Annual Report 2012
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The Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, committee members, and the external auditors attend each meeting to provide explanations and answer questions about items on the agenda. The chairman of the meeting allots sufficient time to encourage shareholders to express their opinions and ask questions. At each meeting, the Company appoints at least one independent director to act as a proxy and vote on behalf of shareholders who are unable to attend but had informed the Company of their absence beforehand. The minutes of the shareholders’ meeting are published within fourteen (14) days of the meeting and also posted on the Company’s website for the benefit of absent shareholders. Shareholders may obtain further information on the meetings or submit their questions in advance by contacting the Company Secretary. At the 2012 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on 30 March 2012, there were 1,595 shareholders present in person along with proxies acting for absent shareholders, representing 87.55% of the Company’s total issued shares. There were 459 shareholders who had authorized the Company’s audit committee members and independent directors as their proxies, representing 84.21% of the Company’s total issued shares. All the Company’s board members attended the meeting with the exception of Mr. Boon Swan Foo and Mr. Vithit Leenutaphong. The minutes of the meeting were posted on the Company’s website at www.intouchcompany.com. 2.2) Role to Stakeholders 2.2.1) Rights of Stakeholders The Company assigns the highest priority to the rights of stakeholders and has set guidelines within the code of Conduct and corporate social responsibilities policy to oversee all aspects of the business and ensure that appropriate priorities are maintained for all shareholders, employees, managers, customers, business partners, creditors, and the public and community at large. The Company facilitates cooperation among the various groups of stakeholders according to their roles and duties in order to create a fair and stable business environment that runs smoothly for the benefit of all parties concerned.
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INTOUCH Society and the Environment
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