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ANCHOR GROUP LIMITED - Results of the general meeting

Release Date: 17/12/2020 15:25
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Results of the general meeting

ANCHOR GROUP LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 2009/005413/06)
Share code: ACG ISIN: ZAE000193389
("Anchor" or "the Company")

RESULTS OF THE GENERAL MEETING

Unless the context indicates otherwise, capitalised (defined) terms used in this announcement which are not defined herein bear the same meanings given
to such term in the circular issued to Shareholders on Monday, 16 November 2020 in relation to the Transaction ("Circular").

INTRODUCTION

Shareholders are referred to the Firm Intention Announcement relating to the Transaction, published on Friday, 13 November 2020 and to the Circular
distributed to Shareholders on Monday, 16 November 2020.

As contemplated in the Firm Intention Announcement and in the Circular, the General Meeting was duly held at 10:00 today Thursday, 17 December 2020
and was hosted and conducted entirely by means of electronic communication.

RESULTS OF VOTING AT THE GENERAL MEETING

Shareholders are hereby advised that all the Resolutions contained in the Notice and proposed at the General Meeting were passed by the requisite majority
of votes.

The following information is provided in compliance with the JSE Limited Listings Requirements:
    • total number of Shares in issue as at the date of the General Meeting: 217 386 093
    • total number of Shares present/represented at the General Meeting:
          - 124 668 133 being 73.63% of the total number of Shares capable of being voted at the General Meeting in relation to all Resolutions except
            for Ordinary Resolution Number 1 (the following Shareholders being excluded from voting on such Resolutions: CCPI; Masimong; Mr M Teke
            and any company within the Group that holds Treasury Shares); and
          - 101 847 196 being 69.53% of the total number of Shares capable of being voted at the General Meeting in relation to Ordinary Resolution
            Number 1 (the following Shareholders being excluded from voting on Ordinary Resolution Number 1: Share Option Scheme Participants who
            are also Shareholders; any company within the Group that holds Treasury Shares; CCPI; Masimong and Mr M Teke).

The Resolutions proposed at the General Meeting, together with the percentage of votes carried for and against each Resolution, are set out below:

 Resolutions                                  Votes cast disclosed as a percentage    Number of         Shares voted         Shares abstained
                                               in relation to the total number of    shares voted      disclosed as a          disclosed as a
                                                  shares voted at the meeting                          percentage in           percentage in
                                                                                                    relation to the total   relation to the total
                                              For                Against                               issued shares           issued shares

 Special Resolutions
 Special Resolution Number 1 – approval       98.11%             1.89%               124 625 080         57.33%                  0.02%
 of the Scheme in accordance with
 sections 48(8)(a), 48(8)(b), 114(1)(e) and
 115(2)(a) of the Companies Act
 Special Resolution Number 2 – approval       98.10%             1.90%               124 635 460         57.33%                  0.02%
 of the issue of Shares to Masimong
 under the Masimong Subscription and
 to CCPI under the CCPI Subscription in
 terms of section 41(3) of the Companies
 Act and the MOI
 Special Resolution Number 3 – approval       98.10%             1.90%               124 635 460         57.33%                  0.02%
 of the issue of Shares to Masimong
 under the Masimong Subscription and
 to CCPI under the CCPI Subscription in
 terms of section 41(1) of the Companies
 Act and the MOI
 Ordinary Resolutions
 Ordinary Resolution Number 1 –               97.69%             2.31%               101 796 143          0.02%                 46.83%
 approval of the amendments to the
 Share Incentive Scheme
 Ordinary Resolution Number 2 –               98.11%             1.89%               124 615 170          0.02%                 57.32%
 approval of the Delisting in terms of
 paragraphs 1.15 and 1.16 of the Listings
 Requirements
 Ordinary Resolution Number 3 –               98.14%             1.86%               124 617 080          0.02%                 57.33%
 authorisation of Directors

UPDATE ON THE SCHEME

In relation to the Scheme Conditions Precedent, Shareholders are advised that:

    •  as result of all of the Resolutions contained in the Notice and proposed at the General Meeting being passed by the requisite majorities of votes,
       the Scheme Condition Precedent in paragraph 4.2.1.1.2 of the Circular has been fulfilled;
     • Anchor waives each of the Scheme Conditions Precedent set out in paragraph 4.2.1.1.5 and paragraph 4.2.1.1.7 in their entirety.
The implementation of the Scheme remains subject to the fulfilment or waiver, as the case may be, of the remaining Scheme Conditions Precedent, as set
out in the Circular.

Shareholders will be advised once all the Scheme Conditions Precedent, as set out in the Circular, have been fulfilled (or waived, as the case may be).

SALIENT DATES AND TIMES

Shareholders are referred to the salient dates and times set out in the announcement released on SENS on 13 November 2020 and in the Circular (which is
available on Anchor’s website at http://www.anchorgroup.co.za/proposed-delisting/), which set out the remaining salient dates and times relating to the
Transaction. The dates and times included in the announcement and the Circular are subject to change. The dates have been determined based on certain
assumptions including that no court approval or review of the special resolution approving the implementation of the Scheme will be required.
Shareholders will be notified of any amendments to these salient dates and times on SENS.

RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENTS

The Independent Board and the Board, individually and collectively, accept full responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained in this
announcement which relates to Anchor, the Scheme and the Delisting, and certify that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, such information is true
and that this announcement does not omit any facts that would make any of the information false or misleading or would be likely to affect the importance
of any information contained in this announcement.

By order of the Board
Johannesburg
17 December 2020

Rand Merchant Bank (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)
Transaction Advisor and Transaction Sponsor

White and Case SA
Legal Advisor

DG Capital (Pty) Limited
Independent Expert

Date: 17-12-2020 03:25:00
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