88 CapitaLand Ascendas REIT Corporate Governance Remuneration for Non-Executive Director The non-executive Directors' fees are paid by the Manager, and the FY 2025 fees, together with a breakdown of the components, are set out in the Non-Executive Directors' Remuneration Table on page 97 of this Annual Report. The remuneration policy for non-executive Directors is based on a scale of fees divided into basic retainer fees for serving as a Director and additional fees for serving on Board Committees. There were no attendance fees payable, save for in-person participation by Directors at Board and Board Committee meetings that require Directors to travel overseas. Directors’ fees are paid to non-executive Directors on a current year basis. The CEO, who is an executive Director, is remunerated as part of the KMP of the Manager and does not receive any Director’s fees for his role as an executive Director. The non-executive Directors who are employees of the CLI Group also do not receive any Directors’ fees. The non-executive Directors’ fee structure and Directors’ fees are reviewed and benchmarked against the REIT industry annually, taking into account the effort, time spent and responsibilities on the part of the non-executive Directors in light of the scale, complexity and geographic scope of the CLAR Group’s business. The remuneration of non-executive Directors is reviewed from time to time to ensure that it is appropriate to attract, retain and motivate the non-executive Directors to provide good stewardship of the Manager and CLAR. The non-executive Directors’ remuneration (including any Unit awards granted under the RUP in lieu of cash) does not include any performancerelated elements. The framework for the non-executive Directors’ fees has remained unchanged from that of the previous financial year. The non-executive Directors’ fees are paid in cash (about 80%) and in the form of Units (about 20%), save that (i) a non-executive Director (not being an employee of the CLI Group) who steps down from the Board during a financial year will be paid fees fully in cash and; (ii) Dr Beh Swan Gin’s fees are paid fully in cash to a government agency, The Directorship & Consultancy Appointments Council. The Manager believes that the payment of a portion of the non-executive Directors’ fees in Units will serve to align the interests of non-executive Directors with the interests of Unitholders and CLAR’s long-term growth and value. The payment of non-executive Directors’ fees in Units, is satisfied from the Units held by the Manager. No individual Director is involved in any decision of the NRC relating to his/her own remuneration. In order to encourage the alignment of the interests of the non-executive Directors with the interests of Unitholders, a non-executive Director is required to hold a number of Units worth at least one year of the basic retainer fee or the total number of Units awarded, whichever is lower, at all times during his/her Board tenure. Accountability and Audit Principle 9: Risk Management and Internal Controls The Manager maintains adequate and effective systems of risk management and internal controls (including financial, operational, compliance and information technology (IT) controls) to safeguard Unitholders’ interests and the CLAR Group’s assets. The Board has overall responsibility for the governance of risk, and oversees the Manager in the design, implementation and monitoring of the risk management and internal controls systems. The ARC assists the Board in carrying out the Board’s responsibility of overseeing CLAR’s risk management framework and policies for the CLAR Group. Under its terms of reference, the ARC’s scope of duties and responsibilities includes: (a) making recommendations to the Board on the Risk Appetite Statement (RAS) for CLAR Group; (b) assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of the risk management and internal controls systems established by the Manager to manage risks; (c) overseeing the formulation, updating and maintenance of an adequate and effective risk management framework, policies and strategies for managing risks that are consistent with CLAR Group’s risk appetite and reports to the Board on its decisions on any material matters concerning the aforementioned; (d) making the necessary assessment and recommendation to the Board such that an opinion regarding the adequacy and effectiveness of the risk management and internal controls systems can be made by the Board in the Annual Report for CLAR in accordance with the Listing Manual and the Code; and (e) considering and advising on risk matters referred to it by the Board or Management, including reviewing and reporting to the Board on any material breaches of the RAS, any material non-compliance with the approved framework and policies and the adequacy of any proposed action.
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