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Purposes.
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors is
established to (i) formulate and administer the
Company's policies, programs and procedures for
compensating its senior management and Board of
Directors;(ii) recommend to the Board of Directors, for
the Board's determination, what should be the
compensation of the chief executive officer and all
other executive officers of the Company; and (iii)
produce a report on executive compensation for inclusion
in the Company's proxy statement for its annual meeting
of stockholders in accordance with applicable rules and
regulations.
Composition.
The
size of the Committee shall be determined by the Board,
but it must always have at least three members. Each
Committee member must satisfy the applicable
independence requirements set forth in the marketplace
rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market. Desirable
qualifications for Committee members include experience
in any of the following areas: (i) business management,
(ii) executive compensation, (iii) employee benefits and
(iv) human resources.
The Board selects the Compensation Committee members.
The Committee will select a Chairperson from among its
members. Each Committee member will serve for such term
as the Board may decide or until such Committee member
is no longer a Board member. Committee members may be
replaced as decided by the Board at any time.
Duties and Responsibilities.
The duties and responsibilities of the Committee shall
include the following:
·Establish
Executive Compensation Policies and Programs.
The Committee will develop and implement the Company's
compensation policies and programs for executive
officers and Board members.
·Review
and Approve Executive Officer Compensation.
The Committee will review and approve, at least
annually, corporate goals and objectives relevant to the
compensation of the Chief Executive Officer of the
Company ("CEO") and the other executive officers of the
Company. The Committee will evaluate the performance of
the CEO and other executive officers in the light of
those corporate goals and objectives and recommend to
the Board compensation levels for the executive officers
based on the evaluations and any other factors as it
deems appropriate. The CEO and other executive officers
may not be present at the committee meetings when the
committee is deliberating or voting on matters
concerning such officers.
·Recommend
Incentive Compensation Plans.
The Committee will make recommendations to the Board
with respect to the approval, adoption and amendment of
all cash-based and equity-based incentive compensation
plans in which any executive officer of the Company
participates.
·
Recommend Equity-Based Plans.
The Committee also will make recommendations to the
Board with respect to the approval, adoption and
amendment of all other equity-based plans.
·Administer
Compensation Plans.
The Committee will administer the Company's equity-based
incentive compensation plans or other plans adopted by
the Board that contemplate administration by the
Committee. The Committee, or a subcommittee, shall
approve all grants of stock options and other
equity-based awards, subject to the terms and conditions
of applicable plans. The Committee's administrative
authority shall include the authority to approve the
acquisition by the Company of shares of the Company's
stock from any plan participant.
·Oversee
Regulatory Compliance.
The Committee will, in consultation with appropriate
officers of the Company, oversee regulatory compliance
with respect to compensation matters, including
overseeing any compensation programs intended to
preserve tax deductibility, and, as may be required,
establishing performance goals.
·
Review Employment Agreements and
Severance Arrangements.
The Committee will review and approve any proposed
employment agreement with, and any proposed severance or
retention plans or agreements applicable to, any
executive officer of the Company. The Committee shall
review and approve any severance or other termination
payments proposed to be made to any executive officer of
the Company.
·
Review Director Compensation.
The Committee will periodically review the status of
Board compensation in relation to other comparable
companies and consider other factors the Committee deems
appropriate, including whether directors' independence
may be jeopardized if director compensation and
perquisites exceed customary levels, if the Company
makes substantial charitable contributions to
organizations with which a director is affiliated, or if
the Company enters into consulting contracts with (or
provides other indirect forms of compensation to) a
director or an organization with which the director is
affiliated. The Committee shall discuss this review with
the Board.
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Board Reports.
The Committee will report its activities to the Board at
least annually in such manner and at such times as the
Committee or the Board deems appropriate.
·
Other Delegated Duties or
Responsibilities.
The Committee will perform any other duties or
responsibilities delegated to the Committee by the Board
from time to time.
Meetings.
The Compensation Committee will meet in person or
telephonically as frequently as necessary to carry out
its responsibilities under this Charter. The Committee
Chairperson will, in consultation with the other members
of the Committee and appropriate officers of the
Company, establish the agenda for each Committee
meeting. Any Committee member may submit items to be
included on the agenda. Committee members may also raise
subjects that are not on the agenda at any meeting. The
Committee Chairperson or a majority of the Committee
members may call a meeting of the Committee at any time.
A majority of the number of Committee members selected
by the Board will constitute a quorum for conducting
business at a meeting of the Committee. The act of a
majority of Committee members present at a Committee
meeting at which a quorum is in attendance will be the
act of the Committee, unless a greater number is
required by law, the Company's memorandum of association
or its articles of association. Any Committee member may
be excused from a meeting to permit the remaining
members of the Committee to act on any matter in which
such member's participation is not appropriate, and such
member's absence shall not destroy the quorum for the
meeting. The Committee also may take action by unanimous
written consent. The Committee Chairperson will
supervise the conduct of the meetings and will have
other responsibilities as the Committee may specify from
time to time. The Committee may request any officer or
other employee of the Company, or any representative of
the Company's legal counsel or other advisors, to attend
a meeting or to meet with any members or representatives
of the Committee. Any individual whose performance or
compensation is to be discussed at a Committee meeting
should not attend such meeting unless specifically
invited by the Committee.
Delegation.
The Compensation Committee may, in its discretion,
delegate all or a portion of its duties and
responsibilities to a subcommittee or, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, to any other body or
individual. In particular, the Committee may delegate
the approval of certain transactions to a subcommittee
consisting solely of members of the Committee who are
"non-employee directors" within the meaning under Rule
16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
Authority.
The Compensation Committee shall have appropriate
resources and authority to discharge its
responsibilities, including, without limitation,
appropriate funding, in such amounts as the Committee
deems necessary, to compensate any consultants or any
other advisors retained by the Committee. The Committee
will have the sole authority to retain and terminate
compensation consultants to assist in the evaluation of
director or executive officer compensation and the sole
authority to approve the fees and other retention terms
of such compensation consultants. The Committee may also
retain independent counsel and other independent
advisors to assist it in carrying out its
responsibilities.
Committee Report.
The Compensation Committee, with the assistance of
management and any outside advisors the Committee deems
appropriate, shall prepare a report for inclusion in the
Company's proxy statement relating to the Company's
annual meeting of stockholders.
Annual Review.
At least annually the Committee shall (a)
review this Charter with the Board and recommend any
changes to the Board and (b) evaluate its own
performance against the requirements of this Charter and
report the results of this evaluation to the Board. The
Committee will conduct its review and evaluation in such
manner as it deems appropriate
Last updated and adopted by the Board on July 17,
2009.
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