It is our policy to conduct business according to moral, legal and ethical standards. Our employees hold important roles in corporate governance. They are vested with both the responsibility and authority to protect, balance, and preserve the interests of all of our stakeholders, including stockholders, customers, employees, suppliers, and citizens of the communities in which business is conducted. Our employees fulfill this responsibility by prescribing, enforcing and following the policies and procedures employed in the operation of the Company, and by doing the following:
1. Honest and Ethical Conduct. The Chief Executive Officer, the Company’s principal financial officer, treasurer, controller, principal accounting officer and persons performing similar functions (collectively, “Senior Financial Officers”) and the Company’s other employees shall exhibit and promote the highest standards of honest and ethical conduct. They shall:
2. Records and Reports. The Chief Executive Officer and the Company’s principal financial officer, treasurer, controller, principal accounting officer and persons performing similar functions (collectively, “Senior Financial Officers”) will manage the Company’s transaction and reporting systems and procedures, records and public disclosures in order that:
3. Compliance with Applicable Laws, Rules and Regulations. The Chief Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers will establish and maintain mechanisms to: