Services rendered by KPMG PLT are not prohibited by regulatory and other professional requirements and are based on globally practised guidelines on auditors’ independence. Material Contracts Involving Directors’, Chief Executive’s and Major Shareholders’ Interests Save as disclosed below and in the financial statements, there were no material contracts entered into by the Company and/or its subsidiaries involving Directors’, Chief Executive’s and Major Shareholders’ interests subsisting as at 31 December 2023 or entered into since the end of the previous financial year: • A shareholders’ agreement dated 23 December 2011 was entered into among the Company, Integrated Healthcare Hastaneler Turkey Sdn Bhd, Bagan Lalang Ventures Sdn Bhd, Hatice Seher Aydinlar and Mehmet Ali Aydinlar, whereby the parties have agreed on, among others, the rights and obligations of the parties regarding the governance of Acibadem Saglik Yatirimlari Holding A.S. and its group. Recurrent Related Party Transactions The recurrent related party transactions of a revenue nature incurred by the Group for FY2023 did not exceed the threshold prescribed under Paragraph 10.09(1) of the MMLR. Audit and Non-Audit Fees The amount of audit and non-audit fees paid or payable to external auditors by the Group and the Company respectively for FY2023 are as follows: Audit fees Non-Audit fees Group RM’000 Company RM’000 Group* RM’000 Company RM’000 KPMG PLT 1,404 493 1,416 1,256 Affiliates of KPMG PLT 9,663 657 6,619 2,129 Total 11,067 1,150 8,035 3,385 * Approximately 60% and 10% of the non-audit fees are in relation to interim financial statements reviews and tax services respectively. Annual Report 2023 123
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