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PICK N PAY HOLDINGS LIMITED - Results of the general meetings of Holdings and Stores held on 25 July 2016

Release Date: 25/07/2016 11:30
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Results of the general meetings of Holdings and Stores held on 25 July 2016

Pick n Pay Holdings Limited RF                   Pick n Pay Stores Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)   (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration number 1981/009610/06               Registration number 1968/008034/06
Share code: PWK                                  Share code: PIK
ISIN code: ZAE000005724                          ISIN code: ZAE000005443
(“Holdings”)                                     (“Stores”)

Results of the general meetings of Holdings and Stores held on 25 July 2016

1. Introduction

   Holdings ordinary shareholders (“Holdings Shareholders”) and Stores ordinary shareholders
   (“Stores Shareholders”) are referred to the separate announcements released by Stores and
   Holdings (together the “Pick n Pay Group”) on the stock exchange news service (“SENS”)
   operated by the JSE Limited (“JSE”) on 14 June 2016 in which both Holdings and Stores announced
   the restructure by the Pick n Pay Group of its existing pyramid control structure and to the Holdings
   and Stores circulars dated 24 June 2016 relating thereto.

   The restructure comprises of the unbundling by Holdings of all the issued ordinary shares in Stores
   held by Holdings at the time of the unbundling (“Unbundling”) and inextricably linked to and
   conditional on the Unbundling, a new class of unlisted voting shares in Stores (the “B Shares”)
   will be created and issued by Stores to Ackerman Investment Holdings Proprietary Limited and
   other entities related to members of the Ackerman Family (together, “Ackerman Family” or
   “Controlling Shareholders”). The issue of the B Shares (“B Share Issuance”) is to maintain
   the effective voting position that the Ackerman Family currently hold in Stores through their
   shareholding in Holdings. The Unbundling and the B Share Issuance are hereinafter collectively
   referred to as the “Transaction”. Subsequent to the Unbundling, it was proposed that all of the
   issued shares of Holdings will be acquired by Stores by way of a scheme of arrangement (the
   “Scheme”), as contemplated in sections 114 and 115 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008, as
   amended, and that Holdings will thereafter be delisted from the JSE.

   All the resolutions proposed to Holdings Shareholders to implement the Unbundling, Scheme and
   related issues were passed by the requisite majority of the Holdings Shareholders and all the
   resolutions proposed to Stores Shareholders to implement the B Share Issuance and related issues
   were passed by the requisite majority of the Stores Shareholders.

2. Results of the Holdings General Meeting

   The general meeting of Holdings Shareholders (“Holdings General Meeting”) was held on
   Monday, 25 July 2016 and all the resolutions were passed by the requisite majority of Holdings
   Shareholders. Important to note is that although the Ackerman Family was represented at the
   Holdings General Meeting for purposes of determining quorum, they did not vote on any of the
   proposed resolutions. The following information is provided:

   Total issued number of Holdings ordinary shares                                  527 249 082
   Number of Holdings ordinary shares that could have been voted at the meeting     248 009 010
   Number of Holdings ordinary shares represented at the meeting                    163 818 873
   Percentage of Holdings ordinary shares represented at the meeting                66.05%


   Details of the results of the voting at the Holdings General Meeting are as follows:

   Resolution proposed1                                 For           Against            Abstain2

   Special Resolution Number 1 –                162 449 138         1 086 734             283 001
   Unbundling and consequent disposal               99.34%             0.66%               0.11%
   of all or a greater part of the
   Company’s assets

   Special Resolution Number 2 –                162 449 139         1 086 734             283 000
   Approval of the Scheme of                        99.34%             0.66%               0.11%
   Arrangement

   Special Resolution Number 3 –                162 156 752         1 379 121             283 000
   Amendments to the Pick n Pay                     99.16%             0.84%               0.11%
   employee share schemes

   Special Resolution Number 4 –                162 449 147         1 086 725             283 001
   Amendment to the Company’s                       99.34%             0.66%               0.11%
   Memorandum of Incorporation

   Ordinary Resolution Number 1 –               162 156 743         1 379 121             283 009
   Directors authorised to act                      99.16%             0.84%               0.11%

   Note:
   1. Words and expressions used in the table on resolutions proposed shall have the same
      meaning as assigned to them in the Holdings circular dated 24 June 2016
   2. Abstentions are represented as a percentage of total issued number of Stores ordinary
      shares


3. Results of the Stores General Meeting

   The general meeting of Stores Shareholders (“Stores General Meeting”) was held on Monday,
   25 July 2016 and all the resolutions were passed by the requisite majority of Stores Shareholders.
   Important to note is that although Holdings and some members of the Ackerman family were
   represented at the Stores General Meeting for purposes of determining quorum, they did not vote
   on any of the proposed resolutions. The following information is provided:

    Total issued number of Stores ordinary shares                                  488 450 321
    Number of Stores ordinary shares that could have been voted at the meeting 229 912 517
    Number of Stores ordinary shares represented at the meeting                    180 026 191
    Percentage of Stores ordinary shares represented at the meeting                78.30%

   Details of the results of the voting at the Stores General Meeting are as follows:

   Resolution proposed1                                For            Against            Abstain2

   Special resolution number 1 –                148 325 639        31 675 640              24 912
   Replacement of the Company’s                     82.40%            17.60%                0.01%
   Memorandum of Incorporation

   Special resolution number 2 –                148 931 962        31 070 851              23 378
   Issue and allotment of the B Shares to           82.74%            17.26%                0.01%
   the Controlling Shareholders in terms
   of section 41 of the Companies Act
    Resolution proposed1                                 For          Against           Abstain2

    Special resolution number 3 –               148 505 766        31 497 047             23 378
    Amendments to the Pick n Pay                    82.50%            17.50%               0.01%
    employee share schemes

    Ordinary Resolution Number 1 –              149 093 223        30 909 590             23 378
    Directors authorised to act                     82.83%            17.17%               0.01%

  
 Note:
   1. Words and expressions used in the table on resolutions proposed shall have the same
      meaning as assigned to them in the Stores circular dated 24 June 2016
   2. Abstentions are represented as a percentage of total issued number of Stores ordinary
      shares


By order of the board of directors of Holdings and the board of directors of Stores

Cape Town
25 July 2016


Financial Adviser and Merchant Bank to the Controlling Shareholders and Transaction
Originator and Coordinator
Rand Merchant Bank, a division of FirstRand Bank Limited

Legal Adviser to the Controlling Shareholders and Transaction Originator and
Coordinator
Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs

Adviser and Sponsor to Holdings and Stores
Investec Bank Limited

Legal Adviser to Holdings and Stores
Werksmans Incorporated

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