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BILETS-AGM Results
Letshego Holdings Limited
Incorporated in the Republic of Botswana
Registration number 98/442
(JSE Code: “BILETS”)
(“Letshego Holdings” or “the Company” or “the issuer”)
Letshego Holdings Limited (“LHL” / “the Company” / “Letshego”) was incorporated in 1998, is headquartered in Gaborone and has been publicly
listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) since 2002. It is a retail financial services Group with consumer, micro-lending and deposit-taking
subsidiaries across sub-Saharan Africa.
Shareholders are referred to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) Notice of the Company issued, which notice was to convene an AGM of
Shareholders on 30 June 2021 at 14:30 pm hosted online via Zoom video conferencing facilities. The purpose of the meeting was to consider and
pass a number of resolutions of which the details are available on https://www.letshego.com/
All resolutions were passed without amendment. Set out below are the results of the voting per resolution.
For and on behalf of the Board
E Banda
Chairman
2 July 2021
Debt sponsor in South Africa
Kea Sape: 0117215594 or kea.sape@standardbank.co.za
The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking division
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Total shares in Number of Shares voted Votes carried Shares
issue shares voted disclosed as a disclosed as a abstained
percentage in relation percentage disclosed as a
to the total issued in relation to the percentage in
RESOLUTIONS share capital total number of relation to the
shares voted at total issued
the meeting share capital
For Against
Ordinary resolution 1: To receive, consider and adopt
the annual financial statements for the financial year
2,144,045,143 1,734,502,849 80.90% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00%
ended 31 December 2020 together with the Directors
and Independent External Auditors’ reports thereon.
Ordinary resolution 2: To ratify the dividends declared
and paid during the period being an interim dividend of
3.9 thebe per share paid to Shareholders on or around 2,144,045,143 1,734,502,849 80.90% 82.72% 17.28% 0.00%
30 October 2020 and a final dividend of 8.3 thebe per
share paid to Shareholders on or around 12 May 2021.
Ordinary resolution 3a: To confirm the re-election of Dr
Gloria Somolekae, who retires in accordance with Article
2,144,045,143 1,734,502,849 80.90% 57.86% 42.14% 0.00%
19.9 of the Constitution and, being eligible, offers herself
for re-election.
Ordinary resolution 3b: To confirm the re-election of
Gerrit van Heerde, who retires in accordance with Article
2,144,045,143 1,734,502,849 80.90% 78.69% 21.31% 0.00%
19.9 of the Constitution and, being eligible, offers
himself for re-election.
Ordinary resolution 3c: To confirm the re-election of
Stephen Price, who retires in accordance with Article
2,144,045,143 1,734,502,849 80.90% 94.95% 5.05% 0.00%
19.9 of the Constitution and, being eligible, offers
himself for re-election.
Ordinary resolution 4a: To approve the remuneration of
the Directors for the financial year ending 31 December
2020 as disclosed in Notes 24 and 25 to the Annual
Financial Statements in the Annual Report. The Board 2,144,045,143 1,734,502,849 80.90% 57.86% 42.14% 0.00%
attendance and remuneration for each Director is
disclosed in the Corporate Governance section of the
Annual Report.
Total shares in Number of Shares voted Votes carried Shares
issue shares voted disclosed as a disclosed as a abstained
percentage in relation percentage disclosed as a
to the total issued in relation to the percentage in
RESOLUTIONS share capital total number of relation to the
shares voted at total issued
the meeting share capital
For Against
Ordinary resolution 4b: To approve the remuneration
structure of the Directors for the financial year ending
31 December 2021. The board fees and the retainer 2,144,045,143 1,734,502,849 80.90% 56.84% 43.16% 0.00%
structure is set out in the Corporate Governance section
of the Annual Report.
Ordinary resolution 5: To ratify the remuneration of the
Independent External Auditors for the financial year
2,144,045,143 1,734,502,849 80.90% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00%
ending 31 December 2020 as disclosed in Note 20 to the
Annual Financial Statements in the Annual Report.
Ordinary resolution 6a: To ratify and confirm the
appointment of Ernest and Young, as external auditors 2,144,045,143 1,734,502,849 80.90% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00%
for the ensuing year.
Ordinary resolution 6b: To approve the remuneration of
the Auditors for the next financial year ending 31 2,144,045,143 1,734,502,849 80.90% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00%
December 2021 estimated at P6,000,000.
ENDS.
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Date: 02-07-2021 05:30:00
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