A. OBJECTIVE
The objective of the Audit Committee is to assist Board of Directors (“the Board”) in fulfilling is fiduciary responsibilities relating to internal controls, financial and accounting records and policies as well as integrity in financial reporting practices of the Company and its subsidiaries (“the Group”). |
B. MEMBERSHIPS
The members of the Audit Committee shall be appointed by the Board from amongst its members. It shall consist of not less than three (3) members of whom a majority shall be independent directors and at least one of whom must be:- (a) a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountant (“MIA”); or (b) if he is not a member of MIA, he must have at least three (3) years of working experience and:
(c) fulfils such other requirements as prescribed or approved by Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad ("Bursa Securities"). No alternate director shall be appointed as a member of the Audit Committee. If a member of the Audit Committee resigns, dies or for any reason ceases to be a member with the result that the number of members is reduced to below three (3), the Board shall within three (3) months appoint such number of new members as may be required to make up the shortfall. In case a former key audit partner is being nominated as a member of the Audit Committee, he shall observe a cooling-off period of at least two (2) years before being appointed as a member of the Audit Committee. |
C. CHAIRMAN
(i) The Chairman, who shall be elected by the Audit Committee, shall be an independent director
and is not the Chairman of the Board. |
D. SECRETARY
The Company Secretary and/or his/her nominee and/or any other persons as may be appointed by the Audit Committee shall be the Secretary of the Audit Committee. |
E. QUORUM OF MEETINGS
The quorum for the meeting of the Audit Committee shall be two (2) where the majority of members present must be Independent Non-Executive Director. |
F. MEETINGS
The Audit Committee shall meet at least four (4) times in each financial year although additional meetings may be called at any time, at the discretion of the Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee shall cause minutes to be made in respect of the proceedings and resolutions of all its meetings. The minutes of the meetings of the Audit Committee shall be tabled at Board Meetings to inform the Board of the activities of the Audit Committee. Other Board members and employees shall attend Audit Committee meetings only at the invitation of the Audit Committee. Audit Committee Meetings may be conducted by means of telephone conference, video conference or any other form of audio or audio-visual instantaneous communication and the participation in the meeting pursuant to this provision shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. All decisions at such meeting shall be decided on a show of hands on a majority of votes. The internal auditors and external auditors may attend at any meeting at the invitation of the Audit Committee and shall appear before the Committee when required to do so by the Committee. The internal auditors and external auditors may also request a meeting if they consider it is necessary. At least twice a year, the Audit Committee shall meet with the external auditors without the presence of any executive directors and management. The Audit Committee shall meet prior to the release of the Group’s quarterly results and annual reports to discuss the proposed disclosures in the quarterly announcements and annual reports. |
G. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. To assist the Board in discharging its statutory duties and responsibilities relating to accounting policies and procedure as well as reporting practices of the Company and the Group in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practices. 2. To review, assess, evaluate, approve and/or report to the Board on the following: (a) with External Auditors
(b) the Internal Audit Functions
(c) Financial Reporting The quarterly results and year-end financial statements prior to the approval by the Board, focusing particularly on:-
(d) Risk Management and Internal Control
(e) Related Party Transactions Any related party transaction and conflict of interest situation that may arise within the Company or the Group including any transaction, procedure or course of conduct that arises questions of management integrity. 3. To report on any matter reported by it to the Board which has not been satisfactorily resolved resulting in a breach of the Listing Requirements to Bursa Securities; 4. To prepare the Audit Committee Report for inclusion in the Company’s Annual Report; 5. To review the following for publication in the Company’s Annual Report:
6. To undertake any other such functions as may be agreed to by the Audit Committee and the Board. |
H. RIGHTS AND AUTHORITY
In conducting its duties and responsibilities, the Audit Committee shall have:-
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I. ASSESSMENT OF AUDIT COMMITTEE’S PERFORMANCE
The terms of office and performance of an Audit Committee and each of its members must be reviewed by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee annually to determine whether such Audit Committee and members have carried out their duties in accordance with their terms of reference. |
J. ASSESSMENT OF AUDIT COMMITTEE’S PERFORMANCE
The Audit Committee shall recommend any changes to its term of reference in such manner as the Audit Committee deems appropriate to the Board for approval. The terms of reference shall be accessed, reviewed and updated where necessary i.e. when there are changes to the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance, Listing Requirement or any other regulatory requirements. It should also be reviewed and updated when there are changes to the direction or strategies of the Group that may affect the Audit Committee's role. |