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Shanghai Able Digital Science&Tech Co., Ltd. — Audit Report / Information 2016
Apr 8, 2016
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Audit Report / Information
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CITIC RESOURCES HOLDINGS LIMITED
(the “Company”)
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Terms of Reference
1. Establishment
The board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) has established a committee of the Board known as the Audit Committee (the “ Committee ”).
2. Approval of Terms of Reference
These terms of reference were approved by a resolution of the Board on 8 April 2016.
3. Membership
The Committee shall comprise at least three directors of the Company (the “ Directors ”), all of whom shall be non-executive Directors and a majority of whom shall be independent non-executive Directors. Amongst the members, at least one of whom is an independent non-executive Director with appropriate professional qualifications or accounting or related financial management expertise as required under rule 3.10(2) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “ Listing Rules ”).
The chairman of the Committee (the “ Committee Chairman ”) shall be appointed by the Board from amongst the independent non-executive Directors. The Committee Chairman may appoint a deputy, who shall be an independent non-executive Director, to act in his absence.
The Board may from time to time appoint additional members to the Committee subject to the bye-laws of the Company (the “ Bye-laws ”) and subject to the requirement that such additional members are non-executive Directors and the majority of members of the Committee are independent non-executive Directors.
The Committee may invite any Director, executive or otherwise, or other person to attend meeting(s) of the Committee as it may from time to time consider desirable to assist the Committee in the attainment of its objective.
4. Application of the Bye-laws
The Bye-laws governing proceedings at meetings of the Board shall apply to proceedings at meetings of the Committee.
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5. Meetings and Quorum
The Committee shall meet at least twice in each financial year of the Company. Any member of the Committee may call additional meetings of the Committee as necessary. Any member of the Board may call additional meetings of the Committee in the event any matter which requires the consideration of the Committee occurs.
The quorum for a meeting of the Committee shall be two or more members and a majority of whom are independent non-executive Directors.
The Committee Chairman shall chair meetings of the Committee. In the absence of the Committee Chairman and an appointed deputy at any meeting, the remaining members of the Committee present shall elect a member from amongst themselves to act as chairman of that meeting provided such member is an independent non-executive Director.
6. Conflicts of Interests
Each member of the Committee shall disclose to the Committee:
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(a) any personal financial interest (other than as a shareholder of the Company) in any matter to be decided by the Committee;
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(b) any potential conflict of interest arising from a cross-directorship; and
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(c) any other matter that he considers to be relevant in respect of any matter to be discussed at meetings of the Committee.
Any member of the Committee who is the subject of a conflict of interest shall abstain from voting on resolutions of the Committee in relation to which such conflict of interest exists and from participating in the discussions concerning such resolutions.
Where a conflict of interest is material and affects the ability of a member of the Committee to act as a member of the Committee as determined by the Committee Chairman or, where the Committee Chairman is himself unable to act, as determined by another member of the Committee, then such member shall resign from the Committee.
7. Objective
The purpose of the Committee is to establish formal and transparent arrangements to consider how the Board will apply financial reporting and internal control principles and maintain an appropriate relationship with the Company’s external auditors and internal auditors.
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8. Authority
The Committee is granted the authority to investigate any activity within its terms of reference and all employees are directed to co-operate with the Committee. The Committee is authorised by the Board to obtain outside legal or other independent professional advice and to invite the attendance of outsiders with relevant experience and expertise if it considers this necessary.
The Committee shall report to the Board any suspected fraud and irregularities, failures of internal control or suspected infringements of laws, rules and regulations which come to its attention and are of sufficient importance to warrant the attention of the Board.
Where the Board disagrees with the Committee’s view on the selection, appointment, resignation or dismissal of the external auditors, the Committee will arrange for the corporate governance report in the annual report to include an explanation of the Committee’s view and the reasons why the Board has taken a different view.
The Committee is to be provided with sufficient resources to perform its duties.
The Committee is to serve as a focal point for communication between other Directors, the external auditors and the internal auditors regarding their duties relating to financial and other reporting, internal controls, external and internal audits and such other matters as the Board determines from time to time.
The Committee is to assist the Board in fulfilling its responsibilities by providing an independent review and supervision of financial reporting, by satisfying themselves as to the effectiveness of the internal controls of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “ Group ”), and as to the adequacy of the external and internal audits.
9. Responsibilities
The Committee shall have the following responsibilities:
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(a) to make recommendations to the Board on the appointment, re-appointment and removal of the external auditors, and to approve the remuneration and terms of engagement of the external auditors, and to consider any questions of its resignation or dismissal;
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(b) to review and monitor the external auditors’ independence and objectivity and the effectiveness of the audit process in accordance with applicable standards. The Committee should discuss with the external auditors the nature and scope of the audit and reporting obligations before the audit commences;
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(c) to develop and implement policy on engaging external auditors to supply non-audit services. For this purpose, “external auditors” include any entity that is under common control, ownership or management with the audit firm or any entity that a reasonable and informed third party knowing all relevant information would reasonably conclude to be part of the audit firm nationally or internationally. The Committee should report to the Board, identifying and making recommendations on any matters where action or improvement is needed;
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(d) to monitor the integrity of the Company’s financial statements, interim and annual reports and accounts and, if prepared for publication, quarterly reports, and to review significant financial reporting judgements contained therein. In reviewing these reports before submission to the Board, the Committee should focus particularly on:
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(i) any changes in accounting policies and practices;
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(ii) major judgmental areas;
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(iii) significant adjustments resulting from audit;
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(iv) the going concern assumptions and any qualifications;
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(v) compliance with accounting standards; and
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(vi) compliance with the Listing Rules and legal requirements in relation to financial reporting;
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(e) regarding (d) above,
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(i) to liaise with the Board and senior management and meet, at least twice a year, with the external auditors; and
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(ii) to consider any significant or unusual items that are, or may need to be, reflected in the report and accounts. It should give due consideration to any matters that have been raised by the Company’s staff responsible for the accounting and financial reporting function, compliance officer or external auditors;
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(f) to review the Group’s financial controls, and unless expressly addressed by a separate board risk committee, or by the board itself, to review the Company’s risk management and internal control systems;
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(g) to discuss the risk management and internal control systems with management to ensure that management has performed its duty to have effective systems. This discussion should include the adequacy of resources, staff qualifications and experience, training programmes and budget of the Company’s accounting and financial reporting function;
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(h) to consider major investigation findings on risk management and internal control matters as delegated by the Board or on its own initiative and management’s response to these findings;
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(i) to discuss problems and reservations arising from the interim and final audits, and any matters the external auditors may wish to discuss (in the absence of management where necessary);
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(j) to review the external auditors’ management letter, any material queries raised by the external auditors to management about accounting records, financial accounts or control systems of the Company and management’s response;
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(k) to review the Company’s statement on internal control systems (where one is included in the annual report) prior to endorsement by the Board;
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(l) to review the internal audit program where an internal audit function exists, to ensure co-ordination between the internal and external auditors, and to ensure that the internal audit function is adequately resourced and has appropriate standing within the Company, and to review and monitor its effectiveness;
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(m) to ensure that the Board will provide a timely response to the issues raised in the external auditors’ management letter;
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(n) to report to the Board on the matters within the Committee’s terms of reference;
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(o) to review the Group’s financial and accounting policies and practices;
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(p) to review arrangements, employees of the Company can use, in confidence, to raise concerns about possible improprieties in financial reporting, internal control or other matters. The Committee should ensure that proper arrangements are in place for fair and independent investigation of these matters and for appropriate follow-up action;
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(q) to act as the key representative body for overseeing the Company’s relations with the external auditors; and
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(r) to consider other topics, as requested by the Board.
10. Reporting Procedures
The Committee should report to the Board on a regular basis. At the next meeting of the Board following a meeting of the Committee, the Committee Chairman shall report to the Board on the findings and recommendations of the Committee. At least annually, the Committee should present a report to the Board which addresses the work and findings of the Committee during the year.
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