I. Purpose
The Nominating Committee (the “Committee”)
is appointed by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of
En Pointe Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”):
A. to
assist the Board by identifying individuals qualified to become Board
members, and to recommend to the Board the director nominees for the
next annual meeting of stockholders;
B. to
recommend to the Board corporate governance guidelines and changes thereto;
C. to
ensure that the Board and the Company’s Charter and Bylaws are
structured in a way that best serves the Company’s practices and
objectives;
D. to
lead the Board in its annual review of the Board’s performance;
and
E. to
recommend to the Board director nominees for each committee.
II. Membership
The Committee shall consist of three or
more members who shall be “independent” within the meaning
of the Rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers (“NASD”)
and U.S. federal law and regulations. The Company’s criteria for
director independence, which implements NASD guidelines, are attached
hereto as Exhibit A.
The members of the Committee shall be appointed
and replaced by the Board at its pleasure for such term or terms as
the Board shall determine in its sole discretion.
III. Meetings
The Committee shall meet at least annually
prior to the annual stockholders meeting of the Company, or more frequently
as circumstances require. The Committee Chairman shall prepare and/or
approve an agenda in advance of each meeting and, whenever reasonably
practicable, circulate the agenda to each member prior to the meeting
date.
IV. Procedural Matters
A majority of the then-acting members of
the Committee shall constitute a quorum. A majority of the members present
at any meeting at which a quorum is present may act on behalf of the
Committee. Unless the Board elects a Chairman for the Committee, the
members of the Committee may designate a Chairman by majority vote.
The Chairman shall preside, when present, at all meetings of the Committee.
The Committee will keep a record of its meetings and report on them
to the Board. The Committee may meet by telephone or video conference
and may take action by unanimous written consent. On all procedural
matters not specifically addressed in this Charter, the provisions of
the Bylaws of the Company relating to actions by the Board shall apply
to the Committee.
V. Authority and Responsibilities
The Committee shall:
A. Retain
and Supervise Search Consultants. Have the sole authority to retain
and terminate any search firm to be used to identify director candidates
and shall have sole authority to approve the search firm’s fees
and other retention terms. The Committee shall also have authority to
obtain advice and assistance from internal or external legal, accounting
or other advisors.
B. Seek
and Approve or Reject Qualified Candidates. Actively seek individuals
qualified to become members of the Board or members of committees of
the Board and recommend qualified persons to the Board in accordance
with Article VI below. The Committee shall assist the Board in identifying
individuals qualified to become Board members, and recommend to the
Board the director nominees for the next annual meeting of stockholders.
The Committee shall review, investigate and accept or reject nominees
for the Board suggested by any stockholder of the Company. In its assessments
of potential nominees for the Board, the Committee shall consider, without
limitation, potential conflicts of interest by such persons. The Committee
shall review and approve or reject directorships in other companies
held by executive officers of the Company.
C. Assess
Performance of Board. Receive comments from all directors and executive
officers and other relevant persons or constituencies and report annually
to the Board with an assessment of the performance of the Board and
management, to be discussed with the full Board following the end of
each fiscal year. The assessment shall consider the size, structure,
composition and functioning of the Board in light of operating requirements
of the Company.
D. Monitor
Adequacy of Corporate Governance. Develop, review and annually reassess
the adequacy of the corporate governance guidelines of the Company and
recommend any proposed changes to the Board for approval.
E. Police
Code of Ethics. Obtain reports from management, the Company’s
senior internal auditing executive and the independent auditor that
the Company and its affiliated entities are in conformity with the Company’s
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, if any such Code of Business Conduct
and Ethics is adopted. Review reports and disclosures of insider and
affiliated party transactions. Advise the Board with respect to the
Company’s policies and procedures regarding compliance with applicable
laws and regulations and with the Company’s Code of Business Conduct
and Ethics.
F. Delegation
of Authority. Form and delegate authority to subcommittees when appropriate.
G. Minutes;
Report to Board. Maintain minutes of meetings and periodically report
to the Board on significant results of the foregoing activities.
H. Evaluation
and Publication of Committee Charter. Review and reassess the adequacy
of this Charter annually and recommend any proposed changes to the Board
for approval. Request the Board to cause the then-current Charter to
be published in accordance with the rules of the NASD.
I. Evaluation
of Committee Performance. The Committee shall annually review its own
performance.
J. Charter
and Bylaws. With advice from the Company’s general counsel and
outside legal counsel, periodically review and recommend changes to
the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws as they
relate to corporate governance matters.
K. General
Authority. Perform such other functions and have such powers as may
be necessary or convenient in the efficient discharge of the foregoing.
VI. Guidelines and Procedures.
A. Composition of the
Board. The composition of the Board will depend not only on the character
and capacities of the members on the Board taken individually, but also
on their collective strengths. Consequently, the Board should be composed
of, without limitation:
1. Directors
chosen with a view to bringing to the Board a variety of experience
and background; and
2. Directors
who will represent the balanced, best interests of the stockholders
as a whole rather than special interest groups or constituencies.
B. Selection Criteria.
In considering possible candidates for election as a director of the
Company, the Committee and other directors should be guided in general
by the composition guidelines established above and by, including but
not limited to, the following:
1. Each
director should be an individual of the highest character and integrity
and have an inquiring mind, vision and the ability to work well with
others;
2. Each
director should be free of any conflict of interests which would violate
applicable law or regulations or interfere with the proper performance
of the responsibilities of a director;
3. Each
director should possess substantial and significant experience which
would be of particular importance to the Company in the performance
of the duties of a director;
4. Each
director should have sufficient time available to devote to the affairs
of the Company in order to carry out the responsibilities of a director;
and
5. Each
director should have the capacity and desire to represent the balanced,
best interests of the stockholders of the Company as a whole and not
primarily a special interest group or constituency.
Exhibit A
Director Independence
“Independent director” means
a person other than an officer or employee of the company or its subsidiaries
or any other individual having a relationship, which, in the opinion
of the company’s board of directors, would interfere with the
exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities
of a director. The following persons shall not be considered independent:
(A)
a director who is, or at any time during the past three years was, employed
by the company or by any parent or subsidiary of the company;
(B) a director who accepted or who has a Family Member
who accepted any payments from the company or any parent or subsidiary
of the company in excess of $60,000 during the current or any of the
past three fiscal years, other than the following: (i) compensation
for board or board committee service; (ii) payments arising solely from
investments in the company’s securities; (iii) compensation paid
to a Family Member who is a non-executive employee of the company or
a parent or subsidiary of the company; (iv) benefits under a tax-qualified
retirement plan, or non-discretionary compensation; or (v) loans permitted
under Section 13(k) of the Act. Provided, however, that audit committee
members are subject to additional, more stringent requirements under
Rule 4350(d).
(C) a director who is a Family Member of an individual
who is, or at any time during the past three years was, employed by
the company or by any parent or subsidiary of the company as an executive
officer;
(D) a director who is, or has a Family Member who is,
a partner in, or a controlling shareholder or an executive officer of,
any organization to which the company made, or from which the company
received, payments for property or services in the current or any of
the past three fiscal years that exceed 5% of the recipient’s
consolidated gross revenues for that year, or $200,000, whichever is
more, other than the following: (i) payments arising solely from investments
in the company’s securities; or (ii) payments under non-discretionary
charitable contribution matching programs;
(E) a director of the listed company who is, or has
a Family Member who is, employed as an executive officer of another
entity where at any time during the past three years any of the executive
officers of the listed company serve on the compensation committee of
such other entity; or
(F) a director who is, or has a Family Member who is,
a current partner of the company’s outside auditor, or was a partner
or employee of the company’s outside auditor who worked on the
company’s audit at any time during any of the past three years.
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