37 Corporate Governance Statement Corporate Governance Statement The Company’s governance policies and proce- dures comply in all substantial respects with the  Australian Securities Exchange Corporate  Governance Principles and Recommendations  with 2010 Amendments. The following table  compares the ASX Recommendations and the  Company’s corporate governance policies and  practices.  Directors and senior management must also  receive approval from the Chairman before  buying or selling Company securities. The Company’s Share Trading Policy is available  in the ‘Corporate Governance’ section of the  Company’s website. The Company considers that it will benefit from  its ongoing commitment to promote a diverse  workforce with treatment of employees and  future employees on the basis of merit, abilities  and potential, regardless of gender, colour,  ethnic or national origin, race, disability, age,  sexual orientation, gender reassignment, socio- economic background, religious or political  belief, non / trade union membership, family  circumstances or other irrelevant distinction. Corporate Governance  Disclosure Directors and senior management may buy or  sell Company securities in the four week period  following significant announcements by the  Company, including the release of the quarterly  report, half-yearly results, the preliminary annual  results and the lodgement of the Company’s  Annual Report (subject to the prohibition of  dealing in the Company’s securities if they  possess unpublished price sensitive information). The Company has set various criteria and proce- dures in order to support equality and diversity  in the workforce and applies these principles to: There is currently no representation by women  on our Board of Directors. Whilst this is in part  reflective of the relatively small size of the Board  and stage of development of key elements of  the business, it forms part of an overall business  review process to consider the issue of gender  diversity at this level and will be the subject of  ongoing review. The policy prohibits Directors and employees  from engaging in short-term trading of any of  the Company’s securities and buying or selling  the Company’s securities if they possess unpub- lished, price-sensitive information. The Company’s external auditor is routinely  invited to and attends the Annual General  Meeting in order to respond to questions raised  by shareholders relating to the content and  conduct of the audit and accounting policies  adopted by the Company in relation to the  preparation of the financial statements. All shareholders are encouraged to attend and  participate in the Company’s Annual General  Meeting. Shareholders may attend in person or  send a proxy as their representative. In the interests of shareholder confidence  and compliance with insider trading laws, the  Company has formal policies governing the  trading of the Company’s securities by Directors,  officers and employees. Details of Directors’  shareholdings are disclosed in the Directors’  Report. Our flagship ‘Chatree’ Mine in Thailand boasts  the enviable statistic of having equal representa- tion by women on the senior management team.  Recruitment, training and promotion principles  employed at Chatree are currently being applied  to our ‘Challenger’ Mine in Australia, where we  currently have 14% representation of women  across the senior management and professional  categories and to other parts of the business. Annual General Meeting  Share Trading Policy The Company’s Continuous Disclosure is avail- able in the ‘Corporate Governance’ section of  the Company’s website. The Company Secretary is responsible for  communications with the ASX and ensuring that  the Company meets its continuous disclosure  obligations. The Company has practices in place throughout  the year governing who may authorise and make  disclosures and the method by which the market  is to be informed of any price sensitive  information. The Company aims to foster continuous improve- ment in the area of diversity; building on achieve- ment realised through the implementation of  historical diversity initiatives, by applying princi- ples successfully used at our leading operation in  this area, to other parts of the business. In addition, the Board acknowledges the bene- fits of seeking to improve gender diversity at all  levels in the Company over time and will keep  this issue under review. However, at this stage of its development, the  Company has a small Board of Directors, and a  small management team which is geographically  dispersed and because of the industry in which  the Company operates, the Board does not  consider it to be practicable to set measurable  objectives to achieve greater gender diversity at  this time.  The Company has a policy to improve the diver- sity of its workforce over time by identifying  women and individuals from under-represented  backgrounds for recruitment, and by rewarding  and promoting employees on the basis of  performance.  The Company is committed to providing relevant  and timely information to its shareholders in  accordance with its continuous disclosure  obligations under the ASX Listing Rules and the  Corporations Act 2001  (Cth). Information is communicated to shareholders  through the distribution of the Company’s  Annual Report and other communications. All  releases are posted on the Company’s website  and released to the ASX in a timely manner. Communication with  Shareholders and Continuous  Disclosure Diversity  Current Proportion of Women Employees 〉 Provide fair access to workplace opportuni- ties and benefits, including internal promo- tion, leadership development, flexible work  practices and fair and comparable wages; 〉 Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse  workforce; 〉 Creating an inclusive workplace culture where  discriminatory behaviour is unacceptable; and 〉 Providing an effective grievance mechanism  for employees. Board 0.0% Senior Executives 0.0% Senior Managers 1.8% Managers 1.0% Professionals 8.6% Non-professionals 6.4% Total Workforce 17.8%