CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT
PRINCIPLE 15: COMMUNICATION WITH SHAREHOLDERS
DG: Guideline 15.4
DG: Guideline 15.5
The Company has a team of investor relations staff to promote regular, effective and fair communication with Shareholders
and investors. In addition to disclosing relevant information of the Group via SGXNET as set out above, the Company
also operates its corporate website at
through which Shareholders will be able to access updated
information on the Group. The website provides corporate announcements, press releases and other information of the
Group. The Group participated in activities such as global investor conferences, analyst briefings and roadshows to solicit
and understand the views of the Shareholders and investors. A brief write-up of the Group’s investor relations activities can
be found in the 2015 Annual Report.
Declaration of dividends, if any, are clearly communicated to Shareholders and where dividends are not paid, explanations
are given to the Shareholders too. Such communications with Shareholders are made via SGXNET announcements.
PRINCIPLE 16: CONDUCT OF SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS
All registered Shareholders are invited to participate and given the right to vote on resolutions at general meetings. Proxy
form is sent with notice of general meeting to all Shareholders in accordance with the provision of the Constitution. If any
individual Shareholder is unable to attend the general meeting in person, he may appoint not more than two proxies in
accordance with the provision of the Constitution for the proxies to attend and vote on his behalf at the general meeting.
A member of the Company who is a relevant intermediary (as defined in Section 181(6) of the Companies Act, Cap.
50) is entitled to appoint more than two proxies to attend and vote in general meetings pursuant to Section 181(1C) of
the Companies Act, Cap. 50. At the general meetings, Shareholders will be given the opportunity to express their views
and make enquiries regarding the business and operations of the Group. Voting in absentia by mail, facsimile or email is
currently not allowed as such voting methods would need to be cautiously evaluated for feasibility to ensure that there is no
compromise to the integrity of the information and the authenticity of the Shareholders’ identity. Separate resolutions are
proposed for substantially separate issues at the general meetings. The results of all general meetings are disclosed by way of
an announcement through SGXNET.
In FY2015, all directors including our four independent directors and the external auditors attended the annual general
meeting of the Company held on 28 April 2015. The directors always strive to attend all general meetings of Shareholders
to address Shareholders’ queries.
All resolutions at its all general meetings shall be voted by poll in accordance with the relevant rules and regulations and
the Company shall make relevant disclosure of the voting outcomes in accordance with the prescribed format pursuant to
Chapter 7 of the Listing Manual.
DEALINGS IN SECURITIES
The Company has adopted and implemented an internal compliance code to provide guidance to its directors and key
employees in relation to the dealings in its securities issued by the SGX. Directors and key employees who have access to
material price sensitive information are prohibited from dealing in securities of the Company prior to the announcement of
such information. They are also prohibited from dealing in the Company’s securities one month prior to the announcement
of the Company’s full year financial statements and two weeks before the announcement of the Company’s financial
statements for each of the first three quarters of its financial year, and are further prohibited from dealing in the Company’s
securities on short-term considerations.
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