Sasol (SSL) Risk Factors

i. Exchange control regulations South African law provides for exchange control regulations which apply to transactions involving South African residents, including both natural persons and legal entities. These regulations may restrict the export of capital from South Africa, including foreign investments. The regulations may also affect our ability to borrow funds from non-South African sources for use in South Africa, including the repayment of these borrowings from South Africa and, in some cases, our ability to guarantee the obligations of our subsidiaries with regard to these funds. These restrictions may affect the manner in which we finance our transactions outside South Africa and the geographic distribution of our debt. See "Item 10.D-Exchange controls" and "Item 5.B-Liquidity and capital resources". We may also be impacted by new exchange control regulations affecting our operations in Gabon. See "Item 4.B-Business overview-Regulation-Safety, health and environment-Regions in which Sasol operates and their applicable legislation-Gabon". ii. Tax laws and regulations We operate in multiple tax jurisdictions globally and are subject to both local and international tax laws and regulations. Although we aim to fully comply with tax laws in all the countries in which we operate, tax is a highly complex area leading to the risk of unexpected tax uncertainties. Tax laws are changing regularly and their interpretation may potentially result in ambiguities and uncertainties, in particular in the areas of international taxation and transfer pricing. Where the tax law is not clear, we interpret our tax obligations in a responsible way, with the support of legal and tax advisors as deemed appropriate. Tax authorities and courts may arrive at different interpretations to those taken by Sasol, which may lead to substantial increases in tax payments. Although we believe we have adequate systems, processes and people in place to assist us with complying with all applicable tax laws and regulations, the outcomes of certain tax disputes and assessments may have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, cash flows and financial position. We could also be exposed to significant fines and penalties and to enforcement measures, including, but not limited to, tax assessments, despite our best efforts at compliance. In response to tax assessments or similar tax deficiency notices in particular jurisdictions, we may be required to pay the full amount of the tax assessed (including stated penalties and interest charges) or post security for such amounts notwithstanding that we may contest the assessment and related amounts. In particular, one of our subsidiaries, Sasol Financing International Limited (SFI), received assessments in relation to its international business activities and specifically regarding SFI's place of effective management. The litigation proceedings relating to the assessments in respect of SFI are still ongoing. For more information regarding pending tax disputes and assessments see "Item 4.B-Business overview-Legal proceedings and other contingencies". Any of these risks may materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. iii. Ownership rights We operate in several countries where ownership of rights in respect of land and resources is uncertain and where disputes in relation to ownership or other community matters may arise. For example, the South African government is considering the expropriation of land without compensation to enhance land reform and redistribution. The impact of these policy intentions and related disputes are not always predictable and may cause disruption to our operations or development plans. iv. Legal and regulatory uncertainties Some of the countries where we have already made investments, or other countries where we may consider making investments are in various stages of developing institutions and legal and regulatory systems that are characteristic of democracies and market economies. The procedural safeguards of the legal and regulatory regimes in these countries in many cases are still being developed and, therefore, existing laws and regulations may be applied inconsistently. In some circumstances, it may not be possible to obtain the legal remedies provided under those laws and regulations in a timely manner.

Competition for suitable opportunities, increasing technical difficulty, stringent regulatory and environmental standards, large capital requirements and existing capital commitments may negatively affect our ability to access, discover, appraise and develop new resources in a timely manner, which could adversely impact our ability to support and sustain our current business operations. Our natural gas reserves in Mozambique are of particular importance as feedstock for our plants in South Africa, as well as for sales of gas into the market in South Africa. There is currently a lack of alternative sources of natural gas in southern Mozambique with similar volumes and at affordable development and production costs. Although alternative sources of gas supply are being considered there is a risk that these resources may not be secured at a price adequate to sustain our business and/or enable growth. Our future growth could also be impacted by these factors, potentially leading to a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, cash flows and financial condition.

In order for Sasol to deliver on its strategic objectives, sustainably grow into the future, and effectively operate and continuously improve existing and future assets and technologies, we are highly dependent on our human capital. While we maintain a focus on attracting and retaining sufficiently skilled and experienced employees, including critical or scarce skills like qualified scientists, engineers, project execution managers, artisans and operators and highly skilled employees in business and functional roles,there exist various risks that may impact our ability to attract and retain required skills. There is increasing competition in global labour markets for critical or scarce skills. The quality and availability of skills in certain labour markets may also be impacted by the challenges within the education and training systems in certain countries in which we operate. Localisation, diversity and other similar legislation in countries in which we operate are also key considerations in the attraction and retention of sufficiently skilled employees. The increasing use of digital technologies across our industry is placing increasing demand on data and digital technology skills. The availability and supply of these new skill sets are limited due to demand outweighing supply. In addition, as the move into the digital space intensifies, future labour market dynamics may significantly change and we may fail to adequately or timeously anticipate and respond to such changes. The current actions taken by Sasol to conserve cash include a hiring freeze, corporate restructuring, asset disposals and other remuneration-related actions which may increase the risk of not attracting new, valuable talent and losing current talent. In addition, the value of long-term incentives issued to current talent that are linked to the Sasol share price have deteriorated as the share price has declined over the last year. Without adequate investment in, effective management and deployment of our human capital, and failure to adequately or timeously anticipate changing labour market dynamics, our ability to meet current and future business needs, deliver on our strategy, perform to expectations, remain competitive and deliver stakeholder value may be compromised.

Market prices for crude oil, natural gas, ethane and petroleum products fluctuate as they are subject to local and international supply and demand fundamentals and other factors over which we have no control. Worldwide supply conditions and the price levels of crude oil may be significantly influenced by general economic conditions; industry inventory levels; technology advancements; production quotas or other actions that might be imposed by international associations that control the production of a significant proportion of the worldwide supply of crude oil; weather-related damage and disruptions; competing fuel prices and geopolitical risks, including warfare; especially in the Middle East, North Africa and West Africa. During 2020, the dated Brent crude oil price averaged US$51,22/bbl and fluctuated between a high of US$69,96/bbl and a low of US$13,24/bbl. This compares to an average dated Brent crude oil price of US$68,63/bbl during 2019, when it fluctuated between a high of US$86,16/bbl and a low of US$50,21/bbl. A substantial proportion of our turnover is derived from sales of petroleum, natural/piped gas and petrochemical products, prices of which have fluctuated significantly in recent years and are affected by crude oil prices, changes in the demand for products, the price and availability of substitute fuels, changes in product inventory, product specifications and other factors. The South African government controls and/or regulates certain fuel prices. The pump price of petrol is regulated at an absolute level. Furthermore, maximum price regulation applies to the refinery gate price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and the sale of unpacked illuminating paraffin. South African liquid fuels are valued using the "Basic Fuel Price" (BFP) mechanism. BFP is a formula-driven price that considers, among others, the international prices of refined products (petrol, diesel, jet fuel and illuminating paraffin), the rand/US dollar exchange rate and the logistical cost of transporting liquid fuels to South Africa. The BFP is then used as a component in the regulated prices that are published by the government on a monthly basis. Piped gas prices are regulated through the approval of maximum piped gas prices by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) from time to time. Through our equity participation in the National Petroleum Refiners of South Africa (Pty) Ltd (Natref) crude oil refinery, we are exposed to fluctuations in refinery margins resulting from fluctuations in international crude oil and petroleum product prices. We are also exposed to changes in absolute levels of international petroleum product prices through our synthetic fuel operations. Prolonged periods of low crude oil, natural gas and petroleum prices could also result in projects being delayed or cancelled, as well as the impairment of certain assets. In South Africa, impairments totalling R35 billion have been recognised on cash generating units (CGU) across our integrated value chain, resulting from the depressed outlook on crude oil, petrochemical prices and refining margins. The current market conditions also led to impairments of R3,3 billion being recognised in our Eurasian operations. We use derivative financial instruments from time to time to partially protect us against day-to-day and longer-term fluctuations in US dollar oil, export coal and ethane prices. The oil price affects the profitability of both our energy and chemical products. See "Item 11-Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk". While the use of these instruments may provide some protection against fluctuations in crude oil prices, it does not protect us against longer-term fluctuations in crude oil prices or differing trends between crude oil and petroleum product prices. It is inherently difficult to forecast fluctuations in crude oil, ethane, natural/piped gas and petroleum products prices. This risk is exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on those product markets. Fluctuations in any of these may have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, cash flows and financial condition. Refer "Item 5A-Operating results" for the impact of the crude oil prices on the results of our operations.

i. Political, social and economic uncertainty We have invested, or are in the process of investing in, significant operations in Southern African, Western African, European, North American, Asian and Middle Eastern countries that have in the past, to a greater or lesser extent, experienced political, social and economic uncertainty. In addition to severe negative COVID-19 related economic impacts, South Africa faces ongoing challenges in improving the country's short- to long-term growth potential and weak public sector revenue growth, stabilising debt levels and addressing weaknesses at state-owned enterprises and other institutions. These factors continue to pose a significant risk to South Africa's sovereign credit rating outlook. In Mozambique, uncertainties around the duration and intensity of the impact of COVID-19, high levels of public sector debt, heightened political conflict, insurgency risks, lack of basic services, the need to further strengthen institutions, insufficient fiscal sustainability and extreme weather events are expected to remain significant risks to the sovereign credit and operational outlook for the foreseeable future. At a global level, COVID-19 poses significant downside risks to economic activity, sentiment, global supply chains, commodity demand, travel and tourism as well as consumer spending. Additionally, ongoing uncertainties related to the US and China trade dispute, the evolution of the Brexit process, geopolitical tensions, potential financial vulnerabilities that have been built up over years and accentuated by COVID-19, abrupt shifts in financial conditions and their impact on global economic growth can also all have an influence on the macroeconomic outlook in the countries in which we operate. Other countries in which we operate could from time to time face sovereign rating risks, which may impact our counterparties' ability to access funding and honour commitments. Government policies, laws and regulations in countries in which we operate, or plan to operate, may change in the future. Governments in those countries have in the past and may in the future pursue policies of resource nationalisation and market intervention, including through protectionism like import tariffs and subsidies. The impact of such changes on our ability to deliver on planned projects cannot be determined with any degree of certainty and such changes may therefore have an adverse effect on our operations and financial results. Sasol's portfolio in selected West African countries inherently carries frontier basin exploration risks, offset by potential high reward through unlocking of new exploration plays. Sasol manages the associated exploration risks through a balanced portfolio of exploration and production assets, rigorously ensuring compliance with all corporate and legislative governance requirements and following its internal technical and business quality assurance processes. ii. Transformation and local content In all countries, our operations are required to comply with local procurement, employment equity, equity participation, corporate social responsibility and other regulations that are designed to address country-specific social and economic transformation and local content issues. Should we not meet or are perceived to not be meeting country-specific transformation or local content requirements or regulations, our ability to sustainably deliver on our business objectives may be impacted. In South Africa, there are various transformation initiatives with which we are required to comply since Sasol operates in more than one sector of the economy. The broad risks that we face should we not comply with these transformation initiatives include the inability to obtain licences to operate in certain sectors such as mining and liquid fuels, limited ability to successfully tender for government and public entity business and potential loss of customers (as private sector customers increasingly require their suppliers to have a minimum B-BBEE rating). The Broad-Based Socio-Economic Empowerment Charter for the Mining and Minerals Industry, 2018 (2018 Mining Charter) was published for implementation on 27 September 2018. On 19 December 2018 certain amendments were published in the Government Gazette which provided that existing mining right holders must implement the 2018 Mining Charter from 1 March 2019. Although the 2018 Mining Charter is an improvement on the 2017 draft, the Minerals Council South Africa (Minerals Council) commenced with a judicial review of certain aspects, which includes the ownership and procurement elements, of the 2018 Mining Charter. The review application and the defence of non-joinder raised by the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy (Minister) and the South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator (Regulator) was heard on 5 May 2020. The Court issued its judgement on 30 June 2020, upholding the Minister and Regulators defence of non-joinder. However, the Minerals Council's application for direction on joinder succeeded and the Court issued directions identifying the parties to be joined. The merits for the application for judicial review was not argued on 5 May 2020 and this will probably take place in the first or second quarter of calendar year 2021. In the first week of August 2020, the Minister withdrew the notice of appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal in respect of the "once empowered always empowered" approach where the declaratory order issued by the Court was in favour of the Minerals Council. However, the Minister's decision to withdraw the notice of appeal has no bearing on the Minerals Council's application for the judicial review of various aspects of 2018 Mining Charter. Sasol Mining will monitor the outcome of this process which may either result in the status quo being retained or certain amendments being made to the 2018 Mining Charter that may address the Minerals Council's concerns. For more information refer to "South African mining legislation may have an adverse effect on our mineral rights". On 27 March 2020 the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy published amendments to the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Regulations (Amendment Regulations). The Amendment Regulations came into effect on the date of publication. The Amendment Regulations seek, among other things, to expand the meaning of the term "interested and affected persons" and to further regulate the obligation to consult with interested and affected parties. The Amendment Regulations also introduce new requirements with regard to the review and approval of social and labour plans. The Amendment Regulations may have a negative impact on our business in terms of uncertainty regarding the interpretation and higher cost for the business. The revised Codes of Good Practice for Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) (the Revised Codes), which came into effect on 1 May 2015, provide a standard framework for the measurement of B-BBEE across all sectors of the economy, other than sectors that have their own sectorial transformation charters (e.g. the mining and liquid fuels industries). The Revised Codes provide more stringent targets, which negatively impacted on Sasol's B-BBEE contributor status. The liquid fuels industry, under the guidance of the Department of Minerals and Energy, is developing the "Petroleum and Liquid Fuels Sector Charter" (PLFSC) which will regulate B-BBEE in the liquid fuels and gas sector. The PLFSC has not yet been published for public comment and it is therefore not possible to assess the impact of the PLFSC. It is anticipated that the PLFSC will be required to set industry-specific targets that cannot be more lenient than those in the Revised Codes. Since our September 2017 announcement of plans to unwind the Sasol Inzalo B-BBEE transaction (Sasol Inzalo) and introduce the Sasol Khanyisa B-BBEE transaction (Sasol Khanyisa), we placed specific management focus on engaging with trade unions on issues pertaining to employee share ownership levels. Two of the five Sasol trade unions, Solidarity and the Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers' Union (CEPPWAWU), declared disputes relating individually to Sasol Khanyisa and the unwind of Sasol Inzalo which, if not resolved, might result in industrial action, which could adversely affect our operations and could give rise to costs which would impact earnings. In the case of the Solidarity trade union, the Sasol Khanyisa dispute is similar to disputes the trade union has with three other large employers in South Africa. The President of the Labour Court requested the various employers to prepare a stated case in order to allow the Labour Court to give guidance in this regard. It is therefore not a Sasol only matter in South Africa and also affects other large companies. The Sasol Inzalo dispute lodged by the CEPPWAWU trade union has lost its momentum and it is no longer regarded as a major threat to Sasol. On 6 May 2019, Sasol received a statement of claim filed by the trade union Solidarity with the Labour Court in Johannesburg, alleging that the Sasol Khanyisa Employee Share Option Plan (ESOP) element of the Sasol Khanyisa transaction is discriminatory as it does not include white employees in South Africa and employees working for Sasol outside South Africa. This litigation is ongoing and we are unable at this time to assess the potential effect the ultimate outcome of the matter may have on the Sasol Khanyisa B-BBEE transaction. In addition, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy may not recognise the ownership component of Sasol Khanyisa in which case we may be unable to fully comply with the 2018 Mining Charter requirements related to new or amended licence applications, or the B-BBEE Commissioner may not recognise that the vendor financing mechanism allows us to be allocated points on Enterprise Supplier Development. Although Sasol Mining has applied for recognition of the Sasol Khanyisa ESOP to meet the ownership requirements contained in the 2018 Mining Charter, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has not yet formally responded to the request. The litigation instituted by Solidarity is of importance since the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy might be awaiting the outcome thereof before a final decision will be taken in respect of Sasol Khanyisa. At this stage all applications submitted prior to the 2018 Mining Charter becoming effective are being processed based on Sasol Mining's historic ownership level. We expect that the long-term benefits of Sasol Khanyisa to the company and South Africa should outweigh any possible adverse effects, such as dilution to existing shareholders, but we cannot assure you that future implications of compliance with these requirements or with any newly imposed conditions will not have a material adverse effect on our shareholders or business, operating results, cash flows and financial condition. See "Item 4.B-Empowerment of historically disadvantaged South Africans". Value creation, if any, to the majority of the Khanyisa shareholders at the conclusion of the transaction is exposed to the inherent business risks of Sasol South Africa during the empowerment period, including any adverse impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. This could potentially have an impact on dividend distributions to those Khanyisa shareholders that are required to settle funding obligations or otherwise negatively impact the valuation of the Sasol South Africa business on conclusion of the transaction. iii. Disruptive industrial action The majority of our employees worldwide belong to trade unions. These employees comprise mainly of general workers, artisans and technical operators. While the Sasol employee relations landscape remains stable, amid the global economic turmoil as well as COVID-19, the South African labour market remains volatile and can be characterised by major industrial action in key sectors of the economy especially during wage negotiations. In Sasol South Africa, the wage negotiations for the chemicals sector were concluded in September 2019 and will terminate on 30 June 2021. The petroleum sector is also covered by a three-year wage agreement effective 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2021. However, due to Sasol's precarious financial situation, we have applied to the National Bargaining Council for the Chemicals Industry (NBCCI) to have Sasol exempted from the wage increases applicable for the 2020/2021 year in terms of these collective agreements. Considering that this process entails the assessment of Sasol's non-affordability, we may be ordered to comply in the event that the Exemption Panel of the NBCCI arrives at a different conclusion. In Sasol Mining, the wage negotiations are ongoing, as the current multi-year agreement ended in June 2020. Although we have positive relationships with our employees and trade union partners, significant labour disruptions could occur in the future and our labour costs could increase significantly in the future.

- acts of warfare and civil clashes; - the loss of control of oil and gas field developments and transportation infrastructure; - failure to receive new permits and consents; - expropriation of assets; - lack of capacity to deal with emergency response situations; - social and labour unrest due to economic and political factors in host countries; - terrorism, xenophobia and kidnapping threats; - security threats to assets, employees and supply chain; - possible demands to participate in unethical or corrupt conduct that lead us to forgo certain opportunities; - feedstock security of supply; and - sanctions against countries in which we operate.

Key manufacturing processes in South Africa, especially coal gasification and combustion, result in relatively high greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Sasol's ability to develop and implement an appropriate climate change mitigation response poses a significant transitional risk for our business, most notably in South Africa. This is heightened by the necessity to appropriately address increasing societal pressures and shifts away from carbon intensive processes and products, as well as meeting new and anticipated policy and legislative requirements including carbon tax, carbon budgets and GHG reduction targets. It is particularly challenging in South Africa where access to lower carbon energies is limited and related infrastructure is under-developed. A carbon tax was implemented in South Africa on 1 June 2019, which significantly increases the operational costs of our South African operations in the first phase of its implementation and even more after 2022 when the second phase commences. The tax relief measures implemented by the South African government in response to COVID-19 include a three-month deferral for filing and first payment of carbon tax, the revised date being 31 October 2020. For the first phase to 2022, several transitional tax-free allowances are provided. The headline carbon tax is R127 per ton of CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent) before tax-free allowances, for emissions above the tax-free thresholds escalating at CPI +2 percentage points each year until 2022. At the same time the South African government is developing carbon budgets. Currently, there is uncertainty on how mandatory carbon budgets will be implemented and aligned to the carbon tax. Sasol faces uncertainty in respect of the group's carbon tax liability and/or potential penalties that may apply for exceeding the carbon budgets for the subsequent phases from 2023 onwards if these instruments lack effective alignment and the scale of mitigation is not possible in the timeframe required. Sasol's current carbon tax liability is in the range of R700 million to R1,1 billion per annum starting in 2020. There are various measures in place for Sasol to become more energy efficient thereby reducing the carbon footprint which would result in section 12L energy efficiency allowances that Sasol may qualify for until December 2022. The section 12L benefit has not been taken into account in determination of the carbon tax liability above. Considering South Africa's developmental challenges, the structure of its economy, the impact of COVID-19 and the recent downgrade of the South African sovereign credit rating, the readiness of the carbon tax system and the fact that the design is not aligned with the carbon budget system, Sasol remains supportive of carbon pricing but believes that alternative mechanisms, for implementation from 2023 onwards, could achieve the outcome sought by the proposed stand-alone carbon tax. In this instance, the alignment of the carbon budget with the carbon tax offers an efficient and effective solution for the South African economy to recover from COVID-19 while transitioning to a lower carbon economy through least-cost mitigation. We continue to advocate such a solution and we actively engage with government and various stakeholders to appropriately manage these challenges that balance the need for economic development, job creation, energy security and GHG emission reductions. The group sees a lower carbon emission world representing changes to energy demand, regulations and commodity consumption patterns (also seen in externally validated data). Depending on the extent and speed of these changes, companies that do not respond to these possible realities could find parts of their portfolios, or potentially their entire business model, not sustainable over time. Through our scenario analysis, Sasol stress tests the potential areas where our business might be less sustainable to further changes in demand patterns, regulations or technology changes. This enables proactive mitigation action to be taken so that our operations (and our overall value chain) remain viable, as the world transitions to a lower carbon future, including through reducing the use of coal and investigating renewable sources of energy. Sasol has used a process to develop a set of scenarios that consider how market conditions, technology, political and other influences interact to produce vastly different future outcomes. In light of the many uncertainties today, it is not possible to make accurate predictions on how governments, institutions and societies will respond to various challenges, including the impacts of climate change and related responses by society. There are risks accordingly associated with accuracy, completeness and correctness of various assumptions that are used as inputs to the scenario analysis work being undertaken, including scenarios developed to test resilience to climate change threats. In addition, the estimates of required or available capital for necessary investments to make our business sustainable in the longer term could prove to be incorrect and lead to a delay or cancellation of capital expenditure projects. Should all or some of these assumptions prove to be inaccurate, incomplete or incorrect this could potentially significantly impact our resilience and long-term sustainability. We have set GHG reduction targets, including a 10% absolute reduction target for our South African operations off a 2017 baseline with an interdependent energy efficiency improvement target of 30% by 2030, off a 2005 baseline. The primary risks associated with achieving the GHG reduction target are unavailability and unaffordability of gas as feedstock or as a source of energy. Meeting the energy efficiency target is dependent on continued stable operations. We are developing our long-term 2050 ambition (mid-century target taking into account climate science and our national context) and roadmap and are assessing the associated risks which would include technology advancement at a pace and a scale in line with the target and which may not be not available in time. Further, climate change poses a significant risk for both our South African and global business as it relates to potential physical impacts including change of weather patterns, water scarcity and extreme weather events such as hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding and sea level rise. In this regard, work is underway to develop and implement an adaptation strategy for the identified key priority regions such as the US Gulf Coast, Mozambique, and South African operations (Secunda and Sasolburg). Ongoing monitoring efforts guide our interventions to improve our maintenance, asset integrity processes and response procedures. The COVID-19 pandemic has sharpened our focus on managing these risks as potential future pandemics are anticipated to be exacerbated by the effects of a changing climate. We cannot assure you that our plans to reduce GHG emissions will be successful. A number of measures to be taken will likely require substantial amounts of capital which may not be available to Sasol. Further, climate change-related laws and regulations may threaten our licence to operate, substantially increase the cost of doing business by carbon tax or similar taxes. The need to replace coal with natural gas as primary feedstock for our operations in Secunda may increase the cost of production and reduce our profitability significantly. These climate change related effects could have a material adverse effect, particularly on our South African business, operating results, cash flows, financial condition and future growth. Our relatively high carbon emissions and the use of coal as a key feedstock could also impact negatively our potential base of shareholders and our ability to source financing on the capital markets or increase capital cost. Our international operations are less carbon-intensive and have been operating for some time in a more mature GHG regulatory regime. However, enhanced focus on issues concerning environmental quality, human rights and climate change may result not only in a more complex regulatory environment, but also additional legal risk, to the extent that damages relating to climate change and other environmental impacts are brought into judicial systems around the world. In addition, our permits and operational licences are subject to public comment and/or input from stakeholders in certain of the jurisdictions in which we operate and there is an emerging trend by activists to use the public comment period to challenge a company's response to climate change and social governance issues (such as human rights and community impacts). The increased use of litigation against companies to force action related to climate change and social issues could adversely impact the resilience of Sasol's operations and our continued licence to operate.