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1 2013 APPLICATION FOR REGULAR MEMBERS The undersigned hereby makes application for membership in Toy Industry Association, Inc., with the understanding that this membership will remain in force until formally terminated by the Association, pursuant to its by-laws, or by a written request from our company prior to the end of the period for which dues have been paid. COMPANY NAME YEAR BUSINESS WAS ESTABLISHED STREET CITY STATE ZIP/POSTAL CODE COUNTRY PHONE (INCLUDE COUNTRY CODE IF NON-U.S.) FAX (INCLUDE COUNTRY CODE IF NON-U.S.) WEBSITE THE OFFICERS OF THIS COMPANY ARE (if the company is a partnership, give names of the partners): To list additional officers and s, please use a separate sheet and attach to application. CEO NAME & TITLE COO NAME & TITLE CFO NAME & TITLE OUR FIRM IS A (check one): o Corporation under the laws of [State or Province and Country] o Partnership o Sole Proprietorship NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES (company-wide): GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF YOUR PRODUCT LINE(S): DOES YOUR FIRM HAVE SUBSIDIARIES? IF SO, PLEASE NAME: DOES YOUR FIRM OR ANY OF ITS PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATES OWN AND/OR OPERATE ANY RETAIL ENTITIES INCLUDING ONLINE SUBSIDIARIES? IF SO, PLEASE NAME*. IS YOUR FIRM A SUBSIDIARY OR A DIVISION OF A PARENT COMPANY? IF SO, PLEASE NAME: *If during your membership your firm or any of its parents, subsidiaries or affiliates become proprietors of any retail entities and/or online retail subsidiaries you must promptly advise TIA in writing. Regular members shall pay dues in the amount determined by their annual domestic and FOB sales by the company and all affiliated companies of toys and consumer products intended for the youth market in the United States, Mexico and Canada, or by annual net income, in accordance with a schedule developed and approved by the Board of Directors annually. Where separate firms or corporations have merged or consolidated into one firm or association or where one firm or corporation becomes a part of or a subsidiary of the other, then their combined or consolidated sales of toys, games, decorations and allied products shall be considered for the purpose of determining their dues under the schedule. Our dues category as checked below has been computed in accordance with the provisions of Article 13.1 of TIA By-Laws and this schedule. We certify that the sales volume/ income checked below is a true and accurate figure, based upon the information currently available to us, and understand and agree that if TIA should later determine that the figure is incorrect, TIA shall be able to collect any additional dues that may be owed based on a higher sales volume/income than that checked below. MANUFACTURERS ANNUAL NET SALES FOR OUR MOST RECENT FULL FISCAL YEAR ANNUAL NET SALES DUES ANNUAL NET SALES DUES ANNUAL NET SALES DUES ANNUAL NET SALES DUES o Under $1 million $1,725 o 1 to 3 million $3,000 o 3 to 5 million $3,750 o 5 to 8 million $5,000 o 8 to 10 million $7,000 o 10 to 15 million $9,100 o 15 to 20 million $12,500 o 20 to 30 million $16,000 o 30 to 40 million $20,000 o 40 to 50 million $25,000 o 50 to 75 million $32,000 o 75 to 100 million $39,000 o 100 to 150 million $47,000 o 150 to 200 million $56,050 o 200 to 300 million $70,000 o 300 to 400 million $85,000 o 400 to 500 million $100,000 o 500 million to 1B $120,000 o Over 1 billion $250,000

2 RETAILERS ANNUAL GROSS SALES OF TOY PRODUCTS ANNUAL GROSS SALES DUES ANNUAL GROSS SALES DUES ANNUAL GROSS SALES DUES ANNUAL GROSS SALES DUES o Under $1 million $1,725 o 1 to 3 million $3,000 o 3 to 5 million $3,750 o 5 to 25 million $5,000 o 25 to 100 million $10,000 o 100 to 250 million $25,000 o Over 250 million $50,000 LICENSORS ANNUAL WHOLESALE TOY SALES WHOLESALE SALES DUES WHOLESALE SALES DUES WHOLESALE SALES DUES o 0 to 10 million $1,725 o 10 to 25 million $3,000 o 25 to 50 million $3,750 o 50 to 100 million $5,000 o 100 to 250 million $10,000 o Over 250 million $25,000 INVENTOR/DESIGNER ANNUAL NET INCOME ANNUAL INCOME DUES ANNUAL INCOME DUES ANNUAL INCOME DUES ANNUAL INCOME DUES o Under $1 million $1,000 o 1 to 3 million $2,000 o 3 to 5 million $3,000 o Over 5 million $5,000 MANUFACTURERS/SALES REPS ANNUAL NET INCOME ANNUAL INCOME DUES ANNUAL INCOME DUES ANNUAL INCOME DUES ANNUAL INCOME DUES o Under $1 million $2,000 o 1 to 3 million $3,000 o 3 to 5 million $3,750 o Over 5 million $5,500 METHOD OF PAYMENT (Please select one) o By check Check or money order enclosed in the amount of $. Must be US funds and drawn on a US bank. Make checks payable to Toy Industry Association, Inc. o Electronic Funds Transfer Please fill out the enclosed form. o By credit card Please fill out the enclosed form. Add our tax deductible donation to the Toy Industry Foundation in the amount of: o $500 o $1,000 o Other $ Dues information will be regarded as strictly confidential by the Toy Industry Association staff and is not shared with the TIA Board. Similar information is filed by all applicants. A partnership may be represented at meetings of the Association by a partner. A corporation may be represented at meetings of the Association by an officer. Applications for membership and first year s dues shall be submitted to the Member Services Department. A majority vote of the members of the Board of Directors shall be necessary to elect an applicant to membership. MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. ICTI CARE PROCESS Support o YES, our company supports the ICTI Care Process and confirms that within 12 months of joining TIA we will source substantially all of our manufactured/private label toy products from factories in the ICTI CARE Process where it is operational. COMPLETED BY SIGNATURE OF INDIVIDUAL PREPARING FORM NAME OF CEO/CFO TITLE SIGNATURE OF CEO/CFO PHONE FAX Dues, registration fees, advertising, purchase of exhibit space, etc. are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Note: this section deals with charitable deductions only, not business or other deductions. To the extent that TIA engages in lobbying activities as defined by Section 162 (e) of the Internal Revenue Code, a portion of your dues would be non-refundable for Federal income taxes. In accordance with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code Section 6033(e), 50% of the 2013 dues are non-deductible. SEND COMPLETED FORMS WITH PAYMENT TO (INCLUDE COUNTRY CODE IF NON-U.S.) (INCLUDE COUNTRY CODE IF NON-U.S.) TOY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC. PO Box , Atlanta, GA or fax to (212) Toy Industry Association, Inc.

3 2013 ACH AUTOMATIC PAYMENT/CREDIT CARD NEW MEMBER AUTHORIZATION MEMBER INFORMATION COMPANY NAME COMPANY STREET ADDRESS COMPANY STREET ADDRESS (2 ND LINE) COMPANY CITY STATE / PROVINCE POSTAL CODE COUNTRY In part because of new U.S. banking rules regarding International ACH Transactions (IAT), TIA can only accept domestic ACH transfers. Therefore, only ACH transactions that do not involve a foreign bank can be processed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. On behalf of the above named company, I hereby authorize Toy Industry Association, Inc. to initiate debit entries and adjustments to debit entries (credits) to the commercial checking account or credit card account named below. I hereby authorize Toy Industry Association, Inc. to make these entries based on transactions initiated by the above named company for purchases of goods and services. This authority is to remain in full force and effect until Toy Industry Association, Inc. has received written notification from me or other authorized agent of my company of its termination in such a time and manner as to afford Toy Industry Association, Inc. reasonable opportunity to act on it. TOTAL DUES PAYMENT $ COMMERCIAL CHECKING ACCOUNT INFORMATION PLEASE ATTACH A VOIDED CHECK TO THIS FORM ACCOUNT DEPOSITORY NAME BANK NAME BANK BRANCH BANK CITY STATE / PROVINCE POSTAL CODE ABA TRANSIT NUMBER ACCOUNT NUMBER OFFICIAL SIGNATORY FULL NAME (CLEARLY PRINTED) OFFICIAL SIGNATURE CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT INFORMATION CHARGE $ TO MY CREDIT CARD: o AMERICAN EXPRESS (Only acceptable for dues payments of $70,000 or less) o DISCOVER o MASTERCARD o VISA CARD NUMBER EXPIRATION 3 OR 4 DIGIT SECURITY CODE* CARDHOLDER NAME SIGNATURE * Visa, Mastercard and Discover users The Card ID Number is the 3-digit number located on the back of your card, usually at the top of the signature strip. American Express users Look for the 4-digit number printed on the front of your card. Depending on which card you have, you ll find this number in small type above your credit card s main number on either the left or right side. PROCESSED BY 2012 Toy Industry Association, Inc.

4 TIA MEMBER COMMITMENT TO THE ICTI CARE PROCESS Applicable to manufacturing member companies and/or member companies manufacturing their own private label toys Ethical manufacturing is a responsibility of all companies in the toy industry. The U.S. toy industry can be proud of the measures it has taken to assure that toys sourced in China for the U.S. market are produced in factories that treat their employees fairly and with dignity. The TIA Board of Directors has affirmed the importance of ethical toy manufacturing by unanimously voting to make commitment to the ICTI CARE Process a requirement for membership in the Association. This is a bold policy, and demonstrates that TIA is genuinely dedicated to ethical treatment of toy factory workers. It is also an important response to accusations from critics who claim that our industry exploits children and laborers to produce its toys. Accordingly, companies joining or renewing their membership in the TIA must confirm their commitment to the ICTI CARE Process as follows: Our company supports the ICTI CARE Process for ethical treatment of workers and affirms that wherever that Process is operational we source substantially all of our product (95% or more) from factories that either: have an ICTI CARE Seal (Level A, B or Conditional) are on probation are registered and awaiting audit New members in TIA must confirm that within 12 months of joining the association they will source substantially all of their products from factories in the ICTI CARE Process where it is operational. WHAT IS THE ICTI CARE PROCESS (ICP)? The ICTI CARE Process is the International Council of Toy Industries (ICTI) program to promote ethical manufacturing, in the form of fair labor treatment, as well as employee health and safety, in the toy industry supply chain worldwide. Its initial focus is in China, where 80 percent of the world s toy volume is manufactured. Its intent is to provide a single, fair, thorough and consistent program to monitor toy factories compliance with ICTI s Code of Business Practices (the Code ). CARE stands for: Caring, Awareness, Responsible, Ethical. Additional detailed information about the ICTI CARE Process is available at: Broadway Suite 400 New York NY Tel Fax info@toyassociation.org

5 WHAT IS ICTI? The International Council of Toy Industries (ICTI) was formed in 1974 as an association of toy trade associations from around the world. The products of its 20 member countries encompass the full range of toys, playthings and related merchandise. In 1995, ICTI adopted a Code of Business Practices and, in 1996, it expanded this Code and also adopted a Fire Prevention and Emergency Preparedness Guide to encourage safe conditions in toy factories around the world. Since then, ICTI members have twice revised the code and will continue to do so in future as needed. ICP CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROCESS. The ICP has begun implementation of its new policy on Wages and Working Hours via a Continuous Improvement Process. This new process, which has been phased in since September 2009, is now in full effect. The goal of this new effort is to improve factory compliance with wages and working hours requirements and to foster improved transparency in this critical area. Instead of the earlier pass-fail system for compliance with wages and working hours requirements, the new Continuous Improvement Process offers toy factories the opportunity to qualify for ICP compliance certification more quickly. This is accomplished by working progressively toward full compliance on wages and working hours over time. WHY SHOULD CONSUMERS FEEL CONFIDENT IN CARE CERTIFICATION? A factory will receive an ICTI CARE Seal of Compliance only if it can demonstrate that it is committed to compliance with the ICTI Code of Business Practices by establishing effective, verifiable, systems to satisfy the Code s provisions. This evaluation will be performed after a rigorous review by an independent third party monitor that has itself been accredited by the ICTI CARE Technical Advisory Council (TAC) Broadway Suite 400 New York NY Tel Fax info@toyassociation.org

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