Our audit committee will be responsible for, among other things:

• selecting and hiring our independent registered public accounting firm and approving the audit and non-audit services to be performed by our independent registered public accounting firm;
• evaluating the qualifications, performance and independence of our independent registered public accounting firm;
• monitoring the integrity of our financial statements and our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements as they relate to financial statements or accounting matters;
• reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of our internal control policies and procedures;
• preparing the audit committee report required by the SEC to be included in our annual proxy statement;
• discussing the scope and results of the audit with the independent registered public accounting firm and reviewing with management and the independent registered public accounting firm our interim and year-end operating results; and
• approving related party transactions.