CORPORATEGOVERNANCE
REPORT
Sustainability
Principle16:
Conductof ShareholderMeetings
TheBoard supports and
encourages active shareholder
participation at generalmeetings.
TheCompany’sConstitution allows
all shareholders to appoint up to
twoproxies to attend and voteon
his/her behalf and aproxyneed
not be amember of theCompany.
Voting in absentiabymail, email
or faxhas not been implemented
due toconcerns relating to issues
of authenticationof shareholder
identity information andother
related security issues.
TheCompany’s principal forumof
dialoguewith shareholders takes
place at its generalmeetings. At
thesemeetings, shareholders are
given theopportunity toexpress
their views and askquestions
regarding theCompany and
theGroup. TheDirectors, in
particular theChairmanof the
Board andChairpersons of Board
Committees andManagementwill
bepresent at all generalmeetings
of shareholders to address any
questions the shareholdersmay
haveconcerning theGroup. The
external auditorswill alsobe
present to address shareholders’
queries about theconduct of audit
and thepreparation andcontent of
the independent auditor’s report.
TheCompanymaintainsminutes
of generalmeetings including
substantivecomments or queries
from shareholders relating to the
Relations teamwhichcomprises
theExecutiveDirectors and
keymanagement personnel.
Management takes an active role
incommunicationswith
shareholders and the investing
community to address their
queries or concerns and toupdate
themon the latest corporate
developments.
TheCompany’swebsite at
is the
key resourceof information
to shareholders. Amongother
things, it contains corporate
announcements,media releases,
financial results, presentations and
annual reports. TheCompany’s
shareholders cancontact the
Company via theCompany’s
website (underContact Us).
DividendPolicy
TheCompanydoes not have
a formal policyondividend
distribution. In its evaluation and
recommendationof dividends, the
Boardwill take into account, the
Company’s operatingperformance,
general financial condition, capital
requirements, cashflow andother
factors as theDirectorsmaydeem
appropriate.
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