Attendance of Directors
The following tables provide a summary of attendance at Board and Committee meetings held during fiscal 2008.
| Type of Meeting Held | Number of Meetings |
| Board of Directors | 9 |
| Audit Committee ("AUD") | 9 |
| Compensation Committee ("COMP") | 6 |
| Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee ("GOV") | 5 |
| Safety, Health and Environment Committee ("SHE") | 5 |
| Director | Board meetings attended | Committee meetings attended | Total Board/Committee meetings attended |
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| Frederick J. Blesi (1) | 4 of 4 | 100% | 5 of 5 AUD 3 of 3 GOV |
100% 100% |
12 of 12 | 100% |
| William J. Doyle (2) | 9 of 9 | 100% | 9 of 9 | 100% | ||
| John W. Estey | 9 of 9 | 100% | 6 of 6 COMP (Chair) 5 of 5 SHE |
100% 100% |
20 of 20 | 100% |
| Wade Fetzer III | 9 of 9 | 100% | 6 of 6 COMP 5 of 5 GOV |
100% 100% |
20 of 20 | 100% |
| C. Steven Hoffman (3) | 5 of 5 | 100% | 4 of 4 AUD 2 of 2 SHE |
100% 100% |
11 of 11 | 100% |
| Dallas J. Howe (4) | 9 of 9 (Chair) | 100% | 5 of 5 GOV | 100% | 14 of 14 | 100% |
| Alice D. Laberge (5) | 9 of 9 | 100% | 9 of 9 AUD (Chair) 2 of 2 GOV 3 of 3 SHE |
100% 100% 100% |
23 of 23 | 100% |
| Keith G. Martell (6) | 9 of 9 | 100% | 9 of 9 AUD 3 of 3 COMP |
100% 100% |
21 of 21 | 100% |
| Jeffrey J. McCaig | 9 of 9 | 100% | 9 of 9 AUD 6 of 6 COMP |
100% 100% |
24 of 24 | 100% |
| Mary Mogford | 8 of 9 | 89% | 9 of 9 AUD 5 of 5 GOV (Chair) |
100% 100% |
22 of 23 | 96% |
| Paul J. Schoenhals | 7 of 9 | 78% | 5 of 6 COMP 5 of 5 SHE (Chair) |
83% 100% |
17 of 20 | 85% |
| E. Robert Stromberg, Q.C. (7) | 9 of 9 | 100% | 1 of 1 GOV 5 of 5 SHE |
100% 100% |
15 of 15 | 100% |
| Elena Viyella de Paliza | 9 of 9 | 100% | 5 of 5 SHE | 100% | 14 of 14 | 100% |
| Aggregate Attendance | 105 of 108 | 98% | 45 of 45 AUD 21 of 21 GOV 26 of 27 COMP 25 of 25 SHE |
100% 100% 96% 100% |
222 of 226 | 98% |
Pursuant to the "PotashCorp Governance Principles", the Board meets in executive session, with only independent directors present during each regularly scheduled meeting of the Board. The presiding officer at the executive session is Dallas J. Howe, the Board Chair, or, in his absence, a director selected by majority vote of those present. Sessions are of no fixed duration and participant directors are encouraged to raise and discuss any issues of concern.