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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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