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Board of Directors Nominating and Governance Committee

Charter of the Nominating & Governance Committee

A. Frequency; Notice; Quorum. The Committee shall meet at least two times annually, or more frequently as circumstances dictate. The Chair or any member of the Committee may call meetings of the Committee upon at least 24 hours’ notice, which may be delivered by mail, courier service, fax, email, or telephone, as long as the means of delivery utilized would normally result in all members having at least 24 hours’ notice of the meeting. Meetings of the Committee may be held telephonically. A majority of the members of the Committee will constitute a quorum.

B. Attendance of Non-Members. The Committee may invite to its meetings any director, any manager of Perot Systems and any other persons it deems appropriate in order to carry out its responsibilities. The Committee may also exclude from its meetings any persons it deems appropriate in order to carry out its responsibilities.

IV. Responsibilities and Duties.

The following functions shall be within the power of the Committee in carrying out its purposes outlined in Section I of this Charter. These functions should serve as a guide with the understanding that the Committee may carry out additional functions and adopt additional or different policies and procedures as may be appropriate in light of changing business, legislative, regulatory, legal or other conditions. The Committee shall also have such further powers as may be delegated to it by the Board from time to time related to the purposes of the Committee outlined in Section I of this Charter.

The Committee, in discharging its oversight role, is empowered to study or investigate any matter of interest or concern that the Committee deems appropriate and shall have independent authority to retain outside counsel or other experts for this purpose.

A. Selection, Composition and Evaluation.

1. Identify individuals believed to be qualified as candidates to serve on the Board and recommend that the Board select the candidates for all directorships to be filled by the Board or by the shareholders at an annual or special meeting.

2. Implement the Board of Director’s criteria for the selection of new directors to serve on the Board consistent with Perot Systems’ Corporate Governance Principles. In identifying candidates for membership on the Board, the Committee may take into account all factors it considers appropriate, such as financial or industry expertise.

3.Review and make recommendations to the full Board concerning nominations of existing members of the Board to stand for re-election.

4. Conduct all necessary and appropriate inquiries into the backgrounds and qualifications of possible candidates. In that connection, the Committee shall have sole authority to retain and to terminate any search firm to be used to assist it in identifying candidates to serve as directors of Perot Systems, including sole authority to approve the fees payable to such search firm and any other terms of retention.

5. Consider questions of independence and possible conflicts of interest of members of the Board and executive officers.

6. Review and make recommendations, as the Committee deems appropriate, regarding the composition and size of the Board in order to ensure the Board has the requisite expertise.

7. At least annually, and as needed, oversee evaluation of the Board and management.

B. Corporate Governance.

1. Develop and recommend to the Board a set of corporate governance principles and keep abreast of developments with regard to corporate governance to enable the Committee to make recommendations to the Board in light of such developments as may be appropriate.

2. Consider policies relating to meetings of the Board. This may include meeting schedules and locations, meeting agendas and procedures for delivery of materials in advance of meetings.

C. Reports and Records.

1. Report regularly to the Board (i) following meetings of the Committee, (ii) with respect to such other matters as are relevant to the Committee's discharge of its responsibilities, and (iii) with respect to such recommendations as the Committee may deem appropriate. The report to the Board may take the form of an oral report by the Chair or any other member of the Committee designated by the Committee to make such report.

2. Maintain minutes or other records of meetings and activities of the Committee.

V. Annual Performance Evaluation.

The Committee shall perform a review and evaluation, at least annually, of the performance of the Committee, including by reviewing the compliance of the Committee with this Charter. In conducting its evaluation, the Committee may address all matters that it considers relevant to its performance. In addition, the Committee shall review and reassess, at least annually, the adequacy of this Charter and recommend to the Board any improvements to this Charter that the Committee considers necessary or desirable.

VI. General.

A. Reliance. Nothing in this Charter will, or will be deemed to, decrease or modify in any manner adverse to any member of the Committee, such member’s right to rely on statements and certifications made by Perot Systems’ officers, employees, agents, counsel, experts or auditors.

B. Right to Indemnification. Nothing in this Charter will, or will be deemed to, adversely affect in any manner the rights of members of the Committee to indemnification and advancement of expenses under the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of Perot Systems or under any contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding benefiting such member.

C. No Creation of Duties, Liabilities or Obligations. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Charter, no provision of this Charter will, except to the extent required by applicable law, rule or regulation, be construed to create any duty, liability or obligation on the part of the Committee or any of its members.