I.

PURPOSE

II.

SCOPE

A.

This Policy covers all directors, officers and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, their family members (collectively, the “Insiders”), and any outsiders who the Insider Trading Compliance Officer may designate as Insiders because they have access to material nonpublic information concerning the Company.

B.

This Policy applies to any and all transactions in the Company’s securities, including its common stock and options to purchase common stock, and any other type of securities that the Company may issue, such as preferred stock, convertible debentures, warrants and exchange-traded options or other derivative securities.

C.

This Policy will be delivered to all directors, officers, employees and designated outsiders at the start of their employment or relationship with the Company. Upon first receiving a copy of this Policy or any revised versions, each Insider must sign an acknowledgment that he or she has received a copy and agrees to comply with this Policy’s terms. Section 16 Individuals (as defined below) may be required to certify compliance on an annual basis.

III.

SECTION 16 INDIVIDUALS

IV.

INSIDER TRADING COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE

A.

Administering this Policy and monitoring and enforcing compliance with all Policy provisions and procedures.

B.

Responding to all inquiries relating to this Policy and its procedures.

C.

Designating and announcing special trading blackout periods during which no Insiders may trade in Company securities.

D.

Providing copies of this Policy and other appropriate materials to all current and new directors, officers and employees, and such other persons who the Compliance Officer determines have access to material nonpublic information concerning the Company.

E.

Administering, monitoring and enforcing compliance with all federal and state insider trading laws and regulations, including without limitation Sections 10(b), 16, 20A and 21A of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”); and assisting in the preparation and filing of all required SEC reports relating to insider trading in Company securities, including without limitation, Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144 and Schedules 13D and 13G.

F.

Revising this Policy as necessary to reflect changes in federal or state insider trading laws and regulations.

G.

Maintaining as Company records originals or copies of all documents required by the provisions of this Policy or the procedures set forth herein, and copies of all required SEC reports relating to insider trading, including without limitation, Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144 and Schedules 13D and 13G.

H.

Maintaining the accuracy of the list of Section 16 Individuals as attached on Exhibits A and updating them periodically as necessary to reflect additions to or deletions from each category of individuals.

V.

DEFINITION OF “MATERIAL NONPUBLIC INFORMATION

A.

“MATERIAL” INFORMATION

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Financial performance, especially quarterly and year-end earnings, and significant changes in financial performance or liquidity.

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Company projections and strategic plans.

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Potential mergers and acquisitions or the sale of Company assets or subsidiaries.

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New major contracts, orders, suppliers, customers, or finance sources, or the loss thereof.

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Major discoveries or significant changes or developments in products or product lines, research or technologies.

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Significant changes or developments in supplies or inventory, including significant product defects, recalls or product returns.

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Significant pricing changes.

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Stock splits, public or private securities/debt offerings, or changes in Company dividend policies or amounts.

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Significant changes in senior management.

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Significant labor disputes or negotiations.

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Actual or threatened major litigation, or the resolution of such litigation.

B.

“NONPUBLIC” INFORMATION

Material information is “nonpublic” if it has not been widely disseminated to the public through major newswire services, national news services and financial news services. For the purposes of this policy, information will be considered public, i.e., no longer “nonpublic”, after the close of trading on the third full trading day following the Company’s widespread public release of the information.

C.

CONSULT THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER FOR GUIDANCE

Any Insiders who are unsure whether the information that they possess is material or nonpublic must consult the Compliance Officer for guidance before trading in any Company securities.

VI.

STATEMENT OF COMPANY POLICY AND PROCEDURES

A.

PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES

1.

No Insider may trade in Company securities while possessing material nonpublic information concerning the Company.

2.

No Insider may trade in Company securities during any special trading blackout period designated by the Compliance Officer as described in Section VI.B below.

3.

No Section 16 Individual may trade in Company securities outside of the applicable “trading windows” described in Section VI.B below.

4.

No Insider or Section 16 Individual may trade in Company securities unless the trade(s) have been approved by the Compliance Committee in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section VI.C below. To the extent possible, Section 16 Individuals should retain all records and documents that support their reasons for making each trade.

5.

The Compliance Officer may not trade in Company securities unless the trade(s) have been approved by the other member of the Compliance Committee and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section VI.C below.

6.

No Insider may “tip” or disclose material nonpublic information concerning the Company to any outside person (including family members, analysts, individual investors, and members of the investment community and news media), unless required as part of that Insider’s regular duties for the Company and authorized by the Compliance Officer and/or the Investor Relations Committee. In any instance in which such information is disclosed to outsiders, the Company will take such steps as are necessary to preserve the confidentiality of the information, including requiring the outsider to agree in writing to comply with the terms of this policy and/or to sign a confidentiality agreement. All inquiries from outsiders regarding material nonpublic information about the Company must be forwarded to the Compliance Officer and/or the Investor Relations Committee.

7.

No Insider or Section 16 Individual may give trading advice of any kind about the Company to anyone while possessing material nonpublic information about the Company, except that Insiders should advise others not to trade if doing so might violate the law or this Policy. The Company strongly discourages all Insiders from giving trading advice concerning the Company to third parties even when the Insiders do not possess material nonpublic information about the Company.

8.

No Insider or Section 16 Individual may trade in any interest or position relating to the future price of Company securities, such as a put, call or short sale.

9.

No Insider or Section 16 Individual may (a) trade in the securities of any other public company while possessing material nonpublic information concerning that company, (b) “tip” or disclose material nonpublic information concerning any other public company to anyone, or (c) give trading advice of any kind to anyone concerning any other public company while possessing material nonpublic information about that company.

B.

TRADING WINDOWS AND BLACKOUT PERIODS

1.

Trading Window for Insiders and Section 16 Individuals. After obtaining trading approval from the Compliance Committee in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section VI.C below, Insiders and Section 16 Individuals may trade in Company securities other than (i) the fifteen-day period preceding the Company’s widespread public release of quarterly earnings, plus three trading days immediately after such release, and (ii) the thirty-day period preceding the Company’s widespread public release of year-end earnings, plus three trading days after such release.

2.

No Trading During Trading Windows While in the Possession of Material Nonpublic Information. No Section 16 Individual (or any other Insider) possessing material nonpublic information concerning the Company may trade in Company securities even during applicable trading windows. Persons possessing such information may trade during a trading window only after the close of trading on the third full trading day following the Company’s widespread public release of the information.

3.

No Trading During Blackout Periods. No Insiders or Section 16 Individuals may trade in Company securities outside of the applicable trading windows or during any special blackout periods that the Compliance Officer may designate. No Insiders may disclose to any outside third party that a special blackout period has been designated.

4.

Exceptions for Hardship Cases. The Compliance Officer may, on a case- by-case basis, authorize trading in Company securities outside of the applicable trading windows (but not during special blackout periods) due to financial hardship or other hardships, but only in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section VI.C.2 below.

C.

PROCEDURES FOR APPROVING TRADES BY SECTION 16 INDIVIDUALS AND HARDSHIP CASES

1.

Section 16 Individual Trades. No Section 16 Individual may trade in Company securities until:

(a)

the person trading has notified the Compliance Officer of the amount and nature of the proposed trade(s);

(b)

the person trading has represented to the Compliance Officer no earlier than three business days prior to the proposed trade(s) that (i) he or she is not in possession of material nonpublic information concerning the Company and

(ii)

the proposed trade(s) do not violate the trading restrictions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or Rule 144 of the Securities Act; and

(c)

the Compliance Committee has approved the trade(s).

2.

Hardship Trades. The Compliance Officer may, on a case-by-case basis, authorize trading in Company securities outside of the:

(a)

the person trading has notified the Compliance Officer of the circumstances of the hardship and the amount and nature of the proposed trade(s);

(b)

the person trading has represented to the Compliance Officer no earlier than three business days prior the proposed trade(s) that he or she is not in possession of material nonpublic information concerning the Company; and

(c)

the Compliance Committee has approved the trade(s). Only the Compliance Officer’s approval is necessary for hardship trades by Insiders who are not Section 16 Individuals.

3.

No Obligation to Approve Trades. The existence of the foregoing approval procedures does not in any way obligate the Compliance Officer or Compliance Committee to approve any trades requested by Section 16 Individuals or hardship applicants. The Compliance Officer or Compliance Committee may reject any trading requests at their sole reasonable discretion. The decision on trading will normally be made on the day of the planned trade. Since circumstances change, approval on one day does not mean that the approval carries over to another day.

D.

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

1.

Employee Stock Purchase Plans. The trading prohibitions and restrictions set forth in this Policy do not apply to periodic contributions by the Company or employees to employee benefit plans (e.g., pension or 401(k) plans) which are used to purchase Company securities pursuant to the employees’ advance instructions. However, no officers or employees may alter their instructions regarding the purchase of Company securities in such plans while in the possession of material nonpublic information.

Stock Option Plans. The trading prohibitions and restrictions of this Policy apply to all sales of securities acquired through the exercise of stock options granted by the Company, but not to the acquisition of securities through such exercises.

E.

PRIORITY OF STATUTORY OR REGULATORY TRADING RESTRICTIONS

VII.

POTENTIAL CIVIL, CRIMINAL AND DISCIPLINARY SANCTIONS

A.

CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES

The consequences of prohibited insider trading or tipping can be severe. Persons violating insider trading or tipping rules may be required to disgorge the profit made or the loss avoided by the trading, pay the loss suffered by the person who purchased securities from or sold securities to the insider tippee, pay civil penalties up to three times the profit made or loss avoided, pay a criminal penalty of up to $1 million, and serve a jail term of up to ten years. The Company and/or the supervisors of the person violating the rules may also be required to pay major civil or criminal penalties.

B.

COMPANY DISCIPLINE

Violation of this Policy or federal or state insider trading or tipping laws by any director, officer or employee, or their family members, may subject the director to dismissal proceedings and the officer or employee to disciplinary action by the Company up to and including termination for cause.

C.

REPORTING OF VIOLATIONS

Any Insider who violates this Policy or any federal or state laws governing insider trading or tipping, or knows of any such violation by any other Insiders, must report the violation immediately to the Compliance Officer. Upon learning of any such violation, the Compliance Officer, in consultation with the other Compliance Committee member and the Company’s legal counsel, will determine whether the Company should release any material nonpublic information, or whether the Company should report the violation to the SEC or other appropriate governmental authority.

VIII.

INQUIRIES

Please direct all inquiries regarding any of the provisions or procedures of this policy to the Compliance Officer.

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