPLY COOPERATIVE. THE TRANSACTION INDICATED ON LINE 2 REPRESENTS PURCHASES MADE BY MIDWEST ENERGY COOPERATIVE FROM RESCO IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF BUSINESS. LINES 4,6, AND 8: CLARENCE BARTH, RONALD ARMSTRONG, AND KENNETH SWOPE ARE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE COOPERATIVE AND ALSO SERVE AS BOARD MEMBERS OF RELATED POWER SUPPLY COOPERATIVES. THE AMOUNTS LISTED REPRESENT PURCHASES MADE BY MIDWEST ENERGY COOPERATIVE FROM THE RESPECTIVE POWER SUPPLY ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990 MIDWEST ENERGY COOPERATIVE BEGAN A SOFT LAUNCH PROJECT FOR FIBER TO THE HOME IN 2013. THIS INCLUDES PROVIDING PHONE AND HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND TO 963 MEMBERS IN TWO AREAS OF THEIR SERVICE TERRITORY. IT WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN 2013 AND WILL BE FULLY FUNCTIONAL IN 2014. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 COOPERATIVE HAS MEMBERS AS ITS OWNERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY REGION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B REVIEWED BY CFO, THEN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C POLICY ENFORCED BY REVIEW OF COOP RECORDS AND REPORTING DISCLOSURES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A AMOUNT OF CEO COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY BOARD POLICY NUMBER B-04. THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION IS CALCULATED USING COMPARABLE MARKET DATA, BOTH INDUSTRY AND NON-INDUSTRY SPECIFIC. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE BY REQUEST AT THE COOPERATIVES HEADQUARTERS. FORM 990, PART XI LINE 9 INCLUDES AN ADJUSTMENT TO OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR 4,735,960 FOR AN ADJSTMENT TO EQUITY FOR A PREPAID PENSION ASSET FOLLOWING AN ACTUARIAL VALUATION OF THE POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS OBLIGATION MIDWEST ENERGY INC 901 E STATE STREET CASSOPOLIS MI 49031 383401193 PROPANE MI N/A C CORP 780453 8176780 1.00000 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false MIDWEST ENERGY INC M 20388 MIDWEST ENERGY INC N 343722