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Report on proceedings at the annual general meeting

Published: 2022-12-01 08:06:20 ET
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  REMGRO LIMITED
  (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
  (Registration number 1968/006415/06)
  ISIN: ZAE000026480
  JSE and A2X Share code: REM
  (“Remgro” or “the Company”)

  REPORT ON PROCEEDINGS AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

  At the 2022 annual general meeting (“AGM”) of the shareholders of Remgro held on Wednesday, 30 November
  2022 all the ordinary and special resolutions proposed were approved by the requisite majority of votes.
  In this regard, Remgro confirms the voting statistics from the AGM as follows:

Resolutions            Votes cast disclosed as a                        Shares voted disclosed
                       percentage in relation to                          as a percentage in        Shares abstained
                      the total number of shares                         relation to the total       disclosed as a
                         voted at the meeting        Number of shares    issued share capital*   percentage in relation
                                                           voted                                  to the total issued
                      Ordinary shares (“Ord”)                           Ordinary shares (“Ord”)      share capital*
                      B ordinary shares (“B Ord”)    Ordinary shares    B ordinary shares (“B
                                                         (“Ord”)        Ord”)                   Ordinary shares (“Ord”)
                                                    B ordinary shares                            B ordinary shares (“B
                                                        (“B Ord”)                                        Ord”)
                      For          Against

Ordinary Resolution   100% Ord     0,00% Ord        381 587 502 Ord     72,82% Ord               0,46% Ord
Number 1 - Approval   100% B Ord   0% B Ord         39 056 987 B Ord    100% B Ord               0% B Ord
of annual financial
statements
Ordinary Resolution   70,82% Ord   29,18% Ord       381 928 631 Ord     72,88% Ord               0,39% Ord
Number 2 -            100% B Ord   0% B Ord         39 056 987 B Ord    100% B Ord               0% B Ord
Reappointment of
auditor
Ordinary Resolution   93,65% Ord   6,35% Ord        381 930 260 Ord     72,89% Ord               0,39% Ord
Number 3 - Election   100% B Ord   0% B Ord         39 056 987 B Ord    100% B Ord               0% B Ord
of director,
Ms S E N De Bruyn
Ordinary Resolution   97,12% Ord   2,88% Ord    381 930 960 Ord    72,89% Ord   0,39% Ord
Number 4 - Election   100% B Ord   0% B Ord     39 056 987 B Ord   100% B Ord   0% B Ord
of director,
Ms M Lubbe
Ordinary Resolution   47,19% Ord   52,81% Ord   381 934 925 Ord    72,89% Ord   0,39% Ord
Number 5 - Election   100% B Ord   0% B Ord     39 056 987 B Ord   100% B Ord   0% B Ord
of director,
Mr P J Moleketi
Ordinary Resolution   51,73% Ord   48,27% Ord   381 927 605 Ord    72,88% Ord   0,39% Ord
Number 6 - Election   100% B Ord   0% B Ord     39 056 987 B Ord   100% B Ord   0% B Ord
of director,
Mr M Morobe
Ordinary Resolution   82,12% Ord   17,88% Ord   381 929 380 Ord    72,89% Ord   0,39% Ord
Number 7 - Election   100% B Ord   0% B Ord     39 056 987 B Ord   100% B Ord   0% B Ord
of director,
Mr P J Neethling

Ordinary Resolution   98,05% Ord   1,95% Ord    381 930 080 Ord    72,89% Ord   0,39% Ord
Number 8 - Election   100% B Ord   0% B Ord     39 056 987 B Ord   100% B Ord   0% B Ord
of member of the
Audit and Risk
Committee,
Ms S E N De Bruyn
Ordinary Resolution   42,98% Ord   57,02% Ord   381 927 605 Ord    72,88% Ord   0,39% Ord
Number 9 - Election   100% B Ord   0% B Ord     39 056 987 B Ord   100% B Ord   0% B Ord
of member of the
Audit and Risk
Committee,
Mr N P Mageza
Ordinary Resolution   43,44% Ord   56,56% Ord   381 934 925 Ord    72,89% Ord   0,39% Ord
Number 10 -           100% B Ord   0% B Ord     39 056 987 B Ord   100% B Ord   0% B Ord
Election of member
of the Audit and
Risk Committee,
Mr P J Moleketi
Ordinary Resolution   41,56% Ord   58,44% Ord   381 929 380 Ord    72,89% Ord   0,39% Ord
Number 11 -           100% B Ord   0% B Ord     39 056 987 B Ord   100% B Ord   0% B Ord
Election of member
of the Audit and
Risk Committee,
Mr F Robertson
Ordinary Resolution   81,73% Ord   18,27% Ord   375 896 885 Ord    71,73% Ord   1,54% Ord
Number 12 – General   100% B Ord   0% B Ord     39 056 987 B Ord   100% B Ord   0% B Ord
authority to place
5% of the unissued
ordinary shares
under the control
of the directors
Ordinary Resolution   64,91% Ord   35,09% Ord   381 599 806 Ord    72,82% Ord   0,46% Ord
Number 13 – Non-      100% B Ord   0% B Ord     39 056 987 B Ord   100% B Ord   0% B Ord
binding advisory
vote on
Remuneration Policy
Ordinary Resolution   70,35% Ord   29,65% Ord   381 599 806 Ord    72,82% Ord   0,46% Ord
Number 14 – Non-      100% B Ord   0% B Ord     39 056 987 B Ord   100% B Ord   0% B Ord
binding advisory
vote on
Remuneration
Implementation
Report
Special Resolution    95,33% Ord   4,67% Ord    381 917 923 Ord    72,88% Ord   0,40% Ord
Number 1 - Approval   100% B Ord   0% B Ord     39 056 987 B Ord   100% B Ord   0% B Ord
of directors’
remuneration
Special Resolution    97,69% Ord   2,31% Ord    381 914 814 Ord    72,88% Ord   0,40% Ord
Number 2 - General    0% B Ord     0% B Ord     39 056 987 B Ord   0% B Ord     100% B Ord
authority to
repurchase shares
Special Resolution    99,60% Ord   0,40% Ord    381 223 601 Ord    72,75% Ord   0,53% Ord
Number 3 - General    100% B Ord   0% B Ord     39 056 987 B Ord   100% B Ord   0% B Ord
authority to
provide financial
assistance for the
subscription and/or
purchase of
securities in the
Company or in
related or inter-
related companies
Special Resolution    99,78% Ord   0,22% Ord    381 934 459 Ord    72,89% Ord   0,39% Ord
Number 4 - General    100% B Ord   0% B Ord     39 056 987 B Ord   100% B Ord   0% B Ord
authority to
provide financial
assistance to
related and inter-
related companies
and corporations
*Total issued share capital is 529 217 007 ordinary shares with total voteable shares, excluding Treasury
shares, being 524 015 654 ordinary shares and 39 056 987 B ordinary shares.

Shareholders are advised that Remgro wishes to engage its shareholders on the Company’s remuneration
policy and remuneration implementation report.

Remgro’s 2022 remuneration policy and remuneration implementation report were voted against by more than
25% of the votes exercised by Remgro’s ordinary shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at
the AGM. It should be noted, however, that the non-binding advisory resolutions on the endorsement of the
Company’s remuneration policy and implementation report were approved by the requisite majority of the
combined votes exercised by Remgro’s ordinary and “B” ordinary shareholders present in person or
represented by proxy at the AGM (82.66% and 85.35% respectively).

To better understand the reasons why more than 25% of the ordinary shareholders voted against the non-
binding advisory endorsement relating to the Company’s remuneration policy and implementation report, and
to enable the Remuneration and Nomination Committee to consider these concerns on behalf of the board of
the Company, an invitation is being extended to such dissenting shareholders to engage with Remgro, in
line with the recommendations of the King IV Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa, 2016 and
paragraph 3.84(j)of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements.

Dissenting shareholders are invited to engage with Remgro as follows:

  •   shareholders are invited to attend virtual engagement sessions, to be hosted via a Zoom video
      facility;

  •   shareholders wishing to participate in these sessions are requested to please register their
      interest by emailing the company secretary, ddreyer@remgro.com, by no later than close of business
      on Friday, 2 December 2022. Once registered, shareholders will be emailed a meeting request for the
      Zoom session; and

  •   any concerns, questions or recommendations on the Remuneration Policy should be submitted to the
      company secretary by email to ddreyer@remgro.com, by close of business on Friday, 2 December 2022.


Stellenbosch
1 December 2022
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