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ASTRAL FOODS LIMITED - Results of Annual General Meeting - Thursday 8 February 2018

Release Date: 08/02/2018 16:00
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Results of Annual General Meeting - Thursday 8 February 2018

ASTRAL FOODS LIMITED
“Astral Foods” or “the company”
(Reg. No. 1978/003194/06)
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Share Code: ARL
ISIN Code: ZAE000029757

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – THURSDAY 8 FEBRUARY 2018

The annual general meeting of Astral Foods (“AGM”) was held today, Thursday,
8 February 2018. The detailed results of the voting are as follows:

Resolution                    Number of   Percentage    For**   Against**   Abstained
                                 shares    of shares        %           %         ***
                                  voted    in issue*                                %
                                                   %

ORDINARY BUSINESS

1.  Ordinary resolution      27 214 186        63.51   100.00        0.00        0.26
    number 1: To adopt the
    annual financial
    statements for the
    year ended 30
    September 2017
2.1 Ordinary resolution      27 318 908        63.75    95.96        4.04        0.02
    number 2.1: To re-
    elect Mrs TM Shabangu
    as director
2.2 Ordinary resolution      27 318 908        63.75    98.81        1.19        0.02
    number 2.2: To re-
    elect Mrs TP Maumela
    as director
3.1 Ordinary resolution      27 318 908        63.75    98.77        1.23        0.02
    number 3.1: To re-
    elect Mr DJ Fouché as
    member of the Audit
    and Risk Management
    Committee
3.2 Ordinary resolution      18 157 286        42.37    87.02       12.98       21.40
    number 3.2: To re-
    elect Dr MT Lategan as
    member of the Audit
    and Risk Management
    Committee
3.3 Ordinary resolution      27 318 908        63.75    98.81        1.19        0.02
    number 3.3: To re-
    elect Mrs TM Shabangu
    as member of the Audit
    and Risk Management
    Committee
4.1 Ordinary resolution      27 318 908        63.75    98.09        1.91        0.02
    number 4.1: To re-
    elect Mr GD Arnold as
    member of the Social
    and Ethics Committee
4.2 Ordinary resolution      27 318 908        63.75    98.81        1.19        0.02
    number 4.2: To re-
    elect Dr T Eloff as
    member of the Social
    and Ethics Committee
4.3 Ordinary resolution      27 318 908        63.75    98.09        1.91        0.02
    number 4.3: To re-
    elect Mr LW Hansen as
    member of the Social
    and Ethics Committee
4.4 Ordinary resolution      27 318 908        63.75    98.81        1.19        0.02
    number 4.4: To re-
    elect Mrs TP Maumela
    as member of the
    Social and Ethics
    Committee
5.  Ordinary resolution      27 318 908        63.75    78.33       21.67        0.02
    number 5: To re-
    appoint
    PricewaterhouseCoopers
    Inc. as auditors for
    the 2018 financial
    year
6.  Ordinary resolution      27 318 908        63.75    99.96        0.04        0.02
    number 6: To confirm
    the authority of the
    Audit and Risk
    Management Committee
    to determine the
    remuneration of the
    auditors
7.  Ordinary resolution      27 237 442        63.56    51.98       48.02        0.21
    number 7: To endorse
    the company’s
    Remuneration Policy
8.  Ordinary resolution      27 237 392        63.56    48.49       51.51        0.21
    number 8: To endorse
    the company’s
    Remuneration
    Implementation Report
9.  Ordinary resolution      27 318 538        63.75   100.00        0.00        0.02
    number 9: To authorise
    any director or the
    Company Secretary to
    sign documentation
    necessary to implement
    the ordinary and
    special resolutions
    passed at the annual
    general meeting
10. Ordinary resolution      27 318 538        63.75    93.76        6.24        0.02
    number 10: To adopt
    the new Forfeitable
    Share Plan

SPECIAL BUSINESS

11. Special resolution       26 996 373        63.00   72.62       27.38        0.77
    number 1: To approve
    the remuneration
    payable to the non-
    executive chairman
12. Special resolution       27 312 538        63.74   99.95        0.05        0.03
    number 2: To approve
    the remuneration
    payable to non-
    executive directors
13. Special resolution       27 318 538        63.75   99.24        0.76        0.02
    number 3: To
    compensate the newly
    appointed lead
    independent non-
    executive director for
    services rendered
14. Special resolution       27 318 538        63.75   99.00        1.00        0.02
    number 4: To reimburse
    Value Added Tax levied
    against certain
    directors
15. Special resolution       27 316 917        63.75   99.28        0.72        0.02
    number 5: To authorise
    the directors to
    approve actions
    related to
    transactions amounting
    to financial
    assistance to related
    parties and inter-
    related companies
16. Special resolution       27 318 908        63.75   99.22        0.78        0.02
    number 6: To allow
    financial assistance
    for employee
    participation in the
    forfeitable share plan
    (section 44 of the
    Companies Act)
17. Special resolution       27 318 908        63.75   99.21        0.79        0.02
    number 7: To allow
    financial assistance
    for executive
    directors and
    prescribed officers to
    participate in the
    forfeitable share plan
    (Section 45)

*   Based on 42 852 385 shares in issue as at 2 February 2018.
**  In relation to the total number of shares voted at the AGM.
*** In relation to the total number of shares in issue as at the date of the
    AGM.

Shareholders are further advised that due to ordinary resolutions number 7
and 8 relating to the non-binding endorsement of the remuneration policy and
the remuneration implementation report being voted against by more than 25%
of Astral Foods shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the
AGM, Astral Foods now invites such dissenting shareholders to engage with the
company as follows:

1.   a telephone conference has been arranged for Thursday 22 February 2018
     from 09:00 to 11:00;

2.   all dissenting shareholders to confirm their participation to the
     company secretary by e-mail at maryna.eloff@astralfoods.com by no later
     than close of business on Tuesday 20 February 2018. Dial-in details for
     the telephone conference will then be provided; and

3.   dissenting   shareholders   are  further invited  to   forward  their
     concerns/questions on the remuneration policy and the remuneration
     implementation report to the company secretary in writing by close of
     business on Friday 16 February 2018.

Pretoria
8 February 2018

Sponsor
Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking

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