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SHOPRITE HOLDINGS LIMITED - Results of Annual General Meeting

Release Date: 12/11/2024 14:08
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Results of Annual General Meeting

Shoprite Holdings Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1936/007721/06)
ISIN no: ZAE000012084
JSE share code: SHP
NSX share code: SRH
LUSE share code: SHOPRITE
("Shoprite Holdings" or the "Company")

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Shareholders are advised that the voting results for the annual general meeting ("AGM") of Shoprite Holdings shareholders held on Monday, 11 November 2024 were as follows:

  Resolution                                     Number of shares voted    Percentage of shares in          In favour of**                 Against**                   Abstained*
                                                                                   issue*                         %                           %                            %
                                                                                     %
                                                Ordinary        Deferred     Ordinary      Deferred      Ordinary       Deferred      Ordinary      Deferred       Ordinary     Deferred
                                                  shares          shares       shares        shares        shares         shares        shares        shares         shares       shares
  Ordinary resolution number 1 –
  Re-election of Directors
  1.1 Mr P Cooper                            428 658 907     264 969 112        72.49         86.70         98.53         100.00          1.47          0.00           0.04         0.00
  1.2 Mr GW Dempster                         428 658 907     264 969 112        72.49         86.70         99.60         100.00          0.40          0.00           0.04         0.00
  1.3 Ms MLD Marole                          428 658 907     264 969 112        72.49         86.70         99.94         100.00          0.06          0.00           0.04         0.00
  1.4 Ms EA Wilton                           428 430 034     264 969 112        72.45         86.70         98.56         100.00          1.44          0.00           0.08         0.00
  Ordinary resolution number 2 –
  Appointment as members of the Audit
  and Risk Committee
  2.1 Ms L de Beer                           428 658 907     264 969 112        72.49         86.70         99.32         100.00          0.68          0.00           0.04         0.00
  2.2 Mr GW Dempster                         428 658 907     264 969 112        72.49         86.70         99.60         100.00          0.40          0.00           0.04         0.00
  2.3 Ms NN Gobodo                           428 658 907     264 969 112        72.49         86.70         99.63         100.00          0.37          0.00           0.04         0.00
  2.4 Mr SN Maseko                           428 658 707     264 969 112        72.49         86.70        100.00         100.00          0.00          0.00           0.04         0.00
  2.5 Ms EA Wilton                           428 430 034     264 969 112        72.45         86.70         99.42         100.00          0.58          0.00           0.08         0.00
  Ordinary resolution number 3 –             428 658 947     264 969 112        72.49         86.70         99.92         100.00          0.08          0.00           0.04         0.00
  Re-Appointment of Ernst & Young Inc.
  as Auditors of the Company
  Ordinary resolution number 4 –             428 659 306     264 969 112        72.49         86.70         92.67         100.00          7.33          0.00           0.04         0.00
  General Authority for Directors to allot
  and issue ordinary shares
  Ordinary resolution number 5 –             428 659 306     264 969 112        72.49         86.70         91.92         100.00          8.08          0.00           0.04         0.00
  General Authority for Directors to
  issue for cash, those ordinary shares
  which the Directors are authorised to
  allot and issue in terms of ordinary
  resolution number 4
  Ordinary resolution number 6 –             428 658 946     264 969 112        72.49         86.70         99.67         100.00          0.33          0.00           0.04         0.00
  General authority to Directors and/or
  Company Secretary
  Non-binding advisory vote number 7.1       427 773 349     264 969 112        72.34         86.70         57.21         100.00         42.79          0.00           0.19         0.00
  – Remuneration Policy
  Non-binding advisory vote number 7.2       428 634 502     264 969 112        72.49         86.70         58.41         100.00         41.59          0.00           0.04         0.00
  – Implementation Report
  Special resolution number 1 –
  Remuneration of Non-executive
  Directors
  8.1 Chairman of the Board                  428 649 224     264 969 112        72.49         86.70         97.94         100.00          2.06          0.00           0.04         0.00
  8.2 Lead Independent Director              428 649 224     264 969 112        72.49         86.70         99.16         100.00          0.84          0.00           0.04         0.00
  8.3 Non-executive Directors                428 649 224     264 969 112        72.49         86.70         99.49         100.00          0.51          0.00           0.04         0.00
  8.4 Chairman of the Audit and Risk         428 649 224     264 969 112        72.49         86.70         99.56         100.00          0.44          0.00           0.04         0.00
      Committee
  8.5 Members of the Audit and Risk          428 649 224     264 969 112        72.49         86.70         99.56         100.00          0.44          0.00           0.04         0.00
      Committee
  8.6 Chairman of the Remuneration           428 649 224     264 969 112        72.49         86.70         99.85         100.00          0.15          0.00           0.04         0.00
      Committee
  8.7 Members of the Remuneration            428 649 224     264 969 112        72.49         86.70         99.56         100.00          0.44          0.00           0.04         0.00
      Committee
  8.8 Chairman of the Nomination             428 649 224     264 969 112        72.49         86.70         99.83         100.00          0.17          0.00           0.04         0.00
      Committee
  8.9 Members of the Nomination              428 649 224     264 969 112        72.49         86.70         99.84         100.00          0.16          0.00           0.04         0.00
      Committee
  8.10 Chairman of the Social and            428 650 924     264 969 112        72.49         86.70         99.85         100.00          0.15          0.00           0.04         0.00
       Ethics Committee
  8.11 Members of the Social and             428 650 924     264 969 112        72.49         86.70         99.85         100.00          0.15          0.00           0.04         0.00
       Ethics Committee
  8.12 Chairman of the Investment and        428 649 224     264 969 112        72.49         86.70         99.85         100.00          0.15          0.00           0.04         0.00
       Finance Committee
  8.13 Members of the Investment and         428 649 224     264 969 112        72.49         86.70         99.85         100.00          0.15          0.00           0.04         0.00
       Finance Committee
  Special resolution number 2 –              428 412 870     264 969 112        72.45         86.70         99.07         100.00          0.93          0.00           0.08         0.00
  General Authority to acquire the
  Company's own shares
  Special resolution number 3 –              428 656 187     264 969 112        72.49         86.70         98.04         100.00          1.96          0.00           0.04         0.00
  General Authority to provide financial
  assistance to subsidiaries, related
  and inter-related entities

  The results of AGM combining the Shoprite Holdings ordinary shares and deferred shares ("combined shares") are as follows:

  Resolution                                        Number of combined     Percentage of combined               In favour of**          Against**           Abstained*
                                                          shares voted           shares in issue*                           %                  %                     %
                                                                                                %
  Ordinary resolution number 1 –
  Re-election of Directors
  1.1 Mr P Cooper                                          693 628 019                      77.33                        99.09                0.91                0.03
  1.2 Mr GW Dempster                                       693 628 019                      77.33                        99.75                0.25                0.03
  1.3 Ms MLD Marole                                        693 628 019                      77.33                        99.96                0.04                0.03
  1.4 Ms EA Wilton                                         693 399 146                      77.31                        99.11                0.89                0.05
  Ordinary resolution number 2 –
  Appointment as members of the
  Shoprite Holdings Audit and Risk
  Committee
  2.1 Ms L de Beer                                         693 628 019                      77.33                        99.58                0.42                0.03
  2.2 Mr GW Dempster                                       693 628 019                      77.33                        99.75                0.25                0.03
  2.3 Ms NN Gobodo                                         693 628 019                      77.33                        99.77                0.23                0.03
  2.4 Mr SN Maseko                                         693 627 819                      77.33                       100.00                0.00                0.03
  2.5 Ms EA Wilton                                         693 399 146                      77.31                        99.64                0.36                0.05
  Ordinary resolution number 3 –                           693 628 059                      77.33                        99.95                0.05                0.03
  Re-Appointment of Ernst & Young Inc.
  as Auditors of the Company
  Ordinary resolution number 4 –                           693 628 418                      77.33                        95.47                4.53                0.03
  General Authority for Directors to allot
  and issue ordinary shares
  Ordinary resolution number 5 –                           693 628 418                      77.33                        95.00                5.00                0.03
  General Authority for Directors to issue
  for cash, those ordinary shares which
  the Directors are authorised to allot
  and issue in terms of ordinary
  resolution number 4
  Ordinary resolution number 6 –                           693 628 058                      77.33                        99.80                0.20                0.03
  General authority to Directors and/or
  Company Secretary
  Non-binding advisory vote number 7.1                     692 742 461                      77.23                        73.58               26.42                0.12
  – Remuneration Policy
  Non-binding advisory vote number 7.2                     693 603 614                      77.33                        74.30               25.70               0.03%
  – Implementation Report
  Special resolution number 1 –
  Remuneration of Non-executive
  Directors
  8.1 Chairman of the Board                                693 618 336                      77.33                        98.73                1.27                0.03
  8.2 Lead Independent Director                            693 618 336                      77.33                        99.48                0.52                0.03
  8.3 Non-executive Directors                              693 618 336                      77.33                        99.68                0.32                0.03
  8.4 Chairman of the Audit and Risk                       693 618 336                      77.33                        99.73                0.27                0.03
      Committee
  8.5 Members of the Audit and Risk                        693 618 336                      77.33                        99.73                0.27                0.03
      Committee
  8.6 Chairman of the Remuneration                         693 618 336                      77.33                        99.90                0.10                0.03
      Committee
  8.7 Members of the Remuneration                          693 618 336                      77.33                        99.73                0.27                0.03
      Committee
  8.8 Chairman of the Nomination                           693 618 336                      77.33                        99.89                0.11                0.03
      Committee
  8.9 Members of the Nomination                            693 618 336                      77.33                        99.90                0.10                0.03
      Committee
  8.10 Chairman of the Social and                          693 620 036                      77.33                        99.91                0.09                0.03
       Ethics Committee
  8.11 Members of the Social and                           693 620 036                      77.33                        99.91                0.09                0.03
       Ethics Committee
  8.12 Chairman of the Investment and                      693 618 336                      77.33                        99.91                0.09                0.03
       Finance Committee
  8.13 Members of the Investment and                       693 618 336                      77.33                        99.91                0.09                0.03
       Finance Committee
       Special resolution number 2 –                       693 381 982                      77.30                        99.43                0.57                0.05
       General Authority to acquire the
       Company's own shares
       Special resolution number 3 –                       693 625 299                      77.33                        98.79                1.21                0.03
       General Authority to provide financial
       assistance to subsidiaries, related and
       inter-related entities

*      Based on 540 763 819 ordinary shares (591 338 502 ordinary shares less 50 574 683 treasury shares) and 264 969 112 deferred shares (305 621 601 deferred shares less 40 652 489
       deferred shares which are currently restricted from voting) in issue at the date of the AGM.
**     In relation to the total number of shares voted at the AGM.


Based on the above voting results, all resolutions were passed by the requisite majority of Shoprite Holdings shareholders represented at the AGM, save for non-binding advisory vote numbers
7.1 and 7.2 relating to the Company remuneration policy and the Company implementation report respectively, which were voted against by more than 25% of the ordinary and combined votes
exercised at the AGM.

INVITATION TO DISSENTING SHAREHOLDERS

Due to non-binding advisory vote numbers 7.1 and 7.2 relating to the remuneration policy and the implementation report, respectively, being voted against by more than 25% of the ordinary and
combined votes exercised at the AGM, an invitation is extended to such dissenting shareholders to engage with the Company in terms of section 3.84(j) of the JSE Listings Requirements as
follows:

1. dissenting shareholders are invited to forward their concerns/questions on the remuneration policy and implementation report in writing to the company secretary via email at:
   lmgoliath@shoprite.co.za by no later than the close of business on Tuesday, 26 November 2024; and

2. following receipt of the above responses from the dissenting shareholders, appropriate engagements will be scheduled with such shareholders at a suitable date and time.


Cape Town
12 November 2024

Sponsor
Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking, a division of Nedbank Limited

Date: 12-11-2024 02:08:00
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