Regular Blackout Periods Defined. Subject to obtaining trading pre-approval from the Compliance Officer in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section VIII above, Covered Persons may not trade in Company securities during the period that ends ten business days prior to the end of the fiscal quarter and continues until the close of trading on the first full business day after the Company’s public release of quarterly or annual financial results. To provide clarity, the Compliance Officer will notify Covered Persons, in advance of each quarter end, of the date on which the blackout period begins and ends. Trades made pursuant to an approved 10b5-1 Trading Plan (see Section X below) are exempted from this restriction.
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