The purpose of this Mandate is to establish the terms of reference of the Corporate Governance, Nomination, Compensation and Succession Committee ("GOCOM" or the "Committee") of Canadian Utilities Limited (the "Corporation"). GOCOM is appointed by the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Corporation. GOCOM is responsible for contributing to the effective stewardship of the Corporation by assisting the Board in fulfilling its oversight of corporate governance, nomination, compensation and succession matters.
Composition
GOCOM shall be comprised of a minimum of three non-employee directors, a majority of whom are "independent directors" (within the meaning of section 1.4 of Multilateral Instrument 52-110 Audit Committees), all named by the Board with one director named as Chairman, and a majority of members constituting a quorum at meetings.
Responsibilities
With respect to Corporate Governance matters, GOCOM's responsibilities will be:
With respect to nomination, compensation and succession matters, the Committee's responsibilities will be to:
Authority to Engage Advisors
The Committee shall be authorized to retain and compensate any outside advisor as it determines necessary to permit it to carry out its duties.
Delegation
The Committee shall be authorized to delegate its authority and duties to subcommittees or individual members of the Committee as it considers appropriate.
Administrative Matters
The Committee shall meet at least two times per year and whenever deemed necessary by the Chairman of the Committee or at the request of a Committee member. The Committee Chairman shall prepare and/or approve an agenda in advance of each meeting. Reasonable notification of meetings, which may be held in person, by telephone, or other communication device, shall be sent to the members of the Committee and any additional attendees as determined by the Chairman. Meetings will be scheduled to permit timely review of Committee materials. A majority of the Committee will constitue a quorum.
Record Keeping for Due Diligence Purposes
Compensation should be demonstrably fair to the Corporation and its executive officers and key employees. The Committee should maintain due diligence files that establish:
Minutes
Minutes should be kept of each meeting by the recording secretary and will be distributed or made available, as appropriate.