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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, 2023 (the "Evaluation Date").
−Removed: 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 Annual Report.
−Removed: The Company is in the process of designing and implementing improved controls to remediate the material weakness that continued to exist as of December 31, 2023.
−Removed: Remediation Plan for Material Weakness in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
−Removed: Management and the Company's Board of Directors are committed to improving the Company's overall system of internal controls over financial reporting.
−Removed: In response to the material weakness identified in our control environment, the Company has made progress in executing our remediation action plan, including the following:
−Removed: • Implemented additional control activities to enhance backup and recovery controls, and increased oversight of information technology systems, with emphasis on endpoint protection and detection as well as monitoring backups.
−Removed: • Further engaged with outside specialist resources to assist with our ongoing assessment of existing policies and procedures.
−Removed: The actions we are taking are subject to ongoing senior management review as well as oversight by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
−Removed: Although we plan to complete this remediation as quickly as possible, we cannot, at this time, estimate how long it will take.
+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, 2024 (the "Evaluation Date").
+Added: 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 effective.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
−Removed: Except for the remediation items described in Item 4 related to prior quarter findings, there have been no changes in the Company's internal controls over financial reporting during the Company's most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal controls over financial reporting.
+Added: As of March 31, 2024, management has designed and implemented additional controls to remediate the previously reported material weaknesses in Item 9A on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 and in Item 4 on Form 10-Q for the first quarter ended December 31, 2023.
+Added: • On December 30, 2022, the Company experienced a cybersecurity incident that led to a disruption of its domestic operations.
+Added: As a result of the Cyber incident and its residual effects, the Company identified deficiencies in its oversight and backup and recovery controls that represent a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting.
+Added: Management, with the oversight of the Audit Committee, took the following steps as part of our remediation efforts:
+Added: • Designed and implemented additional enhancements to backup and recovery controls, and increased oversight of information technology systems, with emphasis on endpoint protection and detection as well as monitoring backups.
+Added: • Engaged with outside specialist resources to assist with our ongoing assessment of existing policies and procedures, and documented formal disaster recovery plans, including steps around increased procedural restoration, tailored to each business location.
+Added: • Changed data storage vendor to shorten disaster recovery time.
+Added: Given the remediation efforts noted above, testing of applicable controls completed during the second quarter and the determination that controls are designed and operating effectively, management has concluded that the material weakness in Item 9A on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 has been remediated as of March 31, 2024.
+Added: Except for the remediation items described in Item 4, there have been no changes in the Company's internal controls over financial reporting during the Company's most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal controls over financial reporting.
Other Information
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*32.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
−Removed: *97.1 Policy for the Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation
*101 The following financial information from SIFCO Industries, Inc.
−Removed: Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on February 14, 2024, formatted in XBRL includes:
−Removed: (i) Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations for the fiscal periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, (ii) Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income for the fiscal periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, (iii) Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets at December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, (iv) Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flow for the fiscal periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, (iv) Consolidated Condensed Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the periods December 31, 2023 and 2022, and (v) the Notes to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.
+Added: Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on May 9, 2024, formatted in XBRL includes:
+Added: (i) Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations for the fiscal periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, (ii) Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income for the fiscal periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, (iii) Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets at March 31, 2024 and September 30, 2023, (iv) Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flow for the fiscal periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, (iv) Consolidated Condensed Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the periods March 31, 2024 and 2023, and (v) the Notes to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.
*104 Cover Page Interactive Data File:
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SIFCO Industries, Inc.
−Removed: February 14, 2024 /s/ Peter W.
+Added: May 9, 2024 /s/ Peter W.
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
−Removed: February 14, 2024 /s/ Thomas R.
+Added: May 9, 2024 /s/ Thomas R.
Chief Financial Officer
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