Annual Report 2019

72 SHOUGANG CONCORD CENTURY HOLDINGS LIMITED 首長寶佳集團有限公司 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT 企業管治報告 董事或本集團擁有內幕消息的僱員必須對未公 佈的內幕消息保持絕對保密並須確保本公司 及其顧問均嚴守消息保密直至公佈，若無法保 持所需的機密性，應在合理地切實可行的範圍 內盡快刊發公告，或該內幕消息可能已外泄， 便應即時刊發公告向市場整體披露該消息。 董事會需按照證券及期貸條例及上市規則的 規定監察內幕消息的披露及本公司會確保內 幕消息公平地向股東及其他持份者發放，以避 免任何人士在證券交易上處於佔優的地位。 股息政策 為維持高水平的企業管治常規，並符合守則之 守則條文 E.1.5 條規定所有上市發行人須在其 年報中披露其股息政策，本公司之股息政策已 於二零一八年十二月十八日獲董事會採納。 本政策內容包括讓董事會決定是否建議從利 潤中分配股息及每股分配的股息金額而制定 可跟從的標準規則和指導方針。本股息政策的 目的是通過分享部分利潤來回報股東，同時確 保為公司的未來發展前景保留足夠的資金， 並旨在力求在公司增長與股東利益之間取得 平衡。 Directors or employees of the Group in possession of the inside information must maintain strict confidentiality of unpublished inside information until it is announced and ensure this is the strictest security of the information is observed within the Company and its advisers and if the necessary degree of confidentiality cannot be maintained, an announcement shall be made as soon as reasonably practicable; or if inside information has been advertently divulged, an announcement shall be issued immediately so as to disseminate such information to the market as a whole. The Board monitors the inside information disclosure having regard to the SFO and Listing Rules requirements and the Company ensure that the dissemination of inside information to the Shareholders and other stakeholders is dealt fairly in order to avoid any person having a privileged dealing position. DIVIDEND POLICY In order to maintain a high standard of corporate governance practice and be in line with code provision E.1.5 of the Code requiring all listed issuer to disclose its dividend policy in their annual reports, the dividend policy of the Company has been adopted by the Board on 18 December 2018, which includes setting standard rules and guidelines to be followed by the Board in deciding whether to recommend dividend out of the profits and the amount of dividend per share to be distributed. The objective of the dividend policy is to reward its Shareholders by sharing a portion of the profits, while also ensure that enough funds are retained for future prospects of the Company and strive for a balance between the growth of the Company and the benefits of the Shareholders.