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(i)(ii)any changes in accounting policies and practices;major judgmental areas;(iii) significant adjustments resulting from audit;(iv) <strong>the</strong> going concern assumptions and any qualifications;(v)compliance with accounting standards; and(vi) compliance with <strong>the</strong> Listing Rules and legal requirements in relation t<strong>of</strong>inancial reporting;(e)Regarding (d) above:-(i)members <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> committee should liaise with <strong>the</strong> Board and seniormanagement and <strong>the</strong> committee must meet, at least twice a year, with <strong>the</strong>Company’s auditors; and(ii) <strong>the</strong> committee should consider any significant or unusual items that are, ormay need to be, reflected in <strong>the</strong> report and accounts, it should give dueconsideration to any matters that have been raised by <strong>the</strong> Company’s staffresponsible for <strong>the</strong> accounting and financial reporting function, compliance<strong>of</strong>ficer or auditors;Oversight <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Company’s financial reporting system and internal control procedures(f)(g)to review <strong>the</strong> Company’s financial controls, internal control and risk managementsystems;to discuss <strong>the</strong> internal control system with management to ensure thatmanagement has performed its duty to have an effective internal control system.This discussion should include <strong>the</strong> adequacy <strong>of</strong> resources, staff qualifications andexperience, training programmes and budget <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Company’s accounting andfinancial reporting function;(h) to consider major investigation findings on internal control matters as delegatedby <strong>the</strong> Board or on its own initiative and management’s response to <strong>the</strong>se findings;(i)(j)(k)to ensure co-ordination between <strong>the</strong> internal and external auditors, and to ensurethat <strong>the</strong> internal audit function is adequately resourced and has appropriatestanding within <strong>the</strong> Company, and to review and monitor its effectiveness;to review <strong>the</strong> group’s financial and accounting policies and practices;to review <strong>the</strong> external auditor’s management letter, any material queries raised by<strong>the</strong> auditor to management about accounting records, financial accounts orsystems <strong>of</strong> control and management’s response;- 2 -Updated on 27 February 2012

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