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27 October 2021
Company Announcements Office
ASX Limited
Level 4, 20 Bridge Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Corporate Governance Statement
Attached the 2021 Corporate Governance Statement for Hampton Hill Mining NL.
By authority of the board.
Peter Ruttledge
Company Secretary
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Corporate Governance Statement
For the Financial Year ending 30 June 2021
This Corporate Governance Statement is current as at 27 October 2021 and has been approved by the board of directors (Board) of the Company on that date.
This Corporate Governance Statement discloses the extent to which the Company has, during the financial year ending 30 June 2021, followed the recommendations set by the ASX Corporate Governance Council in its publication Corporate Governance Principles and recommendations - 4th Edition (Recommendations). The Recommendations are not mandatory, however the Recommendations that have not been followed for any part of the reporting period have been identified and reasons provided for not following them along with what (if any) alternative governance practices were adopted in lieu of the Recommendation during that period.
Due to the current size and nature of the existing Board and nature and scale of the Company's operations, the Board does not consider that the Company will gain any benefit from individual Board committees and that its resources would be better utilised in other areas as the Board is of the view that at this stage the experience and skill set of the current Board is sufficient to perform these roles.
Under the Company's Board Charter, the duties that would ordinarily be assigned to individual committees, are currently carried out by the full Board.
Corporate Governance Council | Comply? | Explanation | ||||
recommendation | (Yes/ no) | |||||
PRINCIPLE 1 - LAY SOLID FOUNDATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT | ||||||
1.1 | A listed entity should have and | Yes | Refer to the Company's board charter at http://www.hamptonhill.com.au/CorpGov.htm | |||
disclose a board charter setting out | ||||||
the respective roles and | ||||||
responsibilities of its board and | ||||||
management and those matters | ||||||
expressly reserved to the board and | ||||||
those delegated to management. | ||||||
1.2 | A listed entity should: | Yes | The Board oversees the selection, appointment and induction of new directors. An important part of this process is | |||
assessing potential candidates for the Board and includes undertaking appropriate checks before appointing a person as | ||||||
(a) | undertake appropriate | a director of the Company or putting forward to shareholders a new candidate for election as a director. The assessment | ||||
of potential candidates includes their relevant qualifications, skills and experience, their character, details of other board | ||||||
checks before appointing a director | ||||||
commitments, potential conflicts of interest and whether they qualify as being independent. | ||||||
or senior executive or putting | ||||||
someone forward for election as a | The Board provides shareholders with biographical details and other relevant information as to the qualifications, | |||||
director; and | ||||||
experience and skills of a candidate standing for election or re-election as a director to enable the shareholders to make | ||||||
(b) | provide security holders | an informed decision as to whether or not to elect or re-elect the candidate. | ||||
with all material information in its | ||||||
possession relevant to a decision on | ||||||
whether or not to elect or re-elect a | ||||||
director. | ||||||
1.3 | A listed entity should have a written | No | A written agreement, in the form of a letter of appointment, is provided to new directors, setting out the term of their | |||
appointment, their remuneration, the time that it is envisaged they will need to commit to perform their duties, the | ||||||
agreement with each director and | ||||||
requirement for them to disclose interests and matters that may affect their independence, the requirement for them to | ||||||
senior executive setting out the | ||||||
comply with key corporate policies including the Company's policy on trading its shares, and the requirement to adhere to | ||||||
terms of their appointment. | ||||||
ongoing confidentiality obligations. The letter of appointment also sets out indemnity and insurance arrangements, ongoing | ||||||
rights of access to corporate information and the circumstances in which directors may seek independent professional | ||||||
advice at the Company's expense. | ||||||
Written contracts of engagement are entered into when engaging senior executives setting out their position, duties and | ||||||
responsibilities, termination circumstances and entitlements. | ||||||
1.4 | The company secretary of a listed | Yes | The Company Secretary is accountable to the Board and reports directly to the Chairman. The decision to appoint or | |
remove the Company Secretary is made by the Board. | ||||
entity should be accountable directly | ||||
to the board, through the chair, on | Each director may communicate directly with the Company Secretary and vice versa. | |||
all matters to do with the proper | ||||
functioning of the board. | The duties and responsibilities of the Company Secretary include coordinating Board meetings and the timely circulation | |||
of Board papers, minuting board meetings and resolutions, regularly communicating with Board members on matters | ||||
relating to Board procedures and compliance with ASX Listing Rules and advising the Board on governance matters. | ||||
1.5 | A listed entity should: | No | The Company believes that fair and equal access to employment opportunities should be afforded to all eligible employees, | |
regardless of gender, age, nationality, race, religion or sexuality, and that a diverse workforce will provide the broadest and | ||||
(a) | have and disclose a | most effective talent pool. | ||
diversity policy; | The Company does not have a formalised diversity policy. | |||
(b) | through its board or a | |||
committee of the board set | Measurable objectives for achieving gender diversity | |||
measurable objectives for achieving | The Company did not establish measurable objectives for achieving gender diversity during the period. | |||
gender diversity in the composition | ||||
of its board, senior executives and | Employee/director proportions | |||
workforce generally; and | ||||
(c) | disclose in relation to each | 100% of the board at 30 June 2021 is male. | ||
reporting period: | As at 30 June 2021 the Company had no full time employees. There were no new personnel appointments during the year | |||
(1) | the measurable objectives | |||
to the executive. | ||||
set for that period to achieve gender | ||||
diversity; |
- the entity's progress towards achieving those objectives; and
- the respective proportions of men and women on the board, in senior executive positions and across the whole workforce (including how the entity has defined "senior executive" for these purposes)
1.6 | A listed entity should: | No | Due to the size and composition of the Board, the Company does not have a formal process for the performance evaluation | |
of the Board or individual directors. | ||||
(a) | have and disclose a | Accordingly, no formal performance evaluation for the Board or its members took place during the reporting period. | ||
process for periodically evaluating |
the performance of the board, its | Directors are encouraged to attend director training and professional development courses, as required, at the Company's |
committees and individual directors; | expense. New directors have access to all employees to gain full background on the Company's operations. |
and |
- disclose for each reporting period whether a performance evaluation has been undertaken in accordance with that process during or in respect of that period.
1.7 | A listed entity should have and | Yes | The Executive Chairman's performance is evaluated by the rest of the board. The Executive Chairman has continued to | |
elect, with the Board's consent, to receive no additional remuneration to that of the non-executive board members. | ||||
disclose a process for evaluating | ||||
the performance of its senior | The Company Secretary's performance and remuneration are evaluated on an annual basis. | |||
executives at least once every | ||||
reporting period and disclose for | ||||
each reporting period whether a | ||||
performance evaluation has been | ||||
undertaken in accordance with that | ||||
process during or in respect of that | ||||
period. | ||||
PRINCIPLE 2 - STRUCTURE THE BOARD TO BE EFFECTIVE AND ADD VALUE | ||||
2.1 | The board of a listed entity should | Yes | Due to the size of the Company and the composition of the Board, a nomination committee has not been established. The | |
Board does not consider that the Company's affairs are of such a size and complexity as to merit the establishment of a | ||||
have a nomination committee. | ||||
separate nomination committee. Until this situation changes, the Board will carry out the functions of a nomination | ||||
If it does not have a nomination | committee. | |||
committee, it should disclose that | The Board considers that it is in the best interests of the Company to determine the criteria for the selection of new directors | |||
fact and the processes it employs | ||||
based on any perceived deficiencies in the skill set of the Board as and when a casual vacancy arises. The Board remains | ||||
to address board succession | ||||
constantly aware of the requirement to balance the Company's need to retain the overall spread of knowledge, experience | ||||
issues and to ensure that the | ||||
and skills that the current Board provides with any opportunity or need that may arise to enhance the overall capabilities of | ||||
board has the appropriate | ||||
balance of skills, knowledge, | the Board either through the replacement of an existing director or the appointment of an additional director. | |||
experience, independence and | Retirement and rotation of directors is governed by the Corporations Act and the constitution of the Company. Each year, | |||
diversity to enable it to discharge | ||||
its duties and responsibilities | one-third of the directors must retire and offer themselves for re-election. Any casual vacancy filled between general | |||
effectively. | meetings will be subject to a shareholder vote at the next Annual General Meeting of the Company. | |||
Re-appointment of directors is not automatic. Shareholders are provided with relevant information on each of the | ||||
candidates for election or, where applicable, re-election. | ||||
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