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NVEST FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED - Results of AGM, Financial Assistance in terms of Section 45 of The Companies Act and Resignation of a Board Member

Release Date: 16/08/2021 17:19
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Results of AGM, Financial Assistance in terms of Section 45 of The Companies Act and Resignation of a Board Member

                             NVEST FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
                           (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
                              (Registration number: 2008/015990/06)
                                    (“NVest” or “the Company”)
                            ISIN Code: ZAE000199865 JSE Code: NVE


RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (“AGM”), FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN TERMS OF
    SECTION 45 OF THE COMPANIES ACT AND RESIGNATION OF A BOARD MEMBER


RESULTS OF AGM
Shareholders are advised that, at the Company’s AGM held on 16 August 2021, the following
resolutions were passed without modification.

Number of ordinary shares represented at the meeting                                   221 805 375
Total issued number of ordinary shares                                                 303 241 722
Percentage of ordinary shares represented at the meeting                                   73.14%

Resolutions                                 For           Against          Abstain    Total Votes
                                             %                 %      (% of issued     (excluding
                                                                    share capital)   abstentions)
Ordinary Resolution Number 1 –
Adoption of Annual Financial        221 805 375                  -               -    221 805 375
Statements                                100%                 0%              0%           100%

Ordinary Resolution Number 2 –
Appointment of director – Dion      221 805 375                  -               -    221 805 375
Ramoo                                     100%                 0%              0%           100%

Ordinary Resolution Number 3 –
Director retirement and re-         221 805 375                  -               -    221 805 375
election – Jonathan Goldberg              100%                 0%              0%           100%

Ordinary Resolution Number 4 –
Director retirement and re-         221 805 375                  -               -    221 805 375
election – Lana Weldon                    100%                 0%              0%           100%

Ordinary Resolution Number 5 –
Appointment and remuneration        221 805 375                  -               -    221 805 375
of auditors                               100%                 0%              0%           100%

Ordinary Resolution Number 6 –
Re-appointment of Audit and
Risk Committee member – Dion        221 805 375                  -               -    221 805 375
Ramoo                                     100%                 0%              0%           100%

Ordinary Resolution Number 7 –
Re-appointment of Audit and
Risk Committee member–              221 805 375                  -               -    221 805 375
Lusanda Mangxamba                         100%                 0%              0%           100%

Ordinary resolution number 8 –
Re-appointment of Audit and
Risk Committee member and           221 805 375                  -               -    221 805 375
Chairperson – Professor Lana              100%                 0%              0%           100%
Joy Weldon

Ordinary resolution number 9 -
Endorsement of Nvest's              221 805 375                  -               -    221 805 375
remuneration policy                       100%                 0%              0%           100%

Ordinary Resolution Number
10 – Endorsement of the
implementation of NVest’s           221 805 375                  -               -    221 805 375
remuneration policy                       100%                 0%              0%           100%

Special Resolution Number 1 –
General authority to allot and      221 805 375                  -               -    221 805 375
issue shares for cash                     100%                 0%              0%           100%

Special Resolution Number 2 –
Authority to issue shares,
securities convertible into
shares or rights that may
exceed 30% of the voting            221 805 375                  -               -    221 805 375
power of the current issued               100%                 0%              0%           100%
share capital

Special Resolution Number 3 –
Non-Executive Directors’            221 805 375                  -               -    221 805 375
remuneration                              100%                 0%              0%           100%

Special resolution number 4 –
General authority to enter into
funding agreements, provide
loans or other financial            221 805 375                  -               -    221 805 375
assistance                                100%                 0%              0%           100%
                                 
Special Resolution Number 5 –
General authority to acquire        221 805 375                  -               -    221 805 375
(repurchase) shares                       100%                 0%              0%           100%
                          
Special Resolution Number 6 –
Company acquiring the
Company’s shares from a             221 805 375                  -               -    221 805 375
director or prescribed officer            100%                 0%              0%           100%

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Notice is hereby given in accordance with section 45(5) of the Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008 (“the
Companies Act”) that, pursuant to the authority granted to the board of directors of NVest ("the
Board") by shareholders at the annual general meeting of the Company held on 16 August 2021, the
Board has adopted a resolution to provide financial assistance to related and/or inter-related entities
as contemplated in section 45(2) of the Companies Act.

The resolutions passed by the Board authorise the Company to provide financial assistance to its
subsidiaries and inter-related entities, as envisaged in terms of section 45 of the Companies Act ("the
Financial Assistance"). The authority to provide Financial Assistance includes that which exceeds a
tenth of 1% of the Company’s net worth.

The Board, prior to authorising the Financial Assistance, will consider and satisfy itself, in terms of
section 45 of the Companies Act, that:

- immediately after providing the Financial Assistance, the Company would satisfy the solvency and
  liquidity test as contemplated in section 4 of the Companies Act;
- the terms of the Financial Assistance are fair and reasonable in relation to the Company; and
- there has been due compliance with the Company’s Memorandum of Incorporation and with the
  Companies Act.

RESIGNATION OF DIRECTOR
In compliance with paragraph 3.59 of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, the Board of
Directors of NVest would also like to announce the resignation of Charl Herselman as a director of the
Company, which resignation will become effective 31 August 2021. Charl served as Interim Financial
Director of the Board from 28 February 2019 until the appointment of Dion Ramoo as Financial Director
on 13 July 2021. Charl will remain employed by NVest in the role of Head: Group Finance.

The Board would like to thank Charl for the invaluable role that he played on the Board during his
tenure.

East London
16 August 2021


Designated Advisor
AcaciaCap Advisors Proprietary Limited

Date: 16-08-2021 05:19:00
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