CODE OF
BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS
OF
SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. EFFECTIVE
DATE: September 20, 2007
INTRODUCTION
SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. expects that
directors, officers, employees, team members and contract
staff members will conduct themselves ethically and properly
as a matter or course and comply with the guidelines set forth
below.
This Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (this "Code")
is prepared, in large part, due to the requirements of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and rules of New York Stock Exchange,
NASD Stock Market and/or any exchange upon which the Company's
stock may be traded and is applicable to Scientific Industries,
Inc. and all direct and indirect U.S. subsidiaries (hereinafter
referred to collectively as the "Company"). Directors
and Officers of foreign subsidiaries are also expected to
act properly and consistent with country-specific guidelines
developed for such subsidiaries.
This Code exists to provide the Company's directors, officers,
employees, team members, contract staff members as well as
shareholders, suppliers and members of the general public
with an official statement as to how the Company conducts
itself internally and in the marketplace and certain standards
that the Company shall require of its directors, and officers.
The Company's Compliance Officer on the Effective Date of
this Code is Helena R. Santos and the term "Compliance
Officer", as used in this Code, refers to the Company's
current Compliance Officer and any subsequent person appointed
to that office.
PURPOSE
This Code is intended to provide a codification of standards
that is reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote
the following:
- Honest and
ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual
or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and
professional relationships;
- Full, fair,
accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports
and documents that the Company files with, or submits
to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")
and in other public communications made by the Company;
- Compliance
with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations;
- The prompt
internal reporting to an appropriate person or persons
identified in this Code for violations of this Code; and
-
Accountability for adherence to this Code.
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