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FRONTKEN CORPORATION BERHAD

(651020-T)

ANNUAL REPORT

2015

Principle 7 – Ensure timely and high quality disclosure

7.1 The Board should ensure the Company has appropriate disclosure policies and procedures

The Board has established an internal Corporate Disclosure Policy in compliance with the disclosure requirements as

set out in the Main Market Listing Requirements of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.

The Board delegated the authority to the Chairman of the Company to ensure that the Corporate Disclosure Policy is

adhered to by Senior Management and the Company Secretaries with respect to disclosure obligations.

7.2 The Board should encourage the Company to leverage on information technology for effective dissemination of information

The Company’s website has a section dedicated to shareholders under Investor Relations where shareholders can

check on the latest announcements of the Company, press release, media news, share and warrant prices and also to

contact the designated person on investor relations matters. The shareholders are also encouraged to subscribe for

any news alert of the Company.

Principle 8 – Strengthen relationship between Company and shareholders

8.1 The Board should take reasonable steps to encourage shareholder participation at general meetings

The Board encourages the attendance of shareholders at the Company’s Annual General Meeting. The notice period

of the Annual General Meeting is given to the shareholders slightly longer than the minimum of 21 clear days. With a

slightly longer time, the shareholders are provided with ample time to review the annual report, to appoint proxies and

to collate questions to be asked at the Annual General Meeting.

General meetings remain the principal forum for dialogue between the Company and its shareholders. The Company

holds its general meetings at the Company’s premises which is easily accessible by the shareholders and at a time

convenient to the shareholders to encourage them to attend and participate in the meetings either in person, by

corporate representative, by proxy or by attorney. The shareholders are encouraged and given sufficient opportunity to

enquire about the Group’s activities and prospects as well as to communicate their expectations and concerns to the

Board at these meetings.

The Company held its Eleventh Annual General Meeting (“Eleventh AGM”) on 25 June 2015. The Notice of AGM, Annual

Report and the related circular were sent to the shareholders in accordance with the regulatory and statutory provisions.

The Notice of the Eleventh AGM was also advertised in a national English newspaper within the prescribed deadline.

During the AGM, the Chairman and Managing Director took on questions and provided the relevant information on the

performance for the financial year 2014. The Chairman, when presenting the agenda items for voting, also gave a brief

description of the items to be voted and shareholders were invited to ask questions before voting commenced.

The shareholders approved all the resolutions put forth at the Eleventh AGM and the results of the Eleventh AGM were

announced to the shareholders via the Bursa Link at the conclusion of the AGM.

Minutes were kept to record the proceedings of the Eleventh AGM and shareholders may inspect the minutes in

accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1965.

8.2 Board should encourage poll voting

At the commencement of the Annual General Meeting after the calling of meeting to order, the Chairman reminds

the shareholders, proxies and corporate representatives on their rights to demand for a poll in accordance with the

provisions of the Articles of Association of the Company for any resolutions. The Chairman is also aware that he could

demand for a poll for substantive resolution to be tabled at the shareholders’ meetings.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

STATEMENT

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