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Total compensation paid/accrued for services in all capacities provided by the Directors and ATS<br />

Senior Management during the year ended December 31, 2010 amounted to P65.3 million. This covers<br />

basic salary, the statutory 13th month pay and the performance bonus.<br />

BOARD SELF-ASSESSMENT<br />

In 2009, ATS adopted another corporate governance measure—the Board Self-Assessment Survey.<br />

The goal of the self-assessment survey is to further enhance board performance and thereby<br />

strengthen corporate management. The survey allows the Board and its committees to assess their<br />

effectiveness in governance both as individuals and as a group. The self-assessment also helps the<br />

Board to meet standards and expectations imposed on them by the people they are supposed to<br />

serve—investors, shareholders—as well as regulatory bodies.<br />

In 2010, the same survey was conducted. The results are as follows.<br />

Individual<br />

Assessment<br />

Group<br />

Assessment<br />

Directors who Participated in the Survey (9 of 9) 9 9<br />

% Participation 100% 100%<br />

The results of the Individual Assessment survey revealed, among others, that all board members have<br />

formally attended the corporate governance seminar and each ensure that principles of good<br />

corporate governance are complied at all times. The board members act in the best interest of the<br />

company and its stakeholders in a manner characterized by transparency, accountability and fairness.<br />

They also keep themselves informed of industry developments and business trends. Each member<br />

thinks they have contributed in formulating the overall strategic direction of the company but believes<br />

it can be further improved.<br />

The results of the Board Performance Assessment survey showed overall satisfaction in board<br />

performance. The board has been described to have an open atmosphere, with members always<br />

willing to discuss any issue that comes up. Within its satisfaction are frequency of board meetings,<br />

relevancy of the agenda and discussion points and the well-prepared, clear, concise and accurate<br />

materials that members receive five days before the scheduled meeting.<br />

Most members of the board have shown preference in a yearly evaluation of the Board, CEO and<br />

officers. They also wish to visit company facilities and encourage managers and line leaders (vs<br />

management executives) to present to the Board for additional insight.<br />

Moving forward, the Board's time and attention should be more focused on the sustainability of each<br />

subsidiary and the Group. This includes cost effectiveness and future profitability, strengthening of<br />

balance sheet and lowering debt as well as the competitive advantages of both the company and the<br />

various industry segments it operates. Discussion should also be centered on risk management,<br />

overall strategic direction and corporate social responsibility.<br />

PRESENTATION OF RESULTS AND ANALYSTS MEETING<br />

The Company’s financial results are presented to its investors and other interested parties during the<br />

Annual General Stockholders Meeting, the last of which was held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in<br />

Makati City on May 27, 2010.<br />

Also, the ATS Investor Relations Office together with selected finance leaders hold Quarterly Briefings<br />

with analysts from various financial institutions to keep them abreast on the performance of the<br />

company.<br />

Advance announcements for both these meetings are done through a regulatory release as well as<br />

through the web.<br />

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