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Policy on Insider Trading and Confidentiality in effect from time to time. Insider trading is a
crime and can lead to criminal and civil fines, penalties and charges against the Company and
the violator.
If you have any questions regarding non-public information and the use of such
information or the Company’s Policy on Insider Trading and Confidentiality, you should
contact the Company’s chief financial officer.
8. Discrimination and Harassment
The Company requires strict adherence to its policies and applicable laws regarding
equal employment opportunities and discrimination in the workplace. The Company will not
tolerate illegal discrimination or harassment. Relationship with colleagues and business
relationships with competitors, suppliers and customers always must be conducted free of
any discrimination, including based on race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual
preference, national origin, marital status, veteran status, handicap or disability.
9. Health and Safety
The Company strives to provide all Company personnel with a safe and healthful
work environment. You share responsibility for maintaining a safe and healthy workplace by
following safety and health rules and practices and reporting accidents, injuries and unsafe
equipment, practices or condition.
The Company will not tolerate violence or threatening behavior in the workplace. In
addition, Company personnel are required to report to work in condition to perform their
duties, free from the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol. The Company will not tolerate the
use of illegal drugs in the workplace.
10. Record-Keeping
The Company requires honest and accurate recording and reporting of information in
order to make responsible business decisions. You must document and record accurately all
of your business expenses. If you are unsure whether a particular expense is legitimate, you
should ask the Company’s chief financial officer. Executive officers or members of the
Board should confer with a member of the Audit Committee. Rules and guidelines regarding
business expenses are available from the Company’s account department.
All of the Company’s books, records, accounts and financial statements must be
maintained in reasonable detail, must appropriately reflect the Company’s transactions and
must conform both to applicable legal requirements and to the Company’s system of internal
controls. Unrecorded or “off the books” funds or assets cannot be maintained unless
permitted by applicable laws or regulations. Furthermore, all Company personnel are subject
to the Company’s Document Retention Policy. Any questions concerning the Company’s
Document Retention Policy should be directed to the Company’s chief financial officer.
Company personnel must avoid exaggeration, derogatory remarks, guesswork or
inappropriate characterizations of people and companies in business records and
communications. This prohibition applies equally to e-mail, internal memos and formal
reports.