NOMINATING & CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE CommITTEE
CHARTER
I. Purpose
The primary purpose of the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of Directors
(the "Board") of Scientific Games Corporation (the "Company")
is to assist the Board in connection with Board nomination matters
and corporate governance practices.
II. Membership
The Committee shall be comprised of three or more directors,
each of whom meets the independence requirements under the listing
standards of The NASDAQ Stock Market ("NASDAQ"). The
members of the Committee and the Chair of the Committee are to
be elected by the Board at the annual organizational meeting of
the Board and shall serve until their successors shall be duly
elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal
by the Board.
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III. Duties and Responsibilities
In furtherance of the Committee's purpose, and in addition to
any other responsibilities which may be properly assigned by the
Board, the Committee shall have the following responsibilities
and duties:
- Review and make recommendations to the Board annually with
respect to the composition, size and needs of the Board.
- Recommend criteria for Board membership, including the minimum
qualifications for a nominee and the qualities and skills that
the Committee believes are necessary or desirable for a Board
member to possess.
- Lead the search in identifying individuals qualified to become
Board members. Before recommending a nominee, review and conduct
the appropriate and necessary inquiries into the backgrounds
and qualifications of possible candidates for director.
- Recommend a slate of director nominees for approval by the
Board and election by the stockholders in connection with the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Recommend new directors for approval
and election by the Board to fill vacancies on the Board, including
any newly created directorships, as needed.
- Review stockholder nominations for candidacy to the Board,
if any, and any shareholder proposals affecting corporate governance,
and make recommendations to the Board accordingly.
- Review the composition of each committee of the Board and present
recommendations to the Board for committee memberships annually
and to fill vacancies as needed.
- Review planning for succession to the position of Chairman
of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and other senior management
positions. To assist the Committee with this responsibility,
the Chief Executive Officer will annually provide the Committee
with recommendations and evaluations of potential successors
to succeed him or her and other members of senior management.
- Periodically review overall corporate governance principles,
procedures and practices of the Company and make recommendations
to the Board as appropriate.
- Periodically review and report to the Board on the effectiveness
of corporate governance procedures and the Board as a governing
body, including conducting an annual self-assessment of the Board
and its standing committees. Annually review and evaluate the
Committee's performance under this Charter.
- Periodically review this Charter, the Company's Certificate
of Incorporation, Bylaws and other corporate governance documents
and recommend any changes or amendments to the Board, as the
Committee deems appropriate, including changes necessary to satisfy
any applicable requirements of the NASDAQ, the Securities and
Exchange Commission and any other legal or regulatory requirements.
- Perform any other activities consistent with this Charter,
the Company's By-laws and governing law, as the Board may assign
from time to time.
- Do every other act incidental to, arising out of or in connection
with, or otherwise related to, the authority granted to the Committee
hereby or the carrying out of the Committee's duties and responsibilities
hereunder.
- Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the legal liability of
any of the Committee members shall be no greater than that of
other members of the Board.
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IV. Meetings
The Committee shall meet four or five times annually, and at such
additional times as determined necessary or advisable by the Chair
or a majority of the Committee. The Committee shall meet in executive
session at least on an annual basis. The Chair will chair all regular
sessions of the Committee and set the agendas for the Committee
Meetings. The Committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings
and report the same to the Board from time to time and upon request.
V. Committee Resources and Advisors
The Committee shall have the authority, at the expense of the
Company, to retain and determine compensation for search firms
and other outside legal, accounting or other advisors or consultants
including independent third-party experts, as it shall deem necessary
or appropriate in its sole discretion in performance of its duties.
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