DILMAH CEYLON TEA COMPANY PLC — Governance risk

Governance risk — DILMAH CEYLON TEA COMPANY PLC

Board composition, director tenure and turnover, committee effectiveness, succession gaps.

Model weight: 25% of the total score.

Signals in this category

135.4

Elevated (135.4)

From the annual recalculation record for FY2024.

Food, Beverage & Tobacco sector average for FY2024: 99.9 — this company is above the sector average.

Severity	Signal	Points	Year	Source section	Evidence
Low	no female directors	+1	2026	—	View evidence No female directors on 12-member board
Low	no female directors	+1	2024	—	View evidence No female directors on 17-member board
Low	low independent directors	+2	2024	—	View evidence Independent directors 29.4% (below 33%)
Low	no female directors	+1	2023	—	View evidence No female directors on 19-member board
Low	low independent directors	+2	2023	—	View evidence Independent directors 21.1% (below 33%)
Low	no female directors	+1	2022	—	View evidence No female directors on 18-member board
Low	low independent directors	+2	2022	—	View evidence Independent directors 16.7% (below 33%)
Low	no female directors	+1	2021	—	View evidence No female directors on 15-member board
Low	low independent directors	+2	2021	—	View evidence Independent directors 13.3% (below 33%)
Low	no female directors	+1	2020	—	View evidence No female directors on 8-member board
Low	low independent directors	+2	2020	—	View evidence Independent directors 25.0% (below 33%)
Low	no female directors	+1	2019	—	View evidence No female directors on 6-member board
Low	low independent directors	+2	2019	—	View evidence Independent directors 33.3% (below 33%)
Low	no female directors	+1	2018	—	View evidence No female directors on 6-member board
Low	low independent directors	+2	2018	—	View evidence Independent directors 33.3% (below 33%)