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GREAT WOLF RESORTS, INC.
NOMINATING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHARTER
I. Composition of the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee: The Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee (the “Committee”) of Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. (the “Company”)
shall be comprised of at least three directors, each of whom shall (a) qualify as
an Independent Director under the Listing Standards (the “Listing Standards”)
of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. and (b) be otherwise free from any relationship
that, in the opinion of the Board of Directors (the “Board”), would
interfere with the exercise of his or her independent judgment as a member of the
Committee.
Members shall be appointed by the Board based on
nominations recommended by the Committee, and shall serve at the pleasure of the
Board and for such term or terms as the Board may determine.
II. Purposes of the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee: The purpose of the Committee is to assist the
Board in fulfilling its responsibilities relating to:
A. identification of individuals qualified to become Board
members and recommendation of director nominees to the Board prior to each annual
meeting of stockholders;
B. recommendation of nominees for committees of the Board;
and
C. matters concerning corporate governance practices.
III. Meetings of the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee: The Committee shall hold such meetings as may
be called by the Chairperson of the Committee or at the request of the Board. Members
of the Committee may participate in a meeting of the Committee by means of conference
call or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating
in the meeting can hear each other.
IV. Responsibilities and Duties of the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee: To carry out its purposes,
the Committee shall have the following responsibilities and duties:
A. Nominating
1. Retain, as deemed necessary, and terminate any search
firm to be used to identify director candidates. The Committee shall have sole authority
to select such search firm and approve its fees and other retention terms.
2. Determine desired board skills and attributes. The
Committee shall consider personal and professional integrity, ability and judgment
and such other factors deemed appropriate.
3. Actively seek individuals whose skills and attributes
reflect those desired and evaluate and propose nominees for election to the Board.
4. Review the slate of directors who are to be re-nominated
to determine whether they are meeting the Board’s expectations of them.
5. Make recommendations to the full Board for appointments
to fill vacancies of any unexpired term on the Board.
6. Annually recommend to the Board nominees for submission
to stockholders for approval at the time of the annual meeting of stockholders.
7. Annually review committee chairs and membership and
recommend any changes to the full Board.
B. Governance
1. Evaluate and recommend to the Board the resignation
of individual directors for appropriate reasons, as determined by the Committee
in its discretion.
2. Review any questions regarding the independence of
Board members in accordance with the Listing Standards and other applicable rules
and regulations.
3. Advise and make recommendations to the Board on matters
concerning corporate governance and directorship practices.
4. Review potential or actual conflicts of interest between
Board members and between the Company and other companies on which a Board member
of the Company may serve.
C. General
1. Report periodically to the Board.
2. Annually review the adequacy of this Charter and recommend
any proposed changes to the Board for approval.
3. Annually evaluate the performance of the Committee.
4. Perform any other activities consistent with this Charter,
the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and applicable laws,
as the Committee deems appropriate or as requested by the Board.
V. Resources and Authority of the Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee: The Committee shall have the resources
and authority appropriate to discharge its responsibilities, including the authority
to engage and approve fees and other retention terms of special or independent counsel
or other advisors, as it deems appropriate to carry out its duties, without seeking
approval of the Board or management. The Company will provide for appropriate funding,
as determined by the Committee, for the payment of (a) compensation to any advisors
employed by the Committee under the preceding sentence, and (b) ordinary administrative
expenses of the Committee that are necessary or appropriate in carrying out its
duties.
VI. Delegation to Subcommittee:
To the extent permitted by the Company’s Bylaws and applicable law, the Committee
may, in its discretion, delegate all or a portion of its duties and responsibilities
to a subcommittee of the Committee; provided, however, that any actions taken pursuant
to any such delegation shall be reported to the Committee at its next meeting.
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