TERMS OF REFERENCE OF REMUNERATION COMMITTEE
GLOBAL DIGITAL CREATIONS HOLDINGS LIMITED
REMUNERATION COMMITTEE
TERMS OF REFERENCE
(As adopted on 10 September 2007 and revised on 22 March 2012)
1. Constitution
1.1 The remuneration committee (the “Remuneration Committee”) is a committee
of the board of directors (“Board”).
2. Membership
2.1 The Remuneration Committee members shall be appointed by the Board. A
majority of the Remuneration Committee members should be independent
non-executive Directors.
2.2 The chairman of the Remuneration Committee shall be appointed by the
Board and must be INED.
3. Secretary of the Remuneration Committee
3.1 The company secretary shall be the secretary of the Remuneration Committee.
4. Attendance and frequency of meetings
4.1 Meetings shall be held not less than once a year. The Remuneration
Committee members may call any meetings as and when necessary.
4.2 Unless otherwise agreed by all the members of the Remuneration Committee,
notice of at least 7 days shall be given for a meeting of the Remuneration
Committee.
4.3 A quorum shall be 3 members.
4.4 Other Directors, apart from the Remuneration Committee members, have the
right to attend any Committee meetings, though they shall not be counted in
the quorum.
5. Authority
5.1 The Remuneration Committee is authorised by the Board to seek any
necessary information which is within the Remuneration Committee’s scope
of duties from the employees.2
5.2 The Remuneration Committee is authorised by the Board to obtain outside
independent professional advice, and to secure the attendance of outsiders
with relevant experience and expertise if it considers necessary.
5.3 The Remuneration Committee should be provided with sufficient resources to
perform it duties.
6. Duties
6.1 The duties of the Remuneration Committee shall be:
(a) to make recommendations to the Board on the Company’s policy and
structure for all Directors and senior management remuneration and on
the establishment of a formal and transparent procedure for developing
remuneration policy;
(b) to review and approve the Director’s remuneration proposals with
reference to the Board’s corporate goals and objectives;
(c) either (i) to determine, with delegated responsibility, the remuneration
packages of individual executive Directors and senior management, or
(ii) to make recommendations to the Board on the remuneration
packages of individual executive Directors and senior management. This
should include benefits in kind, pension rights and compensation
payments, including any compensation payable for loss or termination of
their office or appointment;
(d) to make recommendations to the board on the remuneration of
non-executive directors;
(e) to review and approve compensation payable to executive Directors and
senior management for any loss or termination of office or appointment
to ensure that it is consistent with contractual terms and is otherwise fair
and not excessive;
(f) to consider salaries paid by comparable companies, time commitment and
responsibilities, and employment conditions elsewhere in the group;
(g) to review and approve compensation arrangements relating to dismissal
or removal of Directors for misconduct to ensure that they are consistent
with contractual terms and are otherwise reasonable and appropriate; 3
(h) to ensure that no Director or any of his associates is involved in deciding
his own remuneration; and
(i) to advise shareholders on how to vote with respect to any service
contracts of Directors that require shareholders’ approval under Rule
17.90 of the GEM Listing Rules.
7.Reporting procedures
7.1 The Remuneration Committee should report to the Board after each meeting.
7.2 The secretary shall circulate the minutes of meetings of the Remuneration
Committee to all members of the Board.
“Senior management” refers to the same category of persons as referred to in
the Company’s annual report. It is the responsibility of the Board to
determine which individual or individuals constitute senior management.
Senior management may include directors of subsidiaries, heads of divisions,
departments or other operating units within the group as, in the opinion of the
Board, is appropriate.