The Board of Directors of Implant Sciences Corporation (the
Company) hereby
establishes the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
with the following purposes,
authority, powers, duties and responsibilities:
The chair of the Audit Committee must be financially sophisticated
and shall have had past employment experience in finance or
accounting, requisite professional certification in accounting
or any other comparable experience or background which results
in such persons financial sophistication, as determined
by the Board of Directors in accordance with applicable regulations.
All other members of the Audit Committee must be financially
literate and be able to read and understand fundamental financial
statements, including balance sheets, income statements and
cash flow statements, as determined by the Board of Directors
in accordance with applicable rules and regulations. At least
one member of the Audit Committee shall be an audit
committee financial expert under applicable SEC rules
and regulations, as determined by the Board of Directors.
(a) Have the authority and
responsibility with respect to the appointment, compensation,
retention (and termination) and oversight and evaluation
of the work of the independent public accountants employed
as auditors of the Company for the purpose of preparing
or issuing audit reports or related work, or performing
other audit, review or attest service with respect to the
annual audit in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
(b) Have the authority and
responsibility of overseeing the accounting and financial
reporting processes of the Company and the audits of the
financial statements of the Company.
(c) Have the authority
to approve in advance all audit services to be provided
by the independent accountants and the fees therefor.
(d) Have the authority to
approve in advance any non-audit services to be provided
by the independent accountants and the fees therefor.
(e) Review the services
to be provided by the independent auditors to assure that
the independent auditors do not undertake any engagement
for services for the Company that would constitute prohibited
services or could be viewed as compromising the auditors
independence.
(f) Be the body to which the independent auditors of the
Company shall report directly.
(g) Ensure the receipt from
the independent auditors of the Company a formal written
statement delineating all relationships between such auditors
and the Company (consistent with Independence Standards
Board Standard 1).
(h) Ensure the rotation
of lead, concurring and audit partners and observance of
the applicable rules and regulations required by Section
203 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and SEC Release No. 33-8183.
(i) Receive and review reports
from the independent accountants regarding:
(i) all critical accounting policies and practices to be
used; (ii) all alternative accounting treatments of financial
information within generally accepted accounting principles
that have been discussed with management of the Company,
including the ramifications of the use of such alternative
disclosures and treatments, and the treatment preferred
by the independent accountants; and (iii) other material
written communications between the independent accountants
and the management of the Company.
(j) Review and discuss with
management and the independent auditors the scope of the
audit and the results of the annual audit examination by
the independent auditors, including reviewing the specific
disclosures made in the Managements Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
and any reports of the independent auditors, and recommend
to the Board of Directors whether the audited financial
statements should be included in the Companys Form
10-K.
(k) Review and discuss with
management and the independent auditors the Companys
quarterly financial statements prior to the filing of its
Form 10-Q, including reviewing the results of the independent
auditors review of the quarterly financial statements
and the specific disclosures made in Managements Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
(l) Review information,
including written statements from the independent auditors,
concerning any relationships between the independent auditors
and the Company or any other relationships that may adversely
affect the independence of the auditors and assess the independence
of the auditors and make recommendations to the Board as
to appropriate action to be taken to oversee the independence
of the auditors.
(m) Review and discuss with
management and the independent auditors any significant
financial reporting issues and judgments made in connection
with the preparation of the Companys financial statements,
including any significant changes in the Companys
selection or application of accounting principles.
(n) Review and discuss reports
from the independent auditors required by applicable rules
and regulations of the SEC and professional standards.
(o) Review the annual program
for the Companys internal audits, if any, and review
audit reports submitted by the internal auditing staff,
if any.
(p) Periodically discuss
with the independent auditors the Companys internal
controls, including their recommendations, if any, for improvement
in the Companys internal controls and the implementation
of such recommendations, the accuracy of the Companys
financial statements and other matters required to be discussed
by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61.
(q) Periodically discuss
with and receive reports from management with respect to
the Companys internal controls and review and access
the adequacy of the Companys internal controls, including
any disclosures made to the Audit Committee by the Companys
CEO and CFO during their certification process for the Companys
Form 10-K and Form 10-Q.
(r) Review changes in the
accounting policies of the Company and accounting and financial
reporting proposals that are provided by the independent
accountants that may have a significant impact on the Companys
financial reports, and make comments on the foregoing to
the Board of Directors.
(s) Oversee, review and
access the adequacy of the Companys Code of Business
Conduct and Ethics and Compliance Program as well as the
Companys policies and procedures related thereto,
on an annual basis.
(t) Review and assess the
adequacy of the Audit Committee Charter on an annual basis.
(u) Make reports and recommendations
to the Board of Directors within the scope of its functions.
(v) Approve material contracts
where the Board of Directors determines that it has a conflict.
(w) Establish and oversee
procedures for receipt, retention and treatment of complaints
received by the Company regarding accounting, internal accounting
controls or auditing matters, including procedures for the
confidential, anonymous submission by employees of concerns
regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters.
(x) Have authority to engage
independent legal counsel and other advisors which the Audit
Committee deems necessary or appropriate to carryout its
duties; prepare a budget for the operations of the Audit
Committee; and maintain a separate bank account for this
purpose.
(y) Have the right to receive
adequate funding from the Company for the payment of compensation
to any 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,
for the payment of compensation to legal counsel and other
advisors employed by the Audit Committee, and for general
administrative expenses of the Audit Committee that are
necessary or appropriate in carrying out its duties.
(z) Maintain records of
meetings and other documents.
(aa) Review and monitor all
related party transactions which may be entered into by
the Company as required by rules of the American Stock Exchange.
(bb) Establish policies
for the hiring of employees and former employees of the
independent auditors.