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While there is no “blueprint” to be followed by the Committee in carrying out its duties and responsibilities, the following should be
considered within the authority of the Committee:
Selection and Evaluation of External Auditors
(1) Make recommendations to the Board as to the selection of the firm of independent public accountants to audit the books and
accounts of the Corporation and its subsidiaries for each fiscal year;
(2) Review and approve the Corporation’s independent auditors’ annual engagement letter, including the proposed fees
contained therein;
(3) Review the performance of the Corporation’s independent auditors, including the lead partner, discuss the timing and process
for implementing the rotation of the lead partner, and make recommendations to the Board regarding the replacement or termination
of the independent auditors when circumstances warrant;
(4) Oversee the independence of the Corporation’s independent auditors by, among other things:
(5) Instruct the Corporation’s independent auditors that:
(6) Review and pre-approve all audit and permitted non-audit services to be provided by the independent auditors to the
Cor
p
oration, includin
g
tax services;
(i) requiring the independent auditors to deliver to the Committee on a periodic basis a formal written statement
delineatin
g
all relationshi
p
s between the inde
p
endent auditors and the Cor
p
oration;
(ii) reviewing and approving hiring policies concerning partners, employees and former partners and employees of the
p
resent and former inde
p
endent auditors; and
(iii) actively engaging in a dialogue with the independent auditors with respect to any disclosed relationships or services
that may impact the objectivity and independence of the independent auditors and taking appropriate action to
satisf
y
itself of the auditors’ inde
p
endence;
(i) the
y
are ultimatel
y
accountable to the Committee;
(ii) the
y
must re
p
ort directl
y
to the Committee; and
(iii) the Committee is responsible for the appointment (subject to Board and shareholder approval), compensation,
retention, evaluation and oversi
g
ht of the Cor
p
oration’s inde
p
endent auditors;