National Petrochemical : Petrochem) announces the Opening of Nominations for Membership of the Board of Directors

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National Petrochemical Company (Petrochem) announces the Opening of Nominations for Membership of the Board of Directors

Posted March 17, 2022Petro-Admin

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Introduction	National Petrochemical Company (Petrochem) announces to the Shareholders the Opening of Nominations for Membership of the Board of Directors for the upcoming three years term starting from 11 April 2022. The nomination for the Board of Directors membership will be in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law, the Corporate Governance Regulations issued by the Capital Market Authority, provisions of the Company's Articles of Association, and the Company's Nomination and Remuneration Committee charter approved by the General Assembly. Shareholders who wish to nominate themselves for membership of the Board of Directors and who meet the membership conditions and criteria must submit their candidacy applications within the specified period and in accordance with the details contained in this announcement. Candidates will be elected during the next General Assembly meeting, which will be announced later, and after obtaining the necessary approvals from the regulatory authorities. To clarify, the company "Petrochem" announced on the 27th of October 2021 on the website of the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) that it has entered into a legally binding implementation agreement with Saudi industrial investment Group (SIIG), so that SIIG acquire all of Petrochem's shares, in the event that the contemplated acquisition transaction between the two companies, is completed prior to 10 April 2022, the candidates will not be elected by the Company's shareholders given that the Company would then be fully owned by SIIG as a result of the Transaction, upon which SIIG will appoint the new directors in accordance with the rules and procedures applicable to closed joint stock companies. Accordingly, the candidates' names will not be considered pursuant to the current nomination/election procedure if the Transaction is completed prior to 10 April 2022.
Type of Assembly	New Session
Assembly Start Date	2022-04-11 Corresponding to 1443-09-10
Assembly End Date	2025-04-10 Corresponding to 1446-10-12
Number of members	8
Application Start Date	2022-02-14 Corresponding to 1443-07-13
Application End Date	2022-03-15 Corresponding to 1443-08-12
Applications Submission Method	The originals of the candidacy applications, their attachments and forms shall be sent to the attention of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee by handing them over to Investor Relations Department at the company's head office or by sending it to the following address: National Petrochemical Company (Petrochem) Nomination and Remuneration Committee P.O. Box 99833 Riyadh 11625 Tel. [phone] ext. 201 Or email it to: [e-mail]
Application Requirements	In the presence of the provisions governing membership of the Board of Directors stipulated in the Companies Law and the Corporate Governance Regulations, the conditions, and procedures for nomination for membership of the Board of Directors are as follows: First: The Nomination conditions of the Board of Directors membership: - Fulfilling the criteria set out in the Board Membership Policy approved by the General Assembly. (attached) - The nominated member shall not be a member of the Boards of Directors of more than five listed joint-stock companies at the same time. - Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Management (Finance or Business), Engineering or in a related field, or have equivalent experience. - Minimum experience: an experience of not less than ten years in the business sector, and to have knowledge of the financial aspects, and knowledge of the company's business and activities. -Specific job skills: Fluent in reading and speaking Arabic and English. - The ability to allocate the necessary time to fulfill the responsibilities dictated by his membership in the Board and its subcommittees Second: The nomination procedures for the Board of Directors membership: Submit the nomination request during the period specified above to the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, and attach all the following documents: - A signed letter to the Nomination and Remuneration Committee stating hisher wish to be nominated (attached). - The nominee's CV, including information about his/her profession, the main job heshe is currently occupying, hisher qualifications, and experience in the company's business. - Submit Form No. (1) CV (attached). - Submit the signed Form No. (3) issued by the CMA for Board membership nomination (attached), and which can be found on the CMA's website (https://cma.org.sa/RulesRegulations/FormsSite/Pages/default.aspx). - Submit a statement containing details of the number and dates of memberships on the boards of directors of other joint-stock companies and the committees that heshe has assumed or still a member of. - Submit a statement containing details of companies or institutions that the Nominee manages or owns, and which conduct similar business to the Company. - The nominee shall disclose to the Board and the General Assembly any cases of conflicts of interest, including having a direct or indirect interest in the contracts and businesses entered for the benefit of the Company. Or engaging in business that may compete with the Company or any of its activities. - An explanation of any relationship that heshe has with one of the group's major shareholders, or one of its external auditors. - Attach clear photocopies of valid national ID card, family card (if applicable), and passport (for non-Saudi) and the contact numbers of the nominee and photo of the nominee. - All documents and certificates attached to the nomination request must be in Arabic and certified by the official authorities, and the nominee must provide a certified Arabic translation of any documents written in a foreign language. - If the nominee has previously held the membership of the Board of Directors of National Petrochemical Company, heshe must attach to the candidacy application a statement from the company's management about the last term in which heshe became a member of the Board, including the following information: 1. The number of board meetings that took place during each of the years of the session, the number of meetings attended by the member originally, and hisher attendance rate for the total meetings. 2. The committees in which the member participated, the number of meetings held by each of those committees during each year of the session, the number of meetings heshe attended, and hisher attendance rate to the total number of meetings. It is necessary for the nominee to be familiar with and to comply with the relevant laws and regulations including Capital Market Authority regulations and Nomination and Remuneration Committee charter. The nominees are responsible to comply with the above. The Remuneration and Nomination Committee will review the nomination request submitted to it, according to paragraph (2) of Article (65) of the Corporate Governance Regulations stated that the competences of the nomination committee shall include providing recommendations to the Board for the nomination or re-nomination of its members in accordance with approved policies and standards, considering that nomination shall not include any person convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude or dishonesty. Votes at the General Assembly may only be cast for nominees who have been nominated for the membership of the Board of Directors in accordance with the previous conditions and criteria.
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