Annual Report on Corporate Governance (February ... - FIAT Industrial

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ANNUAL REPORT
ON CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
SECTION IV
Corporate Governance Code Fiat Industrial S.p.A.
10.C.5 The board of auditors shall monitor the independence of the
auditing firm, verifying both the compliance with the provisions of law and
regulation governing the subject matter thereof, and the nature and extent
of services other than the accounting control provided to the issuer and
its subsidiaries by the same auditing firm and the entities belonging to the
network of the same.
10.C.6 In the framework of their activities, the auditors may demand from
the internal audit function to make assessments on specific operating areas
or transactions of the company.
10.C.7 The board of auditors and the internal control committee shall
timely exchange material information for the performance of their respective
duties.
11.P.1 The Board of Directors shall take initiatives aimed at promoting
the broadest participation possible of the shareholders in the shareholders’
meetings and making easier the exercise of the shareholders’ rights.
In compliance with the provisions of the Group Procedure for the
Engagement of Audit Firms, the Board of Statutory Auditors performs this
task, coordinating its work with the Internal Control Committee.
See comment to principle 10.P.3.
See comment to principle 8.P.4.
RELATIONS WITH SHAREHOLDERS
In compliance with the primary interest of the Company to establish and
preserve a continuous interactions with the financial markets, the Company
has created dedicated entities aimed at maintaining and enhancing confidence
and the level of understanding of the Company and its business activities.
Throughout the year, the Investor Relations team also communicates with
financial analysts, individual shareholders and institutional investors through
conference calls and public presentations held to present financial results, in
addition to participating in conferences in its industry sector. At the same
time, the Company also uses the website (www.fiatindustrial.com) to publish
information presented or discussed on those occasions. The website is also
used to publish, in both Italian and English, institutional information, periodic
and extraordinary operating and financial information, the corporate
calendar, and corporate governance documentation.
A special attention is dedicated to Social Responsible Investors (SRI), i.e. those
investors who make their investments decisions not only on the traditional
financial and economic metrics but also taking into account the evaluation