CHARTER
FOR THE NOMINATION AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF TIX CORPORATION
1.
PURPOSE.
The purpose of the Nomination and Governance Committee (the
“Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”
and, each member of the Board, a “Director”) of
Tix Corporation (the “Company”) is to assist the
Board in discharging its duties relating to corporate governance
and the composition and evaluation of the Board.
2. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
The Committee’s primary duties and responsibilities are
to:
• Identify individuals qualified to become Directors.
•
Select, or recommend to the Board, nominees for each election
of Directors.
•
Develop and recommend to the Board criteria for selecting qualified
Director candidates.
•
Consider qualifications, appointment and removal of members
of each committee of the Board.
•
Regularly review and advise the Board with respect to corporate
governance principles and policies applicable to the Company.
• Provide oversight in the evaluation of the Board and
each committee of the Board.
The Committee will fulfill these responsibilities by carrying
out the activities enumerated in Section 5 of this Charter.
The Committee may augment the activities defined by Section
5 at its discretion in order to comply with the requirements
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the requirements of Nasdaq and the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and
any other applicable laws and regulations.
3. COMPOSITION.
The Committee shall consist of at least three (3) but not more
than five (5) directors, each of whom will be an “independent
director” within the meaning of the applicable Nasdaq
rules and any rule or regulation prescribed by the SEC now or
in the future.
The members of the Committee, including its Chair, will be appointed
annually by the Board. Committee members will serve at the discretion
of the Board.
4. MEETINGS.
The Committee shall meet four (4) times annually, or more frequently,
as circumstances dictate. A meeting may be called by the Chair
or at the direction of the Chair at the request of any member
of the Committee. The Committee may meet in person or by phone
and shall have the authority to act by written consent. A majority
of the total authorized number of members of the Committee will
constitute a quorum at all Committee meetings, and the affirmative
vote or written consent of a majority of the authorized number
of members shall be necessary and sufficient to take any Committee
action.
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All non-employee
Directors may attend and observe meetings of the Committee.
In such case, however, any Director who is not a member of the
Committee shall neither participate in any discussion or deliberation
at such meeting unless the Committee so requests and, in no
event, shall any Director who is not a member of the Committee
be entitled to vote on any Committee matters.
The Committee may request any officer or employee of the Company
or the Company’s outside counsel to attend a meeting of
the Committee or meet with any members of, or consultants to,
the Committee.
5. COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES
AND AUTHORITY.
Pursuant to the Committee’s purpose, the Committee shall:
• Oversee the Company’s corporate governance practices
and develop and recommend to the Board a set of Corporate Governance
Guidelines.
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Review and recommend to the Board the creation of and amendments
to the Company’s corporate governance documents. Those
documents include, without limitation, the Company’s Bylaws,
Certificate of Incorporation, charters of the committees of
the Board (including this Charter), the Company’s Code
of Business Conduct and Ethics and Corporate Governance Guidelines.
•
Review and make appropriate recommendations to the Board regarding
the Board and the Board’s committee structure.
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Assist the Board to identify qualified Director candidates,
select nominees for election as Directors at meetings of stockholders
and select candidates to fill vacancies on the Board. In connection
with the identification and recommendation of Board candidates,
the Committee shall develop criteria to be used in making such
recommendations and shall present such criteria to the Board.
Such criteria may include, without limitation:
• personal and professional integrity, ethics and values;
•
prior experience in corporate management – for example,
serving as an officer of a publicly held company;
•
experience in the Company’s industry;
• experience as a board member of other publicly held
companies;
•
ability to make independent analytical inquiries;
•
practical and mature business judgment; and
•
ability to attend scheduled and special meetings of the Board
and committees of the Board.
• Have the sole authority, in connection with the identification
of qualified Director candidates, to retain and terminate any
search firm for such purpose (including the authority to approve
any such firm’s fees and other retention terms).
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Create and recommend to the Board a policy regarding the consideration
of Director candidates recommended by stockholders and procedures
for stockholders’ submission of nominees of Director candidates.
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• Have full access to the Company’s executives,
personnel and advisors as necessary to carry out its responsibilities.
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On an annual basis, review and evaluate the performance of the
Board, and each Director, in connection with determining whether
to nominate Directors for reelection at the end of their terms.
In connection therewith, the Committee shall consider and may
recommend the removal of a Director, in accordance with the
terms of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws
and Corporate Governance Guidelines (including the use of criteria
similar to those set forth above).
•
Establish criteria for the Board and for all committees (including
the Committee) to use to evaluate their performance on annual
basis.
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On an annual basis, oversee the Board’s evaluation of
its own performance.
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On an annual basis, evaluate the performance of the Committee
in light of its purpose and the criteria established for the
evaluation of Board committees.
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Review this Charter at least annually, as conditions dictate,
and recommend any changes to the Board.
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Oversee developments related to corporate governance and advise
the Board in connection therewith.
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Report to the Board on the major items covered at each Committee
meeting.
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Investigate any matter brought to its attention within the scope
of its duties.
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Have the authority, to the extent it deems necessary or appropriate,
to retain legal or other advisors. In the event that the Committee
chooses to engage any such advisors, the Company shall provide
appropriate funding, as determined by the Committee, for the
payment of such advisors.
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Perform any other activities consistent with this Charter, the
Company’s Bylaws and governing law as the Committee or
the Board deems necessary or appropriate.
6. MINUTES.
The Committee will maintain written minutes of its meetings,
which minutes will be filed with the minutes of the meetings
of the Board.
7. COMPENSATION.
Members of the Committee will be eligible to receive fees or
other compensation for their service as Committee members as
determined by the Board. Changes in such compensation will be
determined by the Board in its sole discretion.
8. DELEGATION OF DUTIES.
Subject to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation
and Bylaws and applicable laws and rules of markets in which
the Company’s securities then trade, in fulfilling its
responsibilities, the Committee shall be entitled to delegate
any or all of its responsibilities to a subcommittee of the
Committee.
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