Wah Seong Corporation Berhad Annual Report 2020

41 ANNUAL REPORT 2020 AUDIT COMMITTEE 1. ROLE OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE The primary function of the Audit Committee (“AC”) is to assist the Board of Directors (“the Board”) in fulfilling the following oversight objectives on the Group’s activities:- • assess the Group’s processes relating to its risks and control environment; • oversee financial reporting; and • evaluate the internal and external audit processes. The Terms of Reference, including the duties and responsibilities of the AC are available on the Company’s website at www.wahseong.com . 2. MEMBERS AND MEETINGS The AC meets regularly at least five (5) times annually, with due notice of issues to be discussed and its conclusions duly recorded in the minutes by the Group Company Secretary who is the Secretary of the AC in attendance towards discharging of its duties and responsibilities. In the event the Secretary is unable to attend any of the meetings, an assistant or deputy Secretary may be appointed for that specific meeting. Additional meetings may be held at the request of the Board, the AC, the Management and the External or Group Internal Auditors. Nonetheless, the Chairman and the AC members have free and direct access to consult, communicate and enquire with any Senior Management of the Group as well as the External Auditors at any time. The Chief Financial Officer of Oil and Gas Division, the Head of Finance, Industrial Services Division and the Head of Group Internal Audit attend such AC Meetings and the representative of the External Auditors are encouraged to attend whenever possible. Other Directors may be invited to attend such AC Meetings when necessary. The AC will meet the External Auditors at least twice a year without the presence of any executive Board members and the Management. Members and details of attendance of Directors at the AC Meetings of the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2020 are as follows:- Name of Director Directorship Date of Appointment No. of Meetings Attended Halim Bin Haji Din (Chairman) Independent Non-Executive Director 22 May 2002 5/5 Professor Tan Sri Lin See Yan (Member) Senior Independent Non-Executive Director 20 July 2004 5/5 Tan Jian Hong, Aaron (Member) Non-Independent Non-Executive Director 3 June 2015 5/5 Tan Sri Saw Choo Boon (Member) Independent Non-Executive Director 30 August 2018 5/5 3. SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES During the financial year under review, the AC conducted its activities in line with the Terms of Reference, as follows:- 3.1 Financial Reporting a. In overseeing the Group’s financial reporting, the AC reviewed quarterly reports and the annual audited financial statements of the Group before submission to the Board for consideration and approval. The Quarterly Financial Statements for the fourth quarter of 2019 and first, second and third quarters of 2020, which were prepared in compliance with the Malaysian Financial Reporting Standard 134 Interim Financial Reporting, International Accounting Standards 34 Interim Financial Reporting and paragraph 9.22, including Appendix 9B of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad’s Main Market Listing Requirements, were reviewed by the AC at the AC meetings held on 18 February 2020, 20 May 2020, 27 August 2020 and 24 November 2020 respectively.