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Corporate Governance Statement
VITROX CORPORATION BERHAD
[649966-K]
1.3 Board Meetings
The Board has regularly held meetings and the attendance of the relevant directors for the Financial Year (FY) 2008 was as
follows:
No. of Meetings Attended
No. of Meetings Held
Director
4
4
Dato Seri Kiew Kwong Sen
4
4
Chu Jenn Weng
4
4
Siaw Kok Tong
3
4
Yeoh Shih Hoong
4
4
Prof. Dr. Ahmad Fadzil Bin Mohamad Hani
4
4
Chuah Poay Ngee
1.4 Supply of Information
Prior to the Board meetings, all Directors are provided with an agenda and a set of Board papers. This is necessary to allow the
Directors to have sufficient time to obtain further explanations, where it is deemed necessary. The Chairman or other directors
assigned by him is responsible to ensure that all the directors have full and timely access to Board papers containing information
relevant to the business of the meetings.
The Board papers include among others the following:-
a.
Financial reports and operations review;
b.
The latest business development;
c.
Recommendations by Board Committees, if any;
d.
A summary of circular resolution passed by the Company and/or its subsidiaries; and
e.
Minutes of previous meeting.
The proceedings at all Board meetings are duly recorded. The minutes of these proceedings are kept at the registered office
of the Company.
All Directors have access to the services and advice of the Company Secretary who advises the Board on their statutory
obligations as well as obligations arising from the MMLR or other regulatory requirements.
In furtherance of their duties, the Directors, collectively and individually, have access to all information within the Company.
This includes direct access to the senior management.
1.5 Access to Information and Advice
The Board is supplied with financial and operational information, both in qualitative and quantitative forms, in a timely manner
to assist the Board members to discharge their responsibilities. Where a potential conflict of interest may arise, the Director
concerned will be required to declare his interest and abstains from all deliberations leading to decision making.
All Directors will have full access to the information of the Company and are entitled to obtain full disclosure by the management
and advice or services from the Company Secretary or independent professionals on matters that will be put forward to the
Board for decision to ensure that they are being discussed and examined in an impartial manner that takes into account the
long term interests of shareholders, employees, suppliers, customers and other stakeholders with which the Group conduct
its business.