ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
Union Carbide Corporation and Subsidiaries
PART II, Item 9A.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by the Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Corporation carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Corporation's Disclosure Committee and the Corporation's management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Corporation's disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 15d - 15(b). Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Corporation's disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in the Corporation's internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 that was conducted during the last fiscal quarter that materially affected or were reasonably likely to materially affect the Corporation's internal control over financial reporting.
Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Corporation's internal control framework and processes are designed to provide reasonable assurance to management and the Board of Directors regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the Corporation's consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The Corporation's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
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pertain to the maintenance of records, that in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Corporation;
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provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Corporation are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and Directors of the Corporation; and
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provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Corporation's assets that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, any system of internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance and may not prevent or detect misstatements.
Management assessed the effectiveness of the Corporation's internal control over financial reporting and concluded that, as of December 31, 2015, such internal control is effective. In making the assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO") in Internal Control--Integrated Framework (2013).
The Corporation's internal control over financial reporting was not subject to attestation by the Corporation's independent registered public accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Corporation to provide only management's report. Therefore, this annual report does not include an attestation report regarding internal controls over financial reporting from Deloitte & Touche LLP.
February 12, 2016
/s/ RICHARD A. WELLS
/s/ IGNACIO MOLINA
Richard A. Wells
President and Chief Executive Officer
Ignacio Molina
Vice President, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer
/s/ RONALD C. EDMONDS
Ronald C. Edmonds, Vice President and Controller
The Dow Chemical Company
Authorized Representative of
Union Carbide Corporation
Union Carbide Corporation and Subsidiaries
PART II, Item 9B.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
Union Carbide Corporation and Subsidiaries
PART III
ITEM 10.
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Omitted pursuant to General Instruction I of Form 10-K.
ITEM 11.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Omitted pursuant to General Instruction I of Form 10-K.
ITEM 12.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Omitted pursuant to General Instruction I of Form 10-K.
ITEM 13.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Omitted pursuant to General Instruction I of Form 10-K.
ITEM 14.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Dow's Audit Committee pre-approves all auditing services and permitted non-audit services (including the fees and terms thereof) to be performed for Dow and its subsidiaries (including the Corporation) by its independent auditor, subject to the de minimus exception for non-audit services described in Section 10A(i)(1)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act, which are approved by Dow's Audit Committee prior to the completion of the audit. The Corporation's management and its Board of Directors subscribe to these policies and procedures. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, professional services were performed for the Corporation by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, and their respective affiliates (collectively, the “Deloitte Entities”).
Total fees paid to the Deloitte Entities were $1,669 thousand in 2015 and $1,635 thousand in 2014. These are the aggregate of fees billed for the audit of the Corporation's annual financial statements, the reviews of the financial statements in the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, statutory audits and other regulatory filings.
Union Carbide Corporation and Subsidiaries
PART IV
ITEM 15.
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) The following documents are filed as part of this report:
1. The Corporation's 2015 Consolidated Financial Statements and the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm are included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
2. Financial Statement Schedules are omitted because of the absence of the conditions under which they are required or because the information called for is included in the Consolidated Financial Statements or Notes thereto.
3. See the Exhibit Index for exhibits filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K (see below) and for exhibits incorporated by reference.
The Corporation will provide a copy of any exhibit upon receipt of a written request for the particular exhibit or exhibits desired. All requests should be addressed to the Corporation's principal executive offices (address provided at the end of the Exhibit Index).
The following exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index are filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Union Carbide Corporation and Subsidiaries
Trademark Listing
The following trademarks of Union Carbide Corporation or its subsidiaries appear in this report:
CARBOWAX, FLEXOMER, POLYOX, REDI-LINK, SI-LINK, SENTRY, TERGITOL, TRITON, TUFLIN, UCAR, UCARTHERM, UCON, UNIGARD, UNIPOL, UNIPURGE, UNIVAL
The following trademark of The Dow Chemical Company appears in this report: METEOR
The following registered service mark of American Chemistry Council appears in this report: Responsible Care
® ™Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) or an affiliated company of Dow
Union Carbide Corporation and Subsidiaries
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Annual Report on Form 10-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the 12th day of February 2016.
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
By:
/s/ RONALD C. EDMONDS
Ronald C. Edmonds, Vice President and Controller
The Dow Chemical Company
Authorized Representative of
Union Carbide Corporation
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Annual Report on Form 10-K has been signed below on the 12th day of February 2016 by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated:
/s/ RICHARD A. WELLS
/s/ GLENN J. MORAN
Richard A. Wells
Glenn J. Moran, Director
President and Chief Executive Officer
/s/ IGNACIO MOLINA
/s/ MARK R. BASSETT
Ignacio Molina
Vice President, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer
Mark R. Bassett, Director
/s/ RONALD C. EDMONDS
Ronald C. Edmonds, Vice President and Controller
The Dow Chemical Company
Authorized Representative of
Union Carbide Corporation
Union Carbide Corporation and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Information to be Furnished With Reports Filed Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act by Registrants Which Have Not Registered Securities Pursuant to Section 12 of the Act
The Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company ("Dow") and, as such, does not send an annual report to security holders or proxy material with respect to any annual or other meeting of security holders to Dow or any other security holders.
Union Carbide Corporation and Subsidiaries
Exhibit Index
A copy of any exhibit listed above may be obtained on written request to the Secretary's Office, Union Carbide Corporation, 7501 State Highway 185 North, Seadrift, Texas, 77983.