The Applicant is Farmwise Grains (Pty)Ltd, registration number 1997/005345/07, a company duly incorporated and registered in terms of the laws of the Republic of South Africa, carrying on business within the jurisdiction of South Africa (exact address unknown as it has not been provided by the Applicant), is applying for an exemption from appointing a social and ethics committee (“SEC”), in terms of section 72(5) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (“the Act”).