RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

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Shareholders are hereby advised that at the annual general meeting of the Company held  at the offices of the Company, Hosken Consolidated Investments Limited, Suite 801, 76 Regent Road, Sea Point, Cape Town, 8005, at 12:00 yesterday, Thursday 28 August 2025 (“AGM”), all of the ordinary resolutions and special resolutions were passed by the requisite majorities of the Company’s shareholders. Non-binding advisory resolutions numbers 1 and 4 did not pass with the requisite majorities.

 

Details of the results of the voting at the AGM are as follows:

 

 

Resolutions proposed at the AGM

Votes for resolution as a percentage of total number of shares voted at AGM

Votes against resolution as a percentage of total number of shares voted at AGM

Number of shares voted at AGM

Number of shares voted at AGM as a percentage of shares in issue*

Number of shares abstained as a percentage of shares in issue*

Ordinary resolutions

1.      Re-election of director : Mr MH Ahmed

97.77%

2.23%

73 251 197

85.09%

0.09%

2.      Re-election of director : Mr JG Ngcobo

83.59%

16.41%

73 251 197

85.09%

0.09

3.      Re-election of director : Mr Y Shaik

94.73%

5.27%

68 266 103

79.30%

5.88%

4.      Election of director: Mr AF Pereira

96.72%

3.28%

73 321 197

85.17%

0.01%

5.      Election of director: Ms A Singh

89.43%

10.57%

73 321 197

85.17%

0.01%

6.      Appointment of Forvis Mazars as the auditor

99.99%

0.01%

73 321 197

85.17%

0.01%

7.      Re-appointment of audit committee members: Mr M H Ahmed

97.54%

2.46%

73 321 197

85.17%

0.01%

8.      Re-appointment of audit committee members: JG Ngcobo

78.85%

21.15%

73 321 197

85.17%

0.01%

9.      Re-appointment of audit committee members: Ms RD Watson

89.48%

10.52%

73 321 197

85.17%

0.01%

10.   Re-appointment of social and ethics committee members: Mr JA Copelyn

92.45%

7.55%

73 321 197

85.17%

0.01%

11.   Re-appointment of social and ethics committee members: Mr JG Ngcobo

92.32%

7.68%

73 321 197

85.17%

0.01%

12.   Re-appointment of social and ethics committee members: Ms RD Watson

98.56%

1.44%

73 321 197

85.17%

0.01%

13.   General authority over authorised but unissued shares

66.91%

33.09%

73 321 197

85.17%

0.01%

14.   Amendment to the HCI employee share option scheme

 

82.18%

17.82%

73 321 197

85.17%

0.01%

Non-binding advisory resolutions

1.      Non-binding advisory resolution on long-term remuneration policy

73.60%

26.40%

73 321 197

85.17%

0.01%

2.      Non-binding advisory resolution on short-term incentive remuneration policy

81.76%

18.24%

73 321 197

85.17%

0.01%

3.      Non-binding advisory resolution on guaranteed payment remuneration policy

88.78%

11.22%

73 318 597

85.17%

0.01%

4.      Non-binding advisory resolution on remuneration implementation report

74.67%

25.33%

73 321 197

85.17%

0.01%

Special Resolutions

1.      General authority to issue shares, options and convertible securities for cash

79.05%

20.95%

73 321 197

85.17%

0.01%

2.      Approval of annual fees to be paid to non-executive directors

98.56%

1.44%

73 321 197

85.17%

0.01%

3.      General authority to repurchase company shares

92.53%

7.47%

73 324 631

85.17%

0.01%

4.      Amendment to the memorandum of incorporation

98.62%

1.38%

73 321 197

85.17%

0.01%

5.      Shareholders’ general authorisation of financial assistance

91.27%

8.73%

73 321 197

85.17%

0.01%

 

* The total number of shares in issue at the AGM was 86 088 701 of which 4 892 157 were treasury shares.

 

Invitation to dissenting shareholders

 

Due to non-binding advisory resolutions numbers 1 and 4 relating to the Company’s long-term remuneration policy and the implementation report, respectively, being voted against by more than 25% of the voting rights 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 cshapiro@hci.co.za by no later than the close of business on 19 September 2025; and
  2. Following the receipt of the above responses from the dissenting shareholders, appropriate engagements will be scheduled with such shareholders at a suitable date and time.