5. Audit Committee Report. The Committee must provide the Company with the report of the Committee with respect to the audited financial statements for inclusion in each of the Company’s annual proxy statements.
Quarterly Financial Statements
6. Form 10-Q Review. The Committee must review and discuss the quarterly financial statements with management and the independent auditor, including the Company’s disclosures under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
Other Duties and Responsibilities
7. Review of Earnings Releases. The Committee must discuss the Company’s earnings press releases, if any, as well as financial information and earnings guidance provided to analysts and rating agencies.
8. Risk Assessment and Risk Management. The Committee must discuss the Company’s policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management.
9. Hiring of Independent Auditor Employees. The Committee must set clear hiring policies for employees or former employees of the Company’s independent auditor.
10. Complaint Procedures. The Committee must establish procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Company regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters, and for the confidential and anonymous submission by Company employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters.
11. Reports to the Board of Directors. The Committee must report regularly to the Board regarding the activities of the Committee.
12. Committee Self-Evaluation. The Committee must at least annually perform an evaluation of the performance of the Committee.
13. Review of this Charter. The Committee must periodically review and reassess this Charter and submit any recommended changes to the Board for its consideration.
14. Review of Related Person Transactions. The Committee shall review the relevant facts and circumstance of each Related Person Transaction, as defined in the Company’s Related Person Transaction Policy and Procedures (“Related Person Transaction Policy”), other than pre-approved transactions as described in the Related Person Transaction Policy, and either approve or disapprove the Related Person Transaction.
In fulfilling its responsibilities, the Committee is entitled to delegate any or all of its responsibilities to a subcommittee of the Committee.
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