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PG p.l.c. was incorporated on 25 November 2016 and acquired control of the subsidiaries and associates that constitute the group’s business on 10 March 2017. The company’s equity was admitted to the Official List of the Malta Stock Exchange on 4 May 2017.

Pursuant to the Listing Rules issued by the Listing Authority, the company should endeavour to adopt the Code of Principles of Good Corporate Governance contained in Appendix 5.1 to Chapter 5 of the Listing Rules (the “Code”). In terms of Listing Rule 5.94, the company hereby reports on the extent of its adoption of the principles of the Code covering the financial year ended 30 April 2019.

The company acknowledges that the Code does not prescribe mandatory rules, but recommends principles of good practice. However, the board strongly believes that such practices are generally in the best interests of the company and its shareholders, and that compliance with the principles of good corporate governance is not only expected by investors but also evidences the directors’ and the company’s commitment to a high standard of good governance.

As demonstrated by the information set out in this statement, PG p.l.c. believes that it has, save as indicated in the section entitled ‘Non-compliance with the Code’, throughout the accounting period under review, applied the principles and the provisions of the Code. In the Non-compliance section, the Board outlines the instances where it has departed from the Code, as in fact permitted by the Code.