Dow Jones Files "Independence Committee" Agreement With S.E.C.

The Members of the Special Committee shall be divided into three classes. The first class shall consist of one Member and the second and third classes shall consist of two Members. The initial term of the first class shall expire on December 31, 2012; the initial term of the second class shall expire on December 31, 2013; the initial term of the third class shall expire on December 31, 2014. Upon the expiration of the term of any class, a new term of the class shall commence, and this term shall expire on the fifth anniversary of the commencement of this term. ...

Upon the expiration of the term of a class, a majority of the remaining Members of the Special Committee shall appoint or reappoint an individual or individuals, as applicable, selected by the Special Committee as a Member or Members, as applicable, of the class for the new term then commencing. Any appointment or reappointment shall be subject to the approval of the Company, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Any proposed appointment or reappointment shall be deemed to be approved by the Company if no written objection to the appointment or reappointment is received from the Company by the Special Committee within ten (10) business days following the Company's receipt from the Special Committee of written notice of the proposed appointment or reappointment. Subject to the foregoing sentence, a Member may be reappointed to the Special Committee upon the expiration of the term of his or her class. ...

Each Editor shall have the right to appeal disputes with the Company, Dow Jones or their respective Affiliates concerning (i) the Special Committee Matters, and (ii) the matters set forth in Sections 2.1(e) and 2.1(f) (but only to the extent any such dispute relates to Dow Jones, any of its subsidiaries, a Dow Jones Publication (as defined in Section 2.1(f)) or to journalists or journalism of Dow Jones or its subsidiaries or a Dow Jones Publication), to the Special Committee for resolution, and the Special Committee shall seek to resolve such disputes in a prompt manner. All decisions and determinations made by the Special Committee with respect to any such dispute shall be final and binding.