Each member of the Compensation
Committee shall be "independent" of the Company within
the meaning of all applicable legal and regulatory requirements
(except in the circumstances, and only to the extent, permitted
by all applicable legal and regulatory requirements).
The Compensation Committee shall have the following duties and
responsibilities:
1. Review the Company's
overall compensation strategy and objectives;
2. Review and assess the
Chief Executive Officer's performance against pre-agreed objectives
and recommend to the Board the compensation of the CEO (in each
case, without the CEO being present during the deliberations
and vote);
3. Review performance assessments
of the Company's other officers and, upon the advice of the CEO,
recommend to the Board the compensation of the officers;
4. Review and recommend
to the Board policies related to providing Company stock to executives
and employees (e.g., stock option plan, share purchase plan);
5. Review executive appointments,
employment agreements and terminations;
6. Review senior management
succession plans and participate in the recruitment of executives,
especially succession to the CEO;
7. Review and recommend
to the Board the amount and form of directors' compensation;
8. Review and recommend
the disclosures describing executive compensation and development.