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Nominating Committee Charter
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The
Governance and Nominating Committee’s role is to determine
the slate of director nominees for election to the Company’s
Board of Directors, to identify and recommend candidates to
fill vacancies occurring between annual shareholder meetings
and to review, evaluate and recommend changes to the Company's
Corporate Governance Guidelines, and to review the Company's
policies and programs that relate to matters of corporate
responsibility, including public issues of significance to
the Company and its stakeholders. |
The
membership of the Committee consists of at least two directors,
each of whom shall meet the independence requirements established
by the Board and applicable laws, regulations and listing
requirements. The Board of Directors appoints the chair and
members of this Committee.
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The
Committee meets at least once a year. Additional meetings
may occur as the Committee or its Chair deems advisable. The
Committee will cause to be kept adequate minutes of all its
proceedings and will report its actions to the next meeting
of the Board. Committee members will be furnished with copies
of the minutes of each meeting and any action taken by unanimous
consent. The Nominating Committee is governed by the same
rules regarding meetings (including meetings by conference
telephone or similar communications equipment), action without
meetings, notice, waiver of notice and quorum and voting requirements
as are applicable to the Board. The Committee is authorized
and empowered to adopt its own rules of procedure not inconsistent
with (a) any provision of this Charter, (b) any provision
of the Bylaws of the Corporation, or (c) the laws of the state
of Delaware .
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The
Committee will have the resources and authority necessary
to discharge its duties and responsibilities. The Committee
has the sole authority to retain and terminate outside counsel,
any search firm used to identify director candidates or other
experts or consultants, as it deems appropriate, including
sole authority to approve the firms' fees and other retention
terms. Any communications between the Committee and legal
counsel in the course of obtaining legal advice will be considered
privileged communications of the Company and the Committee
will take all necessary steps to preserve the privileged nature
of those communications. The Committee may form and delegate
to subcommittees and may delegate authority to one or more
designated members of the Committee.
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Subject
to the provisions of the Corporate Governance Guidelines,
the principal responsibilities and functions of the Governance
and Nominating Committee are as follows:
- Review
and discuss with the Board and executive officers plans
for officer development and succession planning for the
CEO and other executive officers.
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Annually evaluate and report to the Board
on the performance and effectiveness of the Board to facilitate
the directors fulfilling their responsibilities in a manner
that serves the interests of the Company's shareholders.
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Annually present to the Board a list
of individuals recommended for nomination for election to
the Board at the annual meeting of shareholders, and for
appointment to the committees of the Board (including this
Committee).
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Before recommending an incumbent, replacement
or additional director, review his or her qualifications,
including capability, availability to serve, conflicts of
interest and other relevant factors.
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Assist in identifying, interviewing and
recruiting candidates for the Board.
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Annually review the composition of each
committee and present recommendations for committee memberships
to the Board as needed.
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Periodically review the compensation
paid to non-employee directors for annual retainers (including
Board and committee Chairs) and meeting fees, if any, and
make recommendations to the Board for any adjustments. No
member of the Committee will act to fix his or her own compensation
except for uniform compensation to directors for their services
as such.
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Develop and periodically review and recommend
to the Board appropriate revisions to the Company's Corporate
Governance Guidelines and other corporate governance policies
adopted by the Board.
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Monitor compliance with the Corporate
Governance Guidelines and other corporate governance policies
adopted by the Board.
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Regularly review and make recommendations
about changes to the charter of the Governance and Nominating
Committee.
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Regularly review and make recommendations
about changes to the charters of other board committees
after consultation with the respective committee chairs.
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Obtain or perform an annual evaluation
of the Committee's performance and make applicable recommendations.
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Review and make recommendations regarding
proposed waivers to the Corporate Governance guidelines
and other corporate governance policies adopted by the Board.
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This Committee and the Board review this
charter annually as appropriate.
Last
Revised: March 17, 2006
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