CODE OF CONDUCT FOR DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY

 

S.B.&T. International Limited (“the Company”) believes in strengthening investors’ trust and thereby ensuring a long-term partnership with them. Your Company is committed to be the best in all areas of Corporate Governance. The Company believes that good corporate governance enables the Board to direct and control the affairs of the Company in an efficient manner. Based on this, the Board of Directors of the Company has adopted this Code of Conduct as a guide to the ethical business practices expected of them.

 

APPLICABILITY:

 

The code shall be applicable to the Company and the following persons:

 

Ø    All the Directors including the Managing Director, Executive Directors, Non Executive Directors, Independent Directors of the Company and its Indian subsidiaries.

 

Ø    Core management team i.e. employees of the Company who are one level below the Board.

 

Ø    All functional heads.

 

CODE OF CONDUCT FOR DIRECTORS:

 

The  Directors will :

Ø    discharge  the duties with due care and diligence and in a fair and impartial manner;

Ø    set the Company’s strategic aims, ensure that the necessary financial and human resources are in place for the Company to meet its objectives.

Ø    review management performance periodically.

Ø    endeavour to attend and actively participate in Meetings of the Board and of the Board Committee(s) on which they serve;

Ø    unless otherwise required by law, maintain confidentiality and shall not divulge/ disclose any information obtained in the discharge of their duties and that no such information be used for personal gains;

Ø    abstain himself from participating in any discussion in which any conflict of interest exists, whether pecuniary or otherwise, or which may arise and will disclose the same to the Board before the said discussion.

Ø    extend the benefit of their experience and expertise to the Company.

Ø    maintain the highest standards of personal integrity, truthfulness, honesty and fortitude in discharge of their duties in order to inspire shareholder’s confidence;

 

Code of conduct for CORE MANAGEMENT AND FUNCTIONAL HEADS:

 

For any Company to be successful, honesty, integrity, sound judgment and upto date knowledge is fundamental. The Core Management Employees and Functional heads ( Senior Management)  are expected to act in accordance with the highest standard of personal and professional integrity. The Senior Management Employee shall, in his or her business conduct, comply with all applicable laws and regulations, both in letter and in spirit. The Senior Management of the Company, shall be bound by the following code of ethics:

The Senior Management Employee will

Ø    make full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosures in reports and documents that the Company files with, or submits or makes periodically, to the shareholders, government authorities, and to the public.

Ø    Act with honesty, integrity and with sound judgement.

Ø    Timely comply with various laws, rules, regulations, notifications, applicable to the Company.

Ø    Promptly report to the Board or any committee thereof any actual or possible violation of this code or any event he or she becomes aware of that could affect the business or reputation of the Company.

Ø    Unless otherwise required by law or any government authority, maintain the confidentiality of the information acquired by him/her during the course of his employment with the Company and ensure that no such confidential information shall be used for his/her own personal benefit.

Ø    Not engage in any business, relationship or activity, which might detrimentally conflict with the Interest of the Company.

Ø    Promote ethical and honest behavior within the Company.