COMPENSATION
COMMITTEE CHARTER
Purpose
The purpose of the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”)
of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Medis Technologies
Ltd., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), is, among
other things, to (a) review, evaluate and oversee the Company’s
employee compensation and benefits policies and programs, (b) discharge
the Board’s responsibilities relating to the compensation of the
Company’s executive officers and directors, (c) produce the report
that the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”) require to be included in or incorporated by
reference into the Company’s annual report and proxy statement
and (d) perform the functions described below under “Duties and
Responsibilities.”
Composition
The Committee will be comprised solely of (a) non-employee directors
who meet the independence requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.,
(b) “non-employee directors” as defined in Rule 16b-3 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”), (c) “outside directors,” as defined in Section
162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, and (d) those directors who neither
are officers or employees of the Company or its subsidiaries nor have
a relationship which, in the opinion of the Board, would interfere with
the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities
of a director. The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the
Board. The Board shall decide the Committee’s exact number and
can at any time remove or replace a Committee member.
The Committee may designate one member of the Committee
as its chairperson. The Committee may also form and delegate authority
to subcommittees if the Committee determines that such delegation would
be appropriate under the circumstances. To the extent permitted under
applicable law, the Committee may also delegate its authority to officers
of the Company or its subsidiaries with respect to compensation for
employees and consultants who are not officers for purposes of Section
16 of the Exchange Act, as it deems appropriate.
Duties and Responsibilities
The following are the duties and responsibilities
of the Committee:
- Establish and review the overall compensation philosophy of the
Corporation.
- Review and approve all compensation programs applicable to executive
officers and directors of the Company, including all forms of salary
paid to executive officers and directors of the Company and the grant
of all forms of bonus and stock compensation provided to the executive
officers and/or directors of the Company.
- Provide oversight of the Company’s overall compensation plans
and benefit programs and, in consultation with senior management to
the extent appropriate, establish, review, and evaluate the long-term
strategy of employee compensation and the types of stock and other
compensation plans used by the Company.
- Review and approve corporate goals and objectives relevant to the
compensation of the Company’s principal executive officer (the
“PEO”), evaluate the performance of the PEO in light of
those goals and objectives, and set the PEO’s compensation level
based on this evaluation.
- Review and recommend to the Board the approval of all compensation
plans and benefits plans or any material change to an existing compensation
plan or benefits plan, whether or not subject to stockholder approval;
oversee the activities of the individuals and any other duly authorized
committees responsible for overseeing the Company’s compensation
plans; and discharge any responsibilities imposed on the Committee
by any of these plans.
- In consultation with management, oversee regulatory compliance
with respect to compensation matters, including overseeing the Company’s
policies on structuring compensation programs to preserve tax deductibility.
- As and when required, establishing performance goals and certifying
that performance goals have been attained for purposes of Section
162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.
- Prepare and issue the evaluation required under “Committee
Performance Evaluation” below.
- Review and approve any prospective agreements or arrangements relating
to severance or similar termination payments proposed to be made to
any current or former executive officer of the Company.
- Review and discuss with management the Company’s disclosures
under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” (the “CD&A”),
and based on such review and discussion, make a recommendation to
the Board as to whether the CD&A should be included in the Company’s
annual report on Form 10-K and, as applicable, the Company’s
proxy statement.
- Review and discuss with management executive succession plans.
- Review recruitment and retention programs and systems.
- Review and recommend to the full board compensation of directors.
- Review and approve the terms of the other letters, employment agreements,
severance agreements, change-in-control agreements, indemnification
agreements and other material agreements between the Company and its
executive officers and/or directors.
- Provide an annual report of the Compensation Committee for inclusion
in or incorporation by reference into the Company’s annual report
and proxy statement in accordance with applicable SEC rules and regulations.
- Any other compensation matters as from time to time may be directed
by the Board.
Committee Performance Evaluation
The Committee shall produce and provide to the Board on an annual basis
a performance evaluation of the Committee’s performance of its
duties under this charter and a statement of its objectives for the
next year. The evaluation shall also include any recommendations to
improve the charter of the Committee. The performance evaluation shall
be conducted in such a manner as the Committee deems appropriate. Any
member of the Committee may present the evaluation to the Board either
orally or in writing.
Meetings
The Committee will meet in person or telephonically as frequently as
circumstances dictate at a time and place determined by the Committee
chairperson, with further meetings to occur, or actions to be taken
by unanimous written consent, when deemed necessary or desirable by
the Committee or its chairperson. The Committee may invite any director,
executive officer or non-executive officer to any such meeting as it
deems appropriate. No such person may be present during any discussions
and deliberations of the Committee regarding the compensation of any
such person.
Resources and Authority
The Committee shall have the resources and authority appropriate to
discharge its duties and responsibilities, including the authority to
select, retain, terminate, and approve the fees and other retention
terms of special counsel or other experts or consultants, as it deems
appropriate, without seeking approval of the Board or management. The
Committee may, at its discretion, also review the choice of any consultants
or other experts recommended by management for the purpose of reviewing
executive Company compensation. Authority to select, retain, terminate,
and approve the fees and other retention terms of any compensation consultants
retained to assist in the evaluation of director, PEO, or senior executive
compensation shall be vested solely in the Committee. |