CORPORATE CONSTITUTION
Employee Equity and Profit Participation
Ten percent of Tesma's profit before tax will be allocated
to employees. These funds will be used for the purchase of Tesma
shares in trust for employees and for cash distributions to employees,
recognizing length of service.
Shareholder Profit Participation
Tesma will distribute, on average, not less than twenty
percent of its annual net profit after tax to shareholders.
Management Profit Participation
To obtain long-term contractual commitment from senior
management, Tesma provides a compensation arrangement which, in
addition to a base salary below industry standards, allows for the
distribution of up to six percent of its profit before tax.
Research & Development
Tesma will allocate a minimum of seven percent of its profit
before tax for research and development to ensure its long-term
viability.
Social Responsibility
Tesma will allocate a maximum of two percent of its profit
before tax for charitable, cultural, educational, and political
purposes to support the basic fabric of society.
Minimum Profit Performance
Management has an obligation to produce a profit. If Tesma
does not generate a minimum after-tax return of four percent on
share capital for two consecutive years, Tesma's Class A shareholders,
voting as a class, will have the right to elect additional directors.
Unrelated Investments
Tesma Class A and Class B shareholders, with each class
voting separately, will have the right to approve any investment
in an unrelated business in the event such investment, together
with all other investments in unrelated businesses, exceeds twenty
percent of Tesma's equity.
Board of Directors
Tesma believes that outside directors provide independent
counsel and discipline. A majority of the members of Tesma's Board
of Directors will be individuals who are not officers or employees
of the corporation, at least two of which will be complete outsiders.
Constitutional Amendments
Any change to the Corporate Constitution
will require the approval of Tesma's Class A and Class B shareholders,
with each class voting separately.
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