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AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Audit Committee is a standing committee of the Board of Directors and currently consists of Messrs. Ladd, Grover and Graham, all of whom are non-employee directors and "independent," as defined in Section 121A of the American Stock Exchange rules and the Exchange Act. The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Ladd, who currently serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee, is an "audit committee financial expert" (as that term is defined under the applicable SEC rules and regulations) based on the Board's qualitative assessment of Mr. Ladd's level of knowledge, experience and formal education. The functions of the Audit Committee are to determine whether management has established internal controls which are sound, adequate and working effectively; to ascertain whether the Company's assets are verified and safeguarded; to review and approve external audits; to review audit fees and appointment of the Company's independent public accountants; and to review non-audit services provided by the independent public accountants. The Audit Committee operates under a written charter adopted and approved by the Board of Directors in fiscal 2004.

Audit Committee Charter