Increase the Value of Your Procurement SpendingCombine the American Express® Corporate Purchasing Card with the E&I Cooperativeto earn returns on school purchases.

American Express in partnership with Babcock and Jenkins, July 2013

Educational institutions today face increasing financial pressures.

P-CardAdvantages

From the strain of budget cuts to cumbersome purchasing processes that take up valuable time and resources, many leaders in education are struggling with: • Stretched budgets and increasing costs• Unpredictable cash flow • Long procurement processes that hold up purchases• Inefficient expense tracking• Reporting requirements that are difficult to maintain

Monitor cash flow, extend float and set spendingcontrols with your P-Card.

Now, thanks to the convenience and ease-of-use of P-Cards, many institutions like yours are realizing time and money savings. With the American Express® Corporate Purchasing Card, you can proactively monitor and manage your account online to gain control over your expenses. By consolidating your charges using the P-Card, you can decrease the volume of paper invoices while reducing the number of checks you cut monthly. And, you can gain up to 29 days additional float. The number of days by which you extend your float will depend on when during your American Express Card billing cycle you charge a transaction to a supplier. The date the transaction is posted to your account, and the date you pay the amounts due on your American Express billing statement will determine the number of days you can extend your float, which can be as much as up to 29 days.

The P-Card also allows you to set spending limits per transaction,by monthly allocations or other budgetary limits, and receive electronic notifications when approaching spending limits. And you can evaluate the effectiveness of controls you set with comprehensive spending reports.

1. “The Value of Purchasing Cards”, PayStream Advisors, Inc., Q4 2012.2. “2012 Purchasing Card Benchmark Study” (Abstract), RPMG Research Corporation.

• 72% of companies cite convenience and ease of use as the number one benefit of P-Card programs1

• $91 vs $17: average cost to process a transaction with no P-Card vs using a P-Card2 • 12.1 vs 3.6: average procurement cycle days with no P-Card vs using a P-Card2

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The E&I Cooperative is a not-for-profit buying cooperative for educational institutions with a portfolio of approximately 100 partnerships with industry-leading suppliers. Working with these E&I suppliers, members of E&I can streamline and shorten the length of their procurement processes, helping to save time and valuable resources. And by aggregating the purchasing power of its over 2,600 members, E&I can lower the purchase prices of the goods and services of educational institutions like yours.

E&I Cooperative’s contract portfolio ofvendors impacts the entire campus:

• Athletic Training Supplies• Automotive• Books & Media• Computer Software • Computers & Networking• Electronics & Peripherals• Express Delivery & Freight• Facilities/Maintenance• Flooring

• Furniture & Furnishings• Medical Equipment & Supplies• Moving & Relocation • Multimedia• Office Equipment & Supplies• Scientific Equipment & Supplies• Services• Travel Services

Put collectivepurchasing powerbehind every payment.

E&I Cooperative advantages

• 2600 members as of 2012

• Over $1.8 billion in member purchases as of 2012

• $200 million dollars in member savings as of 2012

• $14 million in member rebates as of 2012

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Get value from your P-Card with E&I Cooperative membership.

When the American Express® Corporate Purchasing Card is combined with the E&I Cooperative, educational institutions can get up-front discounts and backend rebates. With preferred, pre-negotiated and exclusive rates, as well as cash incentives with the American Express® Corporate Purchasing Card, you can streamline procurement, save money on purchases and gain insights with financial reporting tools. And with approximately 100 partnerships with industry-leading suppliers, many campus departments can benefit from your E&I membership.

Select E&I Supplier Partners:

• Airgas• Allied• American Seating• AmericaToGo• Beckman Coulter• Claridge• Coalesse• Enterprise• ESM Solutions• FedEx• Ferguson• Gaylord• Getinge Group• Glidden• Grainger• Gunlocke• Henry Schein• Hertz

• Hewlett Packard• HireRight• Interface• Mity-Lite• O’Reilly Auto Parts• OfficeMax• Polyvision• Ricoh• Schindler• SciQuest• Steelcase• Think Global• Tremco• Turnstone• United Van Lines• VWR International• Wesco• Xerox

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