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WELCOME to the first-ever edition of the Trey Research Employee Newsletter. We will be publishing the
newsletter on a monthly schedule and will make copies available throughout the company campus. Feel
free to share with friends, family, customers, and suppliers.

This Month
Contents
EMPLOYEE NEWLETTER...............................................................................................................................1
Trey Research..............................................................................................................................................1
Your Newsletter...........................................................................................................................................2
We Made the Papers...................................................................................................................................2
Bowling Teams Forming..............................................................................................................................3
A Primer on Improving Profits.....................................................................................................................3
Learning WareWolf.....................................................................................................................................4
Facilities Improvements..............................................................................................................................4
Your Newsletter
This Is your newsletter, SO we need your Input to make it as good as It can be. Feel free to email your
suggestions, comments, and criticisms to news@treyresearch.net. We're especially looking for Items of
Interest to the company as a whole.

We'll be adding a person to the Corporate Communication department in the near future who will have
primary responsibility for the newsletter (along with other responsibilities). If you're interested, or you
know someone who would be interested, let us know.

We Made the Papers

In case you missed it, the Cleanup Crew made the local paper. Here's the article, in part:

Volunteers at Trey Research state-wide effort to Improve

recently switched to waders (or the quality of our waterways.
bare feet) to spend a day
The volunteers, who call
cleaning up Greenrock Creek.
themselves "Trey's Cleanup
Greenrock Creek is home to
Crew", arrived early and ready
several threatened species, and
to work. They collected an
due to the trash that's been
estimated 300 pounds of trash,
allowed to accumulate, they
along with several tires. They
have been even more
even went so far as to sort out
threatened than usual. The
recyclables as they worked.
cleanup project was part of a

The article goes on to talk about the state cleanup project and talks a little about what we do at Trey
Research, praising us as a "good corporate neighbor". In appreciation, the Big Boss is giving everyone a
personal day that they can take at their pleasure.

The Cleanup Crew is an informal organization and anyone is welcome to attend meetings and take part
in cleanup projects, including friends and family that are not employees of Trey Research. Their next
project will be beach cleanup at Peterson's Lake.
Bowling Teams Forming
The company has agreed to sponsor up to five bowling teams for the upcoming league season. This
means the company will provide the team shirts and pay the league fees. Balls, shoes, and other
equipment will be your responsibility

The league Is a Tuesday night mixed league, so plan to be there from 7:00 to about 10:00 P.M. Each
team needs four members plus one alternate. The Big Boss has agreed to be a floating alternate in case
he's needed. In his own words:

Sign-up sheets are at the receptionist's desk at the main entrance. This is first-come, first.

"I'm going to be there, and l love to bowl.

Trouble is, I'm not very good. On the plus side,
will spring for refreshments!

served, so if you're interested, you better hurry!

A Primer on Improving Profits

Quarterly bonuses are directly related to our profitability during the quarter. One way to do this is
through additional sales, but just as important is keeping expenses in line. Believe it or not, a $1.00 cost
savings has as much impact on the bottom line as $100.00 in sales. This is an area where every
department can help us meet our goals.

Every little bit helps, and it all adds up over time. The recent auditors' review estimated that our biggest
waste was in paper use. Not every email or electronic document needs to be printed. It may sound
picky, but it really does make a difference. It also helps us to improve our carbon footprint.

Lights are another area where we could be saving. If you're the last person out of a meeting room,
classroom, or lab, please turn off the light. If you find a light someone else has left on, turn it off (but
make sure the room Is empty first).

We realize that you can only do so much. Some of our buildings are getting old and are not as efficient as
they could be. The company is budgeting for improvements to the buildings beginning in the next fiscal
year, starting with the oldest buildings first. Until then, remember to:

Just so you know, the CFO recently

Reuse recommended cutting back on free
coffee, soft drinks, and bottled water
as a cost-cutting measure. After the
possible personal consequences were
Rework
explain, he changed his mind.

Recycle
Learning WareWolf™
The bugs are fixed (we think) and everything is in place for our new inventory and warehouse
management application to come online sometime in the next month. You will not be authorized access
to the application until you have attended a training session. Training sessions are running already and
are scheduled at 9:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. every day. Training takes about three hours.

Contact your manager to be scheduled In a training session. Be sure to sign In when you attend. Free
donuts and bagels are provided.

Facilities Improvements
It's going to get messy around here, but hopefully not too messy. The promised improvements to the
company campus are about to start, so we're going to have construction around the buildings for the
next four months. Planned Improvements include:

Handicap accessible ramps at All entrances.

New sidewalks and covered walkways between buildings
Enclosed and heated outdoor break area.
Repaved parking lots and traffic circle.
New water feature to be located inside the traffic circle.

The construction company has promised to keep your inconvenience to a minimum, but be aware that
some areas will be blocked off during construction. A temporary smoking area has already been set up
north of the main building. Please do not use the old smoking area.

Thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation.