The Audit Committee (AC) assists the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibility for: (i) the integrity of the Company’s accounting and financial reporting principles and policies, and system of internal controls, including the integrity of financial statements and the independent audit thereof; (ii) the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; and (iii) the Company’s audit process and the performance of the internal audit organization and the external auditors, including the external auditors’ qualifications and independence.