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To promote the honest and ethical conduct of our Financial Managers and Supervisors (described below), including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;
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To promote full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in periodic reports and documents filed or submitted by the Corporation to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and in other public communications made by
the Corporation;
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To promote compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations that apply to the Corporation and its officers;
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To encourage the prompt internal reporting of violations of this Code; and
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To provide accountability for adherence to this Code.
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Encourage professional honesty and integrity in all aspects of the financial departments, by eliminating inhibitions and barriers to responsible behavior, such as coercion, fear of reprisal, or alienation from the financial departments
or the Corporation itself.
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Prohibit and eliminate the appearance or occurrence of conflicts between what is in the best interest of the Corporation and what could result in material personal gain for a member of the financial departments, including Financial
Managers and Supervisors, or any other party.
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Promptly bring to the attention of his/her supervisor, Human Resources, the Compliance Office, the Legal Affairs Office, the Internal Audit Office, the Disclosure Committee, the Audit Committee, or through Ethics Point, as appropriate,
any information he or she may have concerning (a) significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the Corporation’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data or
(b) any suspicious behavior or apparent fraud, whether or not material, that involves employees who have a significant role in the Corporation’s financial reporting, disclosures or internal controls or (c) any information concerning
evidence of a material violation of the securities or other laws, rules or regulations applicable to the Corporation or (d) any deviations in practice from policies and procedures governing honest and ethical behavior.
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Demonstrate their personal support for policies and procedures through periodic communication reinforcing these ethical standards throughout the finance departments.
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The Corporation’s accounting records, as well as reports produced from those records, must be kept and presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and any other principles as required, from time to time, by
law or regulatory agencies.
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All records must fairly and accurately reflect the transactions or occurrences to which they relate.
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All records must fairly and accurately reflect the Corporation’s assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses.
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The Corporation’s accounting records must not contain any false or intentionally misleading entries.
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No transaction may be intentionally misclassified as to accounts, departments or accounting periods or in any other manner.
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All transactions must be supported by accurate documentation in reasonable detail and recorded in the proper account and in the proper accounting period.
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No information may be concealed from the internal auditors or the independent external auditors.
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Financial officers shall not knowingly or recklessly misrepresent material facts or allow their independent judgment to be compromised.
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To issue or reissue a report on the Corporation’s financial statements that is not warranted under the circumstances, due to material violations of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Generally Accepted Auditing Standards or
other professional or regulatory standards;
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Not to perform an audit, review or other procedure required by Generally Accepted Auditing Standards or other professional or regulatory standards;
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Not to withdraw an issued report; or
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Not to communicate matters to the Corporation’s Audit Committee.
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Educate members of the finance departments about any federal, state, or local statute, regulation, or administrative procedure that affects the operation of the finance departments and the Corporation.
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Monitor the compliance of the finance departments with any applicable federal, state, or local statute, regulation, or administrative rule.
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Identify, report, and correct in a swift and certain manner, any detected deviations from applicable federal, state, or local statute, regulation or administrative procedure.
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