**Exhibit      99.1**

**Audit      Committee Charter**

***Organization***

***Purpose***

| · | Provide                assistance to the Board of Directors in fulfilling their oversight                responsibility to the shareholders, potential shareholders, the investment                community, and others relating to: |
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|   | (i) | the                integrity of the Company’s financial statements; |
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|   | (ii) | the                effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; |
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|   | (iii) | the                Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; |
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|   | (iv) | the                independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications and                independence; and |
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|   | (v) | the                performance of the Company’s internal audit function and independent                registered public accountants. |
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| · | Prepare                the Audit Committee report that SEC proxy rules require to be included                in                the Company’s annual proxy                statement. |
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***Duties      and Responsibilities***

| · | The                Committee shall be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation,                retention, and oversight of the work of the independent registered                public                accountants (including resolution of disagreements between management                and                the auditor regarding financial reporting and internal control-related                matters) for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report                or                performing other audit, review, or attest services for the Company,                and                the independent registered public accountants must report directly                to the                Committee. |
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| · | At                least annually, the Committee shall obtain and review a report by                the                independent registered public accountants describing: (i) the firm’s                internal quality control procedures; (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; and (iii) all relationships between the independent                registered public accountants and the Company (to assess the auditors’                independence). |
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| · | After                reviewing the foregoing report and the independent registered public                accountants’ work throughout the year, the Committee shall evaluate the                auditors’ qualifications, performance and independence. Such evaluation                should include the |
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| · | The                Committee shall determine that the independent registered public                accounting firm has a process in place to address the rotation of                the lead                audit partner and other audit partners serving the account as required                under the SEC independence rules. |
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| · | The                Committee shall pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided                by                the independent registered public accountants, including specific                pre-approval of internal control-related services and shall receive                certain disclosure, documentation, and discussion of non-prohibited                tax                services by the independent registered public accountant based on                PCAOB                Rule 3524. The Committee shall not engage the independent registered                public accountants to perform non-audit services proscribed by law                or                regulation. The Committee may delegate pre-approval authority to                a member                of the Audit Committee. The decisions of any Committee member to                whom                pre-approval authority is delegated must be presented to the full                Committee at its next scheduled                meeting. |
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| · | The                Committee shall discuss with the internal auditors and the independent                registered public accountants the overall scope and plans for their                respective audits, including the adequacy of staffing and budget                or                compensation. |
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| · | The                Committee shall regularly review with the independent registered                public                accountants any audit problems or difficulties encountered during                the                course of the audit work, including any restrictions on the scope                of the                independent registered public accountants’ activities or access to                requested information, and management’s response. The Committee should                review any accounting adjustments that were noted or proposed by                the                auditors but were “passed” (as immaterial or otherwise); any                communications between the audit team and the audit firm’s national office                respecting auditing or accounting issues or internal control-related                issues presented by the engagement; and any “management” or “internal                control” letter issued, or proposed to be issued, by the audit firm to the                Company that is in addition to their audit report on the effectiveness                of                internal control over financial                reporting. |
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| · | The                Committee shall meet to review and discuss the quarterly financial                statements, including Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial                Condition and Results of Operations, with management and the independent                registered public accountants prior to the filing of the Company’s                Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Also, the Committee shall discuss                the                results of the quarterly review and any other matters required to                be                communicated to the Committee by the independent registered public                accountants under the standards of the Public Company Accounting                Oversight                Board (PCAOB) (United States). |
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| · | The                Committee shall meet to review and discuss the annual audited financial                statements, including Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial                Condition and Results of Operations, with management and the independent                registered public accountants prior to the filing of the Company’s Annual                Report on Form 10-K (or the annual report to shareholders if distributed                prior to the filing of Form 10-K). Also, the Committee shall discuss                the                results of the annual audit and any matters required to be communicated                to                the Committee by the independent registered public accountants under                the                standards of the PCAOB (United                States). |
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| · | The                Committee’s review of the financial statements shall include: (i) major                issues regarding accounting principles and financial statement                presentations, including any significant changes in the Company’s                selection or application of accounting principles, and major issues                as to                the adequacy of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting                and any specific remedial actions adopted in light of significant                deficiencies or material weaknesses; (ii) discussions with management                and                the independent registered public accountants regarding significant                financial reporting issues and judgments made in connection with                the                preparation of the financial statements and the reasonableness of                those                judgments, including analyses of the effects of alternative GAAP                methods                on the financial statements; (iii) consideration of the effect of                regulatory and accounting initiatives, as well as off-balance sheet                structures, on the financial statements; (iv) consideration of the                judgment of both management and the independent registered public                accountants about the quality, not just the acceptability of accounting                principles; and (v) the clarity of the disclosures in the financial                statements. |
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| · | The                Committee shall receive and review a report from the independent                registered public accountants, prior to the filing of the Company’s Annual                Report on Form 10-K (or the annual report to shareholders if distributed                prior to the filing of Form 10-K), on all critical accounting policies                and                practices of the Company; all material alternative treatments of                financial                information within generally accepted accounting principles that                have been                discussed with management, including the ramifications of the use                of such                alternative treatments and disclosures and the treatment preferred                by the                independent registered public accountants; and other material written                communications between the independent registered public accountants                and                management. |
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| · | The                Committee shall review and approve all related party transactions                required                to be disclosed pursuant to SEC Regulation S-K, Item 404, and discuss                with                management the business rationale for the transactions and whether                appropriate disclosures have been made. The Committee shall review                and                discuss earnings press releases, as well as financial information                and                earnings guidance provided to analysts and rating                agencies. |
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| · | The                Committee shall review management’s report on its assessment of the                effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of                the end                of each fiscal year and the independent registered public accountants’                report on (1) management’s assessment and (2) the effectiveness of                internal control over financial                reporting. |
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| · | The                Committee shall discuss with management, the internal auditors, and                the                independent registered public accountants management’s process for                assessing the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting                under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, including any significant                deficiencies or material weaknesses                identified. |
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| · | The                Committee shall discuss with the independent registered public accountants                the characterization of deficiencies in internal control over financial                reporting and any differences between management’s assessment of the                deficiencies and the independent registered public accountants’. The                Committee shall also discuss with management its remediation plan                to                address internal control deficiencies. The Committee shall determine                that                the disclosures describing any identified material weaknesses and                management’s remediation plans are clear and                complete. |
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| · | The                Committee shall discuss with management its process for performing                its                required quarterly certifications under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley                Act. |
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| · | The                Committee shall discuss with management, the internal auditors, and                the                independent registered public accountants any (1) changes in internal                control over financial reporting that have materially affected or                are                reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over                financial reporting that are required to be disclosed and (2) any                other                changes in internal control over financial reporting that were considered                for disclosure in the Company’s periodic filings with the                SEC. |
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| · | The                Committee shall review with senior management the Company’s overall                antifraud programs and controls. |
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| · | The                Committee shall review the Company’s compliance and ethics programs,                including consideration of legal and regulatory requirements, and                shall                review with management its periodic evaluation of the effectiveness                of                such programs. The Committee shall review the Company’s code of conduct                and programs that management has established to monitor compliance                with                such code. The Committee shall receive any corporate attorneys’ reports of                evidence of a material violation of securities laws or breaches of                fiduciary duty by the Company. |
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| · | The                Committee shall discuss the Company’s policies with respect to risk                assessment and risk management, including the risk of fraud. The                Committee                also shall discuss the Company’s major financial risk exposures and the                steps management has taken to monitor and control such                exposures. |
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| · | The                Committee shall establish procedures for the receipt, retention,                and                treatment of complaints received by the Company regarding accounting,                internal accounting controls, or auditing matters, and the confidential,                anonymous submission by employees of the Company of concerns regarding                questionable accounting or auditing                matters. |
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| · | The                Committee shall set clear hiring policies for employees or former                employees of the independent registered public accountants that meet                the                SEC regulations and stock exchange listing                standards. |
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| · | The                Committee shall determine the appropriate funding needed by the Committee                for payment of: (1) compensation to the independent registered public                accounting firm engaged for the purpose of preparing or issuing audit                reports or performing other audit, review, or attest services for                the                Company; (2) compensation to any advisers employed by the Committee;                and                (3) ordinary administrative expenses of the Committee that are necessary                or appropriate in carrying out its                duties. |
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| · | The                Committee shall perform an evaluation of its performance at least                annually                to determine whether it is functioning effectively. The Committee                also                shall discuss with the independent registered public accountants                the                accountants’ observations related to the effectiveness of the                Committee. |
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| · | The                Committee shall review and reassess the charter at least annually                and                obtain the approval of the Board of                Directors. |
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