NCR NIGERIA PLC

RC. 751

6 Broad Street

Lagos

NOTICE OF THE 71ST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 71st Annual General Meeting of NCR (Nigeria) PLC (the "Company") will be held virtually via the Zoom Cloud Meeting platform at NCR House, No 6 Broad Street, Lagos Island, on Wednesday, 24th May 2023 at 11.00 am to transact the following businesses:

ORDINARY BUSINESS

  1. To lay before the meeting the Audited Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended 31st December 2022, together with the Reports of the Directors, the Auditors and the Audit Committee thereon
  2. To elect/re-elect Directors
  3. To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the Auditors
  4. To elect shareholders members of the Audit Committee
  5. To disclose the Remuneration of Managers of the Company in line with Section
    257 of Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 ("CAMA")

SPECIAL BUSINESS: By Ordinary Resolution

  1. To consider and if thought fit, pass the following resolution as ordinary resolution of the Company:
    "THAT the remuneration of the Non-Executive Directors of NCR (Nigeria) Plc for the year ending 31st December 2023, and until further notice, be and is hereby fixed at ₦4.5 million (four million and five hundred thousand Naira) only as Directors' fees. In addition, sitting allowances will be paid at standard agreed rates for each meeting attended by the Directors".
    *Please note that this represents no change in the components of the remuneration of the Non-Executive Directors from the previous year.
  2. To consider and if thought fit, pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution of the Company:
    "THAT, pursuant to Rule 20.8 of the Rulebook of the Nigerian Exchange Limited 2015, a general mandate be and is hereby given authorising the Company during the 2023 financial year and up to the date of the next Annual General Meeting, to procure goods, services, and financing and enter into such incidental transactions necessary for its day-to-day operations from its related parties or interested persons on normal commercial terms consistent with the Company's Transfer
    Pricing Policy. All transactions falling under this category which were earlier entered into in 2023 prior to the date of this meeting are hereby ratified."

Directors: Otunba Adekunle Ojora OFR, CON, FNIM, J.P. (Chairman). Ms Christiana Yisa (Country Manager), Ms Louise Georgiou (Cypriot), Michael Vallier (USA), Chief Bisade Biobaku, Mr Mathew Adefila

NCR NIGERIA PLC

RC. 751

6 Broad Street

Lagos

VOTING BY INTERESTED PERSONS

In line with the provisions of Rule 20.8 (h) Rules Governing Related Party Transaction of Nigerian Exchange Limited, interested persons have undertaken to ensure that their proxies, representatives, or associates shall abstain from voting on resolution 7 above.

NOTES:

PROXY

A member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting is eligible to appoint a Proxy to attend and vote in his/her place and such Proxy needs not be a member of the Company. A proxy form is included in the Annual Report. All instruments of proxy must be executed and deposited at the office of the Registrar, Apel Capital Registrars

Limited, 8, Alhaji Bashorun Street, Off Norman Williams Crescent, South West Ikoyi, Lagos, P.O. Box 2388 Marina Lagos, or via E-mail:info@apel.com.ngnot later than 48 hours before the time fixed for the meeting. Arrangements have been made by the Company to bear the cost of stamp duties on the instruments of proxy.

  1. LIVE STREAMING OF THE MEETING
    By virtue of schedule 11 of the Business Facilitation Act, 2022, which amended section 240 of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020, the 71st Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held virtually via the Zoom Cloud Meeting platform. Members will be required to pre-register ahead of the meeting by visiting the investor hub of the Company's website at https://ncr.com.ng/index/investors-hub/.The meeting would also be streamed live, and the live stream can be accessed on the Company's website via the investor hub at https://ncr.com.ng/index/investors-hub/
  2. CLOSURE OF REGISTER OF MEMBERS AND TRANSFER BOOKS
    The Register of Members and Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Monday, 8th May 2023, to Friday, 12th May 2023, both days inclusive, to enable the Registrar to update the Register of members.
  3. AUDIT COMMITTEE
    • Pursuant to Section 404 (6) of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, any shareholder may nominate another shareholder of the company to the audit committee by giving written notice of such nomination to the secretary of the company at least twenty-one (21) days before the Annual General Meeting.

Directors: Otunba Adekunle Ojora OFR, CON, FNIM, J.P. (Chairman). Ms Christiana Yisa (Country Manager), Ms Louise Georgiou (Cypriot), Michael Vallier (USA), Chief Bisade Biobaku, Mr Mathew Adefila

NCR NIGERIA PLC

RC. 751

6 Broad Street

Lagos

    • Please note that Section 404(5) of the CAMA and the Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance 2018 require all members of the audit committee to be financially literate, and at least one member to be a member of a professional body in Nigeria established by an Act of the National Assembly. In addition, regulation 26 (3) of the Audit Regulations 2020 of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria ("FRCN") requires all members of the Audit Committee to be registered with the FRCN. Accordingly, to be valid, nominations should clearly state the FRC number of the person being nominated. We, therefore, request that all nominations to the Audit Committee should be accompanied with the Curriculum Vitae of the Nominees clearly reflecting the FRC number.
  1. UNCLAIMED SHARE CERTIFICATES AND DIVIDEND WARRANTS
    Shareholders are hereby informed that several share certificates and dividend warrants have been returned to the Registrar as unclaimed. Affected members are, by this notice, advised to contact the Registrar, Apel Capital Registrars Limited, 8, Alhaji Bashorun Street, Off Norman Williams Crescent, SouthWest Ikoyi, Lagos, info@apel.com.ngto claim their share certificates and dividend warrants. The Company has also published the list of unclaimed dividends on its website www.ncr.com.ng.
  2. E-DIVIDEND
    Shareholders who are yet to complete the e-dividend registration are advised to download the E-Dividend Mandate Form from the Registrar's website www.apel.com.ngor from the Company's website: www.ncr.com.ng, complete the form and submit the completed form to the Registrar at the address stated above or any branch of the shareholder's respective bank. A detachable copy of the E- Dividend Mandate Application Form is also attached to the Annual Report.
  3. ELECTION/RE-ELECTIONOF RETIRING DIRECTORS
    In accordance with Section 285 of the CAMA, the Directors retiring by rotation are Mr. Michael Vallier and Mr. Matthew Adefila. Both Directors, being eligible have offered themselves for re-election at the meeting. The profiles of Mr. Vallier and Mr. Adefila are contained in the Annual Reports and are also available for viewing at www.ncr.com.ng
  4. RIGHT OF SECURITIES HOLDERS TO ASK QUESTIONS
    Securities holders have a right to ask questions not only at the meeting, but also in writing prior to the Meeting, and such questions should be addressed to the Company Secretary and submitted to the registered office of the Company or sent by email to alsec@uubo.org, at least one week before the meeting.

Directors: Otunba Adekunle Ojora OFR, CON, FNIM, J.P. (Chairman). Ms Christiana Yisa (Country Manager), Ms Louise Georgiou (Cypriot), Michael Vallier (USA), Chief Bisade Biobaku, Mr Mathew Adefila

NCR NIGERIA PLC

RC. 751

6 Broad Street

Lagos

  1. ELECTRONIC ANNUAL REPORT
    The electronic version of the Annual Report will be circulated to shareholders, who have provided their e-mail addresses to the Registrar, and will also be available at www.ncr.com.ngfor viewing and download. Shareholders who are interested in receiving a soft copy of the 2022 Annual Report should request by sending an email to: info@apel.com.ng
  2. ELECTRONIC COMPLAINTS REGISTER
    Please note that in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission's Rule No. 10 (a), shareholders who have complaints should use the electronic complaints register on the website of the Company at www.ncr.com.ngto register their complaints. This will enable the Company to handle complaints from shareholders in a timely, effective, fair and consistent manner.

Dated this 17th day of April 2023

By Order Of the Board

Mrs. Oyindamola Ehiwere

For: Alsec Nominees Limited (Company Secretary)

FRC/2013/ICSAN/00000001651

St. Nicholas House 10th Floor, Catholic Mission Street. P. O. Box 53123, lkoyi, Lagos, Nigeria. alsec@uubo.org

Company's Registered Address

NCR House

6, Broad Street P.O.Box 509,

Lagos, Nigeria.

Directors: Otunba Adekunle Ojora OFR, CON, FNIM, J.P. (Chairman). Ms Christiana Yisa (Country Manager), Ms Louise Georgiou (Cypriot), Michael Vallier (USA), Chief Bisade Biobaku, Mr Mathew Adefila

NCR NIGERIA PLC

RC. 751

6 Broad Street

Lagos

PROXY FORM

71st ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING to be held virtually via the Zoom Cloud Meeting platform at NCR House, No 6 Broad Street, Lagos Island on Wednesday, 24th May 2023 at 11.00 am.

I/We___________________________________________________________________

________ being a member(s) of NCR (Nigeria) PLC hereby appoint the

_________________________________________ as my/our proxy or failing him/her,

the Chairman of the meeting as my/our proxy to vote on my/our behalf for/against the resolution(s) at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held virtually on Wednesday, 24th May 2023 at 11.00 am and at any adjournment thereof.

S/N

ORDINARY BUSINESS/ ORDINARY

FOR

AGAINST

RESOLUTIONS

1.

To re-elect Mr Michael Vallier

2.

To re-elect Mr Matthew Adefila

3.

To authorise the Directors to fix the

remuneration of the Auditors

4.

To elect shareholders' representatives

on the Audit Committee

SPECIAL BUSINESS/ ORDINARY

FOR

AGAINST

RESOLUTIONS

5.

To fix the remuneration of the Directors

6.

To approve a general mandate authorising the

Company during the 2022 financial year and up to

the date of the next Annual General Meeting,

to procure goods, services, and financing and

enter into such incidental transactions necessary

for its day-to-day operations from its related

parties or interested persons on normal

commercial terms consistent with the Company's

Transfer Pricing Policy and to ratify all

transactions falling under this category which

were earlier entered into in 2022 prior to the

date of the meeting.

Directors: Otunba Adekunle Ojora OFR, CON, FNIM, J.P. (Chairman). Ms Christiana Yisa (Country Manager), Ms Louise Georgiou (Cypriot), Michael Vallier (USA), Chief Bisade Biobaku, Mr Mathew Adefila

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