MRM - 2020 Universal Registration Document

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General information on the issuer and its share capital Management report for the financial year ended 31 December 2020

To perform its duties, the Audit Committee mainly: • consults with any persons of its choice, in particular the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Head of asset management and the Statutory Auditors; • interviews accounting managers or property appraisers within the Group; • checks the existence of internal procedures used to maintain, prepare and check the financial statements and the existence of internal control systems and risk management systems; and • verifies significant transactions when these could give rise to a con ict of interest. In particular, the Audit Committee hears the Statutory Auditors on: • their plan and methodology for auditing the financial statements; • the main choices made in preparing the financial statements and, where possible, alternative options to accounting choices made by the Company, indicating, in the latter case, the accounting treatment they prefer; • the examinations, verifications and tests they conduct; • the main risks not re ected in the financial statements (in particular, market risks and significant off-balance sheet commitments); • any problems they encountered when performing their duties; and • any limitations placed on their audits. The Audit Committee examines the main areas of risks and uncertainties on the corporate and consolidated financial statements (including the interim statements) identified by the Statutory Auditors, their auditing approach and any difficulties encountered in the execution of their assignment. The Audit Committee also examines the methods used to ensure the reliability of the accounting and financial information provided to shareholders and the market. The examination process differs depending on whether the financial information distributed is periodic or permanent information. The examination of the methods used to ensure the reliability of the periodic financial information occurs in the context of the examination of the methods used to prepare and check the financial statements. This examination will in principle be conducted prior to any official announcement by the Company.

As a rule, the need to quickly publish details under permanent information does not give the Audit Committee the time to first examine them before they are published. The examination is thus usually done after publication. 1.7.3 Preparing and monitoring the accounting and nancial information provided to shareholders The preparation of the corporate and consolidated financial statements is entrusted to chartered accountants working closely with the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Audit Committee and the Board of directors, and the main options to be adopted in terms of the choice of accounting methods are discussed in advance by the chartered accountants, the Statutory Auditors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Finance Department, the Audit Committee and, if necessary, the Board of directors. The preparation of the accounting and financial information distributed to shareholders relies on the collaboration between the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Audit Committee, the Board of directors, where appropriate, and the external parties involved (chartered accountants and Statutory Auditors). The Chairman of the Board of directors, the Chief Financial Officer, the Audit Committee and the Board of directors are responsible for the preparation and monitoring of the accounting and financial information provided to the shareholders, in collaboration with the chartered accountants and under the supervision of the Statutory Auditors. Regular meetings are organised between the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and the chartered accountants in the context of the preparation of financial information. 1.7.4 Monitoring the effectiveness of the internal control and risk management systems The Audit Committee questions the Chief Financial Officer and the Statutory Auditors on the internal procedures used to collect, record, report and review the information necessary to prepare the corporate and consolidated financial statements or to prepare the press releases issued to the market. The committee evaluates the methods used to ensure permanent improvement, reliability and review of the application of these procedures. It reports annually to the Board of directors on the evaluation of these procedures. It is kept informed of the Chief Financial Officer’s work schedule.

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