CONFIDENTIAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTS OGE FORM…

  CONFIDENTIAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTS
                 OGE FORM 450s
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS                                         PART II: LIABILITIES
 P Filers should be sure to fill out Step 2       P A liability that exceeded $10,000 at any
on page 1 and check either "yes" or "no"         time in the reporting period must be
indicating whether there is anything to          listed, except
report for Parts I-V. If "no" is checked for       R mortgages (even if on rental property),
each Part, the rest of the report need not         R student loans,
be completed.                                      R credit card accounts,
 P All reports must be signed and dated            R car or home furnishing loans, or
by the filer.                                      R loans from family members.
 P The original must be filed; copies or
electronic filings are not allowed.                   PART III: OUTSIDE POSITIONS
                                                  P Positions held with non-Federal
     PART I: ASSETS AND INCOME                   organizations must be reported,
 P Assets of the filer, the filer's spouse, or   except positions with religious, social,
dependent child over $1,000 and sources          fraternal, or political organizations.
of income for the filer (over $200) or
spouse (over $1,000) must be listed                   PART IV: AGREEMENTS AND
except                                                       ARRANGEMENTS
 R diversified mutual funds (which are            P Pension arrangements with a former
funds not focused on a specific industry         employer must be reported and must
sector, state, or foreign country),              indicate whether the pension fund is
  R money market funds,                          managed by the employer or
  R Treasury notes, U.S. bonds, and Thrift       independently. In addition, the underlying
Savings Plan (TSP) accounts.                     assets in the pension should be reported
 P For an IRA, 401(k) account or other           in Part I.
retirement plan, each asset over $1,000
must be listed (except diversified mutual             PART V: GIFTS AND TRAVEL
funds, cash, and money market funds),                        REIMBURSEMENTS
as well as the financial institution at which     P Gifts totaling more than $335 must be
the account is held.                             reported but not Government travel gifts.

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