| J. | The Committee shall consider the results of the most recent shareholder advisory vote on executive compensation (“say-on-pay” vote) and make recommendations to the Board regarding any change to the frequency with which the Company will conduct a say-on-pay vote. |
| K. | The Committee shall periodically review and approve the form and amount of compensation of the Board’s non-management directors. |
| L. | The Committee shall report to the Board on a regular basis, and not less than once per year. |
| M. | The Committee shall perform any other duties or responsibilities expressly delegated to the Committee by the Board from time to time relating to the Company’s compensation programs. |
III. | Committee Structure and Operations |
The Board shall designate one member of the Committee as its chairperson. The Committee shall set its schedule of meetings at a date, time and place determined by the Committee chairperson, with further meetings to occur, or actions to be taken by unanimous written consent, when deemed necessary or desirable by the Committee or its chairperson. Members of the Committee may participate in a meeting of the Committee by means of conference call or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other.
The Committee may invite such members of management to its meetings as it deems appropriate, consistent with the maintenance of the confidentiality of compensation discussions. Unless specifically invited by the Committee, the Chief Executive Officer should not attend any meeting where his performance or compensation is discussed.
IV. | Delegation to Subcommittee |
The Committee may, in its discretion, delegate all or a portion of its duties and responsibilities to a subcommittee of the Committee, so long as such subcommittee is solely comprised of one or more members of the Committee and such delegation is not otherwise inconsistent with law and applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and NYSE. In particular, the Committee may delegate the approval of certain decisions to a subcommittee consisting solely of members of the Committee who are “Non-Employee Directors” for the purposes of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.
The Committee shall conduct an annual performance evaluation of the Committee, which evaluation shall compare the performance of the Committee with the requirements of this charter. The performance evaluation by the Committee shall be conducted in such manner as the Committee deems appropriate. The Committee shall also review its charter annually and approve any improvements necessary or desirable to the Committee.
VI. | Resources and Authority of the Committee |
The Committee shall have the resources and authority appropriate to discharge its duties and responsibilities, including the authority, in its sole discretion, to retain or obtain the advice of compensation consultants, independent legal counsel or other advisers. The Committee shall be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of any such compensation consultant, independent legal counsel or other adviser retained by it, and the Company shall provide for appropriate funding, as determined by the Committee, for payment of compensation to any such compensation consultant, independent legal counsel or other adviser retained by the Committee.
With respect to any compensation consultant who has been engaged to make determinations or recommendations on the amount or form of executive or director compensation annually, or from time to time as the Committee deems appropriate, assess whether the work of any such compensation consultant (whether retained by the compensation committee or management) has raised any conflicts of interest in accordance with Item 407(e) of Regulation S-K.
The Committee may select a compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser to the Committee only after taking into consideration all factors relevant to that person’s independence from management, including, without limitation:
| (a) | The provision of other services to the Company by the person that employs the compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser; |
| (b) | The amount of fees received from the Company by the person that employs the compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser, as a percentage of the total revenue of the person that employs the compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser; |
| (c) | The policies and procedures of the person that employs the compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser that are designed to prevent conflicts of interest; |