Francien Du Plessis Email & Phone Number

Pretoria, Gp, Za

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

I reported to Philip Kotzé (CEO) and Pieter Botes (CIO) regarding my following functions: (1) In order to negotiate and draft and/or amend the Investment Memo; Term Sheet; PPA; Commission Agreement; NDA, and the EPC’s O&M, I attended meetings between our investment firm, the EPC company, PE investors, energy brokers and other stakeholders; (2) I conducted research into the local and international legal aspects related to RE investments, including (2.1) the most appropriate form of EPC agreement to sign with the EPC company by comparing normal EPC/SLA agreements with the JBCC-, FIDIC-, GCC Contracts as well as the ECC Contract of the NEC3 and NEC4; (2.2) various types of PPAs; (2.3) potential venture capital funds that invest in RE projects, and (2.4) Sections 12B and 12BA of the Income Tax Act, and(3) Other functions, including attending to the Public Liability and Professional Indemnity Insurance cover required for our investment firm, and drafting a Secured Loan and Nominee Agreement.References: (1) Philip Kotzé (CEO of both MBS and RBN Capital): (060) 528 0373 / philipkotze@mbscc.co.za(2) Pieter Botes (CIO of RBN Capital): (082) 804 0088 / pieter@rbn.co.za. (Reference letter is attached below)

I reported to Philip Kotzé (CEO of MBS and RBN Capital), and my primary role was to facilitate the seamless replication of MBS’ operations in the future by drafting the following: (1) Agreements, including Appointment of MBS as Service Provider of Medical Practitioner Agreement, and the Employment Agreement; (2) Operationally-specific Protocols and Policies, including Client Onboarding; Account Notes; Claims; Follow-Ups; Paid Patients; Private Patients; Requests for Discount or Monthly Repayments; Capturing of Payments / Credit Control; Short-Paid or Rejected Claims; Refunds and Medical Scheme Credit Reconciliations; Month-end Reports; Fund Escalation Policy, and Final Notices; (3) IT and Cybersecurity Policies, including Information and IT-Related Equipment and Resources; Technological Change and Training; Software on IT Equipment; Digital Data; Passwords and Access Control; Cybersecurity, and (4) General Policies and Procedures, including Core Principles; Equal Employment Opportunity (Unfair Discrimination and Harassment); Recruitment and Appointment of New Employees; Induction Procedure; Performance Management Process; Leave Policy; Disciplinary Code, and Grievance Procedure.Reference: Philip Kotzé (CEO of both MBS and RBN Capital): (060) 528 0373 / philipkotze@mbscc.co.za. (See Reference Letter below)

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

I was responsible for the following functions for Altitude Asset Management (Pty) Ltd (Cat 1 & 2 FSP), Altitude Financial Solutions (Pty) Ltd (Cat 1 FSP), and Altitude Credit Management (Pty) Ltd: (1) Drafting and negotiating a broad range of agreements, including Funding -; Advance to Vendor’s Supplier -; Administration of Joint Bank Account -; Profit Share -; Secured Loan Facility -; Cession of Rights to Payments -; Suretyship -; Sale of Shares -; Shareholders’ -; Cession of Rights to Broker’s Book -; Platform Provider Service Level -; Appointment of FSP as Intermediary of Insurance Company -; Administration Services -; Consultancy Services -; Buy-Sell-Back -; Cattle Feeding -; MOU -; Sale of Movables -; Lease -; Introducing Broker -; Financial Advisor -, and Employment Agreements; (2) Conducting research into the legal aspects related to PE investments, including (2.1) En Commandite Partnerships (“ECPs”), LPAs and LLP Agreements, and (2.2) Sections 12B and 8F of the Income Tax Act;(3) Liaising with and following the research done by external attorneys regarding: (3.1) the drafting of the ECP Agreement; (3.2) the issuing of debentures in terms of CISCA; FAIS; FMA; FSRA; Banks Act, and Companies Act, and (3.3) the regulation of crypto investments by the FSCA; (4) Amending the Investment Brochure and Client Onboarding Document for the ECP, and (5) Performing various other general legal, HR-related and Company Secretarial functions.

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

I was responsible for checking all the summonses, default judgments, cancellation of sales in execution, warrants of execution, warrants of attachment and settlement agreements for all the unopposed foreclosures after four legal secretaries and two drafters did all the preceding work.

Pretoria Area, South Africa

I tutored Business Law 210 and Business Law 220 in the large 600-seater Thuto 1-2 lecture hall. During the 2020 academic year, I transitioned to conducting the tutorials online. Additionally, I was responsible for marking tests and examination papers and providing research and administrative support to the five professors and lecturers I was assigned to.Reference: Prof Niek Grové (niek.grove@up.ac.za) or Nadia Lategan: (084) 505 8807Reason for leaving: Academic Associates are typically appointed for a two-year period, during which they are expected to complete their Master's degrees. Should one wish to pursue a Doctorate and an academic career, reappointment as an assistant lecturer is possible.

Brooklyn

My responsibilities primarily involved bookkeeping up to the trial balance stage using Excel, Pastel, and eFiling. I was also responsible for preparing management reports and performing reconciliations as part of the process leading to the compilation of annual financial statements.Reference: I reported to Dewald Theron, a Chartered Accountant and director of the firm. He may be contacted at (083) 443 0250 or dewald@inzalobs.co.za.

Centurion, Gauteng

Counselling@'s core activity was placing counsellors in schools to provide accessible, professional counselling services. Reference: Dr. Hanlie Meyer (Counselling Psychologist and previous Chairperson): (082) 550 0167 / hanlie.meyer@mweb.co.za.

Moreletapark, Pretoria

As an accredited South African Association of Mediators (“SAAM”) mediator, I mediated between divorcing parties in order to reach a fair consensus/outcome regarding the division of assets, spousal maintenance, child maintenance, care and contact with children and the details of the parenting plan.Reason for leaving: Sourcing new divorcing clients who want to mediate rather than litigate was very time-consuming. I was not able to source sufficient and continuous new work to justify the overheads and earn a modest income. I therefore commenced my employment at Inzalo Business Services in November 2017.

I completed the academic syllabus but not the full 200 hours of practicum (academic transcript is attached below). As part of my practicum, I developed the "Smart Sam Literacy-cum-Emotional Intelligence-cum-Anti-Abuse Program" (program is attached hereto). This entailed: (1) doing extensive research into all the anti-abuse and emotional intelligence and literacy programs available globally, comparing them and synthesizing the crucial elements to form the Smart Sam program; (2) contracting a cartoon artist to design the first five cartoon characters of the program. and (3) presenting the first part of the program at Nellmapius Primary School.

I counselled pupils as part of my 200 hrs practicum (not completed) for the BA Psychology (Pastoral) (NQF7).

Johannesburg, Gauteng

I drafted and negotiated various types of agreements, including International Swaps and Derivatives Agreements, Credit Support Annexes, Global Master Repurchase Agreements, Procurement Agreements, and Insurance Replacement Agreements, and advised on, amongst others, the CPA and the ECTA.Reference: Patric Ho (Chief Investment Officer: Eskom Pension and Provident Fund): Reference letter is attached below. Reason for leaving: EBucks, one of my main clients, was re-consolidated into the RMB Group. I finalised all the ISDA's and other agreements required for EPPF. We also relocated to Pretoria.

Hyde Park, Johannesburg

I was responsible for negotiating and drafting all the treasury-related agreements, including International Swaps and Derivatives Agreements, Credit Support Annexes, Global Master Repurchase Agreements, Securities Lending Agreements, Overseas Securities Lending Agreements, and Facility Letters. Achievement: In March 2001, Gensec Bank sent me to the UK to meet with JP Morgan and another international counterparty and to attend the Euromoney Legal Training course. Reference: Cornelis Keyser (Treasurer) may be contacted at corriekeyser@iinet.net.au. (Reference letter attached below)Reason for leaving:The birth of our first child.

Hyde Park, Johannesburg

I was responsible for the provision of a vast spectrum of legal advice and the negotiation and drafting various types of agreements, including Sale of Business -; Sale of Shares -; Underwriting -; Shareholders' -; Cession and Pledge -; IT -; Non-disclosure -; Suretyship -, and Subordination Agreements. Achievements: (1) I was a recipient of the "Gensec Employee of the Year Award" acknowledging outstanding performance for the year ending 1998, and (2) In November 1998, Genbel Securities sent me to London to attend the Watertight Derivatives Documentation course. Reference:Willie Boonzaier (General Manager: Compliance and Tax) may be contacted at (082) 603 7506 / willie@lateralunison.co.za. (Reference letter attached below)Reason for leaving: The Genbel group formed a bank, Gensec Bank Ltd, which housed the group’s main trading operations. I moved to Gensec Bank to be the Treasury Legal Advisor.

Sunninghill, Johannesburg

As a candidate attorney in this firm of attorneys that specialised in tax and corporate law, my duties included forming trusts, companies and close corporations, completing tax returns, doing corporate law research and drafting opinions.Reason for leaving: I completed my articles as an attorney and started as Assistant Legal Advisor at Genbel Securities Ltd.

Short-Term Insurance Personal Lines (Stipl1-Os)

16 Cpd Hours On Compliance And Insurance

Re1 & Re5, Regulatory Examinations

Llm In Insurance Law And Governance, Insurance Law And Governance

Project Mangement Foundations Online Course

68,25 CPD units earned

Postgraduate Diploma In Drafting And Interpretation Of Contracts (Nqf 7), Cum Laude

Postgraduate Certificate In Advanced Company Law I (Nqf 7)

Certificate In The Law Of Banking And Financial Markets (Nqf 8), Law

Llb, Law

B. Com (Law) (With Accounting 3A & 3B)