Adjournment of the general meeting and further support for the BEE Transaction SOVEREIGN FOOD INVESTMENTS LIMITED Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa Registration Number: 1995/003990/06 JSE Code: SOV ISIN Number: ZAE000009221 (“Sovereign” or the “Company”) ADJOURNMENT OF THE GENERAL MEETING AND FURTHER SUPPORT FOR THE BEE TRANSACTION Unless otherwise indicated, capitalised words and terms contained in this announcement shall bear the same meanings ascribed thereto in the circular to Sovereign shareholders dated Friday, 24 June 2016 and to the announcement published by Sovereign on SENS on Friday, 22 July 2016 (“Announcement”). Shareholders are advised that a motion to adjourn the General Meeting to 10h00 on Wednesday, 19 October 2016 at the Sun International Boardwalk Hotel, Beach Road, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth (“Motion”), was passed with the requisite majority of votes of Shareholders at the General Meeting. The total number of Shares represented, in person or by proxy, at the General Meeting, including the Shares held by Country Bird and its associates and concert parties but excluding the Shares held by the Exco Members, the ESOP and Crown Chickens, amounted to 67 229 439 Shares (“Voted Shares”), representing 88.2% of the total issued share capital of the Company. The results of the voting is as follows: - 76.6% of the Voted Shares voted in favour of the Motion; - 23.4% of the Voted Shares voted against the Motion; and - there were no abstentions. Following the Announcement, Sovereign has received further irrevocable support for the Transactions, so that the total irrevocable support for the Transactions now amount to more than 75% of the Offer Shares, excluding the Offer Shares held by the Exco Members and the ESOP. Port Elizabeth 25 July 2016 Corporate Advisor and Sponsor One Capital Attorneys to Sovereign Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Inc. Date: 25/07/2016 05:44:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.