Exhibit
14.2
Adopted
and Effective May 3,2005
(Exhibit
A to Amended and Restated Code of Business Conduct and Ethics)
Amended
and Restated Whistleblower Policy
Procedures
for the Submission of Complaints or Concerns
Regarding
Financial Statement or other Disclosures, Accounting,
Internal
Accounting or Disclosure Controls, Auditing Matters or Violations
of
the Alico, Inc., Code of Business Ethics and Conduct
Section
301 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires the Audit Committee of the Board of
Directors of Alico, Inc. (the “Company”) to establish procedures for: (a) the
receipt, retention, and treatment of complaints received by the Company
regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters; and
(b)
the submission by employees of the Company and others, on a confidential and
anonymous basis, of good faith concerns regarding questionable accounting or
auditing matters.
In
accordance with Section 301, the Audit Committee has adopted the following
procedures:
1.
The
Company shall promptly forward to the Audit Committee any complaints that it
has
received regarding financial statement disclosures, accounting, internal
accounting or disclosure controls or auditing matters, disclosure violations
or
violations of its Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
2.
Any
employee of the Company may submit, on a confidential, anonymous basis if the
employee so desires, any good faith concerns regarding financial statement
or
other disclosure, accounting, internal accounting or disclosure controls,
auditing matters or violations of the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and
Ethics. All such concerns shall be set forth in writing and forwarded in a
sealed envelope to the Chairman of the Audit Committee, in care of the Board’s
Lead Director, Gregory T. Mutz, in an envelope labeled with a legend such as:
“To be opened by the Audit Committee only. Being submitted pursuant to the
Whistleblower Policy adopted by the Audit Committee.” If an employee would like
to discuss any matter with the Audit Committee, the employee should indicate
this in the submission and include a telephone number at which he or she might
be contacted if the Audit Committee deems it appropriate. Any such envelopes
received by the Company’s Lead Director shall be forwarded promptly and unopened
to the chairman of the Audit Committee. If the employee would prefer an
alternative method of contact, the employee may contact our “Employee
Whistleblower Hotline” using the contact information set forth below or may mail
a complaint as indicated above to our Employer Whistleblower post office box
using the address listed below.
3.
Following the receipt of any complaint submitted hereunder, the Audit Committee
will investigate each such matter so reported and take corrective and
disciplinary actions, if appropriate, which may include, alone or in
combination, a warning or letter of reprimand, demotion, loss of merit increase,
bonus or stock options, suspension without pay or termination of employment.
4.
The
Audit Committee may enlist committee members, Board members, employees of the
Company and/or outside legal, accounting or other advisors, as appropriate,
to
conduct any investigation of complaints regarding financial statement
disclosures, disclosure concerns or violations, accounting, internal accounting
controls, auditing matters or violations of the Company’s Code of Business
Conduct and Ethics. In conducting any investigation, the Audit Committee shall
use reasonable efforts to protect the confidentiality and anonymity of the
complainant.
5.
The
Company does not permit retaliation of any kind against employees for complaints
submitted hereunder that are made in good faith. Additionally, no employee
shall
be adversely affected because the employee refuses to carry out a directive
which, in fact, constitutes corporate fraud, or is a violation of state or
federal law or the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
6.
The
Audit Committee shall retain as a part of the records of the Audit Committee
any
such complaints or concerns for a period of no less than seven (7) years.
7.
Problems or concerns related to financial statement or other disclosures,
accounting, internal or disclosure controls, auditing matters or questions,
disclosure violations or violations of the Company’s Code of Business Conduct
and Ethics which an employee wishes to discuss or report on a non-confidential
or non-anonymous basis should be reported immediately to the Company’s Lead
Director using the contact information specified below or if the employee is
uncomfortable reporting to such person, the Company’s outside legal counsel
using the contact information specified below.
The
Lead
Director or outside counsel, as the case may be, shall keep a written record
of
all such reports or inquiries and make monthly reports of the same to the
Chairman of the Audit Committee in any month in which an inquiry or complaint
is
received by them. If the contact is in the nature of an alleged violation of
the
Company’s Code of Conduct and Ethics or an impropriety with regard to the
Company’s financial statements or other disclosures, accounting, internal or
disclosure controls, or auditing matters, the allegation shall immediately
be
relayed by the Lead Director or the Company’s outside legal counsel to the
Chairman of the Audit Committee, who shall immediately notify the complainant
that the complaint has been received and begin the procedures outlined above.
Contact
Information:
Lead
Director
Gregory
T. Mutz
125
South
Wacker Drive. Suite 3100
Chicago,
Illinois 60606
312-984-2600
Audit
Committee Chairman
As
Appointed by the Board
Outside
Legal Counsel
David
C.
Shobe, Esq.
Fowler
White Boggs Banker P.A.
501
East
Kennedy Blvd.
Suite
1700
Tampa,
FL
33602
Phone
813-222-1123
Whistleblower
Hotline or Website
877-778-5463
or www.reportit.net
Whistleblower
Mailing Address
P
O Box
339
La
Belle,
FL 33975