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instituted and updated mandatory share ownership guidelines for all directors, the Chief Executive Officer and other designated executives |
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reviewed and revised the mandate of the Board of Directors |
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reviewed and revised the charters for the Audit, Compensation, and Corporate Governance Committees and appointed only independent directors to these Committees |
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completed evaluations of the Board's performance as well as individual director's performance reviews |
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reviewed and updated its Code of Conduct for directors, officers and employees, a copy of which may be found on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) |
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instituted a whistleblower hotline to assist employees in reporting suspected violations of the Code of Conduct |
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created a Charter for and appointed an Executive Committee |
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established and appointed a Lead Director |
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instituted a majority voting policy for directors |
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instituted a DSU plan for directors |
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reviewed and updated its Confidentiality, Insider Trading and Disclosure policies |