The Board has overall responsibility for the governance of Charter International plc and monitors on a continuous basis its compliance with the requirements of the Financial Reporting Council's Combined Code on Corporate Governance, published on 1 July 2003, as amended in June 2006 ("the Code"), as well as developments in best practice.
The following documents are attached for downloading:
Role of the Board (PDF - 14 KB, opens in a new window)
Role of the Chairman (PDF - 13 KB, opens in a new window)
Role of the Chief Executive (PDF - 35 KB, opens in a new window)
Role of the Senior Independent Director (PDF - 25 KB, opens in a new window)
Audit Committee: Terms of Reference (PDF - 106 KB, opens in a new window)
Remuneration Committee: Terms of Reference (PDF - 23 KB, opens in a new window)
Nomination Committee: Terms of Reference (PDF - 14 KB, opens in a new window)
Memorandum of Association (PDF - 234 KB, opens in a new window)
Full details of Charter's main principles, the supporting principles and the other provisions of the Code can be found in its 2009 Annual Report and Accounts, in the Corporate Governance Statement (pages 49 to 52), the Remuneration Report (pages 55 to 61) and the Audit Committee Report (pages 53 and 54).
The following documents, which relate to 2008, are available to download from this website:
Corporate Governance Statement (PDF - 54 KB, opens in a new window)
Remuneration Report (PDF - 74 KB, opens in a new window)
Audit Committee Report (PDF - 36 KB, opens in a new window)
Directors' Report (PDF - 51 KB, opens in a new window)
Corporate Social Responsibility Statement (PDF - 82 KB, opens in a new window)
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