Shareholders' Interests

The Board endeavors to maintain an on-going dialogue with shareholders, in particular, using annual general meetings to communicate with shareholders. The executive directors and the representatives of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee attend the meetings and treasure the opportunities to communicate with the shareholders at the meetings. At the general meeting, the chairman of the meeting proposes individual resolutions in respect of each separate matter. All matters at the annual general meeting are resolved by polls and the relevant procedures are explained at the meeting. The Company also appoints external scrutineers to ensure that all votes are counted and recorded appropriately, and publishes the poll results timely.