E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Disclosure of Corporate Political Expenditures

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1 Policy on Political Activity E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Disclosure of Corporate Political Expenditures DuPont employees are encouraged to participate in the electoral process by voting and by making personal contributions to a political party, committee, or candidate of their choice as long as the donation does not directly or indirectly involve Company funds or other resources. No one may exert any direct or indirect pressure in any form on any employee to contribute money or effort to support a political party or a political candidate. DuPont s business operations are directly impacted by extensive federal and state laws and regulations in environmental, tax, trade and other areas of importance to the Company. It is essential for DuPont to be involved in the political process by making prudent political contributions consistent with business objectives and in compliance with all federal, state and local laws. We will not make corporate contributions to federal candidates, and will make corporate contributions to state and local candidates only where legally permitted under state and local rules. We will make corporate contributions or expenditures to political committees or other entities only to the extent allowed under applicable law. We will not use corporate funds to communicate to the general public advocating the election or defeat of political candidates. The DuPont Good Government Fund (DGGF) is the political action committee authorized by federal law. The DGGF enables eligible employees to engage in the political process by sharing resources and supporting elected officials who support issues important to DuPont. Through the DGGF we undertake federal campaign contribution activity using funds voluntarily contributed to the DGGF by employees permitted to contribute. We use the DGGF for state campaign contributions in those states that do not permit corporations to make campaign contributions. The Company reports contributions and other spending as required by both federal and state laws. Through our website, we disclose contributions made by the Company. Procedures To receive funds from the Company or the DGGF, political candidates must demonstrate honesty, integrity, effectiveness, and commitment to good governance; support private enterprise systems; be receptive to the DuPont view on economic and environmental issues of importance to the Company; and represent DuPont employees business and site locations and/or hold key leadership or committee positions. The Company s Government Affairs group in conjunction with DuPont Legal reviews and makes recommendations regarding all proposed contributions by the Company or the DGGF. The Advisory Council of the DGGF, composed of senior Company leaders, reviews and approves all contributions and political activity by DuPont and the DGGF. Trade Associations DuPont is a member of various industry organizations and trade associations (Associations) to which we pay dues. Our participation in trade associations is based on issues and concerns affecting our company. Trade associations may engage in political activity to the extent permitted by law. DuPont does inquire and makes a reasonable effort to obtain from the Associations what portion of the Company's dues or payments are used for political expenditures or contributions that if made directly by DuPont would not be deductible under Section 162(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code

2 January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012 Political Corporate Contributions and Expenditures The information which follows in this report identifies the recipients of political contributions or expenditures made by DuPont during the period beginning January 1, 2012 and ending December 31, 2012, the amount contributed to each recipient and the date on which it was made. For the purposes of this report, the term political contributions and expenditures includes all payments made to (i) individual candidates, (ii) party committees; (iii) Political Action Committees ( PACs ); (iii) Leadership PACs; (iv) ballot issue groups (state or federal); or (v) any 527 organizations. This term does not apply to money spent on lobbying or to charitable donations. The expenditures are broken out as follows: $25, to Democrat candidates, $31, to Republican candidates and $1, to a non-candidate committee. CALIFORNIA Anthony Cannella for Senate /22/12 1,500 Connie Conway for Assembly /08/12 1,500 Dr. Richard Pan for Assembly /09/12 1,000 Perea for Assembly /14/12 1,500 Taxpayers for Bob Huff for Senate /09/12 1,500 CALIFORNIA Total $ 7,000 DELAWARE Bullock Campaign Fund 10/18/ Dorsey for Council 10/18/ Friends of Darius Brown 11/05/ Friends of Hanifa Shabazz 08/26/ Friends of Nicole Poore 10/18/ Friends of Nnamdi 10/18/ Williams for Wilmington 10/18/ DELAWARE Total $ 2,550 HAWAII Friends for Donovan Dela Cruz 07/23/ Friends for Gil Riviere 07/23/ Friends For Isaac W. Choy 07/23/ Friends for Sam Slom 07/23/ Friends for Say 07/23/ Friends for Suzanne Chun Oakland 07/23/ Friends of Chris Lee 07/23/ Friends of Clift Tsuji 07/23/ Friends of D. Morikawa 07/23/ Friends of Denny Coffman 07/23/ Friends of Gil Kahele 07/23/ Friends of James Kunane Tokioka 07/23/ Friends of Jill Tokuda 07/23/ Friends of Karen Awana 07/23/

3 Friends of Malama Solomon 01/10/ Friends of Marcus R. Oshiro 07/23/ Friends of Mark Hashem 07/23/ Friends of Ryan Yamane 07/23/ Friends of Sharon Har 07/23/ Friends of Tom Brower 07/23/ Friends of Ty Cullen 07/31/ Friends of Will Espero 07/23/ Good Friends of Kyle Yamashita 07/20/ Kouchi for Senate 07/31/ McKelvey for House 07/20/ HAWAII Total $ 6,900 ILLINOIS Brady for Senate Inc 10/15/ Brandon Phelps for State Representative 09/27/ Chemical Industry Council of Illinois 11/05/12 1,500 CHEMPAC Citizens for Chad Hays 09/27/ Citizens for Darin LaHood 08/20/ Citizens for Hammond 08/20/ Citizens for John Cullerton 10/15/12 1,000 Citizens for Moffitt 08/20/ Citizens to Elect Tom Cross 10/15/ Committee for Frank J. Mautino 08/20/ Friends of Chapin Rose 10/01/ Friends of Dan Brady 10/15/ Friends of Frerichs 08/20/ Friends of Jason Barickman 09/27/ Friends of John Sullivan 08/01/ Friends of Michael J Madigan 09/27/12 1,000 Keith Sommer Campaign Committee 10/15/ Sam McCann for Senate 09/27/ ILLINOIS Total $ 11,200 INDIANA Carlin Yoder Committee 08/17/12 1,000 Committee To Elect Bob Cherry 08/20/ Committee To Elect Brian Bosma 08/20/12 1,000 Friends and Neighbors for Mark Straw 08/17/ Hershman for Senate 08/17/12 1,000 Mike Pence for Indiana 08/20/12 4,000 Zoeller for Attorney General 07/12/12 1,000 INDIANA Total $ 9,000 LOUISIANA Mike Strain Campaign Fund 10/31/ LOUISIANA Total $

4 MISSOURI Missourians for Koster 07/12/12 1,000 MISSOURI Total $ 1,000 NEW JERSEY Bramnick for Assembly 07/31/ Burzichelli for Assembly 05/04/12 1,200 Committee to Elect Sheila Oliver 05/08/ EFO Louis Greenwald for Assembly 06/03/ /30/ Election Fund of Annette Quijano for Assembly 10/08/ Election Fund of Betty Lou DeCroce 06/06/ Election Fund of Craig J. Coughlin for Assembly 10/09/ Election Fund of Donald Norcross for Senate 10/01/ Election Fund of John S. Wisniewski 05/04/ Election Fund of Kevin J. O'Toole 11/05/ Election Fund of Senator Joseph Vitale 05/09/ Election Fund of Senator Thomas H. Kean 05/23/ L. Grace Spencer for Assembly 11/13/ NJ Organization for a Better State (NEW JOBS) 05/04/12 5,000 Riley for Assembly 06/06/ Sam Thompson for Senate 05/23/ Scott Rumana Organization Assembly 11/12/ Steve Sweeney for Senate 05/23/ /26/ NEW JERSEY Total $ 15,500 NEW YORK Citizens for Schimminger 06/26/ Committee to Elect Maziarz State Senate 06/25/12 1,000 Friends of Sean Hanna 08/06/ Grisanti for Senate 06/06/ Mike Ranzenhofer for State Senate 11/08/ NEW YORK Total $ 3,000 WASHINGTON Friends of Rob McKenna 07/04/12 1,800 WASHINGTON $ 1,800 Total GRAND TOTAL $ 58,450 Ballot Initiative State Ballot Initiative Date Amount California Proposition 37, Genetically Foods, 7/26/ ,100 Labeling Initiative Statute 7/31/2012 2,441,500 8/13/2012 1,273,

5 9/14/ ,800 10/29/ ,000 Total $ 5,400, Trade Association Expenditures This provision applies to only the trade associations, classified as such for purposes of the tax rules at section 501(c)(6), receiving non-deductible lobbying payment payments in excess of $25,000 per year. This information is collected once yearly and reflects expenditures Trade Association Amount AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL 357,002 BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE 106,002 NATIONAL ASSOC OF MANUFACTURERS, WASHINGTON 27,520 Total $ 490,