The Committee shall be comprised of three or more members of the Board. The members of the Committee shall satisfy all applicable requirements then in effect of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the “NYSE”), or any stock exchange or national securities association on which the Company’s securities are listed or quoted and any other applicable regulatory requirements, including without limitation requirements relating to director independence, financial literacy, nomination and size of the Committee. No member of the Committee may serve on the audit committee of more than three public companies, including the Company, unless the Board (i) determines that such simultaneous service would not impair the ability of such member to effectively serve on the Committee and (ii) discloses such determination in the annual proxy statement.
All members of the Committee shall have a working familiarity with basic finance and accounting practices (or acquire such familiarity within a reasonable period after his or her appointment) and at least one member must be an “audit committee financial expert” under the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Committee members may enhance their familiarity with finance and accounting by participating in educational programs conducted by the Company or by a third party.
The Chairman and the members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Board upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and shall serve until such member’s successor is duly elected and qualified or until such member’s earlier resignation, retirement, removal from office or death. The members of the Committee may be removed, with or without cause, by a majority vote of the Board.
The Chairman will chair all meetings of the Committee and set the agendas for Committee meetings. The Chairman shall establish an annual calendar with a proposed agenda of the audit, financial and other related matters to be addressed at each of the Committee’s scheduled meetings during the year. Committee members are expected to make suggestions for agenda items.