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.

Committee Charters	View
Audit Committee Charter		49.9 KB
Corporate Governance Committee Charter		45.3 KB
Compensation Committee Charter		13.1 KB

Governance Documents	View
Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation		82.3 KB
Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws		1.2 MB
Code of Ethics and Business Conduct		97.1 KB
Insider Trading Policy		40.7 KB
Board of Directors Stock Ownership Policy		25.2 KB
Corporate Governance Guidelines		72.0 KB

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