Governance Information • Mar 29, 2018
Governance Information
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(COURTESY TRANSLATION FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF INTERNATIONAL READERS FOR THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS PLEASE REFER TO THE ITALIAN VERSION)
pursuant to Article 123-bis of the Consolidated Law on Finance
Tod's S.p.A. Internet web site www.todsgroup.com financial year January 1st – December 31st 2017 Approved by the Board of Directors of March 13th, 2018
TOD'S S.p.A. – Share Capital Euro 66,187,078 entirely paid – Registered office in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM), via Filippo Della Valle no. 1 – Fiscal Code and Registration Number with the Company Register of Fermo 01113570442
Shareholders,
In acco rdance with applicable statuto ry and regulato ry provisio ns, the Borsa Italiana Regulation instructions and the seventh edition of the "Format for the corporate governance and ownership structure report" disseminated by the Market Operating Company in January 2018, the Tod's S.p.A. Board of Directors publishes the fo llowing complete report o n its corporate governance system. Reference is made here to the principles contained in the Corporate Governance Code of Listed Companies in the edition approved by the Corporate Governance Committee of Borsa Italiana in July 2015 (also referred to hereinafter as the "Code").
This report, approved on March 13t h, 2018, also contains information on the ownership structure pursuan t to Article 123- bi s, o f L egislative Decree no . 58/98 and it is available to the pu blic, in compliance with regulatory provisions, at the Company's registered office, through the authorised storage device at the address , as well as in the "Corporate Governance" section of the Company's web site www.todsgroup.com, pursuant to applicable laws and regulations.
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| 1. PROFILE OF ISSUER5 |
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| 2. INFORMATION ON SHAREHOLDERS' OWNERSHIP (pursuant to Art. 123-bis, paragraph 1, Consolidated Law on Finance) AT MARCH 13TH, 20187 |
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| a) Structure of share capital (pursuant to Art. 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter a), TU F)…………………………………………7 |
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| Restrictions to shares transfer (pursuant to Art. 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter b), TU F)…………………………………8 b) |
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| c) Major shareholders (pursuant to Art. 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter c), TU F)……………………………………………… 8 |
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| d) Instruments allowing holders special rights(pursuant to Art. 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter d), TU F)……………….8 |
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| e) Employees stock ownership: how to exercise voting rights (pursuant to Art. 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter e), |
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| TUF)8 f) Restrictions on voting rights (pursuant to Art. 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter f), TU F)…………………………………… 8 |
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| g) Shareholders' agreements (pursuant to Art. 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter g), TU F)…………………………………… 8 |
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| Change of control clauses (pursuant to Art. 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter h), TU F) and bylaws on takeover h) |
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| bids (pursuant to Article 104, paragraph 1-ter and 104-bis, paragraph 1)……………………………………………………. 8 | |
| Proxies for Share Capital increase and authorization to purchase treasury shares (pursuant to Art. 123-bis, i) |
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| paragraph 1, letter m), TUF) 9 | |
| l) Management and coordination activities (pursuant to Art. 2497 et seq. Italian Civil Code)…………………………… 9 | |
| 3. COMPLIANCE (pursuant to Art. 123-bis, paragraph 2, letter a), TUF) 10 |
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| 4. BOARD OF DIRECTORS 11 |
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| 4.1 Appointment and substitution of Directors (pursuant to Art. 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter I), TU F) 11 | |
| 4.2 Membership (pursuant to Art. 123-bis, paragraph 2, letter d), TU F) 12 | |
| 4.3 Functions of the Board of Directors (pursuant to Art. 123-bis, paragraph 2, letter d), TU F) 15 4.4 Delegated bodies 20 |
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| 4.5 Other Executive Directors29 | |
| 4.6 Independent Directors29 | |
| 4.7 Lead Independent Director31 | |
| 5. HANDLING OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION 31 | |
| 6. BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMITTEES (pursuant to Art. 123-bis, paragraph 2, letter d), TU F) 32 | |
| 7. APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE 33 | |
| 8. COMPENSATION COMMITTEE34 | |
| 9. DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION36 | |
| 10. CONTROLAND RISK COMMITTEE 41 | |
| 11. INTERNAL CONTROLAND RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 43 | |
| 11.1 Existing risk management and internal control systems in relation to the financial information process, also consolidated financial information, where applicable, pursuant to Art. 123-bis, paragraph 2, letter b), TUF |
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| 11.2 Executive Directors in charge of the Internal Control and Risk Management System 45 | |
| 11.3 Head of Internal Audit39 | |
| 11.4 Compliance Program pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 231/2001 49 | |
| 11.5 Independent auditor50 | |
| 11.6 Officer in Charge of Preparing Company Accounts 50 11.7 Coordination of persons involved in the Internal Control and Risk Management System 43 |
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| 12. DIRECTORS' INTERESTSAND TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES 52 | |
| 13. APPOINTMENT OF STATUTORY AUDITORS46 | |
| 14. COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONING OF THE BOARD OF STATUTORY AUDITORS (pursuant to Art. 123-bis, paragraph | |
| 2, letter d), TU F) 55 15. SHAREHOLDER RELATIONS49 |
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| 16.SHAREHOLDERS' MEETINGS(pursuant to Art. 123-bis, paragraph 2, letter c), TU F) 49 17. ADDITIONAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES (pursuant to Art. 123-bis, paragraph 2, letter a), TUF) 60 |
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| 18. CHANGES SINCE THE END OF THE REPORTING PERIOD……………………………………………………………………………………………61 |
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| 19. CONSIDERATIONS ON THE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE' CHAIRMAN'S LETTER OF 13 DECEMBER 2017 |
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| TABLE 1: INFORMATION ON OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE 62 | |
| TABLE 2: BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES STRUCTURE 63 | |
| TABLE 3: BOARD OF STATUTORY AUDITORS STRUCTURE 63 | |
| APPENDIX A TO THE ANNUAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE REPORT FOR 2017 65 |
Co rp ora te G ov er na n ce Co de (the "C od e"): The Corporate Governance Code for Listed Companies, approved in July 2015 by the Corporate Governance Committee and promoted by Borsa Italiana S.p.A., ABI, Ania, Assogestioni, Assonime and Confindustria.
C o d . c iv . / c . c. : the Italian Civil Code.
Board/Board of Directors: the Board of Directors of Tod's S.p.A.
Issuer/Company : Tod's S.p.A.
Financial year: the financial year running from January 1st to December 31st, 2017, to which this Report pertains.
I s s u e r R e g u l a t i o n : the Regulatio n issued by Co nso b with resolutio n no. 11971 of May 14t h , 1999 (as amended) co ncerning s hares iss uers.
M a r k e t R e g u l a t i o n : the Regulation issued by Consob with resolution no. 20249 of December 28t h , 2017 (as amended) co ncerning financial markets.
R e l a t e d P a r t i e s R e g u l a t i o n : the Regulation issued by Consob with resolution no. 17221 of March 12t h , 2010 (as amended) concerning transactio ns with related parties.
R e p o r t : t h i s C o r p o r a t e G o v e r n a n c e a n d O w n e r s h i p S t r u c t u r e R e p o r t d r a f t e d b y t h e C o m p a n y pursuant to Art. 123-b i s TUF.
T U F : Legislative Decree 58 of February 24, 1998 (Co nso lidated L aw on Finance).
Tod's S.p.A.'s corporate governance system is based on the conventional (so-called "Latin") model. Accordingly, the Company's corporate bodies include the Shareholders' Meeting, the Board of Directors and the Board of Statutory Auditors.
The Board of Directors is, in turn, made up of Board Committees: the Executive Committee, the Control and Risk Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Independent Directors Committee.
A) The Shareholders' Meeting: the powers, role and functioning of the Shareholders' Meeting are established under the law and the Company's Articles of Association, to which full reference is made in this Report, together with the Regulation of the Shareholders' Meeting.
B) The Board of Directors: the Board of Directors is made up of a number of members comprised between three and fifteen, as determined from time to time by the Shareholders' Meeting. Regardless, the composition of the Board of Directors must guarantee gender balance, in compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory provisions.
The Board elects from amongst its members, a Chairman and, if necessary, a Vice Chairman.
Pursuant to the Articles of Association, legal representation of the Company vests in the Chairman or any other person delegated to discharge the Chair's functions, under his or her own sole signature. Legal representation also vests separately in the Vice Chairman, if appointed, as well as, in all appointed managing directors and general managers, to the extent of their delegated powers.
As explained in greater detail below, the Board of Directors is invested with the broadest powers for ordinary and extraordinary company management (to the sole exception of those powers expressly reserved under law to the competence of the Shareholders' Meeting), including the power to approve mergers in the cases contemplated in Articles 2505 and 2505-bis of the Italian Civil Code, the setting up and closure of secondary offices, reductions in share capital in the case of withdrawal by Shareholders, as well as amendments to the Articles of Association with a view to bringing the same in line with applicable regulations and transfers of the Company's registered offices within Italy,
Pursuant to Article 25 of the Articles of Association, the Board of Directors enjoys the exclusive prerogative, in addition to the duties that cannot be delegated pursuant to law, of (i) defining the general policy for management and organizational development, (ii) defining the rules for drafting and amendment of internal regulations, and (iii) appointing and dismissing general managers. Moreover, pursuant to Article 5 of "Procedure on Related Parties Transactions of Tod's S.p.A." (hereinafter also referred to as the "Procedure on Related Parties Transactions") and in accordance with Article 25 of the Articles of Association as well as Article 8 of the Related Parties Regulation, the Board of Directors is invested with exclusive discretionary powers to authorize highly significant related-party transactions, on the basis of a favourable advisory opinion rendered in such regard by the Independent Directors Committee (or, otherwise, to seek shareholder approval of such transactions, in the event where such approval is required pursuant to application rules and regulations).
C) Committees: the Board of Directors includes an Executive Committee, which provides the Company with an agile decision-making process.
The Executive Committee is invested with all the powers not expressly reserved to the competence of the Board of Directors under the law, the Articles of Association, or the corporate governance Principles adopted by the Company, as set forth in greater detail below.
Pursuant to self-regulatory provisions, the Board must also appoint a Control and Risk Committee and a Compensation Committee, invested with advisory and recommendatory roles, taking due account, inter
alia, of the Company's ownership structure. On the other hand, no need has been detected to set up an Appointment Committee.
In compliance with the Related Parties Regulation, the Independent Directors Committee has been established with the functio ns and respo nsibilities required for the approval of significant related parties transactions, which the Related Parties Regulation recommends to be vested in a committee solely composed of non-executive and independent directors; the functions and responsibilities which the Related Parties Regulatio n requires for the approval of related parties transactio n of minor significance and which it recommends to be vested in a committee composed by non-executive directors and for the majority independent have been vested in the Control and Risk Committee.
By a resolution passed by the Board of Directors on 25 January 2017, the Independent Directors Committee was also granted the power to deal with the sustainability issues relating to the conduct of the business activity.
D) The Board of Statutory Auditors: is made up of three standing auditors and two alternate auditors and is the Company's management control body. Regardless, the composition of the Board of Statutory Auditors must guarantee gender balance, in compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory provisions. The Board of Statutory Auditors is responsible for supervising that, during its operations, the Company complies with the law and Articles of Association and the principles of correct administration and it imparts adequate instructions to its internal bodies and subsidiaries.
The Board of Statutory Auditors is also required to monitor the adequacy of the Company's organizational structure concerning aspects of responsibility of the Internal Control and Risk Management System and of the administrative-accounting system, as well as the reliability of the latter to represent correctly the management-related issues, by carrying out the necessary checks for this purpose.
In compliance with Article 19 of Legislative Decree 39 of 27 January 2010, currently in force, the Board of Statutory Auditors is required (i) to inform the Company's Board of Directors of the results of the statutory audit of accounts and provide it with the additional report referred to in Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 537/2014, accompanied by observations (if any); (ii) to monitor the financial reporting process and submit any recommendation or proposal aimed at ensuring its integrity; (iii) to check the efficacy of internal quality control and business risk management systems and, if applicable, of internal audit as regards financial reporting, without violating its independence; (iv) to monitor the statutory audit of separate financial statements and – if required – of consolidated financial statements, also taking account of any possible result and conclusion of quality control processes carried out by CONSOB according to Article 26, paragraph 6, of Regulation (EU) 537/2014, where available; (v) to establish and monitor the independence of independent auditors or of the accounting firm according to Articles 10, 10-bis, 10-ter, 10-quater and 17 of Legislative Decree 39/2010 and Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 537/2014, in particular as regards the provision of adequate services other than auditing to the Company, in accordance with Article 5 of said Regulation; (vi) to carry out any procedure aimed at selecting independent auditors or accounting firms and advise on independent auditors or accounting firms to be appointed pursuant to Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 537/2014.
The Board of Statutory Auditors is also required to oversee the procedures adopted to effectively implement the corporate governance rules envisaged in the codes of conduct drawn up by the regulated markets management companies or by the Trade Associations with which the Company declares to comply by means of public disclosures, as well as to monitor the adequacy of the provisions imparted by the Company to its subsidiaries so that the latter provide the Company with all the information required to comply with the notification obligations envisaged by law.
E) The Issuer and social responsibility: all the activities of the Tod's Group are characterised by passion,
creativity and craftsmanship, which are values that belong to the company's philosophy and DNA. The very high quality of the products, the appreciation of craftsmanship and of Made in Italy in addition to observance of tradition are a priority for the Group and contribute to the creation of value not only for the Company itself but for its numerous stakeholders.
The projects and initiatives that the Company has carried out over the years demonstrate its commitment and attention to the various aspects of what is generally referred to as the issue of "social sustainability."
For more information, reference should be made to the consolidated non-financial statement prepared pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 254/2016 and included in the annual Financial Report for the 2017 financial year, which is available at the registered office, through the authorized storage system at the address: and o n t he Co mpa ny' s w e bs it e at th e ad dr e ss : www.todsgroup.com.
The following sections provide more detailed information on the ownership structure at the date of March 13th, 2018 on which this Report was approved, pursuant to the applicable provisions of Article 123-bis TUF.
The entire share capital of Tod's S.p.A. is comprised by ordinary voting shares, which are listed on the Italian Electronic Stock Exchange managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A..
The current Share Capital, fully subscribed and paid-up, amounts to Euro 66,187,078.00, (sixty six million one hundred eighty-seven thousand and seventy-eight) divided into 33,093,539 (thirty-three million ninety-three thousand five hundred thirty-nine) ordinary shares, which are all shares of no par value.
There are no share-based incentive plans in place which involve share capital increases, even on a no charge basis, at the approval date of this Report. It should be noted that, by a resolution dated 20 April 2016, the Shareholders' Meeting approved a plan based on financial instruments pursuant to Article 114 bis TUF, and specifically of a "Phantom Stock Option" plan reserved for the Chief Executive Officer, Stefano Sincini. The plan's guidelines were defined by the governing body – on the proposal of the Compensation Committee - on 29 February 2016, in accordance with the current "Remuneration Policies and Procedures of the Tod's S.p.A. Group", as well as with the best practice followed at domestic and also international level and in compliance with the principles laid down in Article 6 of the Corporate Governance Code. According to the Plan, 33,000 phantom stock options, i.e. virtual and personal options, non-transferable between living persons, are awarded to the beneficiary, free of charge and on a personal basis. They grant the beneficiary, on the terms and conditions laid down in the Information Document, the right to be paid an amount of money which corresponds to the rise in the value of the Company's shares recorded in the Electronic Stock Market (Mercato Telematico Azionario) organised and operated by Borsa Italiana. For more information as to the Phantom Stock Option Plan, reference should be made to the information document under Article 84-bis of the Issuer Regulation (attached to the Directors' Report pursuant to Article 125-ter of TUF of 29 February 2016), which is available at the registered office, on the Company's website and through the authorised storage system , as well as to the Remuneration Report prepared pursuant to Article 123-ter of the TUF.
Please note that the Company has not issued any financial instrument granting the option to subscribe new shares.
Please refer to Table no. 1 attached as an appendix to the Report.
The Articles of Association of Tod's S.p.A. do not envisage restrictions on the transfer of shares, limits on stock ownership, or the approval of corporate bodies or Shareholders for the admission of new Shareholders.
According to the information provided in the register of Shareholders and the updates available at the approval date of this Report, including the notices received by the Company pursuant to Article 120 of the TUF, as well as all other information available to it, the parties which are direct or indirect owners of more than 3% of the subscribed and paid-in share capital are listed in Table no. 1 attached as an appendix to the Report.
The Company has not issued shares that grant special rights of control, and the Articles of Association do not envisage special powers for certain Shareholders or owners of particular classes of stock.
In compliance with Article 127-quinquies of TUF, Article 7 of the Company's Articles of Association provides for each share to be entitled to double voting (and therefore two votes for each share) if both the following conditions are satisfied: (a) the share has been possessed by the same person, by virtue of a real legitimate right for the exercise of the voting right (full ownership or bare ownership of voting rights or usufruct with voting rights) for an uninterrupted period of not shorter than twenty-four months; (b) the fulfilment of the requirement under letter (a) is attested to by the registration for an uninterrupted period of not shorter than twenty-four months in the special list kept by the Company for this purpose, as well as by a specific notice concerning the share ownership, given on the expiry date of the uninterrupted period by the intermediary with which the shares have been deposited pursuant to the regulations in force.
The acquisition of the increased voting rights comes into effect on the earlier between (i) the fifth trading day of the calendar month following that in which the conditions laid down in the Articles of Association for obtaining the increased voting rights have been fulfilled; or (ii) the record date of a Shareholders' Meeting (if any), set in accordance with the regulations in force, following the date on which the conditions laid down in the Articles of Association for obtaining the increased voting rights have been fulfilled.
According to Article 7 of the Company's Articles of Association, increased voting rights also count towards the quorum for the constitution of the Shareholders' Meeting and for resolutions regarding share capital quotas, while they have no effect on rights, other than voting rights, to which shareholders are entitled by virtue of the possession of certain share capital quotas.
For more information, reference should be made to the Rules for increased voting rights, which is available in the section "Corporate Governance/Increased Voting Right" of the Company's website www.todsgroup.com; in accordance with Article 143-quater of the Issuer Regulation, the personal details of the Shareholders who have applied for the registration in the special list are also published in the abovementioned section, specifying the related shareholdings, which however exceed the threshold set out in Article 120, paragraph 2, of TUF, and the record date.
e) Employees stock ownership: how to exercise voting rights (pursuant to Art. 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter e), TUF).
There are no provisions for any employee share ownership system and the Articles of Association of Tod's S.p.A. do not include special provisions regarding the exercise of voting rights by employees who own Company stock.
The Articles of Association of Tod's S.p.A. include neither special provisions imposing restrictions or limits on voting rights, nor the separation of the financial rights connected with shares from their ownership.
The Company was unaware of any shareholders agreements pursuant to Article 122 TUF at the approval date of this Report.
There are no significant agreements in place to which the Issuer or other group Company is a party which become effective, are amended or terminate if a change of control occurs involving the Company, except for a loan agreement entered into in July 2014 amounting to Euro 300 million, which provides for the early repayment of the entire disbursed amount (in addition to additional charges) within 10 business days of the occurrence of a change of control involving the Issuer, and a bond issued by the subsidiary Holpaf B.V. whose negative covenants include transfer of Company shares to third parties.
In respect of takeover bids, it is hereby specified that the Issuer's Articles of Association (i) provide for no departure from the "passivity" rule entrenched in Article 104, paragraphs 1 and 1-bis of the TUF, and (ii) do not require the application of the neutralization rules set forth in Article 104-bis, paragraphs 2 and 3, of the TUF.
Pursuant to Article 6 of the Articles of Association, the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting may delegate powers to the Board of Directors to make capital increases, even by excluding any right of option. As at the date of approval of this Report, the Board had not been empowered by the Meeting to increase the Share Capital, in accordance with Article 2443 of the Italian Civil Code.
The Articles of Associatio n envisage that the Company can issue bearer or registered participating financial instruments in compliance with the provisions of law but, currently does not establish the relevant issuance procedures and conditions, or the other characteristics required by law.
In accordance with Article 2357 and following articles of the Italian Civil Code, the Ordinary Meeting held on April 21st, 2017 authorized the Board of Directors to purchase treasury shares until one tenth of the Share Capital is reached, over a period of 18 months commencing from the date the resolution was passed; the authorization also includes the power to assign the treasury shares which may be purchased, not subject to time limits, even before completing the purchases.
The purchases, in accordance with Article 132 of the Consolidated Law on Finance (TUF) and Article 144 bis of the Issuer Regulation may be made (i) through a public purchase or swap offer, (ii) on the market, in compliance with the operating procedures established by the market management company, (iii) by buying and selling derivative instruments traded on regulated markets which envisage the physical delivery of the underlying shares, in compliance with the regulatory provisions time by time applicable, (iv) by way of allotment to the Shareholders, in proportion to the shares they hold, of a put option to be exercised within 18 months starting from the date of the related resolution, (v) in the other ways allowed by applicable laws and regulatio ns; in any case, this shall apply in compliance with every applicable regulation, including the applicable EU standards.
The purchase price of each treasury share, including the accessory purchase charges, shall correspond to a minimum of no less than 15% and to a maximum of no more than 15% of the mean official trading prices recorded on the Italian Electronic Stock Exchange over the three sessions preceding the purchase; whereas, the selling price to third parties must correspond to no less than 95% of the mean official prices recorded on the Italian Electronic Stock Exchange over the three days preceding the sale (this price limit may be departed from in cases of swaps or assignments of treasury shares in the framework of executing industrial and/or commercial projects and/or other projects of interest to the Issuer or to the Group, and in the case of assignment and/or transfer of shares or stock options for the execution of stock option plans based on financial instruments and/or serving the issue of other financial instruments convertible into shares and/or programmes for the award of shares, free of charge).
Neither the Issuer nor its subsidiaries held Tod's S.p.A shares as at December 31s t, 2017, i.e. at the end of the financial year.
Even tho ugh the Company is subject to co ntro l by DI. V I. Finanziaria di Diego Della Valle & C. S.r.l. (in a c c o r d a n c e w i t h A r t i c l e 9 3 o f T U F ) n e i t h e r t h e l a t t e r C o m p a n y n o r a n y o t h e r p a r t y h a s i m p o s e d guidelines and/o r interfered in the management o peratio ns of To d's S.p.A. (or any of the companies co ntrolled by the Issuer): in fact, therefo re, management of the Issuer and its subsidiaries is no t managed and coordinated by third parties outside the Tod's S.p.A. Group.
T herefo re, the Co mpany is no t subject to manage ment and co o rdinatio n activities by the Parent Company DI. VI. Finanziaria di Diego Della Valle & C. S.r.l., nor by any other party, pursuant to Articles 2497 et seq. Italian Civil Code.
In accordance with the principles of corporate governance – and as illustrated in greater detail below – the transactions of a particular strategic, economic, equity and financial significance executed by the Tod's S.p.A. Group are subject to prior review and exclusive approval by the Board of Directors of the Company; the Board of Directors – as verified lastly on March 6t h, 2018 – comprises of no. 7 Directors that meet the (non-executive and) independence requirements, based on the principles established under Article 148 of the TUF and Article 3 of the Code of Corporate Governance.
It is deemed that the responsibility, the authority of the non-executive and independent Directors and their significant weight when making Board decisions represents an additional guarantee that all the decisions made by the Board of Directors are adopted in the exclusive interests of the Company and are not subject to directives or interference by third parties reflecting interests which are o utside the Group's interests.
It is hereby co nfirmed that all companies co ntro lled by the Company are subject to the Issuer's management and coordination.
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following a public purchase offer") are illustrated in the Report on Remuneration drawn up in accordance with Article 123–ter of the TUF;
As already outlined in the preceding annual Reports on the Corporate Governance and Ownership structure, the Board of Directors of Tod's of the Company adopted a series of resolutions, effective from the Meetin g held o n No v ember 13t h , 2006, designed to ensure th e actual implementatio n o f the principles established in the Code of Corporate Governance (accessible to the general public on the website of the Corporate Governance Committee on page:
http://www.borsaitaliana.it/borsaitaliana/regolamenti/corporategovernance/codice2015.pdf in the version of 2015), as illustrated in detail below, and then resulting in the resolutions concerned, lastly, also during the Financial year.
B e f o r e d e s c r i b i n g t h e I s s u e r ' s c o r p o r a t e g o v e r n a n c e s t r u c t u r e , i t m u s t b e p o i n t e d o u t t h a t a t i t s November 6t h, 2017 meeting, the Company's Board of Directors identified the following companies as "strategic subsidiaries": To d's France Sas, To d's Japan KK, Deva Inc., To d's Ho ng Ko ng L td., To d's (Shanghai) Trading Co. Ltd., Tod's Korea Inc., Roger Vivier S.p.A. and Roger Vivier France s.a.s., which are respectively subject to their own national legislation. In the opinion of the Board of Directors, this circumstance does not have a material impact on the Issuer's governance structure.
In accordance with Article 147-ter of the Consolidated Law on Finance (TUF), the Articles of Association of the Company (Article 17), envisage that the Board of Directors is to be elected according to the voting slate procedure, in compliance with applicable gender balance laws and regulations.
Shareholders owning a shareholding that is at least equal to the shareholding established by Consob, as required by law and by the regulations, and that corresponds to 1% of the Share Capital at the approval date of this Report are entitled to present the slates of nominees to allocate the Directors to be elected, as duly established by Art. 144-quater of the Issuer Regulation and by Consob Resolution no. 20273 of January 24th, 2018; ownership of the aforesaid minimum participating interest is established pursuant to law, taking due account of the shares registered in the name of the Shareholder in question, as at the date on which the slates are filed with the Company.
In accordance with Article 147-ter, paragraph 4 of the Consolidated Law on Finance (TUF), the Articles of Association envisage that at least two nominees are required to meet the independence requirements established by law and are to be indicated at least in the second and seventh position on each slate.
The Articles of Association do not provide for independence requirements other than those established for the Statutory Auditors pursuant to Art. 148, par. 3 TUF, nor for honorability and/or professionalism requirements other than those established by law for the appointment of directors.
The slates of nominees presented by the Shareholders must be registered at the Registered Office – together with the relevant documentation issued by the authorized intermediaries, the nominees'
curricula and the respective declarations and attestations required by the law and regulations in force and by the Articles of Association – within the deadline provided under Art. 147-ter, par. 1-bis, del TUF, i.e. at least twenty five (25) days before the date established for the Meeting in first call, which is due to resolve on the appointment of the members of the Board of Directors. The aforesaid documents issued by authorized intermediaries certifying ownership of the minimum shareholding required to submit slates, may be forwarded even after the slates have been filed, albeit within no more than twenty-one days prior to the scheduled date of the related Shareholders' Meeting.
For three consecutive terms beginning with the first time that the new Board of Directors is elected after August 12th, 2012, each slate containing three or more nominees must be composed in such a way as to guarantee that the gender balance of the Board of Directors satisfies the minimum quota required by applicable statutory and regulatory provisions.
The Board of Directors is elected on the basis of the following procedure:
a) the Directors to be elected, except one, are taken from the slate that obtained the highest number of votes cast by the Shareholders, in the sequential order in which they are listed in the slate concerned;
b) the remaining Director is taken from the slate that obtained the highest number of votes cast in the Meeting after the first slate, and is not associated in any way, not even indirectly, with the Shareholders who presented or voted for the slate that ranked first based on the number of votes.
If, upon conclusion of voting, the composition of the Board of Directors does not satisfy the gender balance enjoined by applicable laws and regulations, the nominee of the most highly represented gender who was the last to be elected in the sequential order of the slate that received the highest number of votes shall be replaced by the first candidate of the least represented gender who was not elected on the same slate, in the sequential order of that slate, without prejudice to satisfaction of the minimum number of legally qualified independent directors. The elected nominees shall be replaced according to the same procedure until the composition of the Board of Directors complies with applicable laws and regulations.
If this procedure does not guarantee the final result indicated hereinabove, the Shareholders' Meeting shall make the necessary changes by resolution with the statutory majority of votes.
With respect to the proportionate election of Directors, the Articles of Association do not provide for a minimum percentage of votes that the slates must have obtained in the Shareholders Meeting.
If only one slate of nominees is submitted or qualified for election, all the nominees on that list shall be el ect e d to t he Bo ar d o f Di rec to r s i n t he s eq u e nt i al o r d er i n w hic h th ey a pp ea r o n t ha t sla t e. If necessary, the procedure described in the preceding paragraph shall be applied.
If one or more director seats should be vacated during the year, they shall be filled pursuant to law, in compliance with the provisions governing the composition of the Board of Directors established by law and Article 17 of the Articles of Association.
Please note that Board of Directors' membership is not subject to any provision of law concerning the relevant labour sector other than those provided by the TUF.
P u r s u a n t to A r t . 1 2 3-b i s, p a r . 1, l e tt e r l ) , T U F a nd w i t h r e f e r e nc e to a m e nd m e n t s t o t h e A r t i c l e s of Associatio n, every amendment shall be made in co mpliance with the applicable legislative and regulato ry principles, subject to the co nditio n that the Board of Directo rs is empowered with the a u t h o r i t y t o r e s o l v e t h e m a t t e r s e n v i s a g e d u n d e r A r t i c l e 2 3 6 5 , p a r a g r a p h 2 o f t h e I t a l i a n C i v i l Co de, including adapti ng t he Articles o f Asso ciatio n to regulato ry changes.
In compliance with application criterion 5.C.2 of the Corporate Governance Code, please note that the B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s c o n s i d e r s , o n a p e r i o d i c b a s i s , w h e t h e r t o a d o p t a s p e c i f i c p l a n f o r t h e s u c c e s s i o n o f e x e c u t i v e d i r e c t o r s w i t h i n t h e c o n t e x t o f t h e p r o c e e d i n g s p r e l i m i n a r y t o t h e a p p r o v a l o f t h e a n n u a l C o r p o r a t e G o v e r n a n c e R e p o r t a n d O w n e r s h i p S t r u c t u r e R e p o r t . This issue was finally dealt with at the meetings of the Control and Risk Committee held on March 8th, 2018 and of the Board of Directors held on March 13th, 2018, during which various circumstances were considered, which included: the fact that the succession plans are not widespread and not much popular in Italy and in the rest of Europe, t h e p a r t i c u l a r o w n e r s h i p s t r u c t u r e o f t h e C o m p a n y , t h e e x p e r i e n c e , e x p e r t i s e a n d a g e o f a l l t h e m e m b e r s o f t h e p r e s e n t e x e c u t i v e b o d i e s i n v o l v e d i n t h e m a n a g e m e n t o f the Co mpany, as well as, finally, the Co mpany's powers and proxies System as a whole, such as to mitigate the risk of management vacancy and ensure business continuity. As a result of these evaluations, the Board has resolved that it finds n o need at present to ado pt a specific plan for the substitution of executive Directors.
It should be noted that, in case of early termination of a Director's mandate, the provisions of law pursuant to Art. 2386 of the Italian Civil Code should apply, again in compliance with the rules governing the composition of the Board of Directors imposed by law and Art. 17 of the Articles of Association.
The Board of Directors in office at the approval date of this Report was approved by the Shareholders' Meeting of April 22nd, 2015, which set the total number of directors' seats at 15 (fifteen). Following the resignation of a board member, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo during the Financial year, the Board of Directors is currently composed of 14 members.
The term of office of the present Board will expire on the date of the next Shareholders' Meeting called on April 19t h, 2018 in order to approve the Financial Statements for the financial year ended December 31st, 2017.
The relevant information concerning each Director is illustrated in Table no. 2 attached as an Appendix hereto. Be advised that all members of the current Board of Directors, on proposal of the majority Shareho lder DI.V I. Finanziaria di Diego Della V alle & C. S.r.l., were selected fro m the so le slate presented by the same majority Shareholder with a resolution approved by the Shareholders' Meeting held on April 22nd, 2015 and with a percentage of favourable votes of 90.833% on the total share capital present and voting in the Meeting.
Please find below the personal information and pro fessional qualifications of each director holding office, also in accordance with Article 144-d e c i e s of the Issuer Regulation:
1) Diego Della Valle, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was born in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM) on December 30t h, 1953. Founder of Tod's S.p.A., he has developed it to the point of transforming it into t he parent co mpany o f a multinatio nal Gro up that is a leader in the lux ury market. He has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tod's S.p.A. since 2000. In 2000 he received a degree honoris causa in Business and Economics from the University of Ancona;
2) Andrea Della Valle, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Tod's S.p.A. since 2000, was born in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM) on September 26th, 1965. He began his training and preparation in the United States. He has also been appointed as Director responsible for the internal control and risk management system and Director responsible for the whistleblowing system;
3) Luigi Abete, independent director without executive authority, was born in Rome (RM) on February
17t h, 1947. Graduated in law, he was Chairman of Confindustria fro m 1992 to 1996. He has been Chairman of Banca Nazionale del Lavoro S.p.A. since 1998. In 2007 also received a degree honoris causa in Business and Eco no mics fro m the University of Sannio. In 2009, he was appo inted Chairman of ASSONIME - Association of Italian Public Limited Companies. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Tod's S.p.A. since October 7th, 2000;
4) Maurizio Boscarato, director without executive authority, was born in Ancona (AN) on March 27th , 1941. He is a lawyer in private practice who operates his own law firm in Ancona. He established a close collaborative relationship with the Group in the mid-1990's, handling legal issues connected with its development. He was elected to the Board of Directors of Tod's S.p.A. by the Shareholders' Meeting on October 7th, 2000.
5) Emanuele Della Valle, director without executive authority, was born in Macerata (MC) on June 11th , 1975. After completing his studies abroad and acquiring extensive international experience in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and the United States, he now works in the marketing and advertising sector. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Tod's S.p.A. since October 7th, 2000;
6) Emilio Macellari, director with executive authority, "procuratore" (attorney-in-fact), was born in Civitano va Marche (MC), o n March 11t h, 1958. Graduated i n law and po lit ical science, he is an independent professional and the owner of his own consulting firm. He has worked with the Group since 1 9 7 6 , h a n d l i n g co r po r a t e a n d t a x i s s u e s . H e s i t s o n t h e b o a r d s o f d i r e c to r s o f v a r io u s fo r e i g n subsidiaries and has been a member of the Company Board of Directors since 2000;
7) Pierfrancesco Saviotti, independent director without executive authority, was appointed Lead Independent Director on April 22n d, 2015. Born in Alessandria (AL) on June 16th, 1942, he was Chief Executive Officer of Banca Commerciale Italiana and General Manager (Loan Business Unit) of Banca Intesa. He has been Senior Advisor for Italy and Vice Chairman of Merrill Lynch Europe, as well as Chief Executive Officer of Banco Popolare Società Cooperativa. He also sits on the boards of directors of several of the most important Italian companies and on the Board of Directors of the Company since October 7th, 2000;
8) Stefano Sincini, Executive Director, was born in Macerata (MC), on November 3rd, 1958, and is responsible, inter alia, for the Internal Control and Risk Management System. He joined the company in 1984 after graduating in banking and finance. He has been General Manager since the early 1990's, and Managing Director since 2003. He sits on the boards of directors of various foreign subsidiaries;
9))Vincenzo Manes, non-executive and independent Director, was born in Venafro (IS), on April 1st, 1960. He graduated in Economics and Commerce from Luiss University in Rome. He is the founder and Chairman of Intek Group (a holding company listed on the Milan Stock Exchange and operating in the sectors of industry, finance and renewable energy), as well as of the Dynamo Foundation, aimed at contributing to th e d ev elo pm e nt o f p h ila nt hro py in I tal y. I n 201 3 he wa s awa rd e d t he ho no ur o f K ni g ht o f L abo ur (Cavaliere al Merito del Lavoro ). He has been a member of the Company's Board of Directors since April 22nd, 2015;
10) Michele Scannavini, non-executive Director, was born in Ferrara (FE), on April 21st, 1959. He graduated in Economics and Commerce from L. Bocconi University. He gained a significant experience with the Coty Group, a leading group in the field of cosmetics and was appointed CEO in 2012.. He has been a member of the Company's Board of Directors since April 22nd, 2015;
11) Luigi Cambri, independent director without executive authority, was born in Taranto (TA) on September 10t h, 1955. Graduated in law, he is a notary public ("notaio") and operates his own firm in Milan. He has been a member of the Tod's S.p.A. Board of Directors since April 27t h, 2005;
12) Cinzia Oglio, non-executive Director, was born in Vigevano (PV), on December 5th, 1970. She graduated in
Economics and Commerce from L. Bocconi University, She has been the investor relations manager of the Group since 2001 and has been a member of the Company's Board of Directors since April 22nd, 2015;
13) Romina Guglielmetti, non-executive Director, was born in Piacenza (PC), on March 18th, 1973. She is a lawyer and operates her own firm in Milan. She has gained a significant experience in the field of company law, banking law, corporate governance and financial markets. She has been a member of the Board of Directors of some major Italian companies and of the Company since April 22nd, 2015;
S14) Sveva Dalmasso, non-executive and independent Director, was born in Rome on December 9th, 1956. She has graduated in Law, is a notary public and her office is located Milan. From 1998 to 2003 she held the position of Standing Auditor of the National Notaries' Provident Fund (Cassa Nazionale del Notariato ); currently she is a member of the Chamber of Notaries (Consiglio Notarile ) in Milan. She has been a member of the Company's Board of Directors since April 22nd, 2015.
P l e a s e n o t e t h a t t h e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s o f t h e C o m p a n y h a s r e v i e w e d t h e s a t i s f a c t i o n o f t h e a f o r e m e n t i o n e d r e q u i r e m e n t s o f e x e c u t i v e / n o n - e x e c u t i v e a u t h o r i t y a n d i n d e p e n d e n c e / n o n independence in accordance with the principles set out in Articles 2 and 3 of the Corporate Governance Code. Its most recent review of those requirements was conducted at the Board of Directors meeting held o n March 6t h , 2018. Furthermo re, as mentio ned befo re, the Bo ard of Directo rs identified the strategic subsidiaries of the Tod's S.p.A. Group on November 6t h, 2017 – for the purpose of proper implementation of the Corporate Governance Code.
The information concerning each Director holding office as at the reporting date is reported in an appendix attached hereto as Table 2.
The members of the Board of Directors have not changed since the end of the financial year.
In accordance with Article 123-bis, paragraph 2, letter d-bis) of TUF, the Company adopted, by a resolution passed by the Board of Directors on March 6th, 2018, its own diversity policy in relation to the composition of the governing body of Tod's S.p.A., also on the basis of the outcome of the periodic self-assessment procedure conducted by the Chairman of the Control and Risk Committee.
This policy is aimed at identifying an optimal composition of the Board of Directors, so that the latter may perform its duties in the most effective manner, making decisions that may actually benefit from the contribution of a number of persons with qualified and diversified skills, capable of examining the issues being dealt with from different perspectives.
Specifically, the diversity policy adopted by the Company's Board of Directors provides that:
(iv) it would be necessary to ensure a balanced combination of different age groups within the Board of Directors, so as to allow a balanced plurality of perspectives and managerial and professional expertise;
(v) the board members should be persons who have such managerial and/or professional and/or academic and/or institutional background as to realise a mix of skills and expertise that are different and complementary between each other. Specifically:
In order for the Company's Board of Directors to be able to perform its duties in the most effective manner, it is essential that all directors ensure such available time as may be adequate for a diligent and responsible performance of its duties.
As to the methods of implementation, the abovementioned policy intends, first of all, to direct the candidates designated by the shareholders upon the renewal of the Board of Directors, ensuring an appropriate consideration of the benefits that might be obtained from an optimal composition of the Board itself, in line with the various diversity criteria reported above. The Board of Directors will also take account of the composition criteria set out in the abovementioned policy when it is necessary to replace one or more directors who have ceased to hold their position during the term of office, without prejudice to compliance with the composition criteria set out by law and by the Company's Articles of Association.
In relation to Application Criterion 1.C.3 of the Corporate Governance Code, it is hereby confirmed that,
a s a t t h e da t e o f a p p ro val o f t h i s R e po r t, ( a ) t h e B o ar d o f D i r ec t o r s d i d n o t d e e m i t n e c e s s ar y o r a p p r o p r i a t e t o e s t a b l i s h g e n e r a l p r i n c i p l e s f o r d e t e r m i n i n g t h e m a x i m u m n u m b e r o f D i r e c t o r s o r Statuto ry Audi to r appo int ments which may b e co ns idered co mpatible with effective perfo rmance as Company Director (considering, inter alia, membership of the Directors on the standing committees of the Board of Directors); (b) the failure to determine the maximum number of appointments essentially reflects the variety of situations that are theoretically possible and that can differ according to the characteristics of the individual board member, the type, size and complexity and peculiarities of the business sector of the companies in which the additional positions are held, as well as to the specific functions performed (executive, non-executive or independent director; committee member; standing auditor or chairman of the board of statutory auditors, etc.); (c) the aforementioned decision was taken by the Board of Directors on the occasion of the Framework Resolution of April 22nd, 2015, and subsequently confirmed within the context of the annual self-assessment procedures, based on which the Board has so far deemed it a p p r o p r i at e t o c o n f ir m t h e r e a so n s d e scr i b e d i n l e t t e r ( b) a b o v e; (d) a s a n a l t e r n at i v e to t h e determination of a maximum number of positions, the Board of Directors opted for an assessment of the individual cases, in relation to the characteristics of each Director (experience, characteristics of the offices held, etc.) from which to deduce the compatibility of the positions held with the acceptance of the office on the Issuer's Board of Directors and Committees.
In relation to Application Criterion 2.C.2 of the Corporate Governance Code, the most of the members of the Board of Directors are thoroughly familiar with the condition and operations of the Company and Group, due in large part to their profitable service in office. Moreover, the number of Board of Directors meetings – and in several cases, membership on the Board's standing committees – guarantees that the directors (and statutory auditors) are constantly updated on the performance of the Company and the market. The Chairman of the Board of Directors ensures that the directors participate in projects (including, but not limited to, visits to productions sites, invitations to events for the presentation of collections, or to shows organised and/or in any case sponsored by the Issuer) aimed at fostering knowledge of the industry in which the Company operates, as well as of the corporate dynamics and their evolution.
Moreover, the delegated bodies provide material information about the performance of the Company and Group at Board of Directors meetings, providing a continuous flow of information covering, inter alia, the principal changes in the applicable legislative and self-regulatory framework and their impact on the Company. In this regard the delegated bodies have overseen, among others, the performance of specific induction sessions during the Financial Year, reserved for independent directors (one session for the members of the Independent Directors Committee, regarding the scope of application, content and obligations referred to in Legislative Decree no. 254 of December 30th, 2016, governing the disclosure of non-financial information and information on diversity, as well as the presentation of the various activities undertaken and/or to be undertaken by the Company for the purposes of the publication of the 2017 sustainability reports, and, more in general, of compliance with the abovementioned regulations; an additional session reserved for all independent directors of the Company, regarding the new market abuse regulations introduced by Regulation (EU) no. 596/2014 and the recommendations laid down in the recent Guidelines governing the "Handling of Inside information" and "Investment Recommendations", which were issued by Consob on October 13th, 2017, during which the proceedings were also reviewed, which had been conducted by the Company to promptly update the corporate procedures and the amendments were examined, which had been aimed at adopting the recommendations laid down in the recent Guidelines
issued by Consob).
As previously illustrated in the Reports on the Corporate Governance and the Ownership structure prepared for the previous years, the Company's Board of Directors plays a key role in determining the Issuer's and Group's strategic objectives.
The Board of Directors met six times in the course of the Financial year, with seven meetings being planned for the current financial year (three of which have already been held, including the one for approval of this Report). Board of Directors meetings normally last on average three hours.
Directors regularly attended Board meetings (the overall attendance rate was 91.7%, while the rate of attendance by independent directors was 88.9%).
Complete information related to all items on the Board of Directors meeting agendas is promptly distributed to all Directors reasonably in advance of the scheduled meeting dates.
Specifically in regard to Application Criterion 1.C.5 of the Corporate Governance Code, the Board of Directors has decided not to set a rigid deadline for the transmission of documents before Board meetings, given that this deadline may reasonably vary from time to time, according to contingent circumstances and the specific documentation that must be submitted to the Board of Directors. Finally, this decision was confirmed by the Board of Directors at the meeting held on March 6th, 2018, at the end of the periodic selfassessment process, during which all board members also gave their favourable opinion about the fact that the information required before Board meetings was provided in a complete, clear, easy-to-use and prompt manner, thus allowing each board member to get adequately ready for the board meetings and act in an informed manner.
Board of Directors meetings are held with the direct participation of all its members. Their diverse expertise allow them to analyse and investigate the matters set on the agenda from different perspectives, enriching the exchange of opinions that is essential to all pondered and informed decisions. The Chairman ensures that the time required to allow for a constructive discussion is dedicated to the items on the agenda, while encouraging board members to make contributions during the proceedings of the meetings.
No outsiders have attended Board meetings held in the Financial year.
In accordance with the law and the Articles of Association, the Board of Directors has ample powers of ordinary and extraordinary administration, with it being responsible for all those matters that are not expressly reserved by law and the Articles of Association to the purview of the Shareholders' Meeting. Pursuant to Article 24 of the Articles of Association, the Board is empowered to approve mergers in the cases contemplated in Articles 2505 and 2505-bis of the Italian Civil Code, the setting up and closure of secondary offices, reductions in share capital in the case of withdrawal by Shareholders, amendments to the Articles of Associatio n as necessary to comply with applicable regulatio ns, and transfer of the Company's registered office within Italy.
Under Art icle 25 o f the Articles o f Asso ciatio n, the Bo ard o f Directo rs is reserved t he excl usive prerogative, in addition to the duties that cannot be delegated pursuant to law, of defining the general po licy fo r management a nd o rganisatio nal develo pment, defi ning the rule s fo r the drafting a nd amendment of internal regulations, appointing and dismissing general managers. Moreover, pursuant to Article 5 of the Procedure on Related Parties Transactions and in accordance with Article 25 of the Articles of Association, as well as Article 8 of the Related Parties Regulation, the Board of Directors is vested with exclusive discretionary powers to authorize highly significant related-party transactions, on the basis of a favourable advisory opinion rendered in such regard by the Independent Directors Committee (or, otherwise, to seek shareholder approval of such transactions, in the event where such approval is required pursuant to application rules and regulations). Moreover, any and all highly significant related-party transactions to be executed with a company controlled by the Issuer must first be submitted to the Board of Directors for review and approval on the basis of the binding opinion of the Company's Independent Directors Committee.
Furthermore, in accordance with Principle 7.P.3 and application Criteria 1.C.1., 2.C.3 and 7.C.1 of the Corporate Governance Code, it should be pointed out that, in addition to its responsibilities pursuant to the law and the Articles of Association (and within the limits of the same), the Board of Directors has reserved to itself the exclusive prerogative to:
a) examine and approve the strategic, operational and financial plans of the Company and the Group it heads, periodically monitoring its implementation, as well as defining the Company's corporate governance system and the structure of the Group;
b)define the nature and level of risk as compatible with the strategic objectives of the Company, including any and all risks in its assessments, which may become of importance with a view to the medium to long-term sustainability of the Issuer's business;
c) after defining the applicable criteria, identify the strategic subsidiaries of the Group, evaluate the adequacy of the organizational, administrative and accounting structure of the Company, as well as that of its subsidiaries having strategic relevance, particularly in regard to the Internal Control and Risk Management System;
d) specify the frequency, as a rule no less than once every three months, within which the bodies and persons in question must report to the Board on the activities performed in the exercise of the powers delegated to them;
e) evaluate the general performance of the Company, with special emphasis on the information received from delegated bodies and managing directors, and periodically compare the results achieved against preset targets;
f) resolve upon transactions having a significant impact on the Company's strategies, profitability, assets and liabilities or financial position, and performed by the Company itself or its subsidiaries and, to wards such end, esta blish ge neral cri teria fo r ident ifying t he t ransactio ns which might have a significant impact ("Guidelines");
g) at least once annually, evaluate the performance, size and composition of the Board of Directors and its Committees, inter alia on the basis of its members' professional qualifications, management and other experience, gender, and tenure;
h) on the basis of the review indicated at sub-indent g), provide the Shareholders with information before they elect the new Board of Directors, illustrating the biases of those candidate managers and professionals deemed to be worthy of election to the Board;
i) provide information in the report on corporate governance that specifically concerns: (1) its composition, indicating the status of each member (executive, non-executive or independent), the position each member holds on the Board of Directors (ad e.g. chairman or chief executive officer), his principal professional qualifications and years in office since first being elected; (2) the procedures adopted for implementation of Article 1 of the Governance Code and, in particular, the number and average length of meetings held by the Board of Directors and Executive Committee, if one has been formed, during the financial year and the percentage of such meetings attended by each Director; (3) the procedures for carrying out the assessment process illustrated at sub-indent g) hereinabove;
l) in view of assuring proper management of Company information, adopt a procedure for internal management and public disclosure of documents and information concerning the Company, and especially insider information;
m) designate a lead independent director if the Chairman is the principal person in charge of managing the Company (e.g. chief executive officer) or controls the Company;
n) designate (i) one or more Directors to establish and maintain an effective Internal Control and Risk Management System (the "Director Responsible for the Internal Control and Risk Management System"), and (ii) a Control and Risk Committee, delegated with responsibility for providing support, including adequate investigation, for the findings and decisions of the Board of Directors relating to the Internal Control and Risk Management System, and those related to approval of the periodic financial reports; and, after receiving the opinion of the Control and Risk Committee, the following duties, which are illustrated in greater detail in the Guidelines for the Internal Control and Risk Management System of the Tod's S.p.A. Group (hereinafter, the "Guidelines");
o) define the Guidelines of the Internal Control and Risk Management System, so that the principal risks faced by the Issuer and its subsidiaries are correctly identified, and adequately measured, managed and mo nito red, while also determinin g the de gree o f co mpatibility o f these risks with busin es s management that is consistent with the identified strategic objectives;
p) assess the adequacy and effectiveness of the Internal Control and Risk Management System in relation to the dimensions, complexity and risk profile of the business;
q) at least once annually, approve the audit plan prepared by the Head of the Internal Audit Function, after consulting with the Board of Statutory Auditors and the Directors Responsible for the Internal Control and Risk Management System;
r) approve the strategies and policies for management of the principal risks faced by the Issuer and the Tod's S.p.A. Group;
s) describe the principal elements of the Internal Control and Risk Management System, as well as the methods of coordination between the persons involved, in the annual report on corporate governance, giving its evaluation of the adequacy of that system;
t) assess, after co nsulting with the Bo ard o f Statuto ry Auditors, the results stated by the independent auditor in any letter of suggestions and in the report on fundamental issues raised during statutory audit of the accounts; and, on motion by the Directors Responsible for the Internal Control and Risk Management System, after obtaining the favourable opinion of the Control and Risk Committee, and consulting with the Board of Statutory Auditors:
appoint and dismiss the Head of the Internal Audit Function;
assure that he disposes of adequate resources to discharge his duties;
define his remuneration consistently with corporate policy.
In relation to Article 6 of the Corporate Governance Code, and in compliance with Article 123-ter TUF, the Board of Directors is also assigned the responsibilities established in the "Tod's S.p.A. Group Remuneration Policies and implementing procedures " adopted by resolution on November 11th, 2011, and, finally, as amended by a Board resolution of November 11t h, 2015, and illustrated in the Remuneration Report prepared in accordance with Article 123–ter TUF.
In regard to Application Criterion 1.C.1 of the Code, the Board of Directors has formally confirmed (in its "Framework Resolution" on corporate governance adopted on April 22nd, 2015 and updated on October 24t h, 2016) the principle that the delegated bodies report to the Board of Directors at least once quarterly
on their activities performed pursuant to their granted delegations of authority, in accordance with applicable provisions of law (Art. 2381 Italian Civil Code and Art. 150 TUF) and of the Articles of Association (Art. 24).
In implementation of the principles and responsibilities described hereinabove, the Board of Directors:
a) assessed the adequacy of the organisational, administrative and accounting structure of the Issuer and strategic subsidiaries, during the Financial year and, finally, at the meeting held to approve the Annual Financial Report at December 31st, 2017. In particular, said assessments were carried out on the basis of the analysis by the Directors Responsible for the Internal Control and Risk Management System after obtaining the opinion of the Risk Control Committee which, at its own meetings – attended also by the Head of the Internal Audit Function – (for more information, see below), continuously monitored the a d e q u a c y a n d e f f e c t i v e f u n c t i o n i n g o f t h e I s s u e r ' s a n d t h e G r o u p ' s I n t e r n a l C o n t r o l a n d R i s k Management Systems, particularly those of its strategic subsidiaries. In regard to the latter, the Board of Directors of the Company, at its November 13th, 2007 meeting and, ultimately, at its November 6t h , 2017 meeting, resolved to identify the "strategic subsidiaries" according to the following criteria: i) number of employees; ii) sales volume; iii) value of assets; iv) existence of a developed organisational structure at the subsidiary, characterised by a major management presence (other than members of the board of directors) and vested with operating autonomy; v) significance and complexity of the functions performed by the subsidiary within the Group; vi) strategic relevance of the subsidiary on the market. Following analysis of the above mentioned parameters, most recently at the board meeting held on November 6th, 2017, the following companies were identified as strategic subsidiaries of the Company : Tod's France Sas, Tod's Japan KK, Deva Inc., Tod's Hong Kong Ltd., Tod's (Shanghai) Trading Co. Ltd., Tod's Korea Inc., Roger Vivier S.p.A. and Roger Vivier France s.a.s.;
b) assessed general operating performance during the Financial year and, finally, on March 13th, 2018 according to the information received from the delegated bodies, comparing achieved results with budgeted targets;
c) approved the "Guidelines for Significant Transactions of Tod's S.p.a. " (available on the Company web site www.todsgroup.com in the "Corporate Governance/Procedures and Guidelines " section), which provide precise criteria to identify transactions executed with third parties, including those through subsidiaries, which are subject to prior examination and approval by the Board on account of their eco no mic, e q ui ty o r fi na nci al r e lev an ce. ( Fo llo wi n g t h e e nt ry i n to fo r ce o f t he R el at ed P ar ti es Regulation, the Board of Directors has updated, inter alia, the criteria used to identify the "significance" of transactions to be subject to its prior examination and approval);
d) in the Financial year and, finally, o n March 6s t, 2018, carried o ut the evaluatio n o f the functioning of the Board of Directors and its committees, as well as of their size and composition (so called selfassessment).
The self-assessment by the Board of Directors was managed by the Chairman of the Control and Risk Committee, which collected the Directors' opinions on the size, composition and functioning of the Board and its Committees. In particular, the self-assessment concerned: (i) whether the size of the Board of Directors is adequate with respect to the Company's organisational structure; (ii) whether the composition of the governing body is adequate with respect to the Company's operations, also in terms of age of the board members, gender balance, professional skills and expertise; (iii) the number, expertise, authority and available time of the non-executive and/or independent directors; (iv) whether the number o f directo r and audito r positions at other companies held by each Company Director is compatible with effective performance of the Director's duties at the Company; (v) the provision of clear, timely and co mplete info rmatio n and do cuments t o Bo ard and Co mmittee members befo re th eir meetings, as well as any in-depth analyses carried out during the respective sessions; (vi) whether the amount of time dedicated to discussing the items on the agenda during the board meetings is adequate with respect to the importance of the items themselves; (vii) the adequacy of the information received by the delegated bodies at least once every quarter in regard to the activities which they are delegated to supervise and manage and to the most significant transactions in economic, financial and capital terms; (viii) the adequacy of the information provided by the delegated bodies for assessment of general operating performance and its outlook; (ix) the adequacy of the Company's organisational structure in relation to the management of conflicts of interest and related-party transactions; (x) the adequacy of the organizational, administrative and accounting structure of the Company and of its subsidiaries with a strategic importance, as outlined by the Director appointed to the Internal Co ntro l and Risk Management System; (xi) the adequacy of the directors' expertise in defining the levels of risk that are regarded as appropriate and sustainable in relation to the risks to which the Company is exposed; (xii) the possible definition of a plan for the succession of executive directors, while having regard to the current ownership structure; (xiii) the opportunity to set up an Appointment Committee; (xiv) the adequacy of the directors' and key managers' compensation in relation to the goal of creating shareholder value over the medium-longterm; (xv) the adequacy of the Company's business management and organisation model with respect to environmental, social and personnel management issues; (xvi) the assessment of the independence prerequisites established by law and the Code; and, finally, (xvii) the formulation of guidelines concerning the optimal composition of the Board of Directors, in consideration of the next renewal of the body that is an item on the agenda for the Shareholders' Meeting called on April 19th, 2018.
Finally, at its meeting on March 6t h, 2018, the Board of Directors examined the outcome of the selfassessment and found – with the concurrent approval of the independent directors – that the size and co mpo sitio n o f the current Bo ard o f Directo rs (consistin g o f 14 Directo rs, includin g te n witho ut executive authority, seven o f who m are independent) are absolutely sufficient to manage Company operations. The Directors' independence was measured on the basis of the principles established by law and the Code.
On the o ne hand, the self-assessment determined that the number of the Directo rs is adequate in relatio n to the Company's organisational structure, that the number of the independent directors is adequate in terms of the size and activity of the Company, and that the ratio of all Board members to nonexecutive directors is adequate, the latter performing an important function to encourage the exchange of opinions and contribute to monitoring the decisions made by executive directors; on the other hand, the self-assessment determined the adequacy o f the compo sitio n o f the governing bo dy, also in terms of age of the board members, gender balance, professional skills and expertise with respect to the Company's operations.
The Board of Directors – with the support of the independent directors – praised the functioning of the Board of Directors and its Committees, finding that the information and documents provided before their meeti ngs was clear, co mplete and pro mpt, as well as that t he q ual ity o f discussio n was adequate, also as regard s the duratio n o f the meet ings. T he Bo ard o f Directors also fo und that the info rmatio n received by delegated bodies during the board meetings was adequate and satisfactory both in regard to the general performance of operations and its outlook, and to the management of conflicts of interest and related party transactions.
At the end of the self-assessment, the Board confirmed its decision:
Fulfilling its obligations under Application Criterion 1.C.1, sub-indent (h) of the Code, the previous Board of Directors reviewed the results of the self-assessment at its meeting on March 4th, 2015 (acting before election of the current Board by the Shareholders' Meeting on April 22nd, 2015). At that meeting, it issued its recommendations on managers and professionals to the Shareholders in the Management Report on the Agenda of the Shareholders' Meeting pursuant to Art. 125-ter TUF, suggesting that the slates of nominees include (i) individuals possessing adequate managerial and other experience and economic, accounting, legal, financial, risk management and/or compensation policy expertise; (ii) an adequate number of candidates who meet independence requirements, so that at least one third of the Board of Directors can be composed of independent Directors, in accordance with the recommendations laid down in the Corporate Governance Code in relation to companies listed in the FTSE-Mib index, as well as, with reference to the lists containing a number of candidates equal to or higher than three; (iii) candidates from both genders, so that the composition of the Board of Directors ensures gender balance to the extent set out in art. 2 of Law no. 120/11.
Furthermore, it should be noted that, in consideration of the forthcoming expiry of the term of office of the present directors, in accordance with Application Criterion 1.C.1, letter h), of the Code, the Board members have informed the Shareholders – within the scope of the Report on the items on the agenda prepared pursuant to Article 125-ter of TUF – of their guidelines on the composition of the governing body, while taking account of the outcome of the self-assessment procedure conducted at the meeting held on March 6th, 2018 and having regard to the diversity policy adopted by the governing body on the same date, while advising the Shareholders who intend to present a list:
(i) to include candidates in the list who have such managerial and/or professional and/or academic and/or institutional background as to realise a mix of skills and expertise that are different and complementary between each other. Specifically:
c. the board members with an academic and/or institutional background should possess such competence and expertise as may be required to strengthen the business of the Tod's Group;
(ii) to include an adequate number of candidates in the list, who meet the independence requirements, so that at least a third of the Board of Directors may as a rule be composed by independent directors;
(iii) to include candidates in the list who have been selected from different age groups, so as to allow a balanced plurality of perspectives and managerial and professional expertise within the Board of Directors;
(iv) to include, in each list containing a number of candidates equal to or higher than three, candidates of both genders, so that the composition of the Board of Directors may ensure gender balance to the extent set out in Article 147-ter, paragraph 1-ter, of TUF (the less represented gender shall obtain a quota equal to at least a third of the elected Directors).
In fact, the Board of Directors deems it advisable that its members include persons who meet the abovementioned requirements, being convinced that the heterogeneous and highly qualified professional skills called upon to contribute to the proceedings of the governing body, as well as the balanced combination of genders and age groups, may allow the analysis of the various arguments to be discussed from different perspectives, thus contributing to promote a mature and full exchange of opinions, which is the prerequisite for each pondered and aware decision made by the collective body.
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The Shareholders' Meeting held on April 22 n d, 2015 resolved to authorise the Directors to accept positions and to engage in activities prohibited under the not-to-compete clause in Article 2390 of the Italian Civil Code. Pursuant to Application Criterion 1.C.4 of the Corporate Governance Code, the Board of Directors is responsible for assessing the merits of each problem and reporting any criticalities at the first Shareholders' Meeting held thereafter. For this reason, each Director shall inform the Board of any of his/her conflicts of interest with the Company on the day that he or she accepts his/her nomination and every significant change thereafter. No problems or criticalities of this nature and that would have to be referred to the Board arose during the financial year.
The Board of Directors operates, not only directly and as a panel, but also through:
the Vice Chairman,
the Managing Directors (whom the Company has appointed in the persons of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman and the Chief Executive Officers),
the Executive Committee.
The Chairman, Mr. Diego Della Valle is also a Managing Director vested – under his own sole signature and with authority to sub-delegate, as well as with the legal representation of the Company and all the other responsibilities imposed on the Chairman pursuant to the Articles of Association – with full powers to:
a. request the opening of current accounts, the granting of credit lines and overdraft facilities, signing the related agreements and documents, without any limit on amount;
b. withdraw amounts for the current accounts already opened or to be opened in the Company's name as well as issue and accept bills, without any limit on the amount;
c. negotiate, conclude and enter into agreements, instruments, letters or declarations concerning guarantees, surety policies, letters of patronage or guarantees on first demand in favour of the Company and the companies controlled directly or indirectly, including all counter guarantee or surety or acceptance instruments and declarations which may be requested;
d. purchase and sell personal and real property of any nature and kind whatsoever, as well as enter into finance lease agreements;
e. recruit, appoint, suspend and dismiss Company executives and employees in general, save for General Managers who can only be appointed and dismissed by the Board of Directors;
f. file lawsuits, court motions and administrative petitions, at all levels of jurisdiction as well as on appeal to the Court of Cassation and for revocation, designate arbitrators and grant powers of attorney to lawyers and attorneys ad litem; appoint special attorneys-in-fact in general;
g. sign and file with any and all the Tax Authorities, declarations of commitment, attachments, motions, including for suspension, accepting and signing any and all settlements reached with the said Offices;
h. undertake any and all actions of routine business administration, including, without limitation, the power:
sign, on the Company's behalf, any and all business correspondence, deeds and agreements, including finance lease agreements;
sign agreements and contracts with suppliers, customers, consultants and collaborators as well as any and all other agreements and contracts in keeping with the Company's corporate object;
purchase and sell vehicles, personal property, office machines and equipment in general;
purchase the materials, products and machinery necessary or useful to the Company's business;
enter into and terminate leases, as well as utilities contracts for the supply of electricity, water, gas and telephone services;
enter into and terminate insurance contracts of any nature or kind whatsoever, and to settle, pay and collect any and all sums due by way of indemnity or compensation, regardless of amount, issuing valid receipt therefore;
issue credit and debit notes as well as to collect amounts due to the Company, even through bills or notes, issuing full and final receipt therefore;
adjust accounts with customers and suppliers, approving or contesting the accounts in question;
file for declarations of insolvency, bankruptcy protection proceedings, proceedings for subjection to special administration and to bring insolvency proceedings in general, with all the related powers, without exception or exclusion, including the power to file for proof of debt and declarations of the existence of debt, and to accept or refuse settlements proposed by debtors or the parties in charge of the procedure, to waive rights and to enter into settlement agreements;
accept and pay debts, collect any and all amounts due for any reason or cause whatsoever, from private and public bodies, and issue the related receipts;
pick up or have picked up any correspondence, packages or shipments, including registered and insured letters or other special mail, from the Post Office, the Railways, the Customs and any and all goods carriers or transport companies in general, issuing the related discharges and receipts, as well as to collect postal and telegraphic money orders and railway cheques, issuing the related receipts;
accept and enter into arbitration clauses and proceedings, appointing sole arbitrators or a panel of arbitrators, both in formal and informal proceedings, including ex aequo et bono proceedings, waiving, if necessary, the right to raise further claims or file appeals against or motions for the review of the related awards;
make deposits or have deposits made on the current accounts opened or to be opened in the name and on behalf of the Company with Banks and Post Offices and to endorse or cause the endorsement of cheques and bills for collection and discount;
endorse bills issued by customers, by way of payment of debts;
i. execute urgent, extraordinary administration acts, except for the acts reserved to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Meeting or the Board of Directors, according to law or the Articles of Association, or in compliance with the applicable principles, also the principles of Self-regulation. The Board of Directors shall be informed of such acts in the first Meeting after their execution.
Likewise, the Vice Chairman, Mr. Andrea Della Valle, was appointed as Managing Director and invested – under his own sole signature and with authority to sub-delegate, as well as with the legal representation of the Company and all the other responsibilities imposed on the Chairman pursuant to the Articles of Association – with full powers to:
a. request the opening of current accounts, the granting of credit lines and overdraft facilities, signing the related agreements and documents, without any limit on amount;
b. withdraw amounts for the current accounts already opened or to be opened in the Company's name as well as to issue and accept bills, without any limit on amount;
c. negotiate, conclude and enter into agreements, instruments, letters or declarations concerning guarantees, surety policies, letters of patronage or guarantees on first demand in favour of the Company and the companies controlled directly or indirectly, including all counter guarantee or surety or acceptance instruments and declarations which may be requested;
d. purchase and sell personal and real property of any nature and kind whatsoever, as well as enter into finance lease agreements;
e. recruit, appoint, suspend and dismiss Company executives and employees in general, save for General Managers who can only be appointed and dismissed by the Board of Directors;
f. promote legal and administrative actions and petitions before all Courts and Tribunals and also before the Court of Cassation and revoke and appoint arbitrators and confer powers of attorney on lawyers and attorneys ad litem; appoint special attorneys-in-fact in general;
g. sign and file with any and all the Tax Authorities, declarations of commitment, attachments, motions, including for suspension, accepting and signing any and all settlements reached with the said Offices;
h. undertake any and all actions of routine business administration, including, without limitation, the power:
to sign, on the Company's behalf, any and all business correspondence, deeds and agreements, including finance lease agreements;
to sign agreements and contracts with suppliers, customers, consultants and collaborators as well as any and all other agreements and contracts in keeping with the Company's corporate object;
to purchase and sell vehicles, personal property, office machines and equipment in general;
to purchase the materials, products and machinery necessary or useful to the Company's business;
to enter into and terminate leases, as well as utilities contracts for the supply of electricity, water, gas and telephone services;
to enter into and terminate insurance contracts of any nature or kind whatsoever, and to settle, pay and collect any and all sums due by way of indemnity or compensation, regardless of amount, issuing valid receipt therefore;
to issue credit and debit notes as well as to collect amounts due to the Company, even through bills or notes, issuing full and final receipt therefore;
to adjust accounts with customers and suppliers, approving or contesting the accounts in question;
to file for declarations of insolvency, bankruptcy protection proceedings, proceedings for subjection to special administration and to bring insolvency proceedings in general, with all the related powers, without exception or exclusion, including the power to file for proof of debt and declarations of the existence of debt, and to accept or refuse settlements proposed by debtors or the parties in charge of the procedure, to waive rights and to enter into settlement agreements;
to accept and pay debts, collect any and all amounts due for any reason or cause whatsoever, from private and public bodies, and issue the related receipts;
to withdraw or cause the withdrawal of correspondence, packages or shipments, including registered and insured letters or other special mail, from the Post Office, the Railways, the Customs and any and all goods carriers or transport companies in general, issuing the related discharges and receipts, as well as to collect postal and telegraphic money orders and railway cheques, issuing the related receipts;
to accept and enter into arbitration clauses and proceedings, appointing sole arbitrators or a panel of arbitrators, both in formal and informal proceedings, including ex aequo et bono proceedings, waiving, if necessary, the right to raise further claims or file appeals against or motions for the review of the related awards;
to deposit or have deposits made on the current accounts opened or to be opened in the name and on behalf of the Company with Banks and Post Offices and to endorse or cause the endorsement of cheques and bills for collection and discount;
to endorse bills issued by customers, by way of payment of debts;
i. to execute urgent extraordinary administration acts, except for the acts reserved to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Meeting or the Board of Directors, according to law or the Articles of Association, or in compliance with the applicable principles, also the principles of Self-regulation. The Board of Directors shall be informed of such acts in the first Meeting after their execution.
Andrea Della Valle was also appointed as Director responsible for the Internal Control and Risk Management System by a resolution passed by the Board of Directors on July 21st, 2016, as well as Director responsible for the Whistleblowing system by a resolution passed by the Board of Directors on October 24th, 2016.
The Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Stefano Sincini, has also been appointed Managing Director, invested, through specific power of attorney, and under his own sole signature, with all the powers required to:
a. to request the opening of current accounts, the granting of credit lines and overdraft facilities, signing the related agreements and documents, without any limit on the amount;
b. to withdraw amounts for the current accounts already opened or to be opened in the Company's name;
c. to purchase and sell personal property of any nature and kind whatsoever, as well as enter into finance lease agreements;
d. to recruit, appoint, suspend and dismiss Company employees, with the exception of executives;
e. to promote legal and administrative actions and petitions before all Courts and Tribunals and also before the Court of Cassation and revoke and appoint arbitrators and to confer powers of attorney on lawyers and representatives ad litem; to appoint special representatives in general;
f. to sign and file with any and all the Tax Authorities, declarations of commitment, attachments, motions, including for suspension;
g. to undertake any and all actions of routine business administration, including, without limitation, the
to sign, on the Company's behalf, any and all business correspondence, deeds and agreements, including finance lease agreements;
to sign agreements and contracts with suppliers, customers, consultants and collaborators as well as any and all other agreements and contracts in keeping with the Company's corporate object;
with all of the foregoing in respect of the prerogatives reserved by law or the Articles of Association to the Shareholders' Meeting or the Board of Directors, or in compliance with applicable principles, including the Code.
At the meetings held on November 12t , 2014 and April 22n d, 2015, the Board of Directors appointed Mirko Bartoloni, the Group's Supply Chain Manager, and the Managing Director Stefano Sincini as "Employer" pursuant to and in application of Legislative Decree 81 of April 9th, 2008for the production units/organisational structures that are respectively listed therein and, in that capacity, granted them the broadest decision-making and signatory powers, with spending autonomy, for implementing all occupational health and safety measures.
Subsequently, by a Board resolution passed on January 24th, 2018, the Board of Directors:
The Board Member Stefano Sincini has also been designated as Director Responsible for the Internal Control and Risk Management System by a resolution passed by the Board of Directors on April 22nd, 2015.
As disclosed to the market since November 6th, 2017, the Board has agreed with the decision made by the present Managing Director and General Manager Stefano Sincini, in full agreement with the owners, to have him replaced by Umberto Macchi di Cellere, who was appointed as the Company's General Manager as from December 1st, 2016.
By a resolution passed by the Board of Directors on April 22n d, 2015, the Director Emilio Macellari was delegated specific authority to supervise and coordinate the financial management of the Company, with specific regard to the operations of the existing financial sources, the control and planning of flows, the financial strategy to cover potential investments, including the preliminary borrowing of possible funds in consideration of development projects and the more efficient management of available financial resources, as well as to supervise and coordinate the complex administrative apparatus of the Company, including the activities of corporate bodies, to assure its most effective organisation, guarantee the Company and the Group the most efficient and dynamic support for the Managing Directors' project planning activities, and supervising and coordinating relations with institutional investors and other shareholders in compliance with applicable internal procedures.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Diego Della Valle, is the controlling shareholder and Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer.
In regard to Application Criterion 2.C.5 of the Code, which recommends that the chief executive officer of an issuer not sit on the board of directors of any other issuer (that does not belong to the same Group) at which a director of the Issuer is chief executive officer, it should be pointed out that there are no interlocking directorate situations among the members of the Issuer's Board of Directors.
In regard to 2.P.5 of the Corporate Governance Code (illustration of the reasons why delegations of operating authority are granted to the Chairman), note is made that the Board of Directors, examining again the issue on March 6t h, 2018, confirmed its opinion and decided that the Issuer's corporate
g o v e r n a n c e i s p e r f e c t l y c o n s i s t e n t w i t h t h e C o m p a n y ' s i n t e r e s t s , i n c l u d i n g i n r e g a r d t o t h e concentration of duties, considering inter alia that (i) the Chairman, to whom operating authority has been delegated, is the director who has worked for the greatest number of years at the firm, and his role is not limited to institutional and representative functions, but instead fully engaged in Company operations, which is essential to its realizing optimum performance; (ii) operating authority has also been delegated to other directors, in addition to the Chairman (there are a total of four directors with executive authority).
In reference to Application Criterion 2.C.3 of the Corporate Governance Code, note is made that the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Diego Della Valle, is the controlling shareholder and Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer, and that in the aforementioned Framework Resolution of April 22nd, 2015, as updated on October 24t h, 2016, the Board of Directors found that it was appropriate to designate a lead independent director who would be delegated the functions suggested by the Corporate Governance Code (as illustrated in paragraph 4.7).
T he cu rr e nt E x ec ut iv e Co mmi tt ee i s m ad e u p o f t he fo llo w i ng fo u r m em b er s: Di ego D el la V a l le (Chairman), Andrea Della Valle (Vice Chairman), Emilio Macellari and Stefano Sincini.
The Executive Committee has been appointed by the Board on April 22 n d, 2015 for a three years term, an d s ha ll r ema in i n o ff ic e u n ti l t he n e xt S har e ho ld er s' Me et i ng c al le d to ap pro v e t h e f in anc ia l statements for financial year 2017.
In light of the Company's size, as well as in the interest of promoting managerial efficiency, whilst also boosting the flexibility and speed of operations, the Executive Committee is expressly invested with all the powers attributed to the Board of Directors, save for those reserved under law (section 2381 of the Italian Civil Code), or the Articles of Association, to the Board itself, without prejudice to the powers reserved solely to the Board of Directors, in compliance with the principles of Self-regulation and any and all applicable rules and regulations, as already described above.
The Executive Committee met 4 times during the Financial year and at least five Meetings are scheduled for the current financial year (1 of which has already taken place). In general, the Executive Committee's Meetings have a duration that varies from four to five hours.
T he Meetings reco rded the regular and diligent participatio n o f its members (in fact, the overall percentage participation was 100%, while the percentage participation of each Committee Member in the Meetings held is indicated in Table no. 2 attached hereto).
The Managing Directors and other executive directors, as well as the Executive Committee, shall, at least on a quarterly basis:
pro v i de t he Bo ar d o f D ir ec to rs wi th a fu ll acco un t o f th e ro ut in e as w e ll as at y pic al o r u nu s ua l activities undertaken in performance of the tasks and duties delegated to each of them respectively;
seek Board authorisation for effecting significant transactions subject to mandatory Board approval pursuant to the "Tod's S.p.A.'s Guidelines on particularly significant transactions" approved by the Board of Directors on November 11th, 2010;
submit a full report on the conclusion of related-party transactions, both to the Board of Directors and the Board of Statutory Auditors.
As already noted, with regard to Application Criterion 1.C.1 of the Code, and in accordance with Article 150
of the TUF and Article 24 of the Articles of Association, the Board has repeatedly asserted, even formally, (in the Framework Resolution of April 22nd, 2015, as updated on October 24th, 2016) the principle that company directors, officers and/or internal committees or bodies delegated with specific tasks or powers, must provide the Board of Directors a full account of the activities undertaken in discharge of their respective delegated tasks and/or powers, at least on a quarterly basis.
In any event, the Executive Committee is required to submit to the Board of Directors, at the earliest opportunity, and in any case, at least on a quarterly basis, a summary report of its most significant decisions, and/or any and all other matters that ought to be brought to the Board's attention.
During the course of the Year, all company directors, officers and/or internal committees and/or bodies invested with delegated powers, duly provided the Board of Directors with an account of the activities undertaken by each of them in exercise of their respective delegated powers, at the earliest opportunity thereafter, or otherwise, on a quarterly basis.
Board Members Emilio Macellari is also an Executive Director, in accordance with Application Criterion 2.C.1 of the Co rporate Governance Co de, in addition to the Managing Directo rs Diego Della V alle, Andrea Della Valle and Stefano Sincini. Mr. Emilio Macellari was conferred with special powers o f attorney within the Issuer. Mr. Stefano Sincini is also General Manager of the Company and a Director with delegated powers in a number of companies of strategic importance. As disclosed to the market since November 6th, 2017, the Board has agreed with the decision made by the present Managing Director and General Manager Stefano Sincini, in full agreement with the owners, to have him replaced by Umberto Macchi di Cellere, who was appointed as the Company's General Manager as from December 1st, 2016. As already pointed out, the abovementioned directors are members of the Executive Committee of the Company.
In relation to Application Criterion 3.C.3 of the Code, it should be noted that the Company's independent directors are currently seven out of a total of fourteen (therefore, more than one third of the Board members meet independence requirements).
As already mentioned, the Board of Directors carried out, in the Meeting held on April 22nd, 2015, after t h e ap po i nt me nt , ba se d o n th e i nfo rm at io n p ro v id e d by ea ch D ir ecto r, a l s o fo llo w i ng t h e se lfassessmen t, deemed a ppl icable the in dep ende nce requireme nts refe rable t o the fo llo wing eight members, i.e. Directors: Luigi Abete, Luigi Cambri, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Pierfrancesco Saviotti, Vincenzo Manes, Michele Scannavini, Romina Guglielmetti and Sveva Dalmasso, reporting the outcome of its assessments in a notice disclosed to the market, in accordance with the provisions laid down under Application Criterion 3.C.4 of the Code and Art. 144-novies of the Issuer Regulation.
During the Financial year, the assessment as to whether the independence requirements are met was carried out by the Board of Directors at the meeting held on March 1st, 2017, at the end of the annual selfassessment procedure started by the Chairman of the Control and Risk Committee. Finally, this assessment was carried out on March 6th, 2018, at the end of the self-assessment procedure on the basis of the updated information provided by each director concerned. Specifically, in those circumstances, the Board considered, among other things, that the independence requirements were also met by board members Luigi Abete, L uigi Cambri, Pierfrancesco Saviotti, Vincenzo Manes, Romina Guglielmetti, Sveva Dalmasso and Michele Scannavini. It also acknowledged that the number of the members of the Board (composed of 14 directors, of which 10 are non-executive directors and 7 of which are independent directors) was fair compared to t h e C o m p a n y ' s o p e r a t i o n s a n d t h a t t h e c o m p o s i t i o n o f t h e B o a r d w a s c o n s i s t e n t w i t h t h e recommendations laid down in the current regulations, as well as in Application Criterion 3.C.3 of the Code.
The applied independence criteria correspond to the principles established by applicable regulations and A r t i c l e 3 o f t h e C o r p o r a t e G o v e r n a n c e C o d e , w h i c h w e r e a p p l i e d w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g clarifications/exceptions.
In view of the fact that, as expressly provided for in the Application Criterion 3.C.1 of the Code, for the purposes of the independence assessment, greater attention must be paid to substance rather than to form, and that, all the individuals in question were unanimously found to meet the highest standards of professionalism and independence, it was decided that:
( i ) t h e D i r e c t o r L u i g i A b e t e w a s n o t c o m p r o m i s e d b y t h e f a c t t h a t D i r e c t o r s E m i l i o Macellari and Emanuele Della Valle are members of the Board of Directors of Italian Entertainment Group S.p.A., chaired by Mr. Luigi Abete, and that the Chairman Diego Della Valle and the Vice Chairman Andrea Della Valle have a joint equity interest in the share capital of Italian Entertainment Group S.p.A., as well as the fact that the Di rec to r Emi l io Mac el lar i is a m em be r o f t he Bo a rd o f Di r ecto rs o f So fim S. r. l. in which Mr. Abete has the position of director;
(i i) the directors Luigi Abete, Luigi Cambri and Pierfrancesco Saviotti were not compromised by the fact of having held their position for more than 9 years in the last 12 years;
(iii) the director Sveva Dalmasso was not compromised by the circumstance that she is a close relative of an independent director who has held the position for more than 9 years in the last 12 years.
In the o pinio n of the Board the situatio ns described above were not capable o f jeo pardising the independence of the aforementioned board members, whose high professional and entrepreneurial standing and authoritativeness are well known in the market and ensure their large independence with respect to the opinion of the management and of the majority shareholder; such members, in fact, have constantly proven to be acting independently, presenting recommendations and suggestions with regard to various issues being discussed and resolved upon by the Board.
After conducting the appropriate reviews, the Board of Statutory Auditors found that the principles and procedures adopted by the Board to assess the independence of its Members had been properly applied, in compliance with Application Criterion 3.C.5 of the Code.
It is hereby confirmed that, thereby also implementing Application Criterion 3.C.6 of the Code, the Independent Board Members met, in the absence of other Directors, on December 11t h, 2017, in order to assess, amo ng o ther t hi ngs, the impleme ntatio n o f the princip les lai d do wn in the Corporate Governance Code of Listed Companies (edition of July 2015), as well as the Company's compliance with market abuse regulations and the recommendations reported in the recent Consob Guidelines concerning the handling of inside information.
It should be noted that all the present independent directors also met independence requirements within the slates submitt ed fo r the appo intment o f the Board o f Directo rs at the time o f the Shareho lders' Meeting held on April 22nd, 2015. Although in the absence of an express commitment to this effect, all the independent directors maintained their independence during the entire mandate, except for Board member Michele Scannavini (who however went back to meet independence requirements during the current 2018 financial year).
Considering that the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Diego Della Valle, is the Issuer's Chief Executive Officer, as well as the controlling Shareholder, the Board of Directors deemed it appropriate to comply with the recommendation concerning the appointment of a Lead Independent Director in order to assign the functions suggested by the Corporate Governance Code.
At the aforesaid meeting of April 22nd, 2015, the Board appointed the (non-executive and) independent Director Pierfrancesco Saviotti as the "Lead Independent Director", by complying with Application Criterion 2.C.3 of the Code and with the recommendation mentioned in the comment concerning Article 2; Pierfrancesco Saviotti was assigned the following functions:
to act as the principal contact and coordinator for requests and contributions made by the non-executive directors and, in particular, the independent directors;
to cooperate with the Chairman of the Board of Directors in order to ensure that the Directors receive complete and timely flows of information;
to co nvene, independ en tly o r o n request by o ther directo rs, special meetings rese rved o nly to independent directors for discussion of the issues deemed to be of interest to the operation of the Board of Directors or corporate management, ensuring, inter alia, that the Independent Directors meet at least once a year, without the other Directors.
During the financial year, the Lead Independent Director cooperated with the Chairman to guarantee the provision of complete and timely information to all directors, and he has convened a meeting of Independent Directors on December 11th, 2017.
By a resolution passed on July 21st, 2016 on the basis of a proposal submitted by the Chairman and CEO in compliance with application criterion 1.C.1., letter j), of the Code, the Company's Board of Directors updated the "Regulation for internal management and public disclosure of documents and information concerning Tod's S.p.A. and the Tod's Group " (adopted since May 15t h, 2002) in order to bring it into line wit h th e n ew ru l es go v e rn i ng ma rk et a bu s e lai d do wn i n r eg ul at io n (EU) 596/ 201 4 a n d re la te d implementing regulations.
The abovementioned Regulation was updated on December 22nd, 2017, by a decision made by the Chairman and Managing Director, in order to take account of the guidelines provided by the ESMA (final report, guidelines and Q&A) and by Consob (Guidelines on the handling of inside information).
This Regulation regulates the procedures for internal handling and external communication of confidential documents and information concerning the Issuer and the Tod's Group, including "regulated information" pursuant to Article 113-ter of the TUF, i.e. information that must be published by listed issuers in the application of laws and regulations in force, and with specific reference to "inside information" pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 596/2014 ("price sensitive information"), i.e. information of a precise nature, which has not been made public, relating, directly or indirectly, to the Company and/or to its financial instruments, and which, if it were made public, would be likely to have a significant effect on the prices of those financial instruments, including derivatives (in accordance with the recommendations provided in the Consob Guidelines on the handling of inside information, the abovementioned Regulation sets out, among other things, the criteria for the identification of inside information and the categories of relevant information that might be subsequently regarded as inside information).
In addition to prescribing the obligation for Directors, S t at u t o ry A u d i t o r s, I nv e s t o r R e l a t io n s M a n a g e r a n d a l l e m p lo y e e s i n ge n e r a l t o m a i n t a i n t h e confidentiality of price-sensitive information and
scrupulously comply with the disclosure procedure, this document defines the various responsibilities for approval and disclosure of material information. It is p ub li s he d i n t h e Co r po ra te Go ve r na nce /Pro c e du re s a nd Re g ul at io n s s ect io n o f th e w eb s it e www.todsgroup.com.
In compliance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 596/2014, the abovementioned Regulation allows the Company to postpone, by a resolution to be jointly passed by the Chairman and the Vice Chairman or, if required, by the Board of Directors and under its own responsibility, the public disclosure of inside information, provided that all the conditions are fulfilled, which are provided for in European and national laws and regulations, as applicable from time to time. Furthermore, the Company may be allowed, by a resolution to be jointly passed by the Chairman and the Vice Chairman or, if required, by the Board of Directors, to carry out "market soundings", including through third parties that act in its name or on its behalf: these consist of the disclosure of information, prior to the announcement of a transaction, in order to gauge the interest of potential investors in a possible transaction and related terms and conditions, such as potential size and pricing, to one or more potential investors, in accordance with the European and national laws and regulations, as applicable from time to time..
Pursuant to the Framework Resolution adopted on April 22nd, 2015 and updated on October 24th, 2016, the Board of Directors resolved to comply with the principles and application criteria of Article 4 of the Corporate Governance Code, by setting up several Board committees charged with making proposals and giving advice in accordance with the principles set out in the Code. In particular, that resolution provides that:
t h e Co m m i t t e e s s h a l l be m a d e u p o f a t l e a s t th r e e i n d e p e n d e n t d i r e c to r s ; a l t e r n a t iv e l y, t h e Compensation Committee and the Control and Risk Committee may be composed of non-executive directors, and the majority of these must also be independent, on condition that the chairmen of these committees be independent directors; one of the members of the Compensation Committee must have adequate knowledge and experience in financial or remuneration policy matters, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors when it appoints them, and one of the members of the Control and Risk Committee must have adequate experience in accounting, finance or risk management, as determined by the Board of Directors when it appoints him;
the duties of individual Committees are provided by the resolution by which they are established and may be supplemented or amended by a subsequent resolution of the Board of Directors;
minutes shall be drafted of all Committee meetings; the Chairman of the Committee shall give notice thereof to the Board of Directors at the first subsequent meeting;
in the performance of their duties, the Committees have the right to access the Company information and functions, as necessary to perform their duties, and to use external advisors in accordance with the conditions that are periodically established by the Board of Directors; on request, each Committee may draw on the resources provided by the Company in order to fulfil its mandate in accordance with the conditions imposed by the Board of Directors, or its Chairman or by each Director Responsible for the Internal Control and Risk Management System, without prejudice to the rules governing related party transactions;
in its annual Report on Corporate Governance, the Board of Directors provides the market with information about the establishment and members of its Committees, the mandates given to them, and – on the basis of what each Committee reports – the activities they actually performed during the year, the number and average length of Committee meetings, and the percentage rate of participation by each
member at those meetings;
persons who are not members of the Committee may participate in the meetings of each Committee upon invitation of the same, with reference to individual items on the agenda, including other members of the Board of Directors or the Company organisation; the Control and Risk Committee meetings may be attended by the Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors or another Statutory Auditor designated by him (however, the other Statutory Auditors may attend them as well); the Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors – or another Statutory Auditor designated by him – should also participate at the meetings of the Compensation Committee;
the meetings of each Committee are chaired by its own Chairman; if the Chairman is absent or the Committees decide by unanimous vote, the meetings of each Committee may be chaired by another one of its members;
resolutions can only be validly passed by Committee meetings attended by a majority of Committee members; resolutions are passed by the favourable vote of the absolute majority of the Committee members present at Committee meetings, and in the case of a tie, the deciding vote shall be cast by the chairman of the meeting; Committee meetings may be held by conference call or videoconference, on co nd it io n th at al l p art ic i pa nt s c an be id e nt ifi e d by t he c ha irm an o f t he me et in g an d t h e o th er participants, that they can all follow and participate in the discussion in real time, as well as receive and send documents. In such case, the Committee meeting shall be deemed to be held in the place where the chairman of the meeting is physically present.
In addition to the Executive Committee, the Company's Board of Directors established, in compliance with the principles of corporate governance, the Control and Risk Committee and the Compensation Committee, both of which are charged with providing advice and making recommendations.
With regard to application criterion 4.C.1 sub-section c) of the Code, it should be noted that the Issuer has no t establishe d a committee carrying o ut o ne o r mo re functio ns of two o r mo re co mmittees provided by the Corporate Governance Code .
Besides the committees established and functioning in compliance with the Code, it should be noted that the Board of Directors, by a Framework Resolution dated April 22 n d, 2015, as updated on October 24t h, 2016, confirmed the establishment of the Independent Directors Committee, with the relevant functions and responsibilities which the Related Parties Regulation and the Procedure on Related Parties Transactions vest in a committee composed solely of Independent Directors with reference to related parties transactions of a greater importance; the above mentioned Committee functions in compliance with the principles of corporate governance which regulate the Control and Risk Committee function.
The relevant functions and responsibilities which the Related Parties Regulation and the Procedure on Related Parties Transactions vest in a committee composed of non-executive directors in majority i n d e p e n d e n t w i t h r e f e r e n c e t o r e l a t e d p a r t i e s t r a n s a c t i o n s o f a m i n o r i m p o r t a n c e a r e i n t h e responsibility of the Control and Risk Committee.
In relation to the comment on Article 4 of the Code, which recommend that the Boards of Directors of the companies belonging to the FTSE-Mib index consider whether to establish a specific committee dedicated to supervising sustainability issues connected with the conduct of the business activity and to its interaction with all stakeholders, or to concentrate or distribute these functions between the committees that have already been set up, The Company's Board of Directors has deemed it appropriate to assign this responsibility to the Independent Directors Committee and considered it unnecessary, especially in the light of the Company's voluntary compliance with the recommendation laid down therein, to establish a specific committee for sustainability issues. More specifically, the Board of Directors considered that the Independent Directors Committee was the most suitable to perform such proactive duties to boost the business as are required by the promotion of single sustainable development projects and of non-profit initiatives. It sho uld b e no ted that the Bo ard o f Directo rs has specifically appo inted the Ind epen dent Directo rs Committee: ( a ) to consider and assess the sustainability policy aimed at creating value over time for their Shareholders and any other stakeholder, in accordance with sustainable development principles, as well as with regard to the sustainability guidelines and targets that are submitted to the Board of Directors on an annual basis; (b) to consider the implementation of the sustainability policy on the basis of the instructions given by the Board of Directors; (c) to consider and assess sustainability projects, including in relation to single projects; (d) to consider the Company's non-profit strategy and its implementation, including in relation to single projects, as well as any non-profit initiative submitted to the Board of Directors; (e) to give its opinion, at the request of the Board of Directors, on other sustainability issues.
At the date of approval of this Report, the Board of Directors had not found it necessary, by unanimous decision made within the Framework Resolution dated April 19t h, 2012, and subsequently confirmed from year to year, to set up an appointment Committee; this decision was made in consideration of the current structure of company ownership which features a high level of concentration of ownership and taking account that – as expressly provided for in the comments on art. 5 of the Code – "the appointment Committee is historically set up in systems characterised by a high level of shareholder dispersion ... and that, mainly with publicly-owned companies, it performs a function of particular importance in the identification of the candidates to the position of director."
T he principles o f corpo rate governance received by the Company require that the pro po sals fo r appointment as director, accompanied inter alia by adequate disclosure of the nominee's personal information and professional qualifications, with indication of their possibility of being qualified as independent directors pursuant to Article 3 of the Code, are deposited at the registered office of the Company within the terms provided by the relevant law – also regulatory provisions – time by time in force and promptly published on the Company web site. Furthermore, it should be pointed out that the self-assessment procedure is started by the Chairman of the Control and Risk Committee through the use of specific questionnaires that are periodically submitted to all the board members, and that, at the end of such procedure, the Board identifies the composition of the governing body that is regarded from time to time as the most appropriate.
Finally, it should be noted that, in the implementation of the provisions laid down in Article 123-bis, paragraph 2, letter d-bis), of TUF, the Company adopted its diversity policy, by a Board resolution passed on March 6th , 2018, which is aimed at identifying an optimal composition of the Board of Directors.
In compliance with principle 6.P.3 of the Code, the Board of Directors of Tod's S.p.A., has established the Compensation Committee with advisory and recommendatory functions.
In the Board Meeting held on April 22 n d, 2015, the Board resolved to establish the Compensation Committee for the 2015-2017 three-year period and up to approval of the Financial Statements referred to t h e la st fi na nc ial y ea r, af t er ve ri fyi n g th e no n- e xec ut iv e an d i nd e pe n de nc e re q ui r eme n ts i n co mpliance with the prin ciples establ ishe d by law and by the Co rpo rate G o vernance Co de. T he Compensation Committee comprises the following non-executive and independent Directors: Luigi Abete (Chairman), Sveva Dalmasso, Vincenzo Manes.
The Compensation Committee met once during the Financial year, with a 100% overall attendance rate o f its members (the percentage atte ndance o f each Co mmittee Member i n the meet ings held is i n d i c a t e d i n t h e T a b l e n o . 2 a t t a c h e d h e r e t o a s a n a p p e n d i x ) ; t h e C o m m i t t e e ' s m e e t i n g s w e r e coordinated by its Chairman, Mr. Abete: minutes were duly drafted and the Chairman gave notice thereof to the Board of Directors at the first subsequent meeting; the meetings lasted about one hour and were attended by the Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors, in compliance with the principles of Corporate Governance.
During the current financial year, the Compensation Committee met once and, to-date, an additional meeting has been scheduled.
During the Financial year, the Committee was made up of three non-executive and independent directors, the majority of whom appropriately experienced and credentialed specialists in the fields of accounting, finance and remuneration policies.
No Directo r attended the Co mpensatio n Co mmittee Meetings i n which pro po sals to the Bo ard o f Directors were drawn up in relation to his own compensation, in compliance with Application Criterion 6.C.6 of the Code.
With the exception of the Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors non-members did not participate at the Compensation Committee meetings held during the year.
In the application of Principle 6.P.4 of the Code, the Compensation Committee submits to the Board the proposals for the definition of the policy for the remuneration of executive directors, directors holding special positions and managers with strategic responsibilities.
In accordance with Application Criterion 6.C.5, of the Code, on November 11th, 2011 and ultimately on November 11th, 2015, the Board, inter alia, vested the Compensation Committee with the following responsibilities:
During the Financial year, the Compensation Committee, inter alia, (i) considered whether the Managing Directors had achieved the performance targets set for the 2016 financial year, and (ii) the adequacy, the overall consistency and the actual application of the Issuer's compensation policy; (iii) proposed to the Board of Directors that it identify and define the annual performance targets to be assigned to the executive directors and directors delegated with special duties.
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When executing its functions the Compensation Committee has the right to access the information and corporate functions necessary to fulfil its duties, as well as to avail itself of external consultants, subject to authorization by the Board of Directors.
It is hereby confirmed that the Board of Directors has not allocated an ad hoc budget available to the Compensation Committee, but when the Committee deems it is necessary or appropriate to avail itself o f e x te rn al co ns u lta nt s, t he Co m pa ny m ak es av ai la bl e to t he Co m mi tt ee f ro m t im e to tim e, t h e resources required for this purpose in order to execute its functions.
In accordance with applicable regulations and in compliance with Principle 6.P.4 of the Corporate Governance Code, the Board of Directors, acting on the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, adopted by resolution dated November 11t h, 2011 and subsequently amended by resolution dated November 11th, 2015, and, finally, by resolution dated March 13th, 2018, the policy document "Tod's S.p.A. Group's Remuneration Policies and implementing procedures".
The aforesaid policy document lays down the guidelines to be followed in terms of not only procedure and form (i.e. the internal corporate processes through which policy is defined and implemented) and also substance and content (the criteria on which policy is based) by all company directors, officers, committee and bodies tasked with determining the remuneration of executive directors, Board members invested with specific tasks, general manager and of other executives invested with strategic responsibilities, taking due account, inter alia, of the remuneration levels prevailing at other Group companies.
F o r f u r t h e r i n fo r ma t i o n o n r e m u n e r at i o n p o l ic i e s a n d p ro c e d u r e s , s e e t he f i r s t s ec t io n o f t h e Remuneration Report drawn up in accordance with Article 123-ter of the TUF, and disclosed to the public at least twenty-one days prior to the date of the subsequent Shareholders' Meeting, pursuant to applicable rules and regulations.
The Remuneration Report, to which reference should be made in full for any information not contained in this Report, is available for public consultation at the Company's registered offices, as well as on the Company's web site www.todsgroup.com and through the autho rised sto rage devic e at the addre ss www. .it.
The Company's remuneration policies impose no specific requirements in respect of the remuneration of the executive in charge of drawing up the Company's accounting documents or of the head of the internal audit function (in their specific capacities as such); the said policies specifically establish that: (i) the remuneration of employees must always be determined by the company directors, officers, committees or bodies invested with delegated powers and responsibilities for such purpose, and/or the corporate structure in question, in compliance with the Company's values, mid-to-long term strategies and sound risk management policies; (ii) any and all incentive mechanisms targeted at the executive in charge of drawing up the Company's accounting documents, in the latter's capacity as a "strategic executive", must duly reflect the tasks assigned to him or her, and accordingly be based on individual targets assigned in light of the nature of tasks and duties in question. Moreover, the remuneration of the executive in charge of drawing up the Company's accounting documents, in the latter's capacity as a "strategic executive", must also be determined with a view to striking an appropriate balance between the fixed and variable components thereof, in light of, inter alia, the Company's risk management policy: as a general rule the annual variable component must fall with the range of 10% and 40% o f the fixed component.
P u r s u a n t t o A r t . 1 2 3 -b i s, p a r . 1 , l e t t e r i), o f T U F , it i s h e r e b y e x p r e s s l y s t a t e d t h a t a s o f t h e d a t e of appro val of this Report, except fo r the info rmatio n reported in the Remuneratio n Report with reference to the forthcoming termination of the contract (both as regards employment and the position as director) of the Managing Director Stefano Sincini, there are no agreements in place between the Group and any other director, which envisage the payment of indemnities to Directors in the event of resignation, dismissal without just cause or termination of the employment relationship following a public purchase offer.
No executive director ceased to hold office during the Financial Year.
Fo r further information on this matter, see the Remuneration Repo rt, available at the Company's registered offices, as well as on the Company's web site www.todsgroup.com and through the authorised storage device at the address .
In accordance with Principles 7.P.3 sub-section a), no. (ii), and 7.P.4 of the Code, the Company's Board of Directors has set up an internal Control and Risk Committee.
After verifying that its directors without executive authority and independent directors satisfied the pre-requisites for being considered such in accordance with both the law and Article 3 of the Code, the Bo ard o f Directors resolved at the afo rementio ned Framework Resolutio n of April 22 n d , 2015, to constitute the Control and Risk Committee. Its members are the following directors without executive autho rity, a majo rity o f who m are independe nt: L uigi Cambri (Chairman), Maurizio Bo scarato and
Romina Guglielmetti.
During the Financial year, the Control and Risk Committee met six times and for the current financial year five meetings have been scheduled (two of which have been already held). Usually the Committee meetings last for approximately one hour.
The meetings are coordinated by the Chairman, Mr. Cambri, minutes shall be drafted and the Chairman shall give notice thereof to the Board of Directors at the first subsequent meeting. The meetings were regularly and assiduously attended by the directors (the overall percentage rate of attendance was 100%, while the percentage rate of attendance by each Committee Member at the held meetings is indicated in the Table no. 2 attached hereto as an appendix).
With regard to Criterion 7.P.4 of the Code, note is made that during the financial year, three nonexecutive Directo rs, the majo rity of who m independent, sat o n the Co ntrol and Risk Committee. Independent Director Luigi Cambri was appointed as Chairman of the Committee. The professional experi ence o f the members o f the Co mmittee ensures that the Co mmittee dispo ses o f adequate knowledge about accounting, financial and risk management matters and has been deemed adequate by the Board of Directors at the time of appointment.
Invited by the Committee and in relation to specific topics time by time in agenda, non-members have been attending the meetings of the Committee held during the financial year.
In compliance with Article 7 of the Corporate Governance Code, the Board of Directors assigned the Control and Risk Committee the following advisory and recommendatory functions, in accordance with the Application Criterion 7.C.2 set out in the Corporate Governance Code:
At last, it should be noted that the Control and Risk Committee has been charged with the relevant
functions and responsibilities which the Related Parties Regulation and the Procedure on Related Parties Transactions vest in a committee composed of non-executive Directors, in majority independent with reference to related parties transactions of a minor importance.
The Chairman of the Internal Control Committee illustrated the details to the Directors regarding the activities performed by the Committee with reference to the Financial year, and in particular, the Chairman illustrated to the collective administrative body the Committee's assessments of the adequacy and effectiveness of the Internal Control and Risk Management System at the date of the Board Meeting to approve the Annual Financial Report as at December 31st, 2016, the half-yearly financial Report as at June 30th, 2017, as well as at the date of the Board Meeting to approve the Annual Financial Report as at December 31st, 2017.
During the Financial year the Control and Risk Committee also gave its opinion, among other things, as to the approval of the annual plan prepared by the head of the Internal Audit function and assessed, together with the financial reporting officer and having heard the independent auditors and the Board of Statutory Auditors, the correct application of the accounting standards and their consistency for the purposes of the preparation of the consolidated financial statements.
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The Meetings of the Committee held during the financial year were attended by the Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors (or by another Auditor duly appointed by the Chairman) and, based on the Committee's invitation and in relation to specific items on the Agenda, by the standing auditors of the Board of Statutory Auditors, by the Head of the Internal Audit Function, by the Directors appointed to the Internal Control and Risk Management System operations and by the Director in charge of drawing up the corporate accounting documents, as well as by the members of the Supervisory Body.
When executing its functions the Committee has the right to access the corporate information and functions required to perform its duties, as well as to avail itself of external consultants, subject to being authorized by the Board of Directors.
It is hereby confirmed that the Board of Directors has not allocated an ad hoc budget available to the Control and Risk Committee, but when the Committee deems it necessary or appropriate to avail itself o f external co nsultants, t he Co mpany makes available to the Co mmittee, fro m time to time, the resources required to perform its functions.
With reference to Application Criterion 1.C.1 lett. b), of the Code, it should be noted that, by a resolution adopted on October 24t h, 2016, the Company's Board of Directors updated the Framework Resolution that had been passed at the meeting held on April 22n d, 2015, thus adopting the new recommendations laid down in the Corporate Governance Code of July 2015; as a result, it established that it is the responsibility of the Board of Directors to define, under strategic, industrial and financial plans, the nature and level of risk consistent with the Company's key objectives, including, in its assessments, all such risks as may become of importance within the scope of medium-to long-term sustainability of the Company's business.
In reference to Application Criterion 7.C.1 letter a) of the Code, the Board of Directors has defined its own Guidelines for the Internal Control and Risk Management System (hereinafter, the "Guidelines"), so that the principal risks affecting the Company and its subsidiaries are correctly identified and adequately measured, managed and monitored, while also determining the degree of compatibility of these risks with corporate management consistent with the Company's defined strategic objectives.
Following the adoption by the Company of the Corporate Governance Code principles pursuant to the
Framework Resolution adopted on April 22nd, 2015, as updated on October 24th, 2016, and after obtaining the favourable opinion of the Control and Risk Committee, the Board of Directors also decided to amend the Guidelines, in order to adopt the recommendations reported in the last edition (July 2015) of the Code. The full updated text of the Guidelines is published in the Corporate Governance section at the following web site: www.todsgroup.com.
It is hereby confirmed that the TOD'S Group management and control system relating to the risks concerning the financial information process forms an integral part of and is included in the framework of the broader Company and Group internal control system, in accordance with the instructions included in the Format distributed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A.; the following elements represent important features of the foregoing system: the Code of Ethics, the o rganisation, management and control Model, in accordance with Legislative Decree No. 231/01, the Procedure for the identification of relevant persons and the disclo sure o f transactio ns carried o ut by them, including thro ugh third parties (so-called "Inte rnal De ali ng P roc e dure "), the Procedure for the creation, management and updating of the Group's Register of persons who have access to the Company's privileged information (so-called "Inside r De aling P r o c e d u r e "), the Principles and procedures to execute significant transactions and the Procedure on Related Parties Transactions, the powers and proxies System, the corporate Organisation Chart, , the regulation for the internal management and public disclosure of documents and information concerning Tod's S.p.A. and the Tod's Group, the Risk Analysis process adopted, the Accounting and Administrative control System.
T he internal co ntro l system co ncerning financial info rmatio n is represented by a set of activities designed to identify and assess actions and/or events which may compromise the credibility, accuracy, reliability and timely aspect of the financial information, if they occur.
The internal control system concerning the process to prepare the financial information adopted by the Company is designed to ensure that the administrative and accounting procedures prepared assure the reasonable credibility of the financial information and the organization's ability to produce timely and reliable accounting and financial information, in compliance with the reference accounting standards.
The structured approach adopted to establish the control model refers to international standards and to best practices of the sector, as well as to the Guidelines of the various reference bodies/associations (Andaf, Confindustria, etc.).
The basic aspect of the control system relating to the financial information processes is represented by a risk assessment activity designed to identify and assess the risk areas where events could occur which may compromise achieving reliable financial information.
The Group member companies and the principal corporate processes which contribute to forming the income statement and the balance sheet of the forego ing co mpanies have been identified via the foregoing activity based o n a quantitative analysis (numerical importance of each company) and a qualitative analysis (specific, potential or prior risk associated with the business activities engaged in), t h e r e b y d e f i n i n g a m a t r i x o f c o r p o r a t e p r o c e s s e s / l e g a l e n t i t i e s t o b e c h e c k e d , b a s e d o n t h e identification and assessment of the existing control system in relation to the typical risks which relate to the preparation of the financial information to be disclosed externally.
All the companies identified as being "significant" are subject to a specific analysis and assessment of the internal control system that governs the preparation of the Financial Statements, in terms of layout and operations.
The tangible items reported in the Financial Statements and the related corporate processes which contribute to their formation are selected in the framework of the "significant companies" identified in order to determine the controls which are able to meet the objectives of the internal control system concerning the financial information.
The management and control System concerning financial information is managed by the Executive Director in charge of preparing the accounting corporate documents duly appointed by the Board of Directors in compliance with the applicable statutory provisions.
While performing his activities, the Executive Director in charge:
interacts with the Head o f the Internal Audit Function, who has the prero gative of co nducting independent audits of the reliability of the information systems, including the accounting systems;
is supported by the Function Managers involved that assure the completeness and reliability of the info rmatio n flows sent to the Executive Dir ecto r in charge, with refere nce to their o wn area o f jurisdiction, for the purposes of preparing the accounting information;
coordinates the activities performed by the Administrative Managers of the significant subsidiary companies;
-establishes a mutual exchange of information with the Control and Risk Committee and with the Board of Directors, reporting on the activities performed and the adequacy of the Internal Control and risk Management System, with particular reference to the risks related to financial information.
The Executive Director in charge of preparing the accounting and corporate documents duly informs the Bo ard o f Statuto ry Audito rs co ncerning the ad equ acy, also the o rganisatio nal adequacy and the reliability of the administrative and accounting system.
Monitoring both the actual application of the risk management System relating to financial information, and its periodic assessment, were performed on an on-going basis throughout the financial year with the coordination by the Executive Director in charge who is directly responsible for verifying the correct and timely execution of the management activities in the administrative, accounting and financial activities performed by the Group member companies.
No risks or situations which were not already monitored by the Company emerged from all the checks mentioned.
The Executive Director in charge of preparing the corporate accounting documents, together with the Managing Director provide the attestation envisaged in Article 154-bis, paragraph 5 of the Consolidated Law on Finance (TUF).
In the implementation of Application Criterion 7.C.1, letter c) of the Code, the Board has approved, on an annual basis, the work plan prepared by the manager responsible for the internal audit function, having heard the Board of Statutory Auditors and the Directors in charge of the internal control and risk management system.
In execution of Application Criterion 7.C.1, letter b) of the Code, the Board of Directors positively assessed the adequacy of the Internal Control and Risk Management System according to the characteristics of the business and its assumed risk profile and its effectiveness, among other things, at the meetings held to approve the Half Year Financial Report at June 30t h, 2017 and the consolidated earnings figures for the Group in the 2017 financial year (Board of Directors meeting held on January 24th, 2018); in particular, the assessment was adopted on the basis of the report prepared by the Directors appointed to the Internal Control and Risk Management System and with the Control and Risk Committee's support that, in the framework of its own Meetings – which were also attended by the Head of the Internal Audit Function (as described later) – was able to verify the actual functioning of both the Issuer's and the Group's Internal Control and Risk Management System on an on-going basis, with particular reference to the companies of strategic importance.
Lastly, in the Meeting held on March 13t h, 2018, the Board of Directors, with the support of the Control and Risk Committee, expressed a positive assessment concerning the status of the Internal Control and Risk Management System, deeming the system to be adequate in overall terms, efficient and effectively functioning.
T he Board of Directo rs, with the afo rementio ned Framewo rk Reso lutio n of April 22 n d , 2015, has appointed, inter alia, the Board Member Stefano Sincini to the position of Director appointed to the Internal Control and Risk Management System. Subsequently, by a resolution passed on 21 July 2016, the Board of Directors also appointed the Vice Chairman and Executive Director Andrea Della Valle to hold the same position and to perform the same duties as those assigned to Director Stefano Sincini. The abovementioned Board Members are responsible for the following duties:
a) identify the principal risks confronted by the Company, considering the nature of the activities operated by the Issuer and its subsidiaries, focusing in particular on its strategic companies, and submitting them for examination by the Board of Directors at least once annually, and normally at the Board of Directors meeting held to approve the annual report;
b) execute the Guidelines, handling the design, creation and management of the Internal Control and Risk Management System and constantly reviewing its adequacy and effectiveness;
c) at least once annually, normally when the annual report is approved – as well as whenever it is deemed necessary or appropriate, according to the circumstances, as in the case where new material risks arise or there are material increases in the possibilities of risk – submit the corporate risks and all the control processes implemented and planned to prevent them, reduce them, and effectively and efficiently manage them for examination and review by the Board of Directors, so that the Board of Directors may take informed and conscious decisions on the strategies and policies adopted to manage the principal risks of the Issuer and the Tod's Group, with special attention being dedicated to the companies having strategic importance;
d) propose to the Board of Directors, and inform the Control and Risk Committee thereof, the nomination, revocation and remuneration of the Head of the Internal Audit Function and assure the independence and operating autonomy of each head of operating units, verifying that they have adequate resources to discharge their assigned duties;
e) submit to the Board of Directors the annual work plan prepared by the Head of the Internal Audit Function, after obtaining the opinion of the Control and Risk Committee;
f) adapt the Internal Control and Risk Management System according to changes in operating conditions and
the legislative and regulatory framework;
g) if appropriate, ask the Internal Audit Function to conduct audits of specific operating areas and compliance with internal rules and procedures in the performance of corporate operations, while simultaneously notifying the Chairman of the Control and Risk Committee and the Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors thereof, and if appropriate according to the events being examined, the Chairman of the Board of Directors as well;
h) promptly report to the Control and Risk Committee (or the Board of Directors) on problems and criticalities arising during the course of their own activities or about which they have been informed, so that the Committee (or Board of Directors) may take the appropriate measures.
The Directors appointed to manage the Internal Control and Risk Management System identified the principal corporate risks (strategic, operational, financial and compliance) during the financial year, tak in g i n to acco u nt t h e cha ract er i st ics o f t h e act ivi ti e s e ng ag e d i n by t h e Co m pa ny a n d by it s subsidiaries, and submitted the details to be examined by the Board, as well as by the Control and Risk Committee, in compliance with Application Criterion 7.C.4, sub-section a) of the Code; lastly, at the Meeting held on January 24th, 2018 they illustrated to the Board of Directors their assessment concerning the identification of corporate risks (so-called risk assessment), submitting to the Board the relevant risk management policy.
In accordance with Application Criterion 7.C.4, letter b) of the Code, the delegated Directors executed the Guidelines during the year, constantly checking the overall adequacy, effectiveness and efficiency of the Internal Control and Risk Management System, and adapting this system to changes in operating conditions and the legislative and regulatory framework.
Lastly, the Board was also given information during the Board Meeting held on March 13t h, 2018, co ncerning the adeq uacy o f the Internal Co ntro l and Risk Mana gement Syst em in re latio n to the applicable provisions, also referred to the regulatory provisions.
In accordance with Application Criterion 7.C.4, letter d), the Delegated Directors may require the internal audit function to carry out checks on specific operational areas and on the compliance with internal rules and procedures in the performance of corporate activities, giving notice thereof to the Chairman of the Control and Risk Committee and to the Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors, as well as to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, where applicable, with reference to the events being reviewed.
The Delegated Directors must also report promptly to the Control and Risk Committee (or to the Board of Directors) about any problems and criticalities detected in the performance of their tasks or of which they have, in any case, become aware, in order for the Committee (or the Board) to take appropriate actions.
In accordance with Criterion 7.P.3. letter b) of the Corporate Governance Code, the Board of Directors appointed the Head of the Internal Audit Function at its meeting on April 22nd, 2015. This individual is delegated to assure that the Internal Control and Risk Management System is functioning and adequate.
At the approval date of this Report, the Head of the Internal Audit Function is Mr. Pierluigi Tassotti. He was appointed by the Board of Directors on recommendation by the Director Responsible for the Internal Control and Risk Management System, Stefano Sincini, after obtaining the favourable opinion of the Control and Risk Committee and the advice of the Board of Statutory Auditors.
Pursuant to Application Criterion 7.C.1, part two, of the Code, the Board of Directors, with the help of the
Directors Responsible for the Internal Control and Risk Management System, of the Control and Risk Committee and of the Board of Statutory Auditors, has found that Mr. Tassotti's present remuneration is fair and that it has been set consistently with Company policies.
Pursuant to Applicatio n Criterio n 7.C.5 letter b) of the Co de, note is made that in regard to the organisational structure and organisational chart of the Company, the Head of the Internal Audit Function is not responsible for any operating unit, reports on an operating basis to the Board of Directors and the Control and Risk Committee, and reports hierarchically to the Directors Responsible for the Internal Control and Risk Management System.
The Head of the Internal Audit Function is assigned the duties indicated in Article 6 of the Guidelines. In particular, he:
a) drafts his annual work plan based on a structure process of analysis and prioritization of principal risks (the "Audit Plan") and illustrates it to the Directors Responsible for the Internal Control and Risk Management System, the Control and Risk Committee, the Board of Statutory Auditors and the Board of Directors early enough so that they may effectively discharge their own duties and, in particular, to make any suggestions that they deem appropriate;
b) assists the Directors Responsible for the Internal Control and Risk Management System in handling the design, management and monitoring of the Internal Control and Risk Management System and identifying the various risk factors;
c) on the basis of the annual work plan, plans and executes direct and specific audits at the Issuer and at all other Group companies, particularly those having strategic importance, in order to detect any faults in the Internal Control and Risk Management System according to the various areas of risk;
d) audits the functionality and fitness of the Internal Control and Risk Management System on a continuous basis and according to specific requirements and in compliance with international standards;
e) on the basis of the audit plan, checks the reliability of the information systems that are part of the accounting system;
f) verifies compliance with the control process rules and procedures and that all parties involved operate in accordance with their assigned objectives. In particular:
he checks the reliability of information flows, including the automatic data processing systems and accounting systems;
on the basis of the work plan, he verifies that the procedures adopted by the Issuer and the Group guarantee compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory provisions;
g) also conducts audits on specific issues, as he deems appropriate or on request by the Board of Directors, the Control and Risk Committee, the Directors Responsible for the Internal Control and Risk Management System or the Board of Statutory Auditors;
h) using the means and procedures that he deems most appropriate, ascertains that detected operating and functional anomalies of controls have been eliminated;
i) maintains organized records of all his activities; this documentation shall be provided on request to the persons in charge of control processes;
l) prepares periodic reports containing adequate information about his activity, the procedures according to which risks are managed, and compliance with drafted risk containment plans.
The periodic reports contain an assessment of the fitness of the Internal Control and Risk Management System. Moreover, on the basis of the control results and the analysis of corporate risks, he also identifies any faults in the Internal Control and Risk Management System and recommends any remedies to be implemented on the System itself. The identified faults and recommended remedies are reported in the
Internal Audit Reports;
m) prepares prompt reports on particularly significant events;
n) transmits the reports listed at items l) and m) to the Directors Responsible for the Internal Control and Risk Management System, the Chairmen of the Board of Statutory Audito rs, the Co ntrol and Risk Committee and, as applicable according to the events in question, the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Compliance Program Supervisory Body; if the audits cover Group companies, the reports are also sent to the delegated bodies of the affected companies. The Control and Risk Committee is responsible for transmitting the reports to the other members of the Board of Directors according to the items listed on the meeting agenda; the Board of Statutory Auditors reviews these documents at the meetings of the Control and Risk Committee;
o) at least twice a year, and early enough for the Control and Risk Committee, Board of Directors, and the Directors Responsible for the Internal Control and Risk Management System to perform his duties on occasion of Board of Directors meetings held to approve the annual report and the half year report, drafts a semi-annual summary of the principal problems revealed during the six-month period in question and throughout the year. The annual report prepared for the meeting held to approve the annual report also contains an update on the monitored corporate risks that were detected during the year;
p) in the event of criticalities demanding urgent action, he immediately notifies the Directors Responsible for the Internal Control and Risk Management System and the delegated bodies, and also the Chairmen of the Control and Risk Committee, the Board of Statutory Auditors, and, if appropriate, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, to update them on the results of his activities.
The Company's Guidelines, which were finally updated on 24 October 2016, provide for the appointment of the Head of the Internal Audit function to also supervise the Whistleblowing Function, thus assisting the Director responsible for the Whistleblowing System (the CEO and Director responsible for Internal control, Andrea Della Valle) in considering any possible irregularity and/or violation reported by the staff members working for the companies in the Tod's Group, while also carrying out inspections aimed at reconstructing the facts, in accordance with the procedure described in the Guidelines. The irregularities and/or violations detected in this manner and any order issued in this regard are then illustrated in the related internal audit reports.
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During the Financial year, the Head o f the Internal Audit Function, in co nsultatio n with the Bo ard o f Statutory Auditors and the Director in charge of the Internal Control and Risk Management System audited the functioning and fitness of the Internal Control and Risk Management System in accordance with the Annual Audit Plan for the period, which he had prepared and which had been approved by the Board of Directors on January 25th, 2017.
During the Financial year, the Head of the Internal Audit Function had access to all information as necessary to fulfil his mandate, and he prepared periodic reports containing adequate information on his activity, the procedures adopted to manage risk and compliance with the plans drafted to contain them, an assessment of the fitness of the Internal Control and Risk Management System, and reports on particularly significant events. He sent them to the Chairmen of the Board of Statutory Auditors, the Control and Risk Committee and the Board of Directors, as well as the delegated Directors, in compliance with Application Criterion 7.C.5, letter f) of the Code.
The findings reported by the Head of the Internal Audit Function in his own reports found no particular criticalities or anomalies in the various corporate areas affected by the monitoring activities. They pointed out that all the parties involved complied with the rules and procedures, except for minor exceptions that were all managed in the course of ordinary audits, monitoring and management of risks, as well as their reasonable satisfaction of set objectives. On the basis of, inter alia, the information provided in the reports by the Head of the Internal Audit Function, the Board of Directors meeting held on March 13t h , 2018 issued its own positive and favourable opinion on the adequacy and effectiveness of the Internal Control and Risk Management System adopted by the Group.
As envisaged in the Audit Plan, the Head of the Internal Audit Function also audited the reliability of the information systems, including the accounting systems.
In regard to Application Criterion 7.C.5 letter a) of the Code, the Board of Directors meeting held on January 24th, 2018 approved the Audit Plan 2018 prepared by the Internal Audit Function on the basis of a structured process of analysis and prioritization of principal risks.
The Board of Directors has not allocated an ad hoc budget available to the Head of the Internal Audit Function. Instead, the Company periodically provides him with the resources that he needs to perform his functions.
In accordance with Application Criterion 7.C.6 of the Code, it is hereby confirmed that the internal audit functio n suppo rt is no t o utso urced to parties o uts ide the Co mpany, no t even partially, and it i s therefore implemented within the business.
In order to ensure maximum fairness and transparency in the management of its affairs and business activities, including protection of its image and reputation, the Board of Directors meeting held on January 30t h, 2009 amended the Company compliance program pursuant to Legislative Decree 231 of June 8th, 2001.
Upon audit of the conformity and effectiveness of its internal control and risk management system in reference to the provisions of the aforementioned decree, the Company also decided to draft a Code of Ethics that sets out the values and principles (of transparency, fairness, fidelity and compliance) that have always characterised the Co mpany's activities, its relatio ns with e mplo yees, indep end ent contractors, customers, suppliers, shareholders and public authorities, and generally everyone with whom business relations are maintained.
Offences which when perpetrated give rise to the entity's administrative liability and which the Compliance Program aims to prevent correspond to the offences envisaged in Legislative Decree no. 231/2001, as finally amended and supplemented by Legislative Decree no. 109 of July 16th, 2012, Law no. 172 of October 1st, 2012 and Law no. 190 of November 6th, 2012.
I n p a r t ic u l a r , b y a d o p t i ng t h e Co m p l i a nc e Pr o g ram , t h e I s s u e r i n t e n d s to p u r s u e t h e fo l lo w i n g objectives:
The provisions of the Compliance Program are binding on the Directors, and on everyone who has been conferred with Company representative, administration and management functions, also de facto functions, on employees and on external consultants subject to the Company's corporate management or supervision.
The Board of Directors finally updated the Legislative Decree 231 Compliance Program on August 7th, 2013 to take due account of the provisions of Legislative Decree no. 109 of July 16t h, 2012, as well as Law no. 172 of October 1st , 2012 and Law no. 190 of November 6t h , 2012 which, as is generally known, made additions of criminal offences involving the employment of illegally staying third-country nationals, improper inducements to giving or promising gain and corruption between private persons to those falling within the scope of Legislative Decree no. 231/01 (so-called "environmental offences").
A special Supervisory Body that has complete economic autonomy oversees the functional operation and co mpliance with the Mo del. T he Superviso ry Bo dy was appo inted by the Bo ard of Directo rs in the Meeting held on April 22 n d , 2015, and comprises the following persons: Independent Board Member L uigi Cambri (Chairman), the member o f the Bo ard of Statutory Audito rs, Enrico Colo mbo and Mr. Pierluigi Tassotti.
T his structure assures the full auto no my and independence of the bo dy co ncerned, as well as the presence of the various professional skills and expertise which concur to controlling the corporate management.
It is hereby confirmed that the subsidiary companies having strategic importance, namely, Tod's France Sas, Tod's Japan KK, Deva Inc., Tod's Hong Kong Ltd., Tod's (Shanghai) Trading Co. Ltd., Tod's Korea Inc. and, finally, Roger Vivier S.p.A. and Roger Vivier France s.a.s., subject to their respective national laws, do not have an organisational Model, in accordance with Italian legislation.
T h e c o m p a n y r e t a i n e d t o a u d i t t h e a c c o u n t s o f t h e I s s u e r ' s a n d i t s o t h e r s u b s i d i a r i e s i s PricewaterhouseCoopers S.p.A., pursuant to the resolution of the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting of April 19th, 2012.
Its mandate will expire upon approval of the annual report at December 31st, 2020.
The Officer in Charge of Preparing Company Accounts is Mr. Rodolfo Ubaldi, the Group's Administrative and Financial Officer, and the Deputy General Manager.
Pursuant to Article 28-bis of the Articles of Association, the Executive must be chosen by the Board of Directors, after the Board of Statutory Auditors has issued its opinion, from the pool of executives who h a v e h e l d m a n a g e m e n t p o s i t i o n s f o r a t l e a s t t h r e e y e a r s i n t h e a c c o u n t i n g o r a d m i n i s t r a t i v e departments of a listed company or a company whose share capital is not less than 1 million euros.
The Board of Directors has granted Mr. Ubaldi ample authority as necessary to perform his duties under the law and the Articles o f Asso ciatio n, witho ut any specific spe ndin g limit s o ther than what is reasonably necessary to discharge his duties. Furthermore, Mr. Ubaldi was given a mandate so that, in collaboration with the Managing Director, Mr. Sincini, he also gives instructions to the subsidiaries be lo ng in g to t h e T o d's Gro u p, fo r a do p ti n g a ll tho se m eas u re s, ad mi ni s tra tiv e an d acco u nt i n g procedures, all other acts and measures necessary for proper preparation of the consolidated financial statements, and all measures communicated by Mr. Ubaldi pursuant to the TUF, as amended by Law 262/05 and by Legislative Decree 303/06 that can assure the maximum reliability of information flows addressed to the Executive in Charge of Preparing Company Accounts in connection with preparation of corporate accounting documents.
During the Financial year the Board of Directors, subject to the favourable opinion of the Control and Risk Committee, implemented the Internal Control and Risk Management System of the Company and of the Tod's Group, providing, in line with the existing national and international best practices, for an internal system allowing the staff members to report any possible irregularity or violation of applicable regulations and internal procedures (whistleblowing system); it also established a specific Whistleblowing function, under the responsibility of the Head of the Internal Audit function and by the Director Responsible for the Whistleblowing System, the latter being generally appointed by the Board of Directors from among the Directors Responsible for the Internal Control and Risk Management System. With the consent of the Director Responsible for the Whistleblowing System, the Head of the Internal Audit Function may also avail himself of other employees of the Company's and/or consultants for the performance of duties assigned to the Whistleblowing Function. All the persons involved in the whistleblowing process are required to keep any information strictly private and confidential and ensure its safety, including in relation to the reporting party's identity. The Head of the Internal Audit function is required to report on any irregularity and/or violation that would be established and on any order issued by the competent corporate bodies in his internal audit reports, which are then provided to the bodies involved in the Internal Control and Risk Management System; the Director Responsible for the Whistleblowing System shall promptly report to the Control and Risk Committee, to the Board of Directors and to the Board of Statutory Auditors, on any irregularity and violation that would be established and that are attributable to the Head of the Internal Audit Function. The operation of the Whistleblowing System is described in more details in the Guidelines adopted by the Company, which are available on the website at the address : www.todsgroup.com.
In accordance with Criterion 7.P.3 of the Corporate Governance Code, and in accordance with the best practice of listed companies, the Company has established procedures of coordinating the various bodies involved in the Internal Control and Risk Management System.
In particular, periodic joint meetings are to be held by the various bodies delegated responsibility for i n t e r n a l c o n t r o l a n d r i s k m a n a g e m e n t ( C o n t r o l a n d R i s k C o m m i t t e e , B o a r d o f S t a t u t o r y A u d i t o r s , Compliance Program Supervisory Body, Internal Audit Function and the Director in charge) in order to identify, beginning with the Company processes identified in the Audit Plan prepared by the Head of the Internal Audit Function, the assigned areas for action and analysis by each body, and identify the different perspective taken by each one of them in regard to the same issues, in the light of the different duties assigned to it by the Code (and, in detail, the Control and Risk Committee has the function of supporting the Board of Directors in reaching its decisions and completing its appraisals of the internal control and
risk management system, the Board of Statutory Auditors has the function of supervising the adequacy of the internal control and risk management system and the Supervisory Body has the function of supervising the operation, effectiveness and compliance with the Organisational, Management and Control Model drawn up pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 231/01.
As previously discussed in detail, it is also envisaged that: (i) at least the Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors or another Statutory Auditor designated by him attend the Control and Risk Committee meetings, without prejudice to the possibility that other Statutory Auditors participate at these meetings; (ii) the reports by the Head of the Internal Audit Function must be sent, normally at the same time, to the Directors Responsible for the Internal Control and Risk Management System, the Chairmen of the Board of Statutory Auditors, of the Control and Risk Committee and, if appropriate according to the events examined, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, as well as to the Compliance Program Supervisory Body
and, if the audits concern other Group companies, the delegated bodies of the affected companies; (iii) at least once annually, the independent auditors shall meet jointly with the Control and Risk Committee, the Board of Statutory Auditors and the Manager responsible for the drawing up of the financial reports in view of, inter alia, assessing the proper use of accounting standards and principles and their uniform application during preparation of the consolidated financial statements.
As stated before, the Board of Directors, in compliance with the Related Parties Regulation and after obtaining the opinion, stating the favourable reasons, of a Committee established a d h o c and composed solely of Independent Directors, resolved in the meeting held on November 11t h, 2010 on the internal procedure implementing the legislation concerning the decision process with regard to transactions with related parties of the Company and of the Tod's Group i.e. the "P roce dure on transacti ons wit h rel ate d parties of Tod's S.p.A. " (also referred to as the "P roce dure on Rel ated P arties Trans actions "), the full text being available in the Section Corporate Governance/ Procedures and Guidelines of the web site www.todsgroup.com, and which has entered into force on January 1st, 2011.
This Procedure identifies the transactions with related parties, concluded by the Company and/or its subsidiaries, and regulates the execution of the said transactions in order to guarantee their material and procedural accuracy, in compliance with the provisions of the law and regulations in force and with the principles established by the Corporate Governance Code.
T he Procedure o n Related Parties Transactions, in co mpliance with the pro visio ns o f the law and regulations in force, distinguishes transactions with related parties between those of a lesser and those of a greater importance, identifying the transactions of greater importance in compliance with the thresholds set out by Annex 3 of the Related Parties Regulation, and responsibility for which lies solely with the Board of Directors.
T h e P ro c e d u r e o n R e l a t ed P a r t i e s T r a n s a ct i o n s pr o v i d e s fo r tw o d if f e r e nt p r o c e d u r e s fo r t h e investigation and approval of related parties transactions, depending on their (either greater or lesser) relevance (i.e. a "g e n e r a l " procedure for all the transactions with related parties of lesser importance, and a "s p e c i a l " procedure for those transactions which exceed the thresholds identified by the relevant criteria established by Consob). Both procedures (i.e. general and special) attribute great value to the role of Independent Directors, who are in all cases required to provide an opinion in advance of the execution of the proposed transactions; furthermore it is required that, at least when the "special" procedure applies, the above mentioned opinion must be binding on the Board of Directors and the Independent Directors must be involved, i nt e r al i a , in the preliminary investigation phase preceding the approval of transactions.
The Procedure on Related Parties Transactions provides that the relevant functions and responsibilities which the Related Parties Regulation vests in a committee composed of non-executive directors in majority independent with reference to related parties transactions of a minor importance are in the responsibility of the Issuer's Control and Risk Committee. As stated before, finally on April 22nd, 2015 a Committee composed solely of independent directors was established (the "Independent Directors Committee"). The following Directors were called to become members of the Committee: Mr. Vincenzo Manes (Chairman), Mr. Pierfrancesco Saviotti and Mrs. Romina Guglielmetti. The Committee has the relevant functions and responsibilities which the Related Parties Regulation vests in a committee co mpo sed so lely o f Independe nt and no n-e xecuti ve Directo rs with reference to related partie s transactions of a greater importance; the above mentioned Committee functions in compliance with the
principles set out in Art. 6 of the Procedure on Related Parties Transactions. As noted, the Board of Di rec to r s s u b se q ue n tly a ppo i nt e d t he In d e pe n de n t D ir ecto rs Co mm itt e e t o also s u pe rvi s e a ny sustainability issue connected with the conduct of the business activity and any interaction with all of stakeholders.
C o n s i d e r i n g t h a t t h e I s s u e r c o m p l i e s w i t h t h e C o r p o r a t e G o v e r n a n c e C o d e , t h e d e f i n i t i o n o f "i n d e p e n d e n c e " relevant for the Procedure on Related Parties Transactions – in compliance with the provisions of the regulations in force – is provided by Art. 3 of the Corporate Governance Code or by the provisions applicable at any time pursuant to the recommendations included in the same.
As far as disclosure requirements are concerned, the Procedure on Related Parties Transactions makes it compulsory to publish an information document concerning each transaction of greater importance, as well as to disclose the opinion of the Independent Directors and – in its essential terms – the opinion of the independent experts.
Furthermore, the Procedure on Related Parties Transactions waives, in compliance with the provisions of the Related Parties Regulation, the application of the new legislation to some kinds of transactions, in p a r t i c u l a r , t o t r a n s a c t i o n s o f e x i g u o u s a m o u n t , t o t r a n s a c t i o n s w i t h o r b e t w e e n t h e I s s u e r ' s subsidiaries, to transactio n with the Issuer's associated companies (provided related parties of the Issuer do not have "s i g n i f i c a n t " interests within the above mentioned companies), as well as to the other cases set out in the Related Parties Regulation.
Any amendment to the Procedure on Related Parties Transactions shall be approved by the Board of Directors following a favourable opinion of the Independent Directors Committee.
It is hereby confirmed that the Board of Directors did not deem it necessary to adopt specific operating solutions to facilitate the identification and adequate management of situations in which a Director reflects its own interests or third-party interests: thus the Board deems the existing solution adequate with respect to the provisions of Art. 2391 of the Italian Civil Code ("Di re c t or ' s I n t e r e s t s ").
Finally, a Meeting of the Independent Directors' Committee was held on December 16t h, 2016, which, in the implementation of the Consob recommendation in Communication DEM/10078683 of September 24t h , 2010, and after considering the existing Procedure on Related Parties Transactions and its application in practice, found that it was no t necessary to make any changes to the Procedure itself, since it deemed that the current Procedure is fully efficacious and adequate to the Issuer and the Group's operations, ownership structure and organisation.
The Shareholders' Meeting is responsible for appointing the Statutory Auditors and Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors.
T he pro c e du re s fo r pr e se nta tio n o f no mi ne e a n d vo ti ng sl at es a r e re g ul at ed by t h e A rt icl e s o f Association.
Article 27 of the Articles of Association aims to ensure that the Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors is designated by the minority, from the slate that received the second highest number of votes. This clause was most recently amended at the Board of Directors meeting on March 6th, 2013, at which the Company amended its Articles of Association to comply with Law 120/2011, in accordance with the provisions of Article 2365, paragraph 2, Italian Civil Code, and Article 24 of the current Articles of Association, by introducing the principle that the composition of the Board of Statutory Auditors must always guarantee gender balance, in compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory provisions.
T he Bo ard o f Statuto ry Audito rs is el ected o n the basis o f slates o f no minees su bmitted by the
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Shareholders. In particular, as many Shareholders which own a shareholding at least equal to the shareholding as established by Consob to elect the administration and control bodies – that corresponds to 1% of the share capital, as provided by Article 144-quater of the Issuer Regulation and by Consob resolution no. 20273 dated January 24th, 2018, at the approval date of this Report – may present a slate that must be registered at the registered office of the Company within the term set out under Art. 147-ter, par. 1-bis, of TUF, i.e. at least twenty five days before the date established for the Meeting in first call, convened to resolve on the appointment of the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors. Ownership of the aforesaid minimum shareholding shall be determined pursuant to law, on the basis of the shares registered in the relevant Shareholder's name as at the date on which the slates are filed with the Company.
Each slate must be accompanied by (i) the personal identification data of the Shareholders submitting the same, with an indication of the percentage of the Company's share capital held, on the overall, by all of the submitting Shareholders collectively; (ii) a statement by the Shareholders who submit the slate in question, but who do not, individually or collectively, hold a controlling or relative majority interest in the Company, certifying that the said Shareholders are not linked to Shareholders holding a controlling or relative majority interest in the Company, by any of the ties or relationships contemplated in Article 144 quinquies of the Issuer Regulation; (iii) statements through which the nominees appearing on the slate, accept their candidacy and certify, under their own responsibility, that they do not labour under any of the causes of disqualification or unfitness, and that they meet all the requirements imposed under law and the Articles of Association for serving on the Company's Board of Statutory Auditors; (iv) an exhaustive account of the nominees' personal and professional features; and (v) any and all other information requested, in accordance with the provisions of law and the applicable regulations. A slate where the foregoing statutory requirements have not been observed is deemed not to have been presented.
For three consecutive terms beginning with the first time that the new Board of Statutory Auditors is elected after August 12th, 2012, each slate containing three or more nominees must be composed in such a way as to guarantee that the gender balance of the Board of Statutory Auditors satisfies the minimum quota required by applicable statutory and regulatory provisions.
A slate where the foregoing statutory requirements have not been observed is deemed not to have been presented.
If just one slate (or slates "connected" to each other according to the law or regulations) has been deposited by the deadline, other slates may be submitted until three days after that date, and the threshold for presentation is reduced by half.
Two statutory auditors and one alternate auditor are selected from the slate that received the highest number of votes.
A statutory auditor – who shall become Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors – and one alternate auditor are taken from the second slate of those that are not connected pursuant to the law and regulations with the Shareholders that submitted or voted for the slate receiving the highest number of votes.
If, upon conclusion of voting, the composition of the Board of Statutory Auditors as represented by its standing and alternate auditors does not satisfy the gender balance enjoined by applicable laws and regulations, the second standing auditor and/or the alternate auditor elected on the slate that received the highest number of votes shall be replaced, as applicable, by the next candidate for the same position but of the least represented gender who was listed on the same slate, so that at least one standing auditor and at least one alternate auditor shall belong to the least represented gender. If this procedure does not guarantee compliance with the laws and regulations applying to the composition of the Board of Statutory
Auditors, the Shareholders' Meeting shall make the necessary changes by resolution with the statutory majority of votes.
If a standing statutory auditor is replaced, the alternate auditor belonging to the same slate as the person substituted will take over his position, without prejudice, if possible, to compliance with the laws and regulations applying to the composition of the Board of Statutory Auditors; if this substitution does not result in gender balance mandated by applicable laws and regulations, the Shareholders' Meeting must be called without delay to guarantee statutory compliance. If the Chairman is replaced, the Cha ir ma ns h ip s ha l l be a s su me d b y t h e a lt e rn at e au di to r r ep lac i ng t he o u tgo in g Ch ai rma n. T h e Shareholders' Meeting called to replace the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors pursuant to law shall comply with the principle of minority representation, as well as with the applicable laws and regulations mandating gender balance.
T he compo sitio n of the Board of Statuto ry Audito rs as at the closing date of the Financial year is indicated in Table no. 3 attached as an appendix hereto.
T he Bo ard o f Statuto ry Audito rs was appo inte d fo r the thr ee-year term fro m 2016 to 2018 by an Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting resolution on April 20th, 2016. Two lists were presented at the election: a) the first, presented by the Majority Shareholder DI.VI. Finanziaria di Diego Della Valle & C. S.r.l., put forward the following candidates:
b) the second, filed by shareholders holding a total of 1.81% of the share capital after the deadline had been extended applying article 144-s e x i e s, paragraph 5, of the Issuer Regulation and article 27 of the Articles of Association, put forward the following candidates:
T he list pr esent ed by t he Majo rity Shareho lder DI. V I. Finanziaria di Diego D ella V alle & C. S.r.l., obtained 91.71% of the voting shares: two standing auditors (Enrico Colombo and Fabrizio Redaelli) and one alternate auditor (Gilfredo Gaetani) were taken from this list.
The second list, not "related" to the list presented by the Majority Shareholder, obtained 8.15% of the voting shares: one standing auditor, who took up the position of Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors (Giulia Pusterla) and one alternate auditor (Mrs. Myriam Amato) were taken from this list.
This procedure was carried out in conformity to current gender equality rules.
The term of the Board of Statutory Auditors will expire on the date of the Shareholders' Meeting called for the approval of the financial statements at December 31st, 2018 .
During the Financial year, the Board of Statutory Auditors met eight times, and seven meetings are
scheduled for the current financial year (of which two have already taken place). In general, the Board of Statutory Auditors' meetings have an average duration that varies from two to three hours.
The percentage attendance of each Member in the Meetings held is indicated in the Table shown in appendix.
It is hereby confirmed that during the financial year, no Statutory Auditor vacated his seat on the Board of Statuto ry Auditors and that no other changes o ccurred in the structure of the Bo ard of Statutory Auditors from year-end to the approval date of this Report.
The personal information and professional qualifications of each Statutory Auditor are detailed below.
Giulia Pusterla was born in Como (CO) on February 12th, 1960. She graduated in Business and Economics from the "L. Bocconi" University of Milan. A certified public accountant, she has been registered since 1985 in the Como Register of Professional Accountants. She is a certified public accountant and the owner of a firm of auditors in Como. She is an expert in corporate crisis and reorganisation and in equal opportunities.
Enrico Colombo was born in Milan (MI) on April 10t h, 1959. He graduated in Business and Economics from the "L. Bocconi" University of Milan. A certified public accountant, he has been registered since 1986 in the Milan Register of Professional Accountants. He is partner at an accounting firm in Milan and is an expert in tax law.
Fabrizio Redaelli was born in Milan (MI) on January 29t h, 1960. He graduated in Business and Economics at the "L. Bocconi" University of Milan. He is enrolled in the Register of Certified Accountants of Milan, he is an auditor, and owns a firm of auditors in Milan; he is an expert in finance and real estate taxation.
In accordance with Article 123-bis, paragraph 2, letter d-bis) of TUF, the Board of Statutory Auditors adopted, by a resolution passed on March 6th, 2018, its own diversity policy in relation to the composition of the governing body of Tod's S.p.A..
This policy is aimed at identifying an optimal composition of the Board of Statutory Auditors, so that the latter may perform its supervisory duties in the most effective manner, making decisions that may actually benefit from the contribution of a number of persons with qualified and diversified skills, capable of examining the issues being dealt with from different perspectives.
Specifically, the diversity policy adopted by the Board of Statutory Auditors provides for the optimal composition of the Company's control body to meet the following requirements, which are additional to the honorability, professionalism and independence requirements prescribed by law:
between each other and that, by their features, may allow an optimal performance of the supervisory duties assigned to the Board of Statutory Auditors. Specifically:
In order for the Company's Board of Statutory Auditors to be able to perform its supervisory duties in the most effective manner, it is essential that all Statutory Auditors meet the diversity requirements specified above, as well as ensure such available time as may be adequate for a diligent and responsible performance of its duties, taking account of the number and type of the positions held in administration and control bodies of other companies, in compliance with the regulations in force.
The abovementioned policy intends to direct the candidates designated by the Shareholders upon the renewal of the Board of Statutory Auditors, ensuring an appropriate consideration of the benefits that might be obtained from an optimal composition of the control body, in line with the various diversity criteria reported above.
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It is also confirmed that the Statutory Auditors' independence is deemed to be already assured by compliance with the applicable legislation and the Articles of Association, in relation to Application Criterion 8.C.1 of the Code, and that therefore the Company did not deem it necessary to apply to the Statutory Auditors also the independence criteria set out in Article 3 of the Corporate Governance Code. This decision was made by the Board of Directors by a resolution that was passed unanimously, within the Framework Resolution of April 22nd, 2015.
For these reasons, the criteria established by the law and by the Articles of Association were considered for the purposes of assessing the compliance with the independence requirements during the term in office. On the basis of the said criteria, the Board of Statutory Auditors verified the independence of its members immediately after their appointment at a meeting on April 20t h, 2016, during the Financial year and, lastly on March 6t h , 2018; the outcome of the audits carried out after their appointment was promptly provided to the Board of Directors, which published it by issuing a notice to the market.
In regard to Application Criterion 2.C.2, all members of the Board of Statutory Auditors possess in-depth knowledge of the situation and operating dynamics of the Company and the Group. The number of Board of Statutory Auditors meetings, and the participation of its members at Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, the Control and Risk Committee and Compensation Committee meetings guarantee that the Statutory Auditors are continuously updated on the situation of the Company and the market. Moreover, during the meetings of the Board of Directors, the delegated bodies illustrate material information on the performance of the Company and the Group by providing a continuous flow of information on, inter alia, the principal changes in the applicable statutory and regulatory framework and their impact on the Company.
In accordance with Application Criterion 8.C.3, the fees payable to statutory auditors are proportional to the commitment required of them and to the importance of the position held, as well as to the Company's size and sector.
A Statutory Auditor who has a vested interest in a given Issuer transaction, on its own behalf or on behalf of third parties, shall inform the other Auditors and the Chairman of the Board of Directors promptly and fully concerning the nature, terms, origin and level of its own interest, in compliance with Application Criterion 8.C.4 of the Code.
Lastly, it is hereby confirmed that, in compliance with Application Criteria 8.C.5 and 8.C.6, the Board of Statutory Auditors performed its activities, coordinating with the Internal Audit Function, including through constant exchanges of information, and with the Control and Risk Committee, the meetings of which are attended by the Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors, or an auditor appointed by the said Chairman for such purpose. Furthermore, meetings are also scheduled on a periodical basis, and in any case, at least annually, which are jointly held by the bodies responsible for internal control and risk management (Control and Risk Committee, Board of Statutory Auditors, Supervisory Body, Internal Audit Function and responsible Directors).
T he "Co rpo rate Go vernance" sectio n o f the Co mpany web site www.to dsgro up.co m co ntains all information that Shareholders need for informed exercise of their rights.
In accordance with Application Criterion 9.C.1, the Framework Resolution approved by the Company Board of Directors at its April 22 n d, 2015 meeting designated the Director Mr. Emilio Macellari as head of relatio ns with institutio n al investo rs and o ther Shareho lders, witho ut prejudice to the fact that documents and information regarding the Company must be disclosed in accordance with internal procedures applicable to these relations.
The Company also provided itself with a corporate structure in charge to manage relations with the Shareholders, whose contact information is periodically provided in the Corporate Governance and Ownership Structure Report. The following contact numbers and e-mail address should be used to reach the Investor Relations Manager:
telephone: 02 77225354 – fax: 02 76009714 - e-mail address: [email protected]
In reference to Application Criterion 9.C.2, the Board of Directors has always reported to the Shareholders' Meeting on the activities it has performed and planned, and it has always undertaken to guarantee that the Shareholders have adequate information so that they may take informed decisions about decisions falling in the purview of the Shareholders' Meeting.
Finally, it sho uld be no ted that the Co mpany co mplies with disclo sure requirements set o ut in the relevant legislation and regulations in place accurately and timely, and its web site is structured to provide easy access for the public to information concerning the Issuer.
T he Shareho lder s Meeti ng shall be co nvene d by th e Directo rs by means o f a No tice o f Call to be published in accordance with the procedures and the time limits laid down by law. The Notice of Call shall contain the details of the date, time, the place of the meeting and the items to be discussed, as well as the additional information requested by the applicable legislation – also regulations – in force, in accordance with Article 11 of the Articles of Association, without prejudice to the convening powers envisaged by specific provisions of law.
The Company's Articles of Association allow the Shareholders' Meeting, both ordinary and extraordinary, to be called, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, in a single call, pursuant to Article 2369, paragraph 1, of the Italian Civil Code, or in more than one call, pursuant to Article 2369, paragraph 2 and ff., of the Italian Civil Code.
The current provisions of law are applicable concerning the valid constitution and valid resolutions passed by the ordinary and extraordinary Meeting, also in second and possibly third call.
T he Shareho lders' Meeting reso lves o n the items within its respo nsibility, in acco rdance with the applicable legislation, since additional specific responsibilities are not envisaged by the Articles of Association. It is hereby confirmed that, in compliance with Article 2365, paragraph 2 of the Italian Civil Code, the Articles of Association confer on the Board of Directors the power to resolve the merger in the cases envisaged in Article 2505 and in Article 2505-bis of the Italian Civil Code, establishing and closing secondary offices, reducing the Share Capital if the Shareholders withdraw, adapting the Articles of Association to the regulatory provisions and transferring the Registered Office within the country.
By resolution dated April 21st, 2017, the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting amended Article 7 of the Company's Articles of Association, providing for the introduction of increased voting rights regulated by Article 127-quinquies of TUF. This provision, which was introduced by Decree Law 91 of 24 June 2014, allows listed companies to have an instrument which gives an incentive to those Shareholders who have decided to give preference to a lasting investment in a listed company, strengthening their role in its governance by increasing their voting rights.
Under this provision, each Shareholder who has held the shares for an uninterrupted period of not shorter than twenty-four months from the date of registration in the special list kept by the Company, is allowed to exercise an increased voting rights for each share.
For more information, reference should be made to the Rules for increased voting rights, which is available in the section "Corporate Governance/Increased Voting Right" of the Company's website www.todsgroup.com; in accordance with Article 143-quater of the Issuer Regulation, the personal details of the Shareholders who have applied for the registration in the special list are also published in the abovementioned section, specifying the related shareholdings, which in any case exceed the threshold set out in Article 120, paragraph 2, of TUF, and the record date.
It is hereby confirmed that at the approval date of this Report, the Meeting may be attended by any person having the right to vote therein and for whom the Company has received the communication issued by the authorised intermediary, based on the intermediary accounting records as at the seventh market day preceding the scheduled date of the Shareholders' Meeting at first calling, pursuant to Article 12 of the Articles of Association and in compliance with the provisions of Art. 83-sexies of TUF.
Shareholders have the right to participate by proxy to Shareholders' Meetings, in compliance with the relevant laws, such a power of attorney to be conferred also via electronic means in accordance with the legislation – also regulatory provisions – as applicable from time to time.
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T he po wer of attorney can be no tified to the Co mpany also by means of a certified e-mail, to the certified e-mail address indicated in the Notice of Call, in compliance with legislation – also regulatory provisions – as applicable from time to time.
Moreover, in accordance with Article 11 of the Articles of Association, the Meeting may also be held as an audio/video-conference. if foreseen in the corresponding Notice of Call, the details of the places which are linked by audio/video means where the participants can meet shall be provided under the Company's responsibility. In any case the following conditions must be met:
the Meeting Chairman, also via its own Chairman's office, must be able to ascertain the identity and the legitimate status of the persons in attendance, be able to discipline the Meeting's proceedings, establish and announce the results of the votes cast;
the person preparing the Minutes must be able to follow adequately the events of the Meeting to be reported in the Minutes;
t h e p e r so n s i n a t t e n d an c e m u s t b e a b l e to p a rt i c i p a t e i n t h e d i sc u s s i o n a n d c a s t t h e i r vo t e simultaneously concerning the items on the Agenda.
The Meeting shall be deemed to be held in the place where the Chairman and the person preparing the Minutes will be present.
At the Shareholders' Meeting held on April 20th, 2016, which – inter alia – elected the new Board of Statutory Auditors, the controlling shareholder gave adequate public notice of the motions for board resolution as to the fees payable to Statutory Auditors; these motions were included in the filed list of agenda items, as recommended by the Board of Directors in its Management Report on the Agenda of the Shareholders' Meeting.
The ordinary Shareholders' Meeting approved a Regulation that disciplines the orderly and functional proceedings of the Company's ordinary and extraordinary Meeting ("Meeting Regulations"), published in the Corporate Governance section on the following Internet web site: www.todsgroup.com.
Pur s ua nt to A rt icl e 9 o f th e G e n era l M e et in g R ul es, an y a nd al l p e rso ns en ti tl e d to a tt e nd t h e Shareholders' Meeting pursuant to law and the Articles of Association, also have the right to take the floor at the same to speak about the items placed on the agenda, it being understood that entitled persons intending to avail of such right must seek the Chairman's permission to take the floor, by submitting to the latter a written application to such effect, specifying the item on which the applicant intends to speak, after the Chairman has read out the items placed on the agenda, but before the Chairman puts an end to the debate on the item in respect of which the application to take the floor is submitted. As a general rule, the Chairman shall allow entitled persons to take the floor in the order in which their respective applications to speak, reach the Chair, it being understood that in the event two or more such applications reach the Chair at the same time, the Chairman shall grant the floor to the related applicants following the alphabetical order of their respective surnames. With the Chairman's authorization, applications to take the floor may be submitted by a show of hands, it being understood that in all such cases, the Chairman shall grant the floor to the related applicants following the alphabetical order of their respective surnames.
During the Financial year a Shareholders' Meetings was held, on April 21st, 2017, which was attended by twelve board members.
It is hereby confirmed that the Board of Directors has also reported to the Meeting concerning the activities performed and scheduled and has always ensured that the Shareholders receive adequate information concerning the necessary aspects so that they are in a position to make the decisions which concern the Meeting, with full knowledge.
T he S har e ho l d er s ar e r e gu la rl y i nfo rm e d a bo u t t he pro c e du r es go ve r ni n g t h e fu nc tio ns o f th e Compensatio n Committee, bo th in this Repo rt and by means of the info rmatio n co ntained in the Remuneration Report prepared pursuant to Art. 123-ter TUF.
With reference to Application Criterion 9.C.4 of the Code, it is noted that the changes in market capitalisation of the Issuer's shares during the financial year were lower than the trends of the Italian stock exchange and there were no significant changes in the Issuer's ownership structure.
The stake held by Diego Della Valle in the Issuer, both directly and indirectly, is currently equal to 60.66%.
The Company has implemented the following corporate government practices beyond what is envisaged pursuant to the applicable statutory and regulatory provisions:
with reference to the comment on Article 4 of the Code, which recommends that the Board of Directors of companies belonging to the FTSE-Mib index consider whether to establish a specific committee dedicated to supervising sustainability issues connected with the conduct of the business activity and its interactions with all of its stakeholders, or concentrate or distribute these functions between the committees that have already been set up, the Company has deemed it appropriate and efficient, even if it is not required to comply with the recommendations in question, to assign this responsibility to one of the already existing Board committees. Therefore, by a resolution passed on January 25t h , 2017, the Company's Board of Directors appointed the Independent Directors Committee to supervise sustainability issues.
Specifically, the Committee will be responsible for: (a) considering and assessing the sustainability policy aimed at creating value over time for Shareholders and any other stakeholder, in accordance with sustainable development principles, as well as with regard to the sustainability guidelines and targets that are submitted to the Board of Directors on an annual basis; (b) considering the implementation of the sustainability policy on the basis of the instructions given by the Board of Directors; (c) considering and assessing sustainability projects, including in relation to single projects; (d) considering the Company's non-profit strategy and its implementation, including in relation to single projects, as well as any nonprofit initiative submitted to the Board of Directors; (e) giving its opinion, at the request of the Board of Directors, on other sustainability issues.
Furthermore, with reference to the recommendation reported in the comment on Article 7 of the Code, which is also referred to issuing companies belonging to the FTSE-Mib index, the Company's Board of Directors decided, by a resolution dated October 24th, 2016, to establish a specific whistleblowing system, in order to implement the Company's internal control and risk management system, providing it with a specific and reserved reporting channel, which is also capable of protecting the identity of the reporting party and appointing, for this purpose, the Vice Chairman Andrea Della Valle as Director responsible for the whistleblowing system.
There have been no changes in the Company governance structure between the closing date of the financial year and the approval date of this Report.
On December 15th, 2017, the Company received a letter dated December 13th, 2017, from the Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee, which was submitted for consideration from all Directors and Statutory Auditors.
The recommendations provided in the abovementioned letter were examined by the Control and Risk Committee at the meeting held on March 8th, 2018 and by the Compensation Committee at the meeting held on March 13th, 2018, and were specifically considered by the governing body at the time of the selfassessment procedure (at the meeting held on March 6t h, 2018), as well as of the approval of this Report (at the meeting held on March 13th, 2018).
As already reported in the previous paragraphs, it should be noted that:
with reference to the opportunity to set a time limit for the information to be provided before Board meetings, the Board of Directors has decided not to set a strict time limit for sending the documentation to be provided before Board meetings, considering that this time limit might reasonably vary, from time to time, depending on each case and in relation to the specific documentation that must be submitted to the Board. This decision was finally confirmed by the Board of Directors at the meeting held on March 6th, 2018, at the end of the periodic self-assessment process, during which all board members also gave their favourable opinion about the fact that the information required before Board meetings was provided in a complete, clear, easy-to-use and prompt manner, thus allowing each board member to get adequately ready for the board meetings and act in an informed manner;
with reference to the recommendations concerning remuneration, the Board of Directors has long provided, in its remuneration policy, for claw-back clauses and long-term variable remuneration components, as well as for principles and criteria for the payment of termination indemnity (if any); for more details, reference should be made to the Remuneration Report prepared pursuant to Article 123-ter of TUF, which is available at the registered office, o n the Co mp an y' s we bs it e a t th e a dd r es s: www.todsgroup.com and through the authorized storage system at the address: . Finally, the Board of Directors updated, at the meeting held on March 13t h, 2018 and at the proposal of the Compensation Committee, the Company's remuneration policy, giving, among others, a higher weight to the long-term variable components for the General Manager;
- finally, the Board of Directors confirmed its decision, at the meeting held on March 6th, 2018 and at the end of the annual self-assessment process, not to set up, for the time being, any appointment board committee, in consideration of the current corporate structure, characterised by a considerable degree of concentration of ownership, and taking account of the forthcoming expiry of the term of office of the current governing body, which will take place at the Shareholders' Meeting called on April 19th, 2018;
vacancy and ensure business continuity. As a result of these evaluations, the Board has resolved that it finds no need at pres ent to ado pt a specific plan for the substitution of executive Directors;
with reference to independence issues, the Board of Directors agrees on the importance of ensuring a balanced presence of non-executive and independent Directors within the governing body, the latter performing an important function to encourage the exchange of opinions and contribute to monitoring the decisions made by executive directors. For this reason, as also specified in paragraphs 4.3 and 4.6 above, the Board establishes, on a periodic basis, whether its independent members continue to meet the independence requirements set out in (i) Article 148, paragraph 3, of TUF, as well as in (ii) Article 3 of the Corporate Governance Code, whose criteria have been applied on the basis of the clarifications reported in paragraph 4.6, in compliance with the principle of substance over form;
the board review is carried out by the Board of Directors on a periodic basis, subject to the performance of a structured process described in paragraph 4.3, set up by the Chairman of the Control and Risk Committee through specific questionnaires submitted to all Board members on a periodic basis, and also includes evaluations concerning the effective operation of the collective body (also in terms of the governing body's contribution given in defining strategic plans and in monitoring, on an ongoing basis, the general performance of operations and the adequacy of the organisational, administrative and accounting system of the Company and of its key subsidiaries, prepared by the Managing Directors with reference to the internal control and risk management system).
Milan, March 13th, 2018
The Chairman of the Board of Directors Mr. Diego Della Valle
| SHARE CAPITAL STRUCTURE | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of shares |
% on the share capital |
Listed (identify the markets) / not-listed |
Rights and Obligations | ||||
| Ordinary shares | 33,093,539 | 100% | Electronic Stock Exchange organized Borsa Italiana S.p.A. |
by | |||
| Multiple-voting shares |
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| Shares with limited voting rights |
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| Shares without voting rights Other |
| OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (conferring the right to subscribe newly issued shares) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listed (identify the markets) / not-listed |
No. of outstanding instruments |
Classes of shares serving the conversion/exercise |
No. of shares serving the conversion/exercise |
|||||
| Convertible Bonds | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Warrants | - | - | - | - |
| SIGNIFICANT HOLDING IN SHARE CAPITAL | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DECLARANT | DIRECT SHAREHOLDER | % ON THE SHARE CAPITAL |
%SHARE OF VOTING CAPITAL |
||||||
| DIEGO DELLA VALLE | DI. VI. Finanziaria di Diego Della Valle & C. S.r.l. |
50.291% | 50.291 % | ||||||
| Diego Della Valle & C. Srl Diego Della Valle |
9.611% 0.761% |
9.611% 0.761% |
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| OPPENHEIMERFUNDS INC. | OPPENHEIMERFUNDS INC. | 3.697% | 3.697% | ||||||
| ARNAULT BERNARD | Delphine s.a.s. | 3.462% | 3.462% | ||||||
| STRATEGIC CAPITAL ADVISORS LIMITED |
GLOBAL LUXURY INVESTMENTS S. A. R. L. |
3.004% | 3.004% | ||||||
| CAISSE DE DÉPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC |
CAISSE DE DÉPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC |
3.022% | 3.022% |
| Board of Directors | Control and Risk Committee |
Compensation Committee |
Independent Directors Committee |
Executive Committee |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Members | Year of Birth |
Date of first appointment * |
In office from |
In office till |
List ** |
Exec. | Non exec. |
Indep. as to Code |
Indep. as to TUF |
Number of other offices *** |
(*) | (*) | (**) | (*) | (**) | (*) | (**) | (*) | (**) |
| Chairman 1 |
Della Valle Diego | 1953 | 05/08/2000 | 22/04/2015 | 31/12/2017 | M | X | 7 | 6/6 | 4/4 | C | |||||||||
| CEO | Della Valle Andrea | 1965 | 05/08/2000 | 22/04/2015 | 31/12/2017 | M | X | 4 | 6/6 | 4/4 | M | |||||||||
| CEO 2 |
Sincini Stefano | 1958 | 28/04/2003 | 22/04/2015 | 31/12/2017 | M | X | 0 | 6/6 | 4/4 | M | |||||||||
| Director | Abete Luigi | 1947 | 07/10/2000 | 22/04/2015 | 31/12/2017 | M | X | X | X | 10 | 5/6 | 1/1 | C | |||||||
| Director | Boscarato Maurizio | 1941 | 07/10/2000 | 22/04/2015 | 31/12/2017 | M | X | 0 | 6/6 | 6/6 | M | |||||||||
| Director | Cambri Luigi | 1955 | 27/04/2005 | 22/04/2015 | 31/12/2017 | M | X | X | X | 0 | 6/6 | 6/6 | C | |||||||
| Director | Della Valle Emanuele | 1975 | 07/10/2000 | 22/04/2015 | 31/12/2017 | M | X | 1 | 2/6 | |||||||||||
| Director | Macellari Emilio | 1958 | 05/08/2000 | 22/04/2015 | 31/12/2017 | M | X | 4 | 6/6 | 4/4 | M | |||||||||
| Director 3 |
Saviotti Pierfrancesco | 1942 | 07/10/2000 | 22/04/2015 | 31/12/2017 | M | X | X | X | 2 | 4/6 | 0/2 | M | |||||||
| Director | Manes Vincenzo | 1960 | 22/04/2015 | 22/04/2015 | 31/12/2017 | M | X | X | X | 6 | 6/6 | 1/1 | M | 2/2 | C | |||||
| Director | Scannavini Michele | 1959 | 22/04/2015 | 22/04/2015 | 31/12/2017 | M | X | 0 | 6/6 | |||||||||||
| Director | Oglio Cinzia | 1970 | 22/04/2015 | 22/04/2015 | 31/12/2017 | M | X | 0 | 6/6 | |||||||||||
| Director | Guglielmetti Romina | 1973 | 22/04/2015 | 22/04/2015 | 31/12/2017 | M | X | X | X | 9 | 6/6 | 6/6 | M | 2/2 | M | |||||
| Director | Dalmasso Sveva | 1956 | 22/04/2015 | 22/04/2015 | 31/12/2017 | M | X | X | X | 0 | 6/6 | 1/1 | M | |||||||
| --------------------------------DIRECTORS WHO CEASED FROM THE OFFICE DURING THE RELEVANT FINANCIAL YEAR --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| N/A N/A |
N/A N/A |
N/A | N/A | N/A N/A |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| No. of meetings held during the relevant financial year: 6 | Control and Risk Committee: 6 | Compensation Committee: 1 |
Independent Directors Committee: |
2 | Executive Committee: 4 |
The quorum required for the presentation of lists for the renewal of the term of office of the Board for the three-year period from 2018 to 2020 (pursuant to Article 147-ter of TUF) is equal to 1% (Consob Resolution no. 20273 of January 24th, 2018)
It should be noted that the quorum required for the presentation of lists at the time of the appointment of the present Board was 1.0% (Consob Resolution no. 19109 dated January 28th, 2015)
NOTES
The symbols specified below must be entered in the column headed "Position":
1 This symbol indicates the most important manager responsible for the management of the Issuer (Chief Executive Officer or CEO).
2 This symbol indicates the director responsible for the internal control and risk management system.
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3 This symbol indicates the Lead Independent Director (LID).
* "Date of first appointment" of each director means the date on which a director is appointed to the issuer's BoD for the very first time.
** This column specifies the list from which each director has been appointed ("M": majority list; "m": minority list; "BoD": list presented by the BoD).
*** This column specifies the number of positions as director or statutory auditor held by the person concerned in other companies listed on regulated markets, including foreign markets, as well as in finance, banking and insurance companies or large companies. The positions are specified in full in the Corporate Governance Report.
(*). This column specifies the directors' attendance at the meetings of the BoD and of the Committees, respectively (i.e. the number of meetings that have been attended by the person concerned compared to the total number of meetings that the person concerned could have attended; e.g. 6/8; 8/8 etc.).
(**). This column specifies the position of the board member within the Committee: "C": chairman; "M": member.
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| Board of Statutory Auditors | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Members | Year of birth |
Date of first appointment * |
In office from |
In office till |
List ** |
Indep. as to Code | Attendance at the Board meetings *** |
No. of other offices **** |
| Chairman | Pusterla Giulia | 1960 | 19/04/2013 | 20/04/2016 | 31/12/2018 | m | X | 8/8 | 5 |
| Standing auditor |
Colombo Enrico | 1959 | 26/04/2001 | 20/04/2016 | 31/12/2018 | M | X | 8/8 | 12 |
| Standing auditor |
RedaelliFabrizio | 1960 | 26/04/2001 | 20/04/2016 | 31/12/2018 | M | X | 7/8 | 24 |
| Alternate auditor |
Gaetani Gilfredo | 1957 | 26/04/2001 | 20/04/2016 | 31/12/2018 | M | X | ||
| Alternate Auditor |
Amato Myriam | 1974 | 19/04/2013 | 20/04/2016 | 31/12/2018 | m | X | ||
| STATUTORY AUDITORS WHO CEASED FROM THE OFFICE DURING THE RELEVANT FINANCIAL YEAR | |||||||||
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Number of meetings held during the relevant financial year: 8 | |||||||||
| TUF) is equal to 1.0% (Consob Resolution no. 19499 dated January 28th, 2016) | The quorum required for the presentation of lists on the part of minorities for the renewal of the term of office of the Board of Statutory Auditors for the three-year period from 2016 to 2018 (pursuant to Article 148 |
* "Date of first appointment" of each statutory auditor means the date on which a statutory auditor is appointed to the issuer's board of statutory auditors for the very first time.
** This column specifies the list from which each statutory auditor has been appointed ("M": majority list; "m": minority list).
*** This column specifies the statutory auditors' attendance at the meetings of the Board of Statutory Auditors (i.e. the number of meetings that have been attended by the person concerned compared to the total number of meetings that the person concerned could have attended; e.g. 6/7; 7/7 etc.).
****This column specifies the number of positions as director or statutory auditor held by the person concerned pursuant to art. 148-bis TUF and to the related implementing provisions laid down in the Issuer Regulation issued by Consob. The full list of positions is published on the Consob's website pursuant to art. 144-quinquiesdecies of the Issuer Regulation issued by Consob.
List of positions held by Directors of TOD'S S.p.A. in other listed companies, financial companies, banks, insurance companies, or large companies
| DIRECTOR | POSITION | COMPANY |
|---|---|---|
| Diego Della Valle | Sole Director | Diego Della Valle & C. - S.r.l. |
| Sole Director | DI.VI. Finanziaria di Diego Della Valle & C S.r.l. | |
| Director | RCS MediaGroup S.p.A. | |
| Director | L.V.M.H. Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton | |
| Director | Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori S.p.A.( * ) |
|
| Sole Director | DDV Partecipazioni S.r.l. | |
| Sole Director | FA.DEL. S.r.l. | |
| Luigi Abete | Chairman | Banca Nazionale del Lavoro S.p.A. |
| Chairman | Civita Cultura Holding S.r.l. | |
| Director | Italian Entertainment Group S.p.A. | |
| Director | Cinecittà World S.r.l. | |
| Chief Executive Officer | A.BE.T.E. S.p.A. |
|
| Director | Askanews S.p.A. | |
| Director | Il Sole 24 Ore S.p.A. | |
| Director | ArtigianCassa S.p.A. | |
| Director | SOFIM S.r.l. | |
| Chief Executive Officer | IEN S.p.A. | |
| Emilio Macellari | Director | Marcolin S.p.A. |
| Director | Italian Entertainment Group S.p.A. | |
| Director | 3 Cime S.p.A. | |
| Director | SOFIM S.r.l. | |
| Andrea Della Valle | Director | ACF Fiorentina S.p.A. |
| Sole Director | ADV Media S.r.l. | |
| Sole Director | ADV Partecipazioni S.r.l. | |
| Sole Director | Immobiliare De.Im. S.r.l. | |
| Pier Francesco Saviotti | Director and Chairman of the Executive Committee |
Banco BPM S.p.A. |
| Director | Banca Akros (Banco BPM S.p.A. Group) | |
| DIRECTOR | POSITION | COMPANY |
| Romina Guglielmetti | Chairman | Banca Esperia S.p.A.(*) |
| Independent Director | Servizi Italia S.p.A. | |
| Independent Director | Pininfarina S.p.A. | |
| Independent Director | Compass Banca S.p.A. | |
| Director | Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori S.p.A. (*) | |
| Independent Director | Alba S.p.A. (*) | |
| Independent Director | MBFACTA S.p.A. |
| Standing Auditor | Enel S.p.A. | |
|---|---|---|
| Director | ACF Fiorentina S.p.A. | |
| Emanuele Della Valle | Director | Italian Entertainment Group. S.p.A. |
| Vincenzo Manes | Chairman | Intek Group S.p.A. |
| Chairman | I2 Capital Partners SGR S.p.A. | |
| Member of Executive Committee Management Board |
KME AG | |
| Director | Compagnia Immobiliare Italiana S.p.A. | |
| Member of the Supervisory Board | Quattroduedue Holding B.V. | |
| Director | Class Editori |
(*) offices ceased as of today's date
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