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MR PRICE GROUP LIMITED - Report on proceedings at the annual general meeting

Release Date: 31/08/2016 16:59
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Report on proceedings at the annual general meeting

Mr Price Group Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1933/004418/06)
ISIN: ZAE000200457
Share Code: MRP
("Mr Price Group" or "the Group")


REPORT ON PROCEEDINGS AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

At the 83rd Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of the shareholders of Mr Price Group Limited held today, 31 August 2016, all the ordinary and special resolutions proposed at
the meeting were unaltered from that reflected in the Notice of Meeting and were approved by the requisite majority of votes.

In this regard, Mr Price Group Limited confirms the voting statistics from the AGM as follows:

                                                                                            Votes carried disclosed as                      Votes for
                                                                                                                                                          Abstentions
                                                                                            a percentage in relation to                    and against
                                                                                                                                                              as a
                                                                                            the total number of shares        Number of        as a
                                                                                                                                                          percentage
                                                                                               voted at the meeting          votes cast,   percentage
Resolutions                                                                                                                                                of issued
                                                                                                                              including     of issued
                                                                                                                                                             share
                                                                                                                             abstentions      share
                                                                                                 For     Against   Abstain                                  capital
                                                                                                                                             capital
                                                                                                                                                             votes
                                                                                                                                              votes
Ordinary resolution number 1 - Adoption of the Annual Financial Statements                       99.90       0.00       0.10   337,479,498         87.04          0.09
Ordinary resolution numbers 2.1 to 2.3 - Re-election of Directors retiring by rotation
    2.1 Mr SB Cohen                                                                              99.06       0.88       0.06   337,479,498         87.07          0.05
    2.2 Mr K Getz                                                                                98.26       1.68       0.06   337,479,498         87.07          0.05
    2.3 Mr MJD Ruck                                                                              99.39       0.54       0.06   337,479,498         87.07          0.05
Ordinary resolution number 3 - Re-election of independent auditor                                87.67      12.26       0.06   337,479,498         87.07          0.05
Ordinary resolution numbers 4.1 to 4.4 - Election of members of the Audit and
Compliance Committee
   4.1 Mr MR Johnston                                                                            85.87      14.01       0.12   337,479,498         87.02          0.10
    4.2 Ms D Naidoo                                                                              99.56       0.32       0.12   337,479,498         87.02          0.10
    4.3 Mr MJD Ruck                                                                              99.35       0.53       0.12   337,479,498         87.02          0.10
    4.4 Mr WJ Swain                                                                              85.96      13.92       0.12   337,479,498         87.02          0.10
Ordinary resolution number 5 - Non-binding advisory vote on the Remuneration policy of
                                                                                                 84.66      15.21       0.13    337,479,498         87.01         0.12
the Company
Ordinary resolution number 6 - Adoption of the Report of the SETS Committee                      90.21       9.69       0.10    337,479,498         87.04         0.09
Ordinary resolution number 7 - Signature of documents                                            99.94       0.00       0.06    337,479,498         87.07         0.05
Ordinary resolution number 8 - Control of authorised but unissued shares                         94.54       5.40       0.06    337,479,498         87.07         0.05
Special resolution numbers 1.1 to 1.10 - Non-executive Director remuneration:
  1.1 Independent non-executive Chairman of the Company - R1 327 500                             99.89       0.05       0.06    337,479,498         87.07         0.05
  1.2 Honorary Chairman of the company – R663 750                                                99.17       0.76       0.06    337,479,498         87.07         0.05
  1.3 Lead Director of the Company - R393 000                                                    99.03       0.91       0.06    337,479,498         87.07         0.05
  1.4 Other Director of the Company - R329 250                                                   99.92       0.02       0.06    337,479,498         87.07         0.05
  1.5 Chairman of the Audit and Compliance Committee – R205 000                                  99.92       0.01       0.06    337,479,498         87.07         0.05
  1.6 Member of the Audit and Compliance Committee – R121 600                                    99.92       0.01       0.06    337,479,498         87.07         0.05
  1.7 Chairman of the Remuneration and Nominations Committee - R167 800                          99.92       0.01       0.06    337,479,498         87.07         0.05
  1.8 Member of the Remuneration and Nominations Committee - R87 650                             99.92       0.01       0.06    337,479,498         87.07         0.05
  1.9 Chairman of the Social, Ethics, Transformation and Sustainability Committee
                                                                                                 99.92       0.01       0.06    337,479,498         87.07         0.05
      - R133 800
  1.10 Member of the Social, Ethics, Transformation and Sustainability Committee
                                                                                                 99.92       0.01       0.06    337,479,498         87.07         0.05
       - R84 950
Special resolution No. 2 – General authority to repurchase shares                                99.55       0.32       0.13    326,045,118         84.07         0.11
Special resolution No. 3 – Specific authority to repurchase shares                               99.67       0.21       0.12    326,045,118         84.07         0.10
Special resolution No. 4 – Financial assistance to related or inter-related Company              99.81       0.07       0.12    337,479,498         87.02         0.10
Special resolution No. 5.1 – Amendment to MOI (part 1 proxy submission)                          99.52       0.21       0.27    337,479,498         86.90         0.23
Special resolution No. 5.2 – Amendment to MOI (part 2 fractional entitlements)                   99.73       0.00       0.27    337,479,498         86.90         0.23

The total issued share capital is 255 995 880 ordinary shares (which carry 1 vote per share) and 10 945 081 B-ordinary shares (which carry 12 votes per share).

The special resolution/s will, where necessary, be lodged for registration with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission in due course.


Durban
31 August 2016
Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)
 

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