CHARTER OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SCANSOURCE, INC.

Purpose and Responsibilities

The Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of ScanSource, Inc. (the “Company”) shall be responsible for discharging the Board’s responsibilities relating to the compensation of executives, as well as equity-based and incentive compensation paid to employees generally, subject to the limitations and requirements of this Charter and applicable laws.

Composition of the Committee

The Committee shall consist of no fewer than three members. The members of the Committee shall be independent directors under the rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC, subject to any permitted exception under such rules. Since all the members shall be independent, they shall be “non-employee directors” (within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) and “outside directors” (within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the regulations thereunder).

The Board will appoint the members of the Committee annually. The members will serve until their successors are appointed or until their earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal. Each member of the Committee will serve at the pleasure of the Board and may be removed at any time with or without cause. Vacancies in the membership of the Committee by means of death, resignation, disqualification or removal shall be filled by a majority of the Board. The chairman of the Committee shall be designated by the Board. In the absence of the chairman, the members of the Committee may designate a chairman by majority vote. The Board will have the power at any time to change the size and membership of the Committee. The Committee may form and delegate authority to subcommittees when appropriate. The rules and procedures of the Committee will be governed by the Company’s bylaws and applicable laws and, to the extent not inconsistent with the bylaws and applicable laws, this Charter and the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines.

Operations of the Committee

The Committee shall:

· Review periodically and approve the Company’s general philosophy concerning executive compensation and the components of the Company’s executive compensation program to align them with the Company’s compensation philosophy.

· Annually review and approve all Company corporate, divisional and/or individual goals and objectives relevant to the chief executive officer’s compensation (as directed by the Board);

· Annually evaluate the chief executive officer’s performance in light of the Company’s goals and objectives;

· Annually establish the chief executive officer’s base salary, incentive bonus levels and other compensation components based on the evaluation of the chief executive officer’s performance relative to the Company’s goals and objectives (the chief executive officer may not be present during such deliberations);

· Annually evaluate the chairman’s performance in light of the Company’s goals and objectives;

· Annually establish the chairman’s base salary, incentive bonus levels and other compensation components based on the evaluation of the chairman’s performance relative to the Company’s goals and objectives (the chairman may not be present during deliberations);

· Annually review, evaluate and fix the base salaries, incentive bonus levels and other compensation components of all other executive officers of the Company (the chief executive officer may be present during voting or deliberations regarding the compensation of other executive officers);

· Review and discuss with management, prior to filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis disclosure and formally recommend to the Board that such Compensation Discussion and Analysis disclosure be included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K (either directly or by incorporation by reference to the Company’s subsequently filed annual proxy statement);

· Prepare the compensation committee report to be included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K (either directly or by incorporation by reference to the Company’s subsequently filed annual proxy statement);

· Make recommendations to the Board with respect to the Company’s long-term and short-term incentive compensation plans and equity-based compensation plans;

· Establish and periodically review policies and guidelines for the Company’s equity-based and other award grants;

· Meet following each annual meeting of shareholders to consider for approval the annual employee equity award grant;

· Approve all equity awards for officers, employees and consultants pursuant to the Company’s equity award policies and related guidelines for delegation of authority for stock option grants in effect from time to time.

· Administer (or oversee the administration of) the Company’s stock option and other equity-based plans and other employee benefit and incentive plans, to the extent consistent with their respective terms;

· Oversee the Company’s other employee benefit plans, programs and practices, including the selection and retention of trustees to maintain custody of plan assets, the selection and retention of asset managers for such plans, and the determination of applicable investment guidelines and portfolio objectives. The Committee may delegate to management such responsibility for the administration of the Company’s employee benefit plans, programs and practices as the Committee deems appropriate;

· Approve all performance-based compensation granted to the Company’s named executive officers for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code;

· Review and make recommendations to the Board with respect to employment agreements, severance agreements and change-in-control provisions, plans and agreements, for the chief executive officer and other executive officers, including all amendments to such agreements;

· Make regular reports to the Board concerning the activities of the Committee;

· Perform an annual performance evaluation of the Committee;

· Review and reassess the adequacy of this Charter at least annually and submit the Charter to the Board for approval; and

· Perform any other activities consistent with this Charter, the Company’s articles of incorporation and bylaws and applicable laws as the Committee or the Board deems appropriate.

To these ends, the Committee shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board, as delegated by the Board, to the extent permitted under applicable laws.

The Committee will have the right to utilize reasonable amounts of the time of the Company’s personnel and also will have the right to retain independent compensation experts, outside accountants, legal counsel and other advisors as it may deem appropriate to assist and advise it in connection with its responsibilities and to approve related fees and engagement terms. The Committee will keep the Company’s chief financial officer advised as to the general range of anticipated expenses for outside consultants and advisers.

Committee Meetings

The Committee shall meet at least two times per year. One such meeting shall be held at a time when the Committee can review and recommend annual base salary and incentive awards as described above. The chairman of the Committee, the chairman of the Board or the chief executive officer may call meetings of the Committee. The Committee will record and maintain minutes of each of these meetings.