上市公司治理准则中英文对照
大年初七-小学数学研修总结
上市公司治理准则
导言
为推动上市公司建立和完善现代企业制度,规范
上市公司运做,促进我国证券市场健康发展,根据《公
司法》、《证券法》及其它相关法律、法规确定的
基本原则,并参照国外公司治理实践中普遍认同的
标准,制订本准则。本准则阐明了我国上市公司治理的
基本原则、投资者权利保护的实现方式,以及
上市公司董事、监事、经理等高级管理人员所应当遵循的基
本的行为准则和职业道德等内容。本准则
适用于中国境内的上市公司。上市公司改善公司治理,应当贯彻
本准则所阐述的精神。上市公司制定
或者修改公司章程及治理细则,应当体现本准则所列明的内容。本准
则是评判上市公司是否具有良好
的公司治理结构的主要衡量标准,对公司治理存在重大问题的上市公司,
证券监管机构将责令其按照
本准则的要求进行整改。
第一章 股东与股东大会
第一节 股东权利
第一条 股东作为公司的所有者,享有法律、行政法规和公司章程规定的合
法权利。上市公司应建立
能够确保股东充分行使权利的公司治理结构。
第二条 上市公司的治
理结构应确保所有股东,特别是中小股东享有平等地位。股东按其持有的股份
享有平等的权利,并承担相
应的义务。
第三条 股东对法律、行政法规和公司章程规定的公司重大事项,享有知情权和参与权。上
市公司应
建立和股东沟通的有效渠道。
第四条 股东有权按照法律、行政法规的规定,通过民
事诉讼或其他法律手段保护其合法权利。股东
大会、董事会的决议违反法律、行政法规的规定,侵犯股东
合法权益,股东有权依法提起要求停止上
述违法行为或侵害行为的诉讼。董事、监事、经理执行职务时违
反法律、行政法规或者公司章程的规
定,给公司造成损害的,应承担赔偿责任。股东有权要求公司依法提
起要求赔偿的诉讼。
第二节 股东大会的规范
第五条 上市公司应在公司章程中规定股东
大会的召开和表决程序,包括通知、登记、提案的审议、
投票、计票、表决结果的宣布、会议决议的形成
、会议记录及其签署、公告等。
第六条
董事会应认真审议并安排股东大会审议事项。股东大会应给予每个提案合理的讨论时间。
第七条
上市公司应在公司章程中规定股东大会对董事会的授权原则,授权内容应明确具体。第八条
上市公司应
在保证股东大会合法、有效的前提下,通过各种方式和途径,包括充分运用现代信息技术
手段,扩大股东
参与股东大会的比例。股东大会时间、地点的选择应有利于让尽可能多的股东参加会
议。
第九条
股东既可以亲自到股东大会现场投票,也可以委托代理人代为投票,两者具有同样的法律效
力。
第十条 上市公司董事会、独立董事和符合有关条件的股东可向上市公司股东征集其在股东大会上的投票权。投票权征集应采取无偿的方式进行,并应向被征集人充分披露信息。
第十一条
机构投资者应在公司董事选任、经营者激励与监督、重大事项决策等方面发挥做用。
第三节 关联交易
第十二条 上市公司与关联人之间的关联交易应签订书面
协议。协议的签订应当遵循平等、自愿、等
价、有偿的原则,协议内容应明确、具体。公司应将该协议的
订立、变更、终止及履行情况等事项按
照有关规定予以披露。
第十三条 上市公司应采取有效
措施防止关联人以垄断采购和销售业务渠道等方式干预公司的经营,
损害公司利益。关联交易活动应遵循
商业原则, 关联交易的价格原则上应不偏离市场独立第三方的价
格或收费的标准。公司应对关联交易的
定价依据予以充分披露。
第十四条 上市公司的资产属于公司所有。上市公司应采取有效措施防止股东
及其关联方以各种形式
占用或转移公司的资金、资产及其他资源。上市公司不得为股东及其关联方提供担
保。
第二章 控股股东与上市公司
第一节 控股股东行为的规范
第十五条
控股股东对拟上市公司改制重组时应遵循先改制、后上市的原则,并注重建立合理制衡的
股权结构。
第十六条 控股股东对拟上市公司改制重组时应分离其社会职能,剥离非经营性资产,非经营性机构、<
br>福利性机构及其设施不得进入上市公司。
第十七条 控股股东为上市公司主业服务的存续企业或
机构可以按照专业化、市场化的原则改组为专
业化公司,并根据商业原则与上市公司签订有关协议。从事
其他业务的存续企业应增强其独立发展的
能力。无继续经营能力的存续企业,应按有关法律、法规的规定
,通过实施破产等途径退出市场。企
业重组时具备一定条件的,可以一次性分离其社会职能及分流富余人
员,不保留存续企业。
第十八条 控股股东应支持上市公司深化劳动、人事、分配制度改革,转换经营
管理机制,建立管理
人员竞聘上岗、能上能下,职工择优录用、能进能出,收入分配能增能减、有效激励
的各项制度。
第十九条 控股股东对上市公司及其他股东负有诚信义务。控股股东对其所控股的上市公
司应严格依
法行使出资人的权利,控股股东不得利用资产重组等方式损害上市公司和其他股东的合法权益
,不得
利用其特殊地位谋取额外的利益。
第二十条 控股股东对上市公司董事、监事候选人的
提名,应严格遵循法律、法规和公司章程规定的
条件和程序。控股股东提名的董事、监事候选人应当具备
相关专业知识和决策、监督能力。控股股东
不得对股东大会人事选举决议和董事会人事聘任决议履行任何
批准手续;不得越过股东大会、董事会
任免上市公司的高级管理人员。
第二十一条 上市公司
的重大决策应由股东大会和董事会依法做出。控股股东不得直接或间接干预公
司的决策及依法开展的生产
经营活动,损害公司及其他股东的权益。
第二节 上市公司的独立性
第二十二条 控股
股东与上市公司应实行人员、资产、财务分开,机构、业务独立,各自独立核算、
独立承担责任和风险。
第二十三条 上市公司人员应独立于控股股东。上市公司的经理人员、财务负责人、营销
负责人和董
事会秘书在控股股东单位不得担任除董事以外的其他职务。控股股东高级管理人员兼任上市公
司董事
的,应保证有足够的时间和精力承担上市公司的工做。
第二十四条 控股股东投入上市
公司的资产应独立完整、权属清晰。控股股东以非货币性资产出资的,
应办理产权变更手续,明确界定该
资产的范围。上市公司应当对该资产独立登记、建账、核算、管理。
控股股东不得占用、支配该资产或干
预上市公司对该资产的经营管理。
第二十五条 上市公司应按照有关法律、法规的要求建立健全的财务
、会计管理制度,独立核算。控
股股东应尊重公司财务的独立性,不得干预公司的财务、会计活动。
第二十六条 上市公司的董事会、监事会及其他内部机构应独立运作。控股股东及其职能部门与上市公司及其职能部门之间没有上下级关系。控股股东及其下属机构不得向上市公司及其下属机构下达任
何有关上市公司经营的计划和指令,也不得以其他任何形式影响其经营管理的独立性。
第二十七条 上
市公司业务应完全独立于控股股东。控股股东及其下属的其他单位不应从事与上市公
司相同或相近的业务
。控股股东应采取有效措施避免同业竞争。
第三章 董事与董事会
第一节
董事的选聘程序
第二十八条
上市公司应在公司章程中规定规范、透明的董事选聘程序,保证董事选聘公开、公平、
公正、独立。
第二十九条
上市公司应在股东大会召开前披露董事候选人的详细资料,保证股东在
投票时对候选人有足够的了解。
第三十条 董事候选人应在股东大会召开之前做出书面承诺,同意接受提名,承诺公开披露的董事候选人的资料真实、完整并保证当选后切实履行董事职责。
第三十一条 在董事的选举过程中,应充
分反映中小股东的意见。股东大会在董事选举中应积极推行
累积投票制度。控股股东控股比例在30%以
上的上市公司,应当采用累积投票制。采用累积投票制度
的上市公司应在公司章程里规定该制度的实施细
则。
第三十二条 上市公司应和董事签订聘任合同,明确公司和董事之间的权利义务、董事的任期、董
事
违反法律法规和公司章程的责任以及公司因故提前解除合同的补偿等内容。
第二节
董事的义务
第三十三条 董事应根据公司和全体股东的最大利益,忠实、诚信、勤勉地履行职责。
第三十四条 董事应保证有足够的时间和精力履行其应尽的职责。
第三十五条 董事应以认真
负责的态度出席董事会,对所议事项表达明确的意见。董事确实无法亲自
出席董事会的,可以书面形式委
托其他董事按委托人的意愿代为投票,委托人应独立承担法律责任。
第三十六条
董事应遵守有关法律、法规及公司章程的规定,严格遵守其公开做出的承诺。第三十七
条
董事应积极参加有关培训, 以了解作为董事的权利、义务和责任, 熟悉有关法律法规,
掌握作为
董事应具备的相关知识。
第三十八条 董事会决议违反法律、法规和
公司章程的规定,致使公司遭受损失的,参与决议的董事
对公司承担赔偿责任。但经证明在表决时曾表明
异议并记载于会议记录的董事除外。第三十九条 经
股东大会批准,上市公司可以为董事购买责任保险。
但董事因违反法律法规和公司章程规定而导致的
责任除外。
第三节 董事会的构成和职责
第四十条 董事会的人数及人员构成应符合有关法律、法规的要求,确保董事会能够进行富有成效的讨论,做出科学、迅速和谨慎的决策。
第四十一条
董事会应具备合理的专业结构,其成员应具备履行职务所必需的知识、技能和素质。第
四十二条 董事会
向股东大会负责。上市公司治理结构应确保董事会能够按照法律、法规和公司章程
的规定行使职权。
第四十三条 董事会应认真履行有关法律、法规和公司章程规定的职责,确保公司遵守法律、法规和公司章程的规定,公平对待所有股东,并关注其他利益相关者的利益。
第四节 董事会议事规则
第四十四条 上市公司应在公司章程中规定规范的董事会议事规则,确保董事会高效运做和科学决策。
第四十五条
董事会应定期召开会议,并根据需要及时召开临时会议。董事会会议应有事先拟定的议
题。
第四十六条 上市公司董事会会议应严格按照规定的程序进行。董事会应按规定的时间事先通知所有董事,并提供足够的资料,包括会议议题的相关背景材料和有助于董事理解公司业务进展的信息和数
据。当2名或2名以上独立董事认为资料不充分或论证不明确时,可联名以书面形式向董事会提出延
期召
开董事会会议或延期审议该事项,董事会应予以采纳。
第四十七条 董事会会议记录应完整、真实。董
事会秘书对会议所议事项要认真组织记录和整理。出
席会议的董事、董事会秘书和记录人应在会议记录上
签名。董事会会议记录应作为公司重要档案妥善
保存,以作为日后明确董事责任的重要依据。
第四十八条 董事会授权董事长在董事会闭会期间行使董事会部分职权的,上市公司应在公司章程中明确规定授权原则和授权内容,授权内容应当明确、具体。凡涉及公司重大利益的事项应由董事会集
体决策。
第五节 独立董事制度
第四十九条 上市公司应按照有关规定建立独立董事制度
。独立董事应独立于所受聘的公司及其主要
股东。独立董事不得在上市公司担任除独立董事外的其他任何
职务。
第五十条 独立董事对公司及全体股东负有诚信与勤勉义务。独立董事应按照相关法律、法规、
公司
章程的要求,认真履行职责,维护公司整体利益,尤其要关注中小股东的合法权益不受损害。独立董
事应独立履行职责,不受公司主要股东、实际控制人、以及其他与上市公司存在利害关系的单位或个人的影响。
第五十一条 独立董事的任职条件、选举更换程序、职责等,应符合有关规定。
第六节 董事会专门委员会
第五十二条 上市公司董事会可以按照股东大会
的有关决议,设立战略、审计、提名、薪酬与考核等
专门委员会。专门委员会成员全部由董事组成,其中
审计委员会、提名委员会、薪酬与考核委员会中
独立董事应占多数并担任召集人,审计委员会中至少应有
一名独立董事是会计专业人士。
第五十三条
战略委员会的主要职责是对公司长期发展战略和重大投资决策进行研究并提出建议。
第五十四条
审计委员会的主要职责是:
(1)提议聘请或更换外部审计机构;
(2)监督公司的内部审计制度及其实施;
(3)负责内部审计与外部审计之间的沟通;
(4)审核公司的财务信息及其披露;
(5)审查公司的内控制度。
第五十五条
提名委员会的主要职责是:
(1)研究董事、经理人员的选择标准和程序并提出建议;
(2)广泛搜寻合格的董事和经理人员的人选;
(3)对董事候选人和经理人选进行审查并提出建议。
第五十六条
薪酬与考核委员会的主要职责是:
(1)研究董事与经理人员考核的标准,进行考核并提出建议;
(2)研究和审查董事、高级管理人员的薪酬政策与方案。
第五十七条
各专门委员会可以聘请中介机构提供专业意见,有关费用由公司承担。
第五十八条
各专门委员会对董事会负责,各专门委员会的提案应提交董事会审查决定。
第四章 监事与监事会
第一节 监事会的职责
第五十九条 上市公司监事会应向全体股东负责,对公司财务以及公司
董事、经理和其他高级管理人
员履行职责的合法合规性进行监督,维护公司及股东的合法权益。
第六十条
监事有了解公司经营情况的权利,并承担相应的保密义务。监事会可以独立聘请中介机构
提供专业意见。
第六十一条 上市公司应采取措施保障监事的知情权,为监事正常履行职责提供必要的协助,任何人不得干预、阻挠。监事履行职责所需的合理费用应由公司承担。
第六十二条 监事会的监督记录以
及进行财务或专项检查的结果应成为对董事、经理和其他高级管理
人员绩效评价的重要依据。
第六十三条 监事会发现董事、经理和其他高级管理人员存在违反法律、法规或公司章程
的行为,可
以向董事会、股东大会反映,也可以直接向证券监管机构及其他有关部门报告。
第二节 监事会的构成和议事规则
第六十四条 监事应具有法律、会计等方面的专业知识或
工做经验。监事会的人员和结构应确保监事
会能够独立有效地行使对董事、经理和其他高级管理人员及公
司财务的监督和检查。
第六十五条
上市公司应在公司章程中规定规范的监事会议事规则。监事会会议应严格按规定程序进
行。
第六十六条 监事会应定期召开会议,并根据需要及时召开临时会议。监事会会议因故不能如期召开,<
br>应公告说明原因。
第六十七条 监事会可要求公司董事、经理及其他高级管理人员、内部及外部
审计人员出席监事会会
议,回答所关注的问题。
第六十八条 监事会会议应有记录,出席会议
的监事和记录人应当在会议记录上签字。监事有权要求
在记录上对其在会议上的发言做出某种说明性记载
。监事会会议记录应作为公司重要档案妥善保存。
第五章 绩效评价与激励约束机制
第一节 董事、监事、经理人员的绩效评价
第六十九条
上市公司应建立公正透明的董事、监事和经理人员的绩效评价标准和程序。
第七十条 董事和经理人员
的绩效评价由董事会或其下设的薪酬与考核委员会负责组织。独立董事、
监事的评价应采取自我评价与相
互评价相结合的方式进行。
第七十一条 董事报酬的数额和方式由董事会提出方案报请股东大会决定。
在董事会或薪酬与考核委
员会对董事个人进行评价或讨论其报酬时,该董事应当回避。
第七十二条 董事会、监事会应当向股东大会报告董事、监事履行职责的情况、绩效评价结果及其薪酬情况,并予以披露。
第二节 经理人员的聘任
第七十三条 上市公司经理人员的聘
任,应严格按照有关法律、法规和公司章程的规定进行。任何组
织和个人不得干预公司经理人员的正常选
聘程序。
第七十四条 上市公司应尽可能采取公开、透明的方式,从境内外人才市场选聘经理人员,并
充分发
挥中介机构的做用。
第七十五条
上市公司应和经理人员签订聘任合同,明确双方的权利义务关系。
第七十六条
经理的任免应履行法定的程序,并向社会公告。
第三节 经理人员的激励与约束机制
第七十七条 上市公司应建立经理人员的薪酬与公司绩效和个人业绩相联系的激励机制,以吸引人才,<
br>保持经理人员的稳定。
第七十八条
上市公司对经理人员的绩效评价应当成为确定经理人员薪酬以及其它激励方式的依据。
第七十九条
经理人员的薪酬分配方案应获得董事会的批准,向股东大会说明,并予以披露。第八十
条 上市公司应在
公司章程中明确经理人员的职责。经理人员违反法律、法规和公司章程规定,致使
公司遭受损失的,公司
董事会应积极采取措施追究其法律责任。
第六章 利益相关者
第八十一条
上市公司应尊重银行及其它债权人、职工、消费者、供应商、社区等利益相关者的合法
权利。
第八十二条 上市公司应与利益相关者积极合做,共同推动公司持续、健康地发展。
第八十三条 上市公司应为维护利益相关者的权益提供必要的条件,当其合法权益受到侵害时,利益相关者应有机会和途径获得赔偿。
第八十四条 上市公司应向银行及其它债权人提供必要的信息,
以便其对公司的经营状况和财务状况
做出判断和进行决策。
第八十五条 上市公司应鼓励职工
通过与董事会、监事会和经理人员的直接沟通和交流,反映职工对
公司经营、财务状况以及涉及职工利益
的重大决策的意见。
第八十六条 上市公司在保持公司持续发展、实现股东利益最大化的同时,应关注
所在社区的福利、
环境保护、公益事业等问题,重视公司的社会责任。
第七章
信息披露与透明度
第一节 上市公司的持续信息披露
第八十七条 持续信息披露是上市公
司的责任。上市公司应严格按照法律、法规和公司章程的规定,
真实、准确、完整、及时地披露信息。
第八十八条 上市公司除按照强制性规定披露信息外,应主动、及时地披露所有可能对股东和其它利益相关者决策产生实质性影响的信息,并保证所有股东有平等的机会获得信息。
第八十九条 上市
公司披露的信息应当便于理解。上市公司应保证使用者能够通过经济、便捷的方式
(如互联网)获得信息
。
第九十条 上市公司董事会秘书负责信息披露事项,包括建立信息披露制度、接待来访、回答咨询、
联系股东,向投资者提供公司公开披露的资料等。董事会及经理人员应对董事会秘书的工做予以积极支持。任何机构及个人不得干预董事会秘书的工做。
第二节 公司治理信息的披露
第九十一条 上市公司应按照法律、法规及其他有关规定,披露公司治理的有关信息,包括但不限于:
(1)董事会、监事会的人员及构成;
(2)董事会、监事会的工作及评价;
(3
)独立董事工作情况及评价,包括独立董事出席董事会的情况、发表独立意见的情况及对关联交
易、董事
及高级管理人员的任免等事项的意见;
(4)各专门委员会的组成及工做情况;
(5)公司治理的实际状况,及与本准则存在的差异及其原因;
(6)改进公司治理的具体计划和措施。
第三节 股东权益的披露
第九十二条
上市公司应按照有关规定,及时披露持有公司股份比例较大的股东以及一致行动时可以
实际控制公司的股
东或实际控制人的详细资料。
第九十三条
上市公司应及时了解并披露公司股份变动的情况以及其它可能引起股份变动的重要事
项。
第九十四条 当上市公司控股股东增持、减持或质押公司股份,或上市公司控制权发生转移时,上市公司及其控股股东应及时、准确地向全体股东披露有关信息。
第八章 附则
第九十五条 本准则自发布之日起施行。
上市公司治理准则英文版
Code of Corporate Governance for Listed
Companies in China
Preface
In
accordance with the basic principles of the
Company Law, the Securities Law and other relevant
laws and
regulations, as well as the commonly
accepted standards in international corporate
governance, the Code of Corporate
Governance
for Listed Companies (hereinafter referred to as
and improvement of modern enterprise system by
listed companies, to standardize the operation of
listed companies
and to bring forward the
healthy development of the securities market of
our country.
The Code sets forth, among other
things, the basic principles for corporate
governance of listed companies in our
country,
the means for the protection of investors'
interests and rights, the basic behavior rules and
moral standards for
directors, supervisors,
managers and other senior management members of
listed companies.
The Code is applicable to
all listed companies within the boundary of the
People's Republic of China. Listed companies
shall act in the spirit of the Code in their
efforts to improve corporate governance.
Requirements of the Code shall be
embodied
when listed companies formulate or amend their
Articles of association or rules of governance.
The Code is
the major measuring standard for
evaluating whether a listed company has a good
corporate governance structure, and
if major
problems exist with the corporate governance
structure of a listed company, the securities
supervision and
regulation authorities may
instruct the company to make corrections in
accordance with the Code.
Chapter1.
Shareholders and Shareholders' Meetings
(1)
Rights of Shareholders
1. As the
owner of a company, the shareholders shall enjoy
the legal rights stipulated by laws,
administrative
regulations and the company's
Articles of association. A listed company shall
establish a corporate governance
structure
sufficient for ensuring the full exercise of
shareholders' rights.
2. The corporate
governance structure of a company shall ensure
fair treatment toward all shareholders, especially
minority shareholders. All shareholders are to
enjoy equal rights and to bear the corresponding
duties based on the
shares they hold.
3.
Shareholders shall have the right to know about
and the right to participate in major matters of
the company set
forth in the laws,
administrative regulations and Articles of
association. A listed company shall establish
efficient
channels of communication with its
shareholders.
4. Shareholders shall have the
right to protect their interests and rights
through civil litigation or other legal means
in accordance with laws and administrative
regulations. In the event the resolutions of
shareholders' meetings or the
resolutions of
the board of directors are in breach of laws and
administrative regulations or infringe on
shareholders'
legal interests and rights, the
shareholders shall have the right to initiate
litigation to stop such breach or infringement.
The directors, supervisors and managers of the
company shall bear the liability of compensation
in cases where they
violate laws,
administrative regulations or Articles of
association and cause damages to the company
during the
performance of their duties.
Shareholders shall have the right to request the
company to sue for such compensation in
accordance with law.
(2) Rules for
Shareholders' Meetings
5. A listed company
shall set out convening and voting procedures for
shareholders' meetings in its Articles of
association, including rules governing such
matters as notification, registration, review of
proposals, voting, counting of
votes,
announcement of voting results, formulation of
resolutions, recording of minutes and signatories,
public
announcement, etc.
6. The board
of directors shall earnestly study and arrange the
agenda for a shareholders' meeting. During a
shareholders' meeting, each item on the agenda
shall be given a reasonable amount of time for
discussion.
7. A listed company shall state
in its Articles of association the principles for
the shareholders' meeting to grant
authorization to the board of directors. The
content of such authorization shall be explicit
and concrete.
8. Besides ensuring that
shareholders' meetings proceed legally and
effectively, a listed company shall make
every
effort, including fully utilizing modern
information technology means, to increase the
number of shareholders
attending the
shareholders' meetings. The time and location of
the shareholders' meetings shall be set so as to
allow
the maximum number of shareholders to
participate.
9. The shareholders can either
be present at the shareholders' meetings in person
or they may appoint a proxy to
vote on their
behalf, and both means of voting possess the same
legal effect.
10. The board of directors,
independent directors and qualified shareholders
of a listed company may solicit for the
shareholders' right to vote in a shareholders'
meeting. No payments shall be made to the
shareholders for such
solicitation, and
adequate information shall be provided to persons
whose voting rights are being solicited.
11.
Institutional investors shall play a role in the
appointment of company directors, the compensation
and
supervision of management and major
decision-making processes.
(3) Related Party
Transactions
12. Written agreements
shall be entered into for related party
transactions among a listed company and its
connected parties. Such agreements shall
observe principles of equality, voluntarity, and
making compensation for
equal value. The
contents of such agreements shall be specific and
concrete. Matters such as the signing, amendment,
termination and execution of such agreements
shall be disclosed by the listed company in
accordance with relevant
regulations.
13. Efficient measures shall be adopted by a
listed company to prevent its connected parties
from interfering with
the operation of the
company and damaging the company's interests by
monopolizing purchase or sales channels.
Related party transactions shall observe
commercial principles. In principle, the prices
for related party transactions
shall not
deviate from an independent third party's market
price or charging standard. The company shall
fully disclose
the basis for pricing for
related party transactions.
14. The assets
of a listed company belong to the company. The
company shall adopt efficient measures to prevent
its shareholders and their affiliates from
misappropriating or transferring the capital,
assets or other resources of the
company
through various means. A listed company shall not
provide financial guarantees for its shareholders
or their
affiliates.
Chapter2. Listed
Company and Its Controlling Shareholders
(1)
Behavior Rules for Controlling Shareholders
15. During the restructuring and reorganization of
a company that plans to list, the controlling
shareholders shall
observe the principle of
balanced shareholding structure.
16.
During the restructuring and reorganization of a
company that plans to list, the controlling
shareholders shall
sever the company's social
functions and strip out non-operational assets.
Non-operational institutions, welfare
institutions and their facilities shall not be
included in the listed company.
17.
Controlling shareholders' remaining enterprises or
institutions that provide services for the major
business of
the listed company may be
restructured into specialized companies in
accordance with the principles of specialization
and market practice, and may enter into
relevant agreements with the listed company in
accordance with commercial
principles.
Remaining enterprises engaged in other businesses
shall increase their capability of independent
development. Remaining enterprises not capable
to continue operation shall exit the market,
through such channels as
bankruptcy, in
accordance with relevant laws and regulations.
Enterprises meeting certain requirements during
restructuring may sever all their social
functions and disperse surplus employees at one
time and keep no remaining
enterprises.
18. The controlling shareholders shall support the
listed company to further reform labor, personnel
and
distribution systems, to transform
operational and managerial mechanisms, and to
establish such systems as:
management
selection through bidding and competition, with
the chance for both promotion and demotion;
employment
of employees on the basis of
competitive selection, with the chance for both
employment and termination of
employment;
income distribution scheme that provides
sufficient incentive, with the chance to both
increase and
decrease the remuneration; etc.
19. The controlling shareholders owe a duty
of good faith toward the listed company and other
shareholders. The
controlling shareholders of
a listed company shall strictly comply with laws
and regulations while exercising their rights
as investors, and shall be prevented from
damaging the listed company's or other
shareholders' legal rights and
interests,
through means such as assets restructuring, or
from taking advantage of their privileged position
to gain
additional benefit.
20.
The controlling shareholders shall nominate the
candidates for directors and supervisors in strict
compliance
with the terms and procedures
provided for by laws, regulations and the
company's Articles of association. The
nominated candidates shall possess certain
relevant professional knowledge and the capability
to make decisions or
supervise. The
resolutions made by the shareholders' meetings
electing personnel or the board of directors'
resolutions
appointing personnel shall not be
subjected to approval procedures by the
controlling shareholders. The controlling
shareholders are forbidden to appoint senior
management personnel by circumventing the
shareholders' meetings or
the board of
directors.
21. The important decisions of a
listed company shall be made through a
shareholders' meeting or board of
directors'
meeting in accordance with law. The controlling
shareholders shall not directly or indirectly
interfere with the
company's decisions or
business activities conducted in accordance with
laws; nor shall they impair the listed
companies or other shareholders' rights and
interests.
(2) Independence of Listed
Company
22. A listed company shall be
separated from its controlling shareholders in
such aspects as personnel, assets
and
financial affairs shall be independent in
institution and business, shall practice
independent business accounting,
and shall
independently bear risks and obligations.
23. The personnel of a listed company shall be
independent from the controlling shareholders. The
management,
financial officers, sales officers
and secretary of the board of directors of the
listed company shall not take posts other
than
as a director in a controlling shareholder's
entities. In the case where a member of a
controlling shareholder's
senior management
concurrently holds the position of director of the
listed company, such member shall ensure
adequate time and energy to perform the work
for the listed company.
24. The assets
invested by a controlling shareholder in a listed
company shall be independent, complete and with
clear indication of ownership. Where
controlling shareholders invest non-cash assets
into a listed company, ownership
transfer
procedures shall be completed and explicit
boundaries for such assets shall be clarified. The
listed company
shall independently register
such assets, independently set up account for such
assets, and independently carry out
business
accounting and management for such assets. The
controlling shareholders shall not misappropriate
or control
such assets or interfere with the
listed company's management of such assets.
25. A listed company shall establish sound
financial and accounting management systems in
accordance with
laws and regulations and shall
conduct independent business accounting.
Controlling shareholders shall respect the
financial independence of the company and
shall not interfere with the financial and
accounting activities of the
company.
26. The board of directors, the supervisory
committee and other internal offices of a listed
company shall operate
in an independent
manner. There shall be no subordination
relationship between, on the one hand, a listed
company or
its internal offices and, on the
other hand, the company's controlling shareholders
or their internal offices, and the latter
shall not give plans or instructions
concerning the listed company's business operation
to the former, nor shall the latter
interfere
with the independent operation of the former in
any other manner.
27. A listed company's
business shall be completely independent from that
of its controlling shareholders.
Controlling
shareholders and their subsidiaries shall not
engage in the same or similar business as that of
the listed
company. Controlling shareholders
shall adopt efficient measures to avoid
competition with the listed company.
Chapter3.
Directors and Board of Directors
(1)
Election Procedures for Directors
28.
A company shall establish a standardized and
transparent procedure for director election in its
Articles of
association, so as to ensure the
openness, fairness, impartialness and independence
of the election.
29. Detailed information
regarding the candidates for directorship shall be
disclosed prior to the convening of the
shareholders' meeting to ensure adequate
understanding of the candidates by the
shareholders at the time of voting.
30.
Candidates for directorship shall give written
undertakings to accept their nomination, to
warrant the
truthfulness and completeness of
the candidate's information that has been publicly
disclosed and to promise to
earnestly perform
their duties once elected.
31. The election
of directors shall fully reflect the opinions of
minority shareholders. A cumulative voting system
shall be earnestly advanced in shareholders'
meetings for the election of directors. Listed
companies that are more than
30% owned by
controlling shareholders shall adopt a cumulative
voting system, and the companies that do adopt
such
a system shall stipulate the implementing
rules for such cumulative voting system in their
Articles of association.
32. Appointment
agreements shall be entered into by a listed
company and its directors to clarify such matters
as
the rights and obligations between the
company and the director, the term of the
directorship, the director's liabilities in
case of breach of laws, regulations or
Articles of association, and the compensation from
the company in case of early
termination of
the appointment agreement for cause by the
company.
(2) The Duties and Responsibilities
of Directors
33. Directors shall faithfully,
honestly and diligently perform their duties for
the best interests of the company and
all the
shareholders.
34. Directors shall ensure
adequate time and energy for the performance of
their duties.
35. Directors shall attend the
board of directors meetings in a diligent and
responsible manner, and shall express
their
clear opinion on the topics discussed. When unable
to attend a board of directors meeting, a director
may
authorize another director in writing to
vote on his behalf and the director who makes such
authorization shall be
responsible for the
vote.
36. The board of directors shall abide
by relevant laws, regulations, rules and the
company's Articles of
association, and shall
strictly fulfill the undertakings they made
publicly.
37. Directors shall earnestly
attend relevant trainings to learn about the
rights, obligations and duties of a director,
to familiarize themselves with relevant laws
and regulations and to master relevant knowledge
necessary for acting as
directors.
38.
In cases where the resolutions of board of
directors violate laws or regulations or a listed
company's Articles
of association and cause
losses to the listed company, directors
responsible for making such resolutions shall be
liable
for compensation, except those proved
to have objected and the objections of whom have
been recorded in the
minutes.
39. After
approval by the shareholders' meeting, a listed
company may purchase liability insurance for
directors.
Such insurance shall not cover the
liabilities arising in connection with directors'
violation of laws, regulations or the
company's Articles of association.
(3)
Duties and Composition of the Board of Directors
40. The number of directors and the
structure of the board of directors shall be in
compliance with laws and
regulations and shall
ensure the effective discussion and efficient,
timely and prudent decision-making process of the
board of directors.
41. The board of
directors shall possess proper professional
background. The directors shall possess adequate
knowledge, skill and quality to perform their
duties.
42. The board of directors shall be
made accountable to shareholders. A listed
company's corporate governance
framework shall
ensure that the board of directors can exercise
its power in accordance with laws, administrative
regulations and the company's Articles of
association.
43. The board of directors
shall earnestly perform its duties as stipulated
by laws, regulations and the company's
Articles of association, shall ensure that the
company complies with laws, regulations and its
Articles of association,
shall treat all the
shareholders equally and shall be concerned with
the interests of stakeholders.
(4) Rules and
Procedure of the Board of Directors
44. A
listed company shall formulate rules of procedure
for its board of directors in its Articles of
association to
ensure the board of directors'
efficient function and rational decisions.
45. The board of directors shall meet periodically
and shall convene interim meetings in a timely
manner when
necessary. Each board of
directors' meeting shall have a pre-decided
agenda.
46. The meetings of the board of
directors of a listed company shall be conducted
in strict compliance with
prescribed
procedures. The board of directors shall send
notice to all directors in advance, at the
stipulated time, and
shall provide sufficient
materials, including relevant background materials
for the items on the agenda and other
information and data that may assist the
directors in their understanding of the company's
business development. When
two or more
independent directors deem the materials
inadequate or unclear, they may jointly submit a
written request
to postpone the meeting or to
postpone the discussion of the related matter,
which shall be granted by the board of
directors.
47. The minutes of the board
of directors' meetings shall be complete and
accurate. The secretary of the board of
directors shall carefully organize the minutes
and the records of discussed matters. Directors
that have attended the
meetings and the person
who drafted the minutes shall sign the minutes.
The minutes of the board of directors'
meetings shall be properly maintained and
stored as important records of the company, and
may be used as an
important basis for
clarifying responsibilities of individual
directors in the future.
48. In the case of
authorization to the chairman of the board of
directors to exercise part of the board of
directors'
power of office when the board of
directors is not in session, clear rules and
principles for such authorization shall be
stated in the Articles of association of the
listed company. The content of such authorization
shall be clear and specific.
All matters
related to material interests of the company shall
be submitted to the board of directors for
collective
decision.
(5) Independent
Directors
49. A listed company shall
introduce independent directors to its board of
directors in accordance with relevant
regulations. Independent directors shall be
independent from the listed company that employs
them and the company's
major shareholders. An
independent director may not hold any other
position apart from independent director in the
listed company.
50. The
independent directors shall bear the duties of
good faith and due diligence toward the listed
company and
all the shareholders. They shall
earnestly perform their duties in accordance with
laws, regulations and the company's
Articles
of association, shall protect the overall
interests of the company, and shall be especially
concerned with
protecting the interests of
minority shareholders from being infringed.
Independent directors shall carry out their duties
independently and shall not subject themselves
to the influence of the company's major
shareholders, actual controllers,
or other
entities or persons who are interested parties of
the listed company.
51. Relevant laws and
regulations shall be complied with for matters
such as the qualifications, procedure of
election and replacement, and duties of
independent directors.
(6) Specialized
Committees of the Board of Directors
52. The
board of directors of a listed company may
establish a corporate strategy committee, an audit
committee,
a nomination committee,
remuneration and appraisal committee and other
special committees in accordance with the
resolutions of the shareholders' meetings. All
committees shall be composed solely of directors.
The audit committee,
the nomination committee
and the remuneration and appraisal committee shall
be chaired by an independent director,
and
independent directors shall constitute the
majority of the committees. At least one
independent director from the
audit committee
shall be an accounting professional.
53. The
main duties of the corporate strategy committee
shall be to conduct research and make
recommendations
on the long-term strategic
development plans and major investment decisions
of the company.
54. The main duties of the
audit committee are (1) to recommend the
engagement or replacement of the
company's
external auditing institutions; (2) to review the
internal audit system and its execution; (3) to
oversee the
interaction between the company's
internal and external auditing institutions; (4)
to inspect the company's financial
information
and its disclosure; and (5) to monitor the
company's internal control system.
55. The
main duties of the nomination committee are (1) to
formulate standards and procedures for the
election of
directors and make
recommendations; (2) to extensively seek qualified
candidates for directorship and management;
and (3) to review the candidates for
directorship and management and make
recommendations.
56. The main duties of the
remuneration and appraisal committee are (1) to
study the appraisal standard for
directors and
management personnel, to conduct appraisal and to
make recommendations; and (2) to study and review
the remuneration policies and schemes for
directors and senior management personnel.
57. Each specialized committee may engage
intermediary institutions to provide professional
opinions, the
relevant expenses to be borne by
the company.
58. Each specialized committee
shall be accountable to the board of directors.
All proposals by specialized
committees shall
be submitted to the board of directors for review
and approval.
Chapter4. The Supervisors and
the Supervisory Board
(1) Duties and
Responsibilities of the Supervisory Board
59. The supervisory board of a listed company
shall be accountable to all shareholders. The
supervisory board
shall supervise the
corporate finance, the legitimacy of directors,
managers and other senior management personnel's
performance of duties, and shall protect the
company's and the shareholders' legal rights and
interests.
60. Supervisors shall have
the right to learn about the operating status of
the listed company and shall have the
corresponding obligation of confidentiality.
The supervisory board may independently hire
intermediary institutions to
provide
professional opinions.
61. A listed company
shall adopt measures to ensure supervisors' right
to learn about company's matters and shall
provide necessary assistance to supervisors
for their normal performance of duties. No one
shall interfere with or
obstruct supervisors'
work. A supervisor's reasonable expenses necessary
to perform their duties shall be borne by the
listed company.
62. The record of the
supervisory committee's supervision as well as the
results of financial or other specific
investigations shall be used as an important
basis for performance assessment of directors,
managers and other senior
management
personnel.
63. The supervisory board may
report directly to securities regulatory
authorities and other related authorities as
well as reporting to the board of directors
and the shareholders' meetings when the
supervisory board learns of any
violation of
laws, regulations or the company's Articles of
association by directors, managers or other senior
management personnel.
(2) The
Composition and Steering of the Supervisory Board
64. Supervisors shall have professional
knowledge or work experience in such areas as law
and accounting. The
members and the structure
of the supervisory board shall ensure its
capability to independently and efficiently
conduct
its supervision of directors, managers
and other senior management personnel and to
supervise and examine the
company's financial
matters.
65. A listed company shall
formulate in its Articles of association
standardized rules and procedures governing the
steering of the supervisory board. The
supervisory board's meetings shall be convened in
strict compliance with the
rules and
procedures.
66. The supervisory board shall
meet periodically and shall convene interim
meetings in a timely manner when
necessary. If
for any reason a supervisory board meeting cannot
be convened as scheduled, an explanation shall be
publicly announced.
67. The supervisory
board may ask directors, managers and other senior
management personnel, internal auditing
personnel and external auditing personnel to
attend the meetings of supervisory board and to
answer the questions that
the supervisory
board is concerned with.
68. Minutes shall
be drafted for the meetings of the supervisory
board, which shall be signed by the supervisors
that attended the meetings and the person who
drafted the minutes. The supervisors shall have
the right to request to
record in the minutes
explanatory notes to their statements in the
meetings. Minutes of the meetings of the
supervisory
board shall be properly maintained
and stored as important records of the company.
Chapter5. Performance Assessments and
Incentive and Disciplinary Systems
(1)
Performance Assessment for Directors, Supervisors
and Management Personnel
69. A listed
company shall establish fair and transparent
standards and procedures for the assessment of the
performance of directors, supervisors and
management personnel.
70. The
evaluation of the directors and management
personnel shall be conducted by the board of
directors or by
the remuneration and appraisal
committee of the board of directors. The
evaluation of the performance of independent
directors and supervisors shall be conducted
through a combination of self-review and peer
review.
71. The board of directors shall
propose a scheme for the amount and method of
compensation for directors to the
shareholders' meeting for approval. When the
board of directors or the remuneration and
appraisal committee reviews
the performance of
or discusses the compensation for a certain
director, such director shall withdraw.
72.
The board of directors and the supervisory board
shall report to the shareholder meetings the
performance of
the directors and the
supervisors, the results of the assessment of
their work and their compensation, and shall
disclose
such information.
(2) Selection
of Management Personnel
73. The recruiting
of management personnel of a listed company shall
be conducted in strict observation with
relevant laws and regulations and the
company's Articles of association. No institution
or individual shall interfere with a
listed
company's normal recruiting procedure for
management personnel.
74. The recruiting of
management personnel of a listed company shall, to
the extent possible, be carried out in a
fair
and transparent manner, through domestic and
international markets for professional management,
making full use
of intermediary agencies.
75. Employment agreements shall be entered into by
a listed company and its management personnel to
clarify
each party's rights and obligations.
76. The appointment and removal of managers
shall be in compliance with legal procedure and
shall be publicly
announced.
(3)
Incentive and Disciplinary Systems for Management
77. To attract qualified personnel and to
maintain the stability of management, a listed
company shall establish
rewarding systems that
link the compensation for management personnel to
the company's performance and to the
individual's work performance.
78. The
performance assessment for management personnel
shall become a basis for determining the
compensation and other rewarding arrangements
for the person reviewed.
79. The results of
the performance assessment shall be approved by
the board of directors, explained at the
shareholders' meetings and disclosed.
80. A listed company shall specify management
personnel's duties and responsibilities in its
Articles of
association. If management
personnel violate laws, regulations or the
company's Articles of association and cause
damages to the company, the board of directors
of the company shall actively investigate and
pursue such personnel's
legal liabilities.
Chapter6. Stakeholders
81. A listed
company shall respect the legal rights of banks
and other creditors, employees, consumers,
suppliers,
the community and other
stakeholders.
82. A listed company
shall actively cooperate with its stakeholders and
jointly advance the company's sustained
and
healthy development.
83. A company shall
provide the necessary means to ensure the legal
rights of stakeholders. Stakeholders shall
have opportunities and channels for redress
for infringement of rights.
84. A company
shall provide necessary information to banks and
other creditors to enable them to make
judgments and decisions about the company's
operating and financial situation.
85. A
company shall encourage employees' feedback
regarding the company's operating and financial
situations
and important decisions affecting
employee's benefits through direct communications
with the board of directors, the
supervisory
board and the management personnel.
86.
While maintaining the listed company's development
and maximizing the benefits of shareholders, the
company shall be concerned with the welfare,
environmental protection and public interests of
the community in which it
resides, and shall
pay attention to the company's social
responsibilities.
Chapter7. Information
Disclosure and Transparency
(1) Listed
Companies' Ongoing Information Disclosure
87. Information disclosure is an ongoing
responsibility of listed companies. A listed
company shall truthfully,
accurately,
completely and timely disclose information as
required by laws, regulations and the company's
Articles of
association.
88. In addition
to disclosing mandatory information, a company
shall also voluntarily and timely disclose all
other
information that may have a material
effect on the decisions of shareholders and
stakeholders, and shall ensure equal
access to
information for all shareholders.
89.
Disclosed information by a listed company shall be
easily comprehensible. Companies shall ensure
economical, convenient and speedy access to
information through various means (such as the
Internet).
90. The secretary of the board of
directors shall be in charge of information
disclosure, including formulating rules
for
information disclosure, receiving visits,
providing consultation, contacting shareholders
and providing publicly
disclosed information
about the company to investors. The board of
directors and the management shall actively
support the secretary's work. No institutions
or individuals shall interfere with the
secretary's work.
(2) Disclosure of
Information Regarding Corporate Governance
91.
A listed company shall disclose information
regarding its corporate governance in accordance
with laws,
regulations and other relevant
rules, including but not limited to:
(1) The
members and structure of the board of directors
and the supervisory board;
(2) The
performance and evaluation of the board of
directors and the supervisory board;
(3) the
performance and evaluation of the independent
directors, including their attendance at board of
directors'
meetings, their issuance of
independent opinions and their opinions regarding
related party transactions and
appointment and
removal of directors and senior management
personnel;
(4) The composition and work of
the specialized committees of the board of
directors;
(5) The actual state of
corporate governance of the company, the gap
between the company's corporate
governance and
the Code, and the reasons for the gap; and
(6) Specific plans and measures to improve
corporate governance.
(3) Disclosure of
Controlling Shareholder's Interests
92. A
company shall timely disclose detailed information
about each shareholder who owns a comparatively
large
percentage of shares of the company, the
shareholders who actually control the company when
acting in concert and
the company's actual
controllers in accordance with relevant
regulations.
93. A listed company shall
learn about and disclose in a timely manner,
changes in the shareholding of the
company and
other important matters that may cause changes in
the shareholding of the company.
94. When
controlling shareholders increase or decrease
their shareholding or pledge the company's shares,
or
when the actual control of the company
transfers, the company and its controlling
shareholders shall timely and
accurately
disclose relevant information to all shareholders.
Chapter8. Supplementary
Article95. This
Code shall come into effect on the date of
issuance.