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Results of annual general meeting

Published: 2023-11-14 18:29:45 ET
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Shoprite Holdings Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1936/007721/06)
ISIN no: ZAE000012084
JSE share code: SHP
NSX share code: SRH
LUSE share code: SHOPRITE
(“Shoprite Holdings” or the “Company”)

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Shareholders are advised that the voting results for the annual general meeting (“AGM”) of Shoprite Holdings shareholders held on Monday, 13 November 2023 were as follows:

 Resolution                                      Number of shares voted     Percentage of shares in       In favour of**                 Against**                  Abstained*
                                                                                    issue*                      %                            %                          %
                                                                                       %
                                                 Ordinary        Deferred    Ordinary      Deferred    Ordinary      Deferred       Ordinary      Deferred      Ordinary      Deferred
                                                   shares          shares       shares        shares     shares        shares         shares        shares        shares        shares
 Ordinary resolution number 1 –            407 665 847        264 969 112       68.94        100.00      100.00        100.00           0.00          0.00          0.08          0.00
 Approval of annual financial
 statements
 Ordinary resolution number 2 –            407 997 100        264 969 112       69.00        100.00        99.68       100.00           0.32          0.00          0.02          0.00
 Appointment of auditors
 Ordinary resolution number 3 –
 Election of directors
 3.1 Prof. Hlengani Mathebula              407 997 100        264 969 112       69.00        100.00      100.00        100.00           0.00          0.00          0.02          0.00
 3.2 Sipho Maseko                          407 997 100        264 969 112       69.00        100.00      100.00        100.00           0.00          0.00          0.02          0.00
 Ordinary resolution number 4 – Re-
 election of directors
 4.1 Dr Christo Wiese                      407 997 100        264 969 112       69.00        100.00        68.75       100.00          31.25          0.00          0.02          0.00
 4.2 Wendy Lucas-Bull                      407 997 100        264 969 112       69.00        100.00        98.00       100.00           2.00          0.00          0.02          0.00
 4.3 Linda de Beer                         407 997 100        264 969 112       69.00        100.00        97.68       100.00           2.32          0.00          0.02          0.00
 4.4 Nonkululeko Gobodo                    406 676 468        264 969 112       69.00        100.00        99.68       100.00           0.32          0.00          0.02          0.00
 Ordinary resolution number 5 –
 Appointment as members of the
 Shoprite Holdings Audit and Risk
 Committee
 5.1 Linda de Beer                         407 997 100        264 969 112       69.00        100.00        99.24       100.00           0.76          0.00          0.02          0.00
 5.2 Nonkululeko Gobodo                    407 997 100        264 969 112       69.00        100.00        99.76       100.00           0.24          0.00          0.02          0.00
 5.3 Eileen Wilton                         407 988 440        264 969 112       68.99        100.00        99.74       100.00           0.26          0.00          0.02          0.00
 5.4 Graham Dempster                    407 997 100   264 969 112   69.00   100.00    99.74   100.00    0.26   0.00   0.02   0.00
Ordinary resolution number 6 –          407 988 440   264 969 112   68.99   100.00    92.01   100.00    7.99   0.00   0.02   0.00
General authority over unissued
ordinary shares
Ordinary resolution number 7 –          407 997 090   264 969 112   69.00   100.00   100.00   100.00    0.00   0.00   0.02   0.00
General authority to Directors and/or
Company Secretary
Non-binding advisory vote 1:            407 988 430   264 969 112   68.99   100.00    71.55   100.00   28.45   0.00   0.02   0.00
Remuneration policy of Shoprite
Holdings
Non-binding advisory vote 2:            407 933 842   264 969 112   68.98   100.00    77.01   100.00   22.99   0.00   0.03   0.00
Implementation report of the
Remuneration policy
Ordinary resolution number 8 –          407 997 090   264 969 112   69.00   100.00    99.76   100.00    0.24   0.00   0.02   0.00
Approval of an amendment to rules of
the Shoprite Holdings Executive Share
Plan
Ordinary resolution number 9 –          407 988 440   264 969 112   68.99   100.00    91.32   100.00    8.68   0.00   0.02   0.00
General authority to issue ordinary
shares for cash
Special resolution number 1 –
Remuneration payable to Non-
executive Directors
a) Remuneration payable to              407 988 430   264 969 112   68.99   100.00    98.34   100.00    1.66   0.00   0.02   0.00
     Chairman of the Board
b) Remuneration payable to Lead         407 997 090   264 969 112   69.00   100.00    99.89   100.00    0.11   0.00   0.02   0.00
     Independent Director
c) Remuneration payable to Non-         407 916 075   264 969 112   68.98   100.00    99.77   100.00    0.23   0.00   0.04   0.00
     executive Directors
d) Remuneration payable to              407 828 983   264 969 112   68.97   100.00    99.89   100.00    0.11   0.00   0.05   0.00
     Chairman of the Audit and Risk
     Committee
e) Remuneration payable to              407 828 983   264 969 112   68.97   100.00    99.89   100.00    0.11   0.00   0.05   0.00
     members of the Audit and Risk
     Committee
f) Remuneration payable to              407 828 983   264 969 112   68.97   100.00    99.89   100.00    0.11   0.00   0.05   0.00
     Chairman of the Remuneration
     Committee
g) Remuneration payable to              407 828 983   264 969 112   68.97   100.00    99.89   100.00    0.11   0.00   0.05   0.00
     members of the Remuneration
     Committee
 h) Remuneration payable to               407 828 983     264 969 112          68.97        100.00         99.89        100.00   0.11         0.00   0.05         0.00
     Chairman of the Nomination
     Committee
 i) Remuneration payable to               407 828 983     264 969 112          68.97        100.00         99.89        100.00   0.11         0.00   0.05         0.00
     members of the Nomination
     Committee
 j) Remuneration payable to               407 828 983     264 969 112          68.97        100.00         99.89        100.00   0.11         0.00   0.05         0.00
     Chairman of the Social and Ethics
     Committee
 k) Remuneration payable to               407 828 983     264 969 112          68.97        100.00         99.89        100.00   0.11         0.00   0.05         0.00
     members of the Social and Ethics
     Committee
 l) Remuneration payable to               407 828 983     264 969 112          68.97        100.00         99.89        100.00   0.11         0.00   0.05         0.00
     Chairman of the Investment and
     Finance Committee
 m) Remuneration payable to               407 828 993     264 969 112          68.97        100.00         99.89        100.00   0.11         0.00   0.05         0.00
     members of the Investment and
     Finance Committee
 Special resolution number 2 –            407 828 993     264 969 112          68.97        100.00         97.98        100.00   2.02         0.00   0.05         0.00
 Financial assistance to subsidiaries,
 related and inter-related entities
  Special resolution number 3 – General   407 594 973     264 969 112          68.93        100.00         99.09        100.00   0.91         0.00   0.09         0.00
  authority to repurchase ordinary
  shares

The results of AGM combining the Shoprite Holdings ordinary shares and deferred shares (“combined shares”) are as follows:

 Resolution                                    Number of combined       Percentage of combined                 In favour of**           Against**           Abstained*
                                                      shares voted              shares in issue*                            %                   %                    %
                                                                                               %
 Ordinary resolution number 1 –                         672 634 959                        74.99                       100.00                0.00                 0.05
 Approval of annual financial
 statements
 Ordinary resolution number 2 –                         672 966 212                        75.03                        99.81                0.19                 0.01
 Appointment of auditors
 Ordinary resolution number 3 –
 Election of directors
 3.1 Prof. Hlengani Mathebula                           672 966 212                        75.03                       100.00                0.00                 0.01
 3.2 Sipho Maseko                                       672 966 212                        75.03                       100.00                0.00                 0.01
 Ordinary resolution number 4 – Re-
 election of directors
 4.1 Dr Christo Wiese                   672 966 212   75.03    80.59   19.41   0.01
 4.2 Wendy Lucas-Bull                   672 966 212   75.03    98.78    1.22   0.01
 4.3 Linda de Beer                      672 966 212   75.03    98.59    1.41   0.01
 4.4 Nonkululeko Gobodo                 672 966 212   75.03    99.80    0.20   0.01
 Ordinary resolution number 5 –
 Appointment as members of the
 Shoprite Holdings Audit and Risk
 Committee
5.1 Linda de Beer                       672 966 212   75.03    99.54    0.46   0.01
 5.2 Nonkululeko Gobodo                 672 966 212   75.03    99.85    0.15   0.01
 5.3 Eileen Wilton                      672 957 552   75.03    99.84    0.16   0.02
 5.4 Graham Dempster                    672 966 212   75.03    99.84    0.16   0.01
Ordinary resolution number 6 –          672 957 552   75.03    95.15    4.85   0.02
General authority over unissued
ordinary shares
Ordinary resolution number 7 –          672 966 202   75.03   100.00    0.00   0.01
General authority to Directors and/or
Company Secretary
Non-binding advisory vote 1:            672 957 542   75.03    82.75   17.25   0.02
Remuneration policy of Shoprite
Holdings
Non-binding advisory vote 2:            672 902 954   75.02    86.06   13.94   0.02
Implementation report of the
Remuneration policy
Ordinary resolution number 8 –          672 966 202   75.03    99.86    0.14   0.01
Approval of an amendment to rules of
the Shoprite Holdings Executive Share
Plan
Ordinary resolution number 9 –          672 957 552   75.03    94.74    5.26   0.02
General authority to issue ordinary
shares for cash
Special resolution number 1 –
Remuneration payable to Non-
executive Directors
a) Remuneration payable to Chairman     672 957 542   75.03    99.00    1.00   0.02
     of the Board
b) Remuneration payable to Lead         672 966 202   75.03    99.94    0.06   0.01
     Independent Director
c) Remuneration payable to Non-           672 885 187   75.02   99.86   0.14   0.02
    executive Directors
d) Remuneration payable to                672 798 095   75.01   99.93   0.07   0.03
    Chairman of the Audit and Risk
    Committee
e) Remuneration payable to                672 798 095   75.01   99.94   0.06   0.03
    members of the Audit and Risk
    Committee
f) Remuneration payable to                672 798 095   75.01   99.94   0.06   0.03
    Chairman of the Remuneration
    Committee
g) Remuneration payable to                672 798 095   75.01   99.93   0.07   0.03
    members of the Remuneration
    Committee
h) Remuneration payable to                672 798 095   75.01   99.94   0.06   0.03
    Chairman of the Nomination
    Committee
i) Remuneration payable to                672 798 095   75.01   99.94   0.06   0.03
    members of the Nomination
    Committee
j) Remuneration payable to                672 798 095   75.01   99.94   0.06   0.03
    Chairman of the Social and Ethics
    Committee
k) Remuneration payable to                672 798 095   75.01   99.94   0.06   0.03
    members of the Social and Ethics
    Committee
l) Remuneration payable to                672 798 095   75.01   99.94   0.06   0.03
    Chairman of the Investment and
    Finance Committee
m) Remuneration payable to                672 798 095   75.01   99.94   0.06   0.03
    members of the Investment and
    Finance Committee
Special resolution number 2 – Financial   672 798 105   75.01   98.77   1.23   0.03
assistance to subsidiaries, related and
inter-related entities
 Special resolution number 3 – General    672 564 085   74.98   99.45   0.55   0.06
 authority to repurchase ordinary
 shares
 *      Based on 547 480 501 ordinary shares (591 338 502 ordinary shares less 43 858 001 treasury shares) and 264 969 112 deferred shares (305 621 601 deferred shares less 40 652 489
        deferred shares which are currently restricted from voting) in issue at the date of the AGM.
 **     In relation to the total number of shares voted at the AGM.

Based on the above voting results, all resolutions were passed by the requisite majority of Shoprite Holdings shareholders represented at the AGM.

Cape Town
14 November 2023

Sponsor
Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking, a division of Nedbank Limited