How will I know if stock in a particular company is a prohibited holding?
A24: Generally, the regulations define a prohibited holding as stock in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and other companies involved in research, development, or manufacture of medical devices, equipment, preparations, treatments or products and other substantially affected organizations. If you have questions regarding your holdings, please contact your ethics official. Q25: For senior employees, are there certain types of financial interests excepted from the broad prohibition against pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and other such stock ownership? A25: Yes, you (or your spouse or minor child) may retain stock that is held by a diversified mutual fund (e.g. S&P 500 index fund), or a non-health care or non-health care related sector fund (e.g., an energy or communications sector fund). In addition, provided that continued ownership would be consistent with all other conflict of interest rules, you may be permitted to keep stock arising from employment with a pharmaceutical, biotechnology
