Exhibit 99.1
AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER
OF
FLUX POWER HOLDINGS, INC.
ADOPTED: June 28, 2019
1. Membership.
1.1 The
Audit Committee (the “Committee”)
of the board of directors (the “Board”)
of Flux Power Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”)
shall consist of three or more directors. Each member of the
Committee shall be independent in accordance with the requirements
of Rule 10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the NASDAQ
Listing Rules. No member of the Committee can have participated in
the preparation of the Company’s or any of its
subsidiaries’ financial statements at any time during the
past three years.
1.2 Each
member of the Committee must be able to read and understand
fundamental financial statements, including the Company’s
balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement. At least
one member of the Committee must have past employment experience in
finance or accounting, requisite professional certification in
accounting or other comparable experience or background that leads
to financial sophistication. At least one member of the Committee
must be an “audit committee financial expert” as
defined in Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K. A person who
satisfies this definition of audit committee financial expert will
also be presumed to have financial sophistication.
1.3 The
members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Board based on
recommendations from the nominating and corporate governance
committee of the Board. The members of the Committee shall serve
for such term or terms as the Board may determine or until earlier
resignation or death. The Board may remove any member from the
Committee at any time with or without cause.
1.4 The
Board shall designate one member of the Committee as its
chairperson. In the absence of such designation, the members of the
Committee may designate a chairperson by a majority vote of the
full Committee. In the event of a tie vote on any issue, the
chairperson’s vote will decide the issue.
2. Purpose.
The primary role of the Committee is to oversee the financial
reporting and disclosure process. To fulfill this obligation, the
Committee relies on: management for the preparation and accuracy of
the Company’s financial statements; for establishing
effective internal controls and procedures to ensure the
Company’s compliance with accounting standards, financial
reporting procedures and applicable laws and regulations; and the
Company’s independent auditors for an unbiased, diligent
audit or review, as applicable, of the Company’s financial
statements and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal
controls. The members of the Committee are not employees of the
Company and are not responsible for conducting the audit or
performing other accounting procedures.
3. Duties
and Responsibilities. The
Committee shall have the following authority and
responsibilities:
A. To
(1) select and retain an independent registered public accounting
firm to act as the Company’s independent auditors for the
purpose of auditing the Company’s annual financial
statements, books, records, accounts and internal controls over
financial reporting, (2) set the compensation of the
Company’s independent auditors, (3) oversee the work done by
the Company’s independent auditors and (4) terminate the
Company’s independent auditors, if necessary.
B. To
select, retain, compensate, oversee and terminate, if necessary,
any other registered public accounting firm engaged for the purpose
of preparing or issuing an audit report or performing other audit,
review or attest services for the Company.
C. To
approve all audit engagement fees and terms; and to pre-approve all
audit and permitted non-audit and tax services that may be provided
by the Company’s independent auditors or other registered
public accounting firms, and establish policies and procedures for
the Committee’s pre-approval of permitted services by the
Company’s independent auditors or other registered public
accounting firms on an on-going basis.
D. At
least annually, to obtain and review a report by the
Company’s independent auditors that describes (1) the
accounting firm’s internal quality control procedures, (2)
any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality
control review, peer review or Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board review or inspection of the firm or by any other inquiry or
investigation by governmental or professional authorities in the
past five years regarding one or more audits carried out by the
firm and any steps taken to deal with any such issues, and (3) all
relationships between the firm and the Company or any of its
subsidiaries; and to discuss with the independent auditors this
report and any relationships or services that may impact the
objectivity and independence of the auditors.
E. To
review and discuss with the Company’s independent auditors
(1) the auditors’ responsibilities under generally accepted
auditing standards and the responsibilities of management in the
audit process, (2) the overall audit strategy, (3) the scope and
timing of the annual audit, (4) any significant risks identified
during the auditors’ risk assessment procedures and (5) when
completed, the results, including significant findings, of the
annual audit.
F. To
review and discuss with the Company’s independent auditors
(1) all critical accounting policies and practices to be used in
the audit; (2) all alternative treatments of financial information
within generally accepted accounting principles
(”GAAP”)
that have been discussed with management, the ramifications of the
use of such alternative treatments and the treatment preferred by
the auditors; and (3) other material written communications between
the auditors and management.
G. To
review with management and the Company’s independent
auditors: any major issues regarding accounting principles and
financial statement presentation, including any significant changes
in the Company’s selection or application of accounting
principles; any significant financial reporting issues and
judgments made in connection with the preparation of the
Company’s financial statements, including the effects of
alternative GAAP methods; and the effect of regulatory and
accounting initiatives and off-balance sheet structures on the
Company’s financial statements.
H. To
keep the Company’s independent auditors informed of the
Committee’s understanding of the Company’s
relationships and transactions with related parties that are
significant to the company; and to review and discuss with the
Company’s independent auditors the auditors’ evaluation
of the Company’s identification of, accounting for, and
disclosure of its relationships and transactions with related
parties, including any significant matters arising from the audit
regarding the Company’s relationships and transactions with
related parties.
I. To
review with management, and the Company’s independent
auditors the adequacy and effectiveness of the Company’s
internal controls, including any significant deficiencies or
material weaknesses in the design or operation of, and any material
changes in, the Company’s internal controls and any special
audit steps adopted in light of any material control deficiencies,
and any fraud involving management or other employees with a
significant role in such internal controls, and review and discuss
with management and the Company’s independent auditors
disclosure relating to the Company’s internal controls, and
the independent auditors’ report on the effectiveness of the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting and the
required management certifications to be included in or attached as
exhibits to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K or
quarterly report on Form 10-Q, as applicable.
J. To
review and discuss with the Company’s independent auditors
any other matters required to be discussed by applicable auditing
standards, including, without limitation, the auditors’
evaluation of the quality of the company’s financial
reporting, information relating to significant unusual transactions
and the business rationale for such transactions and the
auditors’ evaluation of the company’s ability to
continue as a going concern.
K. To
review and discuss with the Company’s independent auditors
and management the Company’s annual audited financial
statements (including the related notes), the form of audit opinion
to be issued by the auditors on the financial statements and the
disclosure under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” to be
included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K before
the Form 10-K is filed.
L. To
recommend to the Board that the audited financial statements be
included in the Company’s Form 10-K and whether the Form 10-K
should be filed with the SEC; and to produce the audit committee
report required to be included in the Company’s proxy
statement.
M. Establish
and oversee procedures for the receipt, retention, and treatment of
complaints regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or
auditing matters, including procedures for confidential, anonymous
submissions by company employees regarding questionable accounting
or auditing matters or violations of the Company’s Code of
Business Conduct and Ethics.
N. To
review with the Company’s general counsel, if any, and
outside legal counsel, legal and regulatory matters, including
legal cases against or regulatory investigations of the Company and
its subsidiaries, that could have a significant impact on the
Company’s financial statements.
O. To
review this Charter at least annually and recommend any proposed
changes to the Board for approval.
P. To
review, approve and oversee any transaction between the Company and
any related person (as defined in Item 404 of Regulation S-K) and
any other potential conflict of interest situations on an ongoing
basis, in accordance with Company policies and procedures, and to
develop policies and procedures for the Committee’s approval
of related party transactions.
4. Outside
Advisors.
4.1 The
Committee shall have the authority, in its sole discretion, to
retain and obtain the advice and assistance of independent outside
counsel and such other advisors as it deems necessary to fulfill
its duties and responsibilities under this Charter. The Committee
shall set the compensation, and oversee the work, of any outside
counsel and other advisors.
4.2 The
Committee shall receive appropriate funding from the Company, as
determined by the Committee in its capacity as a committee of the
Board, for the payment of compensation to the Company’s
independent auditors, any other accounting firm engaged to perform
services for the Company, any outside counsel and any other
advisors to the Committee.
5. Meetings.
5.1 The
Committee shall meet at least four (4) times a year at such times
and places as it deems necessary to fulfill its responsibilities.
The Committee shall report regularly to the Board on its
discussions and actions, including any significant issues or
concerns that arise at its meetings, and shall make recommendations
to the Board as appropriate. The Committee is governed by the same
rules regarding meetings (including meetings in person or by
telephone or other similar communications equipment), action
without meetings, notice, waiver of notice, and quorum and voting
requirements as are applicable to the Board.
5.2 The
Committee shall meet separately, and periodically, with management,
and representatives of the Company’s independent auditors,
and shall invite such individuals to its meetings as it deems
appropriate, to assist in carrying out its duties and
responsibilities. However, the Committee shall meet regularly
without such individuals present.
6. Delegation of Authority. The
Committee shall have the authority to delegate any of its
responsibilities, along with the authority to take action in
relation to such responsibilities, to one or more subcommittees as
the Committee may deem appropriate in its sole
discretion.
7. Amendment.
This Charter and any provision contained herein may be amended or
repealed by the Board.