1.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall consider and recruit candidates to fill positions on the Board (or a committee thereof), including vacancies resulting from the removal, resignation or retirement of any member of the Board (or a committee thereof), an increase in the size of the Board (or a committee thereof) or otherwise. In considering potential candidates, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall discuss the specific experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that may lead it to the conclusion that such candidate should serve as a director or a committee member for the Company, in light of the Company’s then-existing business and structure.
2.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall establish the criteria for evaluating (subject to Board approval of those qualifications) and evaluate the qualifications of individuals for election as members of the Board (or a committee thereof), which criteria shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(a)
to the extent required, compliance with the independence and other applicable requirements of the Listing Rules, the 1940 Act and the SEC, all other applicable laws, rules, regulations and listing standards and the criteria, policies and principles set forth in this Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter; and
(b)
the ability to contribute to the effective management of the Company, taking into account the needs of the Company and such factors as the individual’s experience, perspective, skills, and knowledge of the industry in which the Company operates.
In addition, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may consider, with respect to an individual being considered for election or appointment a member of the Board, whether the individual’s professional experience, education, skills and other individual qualities and attributes, including gender, race or national origin, would provide beneficial diversity of skills, experience or perspective to the Board’s membership and collective attributes. Such considerations will vary based on the Board’s existing membership and other factors, such as the strength of the individual’s overall qualifications relative to diversity considerations.
3.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall recommend the director and committee member nominees for approval by the Board and, if applicable, election by the shareholders of the Company.
4.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall consider shareholder recommendations for possible nominees for election as members of the Board.
5.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall annually evaluate the qualifications and diversity of current members of the Board who are available for reelection in light of the characteristics of independence, age, skills, experience, availability of service to the Company and tenure of its members, and of the Board’s anticipated needs.
6.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall, upon a significant change in a member of the Board’s personal circumstances (including a change in principal occupation) or in the event a significant ongoing time commitment arises that may be inconsistent with a member of the Board’s service to the Board, review, as appropriate, the continued membership of such member on the Board.
7.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall report to the Board its conclusions with respect to the matters that the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has considered.
8.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may from time to time, in its discretion, review the size and composition of the Board as a whole and the size and composition of the Board’s committees and review and recommend any changes to the Board for its approval.
9.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may establish and recommend to the Board guidelines for the removal of members of the Board.