Datasonic Group Berhad 56 Corporate Governance Overview Statement Commitment of the Board (Cont’d) To facilitate the Directors’ time planning, the annual meeting calendar is prepared and circulated in advance each year. The calendar provides Directors with scheduled dates for meetings of the Board and the Board Committees, the AGM and the closed periods for dealings in securities by Directors based on the targeted dates of announcements of the Group’s quarterly results. In addition, notice on the closed period for dealings in the securities of the Company is circulated to all Directors and principal officers who are deemed to be privy to any sensitive information and knowledge in advance whenever the closed period is applicable based on the targeted date of announcement of the quarterly results of the Group. The Directors are required to disclose and update their directorships and shareholdings in other companies as and when necessary at every Board meeting. The Directors are also expected to comply with Paragraph 15.06 of the MMLR of Bursa Malaysia on the maximum number of five (5) directorships they can hold in public listed companies to ensure that all Directors are able to commit sufficient time to carry out their roles and responsibilities. Currently, all the Directors of the Company have complied with the said requirements. The Directors are also required to notify the Chairman before accepting any new directorship and shall include an indication of time that will be spent on the new appointment. PRINCIPLE A - BOARD LEADERSHIP AND EFFECTIVENESS II. BOARD COMPOSITION (Cont’d) Directors’ Training The Directors are mindful that they are required to attend suitable training programmes to keep abreast with the current development of the industry and the applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. The Directors are encouraged to evaluate their own training needs on a continuous basis and determine the relevant programmes, seminars, briefings or dialogues that are best suited to enhance their knowledge. The Board through the NRC evaluated and assessed the training needs of the Board members and also recommended the type of training programmes for the Directors to attend. All Directors have attended the Mandatory Accreditation Programme as prescribed by Bursa Malaysia. The Directors will continue to participate in training programmes to equip themselves and to effectively discharge their duties as Directors as and when necessary. The Company Secretary facilitates programme registration for participating Directors and would maintain such records of the programmes and their attendance thereat. The NRC reviewed the training programmes attended by the Directors during the financial year under review. The various training programmes, seminars and conferences attended by the Directors are as follows:- Directors Training Programmes General Tan Sri (Dr) Mohamed Hashim bin Mohd Ali (Rtd) - Datasonic Group Berhad - Anti-Bribery, Anti-Corruption and Whistleblowing Policy associated with Section 17A of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (“MACC”) Act 2009 and ISO 37001:2016 Anti-Bribery Management System (“ABMS”) 12 January 2022 - A Practical Insight into ESG and How ESG Creates Value 24 September 2021 Dato’ Wan Mohd Safiain bin Wan Hasan - Datasonic Group Berhad - Anti-Bribery, Anti-Corruption and Whistleblowing Policy associated with Section 17A of the MACC Act 2009 and ISO 37001:2016 ABMS 12 January 2022 - A Practical Insight into ESG and How ESG Creates Value 24 September 2021
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