This Directors’ Code of Conduct (Code) applies to Directors of Ankit India Limited .
It also applies to the senior management of the company (personnel of the Company, who are members of Company’s core management team excluding Board of Directors).
Every Director and Senior Management personnel of the Company must act honestly, fairly, ethically, and responsibly. They should be loyal to the Company and act with integrity and in good faith. Each director and member of senior management team of the Company should seek to use due care in the performance of his/her duties in the best interests of the company as a whole.
They should act with competence and diligence, without allowing their independent judgment to be subordinated. Every member of Board of Directors and Senior Management Team of the Company hasan obligation, at all times, to comply with the spirit, as well as the letter, of the law and of the principles of this Code.
should use reasonable efforts to attend Board and Committee meetings regularly,
Dedicate sufficient time, energy and attention to the Company to ensure diligent performanceof his/her duties, including preparing for meetings and decision‐making by reviewing in advance any materials distributed and making reasonable inquiries
Act in the best interests of, and fulfil their fiduciary obligations to, Company’s shareholders
Disclose potential conflicts of interest that they may have regarding any matters that may come before the Board, and abstain from discussion and voting on any matter in which the Directorhas or may have a conflict of interest
Make available to and share with fellow Directors information as may be appropriate to ensure proper conduct and sound operation of the Company and its Board of Directors
A Director who has a material personal interest in a matter should notify the other Directors of the interest and must not vote on the matter
A Director must bring an open and independent mind to Board or Committee meetings and should not make a decision about a matter before attending and participating in the deliberations of the meeting
While Directors must treat each other with courtesy and observe the other rules in this Code, Directors should be able to engage in vigorous debate on matters of principle
Where a decision is not unanimous, a dissenting Director may disclose the fact that he/she dissented
Seek to comply with all Corporate Policies
Conduct themselves in a professional, courteous and respectful manner
Comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations
Act in a manner to enhance and maintain the reputation of the Company
Respect the confidentiality of information relating to the affairs of the Company acquired in the course of their service except when authorized or legally required to disclose such information
Not use confidential information acquired in the course of their service for their personal advantage
A corporate business opportunity is an opportunity (1) in the Company’s line of business or proposed expansion or diversification, (2) which the Company is financially able to undertake and (3) which maybe of interest to the Company.
A director or member of senior management of the Company, who learns of such a corporate business opportunity and who wishes to participate in it should disclose the opportunity to the Board of Directors. If the Board of Directors determines that the Company does not have an actual or expected interest in the opportunity, then, and only then, may the director or member of senior management of the Company participate in it, provided that the director/member of senior management of the Company has not wrongfully utilized the Company's resources in order to acquire the opportunity.
Directors/members of senior management of the Company owe a duty to the Company to advance the Company's interests when the opportunity to do so arises. Directors/members of senior management of the Company may not: (a) take for themselves opportunities that are discovered through the use of
Company property or information or through the director's position; (b) use the Company's property or information or the director's position for personal gain; or (c) compete with the Company, directly or indirectly, for business opportunities that the Company is pursuing.
Directors and members of senior management of the Company are expected to dedicate their best efforts to advancing the Company's interests and to make decisions that affect the Company based on the Company's best interests and independent of outside influences.
A conflict of interest occurs when a director's/member’s of senior management team private interest interferes in any way, or even appears to interfere, with the interest of the Company as a whole.
Directors and members of senior management of the Company should avoid conflicts of interest with the Company. Any situation that involves, or may reasonably be expected to involve, a conflict of interest with the Company shall be disclosed promptly to the Chairman of the Board.
Directors and members of senior management of the Company and their immediate families may not accept gifts from persons or firms who deal with the Company where the gift is being made in order to influence the director's actions as a member of the Board, or where acceptance of the gift could create the appearance of a conflict of interest.
Directors and members of senior management have a responsibility to safeguard and properly use Company assets and resources, as well as assets of other organizations that have been entrusted to the Company. Except as specifically authorized, Company assets, including Company equipment, materials, resources and proprietary information, must be used for Company business purposes only.
Directors and members of senior management of the Company should maintain the confidentiality of information entrusted to them by the Company. The Company’s confidential and proprietary information shall not be inappropriately disclosed or used for the personal gain or advantage of the director or anyone other than the Company.
Confidential information includes all non‐public information that might be of use to competitors or harmful to the Company or its customers if disclosed.
Directors and members of senior management should deal fairly with the Company’s Customers, Suppliers, Competitors and Employees.
The Directors and members of senior management are committed to comply with all those acts, rules and regulations that govern the conduct of Company.
Suspected violations of this Code must be reported to the Chairman of the Board or the Chairman of the Audit Committee. All reported violations would be appropriately investigated.
The members of the Board and the senior management personnel shall affirm the compliance with the code on annual basis. The Annual Report of the Company shall carry a declaration to this effect signed by the CFO of the company. Directors will annually sign a confirmation that they have read and will comply with this Code.