Board Members and Senior Management Personnel
Introduction
This Code of Ethic ("Code") shall be called "The
Code of Conduct for Board Members and Senior Management Personnel" of SWISS GLASCOAT EQUIPMENTS LTD ("the
Company").
The purpose of the 'Code' is to reflect
business practices and principles of behavior of the Board Members and Senior
Management Personnel in affirming their commitment to Good Governance in line
with the Company's Philosophy on Corporate Governance.
This 'Code' has been framed specifically in
compliance with the provisions of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with Stock
Exchanges.
The 'Code' shall come into force with effect
from 1st day of January 2006.
Definitions & Interpretations
In this Code, unless repugnant to the meaning
or context thereof, the following expressions shall have the meaning given to
them as under
"Board Members" shall mean the
members on the Board of Directors of the Company.
"Whole-time Director" shall mean the
Board members who are in Whole-time employment of the Company including the MD.
"Relative" shall mean a 'relative'
as defined under Section 2(41) and Section 6 read with Schedule IA
of the Companies Act, 1956.
"Senior Management Personnel" shall
mean and include members of Management Team of the Company (excluding
Whole-time Directors) In this 'Code' words importing masculine shall include
feminine and words importing singular shall include the plural and vice versa.
Applicability
This 'Code' shall be applicable to the
following persons
· All the Board Members
· Senior Management Personnel
Key Requirements
· Shall act with utmost care, skill, diligence
and integrity.
· Shall act in utmost good faith and fulfill the
fiduciary obligations without allowing their independence of judgment to be
compromised.
· Shall not be involved in taking any decision
on a subject matter in which conflict of personal interest arises or which in
their opinion is likely to arise.
· Shall avoid any dealing with a contractor,
supplier or service provider that compromises the ability to transact business
on a professional, impartial and competitive basis or influence decision to be
made on behalf of the Company.
· Shall not exploit for his own personal gain,
opportunities that are discovered through use of corporate property,
information or position, unless the opportunity is disclosed fully in writing
to the Board of Directors and the Board declines to pursue such opportunity.
Confidentiality of Information
Any information concerning the Company's
business, its customers, suppliers, etc, and to which the Board Members and
Senior Management Personnel have access or possesses such information, must be
considered confidential and held in confidence. No Board Members or Senior
Management Personnel shall provide any information either formally or
informally, to the press or any other public media, except as required in the
performance of the regular corporate duties. However, Board Members or Senior
Management Personnel shall be free to disclose such information, which is
(a) Part of the public
domain at the time of disclosure.
(b) Authorized or
required to be disclosed pursuant to a decision of the Board.
(c) Required to be
disclosed in accordance with applicable laws, rules,regulations or guidelines.
Protection of Assets
The Board Members and Senior Management
Personnel shall protect the Company’s assets including physical assets,
information and intellectual rights and shall not use the same for personal
gain.
Enforcement of 'Code'
Each Board Member and Senior Management
Personnel shall be accountable for full compliance of this Code.
Amendments To the Code
The provisions of this Code can be amended/
modified by the Board of Directors of the Company from time to time and all
such amendments/ modifications shall take effect from such date as the Board
may decide. The Board may delegate the authority to make amendment to the Code
to the Chairman & Managing Director or any other Director as Board may deem
fit.
Placement of the Code on Website
Pursuant to Clause
49 of the Listing Agreement,
this ‘Code’ and any amendments thereto shall be posted on the website of the
Company.
Annual Compliance Reporting
It terms of Clause 49 of the Listing
Agreement, all Board Members and Senior Management Personnel shall affirm
compliance of this Code within 30 days of close of every financial year in the
proforma enclosed as Appendix I to this Code. The Annual Compliance Report
shall be forwarded to the Company Secretary.
Consequences of Non- Compliance of This Code
In case of breach of this Code by the
Directors other than Whole-Time Directors, the same shall be considered by the
Board of Directors for initiating appropriate action, as deemed necessary.
In case of breach of this ‘Code’ by the
Whole-time Directors and Senior Management Personnel, the same shall be dealt
with in accordance with the Rules of the Company.
Acknowledgement of
Receipt of the Code
All Board Members and Senior Management
Personnel shall acknowledge receipt of this Code or any modification(s)
thereto, in the acknowledgement form annexed to this Code vide Appendix-II and
forward the same to the Company Secretary.
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