A WORD ABOUT THIS HANDBOOK

The policies outlined in this booklet should be regarded as management guidelines only, which in a developing business will require changing from time to time. The company retains the right to make decisions involving employment as needed in order to conduct its work in a manner that is beneficial to the employees and the company. This handbook supersedes and replaces any and all prior handbooks, policies, procedures and practices of the company.

This employee handbook also summarizes the current benefit plans maintained by the company. Refer to the actual plan documents and summary plan descriptions if you have specific questions regarding the benefit plan. Those documents will be controlling rather than the summaries contained in this handbook. The employee handbook (and other plan documents) are not contractual in nature and do not guarantee any continuation of benefits.

The procedures, practices, policies and benefits described here may be modified or discontinued from time to time. We will try to inform you of any changes as they occur.

Our company adheres to the policy of employment-at-will, which permits the company or the employee to terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any reason. Neither the policies contained in this employee handbook, nor any other written or verbal communication by a manager, are intended to create a contract of employment or a warranty of benefits. The policies contained in this handbook may be added to, deleted or changed by the company in its sole discretion, except that we will not modify our policy of employment-at-will in any case.