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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
As of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we performed an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation
of management, including our President and Chief Financial Officer, of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e)
under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)). Based upon that evaluation, our President and our Chief Financial Officer
concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in the timely recording,
processing, summarizing and reporting of material financial and non-financial information.
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during
our most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over
financial reporting.
The following information required under this item is filed as part of this report:
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Management Responsibility for Financial Information
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Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
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Item 9B. Other Information.
None.
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance of the Registrant.
The information required under this item is included in the following sections of our Proxy Statement for our 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders,
which sections are incorporated by reference herein and will be filed within 120 days after the end of our fiscal year:
Executive Officers
Election of Directors
Board Committees
Director Nominating Process
Web site Access to Corporate Governance Documents
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Corporate Governance
The certifications of our President and Chief Financial Officer required pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are included as
exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K and were included as exhibits to each of our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Our President certified to the New
York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on June 1, 2006 pursuant to Section 303A.12(a) of the NYSE’s listing standards, that he was not aware of any violation by the
Company of the NYSE’s corporate governance listing standards as of that date.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
The information required under this item is included in the following sections of our Proxy Statement for our 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders,
which sections are incorporated by reference herein and will be filed within 120 days after the end of our fiscal year:
Compensation of Executive Officers
Compensation Committee Report
Director Compensation
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation