Meetings And Minutes

Meetings shall be held at least five times during a financial year. The Chairman may call and convene additional meetings on matters within the scope and responsibilities of the AC or upon valid request by any of the following:-

• The Board;

• Management;

• Internal auditors; or

• External auditors.

The quorum for AC meetings shall be at least two members, majority of whom must be independent non-executive directors

The Company Secretary shall act as secretary to the AC and record minutes for each meeting. The minutes of each meeting shall be distributed to all members of the AC for confirmation at the next meeting and to be circulated to the Board at the subsequent Board meeting for the Board’s information. The Chairman of the AC shall report on key issues discussed at each meeting to the Board.

Authority

The AC shall have the authority as empowered by the Board as follows:-

• To investigate any activity within its terms of reference;

• To have sufficient and competent resources, including access to external independent professional advice when necessary in carrying out its duties;

• To have full and unrestricted access to information, reports, records, properties and personnel at all levels of management; and

• To communicate directly with the external auditors and the outsourced internal auditor and if necessary, convene meetings without the presence of executive directors and management.

Duties

The duties and responsibilities of the AC are as follows but are not limited to:

• To review the Group's quarterly results and year-end financial statements before submission to the Board, focusing particularly on:

  • Any changes in or implementation of major accounting policies and practices;

  • Significant issues arising from the audit including financial reporting issues, significant judgements made by management, significant and unusual events or transactions, and how these matters are addressed;

  • Compliance with accounting standards, regulatory and other legal requirements; and

  • The going concern assumption.

• To oversee the internal control system including the outsourced internal audit, management accounting, financial reporting and business ethics, to ensure operational efficiencies and effectiveness in achieving the Company’s objectives.

• To ensure the outsourced internal audit function is equipped with sufficient and competent resources and has the necessary authority to carry out its work.

• To oversee the management of the outsourced internal auditor including appraisal of its performance and its termination or reappointment.

• To review and/or approve the outsourced internal audit plans or any programs and processes of investigation, assessment of the results thereon and formulation of remedial action plans, if necessary.

• To consider and recommend to the Board, the appointment, resignation or dismissal of external auditors, and the audit fee.

• To review and assess the scope of the external audit on financial statements and system of internal controls, and subsequently the audit findings, if any, and the response of the management to the audit findings.

• To investigate any matter that is deemed necessary, within its Terms of Reference.

• To review and monitor any related party transaction (“RPT”) and conflict of interest that may arise within the Company and/or the Group including any transaction, procedure or course of conduct that raises questions of management integrity.

• To report to the Board if there is any breach on the Bursa MMLR and recommend corrective measures.

• To report promptly to Bursa where a matter reported by AC to the Board has not been satisfactorily resolved resulting in a breach of Bursa MMLR.

• To ensure employees at all levels of the Company and the Group give adequate assistance and cooperation during the course of internal and external audit.

• To undertake such other function and assignment as may be agreed by AC and the Board.

Enforcement Of AC TOR

The revised AC TOR has been adopted by GETS Board on 26 October 2020.

Meetings And Minutes

Meetings shall be held at least twice a year or more as the NRC deems necessary to fulfil its responsibilities shall meet at least once time during a financial year. The quorum shall be two members present, both of whom must be independent directors.

The Company Secretary shall act as secretary to the NRC and record minutes for each meeting. The minutes of each meeting shall be distributed to all members of the NRC for confirmation at the next meeting and to be circulated to the Board at the subsequent Board meeting for the Board’s information. The Chairman of the NRC shall report on key issues discussed at each meeting to the Board.

Authority

The NRC shall have the authority as empowered by the Board as follows:-

• To make decision on matters which fall within the scope and responsibilities of the NRC; and

• To have sufficient resources in order to carry out its duties, including obtaining professional advice on any matters within its terms of reference.

Duties & Responsibilities

The nomination duties and responsibilities of the NRC collectively are as follows :-

• To review the policy on board composition and determine the mix of skills, experience and other qualities. Including core competencies of non-executive Directors annually;

• To review succession planning for senior management, including nominations to the Board of Directors of the Company & appointment of the CEO and CFO;

• To establish clear and appropriate criteria to assess the effectiveness of the Board as a whole, the committees of the Board, the contribution of each individual Director and each member of the Board Committees including the assessment of the independence of the Independent Director on an annual basis;

• To establish and review the criteria on the selection and recruitment process and policy on board composition, taking into consideration the suitability of candidates against consideration such as competencies, commitment, contribution and performance, including the current composition of Board and Board Committees, mix of skills and experiences of directors, independence and diversity (including gender diversity) on an annual basis.

The remuneration duties and responsibilities of the NRC collectively are as follows:-

• To establish and review the policy on remuneration of Executive Directors, Non-Executive Directors, CEO and CFO and that the remuneration packages are determined on the basis of the Directors’, CEO’s and CFO’s merit, qualification and competence, having regard to the Company’s operating results, individual performance and comparable market statistics.

• To review the compensation policy and ensure alignment of compensation to corporate performance and compensation offered that are comparable with market practice; and

• To recommend the engagement of external professional advisors to assist and/or advise the Committee, on remuneration matters, where necessary.

Enforcement Of NRC TOR

The revised NRC TOR has been adopted by GETS Board on 26 Oct 2020.