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ELB GROUP LIMITED - Results of General Meeting and Update on the Disposal of ELB Australia

Release Date: 25/05/2020 17:26
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Results of General Meeting and Update on the Disposal of ELB Australia

ELB GROUP LIMITED
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
(Registration number 1930/002553/06)
ISIN: ZAE000035101
JSE Code: ELR
(“ELB” or “the Company”)


RESULTS OF GENERAL MEETING AND UPDATE ON THE DISPOSAL OF ELB AUSTRALIA


1. Introduction

1.1     Unless otherwise indicated, capitalised words and terms contained in this announcement shall bear
        the same meanings ascribed thereto in the circular dated 23 April 2020 (“Circular”), which was made
        available on the Company’s website: www.elb.co.za/investor-relations-2/.

1.2     Shareholders are referred to the Terms Announcement released on SENS on 28 February 2020 and
        the Circular regarding inter alia the Disposal of ELB Australia, collapse of the Employee Share
        Scheme and amendments to share capital actions.

2. Results of the General Meeting

2.1 The ELB Board is pleased to announce that, pursuant to the General Meeting held on 25 May 2020,
     all the resolutions as contained in the notice of General Meeting which formed part of the Circular,
     were passed by the requisite majority of ELB Shareholders entitled to vote thereat. The results of the
     General Meeting are set out in paragraph 2.2 below:

2.1.1      The total number of ELB Shares in issue as at the date of the General Meeting was 32 502 894
           which includes treasury shares amounting to 4 044 352;

2.1.2      The total number of ELB Shares that were present in person/represented by proxy and entitled to
           vote on Special Resolution Number 1, 2, 3 and Ordinary Resolution Number 6 at the General
           Meeting was 21 092 938, being 64.90% of the total number of ELB Shares in issue (including
           treasury shares);

2.1.3      The total number of ELB Shares that were present in person/represented by proxy and entitled to
           vote on Special Resolution Number 4, 5, 6, 7 and Ordinary Resolution Number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 at the
           General Meeting was 17 313 883, being 60.84% of the total number of ELB Shares in issue
           (excluding treasury shares); and

2.1.4      Abstentions are represented below as a percentage (rounded down to two decimal points) of total
           number of ELB Shares in issue while the ELB Shares voted for and against are represented as a
           percentage of the total ELB Shares voted in person or by proxy at the General Meeting (less
           treasury shares).

2.2     The result of the resolutions proposed at the General Meeting are set out below:

 Resolution                                     Total number      % of votes    % of votes       % of ELB
                                               of ELB Shares         for the    against the        Shares
                                                        voted     resolution     resolution     abstained
                                                   (excluding
                                                 abstentions)
 Special Resolution Number 1 –                   21 092 766         98.66%          1.34%         0.00%
 Conversion of Authorised and Issued
 Share Capital of par value shares to no
 par value shares
 Special Resolution Number 2 –                   21 092 838         90.56%          9.44%         0.00%
 Increase in Authorised Share Capital
 Special Resolution Number 3 –                   21 052 766         91.32%          8.68%         0.12%
 Amendments to the MOI
 Special Resolution Number 4 –                   17 313 783        86.66%         13.34%           0.00%
 Specific Repurchase of Employee
 Scheme Shares
 Special Resolution Number 5 –Specific            17 313 783        86.66%         13.34%           0.00%
 Repurchase of more than 5% -
 Employee Scheme Shares
 Special Resolution Number 6 –                    17 313 711        86.66%         13.34%           0.00%
 Repurchase of Excess Trust Shares
 Special Resolution Number 7 –                    17 313 711        86.66%         13.34%           0.00%
 Repurchase of more than 5% -
 Integrated Series of Repurchase
 Transactions
 Ordinary Resolution Number 1 –                   17 313 783        99.31%           0.69%          0.00%
 Disposal of ELB Australia
 Ordinary Resolution Number 2 –                   17 313 711        86.78%         13.22%           0.00%
 Amendment to Employee Scheme - 1
 Ordinary Resolution Number 3 –                   17 313 711        86.78%         13.22%           0,00%
 Amendment to Employee Scheme - 2
 Ordinary Resolution Number 4 –                   17 313 711        86.07%         13.93%           0.00%
 Placing unissued shares and general
 issue of shares for cash
 Ordinary Resolution Number 5 –                   17 313 711        86.07%         13.93%           0.00%
 General authority to issue shares for
 cash
 Ordinary Resolution Number 6 –                   21 092 838        99.25%           0.75%          0.00%
 Authorisation of directors

3. Conditions Precedent

3.1   Shareholders are advised that a number of conditions precedent in respect of the Disposal remain
      outstanding. While these conditions are largely administrative in nature, it should be noted that the
      Purchaser has not yet agreed new dealership agreements with the two principal suppliers of ELB
      Australia which are material conditions to be fulfilled. At this stage the Company is confident
      agreement will be reached and expect that the Disposal will complete by 30 June 2020.

3.2   ELB confirms that it will seek a compliance certificate from the TRP after which all the conditions
      precedent in respect of the Employee Scheme Transaction as set out in paragraph 3.4.1 of the
      Circular will have been fulfilled.

3.3   ELB further confirms that the amended MOI together with the special resolutions passed at the
      General Meeting will be submitted for registration with CIPC.


By order of the ELB Board

Johannesburg
25 May 2020


Corporate Advisor
Apex Partners Holdings Proprietary Limited

Sponsor
Questco Corporate Advisory Proprietary Limited

Date: 25-05-2020 05:26:00
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