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INVESTEC LIMITED - Results of Annual General Meetings of Investec Limited and Investec plc

Release Date: 03/08/2023 15:00
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Results of Annual General Meetings of Investec Limited and Investec plc

 Investec Limited                                                  Investec plc
 Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa                      Incorporated in England and Wales
 Registration number 1925/002833/06                                Registration number 3633621
 JSE share code: INL                                               LSE share code: INVP
 JSE Hybrid code: INPR                                             JSE share code: INP
 JSE debt code: INLV                                               ISIN: GB00B17BBQ50
 NSX share code: IVD                                               LEI: 2138007Z3U5GWDN3MY22
 BSE share code: INVESTEC
 ISIN: ZAE000081949
 LEI: 213800CU7SM6O4UWOZ70

                                                                  (jointly “Investec”)

Results of Annual General Meetings of Investec Limited and Investec plc (the “AGMs”)

As part of the dual listed company structure, Investec plc and Investec Limited notify both the London Stock Exchange and
the JSE Limited of matters which are required to be disclosed under the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, and
Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) and/or the JSE Listings Requirements.

Accordingly, we advise of the following:

The AGMs were held on 03 August 2023. As required by the dual listed company structure, all resolutions were treated as
Joint Electorate Actions and were decided on a poll. All resolutions at both meetings were passed by the required majority.
Resolutions 1 to 14, 16 to 23 and 28 to 34 were passed as ordinary resolutions. Resolutions 24 to 27 and resolutions 36 and
37 were passed as special resolutions.

The voting results of the Joint Electorate Actions are identical and are given below:

                                                                                                                 Total
                                                                                                                                        Votes
                                                                                                                 Votes
                                                                                                                                     Withheld
                                                                                                               Cast as
                                                               % of                     % of                                           as a %
                                                                            Votes               Total Votes     a % of       Votes
                Resolution                       Votes For    Votes                    Votes                                           of the
                                                                          Against                      Cast        the    Withheld
                                                               Cast                     Cast                                         Ordinary
                                                                                                              Ordinary
                                                                                                                                       Shares
                                                                                                                Shares
                                                                                                                                     in Issue
                                                                                                              in Issue

                                                 Common Business: Investec plc and Investec Limited

  1   Re-election of Henrietta Baldock         751,893,540   99.91%       673,520      0.09%    752,567,060     75.88%                  0.29%
                                                                                                                         2,901,023
  2   Re-election of Zarina Bassa              699,322,780   92.91%    53,332,170      7.09%    752,654,950     75.89%                  0.28%
                                                                                                                         2,813,574
  3   Re-election of Philip Hourquebie         742,442,476   98.60%    10,537,734      1.40%    752,980,210     75.92%                  0.25%
                                                                                                                         2,488,314
  4   Re-election of Stephen Koseff            750,931,969   99.74%     1,952,511      0.26%    752,884,480     75.91%                  0.26%
                                                                                                                         2,583,964
  5   Re-election of Nicky Newton-King         752,495,459   99.91%       665,636      0.09%    753,161,095     75.94%                  0.23%
                                                                                                                         2,306,988
  6   Re-election of Jasandra Nyker            752,500,682   99.91%       660,182      0.09%    753,160,864     75.94%                  0.23%
                                                                                                                         2,307,219
  7   Re-election of Vanessa Olver             752,471,574   99.91%       689,962      0.09%    753,161,536     75.94%                  0.23%
                                                                                                                         2,306,988
  8   Re-election of Nishlan Samujh            749,182,646   99.47%     3,978,659      0.53%    753,161,305     75.94%                  0.23%
                                                                                                                         2,307,219
  9   Re-election of Philisiwe Sibiya          749,873,459   99.56%     3,289,171      0.44%    753,162,630     75.94%                  0.23%
                                                                                                                         2,305,894
 10   Re-election of Brian Stevenson           752,500,792   99.91%       660,744      0.09%    753,161,536     75.94%                  0.23%
                                                                                                                         2,306,988
 11                                            750,019,679   99.84%     1,222,234      0.16%    751,241,913     75.75%                  0.23%
      Re-election of Fani Titi                                                                                           2,307,394
      Approval of the DLC directors’
 12   remuneration report for the year         723,276,182   96.59%    25,530,623      3.41%    748,806,805     75.50%                  0.48%
                                                                                                                         4,742,966
      ended 31 March 2023
      Approval of the DLC directors’
 13                                            687,236,313   91.55%    63,468,078      8.45%    750,704,391     75.69%   2,845,357      0.29%
      remuneration policy                                                                                                
      Authority to take action in respect of
 14                                            751,200,895   99.99%       108,421      0.01%    751,309,316     75.76%   2,240,350      0.23%
      the resolutions

                                                       Ordinary business: Investec Limited

      Presentation of the audited financial
 15   statements for the year ended 31                                                        Non-voting
      March 2023
      Sanction of the interim dividend paid
 16                                            748,729,823  100.00%        10,487       0.00%    748,740,310    75.50%                  0.48%
      on the ordinary shares                                                                                             4,809,538
      Sanction of the interim dividend paid
 17                                            748,725,868  100.00%        13,442       0.00%    748,739,310    75.50%                  0.49%
      on the SA DAS share                                                                                                4,810,538
      Approval of the final dividend on the
 18   ordinary shares and the SA DAS           751,302,272  100.00%         8,995       0.00%    751,311,267    75.76%                  0.23%
                                                                                                                         2,238,140
      share
      Re-appointment of Ernst & Young
 19                                            730,039,964   97.51%    18,642,980       2.49%    748,682,944    75.49%                  0.49%
      Inc. as joint auditors                                                                                             4,866,904
      Appointment of PwC Inc. as joint
 20                                            750,134,347   99.84%     1,176,969       0.16%    751,311,316    75.76%                  0.23%
      auditors                                                                                                           2,238,532
      Appointment of Deloitte Inc. in a
 21                                            746,355,701   99.09%     6,871,282       0.91%    753,226,983    75.95%                  0.23%
      shadow capacity                                                                                                    2,241,618

                                                       Special business: Investec Limited

      Authority to issue the unissued
      variable rate, redeemable,
      cumulative preference shares; the
      unissued non-redeemable, non-
      cumulative, non- participating
      preference shares (perpetual
      preference shares); the unissued
 22                                            741,896,867    98.50%    11,326,418       1.50%    753,223,285   75.95%   2,245,316      0.23%
      non- redeemable, non-cumulative,
      non-participating preference shares
      (non-redeemable programme
      preference shares); and the
      redeemable, non-participating
      preference shares (redeemable
      programme preference shares)

      Authority to issue the unissued
 23   special convertible redeemable           738,733,981    98.41%     11,918,261      1.59%    750,652,242   75.69%   4,816,359      0.49%
      preference shares
 24   Authority to acquire ordinary shares     740,378,955    98.44%     11,713,299      1.56%    752,092,254   75.83%   3,376,347      0.34%
      Authority to acquire any redeemable,
      non-participating preference shares
 25   and non-redeemable, non-                 747,291,331    99.36%      4,802,365      0.64%    752,093,696   75.83%   3,374,905      0.34%
      cumulative, non-participating
      preference shares
 26   Financial assistance                     745,201,823    98.94%      7,979,646      1.06%    753,181,469   75.94%   2,287,132      0.23%
      Approval of the non-executive
 27                                            745,421,042    98.97%      7,757,689      1.03%    753,178,731   75.94%   2,289,870      0.23%
      directors’ remuneration

                                                           Ordinary Business: Investec plc

      Receive the audited financial
 28   statements for the year ended 31         746,553,506    99.96%        299,960      0.04%    746,853,466   75.31%   8,615,135      0.87%
      March 2023
      Sanction of the interim dividend paid
 29                                            750,647,169   100.00%         10,510      0.00%    750,657,679   75.69%   4,810,922      0.49%
      on the ordinary shares
      Approval of the final dividend on the
 30                                            752,124,955    99.85%      1,104,117      0.15%    753,229,072   75.95%   2,239,529      0.23%
      ordinary shares
      Re-appointment of Ernst & Young
 31                                            733,230,327    97.69%     17,371,597      2.31%    750,601,924   75.68%   4,866,677      0.49%
      LLP as auditors
      Appointment of Deloitte LLP in a
 32                                            746,406,330    99.09%      6,822,072      0.91%    753,228,402   75.95%   2,240,199      0.23%
      shadow capacity
      Authority for the Investec plc Audit
 33   Committee to set the remuneration of     751,612,426    99.79%      1,586,909      0.21%    753,199,335   75.95%   2,268,326      0.23%
      the company’s auditors
 34   Political donations                      575,768,653    76.54%    176,513,894     23.46%    752,282,547   75.85%   3,185,997      0.32%
                                                          
                                                           Special Business: Investec plc

 35   Authority to allot shares and other      735,972,308    97.71%     17,252,697      2.29%    753,225,005   75.95%   2,243,596      0.23%
      securities
      Authority to purchase ordinary
 36                                            751,547,368    99.96%        298,375      0.04%    751,845,743   75.81%   3,622,858      0.37%
      shares
      Authority to purchase preference
 37                                            747,003,635    99.36%      4,841,803      0.64%    751,845,438   75.81%   3,623,163      0.37%
      shares

The Board notes that at today’s AGMs the following resolution passed with a less than 80% majority: resolution 34 (political
donations).

Commenting on the less than 80% vote received for authority to make political donations and to incur political expenditure

As set out in the notices to the AGMs, Investec plc does not give any money for political purposes in the UK nor does it make
any donations to UK political organisations or incur UK political expenditure. However, the definitions of political donations
and political expenditure used in the UK Companies Act 2006 are very wide. In line with UK market practice, the authority
is therefore requested only as a precautionary measure to ensure that Investec plc and any company which is or becomes a
subsidiary of Investec plc does not inadvertently breach the relevant provisions of the UK Companies Act.

Other information

As at the date of the AGMs, Investec plc’s issued capital consists of 696,082,618 ordinary shares of GBP0.0002 each (the
“PLC Ordinary Shares”). Of these, 50,785,281 PLC Ordinary Shares are held exclusive of voting rights in Treasury at the date
of this announcement and therefore the total number of voting rights in Investec plc is 645,297,337. Investec Limited’s issued
capital consists of 295,675,988 ordinary shares of ZAR0.0002 each (the “LTD Ordinary Shares”). Of these, 46,243,502 LTD
Ordinary Shares are held in Treasury and the total number of voting rights in Investec Limited is 249,432,486 LTD Ordinary
Shares.

In accordance with the dual listed companies’ structure, the aggregate number of voting rights which therefore may be
exercised at the AGMs was 894,729,823.

Votes withheld are not votes in law and have not been counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'for' or 'against' a
resolution. Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chair have been included in the 'for' total.

Document regarding Resolutions passed at the Shareholder Meetings on 03 August 2023:

-   Copies of all resolutions passed as special business at the Shareholder Meetings on 03 August 2023, pursuant to Listing
    Rule 9.6.2, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at
    https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism



David Miller                                                      Niki van Wyk
Company Secretary                                                 Company Secretary
Investec plc                                                      Investec Limited

Johannesburg and London

Date: 03 August 2023
Sponsor: Investec Bank Limited

Date: 03-08-2023 03:00:00
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