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ransportation Chief Quits, Citing 'Other Challenges' - New York Times

ne 24, 2006

ransportation Chief Quits, Citing 'Otherhallenges'

MATTHEW L. WALD; DAVID STOUT CONTRIBUTED REPORTING FOR THIS ARTICLE.

ansportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta, who has served longer than anyone else now ie cabinet, announced Friday that he was resigning effective July 7.

a letter to President Bush dated Tuesday, Mr. Mineta, 74, did not give his reasons foraving, other than to say simply that ''it is time for me to move on to other challenges.''

he White House press secretary, Tony Snow, said Mr. Mineta was resigning ''because heanted to.''

spokesman for Mr. Mineta, Robert Johnson, said that ''the timing has everything to do withat he sees as potential opportunities outside public life, and nothing whatsoever with

nything going on in Congress or the administration.''

There's no such thing as 'retirement' in Norm Mineta's vocabulary,'' Mr. Johnson said, ''andat's certainly the case in this situation.''

aria Cino, deputy transportation secretary, will serve as acting secretary pendingnfirmation of a successor.

r. Mineta led his department through the Sept. 11 crisis and helped oversee creation of th

ansportation Security Administration, which later became part of the Department ofomeland Security. He also helped lay the groundwork for privatizing highways and otheransportation assets. Commercial airline safety has greatly improved during his time in offind the death rate on the highways has fallen.

wo goals that he did not achieve, however, were a restructuring of Amtrak and governmeermission for a higher level of foreign investment in airlines. His proposal to allow foreignntrol of airlines was decisively defeated in the House last week, although the issue remai

efore Congress.

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ith Mr. Mineta's departure, only two of President Bush's original cabinet secretaries are stn the job: Elaine L. Chao, secretary of labor, and Donald H. Rumsfeld, secretary of defens

ut he has been in the cabinet longer than either of them. A Democrat, he served asmmerce secretary for the last six months of Bill Clinton's presidency. Mr. Bush, in a gestubipartisanship after winning the 2000 election with a minority of the popular vote, kept h

n, as transportation secretary, joking at the time that Mr. Mineta was not joining the cabinmuch as the cabinet was joining him.

s an American citizen of Japanese descent, Mr. Mineta was sent to an internment camp alth his family during World War II. He became mayor of San Jose, Calif., in 1971 and thenpresented that area in Congress for 21 years.

e was chairman of the powerful Public Works and Transportation Committee in 1992-94 bsigned his House seat 10 months after the Republicans gained control in the 1994 electio

e lists high among his accomplishments in Congress the adoption of a 1988 bill that offeren official apology to Japanese-Americans interned during the war. He served in the Houseth Dick Cheney, who as vice president-elect called to offer him the role of transportationcretary.

r. Mineta was the first Asian-American cabinet secretary. He was the 14th secretary ofansportation, and the longest-serving of them.

e was also only the fourth person to serve in the cabinet of presidents of different partiesmes R. Schlesinger was Richard M. Nixon's defense secretary and Jimmy Carter's energycretary; Henry L. Stimson was secretary of war under William H. Taft, secretary of state

nder Herbert Hoover, and secretary of war under Franklin D. Roosevelt; and Edwin M.anton was attorney general in the administration of James Buchanan and secretary of war Abraham Lincoln.

r. Mineta had hip replacement surgery in 2002 at the Bethesda Naval Medical Center, andorked from there for some weeks as he recuperated. But since then he has intermittently

ured the country to campaign for various legislative initiatives, notably the reorganizing omtrak, which he insisted could not keep on expecting subsidies. Congress, however,sagreed.

mes H. Burnley IV, who served Ronald Reagan as deputy transportation secretary and thcretary, said in a telephone interview that he did not know why Mr. Mineta had decided tsign but that ''you do get tired of it, in the sense that if you stay long enough you starteing the same issues come back.''



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r. Burnley said one of the accomplishments for which Mr. Mineta would be remembered wst year's passage of a Transportation Department reauthorization bill, which laid theoundwork for leasing roads to private companies that would operate them and collect toll

very major investment bank in this country,'' Mr. Burnley said, ''is setting up anfrastructure fund.''

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Journal of Commerce Online

July 11, 2006 Tuesday

Mineta joins public relations firm

SECTION: E-COMMERCE/TECHNOLOGY; Pg. WP

LENGTH: 71 words

Former Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta has joined the public relations

firm Hill & Knowlton as vice chairman, effective July 24.

Mineta resigned as transportation secretary on June 23.

He will be based in Washington. D.C. and report to Hill & Knowlton Chairman

and Chief Executive Paul Taaffe.

Hill & Knowlton, one of the world's biggest public relations companies, is

owned by British advertising conglomerate WPP Group PLC.

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THE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER

March 01, 2008 Saturday

TANKERDEAL: AIR FORCE GOES WITH NORTHROP/EADS

TEAM APPEAL POSSIBLE: GREGOIRE TO CONFER WITH

AEROSPACE EXECS AT BOEING, SHOCK - AND THEN ANGER

OUTCRY OVER HUGE CONTRACT LOSS TAKES ON A TONE OF

NATIONALISM

BYLINE: STEWART M. POWELL, ERIC ROSENBERG, CRAIG HARRIS AND JAMES WALLACE P-I

Washington Bureau / P-I reporters

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LENGTH: 2231 words

The Air Force on Friday delivered a shock to storied American airplane

builder The Boeing Co. by choosing a team of Northrop Grumman Corp. and Airbus

parent EADS to build a new fleet of air-to-air refueling tankers - a contractpotentially worth $100 billion.

Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne's surprise announcement at the Pentagon set

the stage for the next phase of a high-stakes struggle and coming debate likely

to be framed in terms of economic nationalism.

Sue Payton, the Air Force official responsible for acquisition, acknowledged

that Boeing could file a formal protest over the initial $35 billion contract

decision, provoking a protracted investigation that might delay production of

the first 179 tankers.

Congress also may take a look at the deal, which is expected to have the

first new air-to-air tanker operational by 2013.

In a statement after the Air Force announcement at the Pentagon, Boeingspokesman William Barksdale said: "Obviously we are very disappointed with this

outcome. Once we have reviewed the details behind the award, we will make a

decision concerning our possible options, keeping in mind at all times the

impact to the warfighter and our nation."

Barksdale gave no indication whether Boeing would file a formal protest.

Air Force Gen. Arthur Lichte, commander of the Air Mobility Command that

flies the tanker fleet, sought to rebut anticipated criticism that the Air Force

has chosen a French-based aircraft maker over a major American company.

Referring to the EADS-Northrop model, Lichte told reporters at the Pentagon

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briefing: "This is an American tanker. It's flown by American airmen. It has abig American flag on the tail, and every day, it'll be out there saving American

lives."

Lichte said the aircraft, based on the Airbus 330-200 commercial passenger

airliner, was twice the size of the Boeing aircraft, providing more tankercapacity, more passenger space if converted to air transport, and more space for

patients if converted to the aero-evacuation mission.

"From my perspective, I can sum it up in one word - more," Lichte said.

The Pentagon briefers - two civilians and two generals - did not mention the

name of Toulouse, France-based Airbus during their comments but instead referred

to the winner as Northrop Grumman, the Los Angeles-based partner.

`A sad day for Boeing'

Workers at Boeing's Everett plant, where the tanker would have been built

based on Boeing's twin-engine 767 jetliner, were stunned and angry.

David Muellenbach, a 12-year Boeing employee doing quality-assurance work on

the 767 line, said of the decision: "It is a shock. It's a sad day for Boeing.What can we do?"

Gov. Chris Gregoire and other Washington politicians expressed great

disappointment in the Air Force's decision. The governor earlier in the week

raised the possibility of a congressional inquiry or a formal legal protest if

Boeing lost.

A spokesman for the governor Friday said she was going to reserve judgment

until she personally spoke with Boeing executives and meets with the

congressional delegation.

"Until we know a little more why Boeing lost we can't make any furthercomments," said Mike Gowrylow, a governor's spokesman.

Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Wash., a senior member of the House panel that oversees

military spending, predicted "a firestorm of criticism about this decision." He

said many lawmakers "don't want Airbus building this plane."

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., told reporters she was "frustrated, angry and in

shock at this announcement."

The state's senior senator said she couldn't understand the choice of giving

a massive contract to a foreign-based business, considering that the U.S. is

teetering on a recession.

"You can put an American sticker on a plane and call it American, but youcan't call it American made. They are clearly going to be made overseas, and

that is a factor we all have to be thinking about, whether we want American

planes built overseas."

Murray said Boeing will be debriefed by the Air Force later this month on whyit lost out, and the company could then appeal the decision. The Government

Accountability Office then has 100 days to examine the appeal, Murray said. She

said it was premature to speculate on a congressional inquiry, but added, "We

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clearly want to be supportive of Boeing and find out the facts."

Huge win for Alabama

Northrop and the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. are offering an

Airbus A330 jet that would be modified into a tanker at a factory to be built inMobile, Ala. EADS recently announced that it would also assemble A330 commercial

freighters in Mobile if it won the tanker competition. That would boost thecompany's U.S. footprint, help it with the Airbus bottom line and gain the

European defense giant more powerful friends in Congress.

Although Boeing was considered the heavy favorite, Northrop and itssupporters, especially politicians in Alabama, argued that the bigger Airbus

plane, to be called the KC-45A, would make a superior tanker to the 767 offered

by Boeing.

Business leaders and politicians in Mobile say that the win will turn the

region into an aerospace hub on par with Seattle.

The Gulf Coast city of about 200,000 people will have to provide a work forceof 1,200 aerospace engineers, assembly workers and designers. That does not

include Airbus' existing engineering center in Mobile, which has 65 people and

is trying to ramp up to 150 employees by 2009.

When asked to characterize the sentiment in the office Friday, Mobile Area

Chamber of Commerce spokeswoman Leigh Perry-Herndon said: "Oh my gosh, I mean,

joy, elation, surprise, excitement. There's so much happening here and the news

just keeps getting better and better and better; you almost have to pinch

yourself."

Many of the roads and buildings needed to accommodate the tanker program in

Alabama do not yet exist. The city and Mobile County have dedicated about $25

million in incentives and infrastructure improvements, contingent on Northrop

winning the contract, Mobile Mayor Sam Jones said.

"This is really a community-changing announcement for us," he said.

The decision also is a boost to EADS in establishing a key foothold in the

global tanker market. EADS has won several international tanker competitions, inwhich the A330 was picked over the 767, but the total orders for its tanker had

been small. The U.S. Air Force has nearly 600 tankers, more than double the

number in the rest of the world combined.

Boeing has enjoyed a monopoly on building tankers for the U.S. military.

Before the jet age and the KC-135, Boeing supplied the U.S. military with a

tanker based on its B-29 bomber.

Analysts who monitor Boeing said the Air Force's decision was a huge blow tothe Chicago-based company and its shareholders.

"As a result of this decision, we are looking at the end of the road for the

767 line in the near future because commercial demand for that plane has waned

fairly rapidly," said Loren Thompson, a defense analyst with the Lexington

Institute, a public policy think tank

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management, and he added that the decision will "provide a political firestorm

among Boeing supporters on Capitol Hill."

He said the decision to have Northrop and EADS build the new tanker would be

difficult to overturn if an appeal occurred.

Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group in Fairfax, Va., said the decision was

not "what anyone expected" because Boeing had the home team and incumbentadvantage. He said there is very little historical precedent that a protest

would result in overturning an award.

Scott Hamilton, an analyst with Issaquah-based Leeham Co., called the Air

Force's decision a "big blow" to Boeing's prestige and ego, and predicted a

congressional inquiry or appeal. But Hamilton said the decision won't have a

major financial impact on the company.

In after-hours trading, shares of Northrop rose about 6 percent to $83.40

while Boeing's shares fell close to 4 percent to $79.75. Mark McGraw, vice

president of Boeing's tanker program, said several weeks ago that if Boeing

lost, it would be out of the tanker business "for quite some time." Boeing wouldlikely close down its 767 line once the remaining commercial jets on order are

completed around 2012. But once the line closes, workers likely would be shifted

to other programs, which is what happened when Boeing ended production of the

757.

Years to finalize

Northrop Grumman Chairman Ronald Sugar said the firm's "vast expertise" would

give the Air Force "the most capable and versatile tanker ever built," addingthat the aircraft "will be a game changer."

Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., hailed the Air Force decision as "the right

decision for our military," adding: "Bringing these jobs to Alabama will

solidify our stellar reputation as an industrial leader and send a strongmessage to the rest of the world: Alabama is open for business."

The promise of a tanker contract worth tens of billions of dollars - perhaps

up to $100 billion if the Air Force replaces its entire current tanker fleet

with new jets - has taken years to play out, and had a little of everything,

from defense rivals Boeing and EADS trading trans-Atlantic punches to a

procurement scandal that reached into Boeing's corporate offices.

In its quest to replace its Eisenhower-era, Boeing-built KC-135 tankers, theAir Force in 2002 negotiated a $23 billion deal with Boeing for a hundred 767

tankers, but it quickly came under fire in Congress as a financial handout for

Boeing. The tanker deal collapsed in 2004 when it was learned that the AirForce's second-ranking acquisition official, Darleen Druyun, had negotiated an

executive-level job with Boeing Chief Financial Officer Michael Sears during the

tanker contract talks. Both were fired and landed in prison.

The procurement scandal rocked Boeing. Phil Condit, Boeing's chairman and

chief executive at the time, resigned and Boeing's reputation in Congress was

seriously damaged.

"I sincerely hope politics didn't play a role in this," Murray said of

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improper conduct in hiring of senior Air Force procurement official Darleen

Druyun, who is also fired.

Dec. 2003: Boeing CEO Phil Condit resigns.

2004: Tanker deal collapses after congressional investigation. Sears andDruyun end up in prison.

April 2005: Air Force issues request for information, which formally starts a

new tanker competition. This time, Boeing is challenged by a team of Northrop

Grumman and EADS, the parent of Airbus.

April 2007: Boeing and Northrop-EADS submit their bids for the tankercompetition.

FRIDAY: Air Force selects new KC-45A tanker to be built by Northrop Grumman

and EADS.

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U.S. AIR FORCE'S AGING FLEET

Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker

Commercial price $39.8 million in 1998 dollars

Length 136 feet, 3 inches

Wingspan 130 feet, 10 inches

Height 41 feet, 8 inches

Maximum takeoff weight 322,500 lbs.

Deployed 1957

Fleet 500+

Boeing KC-10 Extender

Commercial price $88.4 million in 1998 dollars

Length 181 feet, 7 inches

Wingspan 165 feet, 4 inches

Height 58 feet, 1 inches

Maximum takeoff weight 590,000 lbs.

Deployed 1981

Fleet 59

Sources: Boeing, Northrop Grumman, EADS %%

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Northrop, EADS tanker win sparks controversy in U.S. - Boston.com

THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRIN

Northrop, EADS tanker win sparks controversy inU.S.

By Andrea Shalal-Esa - Analysis | March 2, 2008

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A surprising U.S. decision to bypass Boeing Co and award North

Grumman Corp and Europe's EADS a $35 billion aerial tanker deal underscore

he global nature of the defense market, and will clearly be a hot topic in U.S. national politics this yea

Signed late on Friday by Northrop and the Air Force, the fixed-price deal is an enormous boon for NoU.S. defense company Northrop, dramatically expands EADS's foothold in the U.S. market and hastehe end of the Boeing 767 production line.

But with the U.S. economy in a slump and Boeing backers howling about potential job losses to EuroU.S. lawmakers could still hold up the deal, and it may become a football in the presidential election.

The likely Republican nominee, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, led an investigation that killed an earliAir Force proposal to lease 100 Boeing 767 tankers after a former top Air Force official went to jail fonegotiating a senior job with Boeing as she was still overseeing that deal and others.

Now, opponents say, he has helped hand the huge deal to EADS, the parent company of Airbus.

Northrop says 60 percent of its plane will be made in America and even the fuselage and tail of theBoeing 767 would have been built overseas, but "Buy America" rhetoric is an easy sell in hard financimes.

"The last bastion of the losing protectionist is to wave the bloody 'Buy America' shirt," said analyst JoJohnson of the Teal Group. "It tells you they don't have another argument -- e.g., the (Northrop) prodwas newer, more capable and less risky."

Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, still vying for their party's nomination, have not addreshe deal, but the issue of U.S. jobs going overseas is clearly on their radar.

Their Democratic colleagues in the Senate and House of Representatives are already raising questioabout McCain's role in convincing the Air Force to take the U.S.-European dispute over airplanesubsidies out of the competition.

"The U.S. government is bringing an action against Airbus in the World Trade Organization andsubsidies should have been taken into account" in this competition, Rep. Norm Dicks, a WashingtonDemocrat, told Reuters.

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Belleville News-Democrat (Illinois)

June 19, 2008 Thursday

Errors found in tanker contract;

GAO backs up Boeing protest

BYLINE: LES BLUMENTHAL AND DAVID MONTGOMERY, McClatchy Newspapers

SECTION: A; Pg. 1

LENGTH: 797 words

The Government Accountability Office concluded Wednesday that the Air Force

made "significant errors" in awarding a $35 billion contract for

aerial-refueling tankers to a team that included a European aerospace company.

In a major victory for Boeing, which has a major aircraft assembly plant in

St. Louis, the GAO recommended that the Air Force reopen the competition,

including rewriting the contract specifications.

"Our review of the record led us to conclude that the Air Force had made anumber of significant errors that could have affected the outcome of what was a

close competition between Boeing and Northrop Grumman," the GAO said. "We

therefore sustain the Boeing protest."

The Air Force has 60 days to respond to the GAO recommendations, which are

not binding.

The GAO ruling further delayed the Air Force's top priority of replacing its

decades-old tanker fleet, which is part of the 18th Air Force, headquartered at

Scott Air Force Base near Belleville.

Maj. Gen. James A. Hawkins, commander of the 18th Air Force, told McClatchy

Newspapers in late April that some of the tankers are so old and worn that you

can "literally poke your fist" through the corroded skin of the aircraft.

Hawkins has not expressed a preference in the selection competition but says

the service desperately needs to modernize its tanker fleet, a pervasive

sentiment throughout the Air Force.

"I'm the guy that uses what's given to me, so I have not been involved in any

way, shape or form with the acquisition process," he said in an interview. "What

I'll tell you is I do need a replacement so whatever product is put in my hands

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... I will put it to good use."

The 18th Air Force, attached to the Air Mobility Command at Scott, has a

fleet of about 480 KC-135 Stratotankers and nearly 60 newer KC-10 Extenders at

various bases across the country. The average age of the KC-135 fleet is 47

years.

"The Air Force has been trying throughout this decade to get started on

replacing these decrepit tankers, and now it will have to wait even longer,"

said Air Force spokesman Loren Thompson. "In all likelihood, the winner of the

tanker competition will now be determined in the next administration."

The tanker dispute will also be high on the agenda of the next Air Force

Chief of Staff. Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, commander of the U.S. Transportation

Command at Scott, has been recommended by Defense Secretary Robert Gates to

replace Moseley but President Bush has not presented a formal nomination to the

Senate.

Randy Belote, vice president of corporate and international communications

for Northrop Grumman, said his company would review the GAO findings beforecommenting.

"We respect the GAO's work in analyzing the Air Force's tanker acquisition

process," he said. "We continue to believe that Northrop Grumman offered the

most modern and capable tanker."

U.S. Rep. Jerry Costello, D-Belleville, who criticized the initial Air Force

decision, welcomed the GAO's findings.

"The GAO has conducted a thorough review of the contract process and found

that Boeing was disadvantaged in several ways," said Costello, who is chairman

of the House Aviation Subcommittee.

"This is an opportunity to fully consider all the factors that will best meetour aerial refueling needs, and I look forward to this process moving forward

expeditiously."

In February, the Air Force awarded the contract to Northrop Grumman and the

European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co., the parent company of Boeing's chief

rival, Airbus. The Air Force said Northrop-EADS had bested Boeing in virtually

every category and that Boeing wasn't being punished for an earlier procurement

scandal and other problems with the Pentagon.

Within two weeks, Boeing filed a protest with the GAO, alleging that the Air

Force had adjusted the contract criteria at the last minute to ensure that there

were at least two bidders. Boeing also said that Air Force officials had erred

when they found that the Northrop-EADS tanker was better in mission capability,

risk, past performance and cost.

Boeing, which has built tankers for the Air Force since World War II, said

the Air Force initially had sought bids for a medium-sized tanker but later

switched to a bigger tanker in a move that favored the Northrop-EADS plane.

The contract was for replacing 179 Eisenhower-era KC-135 tankers. Eventually,

the Air Force plans to replace all of its more than 600 tankers, at an estimated

cost of roughly $100 billion.

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The Air Force's decision to award the contract to a team that included a

European aerospace manufacturer that's long sought a toehold in the U.S. defense

market was widely criticized on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers from Washington state

and Kansas said that the Air Force's decision to use a European airframe would

result in the loss of American jobs.

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About Norman Y. Mineta

Secretary Norman Y. Mineta is Vice Chairman of Hill & Knowlton based in its

Washington, D.C. office. Mineta provides counsel and strategic advice to Hill &

Knowlton clients on a wide range of business and political issues.

Mineta is well known for his work in the areas of transportation - including

aviation, surface transportation, and infrastructure - and national security. He

is recognized for his accomplishments in economic development, science and

technology policy, foreign and domestic trade, budgetary issues and civil

rights.

Mineta's career in public service has been both distinguished and unique. He

brings a wealth of experience and the perspective of having served in Congress

for over 20 years and the Cabinet of both Republican and Democratic presidents.

For almost 30 years, Mineta represented San Jose, California - the heart of

Silicon Valley - first on the city council, then as mayor, and then, from 1975

to 1995, as a Member of Congress. Throughout that time, Mineta was an advocate

of the burgeoning technology industry. He worked to encourage new industries and

spur job growth, and he supported the development of the infrastructure to

accommodate the industry and its tremendous growth.

Mineta served as the chairman of the House Transportation and Public Works

Committee from 1992 to 1994, after having chaired the Subcommittee on Aviation

and the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. He was the primary author of the

groundbreaking ISTEA legislation - the Intermodal Surface Transportation

Efficiency Act of 1991.

In 2000, Mineta was appointed by President Bill Clinton as the U.S. Secretary

of Commerce. At the Department of Commerce, Mineta was known for his work on

technology issues, for achieving international cooperation and intergovernmental

coordination on complex fisheries issues, and streamlining the patent and

trademark process.

Mineta was appointed Secretary of Transportation by President George W. Bush

in 2001, where he served until he joined Hill & Knowlton in July 2006. Following

the horrific terrorist acts of September 11, 2001, Mineta guided the creation of

the Transportation Security Administration - an agency with more than 65,000employees - the largest mobilization of a new federal agency since World War II.

Mineta was also a vice president of Lockheed Martin where he oversaw the

first successful implementation of the EZ-Pass system in New York State.

Recognized for his leadership, Mineta has received numerous awards, including

the Presidential Medal of Freedom - the United States' highest civilian honor -

and the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy, which is awarded for significant public

service of enduring value to aviation in the United States.

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While in Congress, he was the co-founder of the Congressional Asian Pacific

American Caucus and Chair of the National Civil Aviation Review Commission in

1997. He is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley.

CONTACT: AECOMTechnology Corporation

Paul Gennaro, 212-973-3167

SVP & Chief Communications Officer

[email protected]

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AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES

Adopted March 1, 2007

Role of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors oversees the business and affairs of the Corporation in accordance with

applicable law. It monitors overall corporate performance and establishes the strategic direction

of the Corporation. This includes the Boards approval of strategic plans presented by

management. Management is responsible implementing the Corporations strategic direction.

The Boards core governance functions include:

advising and counseling management regarding significant issues, risks and transactions;assessing the performance of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and senior

management and setting compensation accordingly;overseeing the Company's integrity and ethics, and compliance with laws;monitoring the Company's operating results and financial condition and overseeing the

Company's financial reporting; and

nominating directors and shaping effective corporate governance.

Board Membership Criteria

Members of the Board of Directors should have the highest professional and personal ethics and

values. The Boards Nominating and Governance Committee annually reviews the appropriate

skills and characteristics required of Board members in the context of the current composition of

the Board, the operating requirements of the Corporation and the long-term interests ofstockholders. In conducting this assessment, the Committee considers diversity, age, skills, and

such other factors as it deems appropriate to maintain a balance of knowledge, experience and

capability.

As a whole, the Board of Directors should include individuals that are committed to enhancing

stockholder value with sufficient time to effectively carry out their duties. While all directors

should possess business acumen, the Board of Directors endeavors to include an array of targeted

skills and experience in its overall composition. Criteria that the Nominating and Governance

Committee looks for in director candidates include business experience and skills, judgment,

independence, integrity and an understanding of such areas as finance, marketing, regulation,

public policy and the absence of potential conflicts with the Corporations interests.

Director Independence

A majority of the Board consists of independent Directors as defined in accordance with the

listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange. To be considered "independent," a Director

must be determined by the Board, after recommendation by the Nominating and Governance

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making its determination concerning the absence of a material relationship, the Board adheres to

all of the specific tests for independence included in the New York Stock Exchange listing

standards.

Other Board Memberships

The Corporation values the experience and perspective that Directors bring from their service on

other boards, but also recognizes that other board memberships and activities may also limit a

Directors time and availability and may present conflicts of interest or legal issues, including

independence issues. As a general rule, Directors should limit their service as directors on

publicly-held company and investment company boards to no more than [five] (including the

Corporations Board of Directors). Service on the boards of subsidiary companies is not

included in this calculation. Moreover, if a director sits on several mutual fund boards within the

same fund family, it will count as one board for purposes of this calculation. Directors should

advise the Chairperson of the Nominating and Governance Committee in advance of accepting

an invitation to serve on another board. Extraordinary or transitional situations involving the

number of directorships of any particular Director or potential Director shall be subject to reviewby the Nominating and Governance Committee.

Lead Independent Director

The independent Directors will annually select a Lead Independent Director from among the

independent Directors serving on the Corporation's Board. The Lead Director will chair the

executive sessions of non-employee and independent Directors and consult with the Chairman on

agendas for Board meetings and other matters pertinent to the Corporation and the Board.

Selection of New Directors

The Nominating and Governance Committee identifies, investigates and recommends

prospective directors to the Board. The Nominating and Governance Committee also considers

any recommendations for director candidates that are properly submitted by stockholders in

accordance with the procedures described in the Corporation's annual proxy statement.

Board Size

The Bylaws provide that the number of Directors is determined by the Board. The Boards size is

assessed at least annually by the Board Nominating and Governance Committee and changes are

recommended to the Board when appropriate.

Term of Office

The Board of Directors is divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as possible, with

staggered terms of three years each so that the term of one class expires at each annual meeting

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Evaluation of Board Performance

The Board and each Board committee conduct a self-evaluation annually. The Nominating and

Governance Committee oversees this self-evaluation process and assesses the full Boards

performance. The Committee recommends changes to improve the Board, the Board committees

and individual Director effectiveness. The Committee utilizes an annual Board evaluation togather input to assist the Committees evaluation and recommendations.

Chief Executive Officer Performance Review

The Compensation and Organization Committee annually reviews the CEO performance.

Evaluations will be held in executive session outside of the presence of the CEO, after which the

Committee shall present the results of the review to the CEO.

Board Agenda and Meetings

The Chairman and the CEO in coordination with the Lead Independent Director set the scheduleand agenda for Board meetings and determines the timing and length of the meetings of the

Board, taking into account input and suggestions from other members of the Board and

management. In addition to regularly scheduled meetings, unscheduled Board meetings may be

called, upon proper notice, at any time to address specific needs of the Corporation. The Annual

Stockholder Meeting will be scheduled in conjunction with a regularly scheduled Board meeting.

The Board expects all Board members to attend regularly scheduled meetings and the Annual

Meeting, unless there are extenuating circumstances.

Periodic Review of Corporate Governance Guidelines

The Nominating and Governance Committee and the Board review these Corporate Governance

Guidelines and related corporate governance documents at least annually and revise as

appropriate.

Succession Planning

The independent Directors plan for succession to the position of President and Chief Executive

Officer as well as certain other senior management positions. To assist the independent

Directors, the President and Chief Executive Officer annually provides an assessment of senior

officers and of their potential to succeed him. He also provides the independent Directors with an

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August 9, 2006 Wednesday 3:23 PM GMT

U.S. Secretary Norman Mineta Joins Advisory Board

of Carolinks; Former Administration Official and

Vice Chairman of Hill & Knowlton, Inc. to Advise

New $250 Million Inter-Modal Operation

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DATELINE: CHARLESTON, S.C. & WASHINGTON Aug. 9, 2006

Secretary Norman Mineta, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of

Transportation and Vice Chairman of Hill & Knowlton, Inc., has joined the

Advisory Board of Carolinks, the Charleston-based inter-modal company poised to

launch its $250 million barge and rail operation transporting containers from

the Port of Charleston to a new inland port.

Speaking of his new appointment, Secretary Mineta said, "Having represented

the Silicon Valley in Congress for over 20 years, I got to know Lucy

Duncan-Scheman when she was representing a number of Valley high-tech firms. Her

extensive technical knowledge coupled with her great sense of the legislative

process made her an effective representative of those companies."

"Lucy is now taking those same skill sets to start a new company that fits in

with the necessity of reducing congestion on the land side by utilizing the

water side to efficiently move containers safely, reliably and at less cost. I

am proud to be associated with her efforts and of the other very highly

qualified people serving on the Advisory Board of Carolinks."

Carolinks, led by Founder, President and CEO Lucy Duncan-Scheman, has

developed a much- needed plan for a partnership between rail and barge to reduce

dwell time at the port and speed containers inland faster than at present. The

operation is scheduled to begin in 2007 and will create over 200 new jobs, and

many more in ancillary activities.

Lucy Duncan-Scheman said, "I am honored to be able to work with Secretary

Mineta. I have followed his career from Congress to Lockheed Martin to hisexcellent service at the helm of two Presidential Cabinets. As the U.S.

transitions from a knowledge based economy to a distribution based economy, no

one understands this dynamic better than Secretary Mineta. He understands the

importance of moving cargo more rapidly away from ports and is keenly aware of

the safety issues involved as well. Secretary Mineta has long been an advocate

of private sector investment in public infrastructure, and his role on our

advisory board will ensure the success of our business model."

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FALLS CHURCH, Va., Nov. 16, 2007 US Investigations Services, Inc. (USIS), a leading provider of pre-employment screening solutions, the largest provider of security investigations for the federalgovernment, and a global supplier of national security services supporting critical federal programs, haselected the Honorable Norman Y. Mineta, former congressman and most recently, U.S. Secretary ofTransportation; Admiral Thomas H. Collins (ret.), former commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard; MichaelK. Powell, former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission; and Michael D. McCurry, formerWhite House press secretary to the companys board of directors. The four new directors join Julie G.Richardson, Christopher C. Gunther, and Ronald A. Collins, all of Providence Equity Partners, and RandyE. Dobbs, CEO of USIS, on the Board.

" We are honored to have these proven leaders join our board at this time in USIS growth history, saidRichardson, a managing director of Providence Equity Partners. With their strategic vision andknowledge of both the government and business, I believe the board can help guide the corporation andits leadership with their plans for growth and expand USIS leadership in the federal and commercialbackground screening industries.

I look forward to working with these leaders, both as a member of the board and as USIS CEO, saidDobbs. They each possess an in-depth and unique perspective that will help us build additional marketstrength in the federal sectors of our businesses. Their wide range of experience will also be invaluableas we leverage our proven skills and leadership in the federal sector to develop new ideas to expandUSIS commercial business offerings and opportunities.

Norman Y. Mineta , 76, vice chairman of Hill & Knowlton, Inc., served in Congress for more than 20years and in the Cabinets of both Republican and Democratic presidents. For almost 30 years, Minetarepresented San Jose, Calif., first on the City Council, then as mayor, and then from 1975 to 1995 as amember of Congress. Mineta served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President William J. Clintonfrom 2000 to 2001, and was appointed the U. S. Secretary of Transportation by President George W.Bush in 2001, where he served until he joined Hill & Knowlton in July 2006. Mineta was vice president ofLockheed Martin before his appointment by President William J. Clinton as U.S. Secretary of Commerce.

Among his numerous accomplishments, Mineta received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highestcivilian honor in the United States, and the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy, awarded for significantpublic service of enduring value to aviation in the United States. While in Congress, he was the co-founder of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, and Chair of the National Civil AviationReview Commission. He is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley. He serves on the boardsof AECOM Technology Corp. and Horizon Lines, Inc.

Thomas H. Collins , 61, retired Admiral and Commandant of the U. S. Coast Guard from 2002 to 2006,served for 38 years as a commissioned officer and leader in the U.S. Coast Guard. As Commandant, heled the transfer of the Coast Guard from the Department of Transportation to the Department ofHomeland Security and developed the nations maritime security strategy and associated securityenhancements in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Prior to becoming Commandant, he served as theCoast Guard's Vice Commandant from 2000 to 2002, and as Commander, Pacific Area and EleventhCoast Guard District from 1998 to 2000. His other flag assignments include serving as Commander,Fourteenth Coast Guard District in Honolulu, Hawaii, and Chief, Office of Acquisition at Coast Guardheadquarters. Earlier in his career he served aboard the cutter Vigilantand commanded the cutter CapeMorgan. Collins is a graduate of the Coast Guard Academy, where he later served as a faculty member.He holds a masters degree from Wesleyan University and an MBA from the University of New Haven.Collins serves on the boards of EID Passports, Inc., Spatial Data Analytics Corp., and the Coast GuardFoundation.

Michael K. Powell , 44, a senior advisor of Providence Equity Partners and chairman of the MK PowellGroup, was nominated by President William J. Clinton to a Republican seat on the FederalCommunications Commission in 1997. In 2001 he was designated Chairman by President George W.Bush, serving in that position until 2005. Prior to that, Powell served as the chief of staff of the AntitrustDivision in the Department of Justice, an associate in the Washington, D.C., office of the law firm ofO'Melveny & Myers LLP, and clerk for the Honorable Harry T. Edwards, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court ofAppeals for the District of Columbia. Before starting his legal career, Powell served as a policy advisor toSecretary of Defense Richard B. Cheney, and he had military service as an armored cavalry officer in theU.S. Army. He graduated from the College of William and Mary with a bachelors degree in governmentand earned his Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center. Powell is a member of theboard of trustees of the RAND Corporation and the Aspen Institute. Additionally, he serves on the boards

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of Cisco, ObjectVideo, and CMWare, Inc. He also currently serves as rector of the Board of Visitors of theCollege of William and Mary.

Michael D. McCurry , 53, a partner at Public Strategies Washington, Inc., served in the White House aspress secretary to President William J. Clinton from 1995 to 1998. Prior to that, he served as spokesmanfor the Department of State and director of communications for the Democratic National Committee. Healso held leadership roles in several national political campaigns. McCurry began his career on the staffof the United States Senate working as press secretary to the Senate Committee on Labor and Human

Resources and to the committee's chairman, Senator Harrison A. Williams, Jr. He also served as presssecretary to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. McCurry received his bachelor of arts from PrincetonUniversity and a master of arts from Georgetown University. He serves on boards or advisory councils forthe Commission on Presidential Debates, Share Our Strength, One Vote 08, the Center for InternationalPrivate Enterprises, Bread for the World, the Junior Statesmen Foundation, the Children's ScholarshipFund, the Wesley Theological Seminary, and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and InternationalAffairs at Princeton University. McCurry is also a senior advisor to Grassroots Enterprise, Inc., a firmspecializing in Internet-based strategies for citizen mobilization.

Affiliate Elections In addition to being elected to the board of directors of USIS, Messrs. M ineta, Collins,Powell, and McCurry were also elected to the boards of directors of USIS Holding Corp., USIS AcquisitionCorp., and US Investigations Services, LLC, three affiliated companies of USIS.

About Providence Equity PartnersProvidence Equity Partners, which acquired USIS earlier this year, is the leading global private equity firmspecializing in equity investments in media, entertainment, communications, and information companiesaround the world. The principals of Providence manage funds with approximately $21 billion in equitycommitments and have invested in more than 100 companies operating in over 20 countries since thefirm's inception in 1989. Providence is headquartered in Providence, R. I., and has offices in New York

and London. The firm is opening offices in Hong Kong and New Delhi.About USISEstablished in 1996, USIS helps businesses, federal agencies, and institutions protect critical assets,evaluate information, and identify and mitigate risk. The company offers a broad range of servicesincluding pre-employment and drug screening services, background investigations, business intelligenceand risk management solutions, and national security services. The company provides its specialized,customer-focused services to clients ranging from the federal government and major retailers to local lawenforcement agencies and small businesses.

USIS three divisions include the Investigative Services Division, the largest supplier of backgroundinvestigations to the U.S. government; the Commercial Services Division, a leading provider of pre-employment and drug screening services to commercial clients nationwide; and the National SecurityDivision, a provider of national security services that support mission critical needs. Headquartered inFalls Church, Va., USIS has approximately 7,000 employees supporting business operations in all 50states, U.S. territories, and overseas.

Media ContactMichael John : office, 703.637.1694;

mobile, 703.343.3325; e-mail, [email protected]# # #

Forward-Looking Information:This press release may contain forward-looking statements that USIS (the Company) believes to bewithin the definition in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve risks anduncertainties many of which are outside of Company control. Forward-looking statements identifyprospective information and are subject to factors that could cause actual results to differ, possiblymaterially, from those stated in the forward-looking statements. In some cases you can identify forward-looking statements by words such as anticipate, believe, could, estimate, expect, intend, may,plan, predict, potential, should, will, and would or the negatives thereof, variations thereof, orother similar words. Statements that contain these words should be read carefully because they discussCompany future priorities, goals, business and acquisition strategies, actions to improve businessperformance, market growth assumptions and expectations, future business opportunities, capitalexpenditures, financing needs, financial position, and other information that is not historical information orstate other forward-looking information.

Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results, and willnot necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by which, such performance or results will beachieved. Forward-looking information is based on information available at the time and/or managementsgood faith belief with respect to future events, and is subject to risks and uncertainties that could causeactual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in the statements. Forward-lookingstatements included in this media release are only made as of the date of this release, and the Companyassumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes inassumptions, or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information except to the extentrequired by applicable securities laws. If the Company does update one or more forward-lookingstatements, no inference should be drawn that the Company will make additional updates with respectthereto or with respect to other forward-looking statements.

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December 21, 2006 Thursday

Mineta to Horizon board

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LENGTH: 96 words

Horizon Lines on Thursday announced that former U.S. Secretary of

Transportation Norman Y. Mineta has been elected to its board of directors,

effective Jan. 1.

Mineta fills a vacancy created by the resignation from the of Adm. (Ret.)

James Holloway, as of Dec. 31.

Mineta, 75, is currently vice chairman of public relations firm Hill &

Knowlton. He served California for 20 years in the U.S. House of

Representatives, and was Transportation Secretary under President George W. Bush

beginning in January, 2001. He also served as Secretary of Commerce under

President Bill Clinton.

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2007 Sales (mil.) $1,206.5

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April 29, 2008 Tuesday 1:48 PM GMT

Secretary Norman Y. Mineta Joins Credit Suisse as

Senior Advisor

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DATELINE: NEW YORK

Credit Suisse today announced that former US Secretary of Transportation and

current Vice Chairman of Hill & Knowlton, Norman Y. Mineta, will serve as aSenior Advisor to the bank, consulting with Credit Suisse and its clients on

infrastructure and transportation projects and transactions. He will play a key

role advising the bank's public and private clients, working closely with Markus

Pressdee, Head of Infrastructure within the Investment Banking Department.

Marc Granetz, Co-Head of the Global Investment Banking Department, said "We

are delighted to have Secretary Mineta help drive our rapidly growing

infrastructure business. He has a unique understanding of and insight into the

infrastructure and transportation sectors as well as excellent relationships

throughout the industry and federal, state and local governments."

Markus Pressdee added, "Our clients will benefit tremendously from Secretary

Mineta's background and detailed knowledge of the infrastructure sector. He

brings with him a wealth of experience that will be invaluable in developinginnovative solutions for Credit Suisse's clients."

Secretary Mineta stated, "We find ourselves at a critical point in our

nation's infrastructure - one that requires not just resources, but also

innovative thinking. The future viability of U.S. infrastructure will require an

approach that includes public as well as private investment. Credit Suisse is

both a leader in business and in thought in this developing area, and I look

forward to working together at this exciting time."

Secretary Mineta has had a distinguished US political career, having served

as mayor of San Jose, California, then as a Member of Congress for over twenty

years, and in the Cabinets of both Republican and Democratic presidents. While

in Congress, Mineta served as Chairman of the influential House Public Works and

Transportation Committee, where his lasting legacy includes authorship of the

influential Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA).

After spending five years with Lockheed Martin, in 2000 Mineta was appointed

United States Secretary of Commerce by President Bill Clinton. He was then

appointed Secretary of Transportation by President George W. Bush in 2001, where

he served until 2006. He was the longest-serving Secretary of Transportation in

the history of the US. He serves as Vice Chairman of Hill and Knowlton, a global

public relations and public affairs consultancy.

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Credit Suisse's Infrastructure practice is actively involved in transactions

around the world across sectors including toll roads, airports, ports,

railroads, power generation, electric utilities, water, waste and lotteries.

Credit Suisse is committed to delivering first-class results to its

infrastructure clients. Among its current engagements, Credit Suisse is advising

the City of Chicago on Chicago Midway International Airport, the GovernmentDevelopment Bank of Puerto Rico on the Puerto Rico Lotteries and the State of

New South Wales on its electricity industry.

Credit Suisse

As one of the world's leading banks, Credit Suisse provides its clients with

private banking, investment banking and asset management services worldwide.

Credit Suisse offers advisory services, comprehensive solutions and innovative

products to companies, institutional clients and high-net-worth private clients

globally, as well as retail clients in Switzerland. Credit Suisse is active in

over 50 countries and employs approximately 49,000 people. Credit Suisse's

parent company, Credit Suisse Group, is a leading global financial services

company headquartered in Zurich. Credit Suisse Group's registered shares (CSGN)

are listed in Switzerland and, in the form of American Depositary Shares (CS),in New York. Further information about Credit Suisse can be found

atwww.credit-suisse.com.

Investment Banking

In its Investment Banking business, Credit Suisse offers securities products

and financial advisory services to users and suppliers of capital around the

world. Operating in 57 locations across 30 countries, Credit Suisse is active

across the full spectrum of financial services products including debt and

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Business Wire

April 30, 2008 Wednesday 12:00 AM GMT

Norman Y. Mineta Joins SJW Corp.'s Board of

Directors

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DATELINE: SAN JOSE, Calif.

SJW Corp. (NYSE:SJW) announced today that Norman Y. Mineta, former Secretary

of Transportation and former Secretary of Commerce, has joined its Board ofDirectors as an independent director.

"We are honored and delighted to welcome Norman Mineta to our Board," said

Charles J. Toeniskoetter, Chairman of the Board. "His distinguished career in

the public sector will be a tremendous asset to SJW."

Mr. Mineta is currently Vice Chairman of Hill & Knowlton, a worldwide public

relations and public affairs consultancy. He also serves as a director of AECOM

Technology Corporation and Horizon Lines, Inc. Mr. Mineta served as Secretary of

Transportation from January 2001 until July 2006. In 2000, he was appointed

Secretary of Commerce, and served until 2001. For almost 30 years, Mr. Mineta

represented San Jose, California, first on the City Council, then as Mayor, and

then as Member of Congress from 1975 to 1995.

George E. Moss, a director since 1985, has decided to retire from the Board

of SJW Corp. "I have served more than two decades on this board and have enjoyed

seeing the company grow and prosper," said Mr. Moss. "I am confident that SJW's

strong, diverse, and committed Board will usher the company into a new era of

success." Mr. Moss will remain on the Board of SJWTX, Inc., a subsidiary of SJW

Corp.

"On behalf of the Board and employees of SJW, I extend my deepest respect and

appreciation to George for his service, dedication, and loyalty," said W.

Richard Roth, President and Chief Executive Officer. "His principles of balanced

corporate governance, strong leadership, and focus on sustainable growth, have

guided SJW into a period of unprecedented achievements."

SJW Corp. is a publicly traded holding company headquartered in San Jose,

California. SJW Corp. is the parent company of San Jose Water Company, Canyon

Lake Water Service Company, and SJW Land Company. Together, San Jose Water

Company and Canyon Lake Water Service Company provide regulated and non

regulated water service to more than one million people in the greater San Jose

metropolitan area and in Canyon Lake, Texas. SJW Land Company owns undeveloped

land, has a majority interest in a real estate partnership, and operates

commercial buildings in the states of California, Florida, Connecticut, Texas,

Arizona, and Tennessee.

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This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements including

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are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities

Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve known

and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actualresults, performance or achievements of SJW Corp. to be materially different

from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by

such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results,

performance or achievements to materially differ may include future San Jose

economic conditions and other factors described in SJW Corp.'s most recent

reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K filed with the Securities and

Exchange Commission. SJW Corp. undertakes no obligation to publicly update or

revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,

future events or otherwise.

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