
CODEX ACQUISITIONS PLC
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT FOR THE YEAR
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Corporate Governance Statement
The Board is committed to maintaining appropriate standards of corporate governance. The statement below,
together with the report on Directors’ remuneration on pages 10-11, explains how the Company has observed
principles set out in The UK Corporate Governance Code issued by the Financial Reporting Council in the UK from
time to time (the "Code") as relevant to the Company and contains the information required by section 7 of the
FCA’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules as the Company has sought to adopt these prior to listing.
The Company has decided not to apply the Code provisions in full given its current size and resources. The Company
is a small company with modest resources. The Company has a clear mandate to optimise the allocation of limited
resources to source acquisitions and support its future plans. As such the Company strives to maintain a balance
between conservation of limited resources and maintaining robust corporate governance practices. As the Company
was listed on the Main Market of the LSE, during the year it is required to follow the Code in the year ended 31
December 2022.
The Company seeks to comply with the Code but due to its limited activities and resources it has opted not to fully
implement the Code in respect of the following matters:
Board of Directors and Committees
The Board currently consists of three Non-Executive Directors, of whom 2 are considered to be independent
following completion of the admission of the Company’s ordinary shares to a Standard Listing and to trading on the
Main Market, being Julio Perez and Kate Osborne. It met regularly throughout the year to discuss key issues and to
monitor the overall performance of the Company. At its current stage of development, the Board considers all
matters, such as Remuneration, Audit and Nominations as a whole. The Directors will actively seek to expand Board
membership to provide additional levels of corporate governance procedures at the relevant opportunity.
Audit Committee and financial reporting
The Audit Committee comprises Julio Perez (Chair) and James Lawson-Brown and Kate Osborne, each of whom
have recent and relevant financial experience. The Audit Committee meets at least three times a year at the
appropriate times in the reporting and audit cycle. The committee has responsibility for, amongst other things, the
monitoring of the financial integrity of the financial statements of the Company and the involvement of the
Company’s auditors in that process. It focuses in particular on compliance with accounting policies and ensuring
that an effective system of internal financial control is maintained. The ultimate responsibility for reviewing and
approving the annual report and accounts and the half-yearly reports, remains with the Board.
The terms of reference of the Audit Committee covers such issues as membership and the frequency of meetings,
as mentioned above, together with requirements of any quorum for and the right to attend meetings. The duties
of the Audit Committee covered in the terms of reference are: financial reporting, internal controls, internal audit,
external audit and reserving. The terms of reference also set out the authority of the committee to carry out its
duties.
The Board seeks to present a balanced and understandable assessment of the Company’s position and prospects
in all interim, final and price-sensitive reports and information required to be presented by statute.
External auditor
The Board meets with the auditor during the year to consider the results, internal procedures and controls and
matters raised by the auditor. The Board considers auditor independence and objectivity and the effectiveness of
the audit process. It also considers the nature and extent of the non-audit services
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