Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for Directors and Senior Management of
Puravankara Projects Limited
Our Company is committed to maintaining the highest standards of ethical and
lawful conduct and is proud of its reputation of honesty and integrity. We are
committed to these core values and this commitment is shared by our Board of
Directors ('Board'), Senior Management Personnel and Employees, and is critical
to the Company's success. Our principles and values require us to persistently
maintain and uphold the highest degree of ethical and legal standards in all our
business endeavors, and in pursuing our corporate objectives.
All Directors and Senior Management of the Company need to act within the bounds
of the authority conferred upon them, inter alia by applicable laws and the
Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, and with a duty to make
and enact informed decisions and policies in the best interests of the Company
and its stakeholders. The Directors and Senior Management Personnel of the
Company acknowledge and accept the scope and extent of their duties that they
are entrusted with, and are responsible for the oversight of the assets and
business affairs of the Company. Consistent with these principles, the Company's
Board has adopted this Code of Conduct and Ethics ('Code') as a guide to the
high ethical and legal standards expected of its Directors and Senior Management
Personnel and the Directors and Senior Management are expected to adhere to the
standards of loyalty, good faith, and the avoidance of conflict of interest that
follow.
In performing their duties the Directors and Senior Management Personnel shall:
- Act honestly, fairly, ethically and with integrity;
- Conduct themselves in a professional, courteous and respectful manner
and strive towards enhancing and maintaining the reputation of the Company;
- Act in the best interests of, and fulfill their fiduciary obligations to
the Company and its stakeholders;
- Help create and maintain a culture of high ethical standards and
commitment to compliance of all applicable laws, rules and regulations;
- Act in good faith, responsibly, with due care, competence and diligence,
without allowing their independent judgment to be subordinated;
- Not to derive benefit or assist others to derive benefit from
information concerning the Company, which is not in the public domain;
- Comply with SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 1992
guidelines with respect to insider information and the Company's policies
and codes as applicable to them with respect to purchase and sale of
Company's securities and shall not use confidential information, including
price sensitive information, acquired in the course of their service with
the Company for their personal advantage;
- Respect that any information concerning the Company's business, its
customers, suppliers etc., which is not in the public domain and to which
the Director and/ or the Senior Management may have access, must be
considered confidential and held in confidence, unless authorized or legally
required to disclose. No Director or member of Senior Management shall
provide any information either formally or informally, to the press or any
other publicity media, unless specifically authorized to do so;
- Disclose any potential conflicts of interest that they may have with
respect to any matters that may come up before the Board, and abstain from
discussion and voting on any matter in which the Director has or may have a
conflict of interest;
- Not to use Company's property, information, position or opportunities
for personal gain or for any other purpose outside the Company. Any
suspected incident of fraud, mismanagement of Company's assets or theft
should be immediately reported for investigation to the Chairman of the
Board or such other person, if any, designated by the Board in this regard;
- Share with fellow Directors and Senior Management Personnel information,
as may be appropriate to ensure proper conduct and sound operation of the
Company.
All Directors and Senior Management Personnel will annually, on or before
March 31 of every year, or such other date as may be determined in this
regard, sign a confirmation that they have read and will comply with this
Code as per the format adopted by the Board.
Any Director or Senior Management Personnel who has concerns regarding
compliance with this Code should raise those concerns with the Chairman of the
Board, who will determine the appropriate action to be taken to deal with the
concern.
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