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The Compensation Committee Charter
The purpose
of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Board")
of Full House Resorts, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company")
shall be to review and make recommendations to the Board regarding
all forms of compensation to be provided to the executive officers
and directors of the Company, including without limitation bonus
and stock compensation, as well as all bonus and stock compensation
to all employees of the Company.
The Compensation Committee has
the authority to undertake the specific duties and responsibilities
listed below and will have the authority to undertake such other
specific duties as the Board may from time to time prescribe.
The Company's philosophy in
setting its compensation policies for executive officers is to maximize
stockholder value over time. The Compensation Committee is to set
the Company's compensation policies applicable to the executive
officers, including without limitation the Chief Executive Officer,
and evaluate the performance of such officers. The Compensation
Committee strongly believes that executive compensation should be
directly linked to continuous improvements in corporate performance
and increases in stockholder value. In this regard, the Compensation
Committee adopts the following guidelines for compensation decisions:
- Provide a competitive total compensation
package that enables the Company to attract and retain key executive
talent;
- Align all pay programs with the Company's
annual and long-term business strategies and objectives; and
- Provide variable compensation opportunities
that are directly linked to the performance of the Company and
that link executive reward to stockholder return.
- The Compensation Committee shall focus
primarily on the following three components in forming the total
compensation package for its executive officers:
- Base salary;
- Annual incentive bonus; and
- Long-term incentives.
The Compensation Committee shall
consist of a minimum of two non-employee directors of the Company
as such members are appointed from time to time by the Board and
such members shall serve at the discretion of the Board. The non-employee
director members shall be "non-employee directors" within
the meaning of Rule 16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act"), shall be "outside
directors" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and shall be independent within
the meaning of the listing standards of the American Stock Exchange.
- SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES
The responsibilities of the Compensation Committee include:
- Reviewing and making recommendations to
the Board regarding the compensation policy for executive officers
and directors of the Company, and such other employees of the
Company as directed by the Board;
- Reviewing and making recommendations to
the Board regarding all forms of compensation (including all
"plan" compensation, as such term is defined in Item
402(a)(7) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and all non-plan compensation) to be provided
to the executive officers of the Company;
- Reviewing and making recommendations to
the Board regarding general compensation goals and guidelines
for the Company's employees and the criteria by which bonuses
to the Company's employees are determined;
- Acting as administrator of the Company's
2005 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”). If the authority
is so delegated by the full Board, in its administration of
the Plans, the Compensation Committee may (i) grant stock options
and stock purchase rights to entities or individuals eligible
for such grants, including grants to individuals subject to
Section 16 of the Exchange Act in compliance with Rule 16b-3
promulgated thereunder, and (ii) amend such stock options and
stock purchase rights. The Compensation Committee shall also
make recommendations to the Board with respect to amendments
to the Plan and changes in the number of shares reserved for
issuance under the each Plan;
- Reviewing and making recommendations to
the Board regarding other plans that are proposed for adoption
or adopted by the Company for the provision of compensation
to employees of, directors of and consultants to the Company;
and
- Preparing a report (to be included in the
Company's proxy statement) which describes: (a) the criteria
on which compensation paid to the chief executive officer of
the Company for the last completed fiscal year is based; (b)
the relationship of such compensation to the Company's performance;
and (c) the Compensation Committee's executive compensation
policies applicable to executive officers.
- Providing notification to the Audit Committee
of the Company of the Compensation Committee’s actions
and recommendations.
The Compensation Committee shall
meet at least one time each year. The Compensation Committee may
establish its own meeting schedule, which it shall provide to the
Board in advance.
The Compensation Committee shall
maintain written minutes of its meetings, which minutes will be
filed with the minutes of the meetings of the Board.
In addition to the report required
under Article IV, Section 6 above, the Compensation Committee will
provide written reports to the Board from time to time as appropriate,
but at least once annually, regarding recommendations of the Compensation
Committee submitted to the Board for action, and copies of the written
minutes of its meetings.
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