Shareholder Rights and Responsibilities

• Principle 14: Shareholder Rights

  F&N believes in treating all shareholders fairly and equitably. It is committed to keeping all its shareholders and other stakeholders informed, in a timely and consistent manner, of its corporate activities, including changes (if any) in the Company or its businesses which are likely to materially affect the price or value of its shares in a timely and consistent manner.
  
  Shareholders of F&N are also given the opportunity to participate effectively and vote at general meetings of the Company, where relevant rules and procedures governing such meetings (for instance, how to vote) are clearly communicated.
  
  Electronic Poll Voting

  For greater transparency, F&N has implemented electronic poll voting since its 2010 Annual General Meeting ("AGM"). This entails Shareholders being invited to vote on each of the resolutions by poll, using an electronic voting system (instead of voting by hands), thereby allowing all Shareholders present or represented at the meeting to vote on a one share, one vote basis. The voting results of all votes cast for, or against, each resolution are then screened at the meeting and announced to the SGX-ST after the meeting. The Company will continue to use the electronic poll voting system at the forthcoming AGM.
  
  RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 29 JANUARY 2020
  
  RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 29 JANUARY 2019
  
  RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 29 JANUARY 2018
  
  RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 24 JANUARY 2017
  
  RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 29 JANUARY 2016

• Principle 15: Communication with Shareholders

  The Company prides itself on its high standards of disclosure and corporate transparency. F&N is committed to providing fair, relevant, comprehensive and timely information regarding the Group’s performance and progress to shareholders and the investment community to enable them to make informed investment decisions. The Group’s dedicated Investor Relations (“IR”) team is tasked with and focuses on facilitating communications between the Company and its shareholders, as well as with the investment community.
  
  The IR team communicates regularly with shareholders and the investment community, with timely disclosures of material and other pertinent information, through regular dialogues and announcements to SGX-ST. The team conducts roadshows (together with senior management), and participates in investor seminars and conferences to keep the market and investors apprised of the Group’s corporate developments and financial performance. During the year, the IR team, together with senior management, engaged with Singapore and foreign investors at investor conferences as well as one-on-one and group meetings. The aim of such engagements is to provide shareholders and investors with prompt disclosure of relevant information, to enable them to have a better understanding of the Company’s businesses and performance.
  
  The Company makes available all its briefing materials to analysts and the media. Such information, financial information, annual reports and all announcements of the Company are made available to the SGX-ST and on the Company’s website at www.fraserandneave.com, with contact details for investors to channel their comments and queries.
  
  Further details on IR’s activities and responsibilities during the year can be found here.

  In determining dividends, the Board balances the need for a satisfactory return to shareholders against the company's investment requirement to ensure sustainable growth in the future.  Over the years, the Board has maintained a track record of generous shareholder distributions. The Board remains committed to paying approximately fifty percent (50%) of Group Attributable Profit Before Fair Value Adjustment and Exceptional Items.
  

  
  F&N's dividend history is available here.

• Principle 16: Conduct of Shareholder Meetings

  
  The Board supports and encourages active shareholder participation at AGMs. It believes that general meetings serve as an opportune forum for shareholders to meet the Board and senior management, and to interact with them.
  
  The Company’s Constitution allows (i) each shareholder who is not a relevant intermediary (as defined in the Companies Act) the right to appoint up to two proxies and (ii) each shareholder who is a relevant intermediary to appoint more than two proxies to attend and vote on their behalf in shareholders’ meetings. A copy of each of the Annual Report and Notice of AGM are sent to all shareholders. At general meetings, the Company sets out separate resolutions on each substantially separate issue and shareholders are given the opportunity to raise questions and clarify any issues that they may have relating to the resolutions to be passed.
  
  Board members and senior management are present at each shareholders’ meeting to respond to any questions from shareholders. The Company’s independent auditor is also present to address queries about the conduct of audit and the preparation and content of the independent auditor’s report.
  
  For greater transparency, F&N has implemented electronic poll voting since its 2010 AGM. This entails shareholders being invited to vote on each of the resolutions by poll, using an electronic voting system (instead of voting by hand), thereby allowing all shareholders present or represented at the meeting to vote on a one share, one vote basis. The voting results of all votes cast for, or against, each resolution is then screened at the meeting and announced to the SGX-ST after the meeting. The Company will continue to use the electronic poll voting system at the forthcoming AGM. As the authentication of shareholder identity and other related security and integrity issues still remain a concern, the Company has decided for the time being, not to implement voting in absentia methods such as voting via mail, e-mail or fax.
  
  Code of Business Conduct
  
  F&N has in place a Code of Business Conduct which sets out the business practices, standards and ethical conduct expected of all employees in the course of their employment with the Group. The Code of Business Conduct is disseminated and distributed to all employees for compliance, and covers such aspects of the business operations of the Group as conflicts of interest and dealings with government officials, government employees, and suppliers and customers of the Company. In addition, Directors, officers and employees are required to observe and maintain high standards of integrity in carrying out their roles and responsibilities, and to comply with relevant and applicable laws and regulations, as well as with Company policies.
  
  Listing Rule 1207 sub-Rule (19) on Dealings in Securities
  
  The Company has established a procedure for dealings in the securities of the Company, which sets out the implications of insider trading and guidance on such dealings, including the prohibition on dealings with the Company’s securities on short- term considerations. In compliance with best practices in Listing Rule 1207 sub-Rule (19) of the Listing Rules, the Group issues quarterly reminders to its Directors, officers and relevant employees on the restrictions in dealings in listed securities of the Group during the period commencing (i) two weeks prior to the announcement of financial results of each of the first three quarters of the financial year, and (ii) one month before the announcement of full-year results, and ending on the date of such announcements. Directors, officers and relevant employees are also reminded not to trade in listed securities of the Group at any time while in possession of unpublished price sensitive information and to refrain from dealing in the Group’s securities on short-term considerations.