Availability of integrated annual report, no change statement and notice of annual general meeting
Rhodes Food Group Holdings Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration number 2012/074392/06
JSE share code: RFG
ISIN: ZAE000191979
("RFG" or “the company” or "the group")
AVAILABILITY OF INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT, NO CHANGE STATEMENT AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING
INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT
RFG’s integrated annual report for the year ended 29 September 2019, which incorporates a
summary of the audited consolidated financial statements for the period, has today been published
on the group’s website at http://www.rfg.com/app/uploads/2019/12/RFG-Integrated-Report-
2019.pdf. The audited consolidated financial statements are also available on the website at
http://www.rfg.com/app/uploads/2019/11/Annual-financial-statements-2019.pdf.
The integrated annual report will be mailed to those shareholders who have requested a copy from
6 December 2019.
NO CHANGE STATEMENT
The integrated annual report and audited consolidated financial statements contain no changes
from the preliminary audited summarised consolidated results published on the Stock Exchange
News Service of the JSE on 19 November 2019. The consolidated financial statements were audited
by the group’s auditor, Deloitte & Touche. We confirm that there have been no changes to the
auditor’s report which was referenced in the preliminary audited summarised consolidated results
and made available to shareholders on the group’s website and at RFG’s registered office on the
same date as the release thereof. The auditors’ unqualified report is incorporated in the
consolidated financial statements and remains available for inspection at RFG’s registered office.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Shareholders are advised that the annual general meeting ("AGM") will be held at the offices of RFG,
Pniel Road, Groot Drakenstein, Western Cape on Thursday, 20 February 2020, at 09:00, to transact
the business as stated in the notice of AGM which is incorporated in the integrated annual report.
The record date for purposes of determining which shareholders are entitled to receive the notice of
AGM is Friday, 29 November 2019. The record date for purposes of determining which shareholders
are entitled to participate in and vote at the AGM is Friday, 14 February 2020. The last date to trade
to be eligible to vote at the AGM is Tuesday, 11 February 2020. Forms of proxy for the AGM are
required to be lodged by 09:00 on Tuesday, 18 February 2020 for administrative purposes or may
alternatively be handed to the chairperson of the AGM prior to such proxy exercising a shareholder’s
right at the AGM.
Change of the company’s name
It is proposed as special resolution number 4 of the notice of AGM that the company’s name be
changed from “Rhodes Food Group Holdings Limited” to “RFG Holdings Limited” with a new
abbreviated name “RFG”. Such name change better reflects the company’s strategic transition into a
diversified, multi-brand food producer.
Expected salient dates in respect of the change of the company’s name
Details of annual general meeting and declaration of name change Friday, 6 December 2019
announcement released on SENS
Annual general meeting Thursday, 20 February 2020
Results of annual general meeting released on SENS Friday, 21 February 2020
Finalisation date and announcement confirming that the name
change has become effective released on SENS Tuesday, 3 March 2020
Last day to trade under the old name “Rhodes Food Group Holdings
Limited” Tuesday, 10 March 2020
Trade under the new name “RFG Holdings Limited” under the JSE
share code “RFG” and ISIN code ZAE000191979 from
commencement of trading on Wednesday, 11 March 2020
Record date in respect of the name change Friday, 13 March 2020
New share certificates reflecting the change of name posted by
registered post to certificated shareholders who have surrendered
their documents of title on or before 12:00 on the record date or
within five business days of surrender thereof if received after 12:00
on the record date on Monday, 16 March 2020
Dematerialised shareholders’ accounts updated with the name
change by their CSDP/broker on Monday, 16 March 2020
Adoption of a revised Memorandum of Incorporation (“MOI”)
It is proposed as special resolution number 5 of the notice of AGM to adopt a revised MOI to give
effect to the change of the company’s name (special resolution number 4).
Groot Drakenstein
6 December 2019
Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)
Date: 06-12-2019 12:29:00
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