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) Competence<br />
The Appointments and Remuneration Committee shall have the following duties, notwithstanding any other tasks that may be assigned<br />
to it by the Board of Directors:<br />
- Report on proposals to appoint and dismiss directors and senior managers of the Company and its subsidiaries. In the case of vacancies<br />
arising on the Board of Directors, the Appointments and Remuneration Committee shall ensure that the selection procedure does not<br />
suffer from any implicit bias that may hamper the selection of female directors and that women that fulfil the professional profile sought<br />
are included among the potential candidates.<br />
- Approve the remuneration scales applied to senior managers of the Company.<br />
- Approve the standard contracts applied to senior managers.<br />
- Determinar el régimen de retribuciones del Presidente y, en su caso, del Consejero Delegado.<br />
- Determine the remuneration scheme applied to the Chairman and, as applicable, the Chief Executive Director.<br />
Examine or organise, as considered most appropriate, the Chairman’s and the chief executive’s succession, and if necessary bring<br />
proposals before the Board so that such successions are effected in an orderly well-planned fashion.<br />
- Propose the remuneration scheme applied to members of the Board of Directors and periodically review them to ensure they are<br />
suitable for the tasks carried out by them, in accordance with Article 35 of these regulations.<br />
- Report on incentive plans.<br />
- Carry out an annual review of the remuneration policy applied to directors and senior managers.<br />
- Report on the proposals to appoint members of the Executive Committee and the other committees attached to the Board of Directors.<br />
- Prepare and maintain a register of the positions of directors and senior managers of the Company; and<br />
- Perform any other duties that may be assigned to it under these regulations.<br />
The Board of Directors shall be informed of all the tasks carried out by the Appointments and Remuneration Committee during its first<br />
meeting, and in all events the corresponding documentation shall be made available to the Board so that it can take these actions into<br />
consideration when performing its duties.<br />
c) Functioning<br />
The Appointments and Remuneration Committee shall meet as often as considered necessary by its Chairman, or when requested by two<br />
of its members or the Board of Directors.<br />
Committee name<br />
EXECUTIVE OR DELEGATE COMMITTEE<br />
Short description<br />
a) Composition<br />
The Executive Committee shall comprise the Chairman of the Board and at least three but no more than nine directors, appointed by the<br />
Board of Directors.<br />
In terms of the qualitative composition of the Executive Committee, the Board shall ensure that the different types of director represented<br />
will be similar to that of the main Board and its secretary will be the secretary of the Board.<br />
In all events, the valid appointment or re-election of members of the Executive Committee shall require the favourable vote of at least two<br />
thirds of the members of the Board of Directors.<br />
b) Functioning<br />
The Executive Committee shall meet as many times as called by its chairman. The Chairman and Secretary of the Board of Directors shall<br />
perform the same functions in the Executive Committee, although one or more Vice-chairmen and a Vice-secretary may also be appointed.<br />
The Executive Committee shall be validly convened when half plus one of the members are present or represented at the meeting.<br />
Resolutions shall be passed by a majority of the directors at the meeting (in person or by proxy), with the Chairman holding the casting<br />
vote in the event of a tie.<br />
c) Relationship with the Board of Directors<br />
The Executive Committee shall notify the Board of the matters discussed and the decisions made at its meetings.<br />
This Committee is currently inactive, pending a meeting to decide its new composition.<br />
Committee name<br />
AUDIT COMMITTEE<br />
Short description<br />
The Audit and Control Committee shall comprise a minimum of three and a maximum of five directors, appointed by the Board of Directors.<br />
All members of the Committee must be external or non-executive directors.<br />
The members the Audit and Control Committee, and particularly its Chairman, shall be appointed after taking into account their knowledge<br />
and experience in accounting or auditing matters, or both.<br />
The Chairman of the Audit and Control Committee must be an independent director and be appointed from among its non-executive<br />
members. The Chairman must also be replaced every four years; previous chairmen may be re-elected one year after their previous<br />
mandate has ended.<br />
36 ANNUAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT