The records of the Company, whether in hardcopy or electronic format, are to be retained and
safeguarded until such time as they are no longer required by the Company. The destruction or
discarding of these records is not permitted prior to their assigned retention period. The retention
of these records beyond their assigned retention period is allowed to the extent that this is a
temporary delay in their destruction and that the actual retention period is not significantly beyond
the assigned retention period per the guidelines below. Any exception to these retention periods is
to be approved in writing by the Chief Financial Officer, the General Counsel, or the Chief
Operating Officer.