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INTEG
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UAL C
ORPO
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OVERN
AN
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The Board’s Governance Responsibilities
Principle 1: The company should be headed by a
competent, w
orking board to foster the long- term
success of the corporation, and to sustain its
competitiveness a
nd profitability in a m
anner consistent with its corporate objectives a
nd the long
- term best interests of its shareholders and other
stakeholders.
Recomm
endation 1.1
1. Boa
rd is composed of directors w
ith collective w
orking knowledge, experience
or expertise that is relevant to the
company’s industry/sector.
CO
MPLIA
NT
Provide information or link/reference
to a document containing
information on the follow
ing: 1.
Academ
ic qualifications, industry know
ledge, professional experience, expertise a
nd
relevant trainings of directors 2.
Qualification stand
ards for directors to facilitate the selection of potential nom
inees and to serve as benchm
ark for the evaluation of its perform
ance
Doub
leDra
gon Prop
erties Corp
. is comp
osed
of the following ind
ividua
ls who p
ossess the know
ledge, exp
erience and
expertise that
are
relevant
to the
comp
any’s
industry/sector:
1. EDGA
R J. SIA II is the C
hairm
an a
nd C
hief Executive
Officer
of D
oubleD
rag
on Prop
erties Corp
. He is a
lso the founder of
Ma
ng Ina
sal Philipp
ines, Inc.
and
va
rious other com
pa
nies. He ob
tained
his Doctora
te D
egree from the University of Sa
n Ag
ustin H
onoris Ca
usa Ma
jor in Ma
nagem
ent in 2012. 2. TO
NY TA
N C
AKTIO
NG
is the Cha
irma
n of H
oneystar
Hold
ings C
orpora
tion a
nd
the Found
er and
current Cha
irma
n of Jollibee
Foods C
orp. since 1978. H
e is also a
Director
of First Gen C
orpora
tion since 2005 and
a
Mem
ber of the Boa
rd of Trustees of Jollib
ee G
roup
Founda
tion, Tem
asek
Founda
tion, a
nd St. Luke’s M
edica
l Center. H
e grad
uated
from
the University of Santo Tom
as in 1975
with a
degree in C
hemica
l Engineering. 3.
FERDINA
ND
J. SIA
is
the Presid
ent of
Doub
leDra
gon
Properties
Corp
. H
e a
lso served
a
s a
D
irector of
Ma
ng Ina
sal
2. Boa
rd has an appropriate mix of
competence and expertise.
CO
MPLIA
NT
3. D
irectors remain qualified for their positions
individually and collectively to enable
them to fulfill their roles and
responsibilities and
respond to the needs of the organization.
CO
MPLIA
NT
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Philipp
ines, Inc.
from
2006 to
2016. H
e gra
dua
ted
from
the University
of the
Philipp
ines Visaya
s with a d
egree in Bachelor
of Arts in Politica
l Science and
took up la
w in
Arella
no University School of Law
. 4. RIZZA
MA
RIE JOY J. SIA
is the Treasurer a
nd
Chief Fina
nce O
fficer of D
DPC
. She also
serves a
s the Trea
surer of
People’s
Hotel
Corp
. She grad
uated
from the University of
the Philip
pines
Visaya
s w
ith a
d
egree in
Bachelor of Science in A
ccountancy a
nd is a
C
ertified Pub
lic Accounta
nt. 5. W
ILLIAM
TAN
UNTIO
NG
has b
een a D
irector of
Jollibee
Foods
Corp
. since
1993 a
nd
likewise serves a
s a D
irector and
Treasurer of
Honeysta
r Hold
ings Corp
oration. H
e is the V
ice President for Rea
l Estate of Jollibee
Foods C
orp. since 1989. H
e wa
s ap
pointed
as
Chief Rea
l Estate O
fficer in 2015. 6. JO
SEPH TAN
BUNTIO
NG
is the President of
Jollibee Philip
pines since July 1, 2013. H
e is the form
er President of Red
Ribb
on Philippines,
having
served
there since
2008. H
e gra
dua
ted from
Ateneo D
e Ma
nila University w
ith a d
egree in Ma
nagem
ent Engineering. 7. G
ARY P. C
HENG
is an investm
ent ba
nking p
rofessional w
ith over twenty (20) yea
rs of corp
orate
finance
and
ca
pita
l m
arkets
experience. H
e is currently the Ma
naging
Director a
nd co-found
er of Fortma
n Cline
Ca
pita
l M
arkets
Limited
since
2007. H
e served
a
s the
former
President/C
EO
of A
ma
lgam
ated
Investm
ent Ba
ncorpora
tion
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from
2003 a
nd
2008 a
nd
former
Vice
President
of Investm
ent Ba
nking at
J.P. M
organ from
1993 to 2001. He ob
tained
his d
octorate in Philosop
hy from the University of
Leeds, Engla
nd in 1991.
8. VIC
ENTE
S. PEREZ,
JR. served
a
s the
Secretary of the D
epa
rtment of Energy from
2001 to 2005 a
nd M
ana
ging Director of the
Board
of Investments in 2001. H
e is also the
current Cha
irma
n of WW
F Philipp
ines and
a m
emb
er of
WW
F-Internationa
l. H
e ha
s a
Ma
sters in
Business A
dm
inistration
– Internationa
l Fina
nce from
the
Wha
rton School
University of
Pennsylvania
a
nd
a Ba
chelor’s D
egree in
Business Econom
ics from
the University of the Philipp
ines. Recom
mendation 1.2
1. Boa
rd is composed of a m
ajority of non-executive directors.
CO
MPLIA
NT
Identify or provide link/reference to a docum
ent identifying
the directors
and the type of their directorships
The Board
is comp
osed of a
ma
jority of Non-
Executive Directors:
NA
ME O
F DIREC
TORS
TYPE OF
DIRECTO
RSHIP ED
GA
R J. SIA II
EXECUTIV
E D
IRECTO
R TO
NY TA
N
CA
KTION
G
NO
N-EXEC
UTIVE
FERDIN
AN
D J. SIA
EXEC
UTIVE
DIREC
TOR
RIZZA M
ARIE JO
Y J. SIA
EXEC
UTIVE
DIREC
TOR
WILLIA
M TA
N
UNTIO
NG
N
ON
-EXECUTIV
E
JOSEPH
TAN
BUNTIO
NG
N
ON
-EXECUTIV
E
GA
RY P. CH
ENG
IN
DEPEN
DEN
T D
IRECTO
R
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VIC
ENTE S. PEREZ,
JR. IN
DEPEN
DEN
T D
IRECTO
R
Recomm
endation 1.3 1.
Com
pany provides in its Board Charter
and M
anual on Corporate G
overnance a
policy on training of directors.
CO
MPLIA
NT
Provide link
or reference
to the
company’s
Board
Charter
and M
anual on C
orporate Governance
relating to its policy on training of directors.
The Ma
y 30, 2017 Revised Code of C
orporate G
overnance of
Doub
leDra
gon Prop
erties C
orp., p
rovides tha
t: “D
D sha
ll conduct a
n orientation progra
m for
first-time d
irectors to ensure that they a
re a
pp
ropria
tely ap
prised
of their duties a
nd resp
onsibilities,
before
beginning
their d
irectorships; and relevant annual continuing
for all incumbent directors w
hich will prom
ote an
effective board
performance
and continuing qualification of the directors in carrying-out their duties and responsibilities.”
2. C
ompany has an orientation program
for first tim
e directors. C
OM
PLIAN
T Provide inform
ation or link/reference to
a
document
containing inform
ation on
the orientation
program and trainings of directors for
the previous
year, including
the num
ber of hours attended and topics
covered.
The Ma
y 30, 2017 Revised Code of C
orporate G
overnance of Doub
le Dra
gon Properties
Corp
., provid
es that:
“DD
shall cond
uct an orientation program
for first-tim
e directors to ensure that they are appropriately apprised of their duties and responsibilities,
before beginning
their directorships;
and
releva
nt a
nnual
continuing for all incum
bent directors w
hich w
ill p
romote
an
effective b
oard
p
erforma
nce and
continuing qua
lification of
the directors in ca
rrying-out their d
uties and
resp
onsibilities. “
3. C
ompany has relevant a
nnual continuing tra
ining for all directors.
CO
MPLIA
NT
The Ma
y 30, 2017 Revised Code of C
orporate G
overnance of
Doub
leDra
gon Prop
erties C
orp., p
rovides tha
t: “D
D sha
ll conduct a
n orientation progra
m for
first-time d
irectors to ensure that they a
re a
pp
ropria
tely ap
prised
of their duties a
nd
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responsib
ilities, b
efore b
eginning their
directorship
s; and relevant annual continuing for all incum
bent directors which w
ill promote
an effective
board perform
ance and
continuing qualification of the directors in carrying-out their duties and responsibilities. “ D
uring the year 2017, the Boa
rd of D
irectors ha
ve a
ttended
the
following
training
regard
ing corpora
te governance:
TRA
ININ
GS/S
EMIN
ARS
DATE/PLA
CE
CO
NDUC
TED TRA
ININ
G
INSTITUTIO
N
Annual
Corp
orate G
overnance
Training Program
August
11, 2017
at
Jollibee Pla
za
Building
Institute of
Corp
orate D
irectors
This w
hole-da
y training
aim
s to
provid
e p
articip
ants w
ith funda
menta
l and
essential
ap
precia
tion of the benefits a
nd im
pa
ct of m
odern
corpora
te governa
nce b
est p
ractices.
Recomm
endation 1.4
1. Board has a policy on board diversity.
CO
MPLIA
NT
Provide information on or
link/reference to a document
containing information on the
company’s board diversity policy.
Indicate gender composition of the
board.
The Ma
y 30, 2017 Revised Code of C
orporate G
overnance of
Doub
leDra
gon Prop
erties C
orp., p
rovides:
“DD
encourages d
iversity in its Board
. Board
d
iversity m
ay
refer to
distinctions in
age,
ethnicity, culture,
skills, com
petence,
knowled
ge, gender, a
mong other things. A
d
iverse Boa
rd
prom
otes d
ifferent p
erspectives
and
id
eas
and
m
itigates
groupthink
to a
chieve op
tima
l d
ecision-m
aking. “
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The current Board
is comp
osed of seven (7)
ma
les and one (1) fem
ale.
Optional: Recom
mendation 1.4
1.
Com
pany has a policy on a
nd discloses
measurable objectives for im
plementing its
board diversity and
reports on progress in achieving its objectives.
Provide
information
on or
link/reference to
a docum
ent containing the com
pany’s policy and
measureable
objectives for
implem
enting board diversity. Provide link or reference to a
progress report in achieving its objectives.
Recomm
endation 1.5
1. Boa
rd is assisted by a
Corporate Secreta
ry. C
OM
PLIAN
T Provide
information
on or
link/reference to
a docum
ent containing
information
on the
Corporate
Secretary,
including his/her
name,
qualifications,
duties and
functions.
The Ma
y 30, 2017 Revised Code of C
orporate G
overnance of
Doub
leDra
gon Prop
erties C
orp., p
rovides tha
t: “The Boa
rd, a
t all tim
es, is assisted
in its duties
by a
Corp
orate Secreta
ry, who is a
separa
te ind
ividua
l from the C
omp
liance O
fficer. The C
orpora
te Secretary should
annua
lly attend
a tra
ining on corpora
te governance a
nd
shall likew
ise be a
pp
rised of his d
uties and
responsib
ilities through continuing training. The
Corp
orate
Secretary
is p
rima
rily resp
onsible
to the
corpora
tion a
nd
its sha
reholders, a
nd not to the C
hairm
an or
President of the C
omp
any a
nd ha
s, am
ong
others, the
following
duties
and
resp
onsibilities:
a
. A
ssists the
Board
a
nd
the b
oard
comm
ittees in the conduct of their
meetings,
including
prep
aring
an
annua
l sched
ule of
Board
a
nd
comm
ittee meetings a
nd the a
nnual
boa
rd
calend
ar,
and
a
ssisting the
chairs
of the
Board
a
nd
its
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comm
ittees to set agend
as for those
meetings;
b.
Safe keep
s and
preserves the integrity
of the minutes of the m
eetings of the Boa
rd a
nd its com
mittees, a
s well a
s other
official
records
of the
Corp
oration;
c. Keep
s a
brea
st on
relevant
laws,
regulations,
all
governance
issuances,
relevant
industry
develop
ments a
nd op
erations of the
corpora
tion, and
ad
vises the Board
a
nd the C
hairm
an on a
ll relevant
issues as they arise;
d.
Works fairly a
nd ob
jectively with the
Board
, M
ana
gement
and
stockholders a
nd contrib
utes to the flow
of
informa
tion b
etween
the Boa
rd a
nd m
ana
gement, the Boa
rd
and
its comm
ittees, and
the Board
a
nd
its sta
keholders,
including
sharehold
ers; e.
Ad
vises on
the esta
blishm
ent of
boa
rd com
mittees a
nd their term
s of reference;
f. Inform
s m
emb
ers of
the Boa
rd,
in a
ccorda
nce with the b
y-law
s, of the a
genda
of their meetings a
t least five
working
da
ys in
ad
vance,
and
ensures
that
the m
emb
ers ha
ve b
efore them
a
ccurate
informa
tion that w
ill enable them
to arrive at
intelligent decisions on m
atters that
require their a
pp
roval;
g. A
ttends a
ll boa
rd m
eetings, except
when
justifiab
le ca
uses, such
as
illness, dea
th in the imm
edia
te family
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and
serious
accid
ents, p
revent him
/her from d
oing so; h.
Performs
required
a
dm
inistrative functions;
i. O
versees the dra
fting of the by-law
s a
nd ensures tha
t they conform w
ith regula
tory requirem
ents; and
j.
Performs
such other
duties
and
responsib
ilities as m
ay b
e provid
ed b
y the SEC
. “ The C
orpora
te Secretary of D
oubleD
ragon
Properties is M
r. Willia
m Ta
n Untiong. Plea
se refer
to the
Am
ended
A
rticles of
Incorpora
tion and
Am
ended
By-Law
s da
ted
Ap
ril 14, 2016 http
://ww
w.d
oubled
rag
on.com.p
h/prosp
ectus#
2.
Corporate Secretary is a separa
te individual from
the Com
pliance Officer.
CO
MPLIA
NT
The Ma
y 30, 2017 Revised Code of C
orporate G
overnance of
Doub
leDra
gon Prop
erties C
orp., p
rovides tha
t: “The Boa
rd, a
t all tim
es, is assisted
in its duties
by a
Corp
orate Secreta
ry, who is a separate
individual from the C
ompliance O
fficer. The C
orpora
te Secretary should
annua
lly attend
a tra
ining on corpora
te governance a
nd
shall likew
ise be a
pp
rised of his d
uties and
responsib
ilities through continuing training. “
3. C
orporate Secretary is not a m
ember of the
Board of D
irectors.
The Corp
orate Secreta
ry is a m
emb
er of the Boa
rd
of D
irectors as
allow
ed
under
the Boa
rd’s C
harter.
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4. C
orporate Secretary a
ttends training/s on
corporate governance. C
OM
PLIAN
T Provide inform
ation or link/reference to
a
document
containing inform
ation on
the corporate
governance training
attended,
including number of hours and
topics covered
The Ma
y 30, 2017 Revised Code of C
orporate G
overnance of
Doub
leDra
gon Prop
erties C
orp., p
rovides tha
t : “The Boa
rd, a
t all tim
es, is assisted
in its duties
by a
Corp
orate Secreta
ry, who is a
separa
te ind
ividua
l from the C
omp
liance O
fficer. The C
orpora
te Secretary should annually attend
a training on corporate governance and
shall
likewise
be
ap
prised
of
his d
uties a
nd
responsib
ilities through continuing training. “ The
comp
any’s
Corp
orate
Secretary
is W
ILLIAM
TA
N
UNTIO
NG
. H
e ha
s b
een a
D
irector of Jollibee Food
s Corp
. since 1993 a
nd
likewise
serves a
s a
D
irector a
nd
Treasurer of H
oneystar H
oldings C
orpora
tion. H
e is the Vice Presid
ent for Real Esta
te of Jollib
ee Food
s C
orp.
since 1989.
He
wa
s a
pp
ointed a
s Chief Rea
l Estate Officer in
2015. He gra
dua
ted from
Ad
am
son University in
1975 w
ith a
Ba
chelor D
egree in
Civil
Engineering. The C
orpora
te Secretary ha
s attend
ed the
Annua
l C
orpora
te G
overnance
Training
Program
cond
ucted
by
the Institute
of C
orpora
te Directors on A
ugust 11, 2017. And
said
training aim
s to provid
e pa
rticipa
nts with
funda
menta
l and
essential a
pp
reciation of
the b
enefits a
nd
imp
act
of m
odern
corpora
te governance b
est pra
ctices. O
ptional: Recomm
endation 1.5
1. C
orporate Secretary distributes ma
terials for board m
eetings at least five business
days before scheduled m
eeting.
Provide proof that corporate secretary distributed board m
eeting m
aterials at least five business days before sched
uled meeting
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Recom
mendation 1.6
1. Boa
rd is assisted by a Com
pliance Officer.
CO
MPLIA
NT
Provide inform
ation on
or link/reference
to a
docum
ent containing
information
on the
Com
pliance Officer, including his/her
name, position, qualifications, duties
and functions.
The Ma
y 30, 2017 Revised Code of C
orporate G
overnance of
Doub
leDra
gon Prop
erties C
orp., p
rovides tha
t : “The Boa
rd should
ensure that it is assisted
in its
duties
by
a
Com
plia
nce O
fficer, w
ith a
deq
uate sta
ture and
authority in the D
D.
The Com
plia
nce Officer should
not be a
m
emb
er of the Board
of Directors a
nd should
a
nnually
attend
a
tra
ining on
corpora
te governa
nce. The C
omp
liance O
fficer is a m
emb
er of the D
D’s m
ana
gement tea
m in cha
rge of the com
plia
nce function.
Simila
r to
the C
orpora
te Secretary, he/she is p
rima
rily liab
le to the corp
oration a
nd its sha
reholders, a
nd
not to the Cha
irma
n or President of
the C
omp
any. H
e/she has, a
mong
others, the follow
ing duties and
responsib
ilities:
a.
Ensures prop
er onboa
rding of new
d
irectors (i.e.,
orientation
on the
comp
any’s b
usiness, charter, a
rticles of incorp
oration a
nd b
y-law
s, am
ong other);
b.
Monitors,
reviews,
evalua
tes a
nd ensures
the com
plia
nce b
y the
corpora
tion, its officers and
directors
with the releva
nt laws, this C
ode, rules
and
regulations a
nd a
ll governance
issuances of reg
ulatory a
gencies;
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c. Rep
orts the ma
tter to the Board
if viola
tions a
re found
a
nd
recomm
ends
the im
position
of a
pp
ropria
te discip
linary a
ction; d
. Ensures the integrity a
nd a
ccuracy of
all
docum
entary
subm
issions to
regulators;
e. A
pp
ears
before
the SEC
w
hen sum
moned
in relation to com
plia
nce w
ith this Cod
e; f.
Colla
bora
tes with other d
epa
rtments
to p
roperly
ad
dress
comp
liance
issues, w
hich m
ay
be
subject
to investigation;
g. Id
entifies p
ossible
area
s of
comp
liance issues a
nd w
orks towa
rds
the resolution of the same;
h. Ensures
attend
ance
of Boa
rd
mem
bers and
key officers to relevant
trainings; a
nd
i. Perform
s such
other d
uties a
nd resp
onsibilities a
s ma
y be p
rovided
by
the SEC.”
The Com
plia
nce Officer is A
tty. Joselito L. Ba
rrera, Jr. H
e is a gra
dua
te of Arella
no University – School of La
w a
nd w
as a
dm
itted to the Philip
pine Ba
r in year 2006.
2. C
ompliance O
fficer has a ra
nk of Senior V
ice President or an equivalent position w
ith adequate stature and authority in the
corporation.
CO
MPLIA
NT
The Ma
y 30, 2017 Revised Code of C
orporate G
overnance of
Doub
leDra
gon Prop
erties C
orp., p
rovides tha
t: “The Boa
rd should
ensure that it is assisted
in its
duties
by
a
Com
plia
nce O
fficer, w
ith adequate stature and authority in the DD
. The C
omp
liance O
fficer should not b
e a m
emb
er
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of the Board
of Directors a
nd should
annua
lly a
ttend a
training on corporate governa
nce.” 3.
Com
pliance Officer is not a
mem
ber of the board
. C
OM
PLIAN
T The M
ay 30, 2017 Revised C
ode of Corporate
Governance
of D
oubleD
ragon
Properties
Corp
., provid
es that:
“The Board
should ensure that it is a
ssisted in
its d
uties b
y a
C
omp
liance
Officer,
with
ad
equa
te stature a
nd a
uthority in the DD
. The C
ompliance O
fficer should not be a m
ember of the Board of Directors a
nd should
a
nnually
attend
a
tra
ining on
corpora
te governa
nce.” 4.
Com
pliance Officer a
ttends training/s on
corporate governance. C
OM
PLIAN
T Provide
information
on or
link/reference to
a docum
ent containing
information
on the
corporate governance
training attend
ed, including number of hours
and topics covered
The Ma
y 30, 2017 Revised Code of C
orporate G
overnance of
Doub
leDra
gon Prop
erties C
orp., p
rovides tha
t: “The Boa
rd should
ensure that it is assisted
in its
duties
by
a
Com
plia
nce O
fficer, w
ith a
deq
uate sta
ture and
authority in the D
D.
The Com
plia
nce Officer should
not be a
m
emb
er of the Board
of Directors a
nd should
annually attend
a training
on corporate
governance.” The tra
ining attended
by the C
omp
liance
Officer rega
rding corp
orate governa
nce is the
5th
Annua
l G
GA
PP Forum
G
ood
Governa
nce, Ethics and
Com
plia
nce held a
t C
onrad
Ma
nila on M
ay 24, 2017.
Principle 2: The fiducia
ry roles, responsib
ilities and a
ccountab
ilities of the Board
as provid
ed und
er the law
, the comp
any’s a
rticles and b
y-laws, a
nd other
legal p
ronouncements a
nd guid
elines should b
e clearly m
ad
e known to a
ll directors as w
ell as to stockhold
ers and
other stakehold
ers. Recom
mendation 2.1
1.
Directors act on a
fully informed basis, in
good faith, with due diligence and care,
and in the best interest of the com
pany.
CO
MPLIA
NT
Provide informa
tion or reference to a docum
ent containing information on
how
the directors
performed
their
The Ma
y 30, 2017 Revised Code of C
orporate G
overnance of
Doub
leDra
gon Prop
erties C
orp., p
rovides tha
t:
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duties (can include board resolutions, m
inutes of meeting)
“The fid
uciary
roles, responsib
ilities a
nd a
ccountab
ilities of the Board
as p
rovided
und
er the law
, the comp
any’s a
rticles and
by-la
ws, a
nd other lega
l pronouncem
ents a
nd
guidelines,
should
be
clearly
ma
de
known
to a
ll d
irectors a
s w
ell a
s to
sharehold
ers and
other stakehold
ers.
i. The Boa
rd m
emb
ers should a
ct on a fully inform
ed b
asis, in good
faith, with
due d
iligence and
care, a
nd in the
best interest of the com
pa
ny and
all
sharehold
ers.” Recom
mendation 2.2
1. Boa
rd oversees the development, review
and
approval of the com
pany’s business objectives and strategy.
CO
MPLIA
NT
Provide information or link/reference
to a
docum
ent containing
information
on how
the
directors perform
ed this function (can include board
resolutions, m
inutes of
meeting)
Indicate frequency
of review
of
business objectives and strategy
The Ma
y 30, 2017 Revised Code of C
orporate G
overnance of
Doub
leDra
gon Prop
erties C
orp., p
rovides tha
t: “The Boa
rd should
oversee the develop
ment
of a
nd
ap
prove
the com
pa
ny’s b
usiness ob
jectives and
strategy, and
monitor their
imp
lementation,
in ord
er to
sustain
the com
pa
ny’s long-term via
bility a
nd strength.”
The freq
uency of
review
of b
usiness ob
jectives and stra
tegy is from tim
e to time.
2. Boa
rd oversees
and m
onitors the
implem
entation of the company’s business
objectives and strategy.
CO
MPLIA
NT
Supplement to Recom
mendation 2.2
1. Boa
rd has a clearly defined and updated
vision, mission and
core values. C
OM
PLIAN
T Indicate or provide link/reference to a docum
ent containing the company’s
vision, mission and
core values. Indicate frequency of review
of the vision, m
ission and core values.
http://w
ww
.doub
ledra
gon.com
.ph/p
age/vi
sion-mission-core-va
lues
2. Boa
rd has a strategy execution process that
facilitates
effective m
anagement
performance
and
is
attuned to
the
CO
MPLIA
NT
Provide inform
ation on
or link/reference
to a
document
containing inform
ation on
the strategy execution process.
The Board
has a
strategy execution p
rocess b
y provid
ing trainings and
semina
rs ab
out corp
orate governa
nce to the Ma
nagem
ent
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company’s
business environm
ent, a
nd
culture. of
the com
pa
ny for
its effective
perform
ance.
Recomm
endation 2.3
1.
Board is headed by a com
petent and qualified C
hairperson. C
OM
PLIAN
T
Provide informa
tion or reference to a docum
ent containing information on
the C
hairperson, including
his/her nam
e and qualifications
Doub
leDra
gon
Properties
Corp
.’s C
hairp
erson is Mr. Ed
gar J. Sia
II. http
://ww
w.d
oubled
rag
on.com.p
h/pa
ge/boa
rd-of-d
irectors Recom
mendation 2.4
1. Boa
rd ensures and
adopts an effective
succession planning program for directors,
key officers and
managem
ent.
CO
MPLIA
NT
Disclose and provide inform
ation or link/reference
to a
document
containing inform
ation on
the com
pany’s succession
planning policies
and program
s and
its im
plementation
The Ma
y 30, 2017 Revised Code of C
orporate G
overnance of
Doub
leDra
gon Prop
erties C
orp., p
rovides tha
t:
Nom
ination and Succession
“The Board
should ha
ve and
disclose in its
Cod
e a
form
al
and
tra
nsparent
boa
rd
nomina
tion and
election policy tha
t should
include how
it accepts nom
inations from
m
inority sha
reholders
and
review
s nom
inated
cand
idates. The p
olicy should
also
include
an
assessm
ent of
the effectiveness of the Boa
rd’s p
rocesses and
p
rocedures in the nom
ination, election, or
repla
cement of a
director. In ad
dition, its
process of id
entifying the qua
lity of directors
should b
e aligned
with the stra
tegic direction
of the comp
any.
For Executive and
Non-executive D
irectors:
The election of all D
irectors is held d
uring ea
ch regular stockhold
ers’ meeting, unless a
va
cancy occurred
which sha
ll be filled
in im
med
iately d
uring a m
eeting called
for the p
urpose a
nd the p
erson so elected sha
ll serve
only the
unexpired
p
ortion of
his p
redecessor in office.
2. Boa
rd adopts a policy on the retirement for
directors and key officers.
CO
MPLIA
NT
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For Ind
epend
ent Directors:
1.
The nom
ination
of the
indep
endent
director
shall
be
conducted
b
y the
Nom
ination
Com
mittee
prior
to a
stockhold
ers’ meeting. A
ll recomm
enda
tions sha
ll b
e signed
by
the nom
inating
stockholders together w
ith the accep
tance
and
conformity b
y the would
-be nom
inees.
2. A
fter the
nomina
tion, the
Nom
ination
Com
mittee
shall
prepa
re a
fina
l list
of ca
ndid
ates
which
shall conta
in a
ll the
informa
tion ab
out all the nom
inees for the ind
epend
ent directors. The list shall b
e ma
de
ava
ilab
le to
the SEC
a
nd
to a
ll the
stockholders
through the
filing a
nd d
istribution of the Inform
ation Statem
ent or Proxy Sta
tement, or in such other rep
orts the C
orpora
tion is
required
to
subm
it to
the C
omm
ission. 3. O
nly nominees w
hose nam
es ap
pea
r on the Final List of C
and
ida
tes shall b
e eligible
for election as a
n Independ
ent Director. N
o other nom
ination sha
ll be enterta
ined a
fter the Fina
l List of Ca
ndid
ates sha
ll have b
een p
repa
red. N
o further nomina
tion shall b
e entertained
or allow
ed on the floor d
uring the a
ctual stockhold
ers’ meeting.
4. The specific slot for ind
epend
ent directors
shall
not b
e filled
-up
by
unqua
lified
nominees.
5.
In ca
se of
failure of
election for
the ind
epend
ent director, the C
hairm
an of the
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meeting sha
ll call a
sepa
rate election d
uring the sam
e meeting to fill up
the vaca
ncy.” Recom
mendation 2.5
1.
Board
aligns the
remuneration
of key
officers and board m
embers w
ith long-term
interests of the company.
CO
MPLIA
NT
Provide inform
ation on
or link/reference
to a
document
containing inform
ation on
the com
pany’s remuneration policy and
its im
plementation,
including the
relationship betw
een rem
uneration and
performance.
The Ma
y 30, 2017 Revised Code of C
orporate G
overnance of
Doub
leDra
gon Prop
erties C
orp., p
rovides:
Rem
uneration of Directors and Officers
“The levels of remunera
tion of DD
should b
e sufficient to b
e ab
le to attra
ct and
retain the
services of
qua
lified
and
com
petent
directors
and
officers.
A
portion
of the
remunera
tion of executive directors m
ay b
e structured
or be b
ased
on corpora
te and
ind
ividua
l perform
ance.
DD
ma
y estab
lish forma
l and
transpa
rent p
rocedures for the d
evelopm
ent of a p
olicy on executive rem
uneration or d
etermina
tion of rem
uneration levels for ind
ividua
l directors
and
officers dep
ending on the p
articula
r need
s of the corpora
tion. No d
irector should
pa
rticipate in d
eciding on his rem
uneration.
DD
’s annua
l reports a
nd inform
ation a
nd
proxy
statem
ents sha
ll includ
e a
clea
r, concise a
nd und
erstand
ab
le disclosure of a
ll fixed
and
varia
ble com
pensation that m
ay
be p
aid
, directly or ind
irectly, to its directors
and
top four (4) m
ana
gement officers d
uring the p
receding fisca
l year.
To protect the fund
s of DD
, the Com
mission
ma
y, in exceptiona
l cases, e.g
., when a
corpora
tion is
under
receivership
or reha
bilitation, reg
ulate the p
aym
ent of the
2. Boa
rd a
dopts a
policy specifying
the relationship
between
remuneration
and perform
ance.
CO
MPLIA
NT
3. D
irectors do not participate in discussions or
deliberations
involving his/her
own
remuneration.
CO
MPLIA
NT
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pa
rty comp
ensation, allow
ances, fees a
nd
fringe benefits to its d
irectors and officers.”
Optional: Recom
mendation 2.5
1. Boa
rd approves the remunera
tion of senior executives.
CO
MPLIA
NT
Provide proof of board approval
The renewa
l is presented to the Boa
rd of
Directors for a
pp
roval.
2. C
ompany has m
easurable standa
rds to align
the perform
ance-based rem
uneration of the
executive directors
and
senior executives
with
long-term
interest, such as claw
back provision and deferred bonuses.
Provide
information
on or
link/reference to
a docum
ent containing m
easurable standards to
align perform
ance-based rem
uneration w
ith the
long-term
interest of the company.
Recomm
endation 2.6
1. Boa
rd has a formal a
nd transparent boa
rd nom
ination and
election policy.
CO
MPLIA
NT
Provide informa
tion or reference to a docum
ent containing information on
the com
pany’s nom
ination and
election policy and process and its
implem
entation, including the criteria used in selecting new
directors, how
the shortlisted candida
tes and how
it encourages
nominations
from
shareholders. Provide proof if m
inority shareholders have a
right to nominate candida
tes to the board Provide inform
ation if there wa
s an assessm
ent of the effectiveness of the Board’s processes in the nom
ination, election or replacem
ent of a director.
The com
pa
ny’s C
ode
of G
overnance
provid
es that:
N
omination and Succession
“The Boa
rd should
have a
nd d
isclose in its C
ode
a
forma
l a
nd
transpa
rent b
oard
nom
ination a
nd election p
olicy that should
includ
e how it a
ccepts nomina
tions from
minority
sharehold
ers a
nd
reviews
nomina
ted ca
ndid
ates. The policy should
a
lso includ
e a
n a
ssessment
of the
effectiveness of the Board
’s processes a
nd
proced
ures in the nomina
tion, election, or rep
lacem
ent of a director. In a
dd
ition, its p
rocess of identifying the q
uality of d
irectors should
be a
ligned w
ith the strategic d
irection of the com
pa
ny. For Executive a
nd N
on-executive Directors:
The election of a
ll Directors is held
during
each regula
r stockholders’ m
eeting, unless a
vaca
ncy occurred w
hich shall b
e filled in
imm
edia
tely during a
meeting ca
lled for the
purp
ose and
the person so elected
shall
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serve only
the unexp
ired
portion
of his
pred
ecessor in office.
For Indep
endent D
irectors:
1. The
nomina
tion of
the ind
epend
ent d
irector sha
ll b
e cond
ucted
by
the N
omina
tion C
omm
ittee p
rior to
a
stockholders’ m
eeting. All recom
mend
ations
shall
be
signed b
y the
nomina
ting stockhold
ers together with the a
ccepta
nce a
nd conform
ity by the w
ould-b
e nominees.
2.
After
the nom
ination,
the N
omina
tion C
omm
ittee sha
ll p
repare
a
final
list of
cand
ida
tes w
hich shall
contain
all
the inform
ation a
bout a
ll the nominees for the
indep
endent directors. The list sha
ll be m
ad
e a
vaila
ble
to the
SEC
and
to
all
the stockhold
ers through
the filing
and
distrib
ution of the Informa
tion Statement or
Proxy Statem
ent, or in such other reports the
Corp
oration
is req
uired
to sub
mit
to the
Com
mission.
3. Only nom
inees whose na
mes a
pp
ear on
the Final List of Ca
ndid
ates sha
ll be eligib
le for election a
s an Ind
ependent D
irector. No
other nomina
tion shall b
e entertained
after
the Final List of C
and
ida
tes shall ha
ve been
prep
ared
. No further nom
ination sha
ll be
entertained or a
llowed
on the floor during
the actua
l stockholders’ m
eeting.
4. The specific slot for indep
endent d
irectors sha
ll not
be
filled-up
b
y unq
ualified
nom
inees.
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5. In
case
of failure
of election
for the
indep
endent d
irector, the Cha
irma
n of the m
eeting shall ca
ll a sep
ara
te election during
the same m
eeting to fill up the va
cancy.”
Below
is the company’s N
omination and
Election Policy:
PROC
EDURE PRO
CESS
ADO
PTED C
RITERIA
A. SELEC
TION
AN
D APPO
INTM
ENT
Executive Directors and N
on-Executive Directors
The election of all
Directors
is held
during
each
regular
stockholders’ m
eeting, unless a
vaca
ncy occurred w
hich shall be filled in im
media
tely d
uring a
meeting called
for the purp
ose a
nd the person
so elected shall serve
only the
unexpired
portion
of his
predecessor
in office.
1. Hold
er of at
least
one (1)
share
of a
capital stock of
the Com
pany.
2. M
ust b
e a
college gra
dua
te or
equivalent a
cadem
ic d
egree. 3.
Must
have
practical
understanding
of the business of
the C
ompa
ny. 4.
Mem
bership
in good
standing
in relevant industry, b
usiness or
professional
organizations.
5. Must ha
ve p
revious b
usiness experience.
Independent Directors
1. The
nomina
tion of
the indep
endent director shall be
1. He shall have
at lea
st one (1) sha
re of
stock of
the corp
oration.
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conducted
b
y the N
omina
tion C
omm
ittee p
rior to
a stockholders’ m
eeting.
All
recomm
endati
ons shall
be signed
by
the nom
inating
stockholders together
with
the a
cceptance
and
conformity
by
the w
ould-
be nom
inees. 2.
After
the nom
ination, the
Nom
ination
Com
mittee
shall prep
are a
final list
of ca
ndida
tes w
hich shall
contain all the inform
ation
ab
out all
the nom
inees for
the indep
endent directors.
The
list shall
be m
ade
available to the
SEC a
nd to all
the stockholders through
the filing
and distrib
ution of
the Informa
tion Sta
tement
or Proxy Sta
tement, or in
such other
reports
the
2. He shall be a
t lea
st a college gra
dua
te or he shall ha
ve been enga
ged or
exposed to the
business of the
corporation for
at least five (5)
years.
3. H
e shall
possess integrity
and p
robity. 4.
He shall
be a
ssiduous.
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Corp
oration is
required to
submit
to the
Com
mission.
3. O
nly nom
inees w
hose na
mes
ap
pear on the
Final List
of C
andid
ates
shall be eligible for election a
s a
n Ind
ependent
Director.
N
o other nom
ination
shall be
entertained
after
the Final
List of
Ca
ndida
tes shall ha
ve been p
repa
red. N
o further nom
ination
shall be
entertained or
allowed
on the floor during the a
ctual stockholders’ m
eeting. 4.
The specific
slot for
independent
directors shall
not be filled
-up b
y unq
ualified nom
inees. 5. In ca
se of failure of election for the indep
endent director, the C
hairma
n of the m
eeting
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shall call a sepa
rate election during the sa
me
meeting to fill
up the vaca
ncy. B. REA
PPOIN
TMEN
T
Executive Directors
Shall follow the
process
for nom
ination
of directors.
Must
have
all the q
ualifications
and
none
of the disq
ualification
s of a director
as
mentioned
ab
ove.
Non-Executive
Directors
Shall follow the
process
for nom
ination
of directors.
Must
have
all the q
ualifications
and
none
of the disq
ualification
s of a director
as
mentioned
ab
ove.
Independent Directors
Shall follow the
process
for nom
ination
of directors.
Must
have
all the q
ualifications
and
none
of the disq
ualification
s of a director
as
mentioned
ab
ove. C
. PERMA
NEN
T DISQUA
LIFICA
TION
Executive Directors
A
director
perm
anently
disqualified
shall
be rem
oved from
the
office in
accord
ance w
ith the
Corp
oration
Without
prejudice to a
specific
provision of law
p
rescribing disq
ualification
s of a director,
the follow
ing shall
be p
erma
nently
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Cod
e w
hich p
rovides:
Section 28
of the C
orporation
Cod
e:
Sec. 28. Rem
oval of
directors
or trustees.
- A
ny director
or trustee
of a
corporation
ma
y be
removed
from
office by a
vote of
the stockholders holding
or rep
resenting at
least
two-third
s (2/3)
of the
outstanding
capital stock, or
if the
corporation be
a
non-stock corp
oration, by
a
vote of
at
least
two-third
s (2/3)
of the
mem
bers entitled to vote: Provided
, Tha
t such
removal
shall take place
either a
t a
regular
meeting of the
corporation
or a
t a
special
meeting called
for the purpose, a
nd in
either ca
se, a
fter p
revious notice
disqualified
of a director:
1. A
ny p
erson convicted
b
y final
judgm
ent or
order b
y a
competent
judicial or
ad
ministrative
bod
y of
any crim
e tha
t (a
) involves
the p
urchase
and sale
of securities,
as
defined
in the
SRC;
(b)
arises
out of
the p
erson’s cond
uct as a
n underw
riter, b
roker, dealer,
investment
ad
viser, p
rincipal, distrib
utor, m
utual fund
dealer,
futures com
mission
mercha
nt, com
modity
trading ad
visor, or floor b
roker; or (c) a
rises out of his fiducia
ry rela
tionship w
ith a
bank,
quasi-b
ank,
trust compa
ny, investm
ent house or a
s an
affilia
ted p
erson of
any of them
.
2. A
ny p
erson w
ho, by rea
son
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to stockholders or m
embers of
the corporation of the intention to
prop
ose such
removal
at the m
eeting. A
sp
ecial m
eeting of the stockholders
or m
embers
of a
corporation for
the purp
ose of rem
oval of
directors or
trustees, or any of
them,
must
be
called
by
the secreta
ry on order of the p
resident or on the
written
dem
and
of the stockholders rep
resenting or holding a
t least a
m
ajority
of the outsta
nding ca
pital stock,
or, if it be a non-stock corp
oration, on the
written
dem
and
of
a m
ajority of the
mem
bers entitled to vote. Should
the secreta
ry fail or refuse
to call
the sp
ecial m
eeting upon
such d
emand
or fail or refuse to
give the
notice, or
if there
is no
of m
isconduct,
after hea
ring, is p
erma
nently enjoined
b
y a
final jud
gment
or order of the
Com
mission
or a
ny court
or a
dm
inistrative b
ody
of com
petent jurisdiction from
: (a) a
cting a
s und
erwriter,
broker,
dealer, investm
ent a
dviser,
principal
distributor,
mutual
fund d
ealer, futures
comm
ission m
erchant,
comm
odity trading a
dvisor,
or floor broker;
(b)
acting
as
director or
officer of
a b
ank,
quasi-
ba
nk, trust
compa
ny, investm
ent house,
or investm
ent com
pany;
(c) enga
ging in or continuing any cond
uct or
practice in any
of the
cap
acities
mentioned
in sub
-p
aragra
phs (a)
and (b
) above,
or w
illfully
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secretary,
the call
for the
meeting
ma
y b
e ad
dressed
directly to
the stockholders
or m
embers
by
any
stockholder or
mem
ber of the corp
oration signing
the d
ema
nd.
Notice
of the
time a
nd pla
ce of
such m
eeting, a
s w
ell a
s of
the intention
to p
ropose such
removal,
must
be
given b
y p
ublication
or b
y w
ritten notice p
rescribed in
this C
ode.
Removal
ma
y b
e w
ith or
without
cause: Provided
, Tha
t rem
oval w
ithout ca
use m
ay
not be
used to dep
rive m
inority stockholders
or m
embers of the
right of
representa
tion to
which
they m
ay be entitled
under Section
24 of this Code.
violating
the law
s tha
t govern securities
and b
anking
activities.
3. A
ny p
erson convicted
b
y final
judgm
ent or
order b
y a
court or
competent
ad
ministrative
bod
y of
an
offense involving m
oral turpitude, fra
ud,
emb
ezzlement,
theft, esta
fa, counterfeiting, m
isapp
ropria
tion,
forgery, b
ribery,
false a
ffirma
tion, p
erjury or other fra
udulent acts.
4. A
ny p
erson w
ho has been
ad
judged
by
final jud
gment
or order of the
Com
mission,
court, or
competent
ad
ministrative
bod
y to
have
willfully
violated
, or
willfully
aided,
abetted
, counseled
, induced
or p
rocured the
violation of any
provision of the
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Corp
oration C
ode,
SRC
or a
ny other
law
ad
ministered
by
the C
omm
ission or
BSP or any of its rule,
regulation
or order.
5. A
ny p
erson ea
rlier elected
as independ
ent director
who
becom
es a
n officer, em
ployee or
consultant
of the
sam
e corp
oration.
6. A
ny p
erson judicially d
eclared
a
s insolvent.
7. Judgm
ent or ord
er of
a foreign court or equivalent fina
ncial regula
tory a
uthority of
acts,
violations
or m
isconduct sim
ilar to a
ny of the
acts,
violations
or m
isconduct enum
erated in
pa
ragraphs
1 a
nd 5 above.
8. C
onviction b
y final
judgm
ent of an
offense p
unishable
by
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imp
risonment
for m
ore tha
n six (6) yea
rs, or a
viola
tion of
the C
orporation
Cod
e com
mitted
w
ithin five
(5) yea
rs p
rior to
the da
te of his election
or a
ppointm
ent.
Note:
Sam
e criteria
is
ap
plied for
Indep
endent D
irectors.
D. TEMPO
RARY DISQ
UALIFIC
ATIO
N
Executive Directors and N
on-Executive Directors
Directors
elected or
ap
pointed w
ithout p
ossessing the
qualifica
tions m
entioned herein
or p
ossessing the
disqualifica
tions
as
well
shall vaca
te their
positions
imm
ediately.
1. Refusal
to com
ply w
ith the
disclosure requirem
ents of SEC
a
nd its
IRR’s.
The disq
ualification
shall be
in effect
as
long a
s the
refusal p
ersists. 2.
Ab
sence in
more tha
n fifty (50) p
ercent of all regula
r and sp
ecial m
eetings of the Boa
rd during his
incumbency, or
any tw
elve (12) m
onth period
during the said
incumbency,
unless the
ab
sence is due
to illness, death
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in the
imm
ediate
family or serious
accident. The
disqualifica
tion shall
apply
for p
urposes of the succeeding election. 3.
Dism
issal or
termina
tion for
cause
as
director of any corp
oration covered by this C
ode.
The
disqualifica
tion shall
be in
effect until
he w
as clea
red him
self from
a
ny involvem
ent in
the cause tha
t gave rise to his dism
issal or
termina
tion. 4.
If the
beneficial
equity ow
nership of an
independent
director in
the corp
oration or
its sub
sidiaries a
nd a
ffiliates
exceeds
two
percent
of its
subscribed
capital
stock. The disq
ualification
shall be lifted if
the limit is la
ter com
plied with.
5. If any of the jud
gments
or
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orders cited
in the ground
s for p
erma
nent disq
ualification
has
not yet
becom
e final. A
tem
porarily
disqualified
director
shall, w
ithin sixty (60) b
usiness da
ys from
such
disqualifica
tion, ta
ke the
ap
prop
riate
action
to rem
edy
or correct
the disq
ualification.
If he
fails or
refuses to do so
for unjustified
reasons,
the disq
ualification
shall becom
e p
erma
nent.
Independent Directors
Directors
elected or
ap
pointed w
ithout p
ossessing the
qualifica
tions m
entioned herein
or p
ossessing the
disqualifica
tions
as
well
shall vaca
te their
positions
imm
ediately.
Sam
e a
s a
bove,
in a
ddition
to p
ossession of
the disq
ualification
s to
be a
n indep
endent director.
E. REMO
VAL
Executive D
irectors / Non-
A d
irector shall b
e rem
oved Possession
of the ground
s for
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Executive D
irectors/ Ind
ependent
Directors
from
office in
accord
ance w
ith the
Corp
oration C
ode
which
provides:
Section 28
of the C
orporation
Cod
e:
Sec. 28. Rem
oval of
directors
or trustees.
- A
ny director
or trustee
of a
corporation
ma
y be
removed
from
office by a
vote of
the stockholders holding
or rep
resenting at
least
two-third
s (2/3)
of the
outstanding
capital stock, or
if the
corporation be
a
non-stock corp
oration, by
a
vote of
at
least
two-third
s (2/3)
of the
mem
bers entitled to vote: Provided
, Tha
t such
removal
shall take place
either a
t a
regular
meeting of the
corporation
or a
t a
special
meeting called
perm
anent
disqualifica
tions
and those
provided
under a
pplicable
laws.
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for the purpose, a
nd in
either ca
se, a
fter p
revious notice to stockholders or m
embers of
the corporation of the intention to
prop
ose such
removal
at the m
eeting. A
sp
ecial m
eeting of the stockholders
or m
embers
of a
corporation for
the purp
ose of rem
oval of
directors or
trustees, or any of
them,
must
be
called
by
the secreta
ry on order of the p
resident or on the
written
dem
and
of the stockholders rep
resenting or holding a
t least a
m
ajority
of the outsta
nding ca
pital stock,
or, if it be a non-stock corp
oration, on the
written
dem
and
of
a m
ajority of the
mem
bers entitled to vote. Should
the secreta
ry fail or refuse
to call
the sp
ecial m
eeting upon
such d
emand
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or fail or refuse to
give the
notice, or
if there
is no
secretary,
the call
for the
meeting
ma
y b
e ad
dressed
directly to
the stockholders
or m
embers
by
any
stockholder or
mem
ber of the corp
oration signing
the d
ema
nd.
Notice
of the
time a
nd pla
ce of
such m
eeting, a
s w
ell a
s of
the intention
to p
ropose such
removal,
must
be
given b
y p
ublication
or b
y w
ritten notice p
rescribed in
this C
ode.
Removal
ma
y b
e w
ith or
without
cause: Provided
, Tha
t rem
oval w
ithout ca
use m
ay
not be
used to dep
rive m
inority stockholders
or m
embers of the
right of
representa
tion to
which
they m
ay be entitled
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under Section
24 of this Code.
F. REINSTA
TEMEN
T
Executive Directors
The process for
reinstatem
ent of
a director
shall be simila
r to the p
rocess for
nomina
tion a
nd election of directors.
To be
reinstated
, a
director m
ust p
ossess all
the q
ualifications
and
none
of the disq
ualification
s for a director p
rovided
herein.
Non-Executive
Directors
The process for
reinstatem
ent of
a director
shall be simila
r to the p
rocess for
nomina
tion a
nd election of directors.
To be
reinstated
, a
director m
ust p
ossess all
the q
ualifications
and
none
of the disq
ualification
s for a director p
rovided
herein.
Independent Directors
The process for
reinstatem
ent of
a director
shall be simila
r to the p
rocess for
nomina
tion a
nd election of directors.
To be
reinstated
, a
director m
ust p
ossess all
the q
ualifications
and
none
of the disq
ualification
s for a director p
rovided
herein.
G. SUSPEN
SION
Executive Directors / N
on-Executive Directors/
The Com
pa
ny removes a director
either perm
anently or temporarily.
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Independent Directors
2. Boa
rd nomina
tion and election policy is disclosed in
the com
pany’s M
anual on C
orporate Governance.
CO
MPLIA
NT
The Ma
y 30, 2017 Revised Code of C
orporate G
overnance of
Doub
leDra
gon Prop
erties C
orp., p
rovides tha
t:
Nom
ination and Succession
“The Board
should ha
ve and
disclose in its
Cod
e a
form
al
and
tra
nsparent
boa
rd
nomina
tion and
election policy tha
t should
include how
it accepts nom
inations from
m
inority sha
reholders
and
review
s nom
inated
cand
idates. The p
olicy should
also
include
an
assessm
ent of
the effectiveness of the Boa
rd’s p
rocesses and
p
rocedures in the nom
ination, election, or
repla
cement of a
director. In ad
dition, its
process of id
entifying the qua
lity of directors
should b
e aligned
with the stra
tegic direction
of the comp
any.
For Executive and
Non-executive D
irectors:
The election of all D
irectors is held d
uring ea
ch regular stockhold
ers’ meeting, unless a
va
cancy occurred
which sha
ll be filled
in im
med
iately d
uring a m
eeting called
for the p
urpose a
nd the p
erson so elected sha
ll serve
only the
unexpired
p
ortion of
his p
redecessor in office.
For Ind
epend
ent Directors:
1.
The nom
ination
of the
indep
endent
director
shall
be
conducted
b
y the
Nom
ination
Com
mittee
prior
to a
stockhold
ers’ meeting. A
ll recomm
enda
tions sha
ll b
e signed
by
the nom
inating
3. Boa
rd nom
ination and
election policy
includes how
the
company
accepted nom
inations from m
inority shareholders.
CO
MPLIA
NT
4. Boa
rd nom
ination and
election policy
includes how
the
board shortlists
candidates.
CO
MPLIA
NT
5. Boa
rd nom
ination and
election policy
includes an assessm
ent of the effectiveness of the Board’s processes in the nom
ination,
election or replacement of a director.
CO
MPLIA
NT
6. Boa
rd has a p
rocess for identifying the quality of directors that is aligned w
ith the strategic direction of the com
pany.
CO
MPLIA
NT
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stockholders together w
ith the accep
tance
and
conformity b
y the would
-be nom
inees.
2. A
fter the
nomina
tion, the
Nom
ination
Com
mittee
shall
prepa
re a
fina
l list
of ca
ndid
ates
which
shall conta
in a
ll the
informa
tion ab
out all the nom
inees for the ind
epend
ent directors. The list shall b
e ma
de
ava
ilab
le to
the SEC
a
nd
to a
ll the
stockholders
through the
filing a
nd d
istribution of the Inform
ation Statem
ent or Proxy Sta
tement, or in such other rep
orts the C
orpora
tion is
required
to
subm
it to
the C
omm
ission. 3. O
nly nominees w
hose nam
es ap
pea
r on the Final List of C
and
ida
tes shall b
e eligible
for election as a
n Independ
ent Director. N
o other nom
ination sha
ll be enterta
ined a
fter the Fina
l List of Ca
ndid
ates sha
ll have b
een p
repa
red. N
o further nomina
tion shall b
e entertained
or allow
ed on the floor d
uring the a
ctual stockhold
ers’ meeting.
4. The specific slot for ind
epend
ent directors
shall
not b
e filled
-up
by
unqua
lified
nominees.
5.
In ca
se of
failure of
election for
the ind
epend
ent director, the C
hairm
an of the
meeting sha
ll call a
sepa
rate election d
uring the sam
e meeting to fill up
the vaca
ncy.” O
ptional: Recomm
endation to 2.6 1.
Com
pany uses professional search firm
s or other external sources of candidates (such as director databa
ses set up by director or sha
reholder bodies) when searching for
candidates to the board of directors.
Identify the professional search firm
used or other external sources of candidates
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Recomm
endation 2.7
1. Boa
rd has overall responsibility in ensuring
that there
is a
group-w
ide policy
and system
governing
related pa
rty tra
nsactions (RPTs) and other unusual or
infrequently occurring transactions.
CO
MPLIA
NT
Provide information on or reference to
a docum
ent containing
the com
pany’s policy on related party transaction,
including policy
on review
and a
pproval of significant RPTs Identify
transactions that
were
approved pursuant to the policy.
The Ma
y 30, 2017 Revised Code of C
orporate G
overnance of
Doub
leDra
gon Prop
erties C
orp., p
rovides tha
t: The Boa
rd m
ay a
lso organize a
Related
Party Tra
nsaction (RPT) Com
mittee, w
hich should
be ta
sked w
ith reviewing a
ll ma
terial rela
ted p
arty
transaction of
the com
pa
ny a
nd
should b
e comp
osed of a
t least three non-
executive directors, tw
o of whom
should b
e ind
epend
ent, including the C
hairm
an.
The comp
any ha
s a p
olicy regard
ing Related
Party Transactions through the C
onflict of Interest Policy: http
://ww
w.d
oubled
rag
on.com.p
h/ir/comp
anys-p
olicies
2. RPT policy includes a
ppropriate review and
approval of material RPTs, w
hich guarantee
fairness and
transparency of
the tra
nsactions.
CO
MPLIA
NT
3. RPT policy encom
passes all entities within
the group, taking into account their size, structure,
risk profile
and
complexity
of operations.
CO
MPLIA
NT
Supplement to Recom
mendations 2.7
1.
Board
clearly defines
the threshold
for disclosure
and
a
pproval of
RPTs and
categorizes such transa
ctions according to those that are considered de m
inimis or
transactions that need not be reported or
announced, those
that
need to
be disclosed,
and
those
that need
prior sha
reholder a
pproval. The
aggregate
amount
of RPTs
within
any tw
elve (12)
month period should be considered for
purposes of
applying the
thresholds for
disclosure and approval.
CO
MPLIA
NT
Provide information on a m
ateriality threshold for RPT disclosure and
approval, if any. Provide inform
ation on RPT categories
Under
Paragra
ph
4 of
the com
pa
ny’s C
onflict of Interest Policy, A d
irector who is
related
with one of the C
omp
any’s sup
plier
or client, or the owner or rep
resentative of
the supp
lier, client, or any p
erson or entity w
ho ha
s b
usiness d
ealings
with
the C
omp
any,
within
the 4
th civil
degree
of consanguinity or a
ffinity, should d
isclose such rela
tionship w
ith the Board
. The
requisites
for a
pp
roval
are:
(a)
the p
resent of the Director in the Boa
rd m
eeting in w
hich the transaction or contra
ct wa
s a
pp
roved w
as not necessa
ry to constitute a q
uorum for such m
eeting; (b) Tha
t the vote of said
Director w
as not necessa
ry for the a
pp
roval of the tra
nsaction or contract; a
nd
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(c) that the tra
nsaction or contract is fair a
nd rea
sonab
le under the circum
stances.
2. Boa
rd esta
blishes a
voting system w
hereby a
m
ajority of non-rela
ted p
arty sha
reholders
ap
prove
specific typ
es of
related
p
arty
transactions d
uring sharehold
ers’ meetings.
CO
MPLIA
NT
Provide information on voting system
, if any.
Under
pa
ragra
ph
4.4 of
the com
pa
ny’s C
onflict of Interest Policy, the transaction or
contract m
ay b
e ratified b
y the vote of the sha
reholders rep
resenting at lea
st two-third
s (2/3) of the outsta
nding ca
pita
l stock in a m
eeting called
for the purp
ose, provid
ed
that full disclosure of the a
dverse interest of
the Directors/s is m
ad
e at such m
eeting. Recom
mendation 2.8
1.
Board is prim
arily responsible for approving the selection of M
anagement led by the
Chief
Executive O
fficer (C
EO)
and
the
heads of the other control functions (Chief
Risk Officer, C
hief Com
pliance Officer a
nd C
hief Audit Executive).
CO
MPLIA
NT
Provide information on or reference to
a document containing the Board’s
policy and responsibility for approving
the selection of managem
ent. Identity
the M
anagem
ent team
appointed
The Ma
y 30, 2017 Revised Code of C
orporate G
overnance of Doub
le Dra
gon Properties
Corp
., provid
es that :
“The Boa
rd should
be resp
onsible for ensuring
and
a
dopting
an
effective succession
pla
nning progra
m for d
irectors, key officers a
nd m
ana
gement to ensure grow
th and
a
continued
increase
in the
sharehold
ers’ va
lue. This should includ
e ad
opting a p
olicy on the retirem
ent age for d
irectors and
key officers a
s pa
rt of ma
nagem
ent succession a
nd
to p
romote
dyna
mism
in
the corp
oration.”
The Ma
nagem
ent Team
is comp
osed of:
http://w
ww
.doub
ledra
gon.com
.ph/p
age/m
ana
gement-tea
m
2. Boa
rd is prima
rily responsible for assessing the perform
ance of Managem
ent led by the C
hief Executive Officer (C
EO) and
the heads of the other control functions (C
hief Risk O
fficer, Chief C
ompliance O
fficer and C
hief Audit Executive).
CO
MPLIA
NT
Provide information on or reference to
a document containing the Board’s
policy and responsibility for assessing the perform
ance of mana
gement.
Provide inform
ation on
the assessm
ent process
and
indicate
The Ma
y 30, 2017 Revised Code of C
orporate G
overnance of
Doub
leDra
gon Prop
erties C
orp., p
rovides tha
t:
“The Board
should b
e responsib
le for ensuring a
nd
ad
opting a
n effective
succession p
lanning p
rogram
for directors, key officers
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frequency of
assessment
of perform
ance.
and
ma
nagem
ent to ensure growth a
nd a
continued
increa
se in
the sha
reholders’
value. This should
include a
dopting a
policy
on the retirement a
ge for directors a
nd key
officers as p
art of m
ana
gement succession
and
to
prom
ote d
ynam
ism
in the
corpora
tion” Recom
mendation 2.9
1.
Board
establishes
an
effective perform
ance m
anagement
framew
ork that
ensures tha
t M
anagem
ent’s perform
ance is at par w
ith the standa
rds set by the Boa
rd and Senior M
anagem
ent.
CO
MPLIA
NT
Provide information on or
link/reference to a document
containing the Board’s performance
managem
ent framew
ork for m
anagement and
personnel.
The Ma
y 30, 2017 Revised C
ode of C
orpora
te G
overnance
of D
oubleD
ragon
Properties
Corp
., provid
es that:
“The Boa
rd
should
formula
te the
corpora
tion’s vision,
mission,
strategic
objectives, p
olicies and
proced
ures that sha
ll guid
e its activities, includ