CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS
Review and Approval of Transactions with Related Persons
The Audit Committee has established a policy and associated procedures for the review, approval, and monitoring of all transactions involving the Company and “Related Parties” (the Policy). Under the Policy, a Related Party is any director, executive officer, director nominee, 5% or greater beneficial owner of the Company’s stock, or an immediate family member of any of these people. With certain exceptions that are detailed in the Policy, a Related Party Transaction is any arrangement, transaction or relationship in which the Company (or any of its subsidiaries) is a participant and any Related Party has or will have a direct or indirect interest (other than solely as a result of being a director or less than 10% beneficial owner of another entity).
Under the Policy, the Audit Committee is responsible for reviewing and approving all Related Party Transactions. If a director is involved in the proposed transaction, he or she will not participate in discussions and decisions about the proposed transaction. In determining whether to approve a proposed Related Party Transaction, the Audit Committee will take into account, among other factors:
| • | | the facts and circumstances of the transaction (such as the nature of the Related Party’s interest, the value of the proposed transaction, the benefit of the transaction to the Company, the availability of other sources of comparable products or services and whether the transaction is on terms that are comparable to the terms generally available to an unaffiliated third party under the same or similar circumstances, or to employees generally); |
| • | | any potential impact on a director’s independence; and |
| • | | public disclosure issues, including any anticipated public perception issues related to the disclosure. |
If the Audit Committee approves a Related Party Transaction, and the transaction is anticipated to be continuing, the Audit Committee may establish guidelines for management to follow in those continuing dealings with the Related Party. If a Related Party Transaction will be ongoing, the Audit Committee may establish guidelines for senior management to follow in its ongoing dealings with the Related Party. Thereafter, the Audit Committee, on at least an annual basis, shall review and assess ongoing relationships with the Related Party to confirm that they comply with the Audit Committee’s guidelines and that they remain appropriate. In addition to guidelines for ongoing Related Party Transactions, the Audit Committee may, as it deems appropriate and reasonable, establish criteria regarding the approval of Related Party Transactions that (i) involve de minimis amounts, (ii) do not require public disclosure, or (iii) involve transactions that have primarily a charitable purpose. The Policy requires that transactions that are required to be disclosed in our SEC filings under the relevant SEC rules shall be disclosed in accordance with the applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
Related Party Transactions
Ms. Christine Lancaster, our Assistant Vice President and Assistant Corporate Secretary, is the daughter of Mr. George Pedersen, our cofounder and Chairman Emeritus. Ms. Lancaster has been employed by the Company on a full-time basis since 1986. For 2021, Ms. Lancaster received salary compensation of $167,827 and a bonus of $40,950. For 2022, we expect that the amount of Ms. Lancaster’s compensation will again exceed $120,000.
In 2021, Mr. Pedersen continued to receive certain benefits that he received while employed by the Company in his former position as the Company’s Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board. The aggregate value of these benefits in 2021 was $140,290. On February 21, 2022, Mr. Pedersen retired from the Company’s Board of Directors, and will continue to receive certain benefits from the Company.
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