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Results of the 2019 Annual General Meeting
Lewis Group Limited
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration number: 2004/009817/06
JSE share code: LEW
ISIN: ZAE000058236
Bond code: LEWI
1. RESULTS OF THE 2019 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Shareholders are advised that, at the Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of
Lewis held today, 25 October 2019, all resolutions were passed by the
requisite majority of shareholders present and represented by proxy at
the meeting, other than ordinary resolution number 2.1, to elect Mr
Alan Smart as a member of the audit committee which was withdrawn.
Details of the results of the voting are as follows:
Total issued share capital: 78,278,131
Total number of shares present/ 64,814,050 being 82.8% of
represented at the AGM: total votable shares
Ordinary resolution number 1.1
Re-election of Ms Adheera Bodasing as a director
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
42,452,485 22,353,108 8,457
Being 65.5% Being 34.5% Being 0.0%
Ordinary resolution number 1.2
Re-election of Ms Daphne Motsepe as a director
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
64,748,110 57,483 8,457
Being 99.9% Being 0.1% Being 0.0%
Ordinary resolution number 1.3
e-election of Prof. Fatima Abrahams as a director
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
37,854,950 26,395,643 563 457
Being 58.4% Being 40.7% Being 0.9%
Ordinary resolution number 1.4
Election of Mr Tapiwa Njikizana as a director
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
64,787,303 18,290 8,457
Being 100.0% Being 0.0% Being 0.0%
Ordinary resolution number 2.1
Election of Mr Alan Smart as a member of the audit committee
Withdrawn
Ordinary resolution number 2.2
Election of Mr Duncan Westcott as a member of the audit committee
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
63,954,414 296,829 562,807
Being 98.6% Being 0.5% Being 0.9%
Ordinary resolution number 2.3
Election of Mr Tapiwa Njikizana as a member of the audit committee
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
64,787,303 18,290 8,457
Being 100% Being 0.0% Being 0.0%
Ordinary resolution number 3
Approval of reappointment of auditors
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
47,393,752 17,412,491 7,807
Being 73.1% Being 26.9% Being 0.0%
Non-Binding advisory vote 1
Endorsement of the Company’s remuneration policy
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
51,760,529 13,044,414 9,107
Being 79.9% Being 20.1% Being 0.0%
Non-Binding advisory vote 2
Endorsement of the Company’s implementation report
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
53,716,179 11,089,764 8,107
Being 82.9% Being 17.1% Being 0.0%
Special resolution number 1
Approval of non-executive directors’ fees
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
62,487,551 735,955 1,590,544
Being 96.4% Being 1.1% Being 2.5%
Special resolution number 2
Shareholders’ authorisation of continued issuance of Notes under the
Company’s Domestic Medium Term Notes Programme
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
64,732,383 73,560 8,107
Being 99.9% Being 0.1% Being 0.0%
Special resolution number 3
General authorization of financial assistance
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
64,490,824 315,119 8,107
Being 99.5% Being 0.5% Being 0.0%
Special resolution number 4
General authority to repurchase shares
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
64,486,500 296,829 30,721
Being 99.5% Being 0.5% Being 0.0%
Special resolution number 5
Adoption of the Lewis 2019 Executive Retention Scheme
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
51,120,251 13,684,692 9,107
Being 78.9% Being 21.1% Being 0.0%
Ordinary resolution number 6
Adoption of the Lewis 2019 Executive Performance Scheme
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
61,771,803 3,033,140 9,107
Being 95.3% Being 4.7% Being 0.0%
Ordinary resolution number 4
Directors authority to implement Company resolutions
Shares voted: For Against Abstentions
63,260,974 22,585 1,530,491
Being 97.6% Being 0.0% Being 2.4%
Cape Town
25 October 2019
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Debt Sponsor
Absa Bank Limited, acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking
Division
Date: 25/10/2019 02:00:00
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