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LIFE HEALTHCARE GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED - Report on proceedings at the annual general meeting

Release Date: 27/01/2022 15:00
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Report on proceedings at the annual general meeting

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 2003/002733/06)
Share code: LHC
ISIN: ZAE000145892
(“Life Healthcare” or “the Company”)

REPORT ON PROCEEDINGS AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

At the 17th annual general meeting (“AGM”) of the shareholders of Life Healthcare held on 26 January 2022 all the ordinary and special resolutions proposed at the AGM
were approved by the requisite majority of votes, except for the non-binding advisory votes relating to the Company’s remuneration policy and implementation report.
In this regard, Life Healthcare confirms the voting statistics from the AGM as follows:

                                                                  Votes cast disclosed as a                             Shares voted      Shares abstained
                                                                  percentage in relation to                           disclosed as a        disclosed as a
                                                                 the total number of shares          Number of         percentage in         percentage in
Resolutions                                                         voted at the meeting          shares voted       relation to the       relation to the
                                                                                                                        total issued          total issued
                                                                       For       Against                                     shares*               shares*
Ordinary Resolution Number 1:
Appointment of independent external auditors                       97.77%         2.23%          1 192 751 635               81.29%                 0.00%

Ordinary Resolution Number 2.1:
Re-election of director – P Golesworthy                            92.35%         7.65%          1 192 751 488               81.29%                 0.00%

Ordinary Resolution Number 2.2:
Re-election of director – J Netshitenzhe                           92.41%         7.59%          1 192 751 853               81.29%                 0.00%

Ordinary Resolution Number 2.3:
Re-election of director – M Ngatane                                92.05%         7.95%          1 192 752 553               81.29%                 0.00%

Ordinary Resolution Number 2.4:
Re-election of director – G Solomon                                88.00%        12.00%          1 192 751 488               81.29%                 0.00%

Ordinary Resolution Number 2.5:
Re-election of director – R Vice                                   95.13%         4.87%          1 192 751 635               81.29%                 0.00%

Ordinary Resolution Number 2.6:                                    99.99%         0.01%          1 192 750 935               81.29%                 0.00%
Re-election of director – M Jacobs

Ordinary Resolution Number 2.7:
Re-election of director – C Henry                                 100.00%         0.00%          1 192 751 488               81.29%                 0.00%

Ordinary Resolution Number 3.1:
Re-election of audit committee member – P Golesworthy
(Chairman) (subject to re-election as per 2.1)                     91.94%         8.06%          1 192 751 488               81.29%                 0.00%

Ordinary Resolution Number 3.2:
Re-election of audit committee member – C Henry (subject to
re-election as per 2.7)                                           100.00%         0.00%          1 192 751 488               81.29%                 0.00%

Ordinary Resolution Number 3.3:
Re-election of audit committee member – A Mothupi                  97.46%         2.54%          1 192 751 853               81.29%                 0.00%

Ordinary Resolution Number 3.4:
Re-election of audit committee member – R Vice (subject to re-
election as per 2.5)                                               98.88%         1.12%          1 192 751 488               81.29%                 0.00%

Ordinary Resolution Number 4:
Authority to sign documents to give effect to resolutions         100.00%         0.00%          1 192 752 700               81.29%                 0.00%

Non-binding Advisory Endorsement number 5.1:
Non-binding advisory vote on the remuneration policy**             62.06%        37.94%          1 191 765 892               81.22%                 0.07%

Non-binding Advisory Endorsement number 5.2:
Non-binding advisory vote on the implementation report**           46.87%        53.13%          1 191 765 192               81.22%                 0.07%

Special Resolution Number 1.1:
Approval of the Chairman’s’ board fees and the board
members’ fees                                                      96.38%         3.62%          1 192 745 780               81.29%                 0.00%

Special Resolution Number 1.2:
Approval of the Lead Independent Board member board fees          100.00%         0.00%          1 192 745 780               81.29%                 0.00%

Special Resolution Number 1.3:
Approval of the Audit Committee Chairman’s fees and the
Committee members’ fees                                           100.00%         0.00%          1 192 745 780               81.29%                 0.00%

Special Resolution Number 1.4:
Approval of the Human Resources and Remuneration
Committee Chairman’s fees and the Committee members’ fees          98.61%         1.39%          1 192 745 080               81.29%                 0.00%

Special Resolution Number 1.5:
Approval of the Nominations and Governance Committee
Chairman’s fees and the Committee members’ fees                   100.00%         0.00%          1 192 725 780               81.28%                 0.00%

Special Resolution Number 1.6:
Approval of the Risk, Compliance and IT Governance Committee
Chairman’s fees and the Committee members’ fees                   100.00%         0.00%          1 192 725 780               81.28%                 0.00%

Special Resolution Number 1.7:
Approval of the Investment Committee Chairman’s fees and the
Committee members’ fees                                           100.00%         0.00%          1 192 725 780               81.28%                 0.00%

Special Resolution Number 1.8:
Approval of the Clinical Committee Chairman’s fees and the
Committee members’ fees                                           100.00%         0.00%          1 192 725 080               81.28%                 0.00%

Special Resolution Number 1.9:
Approval of the Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee
Chairman’s fees and the Committee members’ fees                   100.00%         0.00%          1 192 725 780               81.28%                 0.00%

Special Resolution Number 1.10:
Approval of the ad hoc material Board and Committee meeting
fees                                                               99.99%         0.01%          1 192 725 780               81.28%                 0.00%

Special Resolution Number 2:
General authority to provide financial assistance                  95.52%         4.48%          1 192 745 980               81.29%                 0.00%

Special Resolution Number 3:
General authority to repurchase Company shares                     98.52%         1.48%          1 192 687 633               81.28%                 0.01%

*Total issued shares is 1 467 349 162

**Shareholders are further advised that as a result of more than 25% of the votes cast against the non-binding advisory votes number 5.1 and 5.2, and in accordance
with the King IV Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa, 2016 and paragraph 3.84(j) of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, the Company will invite
dissenting shareholders who voted against the non-binding advisory votes number 5.1 and 5.2 to engage with the Company regarding their views on Life Healthcare's
remuneration policy. A date and time for this engagement will be communicated to shareholders in due course. In the interim, shareholders may forward their concerns/
questions regarding Life Healthcare's remuneration policy to the Company Secretary via email at joshilar@life.co.za.

The special resolution/s will, where necessary, be lodged for registration with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission in due course.
Dunkeld
27 January 2022

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

Date: 27-01-2022 03:00:00
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