“Wates Principles”,中文一般称作“Wates原则”,有关该原则的说明见下文:
“Wates原则”的解释:
Wates原则提供了有关满足法律要求和展示良好实践的报告结构,有助于大型私人公司提高公司治理水平。该原则的目的是帮助大型私人公司遵守《2018年公司(杂项报告)条例》(The Companies (Miscellaneous Reporting) Regulations 2018)项下的义务。
《2018年公司(杂项报告)条例》规定,特定规模的私人公司须在其董事报告中和网站上披露公司治理安排,包括其是否遵守某一正式的准则。
相关规定具体如下所示:
“26. (1) The directors’ report must include a statement (a “statement of corporate governance arrangements”) which states:
(a) which corporate governance code, if any, the company applied in the financial year,
(b) how the company applied any corporate governance code reported under sub-paragraph (a), and
(c) if the company departed from any corporate governance code reported under sub-paragraph (a), the respects in which it did so, and its reasons for so departing.
(2) If the company has not applied any corporate governance code for the financial year, the statement of corporate governance arrangements must explain the reasons for that decision and explain what arrangements for corporate governance were applied for that year.
26. (1) 董事报告必须包括载有下列内容的声明(“公司治理安排声明”):
(a) 公司在财年内采用的公司治理准则(如有),
(b) 公司实施上述(a)款所述公司治理准则的方式,以及
(c) 公司是否背离上述(a)款所述公司治理准则,如背离,在哪方面背离,以及背离的原因。
(2) 若公司未在财年内采用任何公司治理准则,公司治理安排声明须说明未采用任何公司治理准则的原因,并说明财年内采用的公司治理安排。”
“Wates原则”的内容:
原则1:Purpose and Leadership
原则2:Board Composition
原则3:Director Responsibilities
原则4:Opportunity and Risk
原则5:Remuneration
原则6:Stakeholder Relationships and Engagement
“Wates原则”的适用对象:
本原则适用于满足下列其中一个要求或两个要求均满足的私人公司:
拥有超过2000名雇员;和/或
营业额超过2亿英镑,资产负债表总额超过20亿英镑。
如果公司已遵守任何一种现有的公司治理报告要求,可免于遵守该原则。
