TUANCHE LIMITED AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAFRTER (Adopted

TUANCHE LIMITED AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAFRTER (Adopted

TUANCHE LIMITED AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAFRTER (Adopted by the Board of Directors of TuanChe Limited (the “Company”), a Cayman Islands Company, on [•], 2018, effective upon the effectiveness of the Company’s registration statements on form f-1 relating to the company’s initial public offering) I. PURPOSE The purpose of the Audit Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company is to assist the Board’s oversight of (1) the integrity of the Company’s financial statements, (2) the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (3) the independent auditor’s qualifications and independence, (4) the performance of the Company’s internal audit function and independent auditors, and (5) have such other powers and perform such other duties as the Board may from time to time delegate to it. II. MEMBERSHIP (a) Members. Except as otherwise permitted by the applicable rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”), the Committee shall consist of three or more members of the Board, the exact number to be determined from time to time by the Board. (b) Independence. Members of the Committee shall be qualified to serve on the Committee pursuant to the requirements of the NASDAQ and Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and meet any additional requirements that the Board may deem appropriate. (c) Financial Literacy. Each member of the Committee must be financially literate, as such qualification is interpreted by the Board in its business judgment, or must become financially literate within a reasonable period of time after his or her appointment to the Committee. At least one member of the Committee must have accounting or related financial management expertise, as the Board interprets such qualification in its business judgment. In addition, at least one member of the Committee must be designated by the Board to be an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Act”). (d) Appointment and Removal. Members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Board (including to fill any vacancy) on the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and may be replaced by the Board, with or without cause. No member of the Committee may be removed except by a majority vote of the Board. The chairperson of the Committee shall be designated by the Board, provided that if the Board does not designate a chairperson, the members of the Committee, by majority vote, may elect a chairperson. (e) Compensation. The compensation of members of the Committee shall be as determined by the Board. No member of the Committee may receive, directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory or other compensatory fee from the Company or any of its subsidiaries or related entities, other than fees paid in his or her capacity as a member of the Board or of a committee of the Board. III. PROCEDURES AND ADMINISTRATION (a) Meetings. The Committee shall meet as often as it determines necessary to carry out its duties and responsibilities, but no less frequently than once every fiscal quarter. The Committee, in its discretion, may ask members of management or others to attend its meetings (or portions thereof) and to provide pertinent information as necessary. The Committee shall periodically meet separately with the independent auditor, the Company’s management and the Company’s internal auditors. A majority of the members of the Committee present in person or by means of a conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other shall constitute a quorum. The Committee shall maintain minutes of its meetings and records relating to those meetings. (b) Subcommittees. The Committee may form and delegate authority to one or more subcommittees as it deems appropriate from time to time (including a subcommittee consisting of a single member). Any decision of a subcommittee to pre-approve audit, review, attest or non-audit services shall be presented to the full Committee at its next scheduled meeting. (c) Reports to Board. The Committee shall report regularly to the Board. (d) Charter. At least annually, the Committee shall review and reassess the adequacy of this Charter and recommend any proposed changes to the Board for approval. (e) The Committee is empowered, without further action by the Board, to cause the Company to pay the ordinary administrative expenses of the Committee that are necessary or appropriate in carrying out its duties. (f) Annual Self-evaluation. At least annually, the Committee shall evaluate its own performance. IV. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES In carrying out its duties and responsibilities, the Committee’s policies and procedures should remain flexible, so that it may be in a position to best address, react or respond to changing circumstances or conditions. The following duties and responsibilities are within the authority of the Committee, and the Committee shall, consistent with and subject to applicable law and rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, the NASDAQ or any other applicable regulatory authority, carry out its duties and responsibilities set out below: Selection, Evaluation, and Oversight of the Auditors (a) Selection. Be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, evaluation, retention and oversight of the work of 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, and each such registered public accounting firm must report directly to the Committee (the registered public accounting firm engaged for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report for inclusion in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F is referred to herein as the “independent auditors”). (b) Pre-approval of Services. Review and, in its sole discretion, pre-approve the Company’s independent auditors’ annual engagement letter, including the proposed fees contained therein, as well as all audit and, as provided in the Act and the SEC rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all permitted non-audit engagements and relationships between the Company and such independent auditors (which approval should be made after receiving input from the Company’s management, if desired). Approval of audit and permitted non-audit services shall be made by the Committee or a subcommittee designated by the Committee. (c) Performance. Review the performance of the Company’s independent auditors, including the lead partner and reviewing partner of the independent auditors, and, in its sole discretion, make decisions regarding the replacement or termination of the independent auditors when circumstances warrant. (d) Independence. Evaluate the independence of the Company’s independent auditors by, among other things: (i) obtaining and reviewing a report from the Company’s independent auditors delineating all relationships between the independent auditors and the Company, including the written disclosures and the letter from the independent auditors pursuant to applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”) regarding the independent auditors’ communications with the Committee concerning independence; (ii) discussing with the Company’s independent auditors with respect to any disclosed relationships or services that may impact the objectivity and independence of the auditors; (iii) taking, or recommending that the Board take, appropriate action to oversee the independence of the Company’s independent auditors; (iv) monitoring compliance by the Company’s independent auditors with the audit partner rotation requirements contained in the Act and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder; (v) monitoring compliance by the Company of the employee conflict of interest requirements contained in the Act and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder; and (vi) discussing with the independent auditors to confirm that audit partner compensation is consistent with applicable SEC rules. (e) Quality-Control Report. At least annually, the Committee shall obtain and review a report by the independent auditors describing (i) the registered public accounting firm’s internal quality control procedures, and (ii) any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality control review or peer review of the firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities, within the preceding five years, respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the firm, and any steps taken to deal with any such issues; (f) Compensation. The Committee shall be directly responsible for setting the compensation of the independent auditors. The Committee is empowered, without further action by the Board, to cause the Company to pay the compensation of the independent auditors established by the Committee; and (g) Oversight. The independent auditors shall report directly to the Committee, and the Committee shall be directly responsible for oversight of the work of the independent auditors. In connection with its oversight role, the Committee shall, from time to time as appropriate receive and consider the reports required to be made by the independent auditors and review with the independent auditors (i) any audit problems or difficulties and management’s response, including any restrictions on

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