Home Contact Site Map YouTube Français About Governance Companies News Investor Relations Social Responsibility Communities GOVERNANCE Corporate Governance Statement of Corporate Governance Practices Independence of Directors Resolution of Conflicts Board of Directors Committee Membership Board and Committee Mandates Risk Oversight Director Affiliations and Attendance Nomination of Directors Orientation and Continuing Education Assessment of Directors Chairmen and Co-CEOs' Position Descriptions Succession Planning Executive Officer Diversity Ethical Business Conduct BOARD OF DIRECTORS BOARD COMMITTEES BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHARTER AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER SENIOR MANAGEMENT CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS PUBLIC SUBMISSIONS ON GOVERNANCE ISSUES Corporate Governance Statement of Corporate Governance Practices The Corporation believes in the importance of good corporate governance and the central role played by directors in the governance process. The Corporation believes that sound corporate governance is essential to the well-being of the Corporation and its shareholders. Power Corporation is an international management and holding company. It has had controlling shareholders since its beginnings in 1925. The Honourable Paul G. Desmarais held control of Power Corporation from 1968 until his death in October 2013, upon which control of the Corporation passed to the Desmarais Family Residuary Trust. As of March 18, 2015, the Desmarais Family Residuary Trust exercised, through holding corporations, control over shares carrying approximately 59.24 per cent of the votes. Power Corporation is not an operating company and a substantial portion of its interests are located outside Canada, specifically in the United States, Europe and Asia. The foregoing characteristics are important in any consideration of governance philosophy and practices as they apply to the Corporation. In 2005, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) adopted National Policy 58-201 — Corporate Governance Guidelines (the Policy) which sets forth a number of suggested guidelines on corporate governance practices (the CSA Guidelines). Under the Policy, issuers are encouraged to consider the CSA Guidelines in developing their own corporate governance practices. In the Board’s view, no single corporate governance model is superior or appropriate in all respects. The Board believes that the Corporation’s governance system is effective and is appropriate to its circumstances, and that there are in place appropriate structures and procedures to ensure the Board’s independence from management and to ensure that actual or potential conflicts of interest between the Corporation and its controlling shareholder are dealt with appropriately. Furthermore, any review of governance practices should include consideration of long-term returns to shareholders, as the Board believes this to be an important indicator of the effectiveness of a governance system. (Source: March 2015 Management Proxy Circular) More on Youtube ABOUT GOVERNANCE COMPANIES NEWS INVESTOR RELATIONS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY COMMUNITIES SITE MAP LEGAL © Power Corporation of Canada 2015. All rights reserved.