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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about
Market Risk.
See the information in the “ Market Sensitive Risks and
Positions” subsection of Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation set
forth in Item 7 hereof.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
See Item 15(a) in Part IV.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants
on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
The Company’s management, with the participation of
the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s dis-
closure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act”)) as of the end
of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation,
the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the
Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
There have not been any changes in the Company’s inter-
nal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in
Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) dur-
ing the Company’s fiscal fourth quarter that have materially
affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the
Registrant.
Information concerning our executive officers is set forth
in Item 1 of this Form 10-K under the caption “ Executive
Officers of the Registrant.”
Information with respect to our directors and the nomi-
nation process is incorporated herein by reference to the
information “ Election of Directors/Biographical Information
on the Candidates” and “ How Nominees to our Board are
Selected”in the Proxy Statement for our 2004 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders.
Information regarding our audit committee financial
experts is incorporated by reference to the information
“ Committees of our Board”and “ Audit Committee Report for
2004”in the Proxy Statement for our 2004 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders.
Information required by Item 405 of Regulation S-K is
incorporated herein by reference to “ Section 16(a) Beneficial
Ownership Reporting Compliance”in the Proxy Statement for
our 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
The Code of Ethics for the Company’s CEO, CFO,
and Other Senior Executives is attached as Exhibit 14 to this
Form 10-K.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
Information with respect to executive compensation is
incorporated herein by reference to the information under the
caption “ Executive Compensation”in the Proxy Statement for
our 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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