Audit Committee Charter
(SEC, NYSE, and Nasdaq Compliant)

Summary

This template of a charter of the audit committee of the company's board of directors satisfies the requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, and certain other national securities exchanges which prescribe minimum requirements for audit committees of companies with securities listed or approved for quotation on those exchanges. This template includes practical guidance and drafting notes. For a full listing of related proxy statement and annual meeting content, see Proxy Statement and Annual Meeting Resource Kit. For more on IPOs generally, see Initial Public Offerings Resource Kit. For a discussion of governance requirements and NYSE and Nasdaq rules, see NYSE and Nasdaq Board of Directors and Committee Governance Requirements Under Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank. For a template of a charter for the nominating and corporate governance committee of the board of directors, see Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter (SEC, ...