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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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