Goodyear Tire & Rubber : Finance Committee Charter
April 09, 2024
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THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
FINANCE COMMITTEE
CHARTER
MEMBERSHIP
The Finance Committee shall be composed of not fewer than three members appointed by the Board of Directors, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum. Each member shall be a director who is neither a current nor a former officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, except that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Chairman of the Board of Directors may serve as a member of the Finance Committee.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Finance Committee shall:
Review, advise and consult with management, and make recommendations to the Board of Directors with respect to, the Company's financial planning, including, but not limited to:
capital structure
dividend policy
evaluation methods for making capital expenditures
tax strategies
compliance with financing arrangements
insurance strategies
banking arrangements and lines of credit
pension plan funding
Review management's plans for significant financing transactions, including the issuance of debt and equity securities and borrowings from banks and other financial institutions, and make recommendations to the Board of Directors with respect thereto.
Review, advise and consult with management regarding the Company's policies with respect to interest rate and foreign exchange risk, liquidity management and counterparty risk.
Review and approve, in consultation with management, the
Company's policy with respect to derivative usage.
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Review, advise and consult with management regarding the
Company's credit ratings, financial public relations and communications practices and investor relations activities.
Review the Company's annual plan for capital expenditures and make recommendations to the Board of Directors with respect thereto.
Review, advise and consult with management, and make recommendations to the Board of Directors, with respect to mergers and acquisitions and other business development activities with a value in excess of $50 million.
In addition, the Finance Committee shall perform such other responsibilities as may be delegated to it by the Board of Directors from time to time.
The Finance Committee may retain the services of financial advisors, independent accountants, attorneys and other advisors and consultants to assist the Committee in the performance of its responsibilities.
MEETINGS
Meetings of the Finance Committee shall be held from time to time as called by the Chairperson of the Committee. In addition, any two members of the Committee may call a meeting of the Committee to be held at such time and place and for such purpose or purposes as such members shall deem appropriate. The Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel may attend meetings of the Finance Committee; however, the Committee may meet in executive session at any time if it desires. The Finance Committee may act by a majority of its members at a meeting or by unanimous written consent.
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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is a tire company. The Company develops, manufactures, distributes, and sell tires for various applications. It also manufactures and sells rubber-related chemicals for various applications. It is an operator of commercial truck service and tire retreading centers. It operates approximately 950 retail outlets where it offers its products for sale to consumer and commercial customers and provides repair and other services. It manufactures its products in 55 manufacturing facilities in 22 countries. The Company's segments represent its regional tire businesses: Americas; Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Asia Pacific. It manufactures and sells numerous lines of rubber tires for automobiles, trucks, buses, aircraft, motorcycles, earthmoving and mining equipment, farm implements, industrial equipment, and various other applications. Its brands include Goodyear, Cooper, Dunlop, Kelly, Debica, Sava, Fulda, Mastercraft and Roadmaster, and others.