Corporate governance
CapMan complies with the Finnish Corporate Governance Code for listed companies and follows the transparency guidelines established by European and Nordic private equity and venture capital associations.

CapMan Plc Corporate Governance

Updated on 14 March 2012.The Board of Directors of CapMan Plc is responsible for confirming the Group’s Corporate Governance principles.

 

Applicable rules and regulations

CapMan Plc (“CapMan”) complies, in accordance with comply or explain principle, with the Finnish Corporate Governance Code (the “Code”) for listed companies issued by the Securities Market Association and entered into force on 1 October 2010. The deviations from the Code are explained below in section 2. Furthermore, CapMan’s corporate governance is in compliance with the laws of Finland, its articles of association and the rules and directions of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. The company’s Remuneration Statement, required by the Code’s Recommendation 47, and the Corporate Governance Statement, required by the Code’s Recommendation 54, are available at the company’s website at www.capman.com/capman-group/governance. The Corporate Governance Statement is also published in the company’s Annual Report for 2011.

 

The Code as a whole is publicly available on the website of the Securities Market Association at www.cgfinland.fi/index.php?lang=en.

 

Deviations from the Code

CapMan deviates from Recommendation 43 (Participation of the directors in a share-based remuneration scheme) which covers the participation of non-executive directors in share-related remuneration schemes. Non-executive members of the Board can participate in a share-related remuneration scheme in accordance with the decision of the general meeting, in which case shareholders have the opportunity to evaluate whether such remuneration is in their interest.