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V. Honest and ethical conduct:
All Officers shall act in accordance with the
highest standards of personal and professional
integrity, honesty and ethical conduct while
working not only on company’s premises and
offsite but also at company sponsored business,
social events as well as any places. They shall
act ethically and conduct free from fraud and
deception. Their conduct shall conform to the
best accepted professional standards of conduct.
Ethical conduct includes the ethical handling of
actual or apparent conflicts of interest between
personal and professional relationships.
VI. Insider Trading:
The company has adopted a Code of Conduct for
Prevention of Insider Trading which all Board
Member and Senior Management Personnel should
observe with respect to the purchase and sale of
the Company’s securities.
Board Member and Senior Management Personnel
should direct questions regarding the
application or interpretation of these
guidelines to the Compliance Officer.
VII. Fair Dealing:
All Officers should deal fairly with the
customers, suppliers, competitors and employees
of group companies. They should not take unfair
advantage of anyone through manipulation,
concealment, abuse of confidential, proprietary
or trade secret information, misrepresentation
of material facts or any other unfair dealing
practices.
VIII. Protection and
proper use of Company’s Assets:
All Officers have a responsibility to protect
the Company’s assets and property, ensure its
efficient use at all times for the growth of the
Company and report and record all transactions.
Theft, damage, loss, carelessness and waste of
the Company’s assets and property have a direct
impact on the Company’s profitability. Officers
who have access to the Company’s assets,
property and confidential information must take
every precaution to protect such assets,
property and information. Company’s assets
should be used only for legitimate business
purposes Every Officer must protect the
reputation of the Company, its employees and its
products.
IX. Compliance with
Laws, Rules and Regulations:
Officers must comply with all applicable
governmental laws, rules, regulations and
notifications at all times. Officers shall
acquire appropriate knowledge of the legal
requirements relating to their duties and
responsibilities sufficient to enable them to
recognize potential dangers and to know when to
seek advice from the Board of Directors or any
person / Committee designated for this purpose.
Any Officer who is unfamiliar or uncertain about
the legal rules/requirements involved should
consult the legal department of the Company
before taking any action that may jeopardize the
Company or that individual.
Transactions, directly or indirectly, involving
securities of the Company should not be
undertaken without pre clearance from the
Company’s Compliance officer, who is the Company
Secretary. Any violations of applicable laws,
rules, regulations and notifications may subject
Officers to individual criminal or civil
liability as well as disciplinary action by the
Company.
X. Privacy and Confidentiality:
“Confidential information” includes all trade
related information, trade secrets, confidential
and privileged information, buyer / customer
information, employee related information,
strategies, commercial, administration,
technical, legal, scientific and research
information that are provided to or made
available to the Officer of the Company or that
the Officer is able to know or has obtained
access by virtue of his employment or position
with the Company. All Officers shall maintain
the confidentiality of confidential information
of the Company or that of any customer, supplier
or business associate of the Company to which
Company has a duty to maintain confidentiality,
except when disclosure is authorized or legally
mandated. The use of confidential information
for his /her own advantage or profit is strictly
prohibited.
XI. Compliance with
Code of Conduct:
All Officers of the Company must comply with
this Code in letter and spirit. Any Officer, who
knows of or suspects of a violation of
applicable laws, rules or regulations or this
code of conduct, must immediately report the
same to the Board of Directors or any designated
person/committee thereof. Such person should as
far as possible provide the details of suspected
violations with all known particulars relating
to the issue. The Company recognizes that
resolving such problems or concerns will advance
the overall interests of the Company that will
help to safeguard the Company’s assets,
financial integrity and reputation. Violations
of this code of Ethics will result in
appropriate disciplinary action, which may even
include termination of services of the employee.
The Company’s Board or any Committee / person
designated by the Board for this purpose shall
determine appropriate action in response to
violations of this code of Ethics.
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