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The following email has just arrived:

From: William Seaton, Director of Finance

To: Finance Manager

Subject: News article

Hi,

My Secretary has drawn my attention to the attached newspaper clipping. I have been reading comments like this since Fouce Oil acquired its interest in 2010. We briefed the press at the time and made it clear that we would not be commenting further on our relationship with it unless it changed materially. Nothing has happened since then to make us change our mind on that.

The Board has asked me to compile a report on the following:

How might the presence of Fouce Oil, as a 25% shareholder, affect our decision making as a Board of Directors? Perhaps, surprisingly, we have never had a formal discussion of this matter.

How will Fouce Oil’s stake in Slide affect our share price?

I would like you to email me your thoughts on these points so that I can have as long as possible to think about what I will say to the Board.

Thanks

William

The newspaper clipping can be found by clicking on the Reference Materials button.

The following email has been forwarded to you by William Seaton, Director of Finance:

From: William Seaton, Director of Finance

To: Finance Manager

Subject: Yesterday’s Board meeting

Hi,

One of my fellow Board members made a brief presentation to the Board. I am attaching the slides that were used in this presentation.

I have to say that I thought that some of the advice being offered to the Board was incorrect, but I would rather make a positive contribution to the discussion and so I said very little.

I need you to email me your thoughts on the following:

Your views on the presentation relating to tax matters

Your views on the briefing relating to the decision making process

Your views on the briefing’s recommendations on driving performance

Finally, an alternative briefing note on driving performance. Ideally, that should be two or three headings, with a

clear explanation for each.

As usual, this is urgent. Many thanks for your help so far with this project.

William

The slides can be found by clicking on the Reference Materials button.

Newsweb

Protesters block bulldozers

Attempts by Wodd to harvest some of the hardwood trees from their newly acquired Bravadorian forest suffered a further setback yesterday.

Wodd’s bulldozers have been unable to make any headway in clearing the site for the company’s first logging base because environmental groups from several countries have descended on the Bravadorian jungle to protest the proposed destruction of the forest and the associated harvesting of many rare hardwood trees. Protestors have chained themselves to trees and to heavy equipment, making it impossible to commence the clearance operations.

Wodd’s problems have been compounded by the recent discovery that a tribe of forest dwellers has lived in the forest for many generations, making little or no contact with the outside world in the process. The tribe is effectively nomadic, moving from one part of the forest to another, surviving by hunting game and gathering edible vegetation and relocating when food starts to become scarce. The environmental protestors claim that Wodd’s activities will make it impossible for this tribe to continue with its traditional way of life.

Wodd claims to adhere to The Forestry Stewardship Council of Marland’s ten principles, which include the assurance that "The legal and customary rights of indigenous peoples to own, use and manage their lands, territories, and resources shall be recognized and respected."

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You have received the following email from Peter Sorchi, CEO:

From: Peter Sorchi, Chief Executive Officer

To: Senior Finance Manager

Fwd: Tax avoidance article

Hi,

I am forwarding you an email from a journalist. It came in via our press office, who passed it up the management chain and it ended up in my inbox.

Some of the basic facts stated in the draft article are correct:

We do have arrangements in place with leading tax advisers for referrals of potential clients. We pay a commission for all such referrals, which the tax adviser is required to disclose to the client.

Barry Crauder has been one of our largest clients for many years. He owns significant forested land and we manage that in return for our usual fee.

We do not offer tax advice, or promote forestry as a tax-efficient investment. We simply offer a forestry management service as a paid service.

I would like you to address the following issues and I need your reply as a matter of some urgency.

Could we be accused of behaving unethically with respect to this aspect of our forestry management service?

Please draft a response that we can submit to Sonia Jones. Please also give an explanation for the Board as to how you will address the fact that the draft newspaper article clearly makes us appear to be unethical. We will consider your draft and related comments at a meeting this afternoon, before submitting anything.

Peter

To: Press Office, Wodd

From: Sonia Jones, reporter, Daily Gazette

Re: Tax avoidance article

I am seeking a response from Wodd concerning the activities of the celebrity Barry Crauder. We have established that Mr Crauder has been investing heavily in forestry in order to avoid paying tax on the considerable wealth that he has amassed from his show business career.

We believe that a significant part of this story is the relationship between forestry companies such as Wodd and professional tax advisers. When researching this story I posed as a wealthy investor and approached several firms that specialise in offering tax avoidance advice to high net worth individuals. Four of the firms whom I approached recommended a forestry scheme and specifically recommended Wodd to manage it for me. I believe that Wodd has a close relationship with these firms and possibly others.

I have attached a draft of my story. I have sufficient evidence to support every fact stated. I am writing in order to give Wodd the opportunity to respond if it wishes to do so, although the story will run regardless. I will require your comment within 48 hours, otherwise, I will run the story as it stands.

Sonia Jones

Chief reporter, Daily Gazette

Hello

I have attached a news article

Arrfield does not set the price for aviation fuel sold at our airports, but we do receive a percentage of the revenues earned by the fuel companies.

I need your help to prepare for a Board meeting to discuss this matter Please write a paper covering the following

* Firstly, explain the impact that the criticisms voiced by the environmental campaigners will have on the frequent PESTEL analysis that Arrfield's Board conducts.

[sub-task (a) = 34%

* Secondly, evaluate the commercial logic of Arrfield's strategy of basing charges for non-aeronautical services (such as fuel sales and retail activities) on percentages of the revenues generated by the companies that operate at its airports

[sub-task (b) = 33%)

* Thirdly, recommend with reasons whether Arrfield should attempt to justify strategic decisions to its shareholders when the commercial logic of those decisions is not immediately obvious

[sub-task (c) = 33%}

Thanks

Romuald Marek

Chief Finance Officer