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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
Identification of Directors
Reference is made to the information regarding directors appearing under the heading “Election of
Directors” in our 2003 Proxy Statement, which information is hereby incorporated by reference.
Identification of Executive Officers
Reference is made to the information regarding executive officers appearing under the heading
“Management” in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which information is hereby incorporated by
reference.
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
Reference is made to the information appearing under the heading “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership
Reporting Compliance” in our 2003 Proxy Statement, which information is hereby incorporated by reference.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Reference is made to the information appearing under the heading “Executive Compensation” in our 2003
Proxy Statement, which information is hereby incorporated by reference.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Reference is made to information appearing in our 2003 Proxy Statement under the heading “Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” and “Equity Compensation Plan Information,” which
information is hereby incorporated by reference.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Reference is made to information appearing in our 2003 Proxy Statement under the heading “Certain
Transactions,” which information is hereby incorporated by reference.
ITEM 14. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Controls and Procedures
Our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of our
“disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-14(c) and
15d-14(c)) as of a date (the “Evaluation Date”) within 90 days before the filing date of this annual report, have
concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures were adequate and designed to
ensure that material information relating to us and our consolidated subsidiaries would be made known to them
by others within those entities.
There were no significant changes in our internal controls or, to our knowledge, in other factors that could
significantly affect our disclosure controls and procedures subsequent to the Evaluation Date.
Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that
our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls will prevent all error and all fraud. A control
system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the
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