COMMITMENT TO PREVENTION OF FACILITATION OF TAX EVASION
The Board of Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC has adopted a zero-tolerance approach to the criminal facilitation of tax evasion.
Accordingly, it expressly prohibits any Director, suppliers, agents or third parties, when acting on behalf of the Company, to facilitate tax evasion on behalf of the Company.
The Directors of Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC recognise their responsibilities in ensuring that the Company has a robust policy to avoid such practices and to ensure compliance with its legal obligations. The Board insists that it is informed immediately of any identified instances of tax evasion within any of its principal service providers and details of the corrective courses of action taken.
As part of a risk based approach, the Board will carry out an annual risk assessment on matters relating to tax evasion, involving due diligence enquiries in respect of persons who perform or will perform services for or on behalf of the Company, in order to mitigate identified risks. Due diligence records will be kept and be made available for inspection by the statutory auditor.
The Board will review this policy on an annual basis and will ensure that it is publicly available on the Company’s website.
Principal Service Providers
OrbiMed Capital LLC – Portfolio Manager
Frostrow Capital LLP - AIF
JPMorgan Europe Limited - Depositary
JPMorgan Securities LLC- Prime Broker (Custodian)
Link Asset Services - Registrars
PricewaterhouseCoopers - Auditors
How to invest
The Company’s shares are traded openly on the London Stock Exchange and can be purchased through a stock broker or other financial intermediary.
