Exhibit 14.1
Code of Ethics
of
Energy Recovery, Inc.
Additional Conduct and Ethics Policies for the
Chief Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers
The Company has a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the Code) applicable to all
directors, officers and employees of the Company. The Chief Executive Officer and all senior
financial officers, including the Chief Financial Officer and all principal accounting officers,
are bound by the provisions set forth therein. In addition to the Code, the Chief Executive
Officer and senior financial officers are subject to the following additional specific policies:
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The Chief Executive Officer and all senior financial officers are responsible for full,
fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in the periodic reports required to be
filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, it is
the responsibility of the Chief Executive Officer and each senior financial officer to
promptly bring to the attention of the Chair of 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 Audit Committee in fulfilling its
responsibilities as specified in the Audit Committee Charter. |
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The Chief Executive Officer and each senior financial officer shall promptly bring to
the attention of the Chair of the Audit Committee any information he or she may have
concerning (a) significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
which could adversely affect the Companys ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial data or (b) any theft or fraud, whether or not material, that involves affiliates
who have a significant role in the Companys financial reporting, disclosures or internal
controls. |
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The Chief Executive Officer and each senior financial officer shall promptly bring to
the attention of the Chair of the Audit Committee any information he or she may have
concerning any violation of the Code or of these additional policies, including any actual
or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships,
involving any affiliate who has a significant role in the Companys financial reporting,
disclosures or internal controls. |
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The Chief Executive Officer and each senior financial officer shall promptly bring to
the attention of the Chair of the Audit Committee any information he or she may have
concerning evidence of a material violation of the securities or other laws, rules or
regulations applicable to the Company and the operation of its business, by the Company or
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The Board of Directors shall determine, or designate appropriate persons to determine
appropriate actions to be taken in the event of violations of the Code or of these additional
policies by the Chief Executive Officer and the Companys senior financial officers. Such actions
shall be reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote accountability for adherence to the
Code and to these policies, and shall 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 (as determined
by the Board) and termination of the individuals employment.
In determining what action is appropriate in a particular case, the Board of Directors or such
designee shall take into account all relevant information, 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 question 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.