Corporate Governance

Board of Directors

Configuration of the Board of Directors

The board of directors of Binggrae has 6 members, and 2 of them are non-executive directors.

Configuration of the Board of Directors - Name (Title), Fields of Activities as Board Members, Trade with Companies, Parties of interests such as major Shareholder
Name (Title) Fields of Activities as Board Members Trade with Companies Parties of interests such as major Shareholder
Park Yeong-jun (CEO) General administration of overall management Not Applicable Not Applicable
Kim Ho-yeon (executive director) Strategic management Not Applicable Major Shareholder
Jeon Chang-won (executive director) Business management Not Applicable Not Applicable
Park Gyeong-hwan (executive director) Purchase management Not Applicable Not Applicable
Kim Seon-yeop (non-executive director) Non-executive director Not Applicable Not Applicable
Kang Ho-sang (non-executive director) Non-executive director Not Applicable Not Applicable
Appointment and term of director

A director is appointed by the resolution of shareholders at the general meeting of shareholders, and a candidate of a director is selected through a recommendation at the Board of Directors. The total number of directors is 3 or more and 8 or less, and the total number of non-executive directors should be 1/4 of the number of executive directors. If two or more directors are to be appointed, the concentrated vote system regulated under the Article 382-2 of the Commercial Act is not applied. The term of director is 3 years, and after the term ends, a director may be re-appointed through the general meeting of shareholders.

Independence of director

The Board of Directors determines the matters defined by the laws and regulations, the articles of association, the matters consigned from the general meeting of shareholders, and other matters regarding the basic principle of corporate management and general administration, and the Board has the authority to supervise the implementation of roles by CEO or other directors. The Board of Directors is notified to each director and audit one week prior to the date, and the matters in the Board of Directors are resolved through the attedance by majority of board members and by consent of the majority of attending directors.
A director is appointed at the general meeting of shareholders, and a candidate to be appointed at the general meeting of shareholders shall be recommended and selected at the Board of Directors to become an agenda for the general meeting of shareholders.

Administration
Type of the Board of Directors

The regular Board of Directors is held once every month, and the temporary Board of Directors may held at any time if required.

Calling of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is called by a chairperson, and it shall be notified to each director and audit one week prior to the date of the Board of Directors. If concerned to be required, each director may request calling of the Board of Directors to a chairperson by clarifing a reason, and if a chairperson denies calling of the Board of Directors without any justified reason, a director who requested calling of the Board of Directors may call for the Board of Directors.

Resolution at the Board of Directors

The resolution at the Board of Directors requires attendance of the majority of directors and consent by the majority of attending directors. The matters under the Article 397-2 (Prohibition of Usurpation of Corporate Opportunity) and the Article 398 (Prohibition of Transaction for Oneself) of the Commercial Act require two-thirds of the directors, and directors may join the Board of Directors by using bi-directional remote voice communication measure. A director with a special interest regarding a resolution of a certain matter at the Board of Directors may not exercise a vote, and this unavailable vote will not be counted as the number of attending directors required.

Major Matters to be Submitted
Matters regarding the general meeting of shareholders
  • Agenda to be submitted and to call the general meeting of shareholders
  • Approval of business report
  • Approval of financial statement, Relative Laws and Regulations, etc.
Matters regarding business management
  • New business
  • Installation, relocation, or disposal of HQ, plant, or overseas office
  • Simple M&A, simple-divided M&A, small-size M&A, Relative Laws and Regulations, etc.
Matters regarding finance
  • Issue of new shares
  • Issue of bond, convertible bond, or preemptive right to new shares
  • Acquisition, disposal, or retirement of own shares, Relative Laws and Regulations, etc.
Others
  • Providing stock option
  • Matters under the laws and regulations or the articles of association, matters consigned from the general meeting of shareholders, or matters concerned as required one by the CEO
Duties and Responsibilities
Due diligence with good faith of director

A director shall pay attention as a good manager for a business.

Duty in good faith of director

Under the laws and regulations and the articles of association, a director shall fulfill a task for the company.

Prohibition of competitive business of director

A board may not hold a same type of business to the company without any approval by the Board of Directors or the committee for the Board of Directors. Yet, if a director is appointed even with the fact that a director holds such business, a director may hold the same type of business.

Others
Joining of liability insurance for damage compensation of director

Under the corporate regulations, the company has a liability insurance for damage compensation of director after the approval by the Board of Directors or the committee.

Major Activities
2017
Major Activities - No., Date, Major Agenda, Approval, Name of Non-executive Director
No. Date Major Agenda Approval Name of Non-executive Director
No Date
1 01-23 Extension of expiration for bank import transaction contract Approved Consent Consent
A report of outcome for administrative assessment of the 2016 internal accounting management system - Attendance Attendance
An approval of the 51st (2016.1.1~2016.12.31) financial statement and business report Approved Consent Consent
2 03-06 Opening of the 51st regular general meeting of shareholders Approved Consent Consent
3 03-28 An approval of transaction between company and directors Approved Consent Consent
An approval for change in subcontract fee Approved Consent Consent
4 07-11 Extension of buy-back loan contract Approved Consent Consent
5 09-25 Participation of tender offer of common share of Crown Confectionary Co., Ltd. Approved Consent Consent
Independence of Election of Audit

The company does not have a separate audit committee, and one audit elected from the resolution of the general meeting of shareholders is in charge of audit.

Independence of Election of Audit - Name (Title), Major Standards of Election, Major Standards of Election, Fulfillment of Standards of Election, Relative Laws and Regulations, etc.
Name (Title) Major Standards of Election Fulfillment of Standards of Election Relative Laws and Regulations, etc.
Hong Gi-taek
(full-time audit)
Election of one or more audit Fulfilled (1) Paragraph 1 of the Article 542-10 of the Commercial Act
Other reasons for disqualifications
(special parties of interest of major shareholder, Relative Laws and Regulations, etc.)
Fulfilled (not applicable) Paragraph 2 of the Article 542-10 of the Commercial Act
Election and term of audit

An audit is elected through the resolution by shareholders at the general meeting of shareholders, and a candidate of director is elected through recommendation at the Board of Directors. For election of an audit, if the sum of a shareholder for vote, his/her special parties of interest, a party possessing shares under a special party of interest, or a party consigned for vote by a special party of interest exceeds 3/100 of the issued shares for vote, a shareholder may not exercise votes for shares exceeding. The term of audit is 3 years, and an audit may be re-appointed through the general meeting of shareholders after the term ends.

Independence and administration of audit

If concerned as required, audit for the company is applied through appropriate audit procedures such as comparison, on-site inspection, witnessing, viewing, or others for accounting audit of the company or for reviewing of financial statement, consolidated financial statement, or other detail statements to view relative documents and books of accounting. For business audit, an audit attends the Board of Directors and other important meetings, and if required, an audit receives a business report from a director. An audit may view documents of important business and take proper measures such as review.

Major Activities
2017
Major Activities - No., Date, Major Agenda, Approval, Name of Non-executive Director
No. Date Major Agenda Approval Name of Non-executive Director
Hong Gi-taek
(Attendance Rate:100%)
1 01-23 Extension of expiration for bank import transaction contract Approved Attendance
A report of outcome for administrative assessment of the 2016 internal accounting management system - Attendance
An approval of the 51st (2016.1.1~2016.12.31) financial statement and business report Approved Attendance
2 03-06 Opening of the 51st regular general meeting of shareholders Approved Attendance
3 03-28 An approval of transaction between company and directors Approved Attendance
An approval for change in subcontract fee Approved Attendance
4 07-11 Extension of buy-back loan contract Approved Attendance
5 09-25 Participation of tender offer of common share of Crown Confectionary Co., Ltd. Approved Attendance
Board of Directors
Configuration of the Board of Directors

The board of directors of Binggrae has 6 members, and 2 of them are non-executive directors

Configuration of the Board of Directors - Name (Title), Fields of Activities as Board Members, Trade with Companies, Parties of interests such as major Shareholder
Name (Title) Fields of Activities as Board Members Trade with Companies Parties of interests such as major Shareholder
Park Yeong-jun (CEO) General administration of overall management Not Applicable Not Applicable
Kim Ho-yeon (executive director) Strategic management Not Applicable Major Shareholder
Jeon Chang-won (executive director) Business management Not Applicable Not Applicable
Park Gyeong-hwan (executive director) Purchase management Not Applicable Not Applicable
Kim Seon-yeop (non-executive director) Non-executive director Not Applicable Not Applicable
Kang Ho-sang (non-executive director) Non-executive director Not Applicable Not Applicable
Appointment and term of director

A director is appointed by the resolution of shareholders at the general meeting of shareholders, and a candidate of a director is selected through a recommendation at the Board of Directors. The total number of directors is 3 or more and 8 or less, and the total number of non-executive directors should be 1/4 of the number of executive directors. If two or more directors are to be appointed, the concentrated vote system regulated under the Article 382-2 of the Commercial Act is not applied. The term of director is 3 years, and after the term ends, a director may be re-appointed through the general meeting of shareholders.

Independence of director

The Board of Directors determines the matters defined by the laws and regulations, the articles of association, the matters consigned from the general meeting of shareholders, and other matters regarding the basic principle of corporate management and general administration, and the Board has the authority to supervise the implementation of roles by CEO or other directors. The Board of Directors is notified to each director and audit one week prior to the date, and the matters in the Board of Directors are resolved through the attedance by majority of board members and by consent of the majority of attending directors.
A director is appointed at the general meeting of shareholders, and a candidate to be appointed at the general meeting of shareholders shall be recommended and selected at the Board of Directors to become an agenda for the general meeting of shareholders.

Administration
Type of the Board of Directors

The regular Board of Directors is held once every month, and the temporary Board of Directors may held at any time if required.

Calling of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is called by a chairperson, and it shall be notified to each director and audit one week prior to the date of the Board of Directors. If concerned to be required, each director may request calling of the Board of Directors to a chairperson by clarifing a reason, and if a chairperson denies calling of the Board of Directors without any justified reason, a director who requested calling of the Board of Directors may call for the Board of Directors.

Resolution at the Board of Directors

The resolution at the Board of Directors requires attendance of the majority of directors and consent by the majority of attending directors. The matters under the Article 397-2 (Prohibition of Usurpation of Corporate Opportunity) and the Article 398 (Prohibition of Transaction for Oneself) of the Commercial Act require two-thirds of the directors, and directors may join the Board of Directors by using bi-directional remote voice communication measure. A director with a special interest regarding a resolution of a certain matter at the Board of Directors may not exercise a vote, and this unavailable vote will not be counted as the number of attending directors required.

Major Matters to be Submitted
Matters regarding the general meeting of shareholders
  • Agenda to be submitted and to call the general meeting of shareholders
  • Approval of business report
  • Approval of financial statement, Relative Laws and Regulations, etc.
Matters regarding business management
  • New business
  • Installation, relocation, or disposal of HQ, plant, or overseas office
  • Simple M&A, simple-divided M&A, small-size M&A, Relative Laws and Regulations, etc.
Matters regarding finance
  • Issue of new shares
  • Issue of bond, convertible bond, or preemptive right to new shares
  • Acquisition, disposal, or retirement of own shares, Relative Laws and Regulations, etc.
Others
  • Providing stock option
  • Matters under the laws and regulations or the articles of association, matters consigned from the general meeting of shareholders, or matters concerned as required one by the CEO
Duties and Responsibilities
Due diligence with good faith of director

A director shall pay attention as a good manager for a business.

Duty in good faith of director

Under the laws and regulations and the articles of association, a director shall fulfill a task for the company.

Prohibition of competitive business of director

A board may not hold a same type of business to the company without any approval by the Board of Directors or the committee for the Board of Directors. Yet, if a director is appointed even with the fact that a director holds such business, a director may hold the same type of business.

Others
Joining of liability insurance for damage compensation of director

Under the corporate regulations, the company has a liability insurance for damage compensation of director after the approval by the Board of Directors or the committee.

Major Activities
2017
Major Activities - No., Date, Major Agenda, Approval, Name of Non-executive Director
No. Date Major Agenda Approval Name of Non-executive Director
No Date
1 01-23 Extension of expiration for bank import transaction contract Approved Consent Consent
A report of outcome for administrative assessment of the 2016 internal accounting management system - Attendance Attendance
An approval of the 51st (2016.1.1~2016.12.31) financial statement and business report Approved Consent Consent
2 03-06 Opening of the 51st regular general meeting of shareholders Approved Consent Consent
3 03-28 An approval of transaction between company and directors Approved Consent Consent
An approval for change in subcontract fee Approved Consent Consent
4 07-11 Extension of buy-back loan contract Approved Consent Consent
5 09-25 Participation of tender offer of common share of Crown Confectionary Co., Ltd. Approved Consent Consent
Audit System
Independence of Election of Audit

The company does not have a separate audit committee, and one audit elected from the resolution of the general meeting of shareholders is in charge of audit.

Independence of Election of Audit - Name (Title), Major Standards of Election, Major Standards of Election, Fulfillment of Standards of Election, Relative Laws and Regulations, etc.
Name (Title) Major Standards of Election Fulfillment of Standards of Election Relative Laws and Regulations, etc.
Hong Gi-taek
(full-time audit)
Election of one or more audit Fulfilled (1) Paragraph 1 of the Article 542-10 of the Commercial Act
Other reasons for disqualifications
(special parties of interest of major shareholder, Relative Laws and Regulations, etc.)
Fulfilled (not applicable) Paragraph 2 of the Article 542-10 of the Commercial Act
Election and term of audit

An audit is elected through the resolution by shareholders at the general meeting of shareholders, and a candidate of director is elected through recommendation at the Board of Directors. For election of an audit, if the sum of a shareholder for vote, his/her special parties of interest, a party possessing shares under a special party of interest, or a party consigned for vote by a special party of interest exceeds 3/100 of the issued shares for vote, a shareholder may not exercise votes for shares exceeding. The term of audit is 3 years, and an audit may be re-appointed through the general meeting of shareholders after the term ends.

Independence and administration of audit

If concerned as required, audit for the company is applied through appropriate audit procedures such as comparison, on-site inspection, witnessing, viewing, or others for accounting audit of the company or for reviewing of financial statement, consolidated financial statement, or other detail statements to view relative documents and books of accounting. For business audit, an audit attends the Board of Directors and other important meetings, and if required, an audit receives a business report from a director. An audit may view documents of important business and take proper measures such as review.

Major Activities
2017
Major Activities - No., Date, Major Agenda, Approval, Name of Non-executive Director
No. Date Major Agenda Approval Name of Non-executive Director
Hong Gi-taek
(Attendance Rate:100%)
1 01-23 Extension of expiration for bank import transaction contract Approved Attendance
A report of outcome for administrative assessment of the 2016 internal accounting management system - Attendance
An approval of the 51st (2016.1.1~2016.12.31) financial statement and business report Approved Attendance
2 03-06 Opening of the 51st regular general meeting of shareholders Approved Attendance
3 03-28 An approval of transaction between company and directors Approved Attendance
An approval for change in subcontract fee Approved Attendance
4 07-11 Extension of buy-back loan contract Approved Attendance
5 09-25 Participation of tender offer of common share of Crown Confectionary Co., Ltd. Approved Attendance