RESPONSIBILITIES RELATING TO REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRMS.—The audit committee of each issuer, in
its capacity as a committee of the board of directors, shall
be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, and
oversight of the work of any registered public accounting firm
employed by that issuer (including resolution of disagreements
between management and the auditor regarding financial
reporting) for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit
report or related work, and each such registered public
accounting firm shall report directly to the audit committee.