CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD ANNUAL

Corporate Governance

corPorate governance For the financial year ended 30 June 2019 PrinciPLE 16: cOnDuct Of SHarEHOLDEr MEEtinGS At general meetings of the Company, shareholders are given the opportunity to communicate their views and ask the Directors and management questions regarding matters affecting the Company. The Board and senior management are available at the Annual General Meeting to respond to, and to assist the Directors in responding to shareholders’ questions. The Company’s external auditors are also present to address shareholders’ queries relating to the conduct of the audit and the preparation and content of the auditor’s report. Shareholders also have the opportunity to communicate with the Directors after the meeting. The Company prepares minutes of the general meetings relating to the agenda of the meeting and responses from the Board and Management. The minutes are available to shareholders upon their request. In accordance with the Constitution of the Company, shareholders may appoint not more than two proxies to attend and vote on their behalf. A proxy need not be a member of the Company. Relevant intermediaries such as the Central Provident Fund and custodian banks are entitled to appoint more than two proxies to attend and vote at the meeting. Shareholders who hold shares through these relevant intermediaries will be allowed to attend and vote at the forthcoming AGM subject to being appointed a proxy by their respective relevant intermediaries. Every matter requiring shareholders’ approval is proposed on a separate resolution. Each item of special business included in the notice of meeting is accompanied, where appropriate, by an explanation for the proposed resolution. The Company has adopted electronic poll voting for the general meetings to ensure greater transparency and efficiency in the voting process and results. Shareholders are invited to vote on each of the resolutions by poll, using an electronic voting system. The voting results of all votes cast for or against each resolution are screened at the meeting and announced via the SGXNet after the meeting. DEaLinGS in SEcuritiES In line with the recommended practices on dealings in securities set out in the SGX-ST Listing Rules, the Company provides internal guidance with regards to dealing in the Company’s securities by the Company, its Directors and officers. These guidelines prohibit dealing