GOVERNANCE PRINCIPAL C: INTEGRITY IN CORPORATE REPORTING AND MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH STAKEHOLDERS I. COMMUNICATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS The Group recognises the importance of stakeholders engagement leading to the long-term sustainability of its businesses. As a responsible corporate citizen, the Group must interact with stakeholders and also acknowledge the potential impact of its operations may have on a wide range of stakeholders. For an engagement to be constructive and meaningful, each matter considered by the Board ought to be in the context of the relevant economic, social, and environmental factors. The Group has heightened its engagement efforts with stakeholders by engaging with analysts, fund managers and shareholders, both locally and overseas, upon request. MYEG has embarked on integrated reporting since financial year 2019 and had continued to improve and strengthen its disclosures in accordance to the principles based Integrated Reporting framework comprising the six capitals, seven guiding principles and eight content elements. II. CONDUCT OF GENERAL MEETINGS The Group’s Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) is an important means of communicating with its shareholders. To ensure effective participation and engagement with the shareholders at the AGM of the Group, all members of the Board would be present at the meeting to respond to questions raised by shareholders and proxies. The Chairman of the Board presides over the AGM in an orderly manner and encourages the shareholders and proxies to speak at the meeting. The overall performance of the Group would be presented at the meeting. In line with good governance practices, the notice of the AGM would be issued at least 28 days before the AGM date, and voting at the AGM is conducted through an electronic polling system. The Twenty-First (21st) AGM of the Company was conducted entirely through live streaming and online remote voting using Remote Participation and Voting facilities. The Group will continue to leverage on the use of technology, to enhance the quality of engagement with its shareholders to facilitate further participations by shareholders at the general meetings of the Group. PRELUDE The following pages cover the Board, its role, performance and oversight. Details on the Board’s activities and discussions during the financial year along with the actions arising from these and the progress made, are provided. In addition, insights on director independence, evaluation on the effectiveness of our Board, succession planning and other on-going developments, are also provided. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OVERVIEW (cont’d) 115
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