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Accordingly, our corporate governance practices are designed not just to satisfy regulatory requirements, but to provide for the effective oversight and management of the company.</h1> </p> <p> <h1>On this site, you will find links to the following information:</h1> </p> <br> <!-- <para> <title>Contacting the Board of Directors</title> </para> <para>The independent Directors have approved the process that stockholders may use in contacting the members of the Board.</para> <para>All Stockholders wishing to communicate with the Board should address letters to:</para> <para> <address> <otheraddr>c/o Office of the Corporate Secretary</otheraddr> <otheraddr>Time Warner Inc.</otheraddr> <street>One Time Warner Center</street> <city>New York</city> <state>NY</state> <postcode>10019</postcode> </address> </para> --> </td> </tr> </table> <table style="margin-left:12px" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="555" border="0"> <tr valign="top"> <td width="50%"> <table> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0px 0px 15px 15px"> <h4> <a href="/web/20110105031700/http://www.timewarner.com/corp/corp_governance/board_directors/index.html">Board of Directors</a> </h4> <p style="padding-top:5px;">The Board of Directors has 13 members, drawn from careers in business, finance, academia and public service.</p> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0px 0px 15px 15px"> <h4> <a href="/web/20110105031700/http://www.timewarner.com/corp/corp_governance/governance_committees.html">Board Leadership and Committee Structure</a> </h4> <p style="padding-top:5px;">The Board of Directors has three standing committees: the Audit and Finance Committee, the Compensation and Human Development Committee, and the Nominating and Governance Committee. Each committee is composed entirely of independent Directors.</p> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0px 0px 15px 15px"> <h4> <a href="/web/20110105031700/http://www.timewarner.com/corp/corp_governance/governance_charters.html">Committee Charters, Policies and Reports</a> </h4> <p style="padding-top:5px;">The Board of Directors has adopted charters and policies for each of its three standing committees, which describe the committee's composition, responsibilities and operations, as well as the resources that are available to the committee to assist it in carrying out its role. Pursuant to these Charters, the Audit and Finance Committee has adopted a policy on auditor rotation, and the Compensation and Human Development Committee has approved a report on the selection and retention of its consultant on executive compensation.</p> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0px 0px 15px 15px"> <h4> <a href="/web/20110105031700/http://www.timewarner.com/corp/corp_governance/by_laws/index.html">By-Laws</a> </h4> <p style="padding-top:5px;">The company's By-Laws are one of the company's foundational governance documents and are supplemented by the charters of the Board's committees, the Corporate Governance Policy, and other governance-related policies and procedures approved by the Board and its committees.</p> </td> </tr> </table></td><td width="50%" valign="top"><table> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0px 0px 15px 15px"> <h4> <a href="/web/20110105031700/http://www.timewarner.com/corp/corp_governance/governance_policy/index.html">Governance Policy</a> </h4> <p style="padding-top:5px;">Originally adopted by the Board of Directors in January 2002 and most recently revised in February 2010, the Corporate Governance Policy describes the principles and practices that guide the Board of Directors in carrying out its responsibilities.</p> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0px 0px 15px 15px"> <h4> <a href="/web/20110105031700/http://www.timewarner.com/corp/corp_governance/governance_conduct.html">Codes of Conduct</a> </h4> <p style="padding-top:5px;">The Codes of Conduct adopted by the company include the Standards of Business Conduct, which applies to all corporate employees of Time Warner Inc., a supplemental "Code of Ethics for Senior Executive and Senior Financial Officers," a set of Guidelines for Non-Employee Directors, and the Policy and Procedures Governing Related Person Transactions.</p> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0px 0px 15px 15px"> <h4> <a 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