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CONTENTS
INTrODuCTION 2
DIrECTOr INDEPENDENCE 4
mAjOrITy vOTING 8
bOArD LEADErShIP 10
bOArD STruCTurE & PrACTICES 14
DIrECTOr ELIGIbILITy CrITErIA 16
AuDIT COmmITTEE CrITErIA 18
ADDITIONAL COmmITTEES Of ThE bOArD 19
bOArD & COmmITTEE mEETINGS 20
rISK OvErSIGhT 24
POISON PILLS 26
CLASSIfIED bOArDS & OThEr 27
STruCTurAL DEfENSES
POLITICAL CONTrIbuTIONS POLICIES 28
rELATED PErSON TrANSACTIONS 30
GOvErNANCE rELATED ShArEhOLDEr PrOPOSALS 34
ShArEhOLDEr PrOPOSALS 36
mANAGEmENT PrOPOSALS 38
ADvANCE NOTICE 40
SurvEy mEThODOLOGy 42
