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TRUWORTHS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED - Results of annual general meeting

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Results of annual general meeting

TRUWORTHS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1944/017491/06)
PO Box 600, Cape Town, South Africa, 8000
JSE code: TRU; NSX code: TRW
ISIN: ZAE000028296
(“Truworths” or “the company”)


RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Truworths advises that at the annual general meeting (“AGM”) of the company’s
shareholders (“shareholders”) held on Thursday, 6 November 2014, all the ordinary and
special resolutions, as set out in the notice of AGM dated 21 August 2014, were approved by
the requisite majority of shareholders present or represented.

The required special resolutions are not required to be lodged with the Companies and
Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC).

The Truworths shares in issue eligible to vote at the AGM was 418 243 803. This number is
calculated as the total number of Truworths shares in issue, less treasury shares as defined
in the JSE Listings Requirements.

The number of Truworths shares represented at the AGM either by shareholders personally
present, or through letters of representation and by proxy, was 320 845 929, representing
76.71% of the shares in issue eligible to vote.

Details of the voting on the resolutions are as follows:

Item number 1: To receive and adopt the Annual Financial Statements for the period ended
29 June 2014

    Shares Voted          Shares Abstained            Shares For         Shares Against

    320 473 059                372 870                320 473 059               0

      % Voted                % Abstained                   % For           % Against

      100.000                    0.089                     100.000            0.000



Item number 2: To re-elect the retiring directors:

-   Mr H Saven

    Shares Voted          Shares Abstained            Shares For         Shares Against

    320 702 631                143 298                319 424 181            1 278 450

      % Voted                % Abstained                   % For            % Against

      100.000                     0.034                     99.601              0.399


-   Mr MA Thompson

    Shares Voted       Shares Abstained           Shares For         Shares Against

    320 702 631              143 298             319 551 048            1 151 583

      % Voted             % Abstained                  % For           % Against

      100.000                 0.034                    99.641             0.359



-   Dr CT Ndlovu

    Shares Voted       Shares Abstained           Shares For         Shares Against

    320 702 631              143 298             319 730 293             972 338

      % Voted             % Abstained                  % For           % Against

      100.000                 0.034                    99.697             0.303




To elect Mr KI Mampeule as a director of the company

    Shares Voted       Shares Abstained           Shares For         Shares Against

    320 702 631              143 298             320 677 636             24 995

      % Voted             % Abstained                  % For           % Against

      100.000                 0.034                    99.992             0.008




Item number 3: To give the directors limited and conditional general authority over the
unissued and repurchased shares

    Shares Voted       Shares Abstained           Shares For         Shares Against

    320 702 631              143 298             290 001 408           30 701 223

      % Voted             % Abstained                  % For           % Against

      100.000                 0.034                    90.427             9.573

Item number 4*: To give a limited and conditional general mandate for the company or its
subsidiaries to acquire the company’s shares

    Shares Voted       Shares Abstained          Shares For           Shares Against

    320 331 627             514 302              320 113 600             218 027
     % Voted              % Abstained               % For               % Against

      100.000                 0.122                99.932                  0.068




Item number 5: To re-elect Ernst & Young Inc. as auditor for the period to 28 June 2015
and to authorise the Audit Committee to agree to the terms and fees

    Shares Voted       Shares Abstained          Shares For           Shares Against

    320 702 631             143 298              320 702 631                 -

      % Voted             % Abstained               % For               % Against

      100.000                 0.034                100.000                 0.000




Item number 6*: To approve the proposed fees of the non-executive directors for the 12
month period from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015

    Shares Voted       Shares Abstained          Shares For           Shares Against

    320 330 115             515 814              320 330 115                 -

      % Voted             % Abstained               % For               % Against

      100.000                 0.123                100.000                 0.000



Item number 7: To confirm the appointment of the following qualifying independent non-
executive directors to the company’s Audit Committee

-   Mr MA Thompson

    Shares Voted       Shares Abstained          Shares For           Shares Against

    320 702 631             143 298              319 255 418             1 447 213

      % Voted             % Abstained               % For               % Against

      100.000                 0.034                99.549                  0.451

-   Mr RG Dow

    Shares Voted       Shares Abstained          Shares For          Shares Against

    320 702 631             143 298             260 411 810            60 290 821

      % Voted             % Abstained              % For               % Against

      100.000                0.034                 81.200                18.800



-   Mr RJA Sparks

    Shares Voted       Shares Abstained          Shares For          Shares Against

    320 702 631             143 298             320 407 001              295 630

      % Voted             % Abstained              % For               % Against

      100.000                0.034                 99.908                 0.092




Item number 8: To approve by way of non-binding advisory vote the Group’s remuneration
policy as set out in the company’s 2014 Integrated Annual Report

    Shares Voted       Shares Abstained          Shares For          Shares Against

    320 702 631             143 298             222 974 158            97 728 473

      % Voted             % Abstained              % For               % Against

      100.000                0.034                 69.527                30.473



Item number 9: To consider the report of the Social and Ethics Committee for the period
ended 29 June 2014 as set out in the company’s 2014 Integrated Annual Report

    Shares Voted       Shares Abstained          Shares For          Shares Against

    320 473 059             372 870             319 985 682              487 377

      % Voted             % Abstained              % For               % Against

      100.000                0.089                 99.848                 0.152

Item number 10: To confirm the appointment of the following qualifying directors to the
company’s Social and Ethics Committee for the period until the next annual general meeting:

-   Mr MA Thompson

    Shares Voted         Shares Abstained          Shares For           Shares Against

    320 702 631                  143 298          319 473 382              1 229 249

        % Voted             % Abstained               % For                % Against

        100.000                   0.034              99.617                  0.383



-   Mr DB Pfaff

    Shares Voted         Shares Abstained          Shares For           Shares Against

    320 702 631                  143 298          320 035 997               666 634

        % Voted             % Abstained               % For                % Against

        100.000                   0.034              99.792                  0.208



-   Dr CT Ndlovu

    Shares Voted         Shares Abstained          Shares For           Shares Against

    320 702 631                  143 298          320 268 531               434 100

        % Voted             % Abstained               % For                % Against

        100.000                   0.034              99.865                  0.135



Notes

* denotes a special resolution

-   The percentage of shares voted is calculated in relation to the number of shares
    represented at the AGM, excluding shares abstained
-   The percentage of shares abstained is calculated in relation to the shares in issue
    eligible to vote
-   Percentages of shares for and against are calculated in relation to the number of shares
    represented at the AGM, excluding shares abstained
-

7 November 2014

Sponsor in South Africa
One Capital

Sponsor in Namibia
Old Mutual Investment Services (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd

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