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Results of the 2025 Annual General Meeting
Woolworths Holdings Limited
(Incorporated in the republic of South Africa)
Registration number: 1929/001986/06
LEI: 37890095421E07184E97
Share code: WHL
Share ISIN: ZAE000063863
Bond company code: WHLI
("the Company")
RESULTS OF THE 2025 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Shareholders are advised that at the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company held today, Monday,
17 November 2025, all the ordinary and special resolutions were passed by the requisite majority votes. The
Non-binding Advisory Resolutions 1 and 2, relating to the Company's Remuneration Policy and the
Remuneration Implementation Report, however, were not endorsed by shareholders.
Details of the voting statistics for each resolution are as follows:
VOTES CAST SHARES SHARES
DISCLOSED AS A % OF VOTED ABSTAINED
TOTAL SHARES VOTED NUMBER OF DISCLOSED AS DISCLOSED AS
AT THE AGM SHARES A % OF TOTAL A % OF TOTAL
VOTED ISSUED ISSUED
FOR AGAINST SHARES* SHARES*
Ordinary Resolution 1:
Re-election of directors
Ordinary Resolution 1.1 98.69% 1.31% 782,225,834 79.61% 0.01%
• Christopher Colfer
Ordinary Resolution 1.2 99.31% 0.69% 782,225,834 79.61% 0.01%
• Belinda Earl
Ordinary Resolution 1.3 99.33% 0.67% 782,225,834 79.61% 0.01%
• Thembisa Skweyiya
Ordinary Resolution 2:
Election of Audit Committee members
Ordinary Resolution 2.1 93.25% 6.75% 781,890,837 79.57% 0.04%
• Lwazi Bam
Ordinary Resolution 2.2 98.76% 1.24% 782,225,834 79.61% 0.01%
• Christopher Colfer
Ordinary Resolution 2.3 99.99% 0.01% 782,225,834 79.61% 0.01%
• Itumeleng Kgaboesele
Ordinary Resolution 2.4 99.33% 0.67% 782,225,834 79.61% 0.01%
• Thembisa Skweyiya
Ordinary Resolution 3:
Election of Social and Ethics Committee
members
Ordinary Resolution 3.1 99.79% 0.21% 782,175,834 79.60% 0.01%
• Roy Bagattini
Ordinary Resolution 3.2 99.31% 0.69% 782,225,834 79.61% 0.01%
• Belinda Earl
Ordinary Resolution 3.3 99.94% 0.06% 782,225,834 79.61% 0.01%
• Lulu Gwagwa
Ordinary Resolution 3.4 99.78% 0.22% 782,225,834 79.61% 0.01%
• Sam Ngumeni
Ordinary Resolution 3.5 99.34% 0.66% 782,225,834 79.61% 0.01%
• Thembisa Skweyiya
Ordinary Resolution 3.6 99.88% 0.12% 782,225,834 79.61% 0.01%
• Clive Thomson
Ordinary Resolution 4:
Re-appointment of KPMG Inc. as 99.98% 0.02% 782,225,833 79.61% 0.01%
external auditor
Non-binding Advisory Resolution 1:
Endorsement of the Remuneration 62.39% 37.61% 781,884,528 79.57% 0.04%
Policy**
Non-binding Advisory Resolution 2:
Endorsement of the Remuneration 68.46% 31.54% 592,800,407 60.33% 19.29%
Implementation Report**
Special Resolution 1:
Remuneration of Non-Executive
Directors for the period 1 January 2026
to 31 December 2026 (exclusive of value-
added tax)
Special Resolution 1.1 91.63% 8.37% 781,803,758 79.56% 0.04%
• South African directors
Special Resolution 1.2 97.50% 2.50% 781,885,052 79.57% 0.04%
• Australian director
Special Resolution 1.3 97.50% 2.50% 781,885,052 79.57% 0.04%
• British directors
Special Resolution 2: 81.10% 18.90% 782,225,802 79.61% 0.01%
General authority to acquire
(repurchase) shares
* The total issued share capital of the Company as at the record date of 7 November 2025 was 982,598,237
ordinary shares, including 84,261,465 Treasury Shares.
** Having engaged extensively with the Company's major shareholders prior to the AGM, the Board is
cognisant of shareholder concerns in relation to the Remuneration Policy and Remuneration
Implementation Report. Given that a 75% majority of votes was not achieved in respect of Non-binding
Advisory Resolutions 1 and 2, shareholders are further invited to forward written submissions on the
Remuneration Policy and Remuneration Implementation Report to the Group Company Secretary by
email at Governance@woolworths.co.za by the close of business on Friday, 28 November 2025.
Cape Town
17 November 2025
Debt and Equity Sponsor
Investec Bank Limited
Date: 17-11-2025 05:05:00
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