The following terms, unless the context requires otherwise, have the following meanings:
Term | Meaning | |
"AC" | : | Audit Committee |
"AC Chairman" | : | Chairman of the AC |
"Board" | : | The board of directors of the company |
"CEO" | : | Chief executive officer or equivalent |
"CFO" | : | Chief financial officer or equivalent |
"Chairman" | : | Chairman of the Board |
"Companies Act" | : | Companies Act (Chapter 50 of the statutes of Singapore) |
"directly associated" | : | A director will be considered "directly associated" to a 10% shareholder when the director is accustomed or under an obligation, whether formal or informal, to act in accordance with the directions, instructions or wishes of the 10% shareholderin relation to the corporate affairs of the corporation. A director will not be considered "directly associated" to a 10% shareholder by reason only of his appointment having been proposed by that 10% shareholder |
"immediate family" | : | As currently defined in the Listing Manual, to mean the person's spouse, child, adopted child, step-child, brother, sister and parent |
"key management personnel" | : | The CEO and other persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the company |
"Listing Manual" | : | The listing manual of the Singapore Exchange |
"Management" | : | The management of the company |
"NC" | : | Nominating Committee |
"NC Chairman" | : | Chairman of the NC |
"principal commitments" | : | Includes all commitments which involve significant time commitment such as full-time occupation, consultancy work, committee work, non-listed company board representations and directorships and involvement in non-profit organisations. Where a director sits on the Boards of non-active related corporations, those appointments should not normally be considered principal commitments |
"related corporation" | : | In relation to the company, as currently defined in the Companies Act, to mean a corporation that is the company's holding company, subsidiary or fellow subsidiary |
"RC" | : | Remuneration Committee |
"RC Chairman" | : | Chairman of the RC |
"10% shareholder" | : | A person who has an interest or interests in one or more voting shares in the company; and the total votes attached to that share, or those shares, is not less than 10% of the total votes attached to all the voting shares in the company. "Voting shares" exclude treasury shares |
Reference to any gender shall include reference to any other gender, unless the context otherwise requires