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that the condition was satisfied); and

      (vi) the percentage of the value of the person’s remuneration for the financial year that consists of options; and

      (vii) if the person is employed by the company under a contract — the duration of the contract, the periods of notice required to terminate the contract and the termination payments provided for under the contract; and

      (f) such other matters related to the policy or policies referred to in paragraph (a) as are prescribed by the regulations; and

      (g) if:

      (i) at the company’s most recent AGM, comments were made on the remuneration report that was considered at that AGM; and

      (ii) when a resolution that the remuneration report for the last financial year be adopted was put to the vote at the company’s most recent AGM, at least 25 % of the votes cast were against adoption of that report;

      an explanation of the board’s proposed action in response or, if the board does not propose any action, the board’s reasons for inaction; and

      (h) if a remuneration consultant made a remuneration recommendation in relation to any of the key management personnel for the company or, if consolidated financial statements are required, for the consolidated entity, for the financial year:

      (i) the name of the consultant; and

      (ii) a statement that the consultant made such a recommendation; and

      (iii) if the consultant provided any other kind of advice to the company or entity for the financial year — a statement that the consultant provided that other kind or those other kinds of advice; and

      (iv) the amount and nature of the consideration payable for the remuneration recommendation; and

      (v) the amount and nature of the consideration payable for any other kind of advice referred to in subparagraph (iii); and

      (vi) information about the arrangements the company made to ensure that the making of the remuneration recommendation would be free from undue influence by the member or members of the key management personnel to whom the recommendation relates; and

      (vii) a statement about whether the board is satisfied that the remuneration recommendation was made free from undue influence by the member or members of the key management personnel to whom the recommendation relates; and

      (viii) if the board is satisfied that the remuneration recommendation was made free from undue influence by the member or members of the key management personnel to whom the recommendation relates — the board’s reasons for being satisfied of this.

      (1AA) Without limiting paragraph (1)(b), the discussion under that paragraph of the company’s performance must specifically deal with:

      (a) the company’s earnings; and

      (b) the consequences of the company’s performance on shareholder wealth;

      in the financial year to which the report relates and in the previous 4 financial years.

      (1AB) In determining, for the purposes of subsection (1AA), the consequences of the company’s performance on shareholder wealth in a financial year, have regard to:

      (a) dividends paid by the company to its shareholders during that year; and

      (b) changes in the price at which shares in the company are traded between the beginning and the end of that year; and

      (c) any return of capital by the company to its shareholders during that year that involves:

      (i) the cancellation of shares in the company; and

      (ii) a payment to the holders of those shares that exceeds the price at which shares in that class are being traded at the time when the shares are cancelled; and

      (d) any other relevant matter.

      (1A) The material referred to in subsection (1) must be included in the directors’ report under the heading “Remuneration report”.

      (1C) Without limiting paragraph (1)(c), the regulations may:

      (a) provide that the value of an element of remuneration is to be determined, for the purposes of this section, in a particular way or by reference to a particular standard; and

      (b) provide that details to be given of an element of remuneration must relate to the remuneration provided in:

      (i) the financial year to which the directors’ report relates; and

      (ii) the earlier financial years specified in the regulations.

      (2) This section applies to any disclosing entity that is a company.

      (3) This section applies despite anything in the company’s constitution.

      (4) For the purposes of this section, if:

      (a) consolidated financial statements are required; and

      (b) a person is a group executive who is a group executive of 2 or more entities within the consolidated entity;

      the person’s remuneration is taken to include all of the person’s remuneration from those entities (regardless of the capacity in which the person received the remuneration).

      300B Annual directors’ report — companies limited by guarantee

      (1) The directors’ report for a financial year for a company limited by guarantee must:

      (a) contain a description of the short and long term objectives of the entity reported on; and

      (b) set out the entity’s strategy for achieving those objectives; and

      (c) state the entity’s principal activities during the year; and

      (d) state how those activities assisted in achieving the entity’s objectives; and

      (e) state how the entity measures its performance, including any key performance indicators used by the entity.

      (2) The entity reported on is:

      (a) the company (if consolidated financial statements are not required); or

      (b) the consolidated entity (if consolidated financial statements are required).

      (3) The directors’ report for a financial year for a company limited by guarantee must also include details of:

      (a) the name of each person who has been a director of the company at any time during or since the end of the year and the period for which the person was a director; and

      (b) each director’s qualifications, experience and special responsibilities; and

      (c) the number of meetings of the board of directors held during the year and each director’s attendance at those meetings; and

      (d) for each class of membership in the company — the amount which a member of that class is liable to contribute if the company is wound up; and

      (e) the total amount that members of the company are liable to contribute if the company is wound up.

      301 Audit of annual financial report

      (1) A company, registered scheme or disclosing entity must have the financial report for a financial year audited in accordance with Division 3 and obtain an auditor’s report.

      Small proprietary companies

      (2) A small proprietary company’s financial report for a financial year does not have to be audited if:

      (a) the report is prepared in response to a direction under section 293; and

      (b) the direction did not ask for the financial report to be audited.

      Companies limited by guarantee

      (3) A company limited by guarantee may have its financial report for a financial year reviewed, rather than audited, if:

      (a)

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