70 İşbank
Annual Report 2015
Corporate Governance Principles Compliance Report
SECTION I – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
a) İşbank is subject to the provisions stipulated for banks in the Banking legislation and Capital Markets legislation regarding Corporate
Governance Principles. The Bank carries out its activities in accordance with the compulsory principles of the Communiqué on Corporate
Governance (Communiqué) published by the Capital Markets Board.
b) Bank’s practices regarding the non-compulsory provisions of the principles stipulated in the Communiqué are given in the relevant
sections below. There are not any changes foreseen to be performed in the Bank’s managerial practices within the framework of
the principles stipulated in the Communiqué. Within the year, procedures were carried out to develop the structure of the Corporate
Governance Principles that the Bank is subject to.
SECTION II – SHAREHOLDERS
2.1. Investor Relations Division
Following list presents the names and contact details of authorized personnel working at the Investor Relations Division, which operates
under Mr. Mahmut Magemizoğlu, the Deputy Chief Executive of İşbank.
Name, Surname
Title
Telephone Number
E-mail Address
Süleyman H. Özcan
Division Head
0212 - 316 16 02
Alper Turgal
Unit Manager
0212 - 316 16 10
Can Akıncılar
Assistant Manager
0212 - 316 16 08
Investor Relations Division Head Süleyman H. Özcan has a Capital Market Activities Advanced Level Licence and a Corporate Governance
Rating Specialist Licence. The report covering the activities of the Investor Relations Division in 2015, was presented the Board of Directors
on 28.12.2015. Following are the principal activities performed by the Investor Relations Division in 2015:
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Responding to information requests of both existing and potential investors, rating agencies, international lenders and other related
institutions, which are not categorized as commercial secrets or customer secrets, within the framework of related regulations,
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Participating in domestic and foreign investor meetings and conferences on behalf of İşbank and making presentations to the related
parties, when necessary,
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Making public disclosures about the material events and other information subject of announcement through related media and
institutions including Borsa İstanbul,
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Keeping the contents of the “Investor Relations” pages at İşbank’s corporate website updated,
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Working on the improvement of the Bank’s corporate governance practices,
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Coordination of preparations of General Meeting and Annual Report,
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Other activities related to Bank’s shareholders,
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Coordinating the Bank’s activities regarding its Sustainability Management System and the process of preparing the sustainability report.
In 2015, more than 500 information inquiries were received by the Investor Relations Division either by phone or by email and all inquiries
have been replied. In the same year, İşbank participated in 11 foreign and 3 domestic conferences for equity investors, and 3 foreign and
1 domestic conferences for fixed-income security investors. During these events, the Bank held meetings with the representatives of
investment companies amounting to a total number of 285. The number of meetings and teleconferences conducted with analysts and
investors by the Bank’s Investor Relations Division was 155.
Within the scope of the tasks stipulated in the Paragraph 5-ç of the 11
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Article of the Corporate Governance Communiqué, in İşbank;
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Activities regarding corporate governance and public disclosures are carried out by the Investor Relations Division,
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Capital markets activities regarding the securities issued abroad are carried out by the International Financial Institutions Division
Department,
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Capital market activities apart from the ones listed above are carried out by the Capital Markets Division.
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Pursuing and monitoring the fulfilment of the obligations arising from the Capital Markets legislation is carried out by the Corporate
Compliance Division.
2.2. Use of Shareholders’ Rights to Obtain Information
Information requests of shareholders regarding dividend distribution, capital increase, general meeting, annual report, Bank’s financial
statements and related issues, received by İşbank via mail, telephone, e-mail and other channels are evaluated and replied in fastest and
the most effective way by the Investor Relations Division.
