LEWIS GROUP LIMITED - Delisting of certain treasury shares previously held by Lewis Stores Proprietary Limited

Delisting of certain treasury shares previously held by Lewis Stores Proprietary Limited

Lewis Group Limited
Registration Number: 2004/009817/06
Share Code: LEW
ISIN Code: ZAE 000058236
(“Lewis” or “the company”)

DELISTING OF CERTAIN TREASURY SHARES PREVIOUSLY HELD BY LEWIS STORES
PROPRIETARY LIMITED

The company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Lewis Stores Proprietary Limited (“Lewis Stores”) previously held
9 216 928 ordinary shares in Lewis (“treasury shares”), which comprised approximately 9.95% of the issued
ordinary shares of the company

On 4 June 2018, Lewis Stores effected a distribution in specie of the treasury shares to the company, in its
capacity as the holding company of Lewis Stores.

Pursuant to the completion of the distribution, the treasury shares have reverted to the authorised, but
unissued share capital of the company with effect from 4 June 2018. Following the cancellation, the issued
share capital of the company now comprise 83 434 934 ordinary shares. There are no longer any treasury
shares in issue.

Application for the delisting of these shares will be submitted to the JSE Limited today.

The cancellation of the treasury shares has no impact on the earnings per share, headline earnings per
share and net asset value per share reported in the summary consolidated financial statements released on
SENS on 23 May 2018.

Cape Town
4 June 2018
Sponsor: UBS South Africa Proprietary Limited

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