
PT Surya Esa Perkasa Tbk. (The Company) implements good corporate governance as a principle of all its business, strategic policy, and operational conducts. By implementing the highest standard of GCG, the Company will not fail to comply with regulations and quality standards normally applied to Indonesia’s limited liabilities companies, the oil and gas industry and the Indonesia’s stock market. Moreover, the Company always adheres to international standards and quality which include occupational health and safety, the environment, and corporate social responsibility.
In implementing GCG, the Company refers to the five main principles of GCG, namely transparency, accountability, responsibility, independency, and fairness.
Transparency
The Company provides financial statements, annual reports and other relevant information, in an accurate, clear, and prompt way to both the shareholders and stakeholders.
Accountability
In order to put forward conduct of living accountability, the Company ensures that all decisions on strategic actions will be accounted for and documented in the performance assessment, accounting and internal control reports.
Responsibility
The Company fulfills its responsibility by referring to principles of adherence to the prevailing regulations, in order to deliver more attention to the local community and environment.
Independence
The Company carries out all of its activities independently without any force or pressure from any other parties
Fairness
The Company exercises equal conducts in meeting each of stakeholders’ interest.
The Company believes that its efforts of fulfilling these principles constitute sturdy foundation to creation of longterm value for corporate sustainability. The Company also refers to the Law No. 40 Year of 2007 concerning Limited Liability Companies and the Company’s Articles of Association. This Law specifies provisions on GCG implementation within companies, especially to the extent of GCG structure, and serves as a guideline for implementation of Internal Control and Risk Management systems.
General Meeting of Shareholders
Board of Commissioners
Duties and Authorities
The Board of Commissioners is accountable for supervising the Company’s management and delivering of advice to the Board of Directors. The Board of Commissioners duties and authorities, based on the Company’s Articles of Association are as follows :- The Board of Commissioners conducts supervisory work on the Company’s policy and management either in terms of corporate management or Company business and gives advice to the Board of Directors;
- The Board of Commissioners at any time during the Company’s office hours, may enter any buildings or premises used and under control of the Company and reserves the rights to examine all book keeping, letters and other instruments of proofs, makes necessary checks on cash or other related matters, and is authorized to gain access to any actions undertaken by the Board of Directors;
- While performing duties, the Board of Commissioners is entitled to obtain from the Board of Directors or each member of The Board of Directors all information required by the Board of Commissioners;
- The Board of Commissioners Meeting may at any time temporarily discharge one or more members of Board of Directors in the event that any member of Board of Directors has been found to be in breach the Company’s Articles of Association and/orto any other prevailing laws, or in a way, considered to be unproductive to the Company’s goals, or ignorant of his/her obligations;
- Such temporary dismissal shall be informed to the affected Director along with the causes thereof;
- Within the period of 45 (forty-five) days following such temporary dismissal, the Board of Commissioners shall summons Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders which will decide if the affected Director shall receive final discharge or otherwise resume his/ her original position while the affected Director shall be given the chance to be present for explanation;
- The meeting as mentioned in point 4 of this article shall be chaired by the President Commissioner and when In the event that he/ she cannot be present, reason which is not necessarily proven to the other parties, then the General Meeting of Shareholders shall be chaired by another member of Board of Commissioners appointed by the General Meeting of Shareholders. Summons to such General Meeting of Shareholders shall made in accordance to the provision of Article 10;
- In the event that no such General Meeting of Shareholders is summonsed within the period of 45 (forty-five) days following the temporary dismissal, then the dismissal shall be void and the affected Director reserves the right to resume his/her original position;
- In the event that all the members of Board of Directors are temporarily dismissed and consequently the Directors positions are left vacant, then the Board of Commissioner shall temporarily control the Company’s management, and under such circumstance, the Board of Commissioners Meeting is authorized to delegate temporary power to one or more members of Board of Commissioners’ under collective responsibility, one and another, in compliance to provision of Point 6 Article 18.
Board of Directors
- The Board of Directors reserve the rights to represent the Company in or outside the court for matters and any issues; bind the Company with other parties and vice versa; and conduct all activities with regards to either management or ownership of the Company, under the following limitations for which prior approval of the Board of Commissioners are required:
- Borrowing or lending cash on behalf of the Company (excluding withdrawal of the Company’s cash fom any banks) amount which exceeds the total US$ 50,000,000 (fifty million United States Dolar).
- Establishment of a business entity or involvement in any other domestic or overseas companies.
- Signing of any agreement or contract in an amount of exceeding the total of US$ 50,000,000 (fifty thousand United States Dollar).
- Exercising any legal action of transferring, releasing of rights or placing warranty in an amount exceeding 50% (fifty-percent) of the Company’s total assets in a book year, either in a single or multiple independent or interrelated transactions upon which prior approval shall be required General Meeting of Shareholdersattended or represented by shareholders who control 3/4 (three fourth) of total shareholding under full votes of the meeting attendees pursuant to the prevailing capital market act.
- The President Director reserves the rights and is authorized to act for and on behalf of the Board of Directors. In the event that the President Director cannot be present for any reasons, for which no proof to any third parties is necessary, then Vice President Director reserves the rights and is authorized to act for and on behalf of the Board of Directors to represent the Company. In the event that the President Director and/or Vice President Director cannot be present for any reasons, for which no proof to any third parties is necessary, then one of other Directors reserves the rights and is authorized to act for and on behalf of the Board of Directors to represent the Company.
- Distribution of each of the Board of Directors’ duties and authorities shall be confirmed within the General Meeting of Shareholders. In the event that no such distribution has been confirmed within the General Meeting of Shareholders, than such distribution shall be confirmed under the Board of Directors’ decision.
- Without prejudice to the Board of Directors’ accountability, the Board of Directors may issue a written proxy to one or more persons to act for and on behalf of the Company to exercise certain legal representation on issues specified within such proxy.
- In any circumstances in which the Company is engaged in any interest which is in conflict with the interest of any of the Board of Directors member, then the Company shall be represented by another member of Directors, while in the event that the Company is engaged in any interest which is in conflict with the interest of all of the members of the Board of Directors, then the Company shall be represented by the Board of Commissioners, one and another, without prejudice to the provision of Point 6 of this Article.
Corporate Secretary
- Assisting the President Director, the Board of Directors and Board of Commissioners in complying with capital market requirements, Indonesia’s Stock Exchange regulations, corporate laws and the Company’s Articles of Association.
- Taking an active role in enforcing the highest standard or GCG principles.
- Organizing and coordinating the General Meeting of Shareholders, the Board of Directors’ Meetings and other Company’s meetings.
- Representing the Company in dissemination of official information on the Company’s activity updates to the public and related parties.
Audit Committee
- Conducting review onfinancial information to be issued by the Underwriter or Public Listing Companies to the public and/or the authority including financial statement, financial Projection and other reports related to the Company’s financial information.
- Conducting review on the Company’s compliance to the prevailing regulations with regards to the Company’s business activities.
- Delivering independent opinion in the emergence of conflicting opinion between the Company and the appointed on the accountant service.
- Delivering recommendation to the Board of Commissioners on appointment of accountant on the grounds of independence, scope, assignment and fee.
- Conducting review on audit result of the internal audit and monitoring of the the Board of Directors follow up on the findings of the internal audit.
- Conducting review on implementation of risk management undertaken by the Board of Directors in the even that no risk monitoring body is available under the Board of Commissioners.
- Conducting review on objections on the Company’s accounting and financial report process.
- Reviewing and delivering advice to the Board of Commissioners on potential emergence of conflict of interest within the Company.
- Keeping the Company’s documents ,data and information confidential.
- Gaining necessary access to the Company’s documents, data and information on employees, fund, assets and resources.
- Communicating directly with the employees, the Board of Directors and any parties running the internal audit, risk management and accounting functions in lieu of Audit Committee’s durties and authorities.
- Involving any independent party other than member of Audit Committee required to assist in their job (if necessary).
- Exercising any other authoritie delegated by the Board of Commissioners.
Head of Internal Audit
- The Internal Audit Unit is led by a head of the Internal Audit Unit. In terms of the Internal Audit Unit was composed of one internal auditor internal auditor, it is acting as the head of Internal Audit Unit;
- The head of the Internal Audit Unit are appointed and dismissed by the President Director upon the approval of the Board of Commissioners;
- President Director can dismiss the head of the Internal Audit Unit, after obtaining the approval of the Commissioners, if the head of the Internal Audit Units do not meet the requirements of the Internal Audit Unit as an auditor as provided for in this regulation and/or fails or is not qualified to perform the task;
- The head of the Internal Audit Unit is responsible to the President Director.
- In the implementation of the Internal Audit Unit’s daily activities, the President Director appoints the Executive Director and/or VP of Finance to coordinate & monitoring execution of daily tasks of Internal Audit Unit;
- The Internal Audit Unit staff responsible directly to the head of Internal Audit Unit.
- Compile and execute the annual Internal Audit plan.
- Test and evaluate the implementation of interen control and risk management systems in accordance with Company policy.
- Controling and assessment of efficiency and effectiveness in the areas of finance, accounting, operations, human resources, information technology, marketing and other activities.
- Give advice on improvements and objective information about the activities that are checked at all levels of management.
- Create reports on audit results and submit these reports to the President Director and Board of Commissioners.
- Monitor, analyze and report on the implementation of the follow- up to the improvements that have been suggested.
- Working closely with the Audit Committee.
- Compile the program to evaluate the quality of the internal audit activity does.
- Perform special inspections where necessary.
- Access all the relevant information about the Company related duties and functions.
- Communicate directly with the Board of Directors, Board of Commissioners, and/or the Audit Committee and a member of the Board of Directors, Board of Commissioners, and/or the Audit Committee.
- Hold meetings at regular intervals and incidental to the Board of Directors, Board of Commissioners, and/or the Audit Committee.
- Coordination activities with the activities of the external auditor.
Internal Control System
- Supply of natural gas raw material The Company is highly dependent on supply of raw material from Pertamina EP. Interruption in supply of raw material will affect the Company’s performance, financial condition and business sustainability.
- Government Policy The Government policy on conversion of kerosene LPG to another alternative source will be a risk. Changes of policy and denial of exploration permit may affect the Company’s business sustainability.
- Competition and New Competitors Despite the fact that competition in LPG industry is relatively low, the government’s policy on conversion of kerosene to LPG can potentially invite new competitor in LPG industry.
- Product Substitution In spite of the fact that no substitute for LPG which is the Company’s main product presence of new energy source is possible.
- Marketing Marketing risk is considered to be low due to Pertamina support as main buyer of the plant’s main product namely LPG as indicated in the LPG trading contract.
- Fire Production process at the LPG Plants is prone to fire. Therefore, within the LPG plant vicinity smoking and possession of lighter is not allowed. Despite the fact that the Company is covered with insurance scheme under coverage value adjusted to the nature of industry, in when the Company is expose to fire, it is unlikely to resume normal operation in short time which in turn will affect the Company’s income sustainability.
- Human Resources LPG Plant operation which involves integrated machineries require qualified and experienced human resources.Absence of qualified human resources may affect the LPG plant operation and may in turn affect the Company’s overall performance.
- Natural Disaster Natural disasters such as earthquake and mud flood resulting from gas well explosion that may happen in some areas in Indonesia, including the Company’s operation area, may affect the Company’s business activities which in turn affect production process, sales and net profit.
- Indonesia’s social and political instability may negatively impact the national economic which in turn will leave material negative effect to the Company’s business, finance and prospect.
- Development of regional autonomy may potentially create unpredictable business atmosphere which will become a burden to the Company.
- Undergrading of Indonesia’s credit rank and corporate rank may materially and negatively affect the Company in general and share market price in particular.
- The Company’s share price may fluctuate in the future
- Future sales of the Company’s shares may negatively affect the Company’s share price. In anticipation to risks exposed to the Company, the Company has prepared a mitigation model of risk management system and undertaken the following steps:
- Integrated anticipation on the Company’s strategy and plan, especially in terms of financial and equity risk management;
- Management of foreign currency exposure by matching, whenever possible, receivables and payables on each individual currency;
- Placement of bank balance and time deposit in trusted financial institutions.
- Arrangement of receivables with trusted and related parties;
- Maintenance of capital, bank facilities and actual cash flow adequacy;
- Retention of sufficient fund for purposes sustainable working capital requirement.
- Foreign Exchange Risk Management of the Company is exposed to the effect of fluctuating foreign exchange rate especially due to the transactions denominated in foreign exchange such as sales, and purchases from inventories and loans. The Company anticipates the risk by managing exposure of foreign exchange by whenever possible matching receivables and payables on each individual currency.
- Credit Risk Management Credit risk refers to a situation in which a business partner fails to meet his/her contractual obligations resulting in loss to the Company. The Company anticipates the risk by placing bank balance and time deposit in reliable and trusted financial institution. Arrangement of receivables is made with trusted and related parties. Value of financial assets within the financial statement after allowed for loss represents the Company’s exposure to credit risk.
- Liquidity Risk Management Main responsibility on liquidity risk management lies in the hand of the Board of Directors who has originally established framework of liquidity risk management adjusted to requirement of the Company’s management of liquidity, short-term financing, middle-term financing and long term financing. The Company anticipates such risk by maintaining inventory adequacy and continually monitor bank facility’s outstanding.
Corporate Governance Guidelines
Code of Ethics
- Excellence
- Perseverance
- Integrity ; and
- Care
- To provide guidelines and instructions for the Company and all employees in carrying out business activities that meet the principles of Good Corporate Governance (GCG);
- To provide of guidelines for realizing Company values;
- To provide reference for the Company employees to avoid conflicts of interest in carrying out their roles and responsibilities in the work environment.
- Creating a work environment that upholds the values of the Company, which can encourage the Company’s operational activities to become more ethical;
- Improving the reputation of the Company which in turn can drive business success in the long run;
- Increasing confidence that business activities are managed professionally, prudently, transparently, accountably and fair to achieve the level of profitability expected by shareholders by taking into account the interests of other stakeholders.
- Transparency
- Accountability
- Responsibility
- Independency
- Fairness
- Business Ethics
- Organizing the Company
- Conduct business activities in an ethical manner and comply with applicable laws and regulations;
- Commit fully to ethical standards and the implementation of applicable laws and regulations;
- Understand and support the development of local communities by applying the principles of mutual respect and mutual development;
- Supporting environmental preservation in the Company’s operational area.
- Company Ethics to Employees
- Provide equal opportunities in terms of remuneration, promotion, and rewards to employees in accordance with performance, competence and loyalty and provide strict sanctions against all forms of violations committed by employees;
- Carry out labor processes and decisions concerning the recruitment, development and promotion of employees based on expertise and work performance, regardless of ethnicity, religion, race, nation, gender, or other discriminatory matters;
- Creating a safe, healthy, conducive and free work environment from all forms of pressure and intimidation;
- Carry out a Collective Labor Agreement (PKB) and Company Regulations consistently;
- Respect and respect the rights and obligations of employees based on Company Regulations, Collective Labor Agreements (PKB), and applicable laws and regulations;
- Give freedom to employees to express their opinions and aspirations in an ethical manner and do not conflict with applicable laws and regulations.
- Company Ethics to Customers
- Serve customers politely and professionally;
- Deliver information about the Company accurately related to the Company’s business activities and services;
- Paying attention to the needs of customers and continuously monitoring, improving services, through improving work standards.
- Company Ethics with Suppliers (Vendors)
- Determine suppliers based on product quality, after-sales service, guarantees, competitive payments, achievements and track records with the principle of mutual benefit between the two parties;
- Respect the rights and obligations of suppliers in accordance with the agreement of the agreement and the provisions of the applicable legislation;
- Establish open and trusted communication during the procurement process until the rights and obligations of both parties are fulfilled.
- Company Ethics with Creditors
- Basing the selection of creditors in the interests of the Company by considering benefits, costs and risks;
- Respecting the rights of creditors including the right to obtain information on the use of funds in accordance with the agreements and applicable laws and regulations;
- Comply with the agreement that has been stated in the agreement between the Company and the creditor.
- Company Ethics with the Government
- Fostering good relations and communication to develop a healthy, competitive business climate and foster national economic competitiveness;
- Comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating to the Company’s business, including all business requirements and permits;
- Uphold honesty and transparency in dealing with all government agencies and officials;
- Ensure transparency, clarity, completeness, and accuracy in each report and request for permission addressed to the Government;
- Contribute to the national economy.
- Company Ethics to the Community
- Maintaining a harmonious relationship with the local community;
- Collaborating with community leaders and the government, organizations and related institutions in community development;
- Optimizing the Company’s assistance programs to the community and socializing them to improve the Company’s reputation and community empowerment;
- Encourage the empowerment of the potential of the surrounding community through mutually beneficial economic and labor cooperation;
- Prevent and avoid actions that lead to community discrimination based on ethnicity, religion, race, class, and gender;
- Encouraging the Company or the Company and all Company people to play an active role in contributing to the social and economic development of the surrounding community.
- Company Ethics to Shareholders
- Provide equal treatment to all shareholders;
- Ensure the fulfillment of shareholders’ rights in accordance with the Company’s articles of association and applicable laws and regulations;
- Providing information that has been declared open to shareholders in a timely, accurate, reliable and easily accessible in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Company Ethics with Media
- Build and develop relationships with media to enhance reputation and achieve Company goals;
- Provide information about the Company’s performance that is accurate and accountable to the public;
- Using media as a way to answer questions raised by shareholders, investors, and other third parties.
- Company Ethics with Competitors
- Maintain good relationships and respect the existence of competitors;
- Demonstrate healthy and ethical competitive behavior in accordance with Company provisions and applicable laws and regulations;
- Making competing companies as a benchmark to improve the Company’s performance.
- Code of Conduct
- Comply with the Code of Conduct and Applicable Regulations
- Occupational Safety and Health
- Prioritizing occupational safety and health is a top priority by managing risk properly and placing it as part of the work culture;
- Creating a safe work environment and preventing accidents at work.
- Comply with all applicable laws and regulations on occupational safety and health, both at national and international levels;
- Ensure that all Company Persons receive good information and training on occupational safety and health procedures;
- Instill discipline that occupational safety and health procedures are a condition of employment.
- Obedience to Environmental Safety
- Comply with applicable environmental regulations;
- Minimizing the adverse effects of the Company’s operations on the ecosystem;
- Create and maintain an environment that is environmentally friendly by reducing waste disposal, emissions and use of Hazardous and Toxic Materials (B3);
- Save energy, electricity, water and other limited resources.
- Maintain Company Information
- Prevent the spread of material information that has not been published to anyone, including to a husband or wife, relatives, business colleagues and other external parties;
- Maintain the confidentiality of Company information, both while working at the Company and after stopping work.
- Work Environment Free of Discrimination
- Respect differences in ethnicity, skin color, gender, religion, and between groups in the work environment;
- Build good communication between employees and between work units to improve Company performance;
- Respect every idea and be open to the possibility of differences of opinion in formulating a decision;
- Resolve all forms of discrimination that occur in the work or project environment in accordance with Company Regulations and applicable laws and regulations.
- The use of Company’s Assets
- Use Company assets responsibly to achieve optimal benefits;
- Use assets in accordance with the designation set by the Company and not use them for personal gain;
- Recording Company assets in accordance with the standards set by the Company;
- Protecting Company assets from risks that harm the Company.
- Conflict of Interest
- Providing written explanations to the party appointed by the Company, which concerns all activities outside the Company, share ownership, and all relationships that may cause a conflict of interest;
- Provide written explanations for share ownership in business entities that are partners or competitors of the Company;
- Acceptance of Gifts/Prizes
- Narcotics Abuse, Illegal Drugs, Liquor and Gambling
- Do not abuse (use, distribute, trade and own) narcotics and illegal drugs;
- Do not consume alcohol and liquor while in the workplace;
- Do not practice gambling in any form.
- Submission of Reports on Violations
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Board of Commissioners is a company organ that plays a role and is collectively responsible for supervising and providing advice to the Board of Directors and ensuring that the Company implements Good Corporate Governance.
- Board of Directors is a corporate organ that has a collegial role and responsibility in managing the Company.
- Conflict of Interest is a situation where there is a conflict of interest caused by the Company’s employees to use their position and authority (either intentionally or unintentionally) in their personal, family or group interests so that the mandated task cannot be carried out objectively and potentially harm the Company.
- Business Ethics is a business conduct standard that guides the Company as a business entity in interacting and dealing with stakeholders, such as shareholders, employees, customers, suppliers, business partners, creditors, competitors, the government, and the surrounding community.
- Company Personnel are all personnel of PT Surya Perkasa Tbk which include members of the Board of Commissioners, Directors and employees.
- Code of Conduct is a behavior that must be carried out by every Company person in carrying out their roles and responsibilities and in interacting in the work environment in accordance with Business Ethics.
- Stakeholders are parties interested in the Company, such as shareholders, employees, customers, suppliers, business partners, creditors, competitors, the government, and the surrounding community.
- Company Regulations are Company Regulations that apply to the Company and have been approved by the Director General of Industrial Relations Development and Workers’ Social Security or authorized officials according to legislation.
- The Company is PT Surya Perkasa Tbk.
- The Principles of Good Corporate Governance are the basic principles adopted in managing the Company properly based on the elements of Transparency, Accountability, Responsibility, Independence, and Fairness and Fairness.