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• Determines and approves the engagement, retention and/or termination of the independent registered public accounting
firm, or any new independent registered public accounting firm;
• Evaluates the performance of and assesses the qualifications of our independent registered public accounting firm;
• Reviews and approves the retention of the independent registered public accounting firm to perform any proposed
permissible non-audit services;
• Confers with management and our independent registered public accounting firm regarding the results of the annual
audit, the results of our quarterly financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting;
• Reviews the financial statements to be included in our Form 10-K;
• Reviews earnings press releases, as well as the substance of financial information and earnings guidance provided to
analysts and rating agencies on our quarterly earnings calls;
• Prepares the report required to be included by the SEC rules in our annual proxy statement or Form 10-K; and
• Establishes procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints we receive regarding accounting, internal
accounting controls or auditing matters and the confidential and anonymous submission by employees of concerns
regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters.
Compensation Committee
• Reviews and approves our overall compensation strategy and policies;
• Reviews and recommends to the Board the compensation of our Board members;
• Reviews and approves the compensation and other terms of employment of our CEO and other executive officers;
• Reviews and approves corporate performance goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of our executive officers
and other senior management;
• Reviews and approves written performance goals for our CEO relevant to his compensation;
• Reviews and approves the disclosure contained in CD&A and considers whether to recommend that it be included in
the proxy statement and Form 10-K;
• Administers our stock option and purchase plans, variable compensation plans and other similar programs;
• Assesses and monitors whether any of our compensation policies and programs has the potential to encourage excessive
risk-taking; and
• May form and delegate authority to subcommittees as appropriate, including, but not limited to, a subcommittee composed
of one of more members of the Board.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
• Identifies, reviews and evaluates candidates to serve as directors;
• Recommends candidates for election to our Board;
• Makes recommendations to the Board regarding committee membership;
• Assesses the performance of the Board and its committees;
• Reviews and assesses our corporate governance principles and practices;
• Approves related party transactions;
• Establishes procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints we receive regarding violations of our Code
of Conduct; and
• Monitors the effectiveness of our anonymous tip process and corporate governance guidelines.