Blue Diamond Trip General Rules and Travel Policies

• The Blue Diamond trip will be awarded to full-time Konica Minolta Business Solutions'  personnel who attain their individually assigned Blue Diamond criteria for FY 2020 as outlined within the Blue Diamond Bylaws and/or compensation plans.
• Personnel hired after April 1, 2020 can qualify for Blue Diamond providing they meet the full year criteria assigned for their position.
• All qualifiers must be employed at Konica Minolta Business Solutions on the scheduled date of the Blue Diamond trip to attend.
• If an employee leaves employment with Konica Minolta Business Solutions and then returns to a qualifying Blue Diamond position and their prior time with the Company is bridged (under the company rehire and bridging policy), he or she will have any past awarded Blue Diamond trips count toward their total Blue Diamond years.
• If an employee qualifies for Blue Diamond, but leaves employment with Konica Minolta Business Solutions prior to the date of the trip, he or she will not be considered a Blue Diamond trip qualifier for that trip and it will not count toward total Blue Diamond years in the event of a rehire.
• If unable to attend Blue Diamond trip, no other form of compensation will be awarded to the qualifier.
• Those qualified are permitted to invite one (1) guest. The guest cannot be a current employee unless they are a spouse or legally recognized domestic partner of the Blue Diamond trip qualifier. The guest cannot be a person presently employed by a competitor in the business equipment industry, even if the guest is the spouse of the attendee. Guests must be at least 21 years of age or older on or before the first day of travel to the program.
• If a qualifier would like to bring a guest that is a former Konica Minolta employee, the qualifier must receive approval from Senior Management prior to registering for the trip and the approval must be thirty (30) days prior to the scheduled date of the trip. There will be no exceptions for former employees who were employed at any time during the fiscal year for which the Blue Diamond trip reward is earned unless the guest is a spouse of the trip qualifier.
• The guest cannot be a former employee (including a spouse) if personnel records indicate that person upon termination/resignation was not subject to rehire without approval of Senior Management.
• The qualifier must reach the program destination before or at the same time as his or her guest. A guest cannot attend the Blue Diamond trip without a qualifier.
• Pre-extensions at the Blue Diamond trip location are not permitted.
• Post-extensions are permitted based on individual approval within a qualifier's region. All expenses are the sole responsibility of the attendee extending, including but not limited to all accommodation fees, applicable taxes, food and beverage and transportation back to the airport following the extension.
• Based on the destination and airlift, some qualifiers may be considered "Forced Overnights" Forced overnight travelers are those travelers who are not able to arrive at the destination in one day, arriving in time for the first event, or a ship's departure, etc. These qualifiers will be pre-determined based on air block by Travel Headquarters, and the list will be reviewed by Senior Management. Forced-overnight accommodations are at the discretion of the travel team and will be contracted at an airport hotel in the gateway city closest to the destination and not at the host program hotel. Hotel accommodations as well as meals will be paid in accordance with our travel policy.
• Attendees who choose to travel outside of group dates are responsible for any additional fees incurred for airline and airport transportation.
• If an airline ticket is issued to a Blue Diamond attendee, and that attendee then decides on another form of transportation to the trip venue, that person will be responsible for taxes associated with the non-refundable amount of the ticket.
• Rental Car expenses unless deemed a part of the program are not covered as a T&E expense and are not reimbursable.
• Accommodation upgrades are not a part of this program. Should a guest not like his/her accommodations and arrange an upgrade directly with the hotel; these charges are not reimbursable through Konica Minolta.
• Once an air itinerary is approved through the registration website, all change fees are the responsibility of the traveler. This includes but is not limited to: guest name changes and travel date changes.
• The following items are personal expenses and are not reimbursable: luggage/baggage fees, mileage, tolls, parking, hair stylist, spa & manicures (if not a chosen activity at registration), personal bar tabs, meals and entertainment outside of those provided in the program, personal long-distance phone calls, room service and personal tips.
• Should a qualifier not be able to attend Blue Diamond due to a conflict over program dates, he or she must get pre-approval in writing from the Regional President to attend only a portion of the program.
• Qualifiers that do not meet the legal drinking or gambling age of the trip destination must adhere to the governing laws of that destination.

FEDERAL TAX POLICY U.S.
In accordance with federal tax regulations, Konica Minolta Business Solutions is required to include the value of the sales incentive trips such as Blue Diamond Club in an employee's taxable wages and to deduct the applicable withholding taxes. Because a portion of these trips are business related, only the value of the trip attributable to an employee's guest is considered to be fully taxable.

$3039.32 Winner
$4912.32 Winner and Guest
(Subject to change)