Notice is hereby given that the 26th Annual General Meeting of Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc will be held at Radisson Hotel, Isaac John Street GRA Ikeja, Lagos on Wednesday 26th October 2022 at 10.00am to transact the following business:

ORDINARY BUSINESS

  1. To lay before the Members, the Audited Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended 31st December 2021 together with the Reports of Directors, Auditors and Statutory Audit Committee thereon.
  2. To re-elect the following Directors retiring by rotation and being eligible have offered themselves for re-election
    1. Dr Akin Ogunbiyi
    2. Dr Eze Ebube
    3. Mr Soye Olatunji
  1. To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the Auditors
  2. To disclose the remuneration of the Managers
  3. To elect shareholders' representatives of the Statutory Audit Committee.

SPECIAL BUSINESS

  1. To approve the remuneration of Directors
  2. To consider and if thought fit pass with or without modification the following as special resolutions:
    AMENDMENT OF THE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE COMPANY
  1. That the Members hereby authorize that the following clauses be included and/or amended in the Memorandum of Association of the Company as stated below:
    1. That the Directors be and are hereby authorised to take steps to comply with the requirements of Section 124 of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, and Regulation 13 of Companies Regulation 2021, as it relates to unissued shares of the Company, by effecting the cancellation of all the unissued shares of the Company.
    2. That the Company's unissued 38,378,000 units of ordinary shares of N0.50k each amounting to N19, 189, 000 be and are hereby cancelled, thus bringing the issued share capital of the Company to be N10,030, 811, 000 divided into 20, 061, 622, 000 shares of 50kobo each.
    3. That Clause 4 of the Memorandum of Association is deleted, and a new Clause 4 is inserted as "The Issued Share Capital of the Company is N10,030,811,000 divided into 20,061,622,000 Ordinary Shares of 50 kobo each"
    4. That the members hereby authorize that Clause 3 of the Memorandum of Association be and is hereby amended by deleting the following sub clauses g, (gi-gxvii),h, I, j, l, m, n, o, p, q, r s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z, aa, bb, cc, dd,, ff, gg, hh, ii, jj, kk, ll, qq, rr, ss, uu, vv, ww, xx, yy, aaa, bbb, ddd, eee, fff, hhh, iii, nnn, , uuu, vvv.
    5. That the members hereby authorize that the following sub-clause be included as the concluding sub-clause of Clause 3 in the Memorandum of Association of the Company, in accordance with Section 28 of Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 and the Seventeenth Schedule of Companies Regulations 2021:

AND IT IS HEREBY DECLARED THAT:

The objects specified in each of the paragraphs of this clause shall be regarded as independent objects and accordingly shall in no way be limited or restricted (except the contrary is expressly stated) by reference to or inference from the terms of any other paragraph or the name of the Company, but may be carried out in as full and as ample a manner and construed in as wide a sense as if each of the said paragraphs defined the objects clause of a separate and distinct Company.

  1. That the Members hereby authorize that the Articles of Association of the Company be amended as follows:
    1. That Article 5 be deleted, and a new Article 5 be inserted as "The Issued Share Capital of the Company is N10,030,811,000 divided into 20,061,622,000 Ordinary Shares of 50 kobo each.
    2. That a new clause 46 be included in the Articles of Association as follows;
      "The Notice, Annual Reports and Accounts and /or other Reports, documents and information relating to any business to be transacted at any General Meeting of the Company may be distributed or circulated electronically to members and persons entitled to receive them and have provided the Company with an electronic mail address in lieu of surface mail delivery"
    3. That the present Article 66 be deleted and a new Article 66 be inserted as " The number of the Directors of the Company shall not be less than seven and shall not exceed fifteen"
    4. That any two directors of the Company or a Director and the Company Secretary
      (each an "Authorised Person") be and are hereby authorised severally and jointly to; finalise, sign, issue, execute and/or deliver these resolutions in accordance with applicable laws and with such additions, modifications, variations or alterations as such Authorised Person may deem fit and seek all requisite approvals and regulatory filings and take all necessary and further steps to give effect to all the resolutions.

NOTES

1. Compliance with COVID-19 Related Directives and Guidelines

In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the curtailment measures and the guidelines put in place by the Federal Government, Lagos State Government, Health Authorities and Regulatory Agencies, particularly, the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) issued Guidelines on Holding AGM of Public Companies by Proxy. The convening and conduct of the AGM shall be done in compliance with these directives and guideline.

2. Proxy

A member entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting is also entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote in his/her stead. A proxy need to be a member of the Company. To be valid, a proxy form must be completed and duly stamped by the Commissioner of Stamp Duties and returned to the Registrar, Apel Capital Registrars Limited, 8, Alhaji Bashorun Street Off Norman Williams Crescent South West Ikoyi Lagos or by mail to registrars@apel.ngnot less than 48 hours before the time of the meeting.

3. Attendance by Proxy

In line with CAC Guidelines, attendance of the AGM shall be by proxy only. Shareholders are required to appoint a proxy of their choice from the list of nominated proxies below:

Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi

Chairman, Board of Directors

Mr. Olufemi Asenuga

Managing Director/CEO

Mr. Biyi Ashiru -Mobolaji

Executive Director

Mr Eric Akinduro

Shareholder

Dr Anthony Omojola

Shareholder

Mrs Bisi Bakare

Shareholder

Mrs Efunyemi Obideyi

Shareholder

Mr. Moses Igbrude

Shareholder

4. Stamping of Proxy

The Company has made arrangement, at its cost, for the stamping of the duly completed and signed proxy forms submitted to the Company's Registrars within the stipulated time.

5. Broadcast of the AGM

The AGM will be streamed live. This will enable shareholders and other stakeholders who will not be attending physically to view the proceedings. The link for the AGM broadcast will be made available on the Company's website at www.mutualng.com

6. Closure of Register of Members

The Register of Members will be closed from 17th - 21st October, 2022 (both dates inclusive) to enable the Registrar prepare for the Annual General Meeting.

7. Biographical details of Director for Election/Re-election

Biographic details of the Directors seeking election/re-election are provided in the Annual Report.

8. Questions from Shareholders

Shareholders and other holders of the Company's securities reserve the right to ask questions not only at the meeting, but also in writing prior to and after the meeting on any item contained in the Annual Report & Accounts. Please send all questions to investorerelations@mutualng.com

9. Statutory Audit Committee

In accordance with Section 404 (6) of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, any shareholder may nominate another shareholder for election as a member of the Audit Committee by giving notice writing of such nomination to the Company Secretary at least 21 days before the Annual General Meeting.

10. E-Dividend

Pursuant to the directive of the Securities and Exchange Commission, notice is hereby given to shareholders to provide/update their bank account details for the purpose of e- dividend/bonus. A form is included in this Annual Report & Accounts for completion by all shareholders to furnish the particulars of their accounts to the Registrar, Apel Capital Registrars Limited, 8, Alhaji Bashorun Street Off Norman Williams Crescent South West Ikoyi Lagos or email registrars@apel.ng

11. Website

A copy of this Notice and other information relating to the Annual General Meeting can be found on our website www.mutualng.com

By Order of the Board

JIDE IBITAYO

Company Secretary

FRC/2013/NBA/000003123

Dated the 26th Day of September 2022

2015 Overall Highest Award(The PEARL of the Capital Market)

Africa's Most Innovative Insurance Company Award, 2015

(Courtesy: PEARL Awards Nigeria)

(Courtesy African Reinsurance Corporation)

AUTHORISED AND REGULATED BY NATIO NAL I INSURANCE CO MMISSION. RIC-027(G)

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