Board Governance Practices
 
 

Adaro Energy is fully aware and committed to implementing governance standards that conform to best practices including implementation within its subsidiaries. As part of our corporate culture, we engage and interact with all of our stakeholders in a way that promotes mutual trust, better understanding and good faith. In doing so, we are required to be transparent, accountable, responsible, independent and fair in all aspects of engagements with our stakeholders.


The main scope of Adaro Energy’s good corporate governance policies encompass; clear segregation of duties and responsibilities among the Board of Directors and Board of Commissioners, checks and balances, clear business roles and strategies within the Company and its subsidiaries, ethical business conduct, engagements with stakeholders through risk mitigation, and operational oversight by the Board of Commissioners through the Audit Committee and Internal Audit, upholding corporate social responsibility in sustaining good corporate citizenship as well as disclosure of material information in a timely and accurate



No. Principles and Recommendations Adaro's Practices
1 Good Corporate Governance Principles  
  GCG principles need to be implemented at each business facet and within the entire company, and includes transparency, accountability, responsibility, independency and fairness.

The essence of corporate governance has been consistently applied by the management and the formal system to support the implementation of the GCG has continuously improved in 2010 through the following initiatives:

• Development of charters for the BOC
and BOD, expected to be finalized in
2011

• Procurement systems were enhanced
and formalized in 2010 and expected to
go live in 2011.

• The disclosure committee currently
meets on a regular basis, at least
monthly and as required.

2 Business Ethics and Code of Conduct  
  To attain long-term success, GCG implementation needs to be based on high levels of integrity. Sets of values need to be developed that describe the morals of the company in conducting its business, which are then further elaborated into a code of conduct.

The Company has developed a set of core values for the entire Adaro Group. A part of the code of conduct was formalized such as a gratification policy and has been disseminated and distributed to all employees.

The procurement system employing advanced IT system application is expected to create a more transparent and accountable systems for procurement of goods and services. This system will go live in 2011.

3 Organs of the Organization  
  The GMS, the BOD, and the BOC have an important role in implementing GCG effectively. By carrying out their respective functions based on the principles that each organ is independent in carrying out its duty, they function in the sole interest of the company.

The BOD currently consists of 7 Directors who are in charge of managing Adaro and its subsidiaries. A board manual that assigns the rules and responsibilities of each Director is currently being finalized to ensure the accountability of all directors' actions. This is scheduled for completion in 2011.

The BOC consists of 6 members 4 of whom are representatives of the ultimate shareholders and 2 being independent commissioners. One of the independent commissioners is the Head of Audit Committee.

In support of its oversight function of the Company's subsidiaries, the Company in 2010 appointed Dr. Ir. Kusmayanto Kadiman- former Minister of Research and Technology (2004-2008) – as Commissioner of PT Jasapower Indonesia and Erry Fimansyah, former President Director of PT Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) as Commissioner of PT Makmur Sejahtera Wisesa.

The diverse background of the members of the BOC and BOD provides the necessary expertise and qualifications.

In the decision making process, a risk management approach has been implemented at both the senior management and executive levels. Going forward, formal sets of committees and policies will be established.

Management has declared its vision and mission statements. These statements and objectives have been disseminated throughout the Adaro Group particularly during the Company's President's Message event held once a year attended by all level of employees and the Company's BOC and BOD.

4 The Rights and Role of the Shareholders  
  Shareholders as owners of share capital have certain rights and responsibilities within the company in accordance with the laws and regulations and the Articles of Associations of the company.

Adaro's Articles of Association comply with both Indonesian Company Law No. 40 Year 2007 and with Bapepam-LK regulation.

While conducted in the spirit of achieving mutual consensus, GMS decisions are made by voting. Voting is only valid if cast by more than half of the attendees, following the stated quorum.

Management invites shareholders to attend the GMS through the publication of the invitation in 2 nationally circulated media which include detailed information of the GMS.

Since its IPO, the Company has regularly distributed both final dividends and interim dividends. The announcements of those dividends distributions have been published in 2 national circulated daily media.

Adaro regularly reports changes in the shareholdings of the BOC and BOD.

Adaro's AOA stipulates that all material transactions where there may be a conflict of interest must have GMS approval whereas ultimate shareholders with conflicts of interest must cast their votes in an agreement with independent shareholders. The quorum required for this exercise is at least half of total independent shareholders and the vote is valid only if approved by more than half of the attending independent shareholders.

5 The Rights and Role of Stakeholders  
  Stakeholders including employees, resource providers, and communities, particularly in which the company operates, have an interest in the company and are directly affected by the strategic and operational decisions of the company. Therefore, the relationship between the company and its stakeholders needs to be fair and equal, in accordance with the prevailing laws and regulations, and should be based on mutual arrangements applicable to each respective party.

Adaro maintains aregister of shareholder through the Company's Shares Registrar (PT Ficomindo Buana Registrar) in accordance with prevailing laws and regulations and the AOA. Adaro regularly provides information updates to its stakeholders through disclosures listed in IDX website and press releases. Resolutions of the Company's GMS are published in 2 nationally circulated publications, the IDX website as well as the Company's website.

Adaro will continually enhance its human resources practices, monitor the implementation of its code of conduct, improve labor agreements and systems.

A Human Resources Information System (HRIS) system was finalized and effectively installed in 2010. Through the HRIS system, the Company expects to have better tools to manage its human resources.

Since its inception in 2009, Adaro Bangun Negeri has spearheaded the Company's corporate social responsibilities programs and community development, which greatly contributed to the overall betterment in the key aspects of economic development, educational enhancement, health improvement and social and cultural promotion.

6 Statement of GCG Implementation  
  A statement regarding the implementation of GCG shall be made a part of the company's annual report. In the event that GCG has not been fully implemented, a company shall disclose the non-conformance aspects and the reasons for such. The statement shall comprise the structure and working mechanism of the BOC and the BOD, and other pertinent information regarding the implementation of GCG. The BOC and BOD as well as the Company's committees conduct regular meetings. The attendance and the minutes of the Boards meetings are recorded and documented.

In the future, Management expects to employ independent third parties to audit and provide attestations on the corporate governance statements.

7 Institutionalization of GCG Practices  
  GCG shall be implemented in a systematic and continuous manner. Accordingly, it is necessary to have practical guidelines to be used as a reference in implementing GCG. Adaro has made progress in improving its governance practices exhibited in the establishment and implementation of governance aspects throughout the year as stated in the above mentioned points.

In 2008, we became a public listed company, which bolstered our level of corporate governance, particularly in the way of governing the corporate structure and engagement with our stakeholders. Adaro Energy takes into account existing regulations, best practices and corporate culture in exercising good corporate governance to ensure smooth implementation. In the subsequent years, we have made notable progress in governance practices.

We established an audit committee in January 2009 as required by regulators. Furthermore, an internal audit unit was also established in the same period, which also fulfils Bapepam-LK regulations. Both of these units have formalized their charters to define their roles and serve as a guidance for best governance practices.

The key shareholders of Adaro Energy restructured some of their holdings of stock of the Company into a single entity, called PT Adaro Strategic Investments, which directly owns 43.91% shares of the Company. This initiative was made in July 2009 to further increase the efficiency and cohesiveness of decision making and to strengthen the continuity and commitment of the key shareholders to create a bigger and better Adaro.

In further strengthening the implementation of its governance, the Company developed the charters for both the Board of Commissioners and Board of Directors in 2010 which are expected to be finalized in early 2011. These charters clearly define the supervisory and management functions and roles of the BOC and BOD in order for them to effectively perform their duties and responsibilities.

In 2010, the Company proactively enhanced its procurement system to create a more speedy, efficient, accountable process in support of the Company's logistics and supplies. This enhanced procurement system is expected to strengthen the Company's corporate-wide governance and is expected to roll out in 2011.

The following narratives further exhibit the policies and implementation of the Company's good corporate comparisons with the Indonesian Principles of Good Corporate Governance.