Services

Each Shareholder enters into a Service Agreement with Stratum to buy services. These
services are provided via Stratum's distinct product lines:
The Board has adopted a strategic plan which calls for Stratum to migrate from its
current decentralized structure to a Shared Services Organization model, whereby
information technology, materials management, business office, human resources and
other services will be provided through Stratum. These services will not necessarily
be centralized in a single location, but by leveraging technology the organization
and direction of the services will come from Stratum.
This migration to a Shared Services model is being built on a collaboration strategy
whereby Shareholders and Stratum management work together on meaningful projects
to reduce costs and improve performance.