Information Policy
VISION
Our company's information policy includes information about our Company's activities known by the members of the AKLease Board of Directors, senior managers and other employees, all kinds of information, documents and electronic records and data of the Company, other than "company secret" and "trade secret" and which are legally safe to disclose.
PURPOSE
With this policy, it is aimed to ensure an effective communication in compliance with the provisions of the Turkish Commercial Code, in particular the Financial Leasing Law No. 6361 and the regulations regarding the said law, and the regulations of the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (“BRSA”) and the Capital Markets Board (“CMB”).
The purpose of the disclosure policy it is aimed to explain the past performance of our Company, its plans and expectations for the future, its strategy, target and vision and relevant developments to the public, shareholders, investors and stakeholders in an accurate, understandable, equal, transparent and complete manner, in a way that will help the individuals and organizations that will benefit from the disclosure to make decisions.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Prepared by : Department of Financial Management
Opinion issued by : Directorate of Internal Control
Approved by : Board of Directors
Published by : Department of Financial Management
Users : All Aklease employees and those working on behalf of Aklease are within the scope of this document.
DEFINITIONS
Financial Leasing Law No. 6361: The purpose of the law is to regulate the establishment and working principles of financial leasing, factoring and financing companies operating as financial institutions, as well as the procedures and principles regarding financial leasing, factoring and financing agreements.
KAP: Public Disclosure Platform
BRSA: Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency
CMB: Capital Markets Board
SCOPE and CONTENT
Ak Finans Kiralama A.Ş. carries out all practices regarding public disclosure and informing shareholders, under the supervision of our Company's Head of Financial Management Department. Employees who have access to insider information within the company are informed about the protection of inside information and the consequences of possible violations of legislation, and they are ensured to comply with confidentiality rules.
PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
Institutional investors who request additional information are directly informed via e-mail and the website. Other parties in communication with Company employees who have inside information are informed that they are obliged to protect the confidentiality of this information during the formation of the material event and the process from the occurrence of the material event to its disclosure to KAP. As a general principle, those working on behalf of AKLease cannot share any information that has not yet been disclosed to the public and that can be considered as a material event with third parties.
If it is determined that insider information has been disclosed to third parties unintentionally by these persons, and if it is concluded that the confidentiality of the information cannot be ensured within the scope of the Capital Market regulations, a material event disclosure is made immediately.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Financial statements and reports are prepared within the framework of the BRSA, CMB regulations, Turkish Accounting Standards and Turkish Financial Reporting Standards, are subject to independent or limited auditing, are disclosed to the public through the Public Disclosure Platform in due time and are submitted to the BRSA. Financial statements can be accessed on the Company's website after they are published on KAP.
ANNUAL ACTIVITY REPORT:
AKLease Annual Activity Report is prepared in accordance with the Capital Markets Legislation and CMB's Corporate Governance Principles and is approved by our Company's Board of Directors. It includes information on the activities of our Company for the last fiscal year, and the developments in the financial leasing sector and the economy. The annual activity report is published on the website of our Company after it is published on KAP and announced to the public within the legal period.
WEBSITE
The website created within the scope of our company's corporate governance principles can be accessed at http://www.aklease.com/. Our company's website contains general information about AKLease as well as detailed information about financial leasing services. Detailed information about Aklease is given under the “Investor Relations Section”.
Company's shareholding structure, company's periodic financial statements and annual reports, board of directors and legal auditors, senior management team, articles of association, trade registry information, disclosure policy, information on General Assembly meetings, material disclosures and related information about the Company is made available to all shareholders.
EFFECTIVENESS and REVISION
All personnel working in the units where this policy is valid are responsible for the implementation of the principles set out in the document, under the supervision and coordination of the Compliance Unit and Internal Control Department.
This policy document is effective on the date of publication.
Subsequent updates and amendments to this policy and notification of other integral parts to our employees are made through internal electronic media.