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Compliance
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Message from the President and CEO.
It is important to A. T. CROSS Company’s continued success that its policies concerning
business ethics be clearly communicated throughout the corporation. CROSS, as a
major international manufacturer and distributor of innovative writing instruments,
timepieces, business accessories, and sunglasses under the Costa Del Mar and Native Eyewear brand names,
has established a reputation for fair and ethical business practices. CROSS values
this reputation and will make every effort to maintain these high business ethics
standards. The message is simple and direct: in the conduct of A. T. CROSS business,
observance of the law and adherence to ethical business conduct are requirements,
without exception.
Reporting Violations.
It is a priority of the Company that it, and its employees, act ethically and legally.
In addition to fostering an atmosphere that the Company will not accept, illegal
acts or improper conduct may also subject CROSS to severe civil and criminal penalties.
It is therefore very important that any illegal activity or violations of the Company’s
Code of Ethics and Business Conduct (“Code”)
be promptly brought to the Company’s attention. This would include, but not be limited
to, questions or complaints regarding the Company's accounting, internal accounting
controls, or auditing matters.
Any CROSS employee who believes or becomes aware that any violation of this Code
has occurred or that any illegal or questionable activity has been engaged in by
a CROSS employee or by non-employees acting on CROSS’s behalf, must promptly report
the violation or illegal activity in person, by phone or in writing, to one of the
following persons:
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Contact
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Phone/Email
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Email (may be anonymous)
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compliance@cross.com
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Phone – Compliance Hotline (may be anonymous)
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(401)335-8326
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Staff Contacts
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Vice President, Legal and Human Resources
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(401) 335- 8538; or by email to compliance@cross.com
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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(401) 335- 8470
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Audit Committee Chair
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By email to audit-chair@cross.com
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Senior Manager, Internal Audit
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(401) 335- 8307
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Employee’s immediate supervisor, department head or another senior manager
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In situations involving high level employees, the Chief Executive Officer or the
Chair of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors may be contacted directly,
as appropriate, via email to audit-chair@cross.com.
Additionally, anyone wishing to contact the Chair of the Audit Committee may also
send correspondence by mail to the attention of the Vice President, Legal and Human
Resources at One Albion Road, Lincoln, RI 02865. The Vice President, Legal and Human
Resources will forward such mail unopened (unless there is a perceived security
risk) to the Chair of the Audit Committee.
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