Key responsibilities
The audit and finance committee supports the board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities regarding the integrity of our accounting and
financial reporting, the adequacy and effectiveness of our internal controls and disclosure controls, legal, regulatory (excluding safety, health and the environment) and ethical compliance, the independence and performance of our external and
internal auditors, oversight of specific risks, prevention and detection of fraudulent activities, and financial oversight.
2024 Committee highlights
Financial reporting
oversaw the quality and integrity of our accounting and financial reporting
processes
reviewed and recommended the annual and quarterly financial statements and
MD&A and quarterly press releases to the board for approval
reviewed and recommended the external auditors fees to the board for
approval
approved the annual audit plan, including
pre-approval of all services to be provided (see pages 7 and 8 for details about the external auditor and the fees paid to them in 2024)
received
regular reports from the external auditors on the audit of our financial statements and the results of their reviews of the unaudited quarterly financial statements
assessed the performance of the external auditors, including the regular
review of audit quality indicators, and reviewed the annual meeting voting results of the appointment of the auditor
reviewed the auditors qualifications, independence and depth of business
and industry knowledge, tenure and audit partner rotation and recommended the appointment of our external auditor for the coming year to the board
regularly met with the external auditor without management present
Risk oversight and compliance
reviewed
the effectiveness and integrity of our internal control systems and disclosure controls
assessed the internal auditor, reviewed and approved changes to the internal
audit mandate, and approved the internal audit plan for the year
received regular reports from the internal auditor on the fulfillment of its
plan and its recommendations to management regularly met with the internal auditor without management present
reviewed reports about our compliance programs, including the code of conduct
and ethics and our global anti-corruption program
reviewed, and recommended to the board for approval, amendments to the code of
conduct and ethics
reviewed related party transactions
reviewed
policies and programs to monitor compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and received briefings on significant litigation matters
received briefings and reports on compliance with Camecos investment and
hedging program and approved changes to the investment and hedging program
received reports on enterprise risks that the committee oversees
received
quarterly updates on the status of mitigation plans for risks that the committee oversees (including financial, fraud, and other risks within the committees mandate)
implemented a report to monitor Cameco and controlled subsidiary consulting
mandates
approved revisions to the marketing risk management program
Financial oversight
received
and reviewed financial reports and forecasts, (including consideration of Camecos outlook, finance and cash flow planning, and consideration of dividend, capital return and hedging strategies)
received
and reviewed reports on our insurance program and directors and officers liability insurance
received and reviewed the annual supply chain management report
reviewed
the base shelf prospectus, prospectus supplement and ATM and recommended them to the board for approval
received and reviewed a report on cost reductions realized following the
McArthur River/Key Lake AMPED UP project completion
reviewed 2024 financial performance and evaluated the 2025 financial measures
for executive compensation and recommended to the human resources and compensation committee |