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:
    1. 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.
    2. Act in good faith, responsibly, with due care, competence and diligence, without misrepresenting material facts or allowing their independent judgment to be subordinated.
    3. 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.
    4. Comply with rules and regulations of federal, state, provincial and local governments, and other appropriate private and public regulatory agencies.
    5. 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.
    6. 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.

 

 

 

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