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G. Transactions with Related Parties

1. VASPs shall not enter into transactions with any Related Party without the prior written consent of the Board where the value of the transaction exceeds five percent [5%] of their issued share capital. If there is a significant change to the terms of these transactions, further written consent of the Board is required before the VASP enters into the transaction under the changed terms.
2. The Related Party who has an interest in a transaction described in Rule II.G.1 of this Company Rulebook shall not participate in voting in terms of the decision taken by the Board in respect of such transactions.
3. The following Entities shall be liable for damages to the VASP if a transaction with a Related Party is concluded in contravention of this Rule II.G of this Company Rulebook, or if it is proven that the transaction is unfair or involves a conflict of interest and incurs damages or otherwise detrimental to the best interests of the VASP’s shareholders—
 
  a. that Related Party with whom the transaction was entered into; and
  b. the Board if the decision was issued by consensus.
 
4. If the decision was only issued by the majority of the Board, the dissenting Board members shall not be held liable in the event that they have recorded their objection in the Board minutes. If a Board member is absent from the meeting in which the decision was issued, they are still responsible for the decision unless they prove that they were unaware of the decision or if they had constructive knowledge of it but could not object thereto.
5. In the event that a VASP enters into a transaction with a Related Party—
 
  a. the Board shall provide VARA with prior notice which shall identify the Related Party and provide details of the transaction, including the nature and the benefit of the involvement of that Related Party in the transaction, together with a written confirmation that the terms of the transaction with that Related Party are fair, reasonable, and proportional to the interests of the shareholders of the VASP;
  b. it shall allow clients and shareholders to review its company records and any documents relating to those transactions; and
  c. VARA and/or the VASP’s clients and shareholders may take or join any legal action before a competent court regarding the transactions concluded with that Related Party to compel the parties of the transaction to provide all information and documents relating to those transactions, whether directly to prove the facts set out in the case relevant to it or to lead to the discovery of information that will help in the detection of the facts, and seek cancellation of the transaction and oblige that Related Party to return the profit or benefit gained back to the VASP, in addition to any compensation ordered to be payable by that Related Party.
 
6. VASPs shall maintain a register of transactions with Related Parties where the names of such Related Parties shall be recorded together with relevant transactions and actions taken in relation thereto in detail.
7. In addition to the requirement in Rule II.G.6 above and all other reporting requirements in the Compliance and Risk Management Rulebook, VASPs shall report all transactions with Related Parties to VARA monthly, or otherwise upon request by VARA, including the details of those transactions.
8. VASPs shall provide any documents and other information relating to transactions with Related Parties as reasonably requested by VARA to for the purposes of supervising the VASP’s compliance with this Rule II.G of this Company Rulebook.