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SHOPRITE HOLDINGS LIMITED - Changes to the board of directors

Release Date: 31/10/2016 09:04
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Changes to the board of directors

SHOPRITE HOLDINGS LIMITED

(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)

Reg. No. 1936/007721/06

ISIN: ZAE 000012084

JSE Share code: SHP

NSX Share code: SRH

LuSE Share code: SHOPRITE

(“Shoprite Holdings” or “the company”)



CHANGES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS



Shoprite Holdings has announced at the company’s Annual General Meeting held
today (31 October 2016) in Cape Town that the company’s Chief Executive
Officer, Dr. Whitey Basson, has decided to retire at the end of December 2016.
To ensure an orderly leadership transition he will remain as non-executive vice
chairman and be available to management.

The Board has appointed Mr Pieter Engelbrecht (47), former Chief Operating
Officer and alternate director, as an executive director and the incoming CEO as
of the first of January 2017. He has been with the company for 20 years and has
played a leading role in the company’s growth under Basson’s leadership.

Basson’s decision to retire will bring to a close a remarkable career of nearly 45
years, virtually all of which was spent with Shoprite, in which the business grew
from     a small eight-store chain with a value of R1m to a globally respected
retailer with a market capitalisation of R114bn, and over 140 000 employees
today.

Dr Christo Wiese, Chairman of the Shoprite Holdings Board, in making the
announcement, said: “Whitey has been a very strong and charismatic leader,
who has managed the company through market transitions and challenging
times, taking calculated risks to turn the supermarket group into the leading
retailer on the continent. He accelerated the growth of the business and inter
alia spearheaded Shoprite’s pioneering expansion into the rest of Africa after
1994. He also successfully acquired and integrated Grand Bazaars, Checkers and
OK Bazaars. He fully deserves his reputation as one of South Africa's 'retail
giants'.”

“The board is immensely grateful for his innumerable contributions to the
company and his distinguished tenure as CEO over almost four decades.             His
continuous service to the company, its employees and shareholders, as well as
to the broader South African business community has been remarkable.
Pleasingly, Dr Basson will remain on the Shoprite Holdings board as Non-
Executive Vice-Chairman to continue to share his knowledge and experience.”

Basson said: “I have been privileged to lead the Shoprite group from small
beginnings to one of the continents’ greatest companies. After so many years
with the group, it’s time to pass the baton to a new generation of leadership.”

“Given the quality of Shoprite Holdings’ current management team and their
exceptional track record I foresee that the company will continue to grow from
strength to strength.   Fortunately effective succession has always been a key
focus for the management team and over the last few years many of the key
operational responsibilities had already been successfully handled by the senior
management team.”

"I look forward to being a sounding board for Pieter Engelbrecht and his team as
they take the company forward and continue the high standards we have always
set ourselves as the supermarket with the lowest prices and the highest level of
customer satisfaction” Basson concluded.




31 October 2016

Contact: 021 980 1622 / adgouws@shoprite.co.za

Sponsor

Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking

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