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Jadran d.d. Governance Information 2020

Jun 30, 2020

2094_rns_2020-06-30_712ea556-dbd6-436a-a6bd-1bb63eff873c.pdf

Governance Information

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GENERAL PARTICULARS OF THE COMPANY: CONTACT PERSON AND PHONE NUMBER: Marija Žarković-Turak,0917940404 QUESTIONNAIRE COMPLETION DATE:

JADRAN D.D., CRIKVENICA, Bana Jelačića 16, OIB:56994999963

All questions contained in this Questionnaire relate to a period of one year coinciding with the year pertinent to the annual financial statements. An answer to a question in this Questionnaire should only be accompanied by an explanation where specifically required.

The answers received in this Questionnaire will be scored based on a specific percentage indicated at the beginning of each section.

COMMITMENT TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

The answers to this set of questions account for 20 % of the overall indicator of company's compliance with the Code of Corporate Governance.

No. Question Answer
YES/NO
Explanation
1 Has the company accepted to implement the Zagreb Stock Exchange's Code of Corporate Governance? YES
2 Does the company have its own code of corporate governance? NO
3 Have any Code of Corporate Governance principles been adopted as part of the company's internal
policies?
YES
4 Does the company disclose information regarding its compliance with the Code of Corporate
Governance as part of its annual financial statements?
YES

SHAREHOLDERS AND THE GENERAL MEETING

The answers to this set of questions account for 30 % of the overall indicator of company's compliance with the Code of Corporate Governance.

No. Question Answer
YES/NO
Explanation
5 Is the company in a cross-shareholding relationship with another company or companies? (If "YES",
please explain)
NO
6 Is each share entitled to one vote? (If "NO", please explain) YES
7 Are there cases where different shareholders enjoy different treatment? (If "YES", please explain) NO
8 Has the process of granting proxies for voting at the General Meeting been extremely simplified and free
of any strict formal requirements? (If "NOT", please explain)
YES
9 Has the company ensured that company shareholders who are for any reason whatsoever unable to
vote at the General Meeting are represented thereat by proxies required to vote as instructed by such
shareholders free of charge to them? (If "NOT", please explain)
NO The General Meeting is attended by a
small number of shareholders and no such
reqest has been made to date. The
company provides a form of proxy to each
shareholder to help them empower a
person of their choice.
10 At the time of convening the General Meeting, did management or the Management Board set a date
based on which the status of the Share Ledger is determined, which is relevant to the exercise of voting
rights at the General Meeting, by defining that such date must occur at least six days prior to the
General Meeting date? (If "NOT", please explain)
YES
11 Were the agenda of the General Meeting and all relevant information and documents including
explanations of the agenda published on the company's website and made available to the shareholders
at the company's premises as of the date of the agenda was first published? (If "NOT", please explain)
YES
12 Does the resolution to distribute or prepay dividend include a date on which a shareholder becomes
entitled to receive such dividend or a dividend distribution date or period? (If "NOT", please explain)
NO No dividend has been distributed to date
13 Does the dividend distribution or prepayment date occur no more than 30 days following the resolution
date? (If "NOT", please explain)
NO No dividend has been distributed to date
14 Are there cases where certain shareholders are preferred in the context of dividend distribution or
prepayment? (If "YES", please explain)
NO No dividend has been distributed to date
15 Are shareholders allowed to participate in and to vote at the General Meeting using modern
communication technology? (If "NOT", please explain)
NO There has been no need
16 Have conditions precedent to the participation in and exercising voting rights at the General Meeting
(irrespective of whether or not this is permitted under the law or the Articles of Association) been
defined, such as the required notification of participation in advance, having the proxy notarized, etc.?
(If "YES", please explain)
YES Considering the large number of small
shareholders, we require registration of
participation in advance to allow the
proceedings of the General Meeting to be
effectively organized and to potentially be
able to accommodate more participants.
17 Did management publicly disclose the resolutions of the General Meeting? YES
18 Did management publicly disclose information concerning any legal actions taken to challenge such
resolutions? (If "NOT", please explain)
NO No such legal action has been taken to
date

MANAGING AND SUPERVISORY ORGANS

PLEASE SPECIFY THE NAMES OF MANAGEMENT AND THEIR TITLES:

Goran Fabris-Chairman of the Management Board, Karlo Čulo-Management Board Member

Tomislav Kitonić-Chairman of the Supervisory Board,Karlo Došen -Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Mirko Herceg-Supervisory Board Member, Dragan Magač- Supervisory Board Member, Ivan Blažević-Supervisory Board Member

PLEASE SPECIFY THE NAMES OF THE SUPERVISORY BORD MEMBERS AND THEIR TITLES:

No. Question Answer
YES/NO
Explanation
19 Did the Supervisory Board or Management Board take a decision concerning a master plan of its
activities, including a list of its regular meetings and information to be made available to Supervisory
Board members regularly and in a timely manner? (If "NOT", please explain)
YES
20 Did the Supervisory Board or Management Board lay down its internal rules of procedure? YES
21 Does the Management Board or Supervisory Board include any independent members? (If "NOT",
please explain)
YES
22 Is a long-term succession plan in place in the company? (If "NOT", please explain) NO No. This is neither defined by the Articles
of Association nor was it necessary.
23 Is all or part of the remuneration received by Supervisory Board or Management Board members
determined according to their contribution to the company's performance? (If "NOT", please explain)
NO Such remuneration is a fixed amount
determined by General Meeting's
resolution.
24 Is the remuneration received by Supervisory Board or Management Board members determined by a
resolution of the General Meeting or the Articles of Association? (If "NOT", please explain)
YES
25 Were the details of all remunerations and other benefits received from the company or its related
parties by each manager or executive director, including the structure of such remuneration, publicly
disclosed (as part of the annual financial report)? (If "NOT", please explain)
YES
26 Were the details of all remunerations and other benefits received from the company or its related
parties by each Management Board and Supervisory Board member, including the structure of such
remuneration, publicly disclosed (as part of the annual financial report)? (If "NOT", please explain)
YES
27 Does each member of the Supervisory Board and Management Board notify the company of any
changes to his/her acquisition or disposal of, or exercise of voting rights arising from company shares
immediately, but no later than three business days of the transaction date? (If "NOT", please explain)
YES
28 Were all transactions involving Supervisory Board or Management Board members or their related
parties or the company or its related parties clearly specified in the company reports? (If "NOT", please
explain)
NO There were no such activities
29 Are there any contracts or agreements in place between a Supervisory Board or Management Board
member and the company?
NO There were no such contracts
30 Did they receive prior approval from the Supervisory Board or the Management Board? (If "NOT",
please explain)
NO There are no such contracts or
agreements.
31 Are the essential components of such contracts or agreements contained in the annual report? (If
"NOT", please explain)
NO There are no such contracts or
agreements.
32 Has the Supervisory Board or Management Board organized an appointments committee? YES
33 Has the Supervisory Board or Management Board organized a remuneration committee? YES
34 Has the Supervisory Board or Management Board organized an audit committee? YES

The answers to this set of questions account for 20 % of the overall indicator of company's compliance with the Code of Corporate Governance.

35 Are most members of the audit committee elected among independent Supervisory Board members? (If
"NOT", please explain)
NO Pursuant to Article 65 of the Audit Act, the
company chose an alternative solution and
the Supervisory Board appointed all three
members of the Audit Committee among
its own ranks. Of these three Audit
Committee members, one is an
independent Supervisory Board member
and his membership in this Committee
reflects the relevant proportion of
independent members in the Supervisory
Board. All three Audit Committee
members are financial experts.
36 Did the audit committee ensure the integrity of company's financial information, in particular the
appropriateness and consistency of the accounting methods used by the company and the group it
belongs to, including criteria applicable to the consolidation of financial statements of group
companies? (If "NOT", please explain)
YES
37 Did the audit committee assess the quality of the internal control and risk management system for the
purpose of appropriately identifying and publicly disclosing the primary risks the company is exposed to
(including any compliance risks) and ensuring that they are duly managed? (If "NOT", please explain)
YES
38 Did the audit committee work on ensuring the efficiency of the internal audit system, in particular by
making recommendations for the selection, appointment, reappointment and dismissal of the internal
audit department manager and with regard to funds at placed his/her disposal, and also to the
evaluation of the actions taken by management based on such internal audit findings and
recommendations? (If "NOT", please explain)
NO No internal audit function has been
established because the company is not
legally required to do so.
39 If there is no internal audit function in place in the company, did the audit committee consider the need
to establish one? (If "NOT", please explain)
YES
40 Did the audit committee ensure that each external auditor remains independent and objective,
especially with regard to the rotation of authorized auditors within the audit company and the fees the
company is paying for such external audit services? (If "NOT", please explain)
YES
41 Did the committee monitor the nature and quantity of services other than audit services, received by
the company from an audit company or its related parties? (If "NOT", please explain)
YES
42 Did the audit committee develop rules defining which services may not be provided to the company by
the external audit company and its related parties, which services they may provide subject to
committee's prior consent, and which services they may provide without committee's prior consent? (If
"NOT", please explain)
NO There was no need to develop such rules in
2019.
43 Did the audit committee consider the efficiency of external auditors and actions taken by senior
management with regard to the recommendations made by such external auditors? (If "NOT", please
explain)
YES
44 Were the documents relevant to the operation of the Supervisory Board and Management Board duly
provided to all members? (If "NOT", please explain)
YES
45 Do the minutes of Supervisory Board and Management Board meetings include all decisions
accompanied by the voting results? (If "NOT", please explain)
YES
46 Did the Supervisory Board and Management Board make an evaluation of their work in the preceding
period, including an evaluation of each member's contribution and competence and of the joint
activities of the Board, an evaluation of the work done by the respective committees it established, and
an evaluation of the company's objectives achieved against those set?
NO
47 Are details of all remunerations and benefits received by each manager or executive director from the
company publicly disclosed in the annual company report? (If "NOT", please explain)
YES
48 Were all forms of remuneration provided to Management Board and Supervisory Board members,
including options and other benefits granted to management, publicly listed by item and person as part
of the annual company report? (If "NOT", please explain)
YES
49 Are all transactions involving managers or executive directors or their related parties and the company
or its related parties clearly presented in the relevant company reports? (If "NOT", please explain)
NO None were recorded
50 Does the report to be submitted by the Supervisory Board or Management Board to the General
Meeting include, other than the legally required particulars, an assessment of the overall performance
of the company and its management, as well as a specific review of its cooperation with management?
(If "NOT", please explain)
YES

AUDIT AND INTERNAL CONTROL MECHANISMS

The answers provided in this section account for 10 % of the overall indicator of company's compliance with the Code of Corporate Governance.
No. Question Answer
YES/NO
Explanation
51 Does the company have external auditors? YES
52 Are such external auditors related to the company through equity or interest? NO
53 Do such external auditors provide any other services to the company, directly or through their related
parties?
YES
54 Did the company publicly disclose the fees paid to external auditors for auditing and other services? (If
"NOT", please explain)
YES
55 Does the company have any internal auditors? (If "NOT", please explain) NO The company did not find this necessary
56 Does the company have an internal control system in place? (If "NOT", please explain) YES

TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLICITY OF BUSINESS

The answers provided in this section account for 20 % of the overall indicator of company's compliance with the Code of Corporate Governance.

No. Question Answer
YES/NO
Explanation
57 Are the half-year, annual and quarterly reports available to shareholders? YES
58 Did the company establish a calendar of important events? NO The company did not find this necessary
59 Did the company establish mechanisms to ensure that any persons who have access to or hold any
inside information understand the nature and importance of such information and the relevant
restrictions applicable thereto?
YES
60 Did the company establish mechanisms to ensure that the flow of inside information and its potential
abuse are supervised?
YES
61 Has anyone suffered any adverse consequences as a result of notifying the competent authorities or
bodies internal or external to the company of any deficiencies in the implementation of regulations or
ethical standards within the company? (If "YES", please explain)
NO
62 Did management hold any meetings with interested investors in the past year? NO
63 Do all managers and Supervisory Board or Management Board agree that the answers provided in this
questionnaire are, to the best of their knowledge, entirely true?
YES