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CROOKES BROTHERS LIMITED - Distribution of Circular and Notice of General Meeting

Release Date: 07/08/2023 10:25
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Distribution of Circular and Notice of General Meeting

 Crookes Brothers Limited
 (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
 (Registration number 1913/000290/06)
 Share code: CKS ISIN: ZAE000001434
 (“Crookes Brothers” or “the Company”)

DISTRIBUTION OF CIRCULAR AND NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING

Crookes Brothers’s Shareholders are referred to the announcement published on SENS on 30 May 2023 (“the
Previous Announcement”), wherein they were advised that the Company via its subsidiary, Crookes Brothers
South Africa Proprietary Limited, concluded an agreement in terms of which it will, subject to the fulfilment of
certain suspensive conditions, as one indivisible transaction, dispose of certain immovable properties and the
deciduous fruit farming business conducted thereon, as a going concern, to Witzenberg Properties Proprietary
Limited, for an aggregate consideration of approximately R200 million. The capitalised terms used in this
announcement bear the same meaning as those defined in the Previous Announcement.

Shareholders are advised that a circular, containing details of the Disposal and containing a notice of a general
meeting to approve the relevant ordinary resolutions pertaining thereto, was posted today, 7 August 2023, to
shareholders registered as such on the record date, being Friday, 28 July 2023.

The circular is available on the Company’s website:
https://www.cbl.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/JOB027051_CROOKES-CIRCULAR-Web.pdf

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that a general meeting of Shareholders will be held on Friday, 8 September 2023 at
10:00 at Crookes Brothers Boardroom, 2nd Floor, Ridge 6, 20 Ncondo Place, Umhlanga Ridge, Kwazulu-Natal
(“General Meeting”), to consider the ordinary resolutions to approve the Disposal.

The salient dates and times relating to the General Meeting are set out below:
                                                                                                        2023
Last Day to Trade in Crookes Brothers Shares to vote at the General Meeting                Tuesday, 29 August

Record Date to be eligible to vote at the General Meeting                                 Friday, 1 September

Forms of proxy for the General Meeting, if lodged with Transfer Secretaries,           Wednesday, 6 September
to be received by 11:00 on (see note 2 below)
General Meeting held at 11:00 on                                                          Friday, 8 September

Results of the General Meeting published on SENS on                                       Friday, 8 September

Notes:

1. The above dates and times are subject to amendment. Any amendment to the dates and times will be
   published on SENS.
2. A Shareholder may submit a form of proxy at any time before the commencement of the General Meeting
   (or adjourned or postponed General Meeting) or hand it to the chairman of the General Meeting before the
   appointed proxy exercises any of the relevant Shareholder rights at the General Meeting (or adjourned or
   postponed General Meeting), provided that should a Shareholder lodge a form of proxy with the Transfer
   Secretaries less than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and official public holidays) before the
   General Meeting, such Shareholder will also be required to furnish a copy of such form of proxy to the
   chairman of the General Meeting before the appointed proxy/ies exercises any of such Shareholder’s rights
   at the General Meeting (or adjourned or postponed General Meeting).


Umhlanga
7 August 2023

Corporate Advisor and Transaction Sponsor to Crookes Brothers

Questco Corporate Advisory (Pty) Ltd

Date: 07-08-2023 10:25:00
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