HC-2 HC-2 Approved Persons Loyalty
HC-2.1 HC-2.1 Principle
HC-2.1.1
The
approved persons must have full loyalty to thelicensee .May 2011HC-2.2 HC-2.2 Personal Accountability
HC-2.2.1
Each member of the board should understand that under the Company Law he is personally accountable to the
licensee and the shareholders if he violates his legal duty of loyalty to thelicensee , and that he can be personally sued by thelicensee or the shareholders for such violations.Amended: January 2013
May 2011HC-2.2.2
The duty of loyalty includes a duty not to use property of the
licensee for his personal needs as though it was his own property, not to disclose confidential information of thelicensee or use it for his personal profit, not to take business opportunities of thelicensee for himself, not to compete in business with thelicensee , and to serve thelicensee's interest in any transactions with the company in which he has a personal interest.May 2011HC-2.2.3
For purposes of Paragraph HC-2.2.2, an
approved person is considered to have a "personal interest" in a transaction with the company if:(a) He himself;(b) A member of his family (i.e. spouse, father, mother, sons, daughters, brothers or sisters); or(c) Another company of which he is a director orcontroller ,is a party to the transaction or has a material financial interest in the transaction. (Transactions and interests which are de minimis in value should not be included.)
May 2011HC-2.3 HC-2.3 Avoidance of Conflicts of Interest
HC-2.3.1
Each
approved person should make every practicable effort to arrange his personal and business affairs to avoid a conflict of interest with thelicensee .May 2011HC-2.4 HC-2.4 Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
HC-2.4.1
Each
approved person must inform the entire Board of conflicts of interest as they arise. Board members must abstain from voting on the matter in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Company Law. This disclosure must include all material facts in the case of a contract or transaction involving theapproved person . Theapproved persons should understand that any approval of a conflict transaction is effective only if all material facts are known to the authorising persons and the conflicted person did not participate in the decision.Amended: January 2013
May 2011HC-2.4.2
The Board must establish formal procedures for:
(a) Periodic disclosure and updating of information by eachapproved person on his actual and potential conflicts of interest; and(b) Advance approval by directors or shareholders who do not have an interest in the transactions in which alicensee's approved person has a personal interest. The Board should require such advance approval in every case.May 2011