Results Of The 2016 Annual General Meeting
Lewis Group Limited
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration number: 2004/009817/06
JSE share code:
LEW ISIN: ZAE000058236
LEW01 ISIN: ZAG000110222
("Lewis")
RESULTS OF THE 2016 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Shareholders are advised that, at the Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of
Lewis held today, 21 October 2016, all ordinary and special resolutions
passed by the requisite majority of shareholders present and
represented by proxy at the meeting.
Details of the results of the voting are as follows:
Total issued share capital: 98 057 959
Total number of shares present/
represented at the AGM: 85 246 343 being 96.0% of
total votable shares
Ordinary resolution number 1.1
Election of Prof. F Abrahams as a non-executive director
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
82 635 100 2 611 243 0
Being 96.9% Being 3.1% Being 0.0%
Ordinary resolution number 1.2
Election of Mr. H Saven as a non-executive director
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
77 123 636 8 122 707 0
Being 90.5% Being 9.5% Being 0.0%
Ordinary resolution number 1.3
Election of Mr. A Smart as a non-executive director
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
82 337 675 2 908 668 0
Being 96.6% Being 3.4% Being 0.0%
Ordinary resolution number 2.1
Election of Mr. H Saven as a member of the audit committee
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
77 095 934 8 150 409 0
Being 90.4% Being 9.6% Being 0.0%
Ordinary resolution number 2.2
Election of Mr. A Smart as a member of the audit committee
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
82 653 306 2 593 037 0
Being 97.0% Being 3.0% Being 0.0%
Ordinary resolution number 2.3
Election of Mr. B van der Ross as a member of the audit committee
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
75 145 264 10 101 059 0
Being 88.2% Being 11.8% Being 0.0%
Ordinary resolution number 3
Approval of reappointment of auditors
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
84 727 489 518 854 0
Being 99.4% Being 0.6% Being 0.0%
Non-Binding advisory vote
Approval of the Company’s remuneration policy
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
64 924 593 19 824 743 497 007
Being 76.2% Being 23.2% Being 0.6%
Special resolution number 1
Approval of non-executive directors’ fees
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
85 246 342 1 0
Being 100.0% Being 0.0% Being 0.0%
Special resolution number 2
Shareholders’ authorisation of continued issuance of Notes under the
Company’s Domestic Medium Term Notes Programme
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
85 207 143 39 200 0
Being 99.9% Being 0.1% Being 0.0%
Special resolution number 3
General authorization of financial assistance
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
85 246 342 1 0
Being 100.0% Being 0.0% Being 0.0%
Special resolution number 4
General authority to repurchase shares
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
85 246 342 1 0
Being 100.0% Being 0.0% Being 0.0%
Ordinary resolution number 4
Directors authority to implement Company resolutions
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
85 246 342 1 0
Being 100.0% Being 0.0% Being 0.0%
Cape Town
21 October 2016
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Debt Sponsor: Absa Bank Limited (acting through its Corporate and
Investment Bank division)
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