STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY BY THE GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND GROUP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER for the year ended 31 December 2023 The PPS Group Executives, whose names are stated below, hereby confirm that: • The annual financial statements set out on pages 102 to 237 fairly present in all material respects the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Group in terms of IFRS; • No facts have been omitted, or untrue statements made that would make the annual financial statements false or misleading; • Internal financial controls have been put in place to ensure that material information relating to the Trust and its consolidated subsidiaries have been provided to effectively prepare the financial statements of the Group; and • The internal financial controls are adequate and effective and can be relied upon in compiling the annual financial statements, having fulfilled our role and function within the combined assurance model pursuant to the principle of King IV. Where we are not satisfied, we have disclosed to the Group Audit Committee and the auditors the deficiencies in design and operational effectiveness of the internal financial controls and any fraud that involves directors and have taken the necessary remedial action. Mr I J Smit Mr S G Johnson Group Chief Executive Officer Acting Group Chief Financial Officer The Professional Provident Society Holdings Trust Johannesburg 3 April 2024 84 Statement of Responsibility by the Group Chief Executive Officer and Group Chief Financial Officer
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