The Financial Statements of SANASA Development Bank PLC (The Bank) as at 31 December 2022 are prepared in compliance with the requirements of the following:

• Sri Lanka Accounting Standards issued by The Institute of Chartered
• Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka);
• Companies Act No. 07 of 2007 (Companies Act);
• Sri Lanka Accounting and Auditing Standards Act No. 15 of 1995;
• Banking Act No. 30 of 1988 and amendments thereto;
• Listing Rules of the Colombo Stock Exchange;
• Code of Best Practice on Corporate Governance issued jointly by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka; and
• Section 3 (8) (ii) of the Banking Act Direction No. 12 of 2007 on Corporate Governance issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

The formats used in the preparation of the Financial Statements and disclosures made comply with the formats prescribed by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, which is also in compliance with the disclosure requirements of the Sri Lanka Accounting Standard (LKAS 1) “Presentation of Financial Statements”.

The accounting policies used in the preparation of the Financial Statements are appropriate and are consistently applied by the Bank. The significant accounting policies and estimates that involve a high degree of judgement and complexity were discussed with the Audit Committee and External Auditors. Comparative information has been restated wherever necessary to comply with the current presentation and material departures, if any, have been disclosed and explained in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

The estimates and judgements relating to the Financial Statements were made on a prudent and reasonable basis; in order that the Financial Statements reflect in a true and fair manner, the form and substance of transactions and that the Bank’s state of affairs is reasonably presented. To ensure this, the Bank has taken proper and sufficient care in installing a system of internal controls and procedures for safeguarding assets, preventing and detecting frauds and/or errors as well as other irregularities which are reviewed, evaluated and updated on an ongoing basis. Our Internal Auditors have conducted periodic audits to provide reasonable assurance that the established policies and procedures were consistently followed. However, there are inherent limitations that should be recognized in weighing the assurances provided by any system of internal controls and accounting.

We confirm, compliance with Section 3 (8)(ii) of the Banking Act Direction No. 12 of 2007 on Corporate Governance (Internal Control Over Financial Reporting – ICOFR) issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka as of 26 December 2007 and that the Bank’s Internal Controls over Financial Reporting is adequate and effective. The Annual Report of the Directors on pages 148 to 160 has briefly covered the Bank’s Internal Control over Financial Reporting. In addition, Directors’ Statement on Internal Control over Financial Reporting is provided on pages 162 to 163. The Bank’s External Auditors, Messrs Ernst & Young, have audited the effectiveness of the Bank’s Internal Controls over Financial Reporting and have given an unqualified opinion on page 169 of this Annual Report.

The Financial Statements of the Bank were audited by Messrs Ernst & Young, Chartered Accountants, the independent External Auditors. Their report is given on pages 169 to 171 of this Annual Report.

The Audit Committee of the Bank meets periodically with the Internal Auditors and the Independent External Auditors to review the manner in which these Auditors are performing their responsibilities and to discuss issues relating to auditing, internal controls and financial reporting issues.

To ensure complete independence, the External Auditors and the Internal Auditors have full and free access to the members of the Audit Committee to discuss any matter of substance. The Audit Committee report is given on pages 133 to 136.

The Audit Committee approves the audit and non-audit services provided by Messrs Ernst & Young, in order to ensure that the provision of such services does not impair Messrs Ernst & Young’s independence.

We confirm that to the best of our knowledge:

• The Bank has complied with all applicable laws, regulations and prudential requirements;
• There are no material non-compliances; and
• There are no material litigations that are pending against the Bank other than those disclosed in Note 39.2 to the Financial Statements in the Annual Report.

Priyantha Talwatte
Chief Executive Officer

Shanka Abeywardene
Chief Financial Officer

12 April 2023
Colombo, Sri Lanka