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| Statement by Chief Financial and Accounting Officer |
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The Board of Directors of Automated Packaging Systems, Inc. (the Company) and its Senior Executives expect that all of our officers, employees and agents will always conduct Company business in accordance with the highest standards of ethical behavior and honesty.
The Company’s continued expansion of operations worldwide provides exciting new business opportunities, while at the same time presenting new challenges to maintaining our commitment to the highest ethical standards.
Among the most significant laws and regulations that govern the Company’s operations are those that prohibit the payment or receipt of money, or things of value, in order to receive a commercial benefit or personal advantage. Every country in which we operate, and those we expect to enter in the future, has laws that make the corruption of its public officials a criminal offense. Such behavior, even without a specific law prohibiting it, is a clear violation of the Company’s code of business conduct and ethics.
In addition to direct or indirect payments to a government official to secure that official’s assistance in obtaining or retaining business, the Company also forbids its employees from making or accepting any bribe or kickback intended to secure favored treatment for or from the Company or any customer or supplier of the Company.
This Statement and the attached Anti-Bribery Policy were developed at the direction of the Company’s Board of Directors to provide clear guidance to all employees and to ensure a consistent approach to business practices throughout the Company’s worldwide operations.
Strict adherence to this Statement and the Anti-Bribery Policy is absolutely necessary for the Company to sustain our world class product and service culture. Violations of this Statement or the Anti-Bribery Policy not only undermine the Company’s core values and business purpose and potentially subject the Company to penalties, but for any individuals involved, could also mean severe criminal penalties, including jail, and will also result in corrective action, including possible termination of employment from the Company.
Every Company officer, employee and agent is responsible for carefully reading and understanding this Statement and the Anti-Bribery Policy and strictly complying with every aspect of their requirements.
Daryl D. Manzetti
Chief Financial and Accounting Officer,
on behalf of The Board of Directors of
Automated Packaging Systems, Inc. |
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