Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is the policy of Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Inc. to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability and to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified disabled or Vietnam era veterans and to qualified disabled persons. As part of this Policy Bender has adopted an Affirmative Action Plan covering minorities, women, disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam era, and the disabled. Bender has exerted and will continue to exert reasonable good faith efforts to fulfill this Plans and to ensure nondiscrimination and equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees.

All personnel decisions are and will continue to be made in accordance with this Policy and with the principle of equal employment opportunity including but not limited to those decisions concerning recruiting, hiring, promotions, transfers, compensation, benefits, layoffs, recalls, company sponsored training, company facilities, social and recreational programs, and disciplinary measures.

Bender has made substantial progress with respect to equal employment opportunity for all persons and will continue to exercise reasonable good faith efforts in moving forward to accomplish that goal. All personnel, including particularly management and supervisory personnel, are expected to give their full support to this Policy, and manager and supervisors are responsible for effective implementation of the Policy and the Affirmative Action Plan. Employees are encouraged to discuss with W. A. Wiik, Personnel Manager, any questions, problems, or suggestions they may have with respect to this Policy and the Affirmative Action Plan of the Company.

Company Policy On Affirmative Action

The policy of Bender Shipbuilding and Repair Co., Inc. continues to be to employ each individual on the basis of the qualifications, competency, and potential, and is not influenced by race, color, religion, sex, age, or national origin.

Bender Shipbuilding and Repair Co., Inc. accomplishes the following actions in all Mobile operations based upon the availability of minorities and females in the Mobile SMA area and in the State of Alabama from which the company actively recruits:

Hiring, training on-the-job, and promoting in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, or national origin.
Making employment decisions based upon the qualifications of the individual applicant.
Making promotion and transfer decisions in accordance with the requirements of the job, and in conjunction with validated job performance related criteria to reflect the spirit of equal opportunity.
Insuring that company personnel actions are fully administered based upon qualifications, and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, or national origin as they pertain to compensation, company benefits, transfers, layoffs, return from layoffs, and company sponsored training, on-the-job training, and when available, social and recreational programs.

Bender Shipbuilding and Repair Co., Inc. endorses this equal employment opportunity policy, and has implemented actions to insure that equal employment of minorities and women is a practiced reality. The company's policy is one toward utilizing minorities and women in all job categories based upon their availability in the work force, and possessing the requisite skills. The areas of recruitment and the availability of minority and female workers are discussed elsewhere in this Affirmative Action Program. This policy shall be administered consistent with the Company's responsibilities under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, and other applicable federal and state laws concerning employment.