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TRUWORTHS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED - Results of annual general meeting

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Results of annual general meeting

TRUWORTHS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1944/017491/06)
PO Box 600, Cape Town, South Africa, 8000
JSE code: TRU; NSX code: TRW
ISIN: ZAE000028296
LEI 37890099AFD770037522
(“Truworths”, the “company” or the “group”)

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Truworths advises that at the annual general meeting (“AGM”) of the company’s shareholders
(“shareholders”) held through electronic participation on Thursday, 3 November 2022, all the ordinary
resolutions and special resolutions, as set out in the notice of the AGM dated Friday,
30 September 2022, were approved by the requisite majority of shareholders. The required special
resolutions are not required to be lodged with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission.
Truworths’ total shares in issue were 408 498 899 (“shares in issue”) and shares in issue eligible to
vote at the AGM were 368 606 629 (“voteable shares”). The number of voteable shares is calculated
as the total number of Truworths shares in issue, less repurchased shares and share scheme shares
held by the group, on the meeting record date. The number of Truworths’ shares represented at the
AGM that participated electronically was 299 720 165, representing 81.31% of the voteable shares.

Details of the voting on the resolutions are as follows:

Item number 1: To receive and adopt the group and the company Audited Annual Financial
Statements, which include the Directors’ Report and the Audit Committee Report, for the period ended
3 July 2022

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     297 839 732             1 880 433                    297 390 878          448 854

     80.80%#                 0.51%#
                                                          99.85%               0.15%
     72.91%^                 0.46%^


Item number 2: Re-election of directors
To re-elect by way of separate resolutions the following retiring directors:

•   Mr RG Dow

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     299 413 754             306 411                      186 351 684          113 062 070

     81.23%#                 0.08%#
                                                          62.24%               37.76%
     73.30%^                 0.08%^


•   Mr RJA Sparks

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     299 413 754             306 411                      276 088 462          23 325 292

     81.23%#                 0.08%#
                                                          92.21%               7.79%
     73.30%^                 0.08%^ 

                                                                                         
•   Mr JHW Hawinkels

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     299 413 754             306 411                      295 799 801          3 613 953

     81.23%#                 0.08%#
                                                          98.79%               1.21%
     73.30%^                 0.08%^


•   Ms AMSS Mokgabudi

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     299 417 684             302 481                      297 254 011          2 163 673

     81.23%#                 0.08%#
                                                          99.28%               0.72%
     73.30%^                 0.07%^


Item number 3: To renew the directors’ limited and conditional general authority over the authorised
but unissued ordinary shares of the company and treasury shares, including the authority to issue or
dispose of such shares for cash

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     299 416 682             303 483                      265 997 099          33 419 583
 
     81.23%#                 0.08%#
                                                          88.84%               11.16%
     73.30%^                 0.07%^


Item number 4*: To give a limited and conditional general authority and mandate for the company or
its subsidiaries to acquire the company’s shares in issue

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     299 408 096             312 069                      288 484 059          10 924 037
 
     81.23%#                 0.08%#
                                                          96.35%               3.65%
     73.29%^                 0.08%^


Item number 5: To re-appoint Ernst & Young Inc. as external auditor in respect of the Annual Financial
Statements to be prepared for the period ending 2 July 2023 and to authorise the Audit committee to
agree the terms and fees

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     299 414 052             306 113                      180 194 153          119 219 899

     81.23%#                 0.08%#
                                                          60.18%               39.82%
     73.30%^                 0.07%^


Item number 6*: To approve by way of separate resolutions the proposed fees of the non-executive
directors for the 12 month period from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023:

•   Non-executive chairman

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against
 
     299 406 335             313 830                      297 605 623          1 800 712
  
     81.23%#                 0.09%#
                                                          99.40%               0.60%
     73.29%^                 0.08%^


•   Non-executive directors

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     299 406 335             313 830                      297 116 262          2 290 073
 
     81.23%#                 0.09%#
                                                          99.24%               0.76%
     73.29%^                 0.08%^


•   Audit Committee chairman

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     299 406 335             313 830                      298 132 214          1 274 121

     81.23%#                 0.09%#
                                                          99.57%               0.43%
     73.29%^                 0.08%^


•   Audit Committee member

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     299 406 335             313 830                      298 132 214          1 274 121

     81.23%#                 0.09%#
                                                          99.57%               0.43%
     73.29%^                 0.08%^


•   Remuneration Committee chairman

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     299 406 335             313 830                      298 132 214          1 274 121

     81.23%#                 0.09%#
                                                          99.57%               0.43%
     73.29%^                 0.08%^


•   Remuneration Committee member

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     299 406 335             313 830                      298 132 214          1 274 121

     81.23%#                 0.09%#
                                                          99.57%               0.43%
     73.29%^                 0.08%^

                                                                      
•   Risk Committee member (non-executive only)

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     299 406 335             313 830                      298 132 214          1 274 121
 
     81.23%#                 0.09%#
                                                          99.57%               0.43%
     73.29%^                 0.08%^


•   Nomination Committee chairman

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     299 406 335             313 830                      298 132 214          1 274 121

     81.23%#                 0.09%#
                                                          99.57%               0.43%
     73.29%^                 0.08%^


•   Nomination Committee member

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     299 406 335             313 830                      298 132 214          1 274 121
 
     81.23%#                 0.09%#
                                                          99.57%               0.43%
     73.29%^                 0.08%^


•   Social and Ethics Committee chairman

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     299 407 635             312 530                      297 605 623          1 802 012

     81.23%#                 0.08%#
                                                          99.40%               0.60%
     73.29%^                 0.08%^


•   Social and Ethics Committee member (non-executive only)

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     299 407 635             312 530                      298 132 214          1 275 421

     81.23%#                 0.08%#
                                                          99.57%               0.43%
     73.29%^                 0.08%^


Item number 7: To confirm by way of separate resolutions the appointment of the following qualifying
independent non-executive directors to the company’s Audit Committee for the period until the next
AGM (subject where necessary to their re-appointment as directors of the company):

•   Mr RJA Sparks

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     299 413 705             306 460                      268 927 145          30 486 560
                                                                             
     81.23%#                 0.08%#                                       
                                                          89.82%               10.18%
     73.30%^                 0.08%^


•   Ms D Earp

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     299 416 335             303 830                      291 808 312          7 608 023

     81.23%#                 0.08%#
                                                          97.46%               2.54%
     73.30%^                 0.07%^


•   Ms AMSS Mokgabudi

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     299 417 635             302 530                      297 553 400          1 864 235

     81.23%#                 0.08%#
                                                          99.38%               0.62%
     73.30%^                 0.07%^


Item number 8**: To approve by way of separate non-binding advisory votes the group’s remuneration
policy and implementation report as set out in the company’s Remuneration Committee Report 2022:

•   Remuneration policy

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     299 403 754             316 411                      209 429 479          89 974 275

     81.23%#                 0.09%#
                                                          69.95%               30.05%
     73.29%^                 0.08%^


•   Implementation report

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     299 404 003             316 162                      209 455 503          89 948 500

     81.23%#                 0.09%#
                                                          69.96%               30.04%
     73.29%^                 0.08%^


Item number 9: To consider the report of the Social and Ethics Committee for the period ended
3 July 2022

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     297 840 032             1 880 133                    297 838 629          1 403

     80.80%#                 0.51%#
                                                          100.00%              0.00%
     72.91%^                 0.46%^


Item number 10: To confirm the appointment of the following qualifying directors to the company’s
Social and Ethics Committee for the period until the next AGM:
                                                                                      
•   Mr TF Mosololi

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     299 417 684             302 481                      299 342 107          75 577

     81.23%#                 0.08%#
                                                          99.97%               0.03%
     73.30%^                 0.07%^


•   Ms M Makanjee

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     299 417 684             302 481                      281 313 904          18 103 780

     81.23%#                 0.08%#
                                                          93.95%               6.05%
     73.30%^                 0.07%^


•   Mr H Saven

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     299 415 054             305 111                      212 976 294          86 438 760

     81.23%#                 0.08%#
                                                          71.13%               28.87%
     73.30%^                 0.07%^


•   Mr EFPM Cristaudo

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     299 415 054             305 111                      299 265 407          149 647

     81.23%#                 0.08%#
                                                          99.95%               0.05%
     73.30%^                 0.07%^


Item number 11*: To approve the provision of financial assistance by the company, as authorised by
the board, to group entities in accordance with section 45 of the Companies Act (No. 71 of 2008, as
amended)

     Shares Voted            Shares Abstained             Shares For           Shares Against

     298 614 514             1 105 651                    297 586 717          1 027 797

     81.01%#                 0.30%#
                                                          99.66%               0.34%
     73.10%^                 0.27%^


Notes

* denotes a special resolution

    -     The percentages of shares voted is calculated in relation to the voteable shares [#] and the
          shares in issue [^], respectively.
    -     The percentage of shares voted for and against are calculated in relation to the number of
          shares voted in respect of the relevant resolution (excluding shares abstained).
    -     The percentage of shares abstained is calculated in relation to the voteable shares [#] and the
          shares in issue [^], respectively.

** As the votes recorded against resolutions 8.1 and 8.2 exceeded 25%, the company will shortly publish
a SENS announcement detailing the date and time when, and the manner in which, the company will
engage with those shareholders who voted against these resolutions, and the outcome of such
engagement will be published in due course.


Cape Town
4 November 2022

Sponsor in South Africa
One Capital

Sponsor in Namibia
Merchantec Capital




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