1. Yes, members of the SA Airways (SAA) board and management did engage in correspondence with the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) during the six months ending 30 September 2017. The first correspondence between SAA and PIC was on 7 March 2017 where SAA requested a meeting with representatives of PIC Management. Thereafter, various correspondence were sent between SAA and PIC management dealing, inter alia, with the signing of non-disclosure agreements between SAA and PIC for the PIC to access information during the due diligence process. During the due diligence process there were also correspondence on matters such as risk management, financial management, environmental, social and governance matters (ESG matters), etc, between SAA and the respective PIC teams.
2. In line with its standard practices and procedures, the PIC and SAA entered into a non-disclosure agreement and therefore copies of the correspondence between SAA and PIC, cannot be made available.