Governance Information • Apr 30, 2019
Governance Information
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| DATE OF QUESTIONAIRE COMPLETE: | 19.04.2019. |
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| MAIN COMPANY INFORMATION: | Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d. Zagreb |
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| CONTACT PERSON AND CONTACT PHONE: | Orhideja Gjenero, +385 1 365 4431 |
| DATE OF QUESTIONAIRE COMPLETE: | 19.04.2019. |
All the questions contained in this questionnaire relate to the period of one bussines year to which the annual financial statements also relate.
If a question in the questionnaire asks for an explanation, it is necessary to explain the answer provided. All the answers in the questionnaire will be measured in percentages, as explained at the beggining of each chapter.
Answers to this questionnaire chapter will be valued with a max. 20% of the whole questionnaire valuation of company harmonization with the principles of Corporate Governance Code
| Question No. |
Questions | Answer YES/NO |
Explanation |
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| 1 | Has the company accepted implementation of the code of corporate governance of the Zagreb Stock Exchange? |
YES | |
| 2 | Does the company have its own code of corporate governance? | YES | |
| 3 | Have any principles of the code of corporate governance been adopted as part of the company's internal policies? |
YES | |
| 4 | Does the company disclose harmonization with the principles of corporate governance in its annual financial statements? |
YES |
Answers to this questionnaire chapter will be valued with max. 30% of whole questionnaire valuation of company harmonization with the principles of Corporate Governance Code
| Question No. |
Questions | Answer YES/NO |
Explanation |
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| 5 | Is the company in a cross-shareholding relationship with another company or other companies? (If so, explain) |
NO | |
| 6 | Does each share of the company have one voting right? (If not, explain) | YES | |
| 7 | Are there cases of different treatment of any shareholders?? (If so, explain) | NO | |
| 8 | Has the procedure for issuing power of attorney for voting at the general assembly been fully simplified and free of any strict formal requirements? (If not, explain) |
YES | |
| 9 | Has the company ensured that the shareholders of the company who, for whatever reason, are not able to vote at the assembly in person, have proxies who are obliged to vote in accordance with instructions received from the shareholders, with no extra costs for those shareholders? (If not, explain) |
YES | |
| 10 | Did the management or Management Board of the company, when convening the assembly, set the date for defining the status in the register of shares, which will be relevant for exercising voting rights at the general assembly of the company, by setting that date prior to the day of holding the assembly and not earlier than 6 days prior to the day of holding the assembly? (If not, explain) |
YES | |
| 11 | Were the agenda of the assembly, as well as all relevant data and documentation with explanations relating to the agenda, announced on the website of the company and put at the disposal of shareholders on the company's premises as of the date of the first publication of the agenda? (If not, explain) |
YES | |
| 12 | Does the decision on dividend payment or advance dividend payment include information on the date when shareholders acquire the right to dividend payment, and information on the date or period during which the dividend will be paid? (If not, explain) |
YES | |
| 13 | Is the date of dividend payment or advance dividend payment set to be not later than 30 days after the date of decision making? (If not, explain) |
YES | |
| 14 | Were any shareholders favoured while receiving their dividends or advance dividends? (If so, explain) | NO | |
| 15 | Are the shareholders allowed to participate and to vote at the general assembly of the company using modern communication technology? (If not, explain) |
YES | Shareholders and their proxies who are physically present at the General Assembly are allowed to vote using the means of modern communication technology. For now, it is not possible to take part in the General Assembly from a remote location using the means of modern communication |
| 16 | Have the conditions been defined for participating at the general assembly by voting through proxy voting (irrespective of whether this is permitted pursuant to the law and articles of association), such as registration for participation in advance, certification of powers of attorney etc.? (If so, explain) |
YES | technology. The company statute provides that shareholders register their participation at the General Assembly in advance, due to quality and timely preparation of the General Assembly. There are no additional conditions |
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| 17 | Did the management of the company publish the decisions of the general assembly of the company? | YES | |
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| 18 | Did the management of the company publish the data on legal actions, if any, challenging those decisions? (If not, explain) |
NO | There were no legal actions challenging General Assembly decisions. |
| MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY BOARD | |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE THE NAMES OF MANAGEMENT BOARD MEMBERS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS | Gordana Kovačević, Managing Director |
| Franck Pierre Roland Bouétard, Chairman; |
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| Ignac Lovrek, deputy Chairman; Vidar |
| Mohammar, member; Dubravko Radošević, |
| member; Vladimir Filipović, member and |
| employees' representative |
PLEASE PROVIDE THE NAMES OF SUPERVISORY BOARD AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
Answers to this questionnaire chapter will be valued with a max. 20% of the whole questionnaire valuation of company harmonization with the principles of Corporate Governance Code
| Question No. |
Questions | Answer YES/NO |
Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Did the Supervisory or Management Board adopt a decision on the master plan of its activities, including the list of its regular meetings and data to be made available to Supervisory Board members, regularly and in a timely manner? (If not, explain) |
YES | |
| 20 | Did the Supervisory or Management Board pass its internal code of conduct? | YES | |
| 21 | Does the company have any independent members on its Supervisory or Management Board? (if not, please explain) |
YES | |
| 22 | Is there a long-term succession plan in the company? (If not, explain) | YES | |
| 23 | Is the remuneration received by the members of the Supervisory or Management Board entirely or partly determined according to their contribution to the company's business performance? (If not, explain) |
NO | Members of the Supervisory Board are entitled to a monthly remuneration amounting to half the average monthly gross salary of the Company's employees. Representatives of Ericsson Corporation in the Supervisory Board do not receive compensation in accordance with corporate policy. |
| 24 | Is the remuneration to the members of the Supervisory or Management Board determined by a decision of the general assembly or in the articles of association of the company? (If not, explain) |
YES | |
| 25 | Have detailed records on all remunerations and other earnings of each member of the management or each executive director received from the company or from other persons related to the company, including the structure of such remuneration, been made public (in annual financial statements)? (If not, explain) |
NO | Records on remunerations and other earnings of Company's Director and Executive Management members are published in the annual financial report in total amount for all members. |
| 26 | Have detailed records on all remunerations and other earnings of each member of the Supervisory or Management Board received from the company or from other persons related to the company, including the structure of such remuneration, been made public (in annual financial statements)? (If not, explain) |
NO | Records on remunerations of the Supervisory Board members are published in the annual financial report in total amount for all members. |
| 27 | Does every member of the Supervisory or Management Board inform the company of each change relating to their acquisition or disposal of shares of the company, or to the possibility to exercise voting rights arising from the company 's shares promptly and no later than three business days, after such a change occurs? (If not, explain) |
YES | |
| 28 | Were all transactions involving members of the Supervisory or Management Board or persons related to them and the company and persons related to it clearly presented in reports of the company? (If not, explain) |
NO | There were no such transactions |
| 29 | Are there any contracts or agreements between members of the Supervisory or Management Board and the company? |
NO | |
| 30 | Did they obtain prior approval of the Supervisory or Management Board? (If not, explain) | NO | There were no such contracts or agreements |
| 31 | Are important elements of all such contracts or agreements included in the annual report? (If not, explain) |
NO | There were no such contracts or agreements |
| 32 | Did the Supervisory or Management Board establish the appointment committee? | NO | Supervisory Board members gave approval to the Chairman of the Supervisory Board to determine the remuneration of the Managing Director and to take care about the appointment of new members and monitoring the work of the Supervisory Board and the Managing Director. |
| 33 | Did the Supervisory or Management Board establish the remuneration committee? | NO | Same as above |
| 34 | Did the Supervisory or Management Board establish the audit committee? | YES | |
| 35 | Was the majority of the audit committee members selected from the group of independent members of the Supervisory Board? (If not, explain) |
YES | The Audit Committee has three members. The composition of the Committee meets all independence criteria. |
| 36 | Did the committee monitor the integrity of the financial information of the company, especially the correctness and consistency of the accounting methods used by the company and the group it belongs to, including the criteria for the consolidation of financial reports of the companies belonging to the group? (If not, explain) |
YES | |
| 37 | Did the audit committee assess the quality of the internal control and risk management system, with the aim of adequately identifying and publishing the main risks the company is exposed to (including the risks related to the compliance with regulations), as well as managing those risks in an adequate manner? (If not, explain) |
YES |
| 38 | Has the audit committee been working on ensuring the efficiency of the internal audit system, especially by preparing recommendations for the selection, appointment, reappointment and dismissal of the head of internal audit department, and with regard to funds at his/her disposal, and the evaluation of the actions taken by the management after findings and recommendations of the internal audit? (If not, explain) |
YES | The Audit Committee evaluates the internal audit / control efficiency system based on the activities plan and recommended actions of the Quality and Operational Excellence / Development Team. |
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| 39 | If there is no internal audit system in the company, did the audit committee consider the need to establish it? (If not, explain) |
YES | The Commission has conducted an assessment of the internal audit / control |
| 40 | Did the audit committee monitor the independence and impartiality of the external auditor, especially with regard to the rotation of authorised auditors within the audit company and the fees the company is paying for services provided by external auditors? (If not, explain) |
YES | and concluded that it is satisfactory. |
| 41 | Did the committee monitor nature and quantity of services other than audit, received by the company from the audit company or from persons related to it? (If not, explain) |
YES |
| 42 | Did the audit committee prepare rules defining which services may not be provided to the company by the external audit company and persons related to it, which services may be provided only with, and which without prior consent of the committee? (If not, explain) |
YES | |
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| 43 | Did the audit committee analyse the efficiency of the external audit and actions taken by the senior management with regard to recommendations made by the external auditor? (If not, explain) |
YES | |
| 44 | Was the documentation relevant for the work of the Supervisory Board submitted to all members on time? (If not, explain) |
YES | |
| 45 | Do Supervisory Board or Management Board meeting minutes contain all adopted decisions, accompanied by data on voting results? (If not, explain) |
YES | |
| 46 | Has the Supervisory or Management Board evaluated their work in the preceding period, including evaluation of the contribution and competence of individual members, as well as of joint activities of the Board, evaluation of the work of the committees established, and evaluation of the company's objectives reached in comparison with the objectives set? |
YES | |
| 47 | Are detailed data on all earnings and remunerations received by each member of the management or each executive director from the company published in the annual report of the company? (If not, explain) |
NO | Earnings and remuneration data received by the Managing Director and members of the Executive Management are published in the |
| 48 | Are all forms of remuneration to the members of the management, Management Board and Supervisory Board, including options and other benefits of the management, made public, broken down by items and persons, in the annual report of the company? (If not, explain) |
NO | Annual Report in total amount for all Data are published in total amount for all members. |
| 49 | Are all transactions involving members of the management or executive directors, and persons related to them, and the company and persons related to it, clearly presented in reports of the company? (If not, explain) |
NO | There were no such transactions |
| 50 | Does the report to be submitted by the Supervisory or Management Board to the general assembly include, apart from minimum information defined by law, the evaluation of total business performance of the company, of activities of the anagement of the company, and a special comment on its cooperation with the management? (If not, explain) |
YES |
Answers to this questionnaire chapter will be valued with a max. 10% of the whole questionnaire valuation of company harmonization with the principles of Corporate Governance Code
| Question No. |
Questions | Answer YES/NO |
Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Does the company have an external auditor? | YES | |
| 52 | Is the external auditor of the company related with the company in terms of ownership or interests? | NO | |
| 53 | Is the external auditor of the company providing to the company, him/herself or through related persons, other services? |
YES | |
| 54 | Has the company published the amount of charges paid to the independent external auditors for the audit carried out and for other services provided? (If not, explain) |
YES | The amount of charges paid to independent external auditors are published in the Financial Statements. Other fees are presented to the Audit Committee. |
| 55 | Does the company have internal auditors? | YES | The internal audit function is conducted by members of the team for quality and operational excellence / development. |
| 56 | Does the company have an internal audit system in place? (If not, explain) | YES | Internal control of processes and activities is carried out by responsible team members for quality and operational excellence / development. It focuses on improving integrated management, strategy execution, business process management, reporting and performance management. |
Answers to this questionnaire chapter will be valued with a max. 20% of the whole questionnaire valuation of company harmonization with the principles of Corporate Governance Code
| Question No. |
Questions | Answer YES/NO |
Explanation |
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| 57 | Are the semi-annual, annual and quarterly reports available to the shareholders? | YES | |
| 58 | Did the company prepare the calendar of important events? | YES | |
| 59 | Did the company establish mechanisms to ensure that persons who have access to or possess inside information understand the nature and importance of such information and limitations related to it? |
YES | |
| 60 | Did the company establish mechanisms to ensure supervision of the flow of inside information and possible abuse thereof? |
YES | |
| 61 | Has anyone suffered negative consequences for pointing out to the competent authorities or bodies in the company or outside, shortcomings in the application of rules or ethical norms within the company? (if yes, explain) |
NO | There were no irregularities |
| 62 | Did the management of the company hold meetings with interested investors, in the last year? | YES | |
| 63 | Do all the members of the management, Management Board and Supervisory Board agree that the answers provided in this questionnaire are, to the best of their knowledge, entirely truthful? |
YES |
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