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Covered Employees are prohibited from directly or indirectly taking any action to fraudulently influence, coerce, manipulate or mislead the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ independent public auditors for the purpose of rendering the financial statements of the Company and/or its subsidiaries misleading.
Covered Employees understand that they will be held accountable for their adherence to this Code. Failure to observe the terms of this Code may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment. Violations of this Code may also constitute violations of law and may result in civil and criminal penalties to the Covered Employee, his or her supervisor(s) and/or the Company.
If you have any questions regarding the best course of action in a particular situation, you should promptly contact the Company’s General Counsel. You may choose to remain anonymous by reporting any possible violation of this Code by sending a letter to the Company’s General Counsel. If you are uncomfortable contacting the Company’s General Counsel, and/or if you wish to express concerns relating to questionable accounting or related matters, you may report such concerns to the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors.
It is the Company’s policy to encourage the communication of bona fide concerns relating to the lawful and ethical conduct of business, including accounting, internal control and auditing matters. It is also the Company’s policy to protect those who communicate bona fide concerns from any retaliation or discrimination for such reporting, and no retribution or discrimination against any individual who communicates bona fide concerns will be permitted.
Current contact information for the General Counsel and the Chairman of the Audit Committee is set forth in Appendix 1 to this Code.
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