Dresser-Rand Group Inc. (the
"Company") has a Code of Conduct applicable to all
employees of the Company. The CEO, the CFO and other senior
financial officers are bound by the provisions set forth therein
relating to ethical conduct, conflicts of interest and compliance
with the law. In addition to the Code of Conduct, the CEO, the
CFO, and other senior financial officers are subject to the
following additional specific policies:
- Act with honesty and
integrity, avoiding actual or apparent conflicts of interest
in personal and professional relationships. Any matters
involving conflicts of interest should be reviewed on a
timely basis with the Audit Committee and necessary
corrective action taken immediately.
- Act in good faith,
responsibly, with due care, competence and diligence,
without misrepresenting material facts or allowing their
independent judgment to be subordinated.
- Provide full, fair, accurate,
timely and understandable disclosure in reports and
documents filed or submitted to the Securities and Exchange
Commission and in other public communications.
- Comply with rules and
regulations of federal, state, provincial and local
governments, and other appropriate private and public
regulatory agencies.
- Respect the confidentiality of
information acquired in the course of their work except when
authorized or otherwise legally obligated to disclose.
Confidential information acquired in the course of their
work will not be used for personal advantage.
- Do not use or share
"inside information" to trade securities for
personal benefit or for the benefit of others. All material
non-public information about the Company should be
considered confidential information.
The CEO, CFO and each senior
financial officer shall promptly bring to the attention of the
General Counsel or the CEO and to the Audit Committee any
information he or she may have concerning any violation of the
Company’s Code of Conduct or these additional procedures
including any actual or apparent conflicts of interest between
personal and professional relationships, involving any management
or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s
financial reporting, disclosures or internal controls. The CEO and
each senior financial officer shall promptly bring to the
attention of the General Counsel or the CEO and to the Audit
Committee any information he or she may have concerning evidence
of a material violation of the securities or other laws, rules or
regulations applicable to the Company and the operation of its
business, by the Company or any agent thereof, or of violation of
the Code of Conduct or of these additional procedures.
The Board of Directors shall
determine, or designate appropriate persons to determine,
appropriate actions to be taken in the event of violations of the
Code of Conduct or of these additional procedures by the CEO and
the Company’s senior financial officers. Such actions shall be
reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote
accountability for adherence to the Code of Conduct and to these
additional procedures, and shall include written notices to the
individual involved that the Board has determined that there has
been a violation, censure by the Board, demotion or re-assignment
of the individual involved, suspension with or without pay or
benefits (as determined by the Board) and termination of the
individual’s employment. In determining what action is
appropriate in a particular case, the Board of Directors or such
designee shall take into account all relevant information,
including the nature and severity of the violation, whether the
violation was a single occurrence or repeated occurrences, whether
the violation appears to have been intentional or inadvertent,
whether the individual in question had been advised prior to the
violation as to the proper course of action and whether or not the
individual in question had committed other violations in the past. |