Ireland · The traded public limited company
The remuneration policy vote, the remuneration report, related party transactions and the governance statement
the Companies Act 2014 · sections 1110M to 1110O, 1373, 1374, 1376 and 1377
Where the problem is
The remuneration vote is periodic and the period is four years. Subject to section 1110M(4)(b) and to paragraphs (b) and (c) of the subsection, a traded PLC must hold a remuneration vote at least once every 4 years (section 1110M(5)(a)). A company that puts the policy to the meeting only when it changes will miss the cycle.
Related party announcements are made at the conclusion of the transaction, not after it. Subject to section 1110O(5), when entering into a material transaction with a related party, a traded PLC must publicly announce the transaction no later than at the conclusion of the transaction (section 1110O(1)). An announcement made when the accounts are published is far too late.
What the Companies Act 2014 requires
Sections 1110M and 1110N govern the remuneration policy, the vote on it and the directors' remuneration report. Without prejudice to any longer period laid down by European Union law, a traded PLC may not make the remuneration report available in the manner section 1110N(5) prohibits. After a general meeting at which a vote under section 1110N(6) is held, the traded PLC must make the report available as section 1110N(8)(a) requires, subject to paragraph (b).
Section 1110O governs the transparency and approval of material transactions with related parties. Sections 1373, 1374, 1376 and 1377 require the corporate governance statement of a traded company to be included in the directors' report referred to in section 325, subject to section 1373(3), and set what that statement must contain.
The tool that solves it
Files 146, 147, 148 and 173 of the IE-COMPANY package cover this situation. File 146 works through the right to vote on the remuneration policy and the four-year cycle. File 147 works through the directors' remuneration report and its publication. File 148 works through the identification, announcement and approval of related party transactions. File 173 works through the corporate governance statement in the directors' report.
This situation is covered by these files from the pack IE-COMPANY
- File 146 · The right to vote on the remuneration policy
- File 147 · The directors' remuneration report
- File 148 · Transparency and approval of related party transactions
- File 173 · The corporate governance statement of a traded company
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