| THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL FORMAL EVALUATION OF ITS OWN PERFORMANCE, AS WELL AS THAT OF ITS COMMITTEES AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS USING A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK. THIS FRAMEWORK INCLUDES SELF-ASSESSMENT BY DIRECTORS, PEER REVIEW, COMMITTEE PERFORMANCE REVIEW, AND OVERALL BOARD PERFORMANCE REVIEW. THE EVALUATION COVERS VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE BOARD’S AND COMMITTEES’ FUNCTIONING, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS. THE PROCESS IS CONDUCTED THROUGH QUESTIONNAIRES, AND THE RESPONSES ARE COMPILED AND ANALYSED TO IDENTIFY STRENGTHS, AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT, AND ACTION PLANS. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES IS ASSESSED BASED ON FACTORS SUCH AS COMPOSITION, STRUCTURE, ATTENDANCE, PROCESS EFFECTIVENESS, INFORMATION FLOW, AND SKILLS. INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS ARE EVALUATED BASED ON ATTENDANCE, TIME COMMITMENT, ADHERENCE TO THE CODE OF CONDUCT, FULFILMENT OF THEIR DUTIES, AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMITTEE AND BOARD MEETINGS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PERFORMANCE OF NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, THE CHAIRPERSON, AND THE BOARD AS A WHOLE IS EVALUATED BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS IN A SEPARATE MEETING, CONSIDERING FEEDBACK RECEIVED FROM ALL DIRECTORS. THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS, CONDUCTED WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF THE DIRECTOR BEING EVALUATED, IS REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE FEEDBACK FROM THE NOMINATION & REMUNERATION COMMITTEE AND INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS. THE BOARD EVALUATION FOR THE YEAR HAS PROVIDED VALUABLE INSIGHTS INTO THE STRENGTHS AND AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT. BUILDING ON THE OBSERVATIONS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND THE ACTIONS TAKEN, THE PROPOSED ACTIONS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR AIM TO ENHANCE THE BOARD’S EFFECTIVENESS, COMPOSITION, AND STRATEGIC OVERSIGHT. THESE STEPS WILL ENSURE THAT THE BOARD CONTINUES TO PROVIDE STRONG GOVERNANCE AND GUIDANCE TO THE COMPANY. |