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19. Iker Aboitiz<br />

20. Francisco Benedicto<br />

C. Dividends Declaration<br />

372,389<br />

349,125<br />

0.02<br />

0.01<br />

In December 01, 2010, the Board approved the declaration of a special cash dividend equivalent to<br />

P0.15 per share to all ATS stockholders of record as of December 15, 2010. The special cash dividend<br />

represents the sales proceeds of the Aboitiz Jebsen companies net of taxes and other related costs.<br />

Dividends were paid last January 12, 2011.<br />

Further, there were no dividends declared during the period 2008, 2009 and the 1 st quarter of 2011.<br />

VII.<br />

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE<br />

There have been studies relating managerial behaviour and organizational performance to good<br />

corporate governance. While academic research and institutional studies have very limited<br />

explanatory power to draw substantive conclusions about the impact of corporate governance on<br />

corporate performance, there is plenty of hard evidence to show that investors pay more for wellgoverned<br />

companies. There is also widespread recognition on the importance of transparency and<br />

accountability both in government and in the business community.<br />

As businesses continue to open up to the global market and liberalization happens, the decisionmaking<br />

process becomes more diffused. This brings up the level of accountability of corporate leaders<br />

to all their stakeholders, including employees, customers and in particular, their shareholders.<br />

In ATS, no less than the Board of Directors, at the top of the company’s corporate governance<br />

structure, who takes the lead. It is the Board who is tasked to strike a balance between conformance<br />

and performance; long-term strategy and day-to-day operations; form and substance.<br />

The Board is the key to the success of any corporate governance directive.<br />

BOARD STRUCTURE<br />

They say that the Board is only as good as the people who form it. Up until the ATS buyout in December<br />

28, 2010, the ATS Board was composed of nine (9) members, two (2) of which are independent<br />

directors highly respected in the industry.<br />

Jon Ramon M. Aboitiz, Chairman<br />

Bob D. Gothong<br />

Enrique M. Aboitiz, Jr.<br />

Erramon I. Abotiz<br />

Roberto E. Aboitiz / Mikel A. Aboitiz<br />

Justo A. Ortiz<br />

Sabin M. Aboitiz<br />

Washington Z. Sycip, Independent Director<br />

Emily A. Abrera, Independent Director<br />

Roberto E. Aboitiz was officially replaced by Mikel A. Aboitiz as Director during the Board meeting held<br />

May 27, 2010.<br />

A new board was formed upon the completion of the ATS sale to NENACO.<br />

Jon Ramon M. Aboitiz, Chairman<br />

Sulficio O. Tagud, Jr.<br />

Jeremias E. Cruzabra<br />

Mark E. Williams<br />

Michelle Lu<br />

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