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In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
−Removed: Management of the Company, under the supervision and with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) as of December 31, 2020 (the “Evaluation Date”).
+Added: Management of the Company, under the supervision and with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) as of March 31, 2021 (the “Evaluation Date”).
Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective, as a result of the continuing existence of the material weakness in the Company's internal controls over financial reporting described in Item 9A of the Company's 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected and corrected on a timely basis.
−Removed: The following material weakness related to our control environment existed as of December 31, 2020.
−Removed: • Insufficient review of specific controls associated with revenue, inventory and income taxes at the Maniago location.
+Added: The following material weakness related to our control environment existed as of March 31, 2021.
+Added: • Insufficient review of specific controls associated with revenue, inventory, income taxes, and other matters at the Maniago location.
The control environment deficiencies described above could have resulted in a failure to prevent or detect a material misstatement in our financial statements due to the omission of information or inappropriate conclusions regarding information required to be recorded, processed, summarized, and reported in the Company’s SEC reports.
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• Using a risk-based approach, management will implement additional monitoring controls through increased oversight and training local management to execute additional controls in detecting material errors.
−Removed: • External resources with specialized knowledge and expertise, where appropriate, will be engaged and utilized and additional review controls will be instituted to prevent and detect material errors on a timely basis.
+Added: • External resources with specialized knowledge and expertise, where appropriate, are being engaged and utilized and additional review controls are being instituted to prevent and detect material errors on a timely basis.
With the oversight of senior management and the Company's Board of Directors, the Company continues to take steps and additional measures to remediate the underlying causes of the identified material weakness, including but not limited to (i) engaging subject matter experts on an as need basis to assist management in generating accurate, transparent, and timely financial information, and (ii) continue to strengthen organizational structure including holding individuals accountable for their internal control responsibilities.
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