# GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
## OF THE
## REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA

N$14.40 WINDHOEK - 24 January 2017 No. 6221

### CONTENTS

| GENERAL NOTICE | Page |
|----------------|------|
| No. 21 Bank of Namibia: Determinations under the Banking Institutions Act, 1998 (Act No. 2 of 1998 as amended) | 1 |

---

## General Notice

### BANK OF NAMIBIA

No. 21 2017

**DETERMINATIONS UNDER THE BANKING INSTITUTIONS ACT, 1998 (ACT NO. 2 OF 1998 AS AMENDED)**

In my capacity as Governor of the Bank of Namibia (Bank), and under the powers vested in the Bank by virtue of section 71(3) of the Banking Institutions Act, 1998 (Act No. 2 of 1998) as amended, read in conjunction with sections 41 of the aforementioned Act, I hereby issue the **Determination on the Appointment, Duties and Responsibilities of Directors, Principal Officers, and Executive Officers of Banking Institutions and Controlling Companies (BID-1)**, which Determination shall become effective on 1 February 2017.

**I. W SHIIMI**
GOVERNOR
WINDHOEK, 11 January 2017

---

## Determination No. BID-1

### APPOINTMENT, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTORS, PRINCIPAL OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

#### Arrangement of Paragraphs

##### PART I
**Preliminary**

PARAGRAPH
1. Short Title
2. Authorization
3. Application
4. Definitions

##### PART II
**Statement of Policy**

5. Purpose
6. Scope
7. Responsibility

##### PART III
**Implementation and Specific Requirements**

8. Appointment of Directors; Principal Officers; and Executive Officers
9. Duties and Responsibilities of the Board
10. Composition of the Board
11. Directorship in Other Companies
12. Attendance of Meetings by Non-executive Directors
13. Remuneration
14. Reporting requirements

##### PART IV
**Corrective Measures**

15. Corrective Measures

##### PART V
**Effective Date**

16. Effective Date
17. Repeal of BID 1

---

## PART I: PRELIMINARY

1. **Short Title** - Appointment, Duties and Responsibilities of Directors, Principal Officers and Executive Officers.

2. **Authorization** - Authority for the Bank to issue this Determination is provided in Section 41 and Section 71(3) of the Act.

3. **Application** - This Determination applies to all banking institutions and controlling companies authorised by the Bank to conduct banking business or an authorised controlling company of a banking institution in Namibia.

4. **Definitions** - Terms used within this Determination are as defined in the Act, as further defined below, or as reasonably implied by contextual usage.

   4.1 “**Act**” - means the Banking Institutions Act, 1998 (Act No. 2 of 1998) as amended by the Banking Institutions Amendment Act, 2010 (Act No.14 of 2010);

   4.2 “**banking institution**” - means banking institution as defined in the Act and “bank” will carry a corresponding meaning;

   4.3 “**active politician**” - a person is considered to be politically active if he/she is a member of the National Assembly or the National Council;

   4.4 “**remuneration**” - means payment or compensation received for services or employment. This includes the basic salary and any bonuses or other economic benefits that an employee or executive officer receives during employment.

   4.5 “**economic benefits**” - a benefit that can be expressed numerically as an amount of money that will be saved or generated as the result of an action;

   4.6 “**controlling company**” - means controlling company as defined under the Act and “holding company” has a corresponding meaning”;

   4.7 “**executive officer**” - means executive officer as defined under the Act;

   4.8 “**alternate director**” - means a person nominated by an existing director to represent such existing director during his/her absence or inability to act as director, provided that the appointment of the alternate director is approved by the Board of Directors;

   4.9 “**non-executive director**” - means a director who is not a full-time employee of the banking institution or its subsidiaries. An individual in the full-time employment of the holding company or its subsidiaries would also be considered to be a non-executive director unless such individual by his/her conduct or executive authority could be construed to be directing the day to day management of the company and its subsidiaries. Non-executive director are independent of management on all issues including strategy, performance, sustainability, resources, transformation, diversity, employment, equity, standards of conduct and evaluation of performance;

   4.10 “**independent non-executive director**” - means a non-executive director who;

      I. is not a substantial shareholder, as defined in the Act, of the banking institution (including any controlling or subsidiary companies in a consolidated group with the banking institution) and who represents the interests of members of the general public and of the shareholders other than the controlling shareholders;

---

## PART II: STATEMENT OF POLICY

5. **Purpose** - This Determination is intended to set out guiding principles relating to corporate governance in banking institutions and controlling companies. The Determination relates to the appointment, duties and responsibilities of directors, principal officers, and executive officers of banking institutions and controlling companies. It aims to ensure that only “fit and proper” persons are appointed to serve on the board and run the affairs of banking institutions and controlling companies.

6. **Scope** - This Determination applies to all directors, principal officers, and executive officers of banking institutions and controlling companies, and should be read in conjunction with the Corporate Governance Code for Namibia (the Namcode).

7. **Responsibility** - it shall be the responsibility of banking institutions and controlling companies to ensure that only “fit and proper” persons are nominated and appointed to be board of directors, principal officers, or executive officers of banking institutions and controlling companies and that the appointed candidates execute their duties and responsibilities as stipulated herein.

## PART III: IMPLEMENTATION AND SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS

8. **Appointment of Directors, Principal Officers and Executive Officers**

   8.1 **Approval of Appointments**: - every banking institution and controlling company must give the Bank written notice of the nomination of any director, principal officer, or executive

---

## PART III: IMPLEMENTATION AND SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS (continued)

officer of such bank or controlling company. Such notice must reach the Bank at least 30 days prior to the proposed date of appointment. The application must be accompanied by the following forms and documentation, duly completed and signed by the prospective director; principal officer; or executive officer:

a) Annexure A (i.e. form BIF024);
b) Annexure B (i.e. form BIF 022);
c) Annexure C (i.e. declaration form);
d) A comprehensive curriculum vitae;
e) Certified copies of academic qualifications;
f) Certified copies of personal identification documents;
g) A police clearance or certificate of conduct from Namibia and/or the country of present residence, which is not older than 6 months and
h) Any other documents or information the Bank may deem necessary from time to time.

8.2 **Fit and Proper Test**: - upon receiving all the required documentation listed above, the Bank must conduct a “fit and proper” test guided by the contents of Annexure D, to determine whether the applicant is suitable to hold the position of director, principal officer, or executive officer of a banking institution or controlling company as the case may be. In determining the fitness and propriety of a person to hold the position of director, principal officer, or executive officer due regard must be given to the following:

a) His/her probity, competence and soundness of judgement in fulfilling the responsibilities of that position;
b) His/her experience, knowledge and understanding of conducting and managing banking business;
c) His/his education or other qualifications and experience relating to the functions to be performed;
d) The diligence with which he/he is fulfilling or is likely to fulfil those responsibilities;
and
e) Whether the person has a sound financial record and has never been declared bankrupt/insolvent by a competent court in Namibia, in terms of the Insolvency Act, 1936 (No. 24 of 1936) or any relevant legislation governing insolvency, or in any other countries, in terms of such countries’ bankruptcy/insolvency laws.

8.3 **Additional Criteria for Principal Officers**: - the sound operation of banking institutions or controlling companies depends critically on its principal officer. The candidate for the principal officer’s position must be suitably qualified with appropriate experience and must preferably possess a proven track record in the financial industry.

a) The following requirements must be observed with regard to the appointment and responsibilities of the principal officer:

   (i) He must be a person of high integrity.
   (ii) He must be familiar with the operations of the banking institution, the state of internal controls, legal requirements, as well as current issues and policies affecting the industry in general.
   (iii) In respect of the principal officer of a banking institution, he must also have the necessary knowledge and professional competence to the conduct of banking business;

6 Government Gazette 24 January 2017 6221

b) In the absence¹ of the principal officer, a banking institution must inform the Bank of the person who will be directly responsible for the overall running of the banking institution during such period of absence. This is necessary for the Bank to consult him on matters of policy and day-to-day operations. The person so nominated must be fully acquainted with the affairs of the banking institution, and must be able to act promptly and, with authority, on matters affecting the banking institution. The nominated person must fulfil the fit and probity requirements as stated in paragraph 8.2 above.

c) The delegation of responsibilities to several persons, with no single person appointed as the coordinator within the bank or controlling company, is not permitted.

8.4 Principal Officer and Executive Officers (Senior Management) - should ensure that the banking institutions activities are consistent with the business strategy, risk tolerance and policies as approved by the Board.

8.5 Restrictions on Appointment of Persons: -

8.5.1 Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, banking institutions and controlling companies must not appoint a director; principal officer; or executive officer if he/she has at any time -

a) committed an offence involving fraud or other dishonesty, or any other relevant criminal offences of which dishonesty is an element;

b) contravened any provisions made by or under any law designed to protect members of the public against financial loss due to dishonesty, incompetence or malpractice by persons concerned in the provision of banking, insurance, investment or other financial services or the management of companies or against financial loss due to the conduct of insolvents or rehabilitative insolvents;

c) been engaged in or been associated with any other business practices or otherwise conduct himself/herself in such a way as to cast doubt on his/her competence and soundness of judgement;

d) been involved with a company, partnership, or other organisation that had its license revoked or withdrawn;

e) been a director, or concerned in the management of a business that has gone into insolvency or liquidation while such person was a director or member of the management team of such company or within one year after having left that company for the preceding (one) year;

f) been dismissed, or asked to resign and consequently resigned, from employment or from a position of trust, fiduciary appointment or similar positions, or has ever been disqualified from acting as a director or from acting in any managerial capacity.

8.5.2 A person may be disqualified on basis of any other grounds that the Bank may deem significant to impair his/her ability to discharge of his/her duties.

¹ Absence in this regard would mean a period exceeding 14 days and where the Principal Officers may not otherwise be reachable via email or telephonically to attend to urgent matters and policy issues relating to the institution. This may include absence due to annual leave, extended period of sick leave or extended period of compassionate leave.

6221 Government Gazette 24 January 2017 7

8.6 Alternate Directors:

a) Directors of banking institutions or controlling companies may not appoint alternate directors as they are expected to be personally committed to the board in directing the management of the banking institution or controlling companies. This is based on the premise that an alternate, in his capacity as a proxy for a director, may not be able to contribute effectively to the deliberations of the board.

b) Directors who are not Namibian residents are permitted to appoint alternates, on good cause shown; provided that a “fit and proper” test is conducted in the same manner as for prospective directors prior to such appointment.

c) Directors must attend at least 75% of board meeting per annum, unless prior exemption of the Bank is obtained for valid reason(s), to avoid the abusing of the use of alternative directors.

8.7 Practicing Lawyers and Accountants: - to enable banking institutions and controlling companies to tap the expertise of lawyers and accountants, practicing lawyers and accountants may be appointed as directors of a banking institution or controlling company, provided they are not employed by or must not be partners in a legal firm, which is on the panel of lawyers of that particular banking institution or controlling companies. Similarly, practicing accountants may be directors provided they are not employed by or are not partners in an accounting firm which is engaged to conduct the audit of or consultancy work for that particular banking institution or controlling companies.

The practicing lawyers and accountants who are appointed as directors of banking institutions and/or controlling companies must exercise the highest degree of integrity and professionalism. They must be mindful of the need to avoid being involved or seen to be involved in any self-serving practices and conflict of interest situations in the conduct of their profession while serving as directors of a banking institution or controlling company.

8.8 Service providers: - owners of companies that provide services to a banking institution or controlling company should only be appointed as directors of a banking institution or controlling company once their level of influence on the concerned banking institution or controlling company has been assessed by the Bank.

8.9 Active Politicians: - individuals who are active in politics in Namibia must not be appointed as directors of a banking institution or controlling company. This is to avoid risk of the politicians encountering conflict of interest situations in fulfilling their political duties. In this regard, banking institutions and controlling companies must remove such person and inform the Bank promptly upon the knowledge that any of their directors have become actively involved in politics.

9. Duties and Responsibilities of the Board

In addition to the duties stipulated under section 41 (5) of the Act, the board of directors of a banking institution or controlling company shall be responsible for the following: -

9.1 Appointment: - select and appoint executive officers who are qualified and competent to administer the affairs of the banking institution or controlling company effectively and soundly. The management team must be professional at all times in carrying out its duties and the board of directors must ensure at all times the effectiveness and competence of their management team.

8 Government Gazette 24 January 2017 6221

9.2 Supervisory Oversight on Management: - supervise the affairs of the banking institution or controlling company, and be regularly informed of the banking institution and controlling company’s financial condition and management policies ensuring that the banking institution and controlling company are soundly managed. The directors of a banking institution are entrusted with the handling and investment of public funds. Consequently, the supervisory commitment required from them entails a higher degree of wisdom, prudence, good business judgement and competence than that of directors of other types of companies. They must commit sufficient time to be fully acquainted with the condition of the business and the direction into which they are steering the banking institution and controlling company to apply immediate remedial measures when the need arises.

Although directors may delegate certain authority to executive officers, it is ultimately their responsibility to supervise the banking institution and controlling company to ensure sound management. The board must meet at least once quarterly, to deliberate on the performance of the banking institution and to provide direction and guidance to management.

9.3 Objectives, Strategies, Policies, Procedures, and Processes: - provide clear and effective objectives, policies, strategies, and systems within which senior executive officers must operate. These must cover all aspects of operations, including strategic planning, credit, administration and control, asset and liability management encompassing the management of liquidity risk, interest rate risk in the banking book, market risk, credit risk, operational risk, accounting system and control, service quality, automation plan, prevention of money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation financing, profit planning and budgeting, adequacy of capital and human resource development and ensuring compliance with any obligation specified in any applicable laws. Clear lines and limits of authority for all levels of staff must be established.

9.4 Internal Audit Department: - set up an effective internal audit department, staffed with qualified internal audit resources to perform internal audit functions, covering the traditional function of financial as well as management audits. To enhance the independence of the internal audit function, the board must ensure that the internal auditors have full access to all records, and are given an appropriate standing in the organisation’s hierarchy. In this regard, the internal auditors must be placed under the direct authority and supervision of the Audit Committee and must report independently to the said Committee. The Chief Internal Auditor including the Internal Audit Department, must have a direct reporting line to the Chairperson of the Audit Committee and his performance must be evaluated and rated by the Audit Committee.

9.5 Audit Committee: - establish and ensure the effective functioning of an Audit Committee comprising of non-executive directors, in accordance with section 42 of the Act.

9.6 Risk Management Committee: - establish and ensure the effective functioning of a Risk Management Committee, which should be responsible for creating a comprehensive risk management process to identify; measure; monitor; evaluate; and control or mitigate all material risks inherent in the banking institution and controlling company. Additionally, the Risk Management Committee must provide oversight on senior management’s activities in managing credit, market, liquidity, operational, compliance, reputational, strategic, country and transfer risks and any other risks of the banking institution and controlling company; The committee must ensure that the risk function within the banking institution and controlling company possess sufficient experience and qualification and must has sufficient stature, authority, independence and resources to enable it to carry out its responsibilities.

9.7 Compliance: - in line with principle C6-1 of the NamCode, the board must ensure that there is an effective independent compliance function overseeing the management of the bank’s compliance risk and approves the banking institution’s compliance policy, including a

6221 Government Gazette 24 January 2017 9

formal document establishing a permanent and effective compliance function. At least once a year, the board or a committee of the board must assess the extent to which the banking institution is managing its compliance risk effectively.

Most importantly, directors are expected to observe and be familiar with banking and other relevant legislation, related regulations, determinations, guidelines, and notices and must exercise due diligence to ensure that these are not violated. Directors may be held accountable for any non-compliance with the provisions of the banking legislation and be removed from office if found to have acted against the interests of depositors and the banking institution.

**9.8 Social Responsibility:** - ensure that the banking institution has a beneficial influence on the economic well-being of the community. Within the framework of sound business practices, directors have a continuing responsibility to the community to provide those banking services and facilities which will be conducive to economic growth and national policy aspirations.

**9.9 Self-serving Practices and Conflict of Interest:** - display the utmost good faith towards the banking institution in their dealings with it or on its behalf. Since, once their appointments take effect, Directors assume a fiduciary role and must disclose their outside business interests and in particular, avoid making any personal profit, acquiring personal benefit or retaining any commission, bonus or gifts for performing their official function of granting approval to financing arrangements or the use of particular services.

They must also undertake to comply with the lending policies and practices applicable to directors of the bank and controlling company. With regard to credit exposures to directors, banking institutions must comply with the determinations issued by the Bank in terms of section 36 of the Act on exposures to directors, officers with managerial responsibilities, shareholders, etc.

**10. Composition of the Board of Directors**

**10.1 Minimum Number of Directors:** - a banking institution must have at least five directors. This is crucial to ensure that an adequate number of directors are always present to provide direction and guidance to the management of the banking institution. In the event that the Memorandum and Articles of Associations (M&A) of a banking institution prohibits the appointment of more than five directors, the M&A must be amended. In other cases, banking institutions are obliged to amend their M&A, as and when convenient, to provide for a minimum of five directors.

To ensure appropriate succession planning, the board should identify a sufficiently broad population of candidates to be nominated as board members. This should consist of a blend of qualified executive, non-executive and independent non-executive members.

**10.2 Independent Non-Executive Directors:** - in an increasingly complex banking environment, the presence of suitably qualified independent directors can contribute effectively towards achieving the main tasks of the board. Independent directors must provide the necessary check and balance on the “controller” i.e. parties representing the interests of the majority shareholders of the banking institution or controlling company so as to ensure that interests of minority shareholders and that of the general public are given due consideration in the decisions-making process. Independent directors should not be brought in only to be neglected and ignored as this would tantamount to deceiving the minority shareholders and the public.

A banking institution and controlling company must appoint **at least two** independent non-executive directors to its board. A director of a banking institution who is an independent director of that bank institution’s controlling company will be considered to be an independent

10 Government Gazette 24 January 2017 6221

director of such a banking institution if he does not have a direct or indirect stake of more than 5% in that respective banking institution.

**10.3 Chairperson of the Board:** - in order to achieve appropriate checks and balances, the chairperson of the board of a banking institution or controlling company must be an independent non-executive director, who is free of conflict of interest at appointment or election.

The board must evaluate the independence of the chairperson on annual basis. In situations where the independence of the chairperson is questionable or impaired, a lead independent non-executive director (LID) should be appointed as a chairperson for as long as the situation exists.

The chairperson of the board of a banking institution and the chairperson of the controlling company maybe the same person provided that there is a substantially the same board of directors serving both the banking institution and the controlling company and that the minutes are kept and documented separately.

No substantial shareholder in the banking institution or controlling company may be appointed to be the chairperson or deputy chairperson of that banking institution or controlling company.

Additionally, any person who has been employed by the banking institution and/or the banking institution’s controlling company in any executive capacity for the preceding three financial years may not be appointed as a chairperson of the Board.

In addition to the above, the appointment of a board chairperson should comply with Principle C2-16 of the NamCode which deals with aspects relating to the chairperson of a company.

Banking institution or controlling company are required to bring the board structure in compliance with this Determination regarding the appointment of substantial shareholder in the banking institution or controlling company as a chairperson or deputy chairperson within two years from the date of publication.

**10.4 Maximum Number of Executive Directors:** - a maximum of two executive officers, including the Principal Officer, of a banking institution or controlling company must serve on the board. In exceptional cases with the prior written consent of the Bank, up to three senior officers may be appointed as directors. This is to ensure that the non-executive and independent non-executive directors, who should form the majority, render the necessary independence to the board from the executive arm of the banking institution or controlling company, and help mitigate any possible conflict of interest between the policy-making process and the day-to-day management of the banking institution and controlling company.

**10.5 Board Committees:** - the majority of the members of the various board committees shall be non-executive directors. A banking institution or controlling company may choose to establish one single board committee to deal with all key risk areas (audit, risk, compliance, remuneration, information technology, etc.) e.g. Board, Audit and Risk Committee. However, the banking institution or controlling company must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Bank that such single committee will adequately deliver on its mandate in the respective areas.

Committees must be chaired by independent non-executive directors, other than the executive directors.

6221 Government Gazette 24 January 2017 11

**11. Directorship in Other Companies**

Interlocking directorships in any other banking institutions or banking groups are prohibited. The Bank will only allow common directorships for banking institutions and controlling companies within the same group. This is in line with the need to avoid conflict of interest situations in the management of two or more banking groups. Consistent with this policy, a person with more than 5% of the total nominal value of all vote bearing shares issued in a banking institution or controlling in his personal capacity (directly or indirectly) must not be appointed to the board of another banking institution or banking group.

Subject to the prior written approval of the Bank, any executive director (including the principal officer) of a banking institution must not hold any executive position in another company. However, for companies within the same group, and family-owned companies of the principal officer or executive director, exemption may be granted on a case-by-case basis. This is consistent with the Bank’s requirement for a principal officer and any other executive director to devote his attention and commitment principally to the day-to-day operations of a banking institution.

**12. Attendance of Meetings by Non-Executive (including Independent Non-Executive) Directors**

Non-executive board members must attend at least 75% of the board meetings of a banking institution or controlling company in any particular year. This is to ensure that they will discharge their duties and responsibilities effectively. At its Annual General Meeting, a banking institution or controlling company must review the suitability of any non-executive director who has failed to comply with this 75% attendance rule without valid reason. A non-executive who breached the 75% attendance rule without valid reason for two consecutive years must be discharged. Attendance must be disclosed in the annual report.

**13. Remuneration of Directors, Principal Officers and Executive Officers**

The remuneration of the directors, principal officers and executive officers shall not be out of line with the nature and size of operations of a banking institution. The directors, principal officer and executive officers shall not avail themselves of unreasonably bountiful remuneration, with excessive bonuses and fringe benefits relative to the profits and operations of the banking institution. Banking institutions and controlling companies should remunerate directors fairly and responsibly. (Refer to Principle C2 - 25 of the NamCode).

**13.1 Effective governance of remuneration**

The board of directors of banking institutions and controlling companies should exercise good stewardship of their banking institutions’ remuneration practices and ensure that remuneration works in harmony with other practices to implement balanced risk postures:

a) The banking institutions and controlling company’s board of directors must actively oversee the organisation’s remuneration policies.

b) The banking institutions and controlling companies board of directors must monitor and review the remuneration system to ensure the system operates as intended.

c) Staff engaged in financial and risk control must be independent, have appropriate authority, and be remunerated in a manner that is independent of the business areas they oversee and commensurate with their key role in the banking institution.

12 Government Gazette 24 January 2017 6221

**13.2 Effective alignment of remuneration with prudent risk taking**

An employee’s remuneration should take account of the risks that he/she takes on behalf of the banking institution. Remuneration should take into consideration prospective risks and risk outcomes that are already realised.

a) Remuneration must be adjusted for all types of risk. Subdued or negative financial performance of the financial institution should generally lead to a considerable contraction of the banking institution’s total variable compensation.

b) Remuneration outcomes must be symmetric with risk outcomes.

c) Remuneration pay-out schedules must be sensitive to the time horizon of risks.

**13.3 Effective supervisory oversight and engagement by stakeholders**

Banking institutions and controlling companies must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Bank and other stakeholders that their remuneration policies are sound.

a) Supervisory review of remuneration practices must be rigorous and sustained, and deficiencies must be addressed promptly with supervisory action.

b) Banking institutions and controlling companies must disclose clear, comprehensive and timely information about their remuneration practices to facilitate constructive engagement by all stakeholders.

**14. Reporting Requirements**

The banking institutions and controlling companies must report, within **5 working days**, to the Bank when any director or principal officer resigns from their positions. The banking institutions and controlling companies must, if they become aware of any changes in the “fitness and propriety” of any of their directors or principal officer, report such changes to the Bank in writing within **10 working days** of them becoming aware. The banking institution must also submit form CM29 within 10 working days, should there be a change in directorships in terms of resignations and/or new appointments.

**PART IV: CORRECTIVE MEASURES**

**15. Corrective measures** - If a banking institution or controlling company fails to comply with this Determination, the Bank may pursue any remedial measures as provided under the Act or any other measures the Bank may deem appropriate in the interest of prudent banking practices.

**PART V: EFFECTIVE DATE**

**16. Effective date** - The effective date of this Determination shall be 1 February 2017.

**17. Repeal of BID-1** - This Determination repeals and replaces the Determinations on the Appointment, Duties and Responsibilities of Directors and Principal Officers of Banking Institutions (BID-1) published, as General Notice No. 119, in the Government Gazette No. 1899 of 29 June 1998.

ANNEXURE A

(If insufficient space provided, please attach a separate sheet)

STATEMENT BY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DIRECTORS, OR HOLD EXECUTIVE POSITION OR ARE PROPOSING TO HOLD, THE POSITION OF A DIRECTOR OR PRINCIPAL OFFICER OR EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF A BANKING INSTITUTION (THE INSTITUTION) OR CONTROLLING COMPANY

(Confidential and not available for inspection by the public)

Name of institution in connection with which this questionnaire is being completed:
Your surname:
Your full forename(s):
Former surname(s) and or forename(s) by which you may have been known:
Please state in what capacity you are completing this questionnaire, i.e. as a current or prospective director, principal officer or executive officer or combination of these. Please state your full title and describe the particular duties and responsibilities attached to the position(s) that you hold or will hold. If you are completing this form in the capacity of director, indicate whether, in your position as director, you have or will have executive responsibility for the management of the institution’s business. In addition, please provide a copy of your detailed signed curriculum vitae, unless it has already been provided:
Addresses (Residential and Postal):
Any previous residential address (es) during the past 10 years:
Date and place of your birth (including town or city):
Your nationality and how it was acquired (birth, naturalization or marriage):
Name(s) and address (es) of your bankers during the past 10 years:
Your professional/academic qualifications and date on which and institution/s where they were obtained:
Your occupation and employment now and during the past 10 years, including the name and address of your employer in each case, the nature of business, the position held and relevant dates:
What other body corporates (other than the banking institution) are you a director or hold an executive position and since when? Describe any relationship, which now exists or will exist between the other institution and the proposed bank:
Do you have any direct or indirect interest representing 5 per cent or more of the issued capital of any body corporate (other than the institution) that is now authorized, or has applied for authorization, under the Act? If so, give particulars:
Of what body corporates other than the institution and those listed under paragraph 13 have you been a director or an officer with managerial responsibilities at any time during the past 10 years? Give relevant dates:
Do any of the body corporates listed in paragraphs 12, 13, 14, and 15 maintain a business relationship with the institution? If so, give particulars:
Do you hold or have you ever held or applied for a license or equivalent authorization to carry on any business activity in Namibia or elsewhere? If so, give particulars. If any such application was refused or withdrawn after it was made or any authorization was revoked, give particulars:
Does any institution with which you are, or have been, associated as a director or executive officer, hold or has it ever held or applied for, a license or equivalent authorization to carry on any business activity? If so, give particulars. If any such application was refused, or was withdrawn after it was made or an authorization revoked, give particulars:
Have you, at any time, been convicted of any offence, excluding -
(i) any traffic offences related?
(ii) any political offence?
If so, give particulars of the court by which you were convicted, the offence, the penalty imposed and the date of conviction:
Have you, in Namibia or elsewhere, been censured, disciplined, warned as to future conduct, or made the subject of a court order at the instigation of any regulatory authority or any professional body to which you belong or belonged, or have you ever held a practicing certificate subject to conditions? If so, give particulars:
Have you, or has any body corporate, partnership or unincorporated institution with which you are, or have been, associated as a director or officer with managerial responsibility, been the subject of an investigation, in Namibia or elsewhere, by or at the instigation of a government department or agency, professional association or other regulatory body? If so, give particulars:
Have you, in Namibia or elsewhere, been dismissed from any office or employment, or subject to disciplinary proceedings by your employer or barred from entry to any profession or occupation? If so, give particulars:
Have you failed to satisfy any debt adjudged due and payable by you, as a judgment-debtor under an order of a court in Namibia, or elsewhere, or made any compromise arrangement with your creditors within the last 10 years? If so, give particulars:
Have you ever been declared insolvent (either provisionally or finally) by a court in Namibia or elsewhere, or has bankruptcy petition ever been served on you? If so, give particulars:
Have you, in connection with the formation or management of any body corporate, partnership or unincorporated institution, been adjudged by a court in Namibia or elsewhere, civilly liable for any fraud, misfeasance or other misconduct by you towards such a body or company or towards any members thereof? If so, give particulars:
Has any body corporate, partnership or unincorporated institution with which you were associated as a director or executive officer, in Namibia or elsewhere, been wound up, made subject to an administration order, otherwise made any compromise or arrangement with its creditors or ceased trading, either while you were associated with it or within one year after you ceased to be associated with it, or has anything analogous to any of these events occurred under the laws of any other jurisdiction? If so, give particulars:
Have you been concerned with the management or conduct of the affairs of any institution that, by reason of any matter relating to a time when you were so concerned, has been censured, warned as to future conduct, disciplined or made the subject of a court order at the instigation of any regulatory authority in Namibia or elsewhere? If so, give particulars:
In carrying out your duties will you be acting on the directions or instructions of any other individual or institution? If so, give particulars:
Do you, or does any related party of whom you are aware, undertake business with this institution? If so, give particulars:
How many shares in the institution are registered in your name or the name of a related party? If applicable, give name(s) in which registered and class of shares:
In how many shares in the institution (not being registered in your name or that of a related party) are related parties beneficially interested?
Do you, or does any related party, hold any shares in the institution as trustee or nominee? If so, give particulars:
Are any of these shares in the institution mentioned in reply to questions 30, 31 and 32 equitably or legally charged or pledged to any party? If so, give particulars:
What proportion of the voting power at any general meeting of the institution (or of another body corporate of which it is a subsidiary) are you or any related party entitled to exercise or control the exercise of?
If the exercise of the voting power at any general meeting of the institution, or of another body corporate of which it is a subsidiary, is or may be controlled by one or more of your associates or any related party, give the proportion of the voting power so controlled in each case and the identity of each associate:
Are you currently, or do you, other than in professional capacity, expect to be, engaged in any litigation in Namibia or elsewhere? If so, give particulars excluding litigations relating to private affairs such as divorce, child custody, child maintenance etc.:
Do you have a basic knowledge and understanding of the risks to which banking institutions and controlling companies are exposed?
Do you, at all times while acting in your capacity as a director or executive officer of the institution, undertake to:

act in good faith towards the bank/banking institutions and controlling companies in the group;
avoid conflict between your other interests and the interests of the bank/banking institutions and controlling companies in the group; and
place the interest of the bank/banking institutions and controlling companies in the group and the depositors above all other interests?

Have you acquainted yourself with, and do you understand, the extent of the rights and powers, as well as your responsibilities and duties as a director of the institution, as contained in the common law, the Companies Act, 2004 (Act No. 28 of 2004), the Banking Institutions Act, 1998 (as amended), Determinations on the appointment and duties of Directors issued by the Bank of Namibia? (To be completed only by directors or prospective directors).
Are you a practicing lawyer employed by or a partner in a bank which is on the panel of lawyers of the institution?
Are you a practicing accountant employed by or a partner in an accounting firm which is engaged or to be engaged to conduct the audit or consultancy work for the institution?
Are you a member of National Assembly or the National Council of Namibia or any other equivalent state organs in other jurisdictions?

ANNEXURE B

Provide your latest personal financial statements below:

PERSONAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(To be submitted by Directors or Principal Officers or Executive Officers) (Amounts in N$’000)

Balance sheet (as at ________________)

Assets	Liabilities & Net worth
Cash & Bank Balances: (Schedule I)	Accounts Payable:
Marketable Securities: (Schedule II)	Notes Payable:
CSV Life Insurance: (Schedule III)	Mortgage Indebtedness:
Debtors-Good:	Interest Payable:
Debtors-doubtful:	Taxes Payable:
Other Investments: (Schedule IV)	Judgements:
Machinery & Equipment:	Other Liabilities (specify):
Real Estate (1): (Schedule V)	Total Liabilities:
Farms Products (2):	Net Worth:
Business Interests:	Total Liab’s & Net Worth:
Other Assets (specify):
Total Assets:

Income (for the year: ________________)


Salary/Wages:
Investments:
Real Estate:
Other (Specify):
Total:

PERSONAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SUPPORTING SCHEDULES

(Attach additional sheets as necessary)

SCHEDULE I

CASH IN BANKS

TYPE OF SECURITY (Savings, checking)	BANK AND ADDRESS	ACCOUNT NAME	BALANCE

SCHEDULE II

MARKETABLE SECURITIES

TYPE OF SECURITY (Stock, Bonds)	DESCRIPTION	NO OF SHARES OR FACE VALUE	IN NAME OF	COST	MARKET VALUE

SCHEDULE III

LIFE INSURANCE IN FORCE

FACE AMOUNT	TYPE OF POLICY (Whole life, term)	POLICY NUMBER	INSURANCE COMPANY AND ADDRESS	(A) INSURED	(B) BENEFICIARY	CASH VALUE

Note: Please provide account numbers where applicable.

BIF 022

SCHEDULE IV
OTHER INVESTMENTS

DESCRIPTION (INCLUDE NATURE/EXTENT OF OWNERSHIP)	DATE PURCHASED	COST	CURRENT VALUE

SCHEDULE V
REAL ESTATE OWNED

DESCRIPTION (INCLUDE NATURE/EXTENT OF INTEREST)	DATE PURCHASED	COST	MORTGAGE* INDEBTEDNESS	CURRENT VALUE

Describe below the terms of mortgages with name and address of mortgage.

SCHEDULE VI
NOTES/LOANS PAYABLE - BANKS AND OTHERS

WHERE BORROWED	DATE OF LOAN	ORIGINAL AMOUNT	REPAYMENT TERMS	COLLATERAL SECURITY (IF ANY)	CURRENT BALANCE OWING

Please provide account numbers where applicable.

Determination on the Appointment, Duties and Responsibilities of Directors, Principal Officers, and Executive Officers of Banking Institutions and Controlling Companies (BID-1)