Corporate Governance
Rural/Metro Corporation is committed to implementing corporate governance practices that are in
compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the listing standards of the
NASDAQ Stock Market. During its history, Rural/Metro Corporation has developed and employed corporate
governance practices to fulfill its responsibility to Rural/Metro Corporation stockholders. As part
of these practices, the Rural/Metro Board of Directors has adopted the following corporate governance
policies, which codify many of our past practices and are designed to meet the new and proposed rules
and regulations.
These corporate governance policies help to ensure that the Company's Board of Directors has the necessary
authority and procedures in place to oversee the work of management and to exercise independence in evaluating
Rural/Metro Corporation's business. These corporate governance policies are subject to future refinement or
changes as the Board may find necessary or advisable for Rural/Metro Corporation in order to achieve the above objectives.
Below are links to the Company's key governance documents and policies, including its Second Amended and Restated
Bylaws, Certificates of Incorporation, and Code of Ethics and Business Conduct.

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