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Corporate Governance TECHNICAL & OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT Composition The Committee is composed of seven members of whom six are Non-Executive Directors and one is an Independent Non-Executive Director. Biographical details of each member of the Committee, including relevant qualifications and experience are set out in pages 86 to 89 of this report. The Company Secretary is the Secretary to the Committee. The Board has assured itself that the members of the Committee have the requisite knowledge, skill and experience to effectively discharge their duties. Fidelis Madavo Chairman of the Technical and Operations Committee The Technical & Operations Committee has an independent role assessing project viability and other technical and operational matters. The Technical and Operations Committee has an independent role with accountability to the Board. It does not assume the functions of management, which remain the responsibility of the Executive Director, Officers and other members of senior management. The Group Chief Executive Officer and other members of executive management are often in attendance to provide necessary information and support to the Committee, and give status updates on decisions from previous meetings. Responsibilities The Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities regarding the following: • Review project feasibility to determine and consider viability of planned expansion projects in Nigeria and elsewhere • Review the technical scope of plant projects including risk assessment and the quality management plan and make recommendations to the Board as to needs or issues arising • Review the status of projects according to agreed scope, schedule, project milestones and KPIs, and where there are delays or variations, probe management to understand root causes and mitigate against such in the future • Review safety, health and environmental performance and improvement plans • Review operational, staffing and commissioning readiness plans including projects not under the Group’s direct control • Monitor the production budget, standards, raw material supplies, energy and key performance indicators per plant • Review asset/plant care policy and performance (preventative/breakdown, unit and plant reliability/ availability and costs) Annual Report 2016 115

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