Non-Executive Directors’

Fees Guide©
5th Edition
TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Foreword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1 Intended use of this guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.3 Categorisation of companies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.4 Information obtained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.4.1 Survey questionnaire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.4.2 Desktop research. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

3. Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.1 Summary table for 114 JSE listed companies – Desktop Research. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.2 Number of standing meetings per annum – Desktop Research. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.3 Average annual fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.4 Detailed fees per level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.4.1 Level 1: Market capitalisation between R 3m and R 159.9m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.4.2 Level 2: Market capitalisation between R 160m and R 747.9m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.4.3 Level 3: Market capitalisation between R 748m and R 2 713.9m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.4.4 Level 4: Market capitalisation between R 2 714m and R 12 499.9m . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.4.5 Level 5: Market capitalisation between R 12 500m and R 270 904m. . . . . . . . . .12
3.4.6 Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.4.6.1 Year on year trends in terms of time commitments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.4.6.2 Year on year trends in the number of standing meetings of the
Board and various Committees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.4.6.3 Average Size of Committees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.4.6.4 Criteria driving NED fee increases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.4.6.5 Supplementary fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.4.6.6 Expenses and/ or benefits provided to NEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.4.6.7 Structure of NED fees for the 31 companies in the survey. . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.4.6.8 How often (in years) are NED fees reviewed for
the 31 companies in the survey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.4.6.9 Is PAYE deducted by companies on NED fees?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.4.6.10 Are NED’s registered for VAT
(i.e. do they issue VAT invoices to the company? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.4.6.11 Gender, race diversity and age. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

4. Annexure A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

5. Annexure B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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FOREWORD

Non-executive directors (NEDs) are responsible for making critical strategic decisions and for overseeing the management
of a company without the benefit of observing the business on a full-time basis. This requires particular skills, knowledge,
experience and business judgement, for which they need to be fairly remunerated. However, determining fair remuneration
is complicated due to the following:
• non-executive directors’ contributions are made in a number of different ways, requiring different time commitments;
• there is no consistency on the prescribed number and duration of standing meetings per annum; and
• there is no uniform method of remunerating NEDs.

With the support of EY, the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa has commissioned the 5th survey of fees paid to NEDs of
companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). The insights derived from the survey have been used to create
a guide to help organisations identify/benchmark average non-executive director fees by applying average hourly rates for
serving on the board, as well as the various committees.

The first four editions of this publication were very well-received.

In the last edition we incorporated social and ethics committee data for the first time and included commentary on the
movement and trends year to year. This year we have undertaken a more robust analysis around the available remuneration
data, through the performance of desktop review research on disclosed NED remuneration figures published by JSE listed
companies, in order to enhance the quality of the results and provide further insights such as on gender and age of NEDs. In
addition, due to the recent queries on NED tax and the SARS non-binding rulings issued, we included an overview on how
current NEDs PAYE and VAT are paid by the surveyed companies.

We hope that this guide will provide your company with valuable guidance and insight into the current NED fee practices and
trends as paid by companies listed on the JSE.

Vikeshni Vandayar
Governance and Legal Specialist: Centre for Corporate Governance
Institute of Directors in Southern Africa

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2. Introduction

2.1 Intended use of this guide

The purpose of this guide is to assist Boards, and specifically Remuneration Committees, with NED fee insight, specifically with
regards to:

• the average hourly rates and total fee for serving on the board and the various committees, per market capitalisation
level (size category);
• typical expenses and benefits provided;
• the average number of Board and Committee standing meetings per annum, per market capitalisation level;
• the typical size and composition of the Board and the respective Committees, per market capitalisation level;
• the typical hours for preparation, attendance and follow up on the Board and Committees per market capitalisation
level; and
• the typical structure of NED fees

2.2 Definitions

The following definitions were applied:

Non-executive director (NED): A director serving on the main board of the company who does not serve the company in an
executive capacity (i.e. who is not involved in the day-to-day operations of the company).

Audit and Risk Committee: Includes the Audit and Risk Committee and committees with substantially the same function.

Remuneration Committee: Includes the Remuneration and Nominations Committee, the HR Committee or committees
with substantially the same function.

Social and Ethics Committee: A committee which monitors social and economic development, good corporate citizenship,
environment, health and public safety, consumer relations and labour and employment activities.

Other Committee: Includes all other board committees.

2.3 Categorisation of companies

For purposes of the analysis, the JSE listed companies were divided into five size categories based on market capitalisation as
at 31 December 2016, as follows:

Market Cap
Level
Minimum Maximum
L1 R 3 000 000 R 159 999 999
L2 R 160 000 000 R 747 999 999
L3 R 748 000 000 R 2 713 999 999
L4 R 2 714 000 000 R 12 499 999 999
L5 R 12 500 000 000 R 270 904 000 000

2.4 Information obtained

2.4.1 Survey questionnaire

Company secretaries of JSE listed companies were invited to participate and complete an on-line NED fees questionnaire.
The primary aim of this questionnaire was to obtain time estimates for:

• preparing for meetings;

• attending meetings; and
• following up on matters arising from meetings attended.

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A total of 31 company secretaries responded to the survey. A detailed list of responding companies is included in Annexure C.
Below is a summary of the respondents by level.

Level No of respondents
L1 1
L2 4
L3 7
L4 7
L5 12
Total 31

2.4.2 Desktop research

Concurrent to the survey, EY extracted the following publicly available data from 95 JSE listed companies:

• number of NEDs;
• number of Board and Committee meetings per company per annum;
• the size and composition of Board and Committees; and
• total fee per NED per annum.

Further to this, EY reviewed the previous editions of the fees guide from 2011 (first edition) to 2016 (fourth edition) to identify
any trends in terms of time commitments and the number of standing meetings on the Board and on the various Committees.

3. Results

3.1 Summary table for 114 JSE listed companies – Desktop Research

The following table shows the results derived from the disclosed fee rates:

Size Category Number of Average NED’s Average number of Board and Average Fees Average Fees
companies per company committee meetings per per NED per per NED per
company per annum annum (R) meeting (R)
L1 20 4.8 12.3 179 110 14 513
L2 20 5.2 14.0 290 971 20 797
L3 19 6.4 17.3 519 559 30 112
L4 21 7.1 16.2 642 986 39 721
L5 34 10.8 26.2 1 190 960 45 363

3.2 Number of standing meetings per annum – Desktop Research

The number of standing meetings per annum per market capitilisation levels as derived from the 114 JSE listed companies is
summarised below for the various Committees:

Average number of meeting per annum (based on desktop research)

Other
Audit and Risk Remuneration Social and Ethics
Size Category Board Committees
Committee Committee Committee

L1 4.6 3.4 2.3 2.0 3.8

L2 5.4 3.5 2.4 1.9 4.4
L3 4.5 3.9 3.0 2.4 8.3
L4 4.3 3.5 3.2 2.5 4.8
L5 6.2 4.6 4.1 3.2 9.7

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3.3 Average annual fees

In order to calculate the average annual fee below, the average meetings per annum (as indicated in section 3.2) were
multiplied by the average fee per NED per meeting (in section 3.4) for the various market capitalisation levels of the 114 JSE
listed companies.

Capacity L1 L2 L3 L4 L5

Board Chairman R 261 505 R 389 858 R 574 672 R 532 288 R 1 337 600

Board Member R 170 789 R 205 837 R 178 236 R 149 378 R 214 904

Audit and Risk Committee

R 67 935 R 259 171 R 155 649 R 200 137 R 311 816
Chairman
Audit and Risk Committee
R 52 217 R 109 837 R 92 914 R 128 454 R 122 447
Member
Remuneration Committee
R 48 059 R 84 689 R 82 743 R 134 691 R 234 475
Chairman
Remuneration Committee
R 46 094 R 52 927 R 35 145 R 119 523 R 122 582
Member
Social and Ethics Committee
R 40 254 R 62 514 R 75 746 R 56 943 R 148 326
Chairman
Social and Ethics Committee
R 13 844 R 30 733 R 34 843 R 37 850 R 70 074
Member

Other Committee Chairman - R 134 548 R 276 033 R 122 582 R 395 430

Other Committee Member - R 77 898 R 198 577 R 57 278 R 122 055

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3.4 Detailed fees per level

The time estimates provided in the Survey were applied to the average fees obtained from the desktop research in order
to derive the following indicative fee rates per meeting, per hour and per day in each of the five size categories for the total
114 JSE listed companies.As such, the quantifiable figures below are based on the data collected from both the survey and
desktop research results.

3.4.1 Level 1: Market capitalisation between R 3m and R 159.9m

Sample Size: 1 company (survey) and 20 companies (desktop)
*indicates data for this item was not provided in the survey ºindicates data for this item was not available via desktop research

Board activities
Ave. est. time per meeting
Ave. fees per NED (R)
Average per NED (hours)
Capacity meetings per
annum Per
Preparation Attendance Follow up Per hour Per day
meeting

Chairman 4.4 * 2.0 2.0 56 849 14 212 113 698

Member 4.3 1.0 2.0 * 37 128 12 376 99 008

Audit and Risk Committee activities

Ave. est. time per meeting
Ave. fees per NED (R)
Average per NED (hours)
Capacity meetings per
annum Per
Preparation Attendance Follow up Per hour Per day
meeting

Chairman 3.7 2.0 3.0 1.0 19 981 3 330 26 641

Member 3.7 3.0 3.0 1.0 15 358 2 194 17 552

Remuneration Committee activities

Ave. est. time per meeting
Ave. fees per NED (R)
Average per NED (hours)
Capacity meetings per
annum Per
Preparation Attendance Follow up Per hour Per day
meeting

Chairman 2.1 1.0 1.0 * 20 895 10 448 83 584

Member 2.1 1.0 1.0 * 20 041 10 021 80 164

Social and Ethics Committee activities

Ave. est. time per meeting
Ave. fees per NED (R)
Average per NED (hours)
Capacity meetings per
annum Per
Preparation Attendance Follow up Per hour Per day
meeting

Chairman 2.5 4.0 3.0 3.0 20 127 2 103 16 102

Member 1.9 * * * 6 922 - -

Other Committee activities (averaged)

Ave. est. time per meeting
Ave. fees per NED (R)
Average per NED (hours)
Capacity meetings per
annum Per
Preparation Attendance Follow up Per hour Per day
meeting

Chairman 2.3 * * * º º º

Member 2.3 * * * º º º

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3.4.2 Level 2: Market capitalisation between R 160m and R 747.9m
Sample Size: 4 companies (survey) and 20 companies (desktop)
*indicates data for this item was not provided in the survey

Board activities
Ave. est. time per meeting
Ave. fees per NED (R)
Average per NED (hours)
Capacity meetings per
annum Per
Preparation Attendance Follow up Per hour Per day
meeting

Chairman 4.8 10.0 3.5 5.0 72 196 3 902 31 220

Member 4.7 10.0 3.5 5.0 38 118 2 060 16 483

Audit and Risk Committee activities

Ave. est. time per meeting
Ave. fees per NED (R)
Average per NED (hours)
Capacity meetings per
annum Per
Preparation Attendance Follow up Per hour Per day
meeting

Chairman 3.7 6.0 3.0 5.0 74 049 5 289 42 312

Member 3.6 6.0 3.0 5.0 31 382 2 242 17 933

Remuneration Committee activities

Ave. est. time per meeting
Ave. fees per NED (R)
Average per NED (hours)
Capacity meetings per
annum Per
Preparation Attendance Follow up Per hour Per day
meeting

Chairman 2.9 5.5 2.5 5.0 35 287 2 823 22 584

Member 2.9 5.5 2.5 5.0 22 053 1 764 14 114

Social and Ethics Committee activities

Ave. est. time per meeting
Ave. fees per NED (R)
Average per NED (hours)
Capacity meetings per
annum Per
Preparation Attendance Follow up Per hour Per day
meeting

Chairman 2.4 5.5 2.5 5.0 32 902 2 530 20 247

Member 2.4 5.5 2.5 5.0 16 175 1 244 9 954

Other Committee activities (averaged)

Ave. est. time per meeting
Ave. fees per NED (R)
Average per NED (hours)
Capacity meetings per
annum Per
Preparation Attendance Follow up Per hour Per day
meeting

Chairman 4.4 * * * 30 579 - -

Member 4.4 * * * 17 704 - -

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3.4.3 Level 3: Market capitalisation between R 748m and R 2 713.9m
Sample Size: 7 companies (survey) and 19 companies (desktop)

Board activities
Ave. est. time per meeting
Ave. fees per NED (R)
Average per NED (hours)
Capacity meetings per
annum Per
Preparation Attendance Follow up Per hour Per day
meeting

Chairman 4.6 6.0 4.6 1.5 127 705 10 554 84 433

Member 4.6 5.3 4.6 1.3 39 608 3 536 28 291

Audit and Risk Committee activities

Ave. est. time per meeting
Ave. fees per NED (R)
Average per NED (hours)
Capacity meetings per
annum Per
Preparation Attendance Follow up Per hour Per day
meeting

Chairman 4.2 6.2 4.1 1.6 39 910 3 354 26 830

Member 4.2 5.3 4.1 1.6 23 824 2 166 17 327

Remuneration Committee activities

Ave. est. time per meeting
Ave. fees per NED (R)
Average per NED (hours)
Capacity meetings per
annum Per
Preparation Attendance Follow up Per hour Per day
meeting

Chairman 2.8 3.2 2.9 0.9 27 581 3 940 31 521

Member 2.8 2.7 2.9 1.0 11 715 1 775 14 200

Social and Ethics Committee activities

Ave. est. time per meeting
Ave. fees per NED (R)
Average per NED (hours)
Capacity meetings per
annum Per
Preparation Attendance Follow up Per hour Per day
meeting

Chairman 2.2 2.5 2.3 0.8 31 561 5 636 45 087

Member 2.2 2.3 2.3 0.8 14 518 2 689 21 508

Other Committee activities (averaged)

Ave. est. time per meeting
Ave. fees per NED (R)
Average per NED (hours)
Capacity meetings per
annum Per
Preparation Attendance Follow up Per hour Per day
meeting

Chairman 6.0 2.0 4.5 2.0 33 257 3 913 31 301

Member 6.0 2.0 4.5 1.0 23 925 3 190 25 520

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3.4.4 Level 4: Market capitalisation between R 2 714m and R 12 499.9m
Sample Size: 7 companies survey and 21 companies (desktop)

Board activities
Ave. est. time per meeting
Ave. fees per NED (R)
Average per NED (hours)
Capacity meetings per
annum Per
Preparation Attendance Follow up Per hour Per day
meeting

Chairman 4.4 3.0 4.1 1.2 123 788 14 914 119 313

Member 4.2 2.8 3.9 0.9 34 739 4 571 36 567

Audit and Risk Committee activities

Ave. est. time per meeting
Ave. fees per NED (R)
Average per NED (hours)
Capacity meetings per
annum Per
Preparation Attendance Follow up Per hour Per day
meeting

Chairman 4.0 3.5 3.9 1.1 57 182 6 727 53 818

Member 3.9 3.1 3.9 0.8 36 701 4 705 37 642

Remuneration Committee activities

Ave. est. time per meeting
Ave. fees per NED (R)
Average per NED (hours)
Capacity meetings per
annum Per
Preparation Attendance Follow up Per hour Per day
meeting

Chairman 3.1 2.1 2.7 1.1 42 091 7 134 57 073

Member 3.1 1.7 2.6 1.0 37 351 7 047 56 379

Social and Ethics Committee activities

Ave. est. time per meeting
Ave. fees per NED (R)
Average per NED (hours)
Capacity meetings per
annum Per
Preparation Attendance Follow up Per hour Per day
meeting

Chairman 2.6 1.9 2.4 0.9 22 777 4 380 35 042

Member 2.6 1.9 2.4 0.7 15 140 3 028 24 224

Other Committee activities (averaged)

Ave. est. time per meeting
Ave. fees per NED (R)
Average per NED (hours)
Capacity meetings per
annum Per
Preparation Attendance Follow up Per hour Per day
meeting

Chairman 4.0 1.5 2.3 1.0 25 538 5 320 42 563

Member 3.8 1.5 2.3 0.8 11 933 2 594 20 753

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3.4.5 Level 5: Market capitalisation between R 12 500m and R 270 904m
Sample Size: 12 companies (survey) and 34 companies (desktop)

Board activities
Ave. est. time per meeting
Ave. fees per NED (R)
Average per NED (hours)
Capacity meetings per
annum Per
Preparation Attendance Follow up Per hour Per day
meeting

Chairman 5.7 16.9 7.0 5.8 215 742 7 264 58 112

Member 5.6 12.3 6.9 1.8 34 662 1 651 13 205

Audit and Risk Committee activities

Ave. est. time per meeting
Ave. fees per NED (R)
Average per NED (hours)
Capacity meetings per
annum Per
Preparation Attendance Follow up Per hour Per day
meeting

Chairman 5.0 17.6 6.2 3.1 67 786 2 520 20 159

Member 5.0 15.3 6.0 1.9 26 619 1 147 9 179

Remuneration Committee activities

Ave. est. time per meeting
Ave. fees per NED (R)
Average per NED (hours)
Capacity meetings per
annum Per
Preparation Attendance Follow up Per hour Per day
meeting

Chairman 4.0 10.5 3.5 1.8 57 189 3 619 28 956

Member 4.0 9.8 3.4 1.4 29 665 2 032 16 255

Social and Ethics Committee activities

Ave. est. time per meeting
Ave. fees per NED (R)
Average per NED (hours)
Capacity meetings per
annum Per
Preparation Attendance Follow up Per hour Per day
meeting

Chairman 3.4 10.1 3.9 1.8 46 352 2 934 23 469

Member 3.4 9.3 3.7 1.2 21 898 1 542 12 337

Other Committee activities (averaged)

Ave. est. time per meeting
Ave. fees per NED (R)
Average per NED (hours)
Capacity meetings per
annum Per
Preparation Attendance Follow up Per hour Per day
meeting

Chairman 7.2 10.1 3.4 4.0 40 766 2 329 18 636

Member 7.2 9.8 3.4 2.5 12 583 801 6 412

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3.4.6 Trends

3.4.6.1 Year on year trends in terms of time commitments

The hours below are reported as averages and derived from the survey.

2011 2012 2013 2015 2016

Number of Number of Number of Number of Number of
Capacity
companies = 23 companies = 29 companies = 32 companies = 28 companies = 31
Preparation

Preparation

Preparation

Preparation

Preparation
Attendance

Attendance

Attendance

Attendance

Attendance
Follow Up

Follow Up

Follow Up

Follow Up

Follow Up
Board
5.8 4.2 6.5 4.3 4.3 2.7 5.7 3.7 3.2 5.3 5.7 2.9 10.3 5.3 3.6
Chairman

Board
3.9 4.3 2.1 3.7 4.3 1.8 3.6 3.7 1.5 3.4 5.7 2.0 7.9 5.1 1.7
Member

Audit and Risk

Committee 6.6 3.5 5.2 4.1 3.9 2.7 5.1 3.7 3.0 4.2 4.3 2.9 10.0 4.8 2.4
Chairman

Audit and Risk

3.8 3.5 2.4 3.1 3.9 1.9 3.3 3.7 1.4 2.8 4.3 1.3 8.8 4.7 1.8
Committee Member

Remuneration
Committee 3.9 2.5 2.0 2.8 2.2 1.9 3.1 2.7 1.6 3.0 3.6 1.5 6.0 3.0 1.6
Chairman

Remuneration
2.8 2.5 2.0 2.2 2.2 1.8 2.2 2.7 1.4 2.1 3.6 1.0 5.5 2.9 1.5
Committee Member

Other Committee
1.3 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.4 2.0 4.1 1.8 7.7 3.3 3.3
Chairman

Other Committee
1.3 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.4 1.2 4.1 1.1 7.5 3.3 2.1
Member

5.9 3.0 1.7

Social & Ethics
Committee - - - - - - - - - - - -
Chairman

5.6 2.9 1.4

Social & Ethics
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Committee Member

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3.4.6.2 Year on year trends in the number of standing meetings on the Board and various Committees

The number of standing meetings below are reported as averages and derived from the survey.

2011 2012 2013 2015 2016

Board/
Committees Number of Number of Number of Number of Number of
companies = 23 companies = 29 companies = 32 companies = 28 companies = 31

L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L1 L2 L3 L4 L5

Board 5.8 5.0 5.3 5.9 6.4 4.6 5 5.5 5.2 6.6 5.0 5.2 4.9 5.6 5.4 4.7 4.9 5.0 5.5 5.3 4,0 4,0 4.7  4.2  5.0 

Audit and Risk

3.2 2.9 3.6 3.9 4.1 4.0 3.0 3.9 3.4 4.6 3.8 3.4 3.6 4.0 4.6 4.2 3.4 4.5 3.9 4.9 4,0  3.7  4.3  4.3  5.3
Committee

Remuneration
2.0 1.9 2.6 3.3 4.2 2.3 2.0 2.7 3.4 4.0 2.0 2.3 3.0 3.4 3.9 2.1 2.4 3.3 3.2 4.1 2,0 3.3  2.9  3.4  4.0 
Committee

Other
0.3 0.5 1.0 2.6 3.0 0.9 1.0 2.4 3.0 5.4 3.0 2.5 3.1 2.8 3.4 2.8 2.7 3.2 3.4 3.7 - -  3,5 2,8 5,1
Committees

Social & Ethics

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.9 2.1 2.6 2.1 3.2 1,5 3.0  2.0  2.6  3.5
Committee

High level analysis:

- Audit and Risk Committee standing meetings have generally increased for all market capitalisation levels in the years
2011 – 2016. From our experience and trend analysis, again, this is most likely due to the expanding Audit and
Risk Committee’s agenda, to the ever changing business environment, therefore more focus is placed on risk
oversight responsibilities.

- Remuneration Committee standing meetings have remained fairly consistent during the periods 2011 to 2016.
Remuneration Committees are increasingly required to ensure sound remuneration governance. In light of Kin
IV Report on Corporate Governance™ for South Africa 2016 (“King IV™”) developments, there is increased shareholder
involvement in the remuneration affairs of the company now that they are expected to give the non-binding advisory
vote on the remuneration policy each year.

- Other committee standing meetings have increased considerably over the past two years. The recent research shows
that new committees have been established to address various aspects. Each company has its own types of
committees and the scope of their mandates differ substantially from company to company, the average number of
standing meetings should serve only as a general time-based guideline.

It is critical that the Board or Committee performs the activities articulated in its mandate and should only focus on board
and committee matters and not stray into the management direction,’ thus providing an independent view of the company
that is removed from the day-to-day running. The NED role can be summarised as follows:

• Strategic direction: As an ‘outsider,’ the non-executive director may have a clearer or wider view of external factors
affecting the company and its business environment than the executive directors. The normal role of the non
executive director in strategy formation is therefore to provide a creative and informed contribution and to act as a
constructive critic in looking at the objectives and plans devised by the chief executive and his or her executive team.

• Monitoring performance: Non-executive directors should take responsibility for monitoring the performance of
executive management, especially with regard to the progress made towards achieving the organisation’s strategy
and objectives. They are also responsible for determining appropriate levels of remuneration of executive directors,
and have a prime role in appointing, and where necessary removing, executive directors and in succession planning.

• Communication: An important function for non-executive directors is to help connect the business and board with
networks of potentially useful people and organisations. In some cases, the non-executive director will be called
upon to represent the company externally.

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3.4.6.3 Average size of committees

The average number of NED members for the various Board and Committees has been ascertained from a desktop review of
the 114 JSE listed companies and has been summarised in the table below:

Board/ Committees Average number of

NED members
Main Board 6.3
Audit and Risk Committee 3.8
Remuneration Committee 3.7
Social and Ethics Committee 3.1
Other Committees 6.2

3.4.6.4 Criteria driving NED fee increases

As determined from the 31 companies in the survey, NED fees are adjusted taking into account the following criteria:

Fee Increase criteria % of responses per market cap level

L1 L2 L3 L4 L5
CPI 100% 50% 71% 71% 50%
Market comparison 0 75% 100% 86% 83%
Company performance 0 25% 57% 43% 33%
Previous year’s increase 0 25% 29% 57% 17%
Other* 0 0 14% 14% 8%

*Other criteria driving NED fee increases were indicated as “Increase in obligations”, “Remuneration report and IoDSA’s NED Fees guide”.

It is evident that the main drivers of NED fee adjustments are CPI and market comparisons, and company performance is
also being taken into account more.

3.4.6.5 Supplementary fees

Of the 31 participants surveyed, 35% (11 out of 31) paid supplementary fees for additional workload. Whereas 65% (20 out of
31) did not pay supplementary fees.

Supplementary fees for additional

Number of participants Percentage
workload paid
Yes 11 35%
No 20 65%
Total 31

The structure of supplementary fees were reported as follows from the survey results:

Structure of Supplementary fees Number of participants Percentage of “Yes” responses

Hourly Rate 3 27%
Daily Rate 1 9%
Per project fees 4 36%
Other* 3 27%
*Other structures were indicated as “consultation fee in NED capacity”, “per additional meeting”, “per meeting”.

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3.4.6.6 Expenses and/ or benefits provided to NEDs

Of the companies surveyed, the common expenses for which the NEDs were reimbursed are travel and accommodation
expenses. In a few circumstances NEDs were reimbursed for conference fees and cell phone expenses. It is further indicated
that certain benefits could be provided to NEDs (i.e. liability insurance) subject to the required approval being obtained. The
survey has indicated that liability insurance is provided to certain companies at varying market capitalisation levels.

It is generally recommended that NEDs should not participate in any performance bonus schemes. Of the companies
surveyed, none of the NEDs participated in any performance bonus schemes.

A breakdown of expenses and/or benefits provided to NED’s for the 31 companies in the survey, is set out below:

Expenses/ benefits % of participants per market cap level who answered “Yes”
L1 L2 L3 L4 L5
Travel expenses 0 50% 29% 57% 33%
Meal expenses 0 50% 14% 57% 17%
Accommodation expenses 0 50% 14% 57% 33%
Conference fees 0 25% 0 0 0
Cellphone expenses 0 25% 0 14% 8%
Liability insurance provided 0 25% 14% 14% 17%
Other 0 0 0 0 17%

*Other benefits were indicated as “discounts (in-store)”.

3.4.6.7 Structure of NED fees for the 31 companies in the survey

The predominant approach to structure fees is on an hourly rate or on a per meeting basis:

Structure of fees Board Committees

(No of participants) (No of participants)
Hourly rate 14 14
Annual retainer 1 0
Per meeting 24 20
Other* 2 3
*Other structure of fees were indicated as “Twice a year”, “ total annual retainer per NED based on benchmarking (every second year and various committees
attended)”, “ NED committee members cannot earn more than 50% of their board fees for sitting on subsidiary committees of the board”.

Factors influencing the setting of NED fees

According to King IV, the Remuneration Policy should cover the NED fee structures and the basis for setting of fees.

It is recommended that in order to avoid conflict of interest in determining their own fees and structure, the remuneration
committee should request executive management (through independent advice if required) to recommend a NED fee
structure.

Factors that influence the fees of non-executive directors includes level of responsibility, level of competence, time
commitment (in attendance and preparation) as well as the contribution and profile of the director. Inadequate performance
of directors should be addressed by the chair. A differentiation can be made in the fees paid to resident versus non-resident
directors, where the director lives in a different country / region compared to where most of the board meetings are held.
This differentiation could be in the form of an allowance compensating for hours travelled or differentiated fee structures in
base currencies. If benchmarking of fees is done, it is good practice to use the same comparator group to that used for the
benchmarking of executive remuneration. Total board and committee fees need to be assessed relative to the comparator
group.

The peer group selected for the benchmarking of non-executive remuneration should be disclosed together with the
rationale for changes when changes are made to the selected peer group.

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Performance based shares and share option schemes are typically not favoured for NEDs and should thus be used with
extreme caution as they could potentially cause a conflict of interest with NEDs having to set and measure the achievement
of the performance targets. Full value share grants that are not geared instruments and with no performance criteria
influencing vesting may be considered. For the same reason, non-executive directors should not participate in performance
bonus schemes.

3.4.6.8 How often (in years) are NED fees reviewed for the 31 companies in the survey

12 companies responded to this question and the averages result in the below:

L1 L2 L3 L4 L5
How often (in years) are
1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.3
fees reviewed?

3.4.6.9 Is PAYE deducted by companies on NED fees?

The survey responses for the 31 companies are as follows:

L1 L2 L3 L4 L5
Yes (i.e. For all NEDs) 0% 75% 43% 43% 42%
No (i.e. For no NEDs) 0% 25% 14% 29% 8%
For some NEDs 100% 0% 43% 28% 50%

3.4.6.10 Are NED’s registered for VAT (i.e. do they issue VAT invoices to the company?

The survey responses for the 31 companies are as follows:

L1 L2 L3 L4 L5
Yes (i.e. All NEDs) 0% 0% 0% 0% 17%
No (i.e. No NEDs) 0% 50% 29% 57% 8%
Some NEDs 100% 50% 71% 43% 75%

During 2017 SARS issued a Binding General Ruling (“BGR”) 40 in respect of Income Tax (PAYE) on remuneration paid to NEDs
and BGR 41 in respect of VAT treatment of NED fees. The rulings clarify that:

- South African resident NED’s are not “common law” employees and thus their fees received for services as a director
on the board is not subject to employees tax (PAYE). This ruling however does not apply to non-resident NEDS.

- Both resident and non-resident NEDs who earns more than R1 million in a 12 month period will be liable to register
and charge VAT in respect of their directors fees earned for services rendered as a NED.

These new rulings are effective from 1 June 2017.

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3.4.6.11 Gender, race diversity and age

According to EY’s desktop research on 114 JSE listed companies, gender and race in the boardroom is showing encouraging
progress in the increase of gender and racial diversity in shaping the Board and its Committees in the future.

Principle 7 of King IV indicates that, “the governing body should comprise the appropriate balance of knowledge, skills,
experience, diversity and independence for it to discharge its governance role and responsibilities objectively and effectively”.
For the purposes of King IV, diversity includes fields in terms of age, race, culture and gender. King IV recommends that
diversity targets of the board be considered when determining the number of requisite members needed and before
nominating candidates for election. Furthermore, the board should disclose whether it is satisfied that its composition
reflects that recommended in Principle 7.

In addition, the JSE listing requirements, require the board of directors or the nomination committee (as the case may be) to
have a policy on the promotion of race and gender diversity at board level, and to report on such.

Race

Race % based on research of the 114 JSE listed companies

Asian 10%
Black 39%
White 51%

Gender

Gender % representation of NED’s

Female 24%
Male 76%

Age

According to EY’s desktop research the youngest NED is 28 years of age and the oldest NED is 81 years of age. The average age
of NEDs on the various Committees is as follows:

Capacity Age
Board Chairman 60
Board Member 57
Audit and Risk Committee Chairman 57
Audit and Risk Committee Member 57
Remuneration Committee Chairman 59
Remuneration Committee Member 58
Social and Ethics Committee Chairman 54
Social and Ethics Committee Member 56
Other Committee Chairman 59
Other Committee Member 58

The overall average age of NED’s is 57.5 years of age.

The data indicates that there is still a trend of older NED’s sitting on the various committees due to their qualifications and
experience, however, it is also becoming evident that there are now younger NED’s sitting on committees due to the possible
technical and innovative expertise they can offer in various fields.

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4. Annexure A

The following worksheet illustrates how a fee may be compiled using the rates per hour which are established in this guide:

Estimated
time per
Hourly rate x x No. of x No. of NEDs =
meeting Total fees
meetings
(preparation,
per annum
attending,
follow up)

Board Committee
Chairman
x x x =
Members

Audit and Risk

Committee
Chairman
x x x =
Members

Remuneration
Committee
Chairman
x x x =
Members

Social and Ethics

Committee
Chairman
x x x =
Members

Other
Committee
Chairman
x x x =
Members

Total

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5. Annexure B

Our thanks go to the following 31 JSE listed companies who responded to our request and provided us with further detail
surrounding the activities of their NED’s:

Company Size Category

Workforce Holdings Ltd L1

Atlantic Leaf Prop Ltd L2
Sovereign Food Inv Ltd L2
Trans Hex Group Ltd L2
Wescoal Holdings Ltd L2
Calgro M3 Holdings Ltd L3
Eqstra Holdings Ltd L3
Hulamin Ltd L3
Ingenuity Property Investments L3
Safari Investments Rsa Ltd L3
Seardel Inv Corp Ltd L3
York Timber Holdings Ltd L3
Ascendis Health Ltd L4
City Lodge Hotels Ltd L4
Italtile Ltd L4
Kap Industrial Holdings Ltd L4
Metair Investments Ltd L4
Murray & Roberts Holdings L4
Tharisa Plc L4
Anglo American Platinum Ltd L5
Distell Group Ltd L5
Growthpoint Properties Ltd L5
Life Healthc Group Holdings Ltd L5
Mr Price Group Ltd L5
Nedbank Group Ltd L5
Pik N Pay Holdings Ltd L5
Royal Bafokeng Platinum L5
Sanlam Limited L5
The Spar Group Ltd L5
Truworths Int Ltd L5

Disclaimer: The Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (“IoDSA”) owns the copyright in its Non-Executive Fees Guide (“NED Fees Guide”).
The Copyright Act No. 98 of 1978 protects the IoDSA’s full ownership, rights and title in relation to copyright in its NED Fees Guide. All
rights are strictly reserved. This NED Fees Guide has been compiled based on a survey and desktop research by EY on behalf of the IoDSA,
which holds the copyright therein.

The NED Fees Guide does not in any way or manner amount to formal advice, legal or otherwise, in relation to the subject matter. The
IoDSA will have no responsibility or liability to any person or organisation for any claim, loss or damages, whether direct, indirect or
consequential, or of any nature whatsoever; that may arise out of or related to the contents in this NED Fees guide.

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