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LIFE HEALTHCARE GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED - Report on proceedings at the annual general meeting and retirement of a non-executive director

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Report on proceedings at the annual general meeting and retirement of a non-executive director

LIFE HEALTHCARE GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 2003/002733/06)
ISIN: ZAE000145892
JSE and A2X share code: LHC
(“Life Healthcare” or “the Company” or the “Group”)

LIFE HEALTHCARE FUNDING LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa with limited liability)
Registration number: 2016/273566/06
Bond company code: LHFI
("Life Healthcare Funding")

REPORT ON PROCEEDINGS AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND RETIREMENT OF A NON-EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR

At the 18th annual general meeting (“AGM”) of the shareholders of Life Healthcare held on 25 January 2023,
all the ordinary and special resolutions proposed at the meeting were approved by the requisite majority of votes.
In this regard, Life Healthcare confirms the voting statistics from the AGM as follows:

Resolutions                                   Votes cast disclosed       Number of       Shares voted     Shares
                                              as a percentage in         shares voted    disclosed as     abstained
                                              relation to the total                      a percentage     disclosed as
                                              number of shares                           in relation to   a percentage
                                              voted at the meeting                       the total        in relation to
                                                                                         issued           the total
                                              For           Against                      shares*          issued
                                                                                                          shares*

ORDINARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 1:                 97,97%        2,03%        1 233 134 626   84,04%           0,02%
Re-appointment of independent external
auditors

ORDINARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 2.1:               98,90%        1,10%        1 233 135 830   84,04%           0,02%
Re-election of director – A Mothupi

ORDINARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 2.2:               99,99%        0,01%        1 233 135 830   84,04%           0,02%
Re-election of director – M Sello

ORDINARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 2.3:               99,79%        0,21%        1 233 122 715   84,04%           0,02%
Re-election of director – M Jacobs

ORDINARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 2.4:               91,45%        8,55%        1 233 122 715   84,04%           0,02%
Re-election of director – L Holmqvist

ORDINARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 2.5:               100,00%       0,00%        1 233 122 715   84,04%           0,02%
Re-election of director – J Bolger

ORDINARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 3.1:               64,23%        35,77%       1 233 122 415   84,04%           0,02%
Re-election of audit committee member
– P Golesworthy (Chairman)

ORDINARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 3.2:               99,99%        0,01%        1 233 122 715   84,04%           0,02%
Re-election of audit committee member
– C Henry

ORDINARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 3.3:               91,69%        8,31%        1 233 122 715   84,04%           0,02%
Re-election of audit committee member
– L Holmqvist (subject to re-election as
per 2.4)

ORDINARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 4:                 100,00%       0,00%        1 233 134 626   84,04%           0,02%
Authority to sign documents to give
effect to resolutions

ORDINARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 5.1:               26,09%        73,91%       1 230 670 263   83,87%           0,19%
Non-binding advisory vote on the
remuneration policy

ORDINARY RESOLUTION NUMBER 5.2:               25,00%        75,00%       1 230 670 263   83,87%           0,19%
Non-binding advisory vote on the
implementation report

SPECIAL RESOLUTION NUMBER 1.1:                97,19%        2,81%        1 233 134 326   84,04%           0,02%
Approval of the Chairman’s board fees
and the Board members’ fees

SPECIAL RESOLUTION NUMBER 1.2:                99,62%        0,38%        1 233 134 326   84,04%           0,02%
Approval of the Lead Independent Board
member fees

SPECIAL RESOLUTION NUMBER 1.3:                99,62%        0,38%        1 233 134 326   84,04%           0,02%
Approval of the Audit Committee
Chairman’s fees and the Committee
members’ fees

SPECIAL RESOLUTION NUMBER 1.4:                99,62%        0,38%        1 233 134 326   84,04%           0,02%
Approval of the Human Resources and
Remuneration Committee Chairman’s
fees and the Committee members’ fees

SPECIAL RESOLUTION NUMBER 1.5:                99,62%        0,38%        1 233 134 326   84,04%           0,02%
Approval of the Nominations and 
Governance Committee Chairman’s fees
and the Committee members’ fees

SPECIAL RESOLUTION NUMBER 1.6:                99,62%        0,38%        1 233 134 326   84,04%           0,02%
Approval of the Risk, Compliance and IT
Governance Committee Chairman’s fees
and the Committee members’ fees

SPECIAL RESOLUTION NUMBER 1.7:                99,62%        0,38%        1 233 134 326   84,04%           0,02%
Approval of the Investment Committee
Chairman’s fees and the Committee
members’ fees

SPECIAL RESOLUTION NUMBER 1.8:                100,00%       0,00%        1 233 134 326   84,04%           0,02%
Approval of the Clinical Committee
Chairman’s fees and the Committee
members’ fees

SPECIAL RESOLUTION NUMBER 1.9:                99,62%        0,38%        1 233 146 126   84,04%           0,02%
Approval of the Social, Ethics and
Transformation Committee Chairman’s
fees and the Committee members’ fees

SPECIAL RESOLUTION NUMBER 1.10:                100,00%      0,00%        1 233 134 326   84,04%           0,02%
Approval of the ad hoc material Board
and Committee meeting fees

SPECIAL RESOLUTION NUMBER 2:                   92,36%       7,64%        1 233 134 626   84,04%           0,02%
General authority to provide financial
assistance

SPECIAL RESOLUTION NUMBER 3:                   98,21%       1,79%        1 233 134 626   84,04%           0,02%
General authority to repurchase
Company shares

*Total issued shares is 1 467 349 162

Shareholders are further advised that as a result of more than 25% of the votes cast against ordinary resolutions
number 5.1 and 5.2, and in accordance with the King IV Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa, 2016
and paragraph 3.84(j) of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, the Company will invite dissenting
shareholders who voted against ordinary resolutions number 5.1 and 5.2 to engage with the Company regarding
their views on Life Healthcare's remuneration policy. A date and time for this engagement will be communicated
to shareholders in due course. In the interim, shareholders may forward their concerns/ questions regarding Life
Healthcare's remuneration policy to the Company Secretary via email at joshilar@life.co.za.

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

Retirement of a Non-Executive Director
Shareholders and noteholders are advised that in accordance with paragraphs 3.59 and 6.39 of the JSE Listings
and Debt Listings Requirements, Royden Vice who joined the Life Healthcare board of directors (“Board”) in 2014,
will be formally retiring from the Board with effect from the date of this AGM. While on the Company’s Board, he
served as a member on the Audit and Investment Committees and previously chaired the HR and Remuneration
Committee.

Royden’s financial acumen and astute institutional knowledge of the Company has been invaluable. The Board
wishes to thank him for his significant contribution over the years and wishes him the very best going forward.

Dunkeld
26 January 2023

Equity and Debt Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)

Date: 26-01-2023 11:15:00
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