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This excerpt taken from the BRKR DEF 14A filed Apr 11, 2007. Audit Committee. The
Audit Committee of the board of directors, which is currently comprised of M. Christopher
Canavan, Jr., Collin J. D’Silva and Taylor J. Crouch, each of
whom satisfy the applicable independence requirements of the SEC rules and
regulations and NASDAQ Marketplace Rules, met nine times during the 2006 fiscal
year. The board of directors has determined that M. Christopher Canavan, Jr.,
Chairman of the Audit Committee, qualifies as an audit committee financial
expert pursuant to applicable SEC rules and regulations. Upon the
departures of Mr. Canavan and Mr. Crouch, the director nominees
Brenda J. Furlong and Richard A. Packer are expected to join the
Audit Committee. Each of Ms. Furlong and Mr. Packer satisfy the
applicable independence requirements of the SEC rules and regulations and
the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules and each qualifies as an audit committee
financial expert pursuant to applicable SEC rules and regulations.
The Audit Committee provides assistance to the board of directors in fulfilling its legal and fiduciary obligations with respect to matters involving the accounting, auditing, financial reporting and internal control functions of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Audit Committee works extensively with the independent auditors, pre-approves all audit and non-audit services provided to the Company by its independent auditors, reviews the performance of the independent auditors and replaces or terminates the independent auditors when circumstances warrant. The Audit Committee is also charged with establishing and monitoring procedures for (i) the receipt, retention or treatment of complaints received by the Company regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters, and (ii) the confidential submission by the Company’s employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters. None of the members of the Audit Committee, or the proposed members of the Audit Committee, have participated in the preparation of any financial statements of the Company at any time during the last three fiscal years. The Audit Committee’s Amended and Restated Charter is included as Annex A to this proxy statement. This excerpt taken from the BRKR 10-K filed May 1, 2006. Audit
Committee. The Audit Committee of the board of directors,
which, since July 1, 2003, has been comprised of
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M. Christopher Canavan, Jr., Collin J. D’Silva and Taylor J. Crouch, each of whom satisfy the applicable independence requirements of the SEC rules and regulations and current Nasdaq National Market listing standards, met fifteen times during the 2005 fiscal year. The board of directors has determined that M. Christopher Canavan, Jr., Chairman of the Audit Committee, qualifies as an audit committee financial expert pursuant to applicable SEC rules and regulations. The Audit Committee provides assistance to the board of directors in fulfilling its legal and fiduciary obligations with respect to matters involving the accounting, auditing, financial reporting and internal control functions of Bruker BioSciences and its subsidiaries. The Audit Committee works extensively with the independent auditors, pre-approves all audit and non-audit services provided to Bruker BioSciences by its independent auditors, reviews the performance of the independent auditors and replaces or terminates the independent auditors when circumstances warrant. The Audit Committee is also charged with establishing and monitoring procedures for (i) the receipt, retention or treatment of complaints received by Bruker BioSciences regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters, and (ii) the confidential submission by Bruker BioSciences’ employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters. None of the members of the Audit Committee have participated in the preparation of any financial statements of Bruker BioSciences at any time during the last three fiscal years.
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