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GENERAL RULE
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exposure to investigations by the SEC;
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criminal and civil prosecution;
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disgorgement of any profits realized or losses avoided through use of the information;
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monetary fines up to three times the gain obtained or loss avoided or imprisonment; and
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termination of employment.
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DEFINITIONS
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earnings estimates;
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dividend increases or decreases;
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acquisitions;
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sales of substantial assets;
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change in debt ratings;
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significant write-downs of assets or additions to loss reserves or contingent liabilities;
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liquidity problems;
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extraordinary management developments;
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public offerings;
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major price or market changes;
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significant litigation; or
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investigations, enforcement actions or other material regulatory actions by governmental bodies.
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DGI’s website;
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an earnings conference call;
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the Dow Jones broad tape;
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news wire services such as Associated Press or Reuters;
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publication by newspapers or magazines with national circulation such as The Wall Street Journal or The New York Times; and
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public documents filed with the SEC, such as periodic reports on Forms 8-K, 10-Q and 10-K, prospectuses or proxy statements.
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OTHER TRADING RESTRICTIONS ON DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
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REQUIREMENT FOR PRE-CLEARANCE OF TRANSACTIONS BY DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
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The Director or Executive Officer obtains a written pre-clearance letter from DGI’s President and Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer pre-clearing the proposed transaction before commencing
the proposed transaction. In requesting a pre- clearance letter, the Director or Executive Officer must provide the President and Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of DGI a request letter in the form provided by DGI that
shall include:
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a specific written description of all of the material details (e.g., dollar amounts and number of shares involved, type of transaction and whether pursuant to a plan) about the proposed transaction; and
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a written representation signed by the Director or Executive Officer that affirms that the Director or Executive Officer is not aware of, and does not have possession of, any material non-public information regarding DGI. This
representation may be made by means of a conformed signature in an e- mail.
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For stock option exercises, Computershare shall be responsible for the timely filing of any Form 144 notices required because the proposed transaction involves the sale by the Director or Executive Officer of more than 5,000 shares of
Class A or Class B common stock of DGI or aggregate proceeds of more than $50,000 in any period of three consecutive months. For all other transactions, the Chief Financial Officer of DGI shall be responsible for any such Form 144 notices
required.
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The Director or Executive Officer shall notify the Chief Financial Officer of DGI of the execution of any transactions pursuant to a pre-clearance letter on the date of the execution of the transactions. The Chief Financial Officer of
DGI or his designee shall file on behalf of such Director or Executive Officer the SEC Forms 3, 4 or 5s required to disclose such transaction.
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Window Periods. A Director or Officer may effect transactions in securities issued by DGI only during a Window Period or an Other Period, subject to the condition that any
Director or Executive Officer complies with the pre-clearance procedures set forth in Section IV(A). Window Periods begin on the third business day following the date of DGI’s publication of its results of operations for a calendar
quarter and expire on the earlier of the 21st calendar day following such date of publication or the close of business on the day immediately preceding the next meeting of DGI’s Board of Directors. In the event that DGI’s
President and Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer determines that a Window Period must be terminated and a Blackout Period imposed, DGI will so notify each Director and Officer.
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Blackout Periods. Directors or Officers may not engage in transactions involving securities issued by DGI during a Blackout Period, subject to the limited exception set
forth below. Blackout Periods begin on the 15th day of the last month of each calendar quarter and continue until the commencement of the next Window Period. In the event a Director or Officer has an unanticipated personal
hardship, DGI may permit a transaction involving securities issued by DGI during a Blackout Period provided the proposed transaction receives the prior approval of three members of DGI’s Board of Directors, the Director or Officer does
not then possess material non-public information regarding DGI and the Director or Officer complies with the pre-clearance procedures as provided in Section IV(A) of this Policy.
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Other Periods: Other Periods begin on the first calendar day following the expiration of a Window Period and continue until the first day of the next succeeding Blackout
Period. All proposed transactions by a Director or Officer in securities issued by DGI during an Other Period shall only be effected in compliance with the pre-clearance procedures as provided in Section IV(A) of this Policy. In addition
to that compliance, the issuance of a pre- clearance letter in compliance with Section IV(A)(2) shall require the written determination of the President and Chief Executive Officer of DGI or Chief Financial Officer of DGI that the
proposed transaction is appropriate in light of facts and circumstances then prevailing.
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TRADING PLANS
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The Director or Officer is entering into the plan in good faith and not as a scheme to evade SEC Rule 10b5-1; and
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Upon adoption of an SEC Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, the Director or Officer shall comply with this Policy, the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics of DGI and applicable provisions of the federal securities laws.
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expressly specify the securities the Director or Officer proposes to purchase or sell, the prices at which and the dates on which the Director or Officer proposes to purchase or sell securities issued by DGI;
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include a written formula or algorithm, or computer program, for determining amounts, prices and dates; or
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not permit the Director or Officer to exercise any subsequent influence over how, when or whether to effect purchases or sales, provided, in addition, that any other person who does exercise such influence pursuant to the binding
contract, instruction or written plan, such as a broker, is not aware of any material non-public information relating to DGI when doing so.
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SEC REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
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The Form 4 two-day period begins to run on the date of execution of the transaction, e.g., a purchase or sale of a security issued by DGI on a Monday must be reported to the SEC before 10:00 p.m. eastern time on the ensuing Wednesday.
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Securities transactions subject to Section 16 of the 1934 Act include any transactions in which a Director or Executive Officer has a beneficial interest, including transactions by a Director or Executive Officer’s Related Interests.
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The following Director or Executive Officer transactions involving securities issued by DGI are subject to the two-day Form 4 filing requirements:
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purchases or sales of securities issued by DGI in either brokered transactions or private transactions;
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stock option grants;
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restricted stock grants;
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stock option exercises, including cashless exercises;
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purchases or sales of securities issued by DGI on behalf of a trust for which the Director or Executive Officer serves as trustee or is a beneficiary; and
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bonuses or other awards in the form of DGI stock.
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The Form 4 filing requirement provides for an extension of the Form 4 filing deadline where the Director or Executive Officer may not control the exact date on which the transaction occurs. The five-day filing requirement applies to
voluntary stock purchases under DGI’s Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (the “Reinvestment Plan”).
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Transactions involving DGI stock in those plans require Form 4 filings on the earlier of: (i) two days after the date the Director or Executive Officer is notified of the completion of the trade or (ii)
the fifth business day following the transaction. Because of the fifth day following the transaction may occur before the Director or Executive Officer receives notice, DGI has implemented procedures to track Director or Executive
Officer transactions in the affected plans to ensure that timely SEC filings occur with respect to all reportable transactions.
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The following transactions by Directors and Executive Officers of DGI remain exempt from SEC Section 16, and do not require any filing with the SEC:
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acquisitions of DGI Class A common stock through normal payroll contributions to DGI’s 401(k) Plan, including matching contributions made by DGI;
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acquisitions of DGI Class A or Class B common stock through stock splits or stock dividends;
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reinvestment of dividends to purchase DGI Class A common stock, but not voluntary purchases, under the Reinvestment Plan; and
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purchases of DGI Class A common stock under DGI’s employee stock purchase plan and agents stock purchase plan.
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Gifts of shares of common stock of DGI by Directors and Executive Officers must be reported annually on Form 5, unless the Director or Executive Officer has previously filed a Form 4 on a voluntary basis to report the gift.
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Electronic Filing/Powers of Attorney: All Directors or Executive Officers shall, with the assistance of the Chief Financial Officer of DGI, obtain a code identification from
the SEC, which code will permit the Chief Financial Officer of DGI or his designee to file electronically all Forms 3, 4 or 5 and Forms 144 on behalf of such Director or Executive Officer.
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Broker Requirements: All Directors or Executive Officers are urged to register their shares with Computershare and not hold them in broker street name. If such Director’s or
Executive Officer’s shares are held in broker street name, then the Director or Executive Officer and any Related Interests are required to execute a Broker Instruction Form with their broker. This Form imposes the following two
restrictions on brokers who propose to execute purchases and sales of stock of DGI on behalf of such Director or Executive Officer:
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not to enter any order without confirming with the Chief Financial Officer of DGI that the transaction has been pre- cleared and complies with the brokerage firm’s compliance procedures (e.g. Rule 144); and
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to advise the Chief Financial Officer of DGI regarding the relevant details of all purchases or sales in DGI stock conducted by the broker simultaneously with the execution of the transaction.
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Rule 144 Requirements. A Director or Executive Officer of DGI must comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) prior to effecting
sales of DGI’s Class A or Class B common stock in a public market. In order for any such person to sell shares of DGI Class A or Class B common stock, the sale of the shares must either be registered under the 1933 Act, which is unlikely
to occur, or comply with an exemption from such registration. This requirement for registration or exemption with respect to a sale of shares of DGI’s Class A or Class B common stock applies to all shares held by a Director or Executive
Officer, including, but not limited to, shares purchased on the open market or shares purchased privately.
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The Director or Executive Officer must file a Form 144 with the SEC concurrently with placing the sale order with a broker or upon execution of the trade with a market maker if the contemplated sale involves more than 5,000 shares of
common stock of DGI or $50,000 in gross proceeds in any period of three consecutive months.
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DGI must be current in its reporting requirements under the 1934 Act at the time of sale;
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If the shares of DGI proposed to be sold were acquired in a private transaction (i.e., directly from DGI or an affiliate), the Director or Executive Officer must have held and beneficially owned the shares for a period of six months
before a sale can be made under Rule 144.
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The amount of common stock of DGI that may be sold in any period of three consecutive months may not exceed the greater of 1% of the outstanding common stock of DGI (approximately 250,000 shares) or the average weekly trading volume on
NASDAQ during the four calendar weeks preceding the sale; and
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The common stock of DGI must be sold in unsolicited “brokers’ transactions” or directly to “market makers” or in “riskless principal transactions” as those terms are defined in Rule 144.
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INTERPRETATION
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