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™Trademarks and ®Registered marks of Wright Medical Technology, Inc. ©2014 Wright Medical Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 009667A_18-Feb-2014 Wright Medical Technology, Inc. 1023 Cherry Road Memphis, TN 38117 800 238 7117 +1 901 867 9971 www.wmt.com Compliance and Ethics Hotline +1 901.867.4349 800.437.7056 Grants and Charitable Donations Documentation So that we may process your request, please submit the following: The requestor’s name, address, IRS tax identification number, and a copy of the IRS tax- exempt determination letter (or other appropriate tax-exempt status documentation) A letter and a description of the organization’s charitable, educational, or scientific purpose A description of the educational or charitable event or other purpose for the funding If there is an event, a detailed agenda outlining location, dates, time, speakers, and topics If there is a budget, detail outlining event and speaker expenses A completed W-9 from the organization seeking an award Confirmation the requesting organization accepts the terms of Wright Medical Technology’s Code of Business Conduct A completed Certification of Compliance from the Requestor Wright’s Grants Support: • Non-profit organizations whose missions align with Wright’s core values • The advancement of medical science or education • Indigent care and medical missions • Patient and public health education • Research with appropriate documentation defining the required procedures and protocol • Fellowships administered through medical education foundations or institutions, excluding fellowships for fellows who work with HCP customers

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Page 1: Grants and Charitable Donations - Wright Medical Group · 2/18/2014  · Strategic Gifts Wright supports independent organizations focused on the advancement of medicine, the provision

™Trademarks and ®Registered marks of Wright Medical Technology, Inc.©2014 Wright Medical Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 009667A_18-Feb-2014

Wright Medical Technology, Inc.1023 Cherry RoadMemphis, TN 38117800 238 7117+1 901 867 9971www.wmt.com

Compliance and Ethics Hotline +1 901.867.4349800.437.7056

Grants and Charitable Donations

DocumentationSo that we may process your request, please submit the following:

• Therequestor’sname,address,IRStaxidentificationnumber,andacopyoftheIRStax-exemptdeterminationletter(orotherappropriatetax-exemptstatusdocumentation)

• Aletterandadescriptionoftheorganization’scharitable, educational, or scientific purpose

• Adescriptionoftheeducationalorcharitableevent or other purpose for the funding

• Ifthereisanevent,adetailedagendaoutlininglocation, dates, time, speakers, and topics

• Ifthereisabudget,detailoutliningeventandspeakerexpenses

• AcompletedW-9fromtheorganizationseekingan award

• ConfirmationtherequestingorganizationacceptsthetermsofWrightMedicalTechnology’sCodeofBusiness Conduct

• AcompletedCertificationofCompliancefrom the Requestor

Wright’sGrantsSupport:• Non-profitorganizationswhosemissionsalign

withWright’scorevalues

• Theadvancementofmedicalscienceor

education

• Indigentcareandmedicalmissions

• Patientandpublichealtheducation

• Researchwithappropriatedocumentation

defining the required procedures and protocol

• Fellowshipsadministeredthroughmedical

education foundations or institutions,

excludingfellowshipsforfellowswhowork

withHCPcustomers

Page 2: Grants and Charitable Donations - Wright Medical Group · 2/18/2014  · Strategic Gifts Wright supports independent organizations focused on the advancement of medicine, the provision

StrategicGiftsWrightsupportsindependentorganizationsfocused

on the advancement of medicine, the provision of

medical education, and patient awareness.

PhilanthropicfundingprovidedbyWrightMedical

isoverseenbytheGrantsReviewCommittee(GRC),

across-departmentalgroupofWrightMedical

employees.Attheirdirection,thecompany

has developed and implemented a strategy to

stronglysupportselectindependentorganizations.

Submissions for cash donations are received

throughout the first three quarters of the calendar

year.GRCdecisionsfortheserequestsaremadeinthe

fourth quarter; payments are made in the first quarter.

HumanitarianGiftsWrightMedicalawardsdonationsofimplants,

products, and supplies related to medical missions

and care for the

indigent.We

are committed

to practices that

build value for

communities

globally.

Wewelcome

you to submit

donation

requests by

emailing the

necessary documentation to

[email protected]’sGrant

andCharitableDonationsSubmissionGuidelines

prior to submitting product donation request.

These can be found at:

www.wmt.com/compliance/#grants

In2014,WrightMedicalproudlysupportstheOrthopaedicResearchandEducationFoundation(OREF)initsmissiontoimprovelivesbysupportingexcellenceinorthopaedicresearchthroughdirectedgrant opportunities for new and seasoned investigators. WrighthasalsoprovidedGoldLevelsupportin2014to the Outreach & EducationFund(OEF)whose mission is to advance education, research, and humanitarian service within the space of foot and ankle orthopaedics. OEFservesasthecharitablefundraisingarmoftheAmericanOrthopaedicFoot&AnkleSociety(AOFAS)andoftenworkswithOREF,whichalsoprovidesfundraisingsupporttoAOFAS/OEF.

Our2014grantstoOREFandOEFarededicatedtospecific programs that support:

• DirectedresearchrelatedtoTotalAnkleArthroplasty

• Footandankleeducationoforthopaedicresidents

• Promisingfootandankleclinicalprojects

• Residents,fellows,andnewlytrainedorthopaedicsurgeons

• Residentscompletingresearchprojects

• Scientifictrainingandresearchabilitiesofyoungorthopaedic surgeons

You can learn more about either of these orthopaedicorganizationsbyvisitingtheirwebsites:www.oref.org and www.aofas.org/oef