Within the past two years, have you or, to the best of your knowledge, anyone under your control or supervision or acting on your behalf, made or contributed, directly or through any intermediary, any payment using Company funds, to any domestic or foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for political office, for purposes of influencing or inducing such political party, official or candidate to use its, his or her influence to assist the Company in obtaining or retaining business or to benefit the company or any other person in any way? “Payment” means any offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of payment or money, as well as any offer, gift, promise or authorization of the giving of anything of value.