Revised Personal Questionnaire 2026

NON-BANK FINANCIAL INSITUTIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY ("NBFIRA")

[Two passport size Photographs]

PERSONAL QUESTIONNAIRE

To be completed and signed for by the prospective Shareholders, Directors, Key Persons & Controllers of Non-Bank Financial Institutions.

Name of financial institution in connection with which this form is being completed:

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Please state the position you are being appointed for, e.g., as a Director, Chief Executive Officer, Finance Manager, Principal Officer, Trustee etc.

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Please also describe the specific duties & responsibilities that you will assume, indicating whether you will be acting on the directions or instructions of any other person(s). If you are completing this form in the capacity of a director, please indicate whether you will assume executive responsibilities for the management of the company or whether your appointment is for a non-executive role, also indicate whether you are independent or not.

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Please provide details of any other entities of which you are a director, shareholder, or manager and the countries in which these are incorporated:

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This questionnaire is issued in terms of the NBFIRA Fit & Proper Rules, 2022 as read with section 48 of the NBFIRA Act, 2023

1. PERSONAL DETAILS

a. Name of Controller/Key person: (Please give the name of the person completing the questionnaire, i.e., the key person or controller)

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(i) Have you ever had your name changed? ( ) YES ( ) NO If "YES", give the reason for the change:

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(ii) Other names used at any time.

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b. Date & Place of Birth

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c. Postal Address:

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d. Telephone and Fax Numbers

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e. Residential Address

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f. Nationality

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This questionnaire is issued in terms of the NBFIRA Fit & Proper Rules, 2022 as read with section 48 of the NBFIRA Act, 2023

g. Passport No. (non-citizens)/National Identity No.(citizens) ________________________________________________________________________________

h. Gender..................................................................................................................................

Previous residential address 1 (if address stated above is less than 5 years) ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
Number of years resident at this address..........................................................................

Previous residential address 2 (if address 1 stated above is less than 5 years) ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
Number of years resident at this address ..........................................................................

Previous residential address 3 (if address 2 stated above is less than 5 years) ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
Number of years resident at this address ..........................................................................

2. QUALIFICATIONS

Please give details of both professional and educational qualifications:

a. Qualifications
Type: ...................................................................................................................................
Name and location of institution: .......................................................................................
Date received .....................................................................................................................

Type: ...................................................................................................................................

This questionnaire is issued in terms of the NBFIRA Fit & Proper Rules, 2022 as read with section 48 of the NBFIRA Act, 2023

Name and location of institution: .......................................................................................
Date received .....................................................................................................................

b. List membership of Professional Bodies and Associations:

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c. Other relevant training

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4. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

List complete employment record (up to and including present jobs, positions, directorships) for the past 10 years giving:

DATE	EMPLOYER & ADDRESS	TITLE

(a) Can your present employer be contacted? ( ) YES ( ) NO If the answer above is NO, please state the reason ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

(b) Can your former employers be contacted? ( ) YES ( ) NO If the answer above is NO, please state the reason ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

This questionnaire is issued in terms of the NBFIRA Fit & Proper Rules, 2022 as read with section 48 of the NBFIRA Act, 2023

(c) List names, addresses, phone/fax numbers of the two independent referees who have known of your business activities over the last 5 years or more:

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5. REPUTATION & CHARACTER

Please answer “Yes” or “No” to each of the following questions. If the answer is “Yes”, please give full details on a separate sheet of paper.)

(a) Are you, through any previous or current occupation, employment, or otherwise, precluded in any way from carrying on (fully or partially) the services which the company identified above?

YES/NO

(b) Have you at any time been convicted of any offence by any court in any jurisdiction?

YES/NO

(c) Have you or any entity with which you are or have been associated ever been the subject of any disciplinary, legal, investigations or other comparable proceedings, by any law enforcement, regulatory, or professional body in any jurisdiction, whether or not there were any sanctions or other findings as a result?

YES/NO

(d) Have you or any entity with which you are or have been associated ever been refused a licence or equivalent authorisation to carry on a business activity in any jurisdiction?

YES/NO

(e) Have you ever been the subject of an internal disciplinary enquiry at any institution you worked for, or have you ever resigned from a position in any

This questionnaire is issued in terms of the NBFIRA Fit & Proper Rules, 2022 as read with section 48 of the NBFIRA Act, 2023

jurisdiction in circumstances where, but for the resignation, there would likely have been an alternative sanction such as dismissal?

YES/NO

(f) Have you been disqualified from acting as a director or disqualified from acting in any managerial position?

YES/NO

(g) Have you or any entity with which you have been associated, ever been subject, in any jurisdiction, to bankruptcy, liquidation, insolvency proceedings, or compulsorily winding up, as the case may be, or made other agreements or arrangements with creditors?

YES/NO

(h) Are you engaged in any personal litigation in any jurisdiction with respect to the management of any business entity?

YES/NO

(i) Have you ever aided or abetted another person in breach of any law or regulation, business rules or codes of conduct, be it in Botswana or elsewhere?

YES/NO

(j) Have you ever demonstrated an unwillingness to comply with any regulatory requirement or to uphold any professional and ethical standards in Botswana or elsewhere?

YES/NO

(k) Have you ever provided false or misleading information to NBFIRA or been uncooperative in any dealings with NBFIRA or any other regulatory authority in any jurisdiction?

YES/NO

This questionnaire is issued in terms of the NBFIRA Fit & Proper Rules, 2022 as read with section 48 of the NBFIRA Act, 2023

(l) Have you always been fair, truthful, and forthcoming in dealing with customers, superiors, subordinates, auditors, and regulatory authorities?

YES/NO

(m) Are you aware of any other matter that may be material to an assessment, by the Regulatory Authority of your competence, integrity, or financial standing?

YES/NO

(n) Are you, or any immediate member of your family, or close associate, a “Prominent Influential Person” as defined by Section 2 of the Financial Intelligence Act of Botswana? (see addendum for definition of “prominent influential person”)

YES/NO

(o) Is there any information that has not been requested through the above questions, which, in your opinion, might be material and/or of interest to the Regulator?

YES/NO

(p) If the answer to the above question is YES, please state the information.

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This questionnaire is issued in terms of the NBFIRA Fit & Proper Rules, 2022 as read with section 48 of the NBFIRA Act, 2023

Certification

I certify that the above information is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge. I undertake to advise the Regulatory Authority of any material change that occurs at any time after this form is submitted and until such time as I am no longer connected to the applicant entity.

I authorise the Regulatory Authority to contact any person named herein to counter-verify the contents of this form. In so doing the Regulatory Authority may refer to the Application.

Name of Respondent __________________________________________________________

Signature..................................................................Date..........................................

Sworn/Affirmed before me..................................................................at..................................
this.................................. day of..................................20....at..........................hrs.; the applicant having acknowledged that the information he/she has provided on this form is true, complete, and correct to the best of his/her knowledge and belief and made in good faith and has no objection to making an oath or affirmation.

__________________________________________________________________ Commissioner of Oaths

This questionnaire is issued in terms of the NBFIRA Fit & Proper Rules, 2022 as read with section 48 of the NBFIRA Act, 2023

ADDENDUM

In terms of section 2 of the Financial Intelligence Act, Prominent Influential Person means:

“A person who is or has been entrusted with public functions within Botswana or by a foreign country, his or her close associates or immediate member of the family or an international organization and includes —

(a) a President.
(b) a Vice-President.
(c) a Cabinet minister.
(d) a Speaker of the National Assembly.
(e) a Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly.
(f) a member of the National Assembly.
(g) a Councilor.
(h) a senior government official.
(i) a judicial officer.
(j) a Kgosi.
(k) a senior executive of a private entity where the private entity is of such turnover as may be prescribed.
(l) a senior executive of a public body.
(m) a senior executive of a political party.
(n) senior executives of international organisations operating in Botswana; or (o) such person as may be prescribed”

This questionnaire is issued in terms of the NBFIRA Fit & Proper Rules, 2022 as read with section 48 of the NBFIRA Act, 2023

PRIVACY NOTICE

NBFIRA is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy in accordance with our Privacy Policy and the Data Protection Act, 2024.

For purposes of this privacy notice “processing” means any operation or set of operations (collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination, or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction) which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means.

Data Collection: NBFIRA collects your personal data directly from you as well as indirectly from other external sources for purposes of fulfilling our regulatory mandate and sector specific obligations. We collect your: Full names - Contact information (postal and physical address, email, phone number) – Date of birth, Marital Status and Regime – Citizenship and Identification details and identification documents (e.g., national ID, passport) and Gender - Employment and income details - Financial information (e.g. account and bank statements, insurance details, credit history from registered credit reference agencies). By providing that personal data you warrant that you have the necessary consent from the individuals to share their information with NBFIRA

Purpose of Data Collection and Processing – NBFIRA collects and processes your personal data to: - process your license/registration application as required by the NBFIRA Act, analyse your suitability for the products and services you apply for, monitor financial sector trends and emerging market conduct and supervising the business conduct of entities we regulate.

Legal basis for processing your personal data – we will collect and process your personal data with your consent. There may be instances where your consent is not required for processing of your personal data. These include where NBFIRA is required to comply with a legal obligation or where NBFIRA process your personal data to perform a contractual obligation with you or where processing is required to protect your vital interest or those of another or processing is carried out in the public interest or is necessary to protect the vital interests of NBFIRA

Data Sharing: NBFIRA may share your personal data with state security agencies for verification purposes, fraud prevention agencies, regulatory bodies, third-party service providers, NBFIRA professional advisors and representatives who may be based in Botswana or abroad.

Your Rights: Subject to the necessary legal limitations, You have the right to: access your personal data and request corrections, withdraw your consent to processing, request the deletion of your personal data and request corrections, withdraw your consent to processing, request the deletion of your personal data under certain

This questionnaire is issued in terms of the NBFIRA Fit & Proper Rules, 2022 as read with section 48 of the NBFIRA Act, 2023

conditions, object to the processing of your personal data, object to processing of your personal data across multiple platforms and channels and request for data minimization and anonymisation.

Data Security: NBFIRA and its 3rd party service providers, agents and representatives (either based in Botswana or abroad) use security systems and controls designed to maintain confidentiality, prevent loss, unauthorised access and damage to information by unauthorised parties.

Retention Period: Our retention schedule and information policies define how long we keep all types of records. Your data will be retained for 20 years after the termination of our business relationship, or such other period as may be prescribed by the law, after which it will be securely deleted or anonymized.

NBFIRA Privacy Notice relating to how NBFIRA uses your personal information can be viewed on the NBFRA website - https://www.nbfira.org.bw. If you have any questions about this privacy notice or your personal data, please contact our Data Protection Officer at NBFIRA, Floor 4, Exponential Building, Plot 54351 New CBD, Off PG Matante Road, Gaborone or email info@nbfira.org.bw.

Consent: By signing off or submitting this questionnaire, you consent to the processing of your personal data as described in this privacy notice.

Signed at ______________________ on this __________ day of ______________ 20______

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Signature

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Name

This questionnaire is issued in terms of the NBFIRA Fit & Proper Rules, 2022 as read with section 48 of the NBFIRA Act, 2023