The Code of Ethics as set forth below establishes the standards and procedures to be followed by Axsys Technologie
s' Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Cont
roller, Treasurer, and all other employees performing similar functions for the Company (the "Senior Financial Off
icers"). This Code of Ethics covers a wide range of bus
iness practices and procedures, and its purpose is to promote honest and ethical conduct, appropriate disclosures,
and compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regu
lations. In addition to the broad and comprehensive guidelines set forth in the Axsys Code of Business Conduct th
at applies to all employees, the CEO and Senior Financial
Officers shall be subject to the following additional specific policies:
1.All Senior Financial Officers are responsible for full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in
the reports and documents that the Company files with, or
submits to, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Nasdaq National Market, and in other public communication
s made by the Company. Accordingly, it is the responsibil
ity of the CEO and each Senior Financial Officer to promptly bring to the attention of the Board of Directors and
the Audit Committee any material information of which he
or she may become aware that affects the disclosures made by the Company in its public filings or otherwise assist
the Board of Directors and Audit Committee in fulfilling
their responsibilities.
These requirements apply to all public disclosures of material information about the Company, including written di
sclosures, oral statements, visual presentations, analyst
and press conferences, and media and investor calls.
2.All Senior Financial Officers shall promptly bring to the attention of the Audit Committee, Board of Directors,
or CEO any information he or she may have concerning (a)
significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the Company'
s ability to record, process, summarize and report financ
ial data or (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a signifi
cant role in the Company's financial reporting, disclosur
es or internal controls.
3.The CEO and all Senior Financial Officers shall act with honesty and integrity in the performance of his or her
duties at the Company, shall comply with laws, rules and
regulations of federal, state and local governments and other private and public regulatory agencies that affect t
he conduct of the Company's business and the Company's fi
nancial reporting.
4.The CEO and each Senior Financial Officer shall promptly bring to the attention of the Audit Committee, Board of
Directors or CEO any information he or she may have conc
erning evidence of a material violation of the securities or other laws, rules or regulations applicable to the Co
mpany and the operation of its business, by the Company o
r any agent thereof, or any violation of this Code of Ethics.
5.The CEO and each Senior Financial Officer shall avoid actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal
and business relationships, such as holding a substantial
equity, debt, or other financial interest in any competitor, supplier or customer of the Company, or having a per
sonal financial interest in any transaction involving the
purchase or sale by the Company of any products, materials, equipment, services or property, other than through C
ompany-sponsored programs. Any such actual or apparent co
nflicts of interest shall be brought to the attention of the Audit Committee, Board of Directors or CEO.
6.The Board of Directors shall determine, or designate appropriate persons to determine, appropriate actions to be
taken in the event of violations of this Code of Ethics
by the CEO and the Company's Senior Financial Officers. Such actions shall be reasonably designed to deter wrongdo
ing and to promote accountability for adherence to this C
ode of Ethics, and may include written notices to the individual involved that the Board has determined that there
has been a violation, censure by the Board, demotion or
re-assignment of the individual involved, suspension with or without pay or benefits, and termination of the indiv
idual's employment. In determining what action is appro
priate in a particular case, the Board of Directors or such designee shall take into account all relevant informat
ion, including the nature and severity of the violation,
whether the violation was a single occurrence or repeated occurrences, whether the violation appears to have been
intentional or inadvertent, whether the individual in que
stion had been advised prior to the violation as to the proper course of action and whether or not the individual
in question had committed other violations in the past.
The CEO and all Senior Financial Officers are expected to adhere to the Axsys Code of Business Conduct and the Cod
e of Ethics for CEO and Senior Financial Officers at all
times. The Board of Directors shall have the sole and absolute discretionary authority to approve any deviation o
r waiver from the Code of Ethics for the CEO or Senior Fi
nancial Officers. Any waiver and the grounds for the waiver for the CEO or Senior Financial Officers shall be pro
mptly disclosed through a filing with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on Form 8-K. Additionally, any change of this Code of Ethics for CEO and Senior Financial Off
icers shall be promptly disclosed to the shareholders.