The Board of Directors of InfoVista® S.A. (the "Company") has established an Audit Committee (the "Committee") with authority, responsibility and specific duties as described in this charter.
The Committee assists the Board of Directors in fulfilling its fiduciary oversight responsibilities relating to the Company's financial statements, accounting policies, the systems of internal accounting and financial controls, the Company's compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, the financial reporting process, and the sufficiency of auditing relative thereto.
The Committee is responsible for evaluating the quality, independence and objectivity of the independent auditors. It is the responsibility of the Committee to maintain free and open communication between the Committee, independent auditors, and management of the Company. The opportunity for the independent auditors to meet with the entire Board of Directors is not to be restricted.
The Committee shall be provided with reasonable resources it needs to fulfill its responsibilities, including outside consultants, as appropriate.
The Committee shall consist of two or more members of the Board of Directors. All Committee members must be independent of management and the Company and shall be financially literate in accordance with the applicable SEC and Nasdaq regulations and policies. At least one member of the Committee shall, in the judgment of the Board, be a "Financial Expert" as the term as defined by the SEC.
The Committee will meet at least four times each year, with additional meetings as necessary to fulfill its responsibilities.
The following are the principal recurring duties of the Committee:
- Select, and retain the services of, the Company's independent auditor, which will be subject to the shareholders' ratification.
- Review the scope and results of the annual audit with the independent auditor.
- Review and discuss, with the internal auditors or the person(s) in the financial department acting as internal auditor(s), the overall scope and plans for their audits and determine whether the internal audit function has the appropriate resources and expertise.
- Review and discuss with management and the independent auditors, the adequacy and effectiveness of the Company's internal accounting and financial controls, the quality of the financial and accounting personnel, and any relevant recommendations and management's responses thereto.
- Discuss Company policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management, review contingent liabilities and risks that may be material to the Company, and review major legislative and regulatory developments which could materially impact the Company's contingent liabilities and risks.
- Review the interim financial statements with management and the independent auditors prior to the filing of the Company's Quarterly Report.
- Review with management and the independent auditors the financial statements to be included in the Company's Annual Report.
- Recommend to the Board of Directors whether the audited financial statements are satisfactory to be included in the Company's Annual Report.
- Review and reassess, at least annually, the adequacy of this charter and report its conclusion and any recommendations to the Board of Directors.
- Perform such other functions as the Board may request.
Approved by the Board of Directors on July 21, 2004.