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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e), a company's "disclosure controls and
procedures" means controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed
to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports
that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission's
rules and forms.
As of December 31, 2005 (the "Evaluation Date"), the
Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the
effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as defined in
the Exchange Act Rules. Based on their evaluation, the Company's Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company's disclosure
controls and procedures are sufficiently effective to ensure that material
information relating to the Company and required to be disclosed by the Company
in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the
Commission's rules and forms.
Changes in Internal Controls
Subsequent to the Evaluation Date, there have been
no significant changes in the Company's internal controls or in other factors
that could significantly affect these controls. There have been no changes in
our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of
the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2005, that
have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our
internal control over financial reporting.
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