15th ICSI National Awards for Excellence in Corporate Governance, 2015

ICSI NATIONAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, 2015

General Instructions for filling the Questionnaire

It is assured that the data provided by you shall be used only for ascertaining and evaluating Corporate Governance Practices of your company for ICSI National Awards for Excellence in Corporate Governance, 2015. The data furnished and the identity of the respondent will be kept confidential. The decision of Institute, based on the recommendations of the Jury, will be final and binding on all participating companies.

1. Please fill in the questionnaires on the basis of the facts of your company.

     2.  All Questions from Part II onwards carry weightage. Please answer all questions. In case any question is not applicable to your company, please tick ‘not applicable’ or write the same. In case of wrong or misleading response negative weightage will be given.

Note 1:             “The ICSI National Awards for Excellence in Corporate Governance is bestowed on the basis of the decision of the Jury relying on the information provided by the companies in response to the questionnaires, the information available about the company in public domain and as gathered from various accessible sources including feedback provided by regulatory bodies and analysis made by the ICSI of the information so gathered.  The authenticity and veracity of the information provided by the companies and as contained in the Annual Report and other documents of the Company are taken in good faith by the ICSI.”

Note 2:         Please furnish the policies, codes, as relevant in respective questions to enable fair evaluation of the company.

Note 3:         Please furnish the following documents along with the Questionnaires –

• a copy of each of Annual Report of your company for the years 2014-15 and 2013-14 and 2012-13 in hard copy
• shareholding pattern for the first quarter of F.Y. 2015-16
• relevant documents wherever required

Note 4:        The information provided in the Questionnaires should relate to financial year 2014-15 or period ending in that year.

Note 5:      The covering letter/e-mail to the duly filled in Questionnaires should contain a statement to the effect that the responses to the Questions in the Questionnaires and the information given in supporting documents are true to the best of knowledge, information and belief of the person authorized to sign the covering letter/e-mail.

Note 6:        The response to the Questionnaire should reach the Institute on or before September 15, 2015.  In case of any difficulty in filling the Questionnaires, please email your query to the Institute at cgawards @ icsi.edu .