Hutchison Port Holdings Trust - Annual Report 2015 - page 61

Voting at all general meetings are conducted by way of poll. Detailed results of the outcome are announced after the meeting via SGXNet.
The Company Secretary prepares minutes of unitholders’ meetings and these minutes are available to unitholders upon their request.
Further information concerning the Group and its business can be located on the Group’s website.
The Group values feedback from unitholders on its e…orts to promote transparency and foster investor relationships. Comments and
suggestions to the Board or HPH Trust are welcome and can be addressed to the Group Corporate A…airs function by mail at 150
Beach Road, #17-03 Gateway West, Singapore 189720 or by email to the Group at
.
DEALING IN SECURITIES
The Trustee-Manager has adopted its own internal code of conduct to provide guidance to all o¢cers of the Trustee-Manager with
regard to dealings in units of HPH Trust (“Code of Conduct”) in compliance with Rule 1207(19) of the SGX-ST Listing Manual. Pursuant
to the Code of Conduct, the Directors, employees of the Trustee-Manager and executive sta… of the Group are prohibited from dealing
in the Units:
(a) in the period commencing one month before the public announcement of HPH Trust’s annual results and two weeks before the
public announcement of HPH Trust’s quarterly results, and expiring on the date of announcement of the relevant results; and
(b) at any time while in possession of price sensitive information.
The Directors, employees of the Trustee-Manager and executive sta… of the Group are also expected not to deal in the units of HPH
Trust on short-term considerations and to observe insider-trading laws at all times even when dealing with units of HPH Trust within the
permitted trading period.
In response to specific enquiries made, all Directors have confirmed that they have complied with the Code of Conduct in their
securities transactions throughout 2015. Key o¢cers may, as requested by the Trustee-Manager, be required to confirm annually that
they have complied with and are not in breach of the provisions of the Code of Conduct.
ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE RESPONSIBILITY
The Trustee-Manager is committed to ensuring that its commercial activities have minimal impact on both the marine environment
and climate change. The Trustee-Manager is also committed to ensuring that high standards are adhered to in relation to health,
safety and welfare of its employees. The Trustee-Manager places strong emphasis on developing a corporate culture premised on
socially and environmentally responsible actions and behaviour.
The Group is committed to the long-term sustainability of its businesses and the communities in which it conducts business. It has
adopted a proactive approach to environmental, social and governance responsibility and focuses on initiatives related to its
stakeholders, its employees, the environment, its operating practices and the community. Details of the HPH Trust’s initiatives are set
out on pages 34 to 43 of the Annual Report.
STATEMENT OF POLICIES AND PRACTICES
The Trustee-Manager has established the following policies and practices in relation to its management and governance:
(a) The trust property of HPH Trust is properly accounted for and trust property is kept distinct from the property of the Trustee-
Manager held in its own capacity. Di…erent bank accounts are maintained for the Trustee-Manager in its capacity as trustee-
manager of HPH Trust and the Trustee-Manager in its own capacity, and regular internal reviews are carried out to ascertain that
all trust property has been fully accounted for.
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ANNUAL REPORT 2015
HUTCHISON PORT HOLDINGS TRUST
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