Corporate Governance Compliance Report - Zorlu Enerji
Corporate Governance Compliance Report - Zorlu Enerji
Corporate Governance Compliance Report - Zorlu Enerji
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<strong>Zorlu</strong> <strong>Enerji</strong> Elektrik Üretim A.fi. <strong>Corporate</strong> <strong>Governance</strong> <strong>Compliance</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
agenda and information about the agenda, as well as<br />
the reports, are delivered to the Members, at least<br />
one week prior to meetings.<br />
During the Meetings, any opposite opinions and<br />
detailed information about the reasons of voting<br />
against the common practice are decided to be put<br />
into records and passed to the auditors, but so far<br />
such a situation did not occurre. Following the<br />
approval of Main Contract by General Board Meeting<br />
of Shareholders, if independent members have a<br />
different opinion, the reasons of voting against shall<br />
be disclosed to the public through the website. The<br />
actual participation of the members to the board<br />
meetings is required for articles that need to be<br />
approved by the members of the board of directors<br />
indicated in Section IV article 2.17.4 of the Principles<br />
of <strong>Corporate</strong> Management of the Capital Markets<br />
Committee. None of the Board members, including<br />
the Chairman, have more voting rights and/or the right<br />
to veto. All members and chairman has equal vote.<br />
24- Conducting Business with the Company and<br />
Rule of Competition<br />
The Subject of having business conducts with the<br />
Company or competing with the Company is<br />
presented in the agenda for approval of General<br />
Board of Shareholders, every year. In year 2006, no<br />
case regarding business conducts with the Company<br />
or competition of Members of the Board is occurred.<br />
In case that any situation occurs related to business<br />
conduct and competition with the company, in<br />
concept of Principles of <strong>Corporate</strong> Management, the<br />
profit disputes arise will be disclosed to public.<br />
25- Rules of Ethic<br />
Ethic Rules of <strong>Zorlu</strong> <strong>Enerji</strong> Elektrik Üretim A.fi. prepared<br />
in form of writing and delivered to all employees.<br />
Maximum care is given to the implementation of rules<br />
of ethics having been established for the Board of<br />
Directors, the company and its employees.<br />
26-The Number, Structure and Independence of<br />
committees established in the Board of Directors<br />
The Board of Directors has established an Audit<br />
Committee for auditing the financial and operational<br />
activities in accordance with the bulletin of the Capital<br />
Markets Committee with Series Seri X, No:19 Article 3<br />
The <strong>Corporate</strong> Management Committee has not yet<br />
been established. However, with the appointment of<br />
independent members to the Board of Directors and<br />
within the framework of the Principles of <strong>Corporate</strong><br />
Management of the Capital Markets Committee, it is<br />
planned that the <strong>Corporate</strong> Management Committee<br />
be established under the chairmanship of an<br />
independent chairman. The principles of working have<br />
been established in writing and in a detailed manner<br />
within the framework of this plan. The establishment<br />
of the Committee shall commence after the Ordinary<br />
General Meeting. The working plans of the Audit<br />
Committee and the <strong>Corporate</strong> Management<br />
Committee has been established in writing and in a<br />
detailed manner.<br />
The Audit Committee comprises of two persons, who<br />
are Türkan <strong>Zorlu</strong> and Selen <strong>Zorlu</strong> Melik. Selen <strong>Zorlu</strong><br />
Melik from among the committee members is a<br />
member with executive powers while Türkan <strong>Zorlu</strong> is a<br />
member who does not have executive powers.<br />
The Board of Directors resolved that as of 2006, the<br />
Audit Committee holds meetings each quarter and<br />
meet at least 4 times in year.<br />
Board secretariat will be responsible for keeping the<br />
records of decision of meetings. Committee performs<br />
its duties in accordance to working principles<br />
prepared in details and in form of writing.<br />
27- Financial Rights Granted to the Board of<br />
Directors<br />
General Board of Shareholders determines social<br />
benefits given to Members of the Board of Directors.<br />
In 2006, total of 100.000 YTL. is paid to Board<br />
Members of <strong>Zorlu</strong> <strong>Enerji</strong> Elektrik Üretim A.fi., in<br />
conformity with sector average. Each of Board<br />
Auditors is paid 2.232YTL. Gross per year.<br />
A performance appraisal is not conducted for<br />
members of the Board of Directors. A rewarding<br />
system reflecting the performance of the Company<br />
has not been established.<br />
The Company did not give any debt or loan to any<br />
member of the Board of Directors and the managers.<br />
38 <strong>Zorlu</strong> <strong>Enerji</strong> 2006 Annual <strong>Report</strong>