Akmerkez Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakliği Anonim Şirketi
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AKMERKEZ GAYRİMENKUL YATIRIM ORTAKLIĞI ANONİM ŞİRKETİ ANNUAL REPORT COVERING THE PERIOD OF 01.01.2015 - 31.12.2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS A. GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................... 2 Akmerkez in Brief ................................................................................................................................................... 3 Milestones of Akmerkez ......................................................................................................................................... 5 Sectoral Activities in 2015 ...................................................................................................................................... 8 Message from the Board of Directors .................................................................................................................... 9 Message from the General Manager ................................................................................................................... 10 Management of the Shopping Center .................................................................................................................. 11 Organization, Capital and Shareholding Structures of the Company and Changes to Them During the Accounting Period: ............................................................................................................................................... 16 Organization Chart: .............................................................................................................................................. 17 Remarks on the Privileged Shares and Voting Rights of the Shares: .................................................................. 17 Information about Managing Body, Top Level Managers and Number of Employees: ........................................ 18 Information Regarding the Transactions Carried Out by Members of the Managing Body with the Company in Their Own Names or for the Account of Others and Their Activities Within the Scope of the Prohibition of Competition, if any: .............................................................................................................................................. 18 Independent Auditor: ........................................................................................................................................... 19 B. FINANCIAL BENEFITS PROVIDED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE MANAGING BODY AND THE TOP LEVEL EXECUTIVES: ......................................................................................................................................... 19 C. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WORKS OF THE COMPANY: ............................................................... 19 Ç. ACTIVITIES OF THE COMPANY AND IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE ACTIVITIES: .... 20 D. FINANCIAL STANDING: ................................................................................................................................. 22 E. RISKS AND EVALUATION OF THE MANAGING BODY: ............................................................................... 24 F. OTHER ISSUES: ............................................................................................................................................. 24 Summary of the Valuation Report Issued on the Assets in the Portfolio: ............................................................. 24 Current Status, Completion Rate and Duration of the Projects, Realization Potential of the Predictions, Problems, etc.: ..................................................................................................................................................... 25 Limits of Authority of the Board Members and Top Level Executives, Their Terms of Office (As of Commencement and Expiration Dates), Collective Bargaining Agreement Practices and the Rights and Benefits Provided to the Personnel and Workers: ............................................................................................... 25 Information Regarding the Sector Where the Enterprise is Active and its Place in this Sector: ........................... 25 Developments in the Investments, the Issue of Whether any Incentive is Utilized and the Extent of Utilization if the same is utilized: .......................................................................................................................... 25 Finance Sources of the Company, and Nature and amount of any Capital Market Instruments Issued by the Company, if any: ............................................................................................................................................ 25 Amendments to the Articles of Association Made During the Period and Reasons Thereof: ............................... 25 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES COMPLIANCE REPORT OF AKMERKEZ GAYRİMENKUL YATIRIM ORTAKLIĞI ANONİM ŞİRKETİ ............................................................................................................ 26 PART I - STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES ....................... 26 PART II - SHAREHOLDERS ............................................................................................................................... 28 2.1. Investor Relations Department ............................................................................................................... 28 2.1.1. INVESTOR RELATIONS ACTIVITY REPORT ....................................................................................... 28 2.2. Exercise of Shareholders’ Right to Information ....................................................................................... 31 2.3. General Assembly Meetings ................................................................................................................... 32 2.4. Voting Rights and Minority Rights ........................................................................................................... 33 2.5. Right to Profit Share ............................................................................................................................... 34 2.6. Transfer of Shares .................................................................................................................................. 34 PART III - PUBLIC DISCLOSURE AND TRANSPARENCY ................................................................................ 35 3.1. Corporate Internet Site and its Content .................................................................................................. 35 3.2. Activity Report ........................................................................................................................................ 35 PART IV - STAKEHOLDERS............................................................................................................................... 36 4.1. Keeping the Stakeholders informed ........................................................................................................ 36 Relations With Customers and Suppliers ............................................................................................................ 36 4.2. Participation of the Stakeholders in the Company Management ............................................................ 37 4.3. Human Resources Policy of the Company ............................................................................................. 37 4.4. Ethical Rules and Social Responsibility .................................................................................................. 39 PART V - BOARD OF DIRECTORS .................................................................................................................... 40 5.1. Structure and Formation of the Board of Directors ................................................................................. 40 5.2. Working Principles of the Board of Directors .......................................................................................... 49 5.3. Number, Structure and Independency of the Committees Formed within the Body of the Board of Directors .............................................................................................................................................................. 51 5.4. Risk Management and Internal Control Mechanism ............................................................................... 52 5.5. Strategic Targets of the Company .......................................................................................................... 53 5.6. Financial Rights ...................................................................................................................................... 53 Information Regarding Related Party Transactions and Their Account Balances which is Required to be Disclosed to the Shareholders Pursuant to the Legislation .................................................................................. 54 OTHER ISSUES: ................................................................................................................................................. 55 Annex 1 – Information on Lawsuits ...................................................................................................................... 58 1 Akmerkez Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş. Annual Report 2015 AKMERKEZ GAYRİMENKUL YATIRIM ORTAKLIĞI ANONİM ŞİRKETİ REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THE ACTIVITIES IN THE PERIOD OF 01.01.2015 - 31.12.2015