223 | Notice to the Members of the Annual General Meeting PPS Integrated Report 2021 Notice to the Members of the Annual General Meeting and CVs of Candidates standing for election The Professional Provident Society Holdings Trust (Registration number: IT312/2011) (‘the Trust’) Notice is hereby given that the twelfth annual general meeting (‘the meeting’) of the members of the Trust will be held VIRTUALLY on Monday, 9 May 2022 at 18:00, for the purposes set out below. Please refer to the section titled “Action required by members in regard to the 2022 annual general meeting” included in this integrated report for particulars regarding participation in the annual general meeting. 1. To adopt, by ordinary resolution, the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021, including the reports of the trustees and the auditors of the Trust. 2. To appoint, by ordinary resolution, Ernst & Young Incorporated as the auditors of the Trust for the financial year ending 31 December 2022. EXPLANATORY NOTE ON THE APPOINTMENT OF THE EXTERNAL AUDITORS As set out in the Audit Committees’ Report on pages 128 to 131 of this integrated report, the Audit Committees have rotated the audit firm owing to their tenure, as well as the designated audit partner becoming eligible for rotation in this financial year. Ordinary resolution two is proposed to approve the appointment of Ernst & Young Incorporated as the new auditors for the Trust for the 2022 financial year, in accordance with section 90(1) of the Companies Act, and to remain in office until the conclusion of the next AGM. The Audit Committees and the Board are satisfied that Ernst & Young Incorporated meet the provisions of the Companies Act and are recommending this appointment to PPS members. 3. To elect and appoint trustees, by ordinary resolutions, in place of those trustees retiring in accordance with the trust deed which established and governs the Trust (‘Trust Deed’). Dr D P du Plessis, Mr N C Nyawo, Dr R Putter and Prof L C Snyman are retiring by rotation at the meeting in terms of the Trust Deed. The following Trustees, being eligible for re-election and appointment, offer themselves for re-election and appointment as trustees of the Trust (Mr Nyawo is not standing for re-election): 3.1 Dr D P du Plessis 3.2 Dr R Putter 3.3 Prof L C Snyman In addition, the following candidates have been nominated for election and appointment as trustees of the Trust in terms of the Trust Deed: 3.4 Dr A Coetzee 3.5 Adv J Malherbe 3.6 Dr B R Ntshabele 3.7 Prof J Rangasamy 3.8 Dr S Sookram 3.9 Mr J W van Vught (Abbreviated biographical details of the persons referred to above are set out on pages 226 to 234 of this Integrated Report).
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