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RRIDGENMRE <br /> Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations,LLC <br /> 535 Marriott Drive,Nashville,TN 37214 <br /> Date: April 16,2014 <br /> Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations,LLC(`SATO")adds the following explanation to the Ineligible <br /> Contractor's Certificate attached as Attachment B to Appendix B of the Decatur Public Transit System <br /> Invitation for Bids—Tire Lease: <br /> BATO is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas,Inc.("BSAM"). Bridgestone Corporation <br /> ("BSJ"),BSAM's ultimate parent and a Japanese corporation,entered into a criminal plea agreement on <br /> October 5,2011 in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas,Houston Division,relating to <br /> antitrust and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations occurring over five years ago.While BSJ was <br /> temporarily excluded from government contracting,on April 27,2012,in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.4 <br /> and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012,the Air Force Suspending and Debarring Official lifted the <br /> exclusion and determined that no further action was necessary to protect the interests of the government.BSJ <br /> is not presently debarred,suspended,proposed for debarment,declared ineligible,or voluntarily excluded from <br /> covered transactions by any Federal department or agency. <br /> On February 13,2014,the U.S.Department of Justice and BSJ announced in separate news releases that BSJ <br /> has entered into a plea agreement,subject to court approval,with the U.S.Department of Justice. The court <br /> has not yet set a date for the plea proceedings.The plea agreement does not involve BSAM,its subsidiaries, <br /> personnel or businesses including BATO. We are notifying you in order to make clear that BATO has no <br /> responsibility for this situation. We will continue to update you as we become aware of any new <br /> developments. We will,of course,also let you know if any other notification requirements are triggered in the <br /> future. Please contact the Bridgestone Americas Law Department at the above address if you have any <br /> questions related to this matter. <br />