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The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Strong Global Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) has adopted this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (this “Code”) to provide value for our shareholders; and
To encourage honest and ethical conduct, including fair dealing and the ethical handling of conflicts of interest;
It is the policy of the Company that employees, directors and agents of the Company and its subsidiaries are held to the highest standards of honest and ethical conduct when conducting the affairs of the Company. Because the equity shares of the Company are publicly traded, senior financial officers of the Company are held to an especially high set of ethical standards and will not commit acts contrary to these standards of ethical conduct nor shall they condone the commission of such acts by others the Company’s. organization. This Code of Ethics applies to all officers, non-employee directors and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. All directors, officers, employees and independent contractors of the Company are expected to be familiar with this Code and to adhere to the principles and procedures set forth in this Code. For purposes of this Code, all directors, officers, employees and independent contractors are referred to collectively as “employees” or “you” throughout this Code. Violations of this Code will be dealt with expeditiously and as consistently as possible by the Chairman of the Audit Committee, who may consult outside counsel with respect to any issue relating to this Code of Ethics, and may subject our employees to disciplinary action, which, in severe cases may lead up to and including termination of employment.
A. Honest and Ethical Conduct
All directors, officers, employees and independent contractors owe duties to the Company to act with integrity. Integrity requires, among other things, being honest and ethical. This includes the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships.
All directors, officers, employees and independent contractors have the following duties:
B. Conflicts of Interest
A “conflict of interest” arises when an individual’s personal interest interferes or appears to interfere with the interests of the Company. A conflict of interest can arise when a director, officer or employee takes actions or has personal interests that may make it difficult to perform his or her Company work objectively and effectively. Conflicts of interest should be avoided. Unless pre-approved by our Board (for our Executive Officers) or an Executive Officer (for employees), officers and employees should be free from any interest, influence or relationship which might conflict, or appear to conflict, with the interests of the Company or the effectiveness of their job performance. Officer and employees must, therefore, avoid any investment, gratuity or association, which interferes, or might reasonably be thought to interfere, with their best judgment in the performance of their job duties and other actions affecting the Company. It is important to closely examine any gift, loan or other special preference offered by a person or organization that does or wants to do business with the Company. Any employee who has specific questions regarding the appropriateness of a particular action, including acceptance of gratuities from suppliers or contractors, should consult with his or her manager.
There are a variety of situations in which a conflict of interest may arise. While it would be impractical to attempt to list all possible situations, some common types of conflicts may be:
In most cases, anything that would constitute a conflict for a director, officer or employee also would present a conflict if it is related to a member of his or her family.
Interests in other companies, including potential competitors and suppliers, that are purely for management of the other entity, or where an otherwise questionable relationship is disclosed to the Board and any necessary action is taken to ensure there will be no effect on the Company, are not considered conflicts unless otherwise determined by the Board.
Evaluating whether a conflict of interest exists can be difficult and may involve a number of considerations. We also encourage you to seek guidance from our General Counsel when you have any questions or doubts, and should be resolved by informing the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the potential conflict and obtaining a written authorization to proceed whenever required.
C. Related-Party Transactions
The Company shall strive to avoid, wherever possible, all Related-Party Transactions (as defined below) that could result in actual or potential conflicts of interests, except if in accordance with the approval process and guidelines included below.
“Related-Party Transactions” are defined as transactions in which (1) the aggregate amount involved will or may be expected to exceed $120,000 in any calendar year, (2) the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries is a participant, and (3) any (a) executive officer, director or nominee for election as a director, (b) greater than 5% beneficial owner of the Company’s common shares, or (c) immediate family member, of the persons referred to in clauses (a) or (b) (each, a “Related Party”), has or will have a direct or indirect material interest (other than solely as a result of being a director or a less than 10% beneficial owner of another entity).
Approval Process and Guidelines.
D. Disclosure
Each director, officer or employee, to the extent involved in the Company’s disclosure process, including the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer is required to be familiar with the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures applicable to him or her so that the Company’s public reports and documents comply in all material respects with the applicable securities laws and rules. In addition, each such person having direct or supervisory authority regarding these securities filings or the Company’s other public communications concerning its general business, results, financial condition and prospects should, to the extent appropriate within his or her area of responsibility, consult with other Company officers and employees and take other appropriate steps regarding these disclosures with the goal of making full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosures.
Each director, officer or employee, to the extent involved in the Company’s disclosure process must:
Those persons having responsibility for particular areas of the Company’s periodic reports such as the Annual Report on Form 10-K must report to the Board on an ongoing basis the following matters which come to their attention:
Our employees who work in the Financial Department hold an important and elevated role in corporate governance. They are empowered to ensure that shareholder interests are appropriately balanced, protected and preserved. Accordingly, all financial managers are expected to uphold the following standards:
Compliance with all governmental laws, rules and regulations applicable to the Company is mandatory and any violations thereof are considered violations of this Code. Mistakes should never be covered up, but should be immediately fully disclosed and corrected, if possible.
False, misleading or dishonest reporting, both inside and outside the Company, is not only strictly prohibited, but could lead to civil and even criminal liability and sanction by the Company or termination. For example, falsification of expense reports or time records may be considered theft. Submission of false information to the government or to government agencies such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in some instances, lead to fines and/or imprisonment.
E. Compliance
It is the Company’s policy to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. It is the responsibility of each employee, officer and director to adhere to the standards and restrictions imposed by those laws, rules and regulations in the performance of their duties for the Company, including those relating to accounting and auditing matters and insider trading.
The Board endeavors to ensure that the directors, officers and employees of the Company act with integrity and observe the highest standards of behavior and business ethics in relation to their corporate activities.
Specifically, directors, officers and employees must:
Generally, it is against Company policies for any individual to profit from undisclosed information relating to the Company or any other company in violation of insider trading or other laws. Anyone who is aware of material nonpublic information relating to the Company, our customers, or other companies may not use the information to purchase or sell securities in violation of securities laws.
If you are uncertain about the legal rules involving your purchase or sale of any Company securities or any securities in companies that you are familiar with by virtue of your work for the Company, you should consult with the General Counsel before making any such purchase or sale.
F. Reporting and Accountability
All managers are responsible for communicating this policy to the employees under their supervision and the policy will be electronically available. Any revisions or updates to this policy will be published periodically and appropriately distributed for inclusion in the Company’s on-line reference materials and other appropriate locations. All employees will be required to certify that they have reviewed and understood this Code of Ethics. This certification will take place upon the Code of Ethics coming into effect. New coming directors, Executive Officers and employees will be required to make this certification upon joining the company.
The Board has the authority to interpret this Code in any particular situation. Any director, officer or employee who becomes aware of any known or suspected violation of this Code is required to notify the employee’s manager or to the General Counsel promptly. Any violation or failure to report a known violation of law or policy may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination. If the report is made to the employee’s manager, the manager shall promptly report the matter to and Executive Officer. In some cases, including in the event that appropriate action is not being taking by a manager or an Executive Officer in response to report, employees may report issues to the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board. Employees who report an actual or apparent violation of this policy will not be subject to retaliation or reprisal from any person as a result of having disclosed the violation and any such attempt at retaliation or reprisal will result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.
Any questions relating to how these policies should be interpreted or applied should be addressed to the General Counsel.
Each director, officer or employee must:
G. Corporate Opportunities
Employees, officers and directors are prohibited from taking (or directing to a third party) a business opportunity that is offered to them solely in their capacity as an employee, officer or director of the Company and that is one that the Company is legally and contractually permitted to undertake and that is otherwise reasonable for the Company to pursue, unless the Company has already been offered the opportunity and turned it down. Employees, officers and directors are prohibited from using corporate property, information or position for personal gain, and competing with the Company.
Sometimes, the line between personal and Company benefits is difficult to draw, and sometimes there are both personal and Company benefits in certain activities. Employees, officers and directors who intend to make use of Company property or services in a manner not solely for the benefit of the Company should consult beforehand with the General Counsel.
H. Confidentiality
In carrying out the Company’s business, employees, independent contractors, officers and directors often learn confidential or proprietary information about the Company, its intellectual property, its customers, suppliers, or joint venture parties. Employees, independent contractors, officers and directors must maintain the confidentiality of all information so entrusted to them, except when disclosure is authorized or legally mandated. Confidential or proprietary information of our Company, and of other companies, includes any non-public information that would be harmful to the relevant company or useful or helpful to competitors if disclosed.
I. Fair Dealing
Our core value of operating is based on responsiveness, openness, honesty and trust with our members, business partners, employees and shareholders. We do not seek competitive advantages through illegal or unethical business practices. Each employee, officer and director should endeavor to deal fairly with the Company’s customers, service providers, suppliers, competitors and employees. No employee, officer or director should take unfair advantage of anyone through manipulation, concealment, abuse of privileged information, misrepresentation of material facts, or any unfair dealing practice. Bribes and kickbacks are prohibited. Other than for modest gifts given or received in the normal course of business (e.g., coffee mugs, pens and other logoed promotional materials or business lunches), neither you nor your relatives may give gifts to, or receive gifts from, the Company’s customers and suppliers. Other gifts may be given or accepted only with prior approval of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer.
J. Protection and Proper Use of Company Assets
All employees, officers and directors should protect the Company’s assets (these include intellectual property rights in its technological know-how, information about the Company’s business strategies and intentions, information regarding plans for research or future research, internal databases, customer lists, confidential technical data, organizational charts, employee directories and compensation information) and ensure their efficient use. All Company assets should be used only for legitimate business purposes. Theft, carelessness and waste have a direct impact on our profit.
While employees, executive officers and directors may occasionally use the Company’s assets to send or receive personal messages, to access internet materials that are not directly business-related, or to create personal documents or files, they are required to keep these activities to a minimum and in compliance with all of the Company’s internal policies and guidelines. In addition, all may not use any the Company’s resource in violation of any law, rule or regulation. Additionally, they may not allow other people to use the Company’s resources for any purpose, except as may be allowed to their immediate family members, under our internal policies; provided, however, that they will not allow the use of any of the Company’s proprietary information to any of their immediate family members. You may not use any the Company’s resource to create, transmit, store or display messages, images or materials that are for personal gain, solicitations, chain letters, or are threatening, sexually explicit, harassing or otherwise demeaning to any person or group. Such misuse of assets is misconduct, and may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment or association.
The Company’s assets may not be used for personal activities that may lead to the loss or damage of the asset. You are responsible for safeguarding the integrity of the systems, including not exposing the system to computing viruses and the like.
The Company may access and inspect all of the company’s resources that an employee, executive officer or director may use for personal activity, including company’s computers, servers and systems, telephones, mobile phones, voicemail systems, desks, vehicles and other equipment belonging to the Company. For reasons related to safety, supervision, security and other concerns, the Company may inspect persons and property on the Company’s premises at any time and without notice, subject to applicable local laws.
K. Waivers and Amendments
From time to time, the Company may waive provisions of this Code. Any employee or director who believes that a waiver may be called for should discuss the matter with the General Counsel.
Any waiver of the Code for executive officers or directors of the Company must be approved by the Board. The Company will disclose any such waivers within four business days by filing a current report on Form 8-K with the Commission or, in cases where a Form 8-K is not required, by distributing a press release, in each case as required by applicable SEC regulations and requirements of NYSE American or any other applicable law or rule of any other applicable stock exchange. Alternatively, the Company may disclose any such waivers on the Company's website in a manner that satisfies the requirements of Item 5.05(c) of Form 8-K.
The Company is committed to continuously reviewing and updating its policies, and therefore reserves the right to amend this Code at any time, for any reason, subject to applicable law. All Code of Ethics terms should be construed in tandem with the Company’s other stated policies, procedures and guidelines, and in conjunction with any applicable laws, rules and regulations.
L. Contracting and Signing on Behalf of the Company
Signing correspondence, reports and other documents that contain substantive opinions, conclusions or determinations that may legally bind the Company must be signed by or under the control of the Executive Officers. An employee may not sign/execute an agreement on behalf of the Company unless he or she has the legal authority to obligate the Company. Typically, only the Executive Officers will have signature rights.
M. Respecting Privacy
Under this policy, personal information necessary for effective business operation will be collected and retained. Furthermore, access to personal employee information within The Company will be limited to the employee and to those persons with a legitimate business need for such information, including needs related to the performance of job responsibilities.
With regard to employment verifications, certain employee information may be disclosed without the written consent of the current or former employee. Such information includes verification and dates of employment, job titles and work locations. In addition, the Company will disclose any information required by law or court order.
Employee privacy also becomes an issue when personal use is made of the Company’s resources. Although the Company’s assets are intended for use in supporting and conducting the Company’s business, limited and reasonable personal use of Company equipment and systems is permitted. Where not prohibited by law or regulation, The Company reserves the right to monitor the use and content of its corporate resources and systems. Employees should have no expectation of privacy when using the company’s resources, whether for business or personal use. The Company may inspect the Company’s records and systems, including electronic systems, and inspect the information contained in them with or without advance notice to employees — even when information is stored under an individual’s personal identification code or password.
N. Other Employment, Professional and Trade Associations, Charities and Community Service
Unless otherwise approved by the Board (for our Executive Officers) or an Executive Officer of the Company (for employees), the Company expects its full-time employees to devote all of their work time to the Company.
In participating in an outside organization, one must understand whether he or she is representing the Company or acting in a personal capacity. Unless an employee is designated as the official Company’s representative by the Company, the employee is acting solely in his or her individual capacity.
As a member of a trade or professional group, such employee may come in contact with competitors’ employees. An employee should never discuss proprietary or sensitive competitive issues such as prices, costs, terms or conditions of sales, product plans or any other competitively sensitive, confidential or nonpublic information.
When participating in community services or charities an employee must be alert to possible conflicts of interest between the Company and the organization. If a conflict arises between the organization and the Company, the relevant employee should disqualify himself or herself from making any decision in the capacity as an organization representative that concerns or impacts the Company or, if necessary, resign from the organization.
O. Non-Discrimination
The Company will treat all employees fairly, without regard to age, race, national origin, religion, sex, condition of pregnancy, marital status, disability, veteran status and sexual orientation.
P. Sexual Harassment and Other Unlawful Behavior
The Company does not tolerate sexual harassment or other unlawful behavior in the workplace, whether committed by a co-worker, leader, client, contractor, vendor or anyone else. Actions, words, jokes or comments that are derogatory and based on any person’s sex, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, religion or disability will not be tolerated at the company.
The Company is committed to providing a workplace free from unlawful behavior and sexual harassment. If an employee feels he or she has been subjected to such harassment at The Company, it is the employee’s obligation to report the conduct to appropriate Company personnel.
Complaints should be directed to the President. The Company expects leaders to act upon such allegations, and expects employees to report such behavior. If an investigation confirms that improper conduct occurred, the company will take appropriate action.
General
The Audit Committee (the “Committee”) is a committee of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Strong Global Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”). The responsibilities and powers of the Committee of the Board, as delegated by the Board, are set forth in this charter. Whenever the Committee takes an action, it shall exercise its independent judgment on an informed basis that the action is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.
Purpose
The Committee is appointed by the Board to assist the Board in fulfilling its responsibilities for the oversight and monitoring of the quality and integrity of the accounting, auditing internal controls, and reporting practices of the Company, and performs such other duties as are directed by the Board. The Board must, at their first meeting held on or after each annual reference date (i.e. annual meeting date), elect from among their members a Committee, to hold office until the next annual reference date. The Committee’s role includes a particular focus on the qualitative aspects of financial reporting to shareholders, and on the Company’s processes to manage business and financial risk, and for compliance with significant applicable legal, ethical, and regulatory requirements. The Committee is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention, and oversight of the public accounting firm engaged to prepare or issue audit reports on the financial statements of the Company.
Committee Membership
The membership of the Committee shall consist of at least three independent directors (and in no case should there be less than a majority of independent directors) as defined by Section 803 of the NYSE American Company Guide, Rule 10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (“BCBCA”) and any exchange or national listing market system, if any, upon which the Company’s securities are listed or quoted for trading (the “Trading Market”). Each member of the Committee shall be able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including the Company’s balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement. At least one member of the Committee shall have past employment experience in finance or accounting, requisite professional certification in accounting, or any other comparable experience or background which results in the individual’s financial sophistication, including being or having been a chief executive officer, chief financial officer or other senior officer with financial oversight responsibilities, and shall qualify as an “audit committee financial expert” under the rules of the SEC and the NYSE American’s listing standards. Each member shall be free of any relationship that, in the opinion of the Board, would interfere with his or her individual exercise of independent judgment. No member of the Committee can have participated in the preparation of the financial statements of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company at any time during the past three years. Applicable laws and regulations shall be followed in evaluating a member’s independence. The Board shall elect annually from among its members the Committee. The members of the Committee shall be appointed by and serve at the discretion of the Board. The members of the Committee must elect a chairperson (the “Chairperson”) of the Committee from among their number. The Board may remove any member from the Committee at any time, with or without cause. A Committee member may resign by delivering his or her written resignation to the Chairperson of the Board, or may be removed by majority vote of the Board by delivery to such member of written notice of removal, to take effect at a date specified therein, or upon delivery of such written notice to such member if no date is specified. The members of the Committee shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. The Board shall have the power at any time to fill vacancies in the Committee, subject to such new member(s) satisfying any applicable requirements.
Communications/Reporting
The public accounting firm shall report directly to the Committee. The public accounting firm must be given reasonable notice of, and has the right to attend and be heard at, each meeting of the Committee, and must attend a meeting of the Committee when requested to do so by the Committee and after being given reasonable notice to do so. On the request of the public accounting firm, the Chairperson of the Committee must convene a meeting of the Committee to consider any matter that the public accounting firm believes should be brought to the attention of the Board or shareholders. The Committee is expected to maintain free and open communication with the public accounting firm, the internal accounting staff, and the Company’s management. This communication shall include private executive sessions, at least annually, with these parties. The Committee Chairperson shall report on the Committee activities, and issues arising before the Committee, to the full Board.
Meetings
The Committee shall meet on a quarterly basis or more frequently as circumstances require. The Committee may ask members of management or others to attend the meetings.
Actions of the Committee may be taken in person at a meeting or in writing without a meeting. Actions taken at a meeting, to be valid, shall require the approval of a quorum of the members of the Committee present and voting. The quorum for a meeting of the Committee is a majority of the members of the Committee (and in no case should there be less than a majority of independent directors). Actions taken in writing, to be valid, shall be signed by all members of the Committee. The Committee will maintain written minutes of its meetings, which minutes will be filed with the minutes of the meetings of the Board, prepared by the secretary or a person appointed by the Committee. All meetings require the presence of a majority of the members of the Committee to conduct business. Each Committee member shall have one vote.
The agenda for the Committee meetings will be prepared in consultation between the Committee Chairperson and members of the Committee, and when appropriate, with Company’s financial management and the public accounting firm.
Responsibilities
The Committee shall report regularly to the Board. The Committee relies on the expertise and knowledge of management, the internal accounting staff, and the public accounting firm in carrying out its oversight responsibilities. Management of the Company is responsible for determining the Company’s financial statements are complete, accurate and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The public accounting firm is accountable to the full Board and the Committee. The public accounting firm is responsible for auditing the Company’s financial statements. It is not the duty of the Committee to plan or conduct audits, to determine that the financial statements are complete and accurate and are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, to conduct investigations, or to assure compliance with laws and regulations or the Company’s internal policies, procedures, and controls. The Committee must, review and report to the Board on the following before they are published: (a) the financial statements of the Company, (b) the public accounting firm’s report, if any, prepared in relation to those financial statements. The Board must provide to the Committee the financial statements and the public accounting firm’s report referred to above in sufficient time to allow the Committee to review and report on those financial statements and the public accounting firm’s report as required under the BCBCA.
Specific Responsibilities
Purpose
The Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) is appointed by the board of directors (the “Board”) to establish policies with respect to the compensation of Strong Global Entertainment, Inc.’s officers. The Committee has overall responsibilities for approving and evaluating officer compensation plans, policies and programs of Strong Global Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”). In addition to such other duties as may be assigned to the Committee by the Board from time to time, the purpose of the Committee is to assist the Board in (a) discharging its responsibilities for approving and evaluating the officer compensation plans, policies and programs of the Company, (b) reviewing and recommending to the Board regarding compensation to be provided to the Company’s employees and directors, and (c) administering the equity compensation plans of the Company. The Committee shall ensure that the Company’s compensation programs are competitive, designed to attract and retain highly qualified directors, officers and employees, encourage high performance, promote accountability and assure that employee interests are aligned with the interests of the Company’s shareholders.
The Committee is also responsible for producing an annual report on executive compensation for inclusion in the Company’s proxy statement, if so required.
Committee Membership
The membership of the Committee shall consist of at least two (2) members, comprised solely of members who are: (i) “independent directors” for the purpose of serving on the Committee, as defined under Section 805(c)(1) of NYSE American’s listing standards, as applicable to the Company; (ii) “non-employee directors” as defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and (iii) “outside directors” under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as applicable. The Board shall appoint the members of the Committee and the chairperson. The Board may remove any member from the Committee at any time, with or without cause. Each member of the Committee shall ensure that he or she is free from, and remains free from, any relationship that may interfere with the exercise of his or her independent judgment as a member of this Committee. Each Committee member shall have one vote.
The members of the Committee shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified.
A Committee member may resign by delivering his or her written resignation to the Chairperson of the Board, or may be removed by majority vote of the Board by delivery to such member of written notice of removal, to take effect at a date specified therein, or upon delivery of such written notice to such member if no date is specified. The Board shall have the power at any time to fill vacancies in the Committee, subject to such new member(s) satisfying any applicable requirements.
Outside Advisors
The Committee shall have the sole authority to retain and to terminate any compensation consultant, legal counsel or financial or other advisor (each, a “Compensation Advisor”) to be used to assist in the performance of its duties and responsibilities, without consulting or obtaining the approval of senior management of the Company in advance and shall have the sole authority to approve the Compensation Advisor’s fees and other retention terms. The Committee may request any officer or employee of the Company or the Company’s outside counsel or independent auditor to attend a meeting of the Committee or to meet with any member of, or consultants to, the Company. The Company must provide for appropriate funding, as determined by the Committee, for payment of reasonable compensation to a Compensation Advisor retained by the Committee.
When so required, prior to hiring or obtaining advice from a Compensation Advisor whether retained by the Committee or management (other than internal legal counsel), the Committee will consider all factors relevant to the Compensation Advisor’s independence from management, including the following:
The Committee will annually review an assessment of any potential conflict of interest raised by the work of a compensation consultant (and other Compensation Advisor, as required) that is involved in determining or recommending executive and/or director compensation. Any conflicts of interest raised by the work of compensation consultants shall be disclosed in accordance with applicable legal authority or regulatory guidance.
Meetings
The Committee shall meet as often as it determines is appropriate to carry out its responsibilities under this charter, but not less than two (2) times a year, in person or telephonically, and at such times and places as the Committee members determine. Actions of the Committee may be taken in person at a meeting or in writing without a meeting. Actions taken at a meeting, to be valid, shall require the approval of a majority of the members of the Committee present and voting, which will constitute a quorum. Actions taken in writing, to be valid, shall be signed by all members of the Committee. The chairperson of the Committee shall report its minutes from each meeting to the Board.
The Committee shall annually review and evaluate its own performance.
Committee Authority and Responsibilities
The Committee shall, among its duties and responsibilities as may be delegated to the Committee by the Board, and in addition to any duties and responsibilities imparted to the Committee by the SEC or exchange or national listing market system, if any, upon which the Company’s securities are listed or quoted for trading (the “Trading Market”) or any other applicable laws or regulations:
Amendment
Any amendment or other modification of this Charter shall be made and approved by the full Board. The Committee shall annually review and reassess the adequacy of this charter and recommend any proposed changes to the Board for approval.
Disclosure of Charter
If required by the rules of the SEC or any Trading Market, this Charter, as amended from time to time, shall be made available to the public on the Company’s website.
Purpose of the Committee
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the “Committee”) shall report to and assist the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Strong Global Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”). The purpose of the Committee shall be to (1) identify qualified individuals for membership on the Board and recommend to the Board the director nominees for the next annual meeting of shareholders, (2) develop and recommend to the Board a set of corporate governance principles if and when deemed appropriate, (3) lead the Board in its annual review of the Board’s performance, (4) take a leadership role in shaping the corporate governance of the Company, and (5) to address any related matters as may be required under the federal securities laws.
Membership on the Committee
The membership of the Committee shall consist solely of independent directors, as required by Section 804 of the NYSE American Company Guide (“Section 804”), except as otherwise permitted by Section 804 as well as any independence and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and other applicable laws. The Committee shall be comprised of at least the minimum number of independent directors required to serve on the committee under the NYSE American Company Guide. The Board shall appoint the members of the Committee following each annual meeting of shareholders, and such member will serve at the discretion of the Board, until their successors are appointed and qualified. The Board shall designate one member of the Committee as its chairperson. The Board may remove any member from the Committee at any time, with or without cause. The Committee may form subcommittees for any purpose that the Committee deems appropriate and may delegate to such subcommittees such power and authority as the Committee deems appropriate.
Duties and Responsibilities of the Committee
(a) Whenever a director, after election to the Board, becomes employed by or a director of a competitor of the Company.
(b) Whenever the health or physical condition of a director would prevent him or her from satisfactorily fulfilling the responsibilities of the position.
(c) Whenever a change of circumstance affects a director’s continuing independence.
A Committee member may resign by delivering his or her written resignation to the chairperson of the Board, or may be removed by majority vote of the Board by delivery to such member of written notice of removal, to take effect at a date specified therein, or upon delivery of such written notice to such member if no date is specified. The Board shall have the power at any time to fill vacancies in the Committee, subject to such new member(s) satisfying any applicable requirements. In the event that the proposed letter of resignation is not accepted, the director’s tenure will continue. The Board shall have the power at any time to fill vacancies in the Committee, subject to such new member(s) satisfying the above requirements.
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