Sasbadi Annual Report 2020

SASBADI HOLDINGS BERHAD 34 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OVERVIEW STATEMENT (continued) 4. Access to Information and Advice The Directors have full and unrestricted access to all information of the Group on a timely and accurate manner to enable them to discharge their roles and responsibilities effectively. In addition, the Directors have full and unrestricted access to the Company Secretaries, the external auditors and the outsourced internal auditors for advice and services. If required, the Directors, collectively and individually, are also entitled to seek external independent professional advice at the Company’s expense. This is provided for in the Company’s Board Charter. At the invitation of the Board or Board Committees, key management, external auditors and outsourced internal auditors will attend the meetings to present reports or information pertaining to their respective areas to the Board or Board Committees. 5. Board Meetings The Board shall meet at least four (4) times in a financial year, and additional meetings may be convened as and when necessary. All Directors shall comply with the attendance requirement as set out in the Main Market Listing Requirements (“MMLR”) of Bursa Securities. Agenda for the meetings, Board papers and any other relevant documents shall be distributed in advance to enable the Board members to have sufficient time to prepare for the meeting and to arrive at informed decisions. The Board may also invite members of the Management to attend the Board meeting to provide further information or explanation to the Board members. Any Director who has interests or is conflicted with regard to the business transaction being deliberated at the meeting, shall abstain from participating in the discussion or decision process pertaining to the matter. The Company Secretaries shall keep minutes of the Board meetings. For the FYE 31 August 2020, there were five (5) Board meetings held and the attendance records of the Directors are as follows: Member Attendance Dato’ Salleh Bin Mohd Husein Law King Hui Lee Swee Hang Law Yi Chian Dato’ Noor Rezan Binti Bapoo Hashim Lim Hun Soon @ David Lim (resigned on 30 July 2020) Tang Yuen Kin (appointed on 30 July 2020) 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 5 out of 5 Not applicable 6. Code of Conduct, Whistle-Blowing Policy and Anti Bribery and Corruption Policy The Board has put in place a Code of Conduct which sets out certain values, principles and standards of good conduct expected of the Directors and employees at work. A copy of the Code of Conduct can be viewed on the Company’s website, www.sasbadiholdings.com . The Code of Conduct will be reviewed from time to time for changes and new developments in the external and internal environment. Any Director or employee who knows of, or suspects, a violation of the Code of Conduct, is encouraged to whistle- blow or report the violation or suspected violation through the Whistle-Blowing Policy of the Company. A copy of the Whistle-Blowing Policy of the Company can be viewed on the Company’s website, www.sasbadiholdings.com . For the FYE 31 August 2020, there was no report of any violation of the Code of Conduct. During the FYE 31 August 2020, the Group has established and adopted the Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy (“ABC Policy”), guided by the Guidelines on Adequate Procedures issued pursuant to Section 17A of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (“MACC”) Act 2009 (Amendment 2018). The ABC Policy sets out the parameters to prevent the occurrence of bribery and corrupt practices and to provide information and guidance to all employees, Directors and associated third parties on how to recognise and deal with bribery and corruption issues. The Group is committed to conducting business dealings in an honest and ethical manner. The ABC Policy can be viewed on the Company’s website, www.sasbadiholdings.com .