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b) Other directors and employees of the Company and/ or

Group may attend any particular meeting upon invitation where appropriate.

c) The Company Secretary shall be the secretary of the

meeting.

A minimum of four (4) meetings a year shall be planned, although additional meetings may be called at any time at the Chairman’s discretion.

A total of four (4) meetings were held during the year at two (2) hospitals namely at KPJ Damansara Specialist Hospital (KPJ Damansara) and KPJ Tawakkal Specialist Hospital (KPJ Tawakkal).

The details of the Audit Committee membership and the attendance of each member at the meetings are as follows:

Composition of Date of Meeting 2010/Venue Committee/Status KPJ Damansara KPJ Tawakkal of directorship 17 Feb 7 May 20 Aug 19 Nov

Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Arshad Ayub

(Chairman) √ √ √ √ Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

Datuk Azzat Kamaludin

Independent √ √ √ √ Non-Executive Director

Datuk Dr Hussein Awang

Independent √ √ √ √ Non-Executive Director

Zainah Mustafa

Independent √ √ √ √ Non-Executive Director

All the Audit Committee members are Independent Non-Executive Directors. One of the members, Zainah Mustafa is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA). This meets the requirement of Section 15.09 (1) of the Bursa Securities Listing Requirements which stipulates at least one qualifed accountant as a member of the Audit Committee.

The Committee shall meet a minimum of twice a year with the External Auditors in separate sessions without the presence of executive Board members or management of the Company.

The meetings were held on 17 February 2010 and 19 November 2010 respectively.

The objectives of the Committee are:-

a) to ensure transparency, integrity and accountability in the

Group’s activities so as to safeguard the rights and interests of the shareholders;

b) to provide assistance to the Board in fulflling its fduciary

responsibilities relating to corporate accounting and reporting practices;

c) to improve the Group’s business effciency, the quality of

the accounting and audit function and strengthen public confdence in the Group’s reported fnancial results; and

d) to maintain open lines of communication between the Board

and the External and Internal Auditors.

The Committee is empowered by the Board to:-

a) investigate any matter within its terms of reference or as

directed by the Board;

b) determine and obtain the resources which are required to

perform its duties;

c) have full and unrestricted access to any information

pertaining to the Group;

d) have direct communication channels with the External and

Internal Auditors; and

e) obtain external legal and other independent professional

advice.

2. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The duties and responsibilities of the Committee shall be:-

a) Financial Reporting Review

To review the quarterly and year-end fnancial statements of

the Company, focusing particularly on:-

i) any changes in accounting policies and practices;

ii) signifcant adjustments arising from the audit;

iii) the going concern assumption;

iv) compliance with accounting standards; and

v) compliance with Listing Requirements of Bursa Malaysia

and other legal and statutory requirements.