{"id":6473,"date":"2016-11-21T15:40:21","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T14:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.secowarwick.com\/en\/?page_id=6473"},"modified":"2025-10-13T15:58:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T13:58:57","slug":"corporate-governance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.secowarwick.com\/en\/investor-relations\/corporate-governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Corporate Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f8f8f8&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||65px|&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||25px&#8221; 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Accordingly, the Supervisory Board is responsible for selecting a\u00a0provider of financial review services, including qualified auditor services, to\u00a0audit the consolidated and separate financial statements.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0contract with the selected audit firm qualified to\u00a0audit financial statements, which defines the scope of the assignment and terms of cooperation, is executed by\u00a0the Company&#8217;s Management Board.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The entity authorised to&nbsp;audit the separate financial statements of SECO\/ WARWICK S.A. and the consolidated financial statements of the SECO\/WARWICK Capital Group\u00a0 is, by&nbsp;decision of the Company&#8217;s Supervisory Board, KPMG Audyt Sp\u00f3\u0142ka z&nbsp;ograniczon\u0105 odpowiedzialno\u015bci\u0105 sp\u00f3\u0142ka komandytowa with its registered office in&nbsp;Warsaw 00-189, at&nbsp;ul.&nbsp;<\/span>Inflancka 4A.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;DIVIDEND&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;45px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\/<\/span>DIVIDEND<\/h2>\n<p>The decision on\u00a0the distribution of SECO\/WARWICK S.A.&#8217;s net profit and the amount of the dividend is made by\u00a0the shareholders at\u00a0the Company&#8217;s Ordinary General Meeting. 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