1. A publicly-listed company, LKI is recognized for its integrity, accountability and compliance with the industry’s strictest ethical standards. The appointment of the company's independent, internationally qualified financial auditor is free of any bias or influence relating to financial or other inducements. The company's financial accounts have been approved as being acceptable to international accounting standars. The comopany's annual report is distributed to all stakeholders and is generally available at the US Securities and Exchange Commission's web site referenced in "Link 1" above.

The company's commitment to higher standards is described in detail on the company's web site, referenced in "Link 3" above.

2. Lazare Kaplan, through its Chairman Maurice tempelsman, is a participant in the Clinton Global Initiative. In 2005, the company made a committment to establish a multi-partner consortium to focus on economic development in Lunda Norte Province. The initial three-year committment to build schools and health clinics in Lunda Norte Province in Angola is an effort to contribute to social and economic development in a national reconstruction effort. The annual progress update is available to all concerned on the Clinton Global initiative web site reference in "Link 2" above.