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Before

Our Board is committed to sound corporate governance practices. Our Board believes that strong corporate governance is critical to achieving our performance goals, and to maintaining the trust and confidence of investors, employees, suppliers, business partners, regulatory agencies and other stockholders. Our Board has established broad corporate policies and has the responsibility for our overall performance and the operation of the Company by the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and other officers.

Before, with commentary

Our Board is committed to sound corporate governance practices. [Would any board say otherwise? This sentence can be eliminated.] Our Board believes that strong corporate governance is critical to achieving our performance goals, and to maintaining the trust and confidence of investors, employees, suppliers, business partners, regulatory agencies and other stockholders. [If you have already covered “investors,” who are the “other stockholders”?] Our Board [in a three-sentence paragraph, all three sentences should not start with the same two words] has established broad corporate policies and has the responsibility for our overall performance and the operation of the Company by the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and other officers.

After

Our Board believes that strong corporate governance is critical to achieving our performance goals, and to maintaining the trust and confidence of investors, employees, suppliers, business partners, and regulators. To that end, the Board has established broad corporate policies and monitors the overall performance and the operation of Acme by the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and other officers.