Universal teams with TRACE to reduce clients’ compliance risk

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Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc. (exhibit #363) announced at EBACE2013 that it is now working with TRACE, the global leader in innovative anti-bribery due diligence and compliance solutions. Working with TRACE is part of ongoing efforts by Universal® to help further reduce its clients’ risk of a potential anti-bribery and compliance violation.

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Media Contact:

Louis Smyth

On-site at EBACE: (713) 306-3269 [email protected]

Universal teams with TRACE to reduce clients’ compliancerisk

Geneva (May 20, 2013) – Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc. (exhibit #363) announced at

EBACE2013 that it is now working with TRACE,the global leader in innovative anti-bribery due

diligence and compliance solutions. Working with TRACE is part of ongoing efforts by

Universal®to help further reduce its clients’ risk of apotential anti-bribery and compliance

violation.

“With increasing enforcement of anti-bribery and corruption violationson a global basis

andassociated multi-million dollar fines being assessed, our clients want assurance that the

companies and third-party suppliers they work with comply with all applicable compliance laws

and regulations,” said Bobby Butler, Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer,

Universal®. “TRACE provides a best-in-classsolution via its TRAC(TRACE Registered Access

Code) platform. TRACis already successfully used in other industries and we will use it to help

reduce potential risk and exposure for our clients.”

TRAC is TRACE’s global online platform that captures, assesses and shares baseline due

diligence information on organizations and individuals and issues universal ID numbers to

approved applicants.Universal®

and all of its Universal Aviationsm

worldwide ground support

locations have registered with TRAC. TRAC provides transparency and efficiency between

companies and their intermediaries and continually runs suppliers’ names against international

watch lists.

Pete Lewis, Senior Vice President, Global Partnership Management said that his team is now

working to have its thousands of global suppliers register with TRAC.

“TRAC further enhances the due diligence and vetting our Global Partnership Management

departmentalready does to ensure our suppliers meet critical standards for service, quality and

compliance,” said Lewis.“We’re working to make it easier for our clients by reducing the risk

associated with an increasing number of international business partners and business transactions

across borders. An additional benefit to TRAC is that is serves as a single baseline of due

diligence, which reduces the complexity associated with duplicative requests of compliance

proof from multiple partners. We encourage the entire business aviation industry to adopt TRAC

to provide greater transparency in the fight against bribery, corruption and other compliance

violations.”

For more information on TRAC, please visit Universal exhibit #363 or https://tracnumber.com.

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About Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc.

At Universal®, our shared purpose is the success of your trip. Count on us to deliver what you

need to keep your guarantees to your organization. With 50+ years of experience in supporting

business aviation and more than 2.5 million trip legs facilitated, we have the knowledge and

expertise to help you get the job done. Our comprehensive resources include customized trip

support, convenience through the UVair® Fuel Program, worldwide ground support from

Universal Aviationsm, online flight planning, safety management, data link, scheduling software,

and more.

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