STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY BY THE GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND GROUP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER for the year ended 31 December 2022 The PPS Group Executives, whose names are stated below, hereby confirm that: • The annual financial statements set out on pages 80 to 201 fairly present in all material respects the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer 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 issuer and its consolidated subsidiaries have been provided to effectively prepare the financial statements of the issuer; 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 principle 15 of the King Code. Where we are not satisfied, we have disclosed to the 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 Ms A Gounden Group Chief Executive Officer Group Chief Financial Officer The Professional Provident Society Holdings Trust 29 March 2023 83 Statement of Responsibility by the Group Chief Executive Officer and Group Chief Financial Officer
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