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A dominant theme in all issues related to corporate governance
is the vital importance of disclosure. The more transparent the
internal workings of the company and cash flows, the more difficult
it will be for management and controlling shareholders to misappropriate
company assets or mismanage the company.
The most basic and all encompassing disclosure requirement is that
all material information, i.e., any thing that could potentially
affect share price, should be publicly disclosed. Such information
would include earnings results, acquisition or disposal of assets,
board changes, related party transactions, shareholdings of directors
and changes to ownership. Other information that should always be
disclosed includes remuneration (including stock options) of all
directors and senior management corporate strategy, and off balance
sheet transactions. All disclosed information should be released
via the approved stock exchange procedure for company announcements
as well as through the annual report.
The Board shall therefore, commit at all times to full disclosure
of material information dealings. It shall cause the filing of all
required information for the interest of the stakeholders.
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