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BE IT RESOLVED: The shareholders request that Kodak:

1) Adopt a plan for virtual elimination of persistent bioaccumulative pollutants at Kodak Park which A) identifies, for each building, all inputs and uses of chlorine, any sources of dioxin and other bioaccumulative pollutants, and options for elimination of these chemicals, and B) implements the most effective option; and 2) Provide an annual summary report to shareholders on these virtual elimination options and progress toward these goals.

Supporting Statement: This policy makes business sense because preventing pollution is cost effective in the short term and avoids costly long-term liabilities related to toxic chemical exposures.

It will improve our company's image if Kodak goes beyond its existing policy to minimize pollution and joins the new efforts for virtual elimination of toxic bioaccumulative pollutants.

This builds upon existing Kodak efforts to implement non-toxic production strategies.

If you AGREE, please mark your proxy for this resolution."

The Board of Directors recommends a vote AGAINST this proposal for the following reasons:

For many years the Company has designed, implemented and conducted far reaching health, safety, and environmental programs, which have reduced the use and release of toxic chemicals generally, including the use and release of bioaccumulative materials. In 1998 the Company publicly announced a comprehensive series of environmental performance improvement goals. The Company's aggressive efforts toward achieving these goals have reduced emissions, conserved natural resources and strengthened the environmental management systems at its facilities worldwide. Significant reductions in the use and release of bioaccumulative materials have been realized.

The Company's health, safety and environmental goals, the Company's progress in achieving them, and the nature and results of the Company's programs are made available to shareholders and the public generally in the Company's Health, Safety and Environment Annual Report. Indeed, much of the information requested in the proposal is already included in this report, which is available on-line at: www.kodak.com/go/HSE. In addition, the Company is required to disclose extensive information about emissions of chemicals listed on the U.S. government's Toxics Release Inventory, including bioaccumulative materials. This information is available to the public at www.epa.gov/tri.

This shareholder proposal requests the Company to provide more extensive, detailed information than is required by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and the SEC. The Company complies with all the requirements of GAAP and the SEC, including those related to environmental matters. All material information regarding the Company's environmental liabilities is disclosed.

The Company already has taken significant action to reduce the use and emission of toxic chemicals including bioaccumulative materials. We believe the Company's environmental disclosures in its Annual Report and on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, as well as the availability of an easy-to-read description of the Company's environmental programs and performance in its Health, Safety and Environment Annual Report, meet the information needs of shareholders.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote AGAINST this proposal.

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