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REMGRO LIMITED - Report on proceedings at the annual general meeting

Release Date: 26/11/2021 07:05
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Report on proceedings at the annual general meeting

REMGRO LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1968/006415/06)
ISIN: ZAE000026480
Share code: REM
(“Remgro” or “the Company”)

REPORT ON PROCEEDINGS AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

At the 2021 annual general meeting (“AGM”) of the shareholders of Remgro held on Thursday,
25 November 2021 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:

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

                       For            Against

Ordinary Resolution    99.96% Ord     0.04% Ord       395 905 999 Ord     74.81% Ord                  0.25% 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    71.79% Ord     28.21% Ord      395 118 445 Ord     74.66% Ord                  0.40% 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    94.92% Ord     5.08% Ord       396 110 772 Ord     74.85% Ord                  0.21% Ord
Number 3 - Election    100% B Ord     0% B Ord        39 056 987 B Ord    100% B Ord                  0% B Ord
of director,
Mr J J Durand
Ordinary Resolution    74.96% Ord     25.04% Ord      395 045 095 Ord     74.65% Ord                  0.41% Ord
Number 4 - Election    100% B Ord     0% B Ord        39 056 987 B Ord    100% B Ord                  0% B Ord
of director,
Mr N P Mageza
Ordinary Resolution    78.85% Ord     21.15% Ord      395 046 027 Ord     74.65% Ord                  0.41% Ord
Number 5 - Election    100% B Ord     0% B Ord        39 056 987 B Ord    100% B Ord                  0% B Ord
of director,
Mr J Malherbe
Ordinary Resolution    46.59% Ord     53.41% Ord      395 046 594 Ord     74.65% Ord                  0.41% Ord
Number 6 - Election    100% B Ord     0% B Ord        39 056 987 B Ord    100% B Ord                  0% B Ord
of director,
Mr F Robertson
Ordinary Resolution    90.85% Ord     9.15% Ord       395 046 463 Ord     74.65% Ord                  0.41% Ord
Number 7 - Election    100% B Ord     0% B Ord        39 056 987 B Ord    100% B Ord                  0% B Ord
of director,
Mr A E Rupert
Ordinary Resolution    98.47% Ord     1.53% Ord       395 046 962 Ord     74.65% Ord                  0.41% Ord
Number 8 - Election    100% B Ord     0% B Ord        39 056 987 B Ord    100% B Ord                  0% B Ord
of director,
Mr K M S Rantloane
Ordinary Resolution    94.88% Ord     5.12% Ord       395 047 061 Ord     74.65% Ord                  0.41% 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,
Ms S E N De Bruyn
Ordinary Resolution    68.55% Ord     31.45% Ord      395 045 145 Ord     74.65% Ord                  0.41% Ord
Number 10 - 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    71.45% Ord     28.55% Ord      395 046 395 Ord     74.65% Ord                  0.41% Ord
Number 11 - 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 P J Moleketi
Ordinary Resolution    44.48% Ord     55.52% Ord      395 045 697 Ord     74.65% Ord                  0.41% Ord
Number 12 - 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 F Robertson
Ordinary Resolution    73.45% Ord     26.55% Ord      387 433 347 Ord     73.21% Ord                  1.85% Ord
Number 13 – 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    99.72% Ord     0.28% Ord       396 112 365 Ord     74.85% Ord                  0.21% 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 the
appointment of Ernst
& Young Inc. as
auditor of the
Company for the
financial year
ending 30 June 2024
Ordinary Resolution    69.91% Ord     30.09% Ord      394 627 850 Ord     74.57% Ord                  0.49% Ord
Number 15 – 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    88.17% Ord     11.83% Ord      394 630 161 Ord     74.57% Ord                  0.49% Ord
Number 16 – 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     96.79% Ord     3.21% Ord       395 865 713 Ord     74.80% Ord                  0.26% 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     97.36% Ord     2.64% Ord       396 092 978 Ord     74.85% Ord                  0.22% 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     98.17% Ord     1.83% Ord       396 112 653 Ord     74.85% Ord                  0.21% 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     98.18% Ord     1.82% Ord       396 112 733 Ord     74.85% Ord                  0.21% 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 525 943 621 ordinary shares and 39 056 987 B ordinary shares.

Shareholders are advised that, as Ordinary Resolution number 15 relating to the non-binding advisory vote
on the Company’s Remuneration Policy was 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, 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:

  •   dissenting 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, 3 December 2021. 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, 3 December 2021.

Stellenbosch
26 November 2021

Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)

Date: 26-11-2021 07:05:00
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