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56<br />
Annual report 2008<br />
Audit Committee<br />
Report<br />
MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE<br />
Tan Sri Dato’ Hari Narayanan a/l Govindasamy (Chairman & Independent Non-Executive Director)<br />
Dato’ Leong Kok Wah (Independent Non-Executive Director)<br />
Datuk Ismail bin Adam (Independent Non-Executive Director)<br />
Ng Soon Lai @ Ng Siek Chuan (Independent Non-Executive Director)<br />
SECRETARIES<br />
Lee Wai Ngan<br />
Chan Toye Ying<br />
TERMS OF REFERENCE<br />
1.0 Purpose<br />
The primary objective of the Audit Committee (as a sub-committee of the Board) is to assist the Board in the effective discharge of its<br />
fiduciary responsibilities for corporate governance, timely and accurate financial reporting and development of sound internal controls.<br />
2.0 Composition<br />
i. The Audit Committee shall be appointed by the Directors amongst their numbers, who fulfils the following requirements:<br />
• comprised no fewer than 3 members;<br />
• all members must be non-executive directors; and<br />
• all members should be financially literate and at least one member must be a member of the Malaysian Institute of<br />
Accountants or having the relevant qualifications and experience as specified in the Listing Requirements of Bursa<br />
Malaysia Securities <strong>Berhad</strong>.<br />
ii.<br />
The Chairman of the Audit Committee shall be an independent director.<br />
3.0 Reporting Responsibilities<br />
The Audit Committee will report to the Board on the nature and extent of the functions performed by it and may make such<br />
recommendations to the Board on any audit and financial reporting matters as it may think fit.<br />
4.0 Attendance at Meetings<br />
i. The heads of finance and internal audit and a representative of the external auditor shall normally attend meetings.<br />
ii<br />
iii.<br />
Other directors and employees may attend any particular Audit Committee meeting only upon the invitation of the Audit<br />
Committee specific to the relevant meeting.<br />
The company secretary shall be the secretary of the Committee.<br />
5.0 Frequency of Meetings<br />
A minimum of four (4) meetings a year shall be planned, although additional meetings may be called at any time at the Chairman’s<br />
discretion.<br />
The Committee should meet with the external auditors without executive Board members present at least twice a year.