AECI Limited - Report on proceedings at the Annual General Meeting

AECI LIMITED

Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa

(Registration number: 1924/002590/06)

Share code: AFE ISIN: ZAE000000220

Hybrid code: AFEP ISIN: ZAE000000238

Bond company code: AECI

LEI: 3789008641F1D3D90E85

(AECI or the Company)

 

REPORT ON PROCEEDINGS AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 

At the 100th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the shareholders of AECI held on 28 May 2024, all the ordinary and special resolutions proposed thereat, save for special resolution No.2 relating to the general authority to repurchase shares, were approved by the requisite majority of votes. In this regard, AECI confirms the voting statistics from the AGM as follows:

 

 

 ______________________________________________________________________________
|              |Votes cast         |            |Shares voted  |Shares         |
|              |disclosed as a     |            |disclosed as a|abstained      |
|              |percentage in      |Number of   |percentage in |disclosed as a |
|Resolutions   |relation to the    |shares voted|relation to   |percentage in  |
|              |total number of    |            |the total     |relation to the|
|              |shares voted at the|            |issued shares*|total issued   |
|              |meeting            |            |              |shares*        |
|______________|___________________|____________|______________|_______________|
|              |For (%)|Against (%)|            |%             |%              |
|______________|_______|___________|____________|______________|_______________|
|Ordinary      |       |           |            |              |               |
|resolution No.|       |           |            |              |               |
|1:            |       |           |            |              |               |
|Re-appointment|       |           |            |              |               |
|of independent|       |           |            |              |               |
|external      |98.19  |1.81       |84,349,804  |79.94         |0.16           |
|auditor and   |       |           |            |              |               |
|appointment of|       |           |            |              |               |
|designated    |       |           |            |              |               |
|individual    |       |           |            |              |               |
|audit partner |       |           |            |              |               |
|______________|_______|___________|____________|______________|_______________|
|Ordinary      |       |           |            |              |               |
|resolution No.|       |           |            |              |               |
|2.1:          |       |           |            |              |               |
|Re-election of|100.00 |0          |84,348,252  |79.94         |0.16           |
|Non-executive |       |           |            |              |               |
|Director –    |       |           |            |              |               |
|              |       |           |            |              |               |
|Ms PMM O‘Brien|       |           |            |              |               |
|______________|_______|___________|____________|______________|_______________|
|Ordinary      |       |           |            |              |               |
|resolution No.|       |           |            |              |               |
|2.2:          |       |           |            |              |               |
|Re-election of|97.07  |2.93       |82,131,450  |77.84         |2.26           |
|Non-executive |       |           |            |              |               |
|Director –    |       |           |            |              |               |
|              |       |           |            |              |               |
|Mr ST Coetzer |       |           |            |              |               |
|______________|_______|___________|____________|______________|_______________|
|Ordinary      |       |           |            |              |               |
|resolution No.|       |           |            |              |               |
|2.3:          |       |           |            |              |               |
|Re-election of|100.00 |0          |84,349,804  |79.94         |0.16           |
|Non-executive |       |           |            |              |               |
|Director –    |       |           |            |              |               |
|              |       |           |            |              |               |
|Mr SA Dawson  |       |           |            |              |               |
|______________|_______|___________|____________|______________|_______________|
|Ordinary      |       |           |            |              |               |
|resolution No.|       |           |            |              |               |
|3: Re-election|       |           |            |              |               |
|of Mr H       |93.13  |6.87       |76,681,543  |72.67         |7.42           |
|Riemensperger |       |           |            |              |               |
|as an         |       |           |            |              |               |
|executive     |       |           |            |              |               |
|director      |       |           |            |              |               |
|______________|_______|___________|____________|______________|_______________|
|Ordinary      |       |           |            |              |               |
|resolution No.|       |           |            |              |               |
|4:            |       |           |            |              |               |
|              |99.88  |0.12       |84,349,804  |79.94         |0.16           |
|Election of Ms|       |           |            |              |               |
|RJ Gabriels as|       |           |            |              |               |
|an executive  |       |           |            |              |               |
|director      |       |           |            |              |               |
|______________|_______|___________|____________|______________|_______________|
|Ordinary      |       |           |            |              |               |
|resolution No.|       |           |            |              |               |
|5.1: Election |       |           |            |              |               |
|of Audit      |98.09  |1.91       |77,522,936  |73.47         |6.63           |
|Committee     |       |           |            |              |               |
|member –      |       |           |            |              |               |
|              |       |           |            |              |               |
|Ms PG Sibiya  |       |           |            |              |               |
|______________|_______|___________|____________|______________|_______________|
|Ordinary      |       |           |            |              |               |
|resolution No.|       |           |            |              |               |
|5.2: Election |       |           |            |              |               |
|of Audit      |100.00 |0          |77,522,936  |73.47         |6.63           |
|Committee     |       |           |            |              |               |
|member –      |       |           |            |              |               |
|              |       |           |            |              |               |
|Ms AM Roets   |       |           |            |              |               |
|______________|_______|___________|____________|______________|_______________|
|Ordinary      |       |           |            |              |               |
|resolution No.|       |           |            |              |               |
|5.3: Election |       |           |            |              |               |
|of Audit      |       |           |            |              |               |
|Committee     |100.00 |0          |77,522,936  |73.47         |6.63           |
|member –      |       |           |            |              |               |
|              |       |           |            |              |               |
|Ms FFT Dludlu |       |           |            |              |               |
|(De Buck)     |       |           |            |              |               |
|______________|_______|___________|____________|______________|_______________|
|Ordinary      |       |           |            |              |               |
|resolution    |       |           |            |              |               |
|No.6.1:       |93.18  |6.82       |77,492,699  |73.44         |6.65           |
|Remuneration  |       |           |            |              |               |
|Policy        |       |           |            |              |               |
|______________|_______|___________|____________|______________|_______________|
|Ordinary      |       |           |            |              |               |
|resolution    |       |           |            |              |               |
|No.6.2:       |       |           |            |              |               |
|Implementation|81.48  |18.52      |84,348,252  |79.94         |0.16           |
|of            |       |           |            |              |               |
|Remuneration  |       |           |            |              |               |
|Policy        |       |           |            |              |               |
|______________|_______|___________|____________|______________|_______________|
|Ordinary      |       |           |            |              |               |
|resolution    |       |           |            |              |               |
|No.7:         |       |           |            |              |               |
|              |       |           |            |              |               |
|Approval of   |75.43  |24.57      |84,348,252  |79.94         |0.16           |
|the amended   |       |           |            |              |               |
|rules of the  |       |           |            |              |               |
|AECI 2012 long|       |           |            |              |               |
|term incentive|       |           |            |              |               |
|plan          |       |           |            |              |               |
|______________|_______|___________|____________|______________|_______________|
|Special       |       |           |            |              |               |
|resolution No.|       |           |            |              |               |
|1.1:          |98.19  |1.81       |84,349,804  |79.94         |0.16           |
|Directors’    |       |           |            |              |               |
|fees - Board: |       |           |            |              |               |
|Chairman      |       |           |            |              |               |
|______________|_______|___________|____________|______________|_______________|
|Special       |       |           |            |              |               |
|resolution No.|       |           |            |              |               |
|1.2:          |       |           |            |              |               |
|Directors’    |100.00 |0          |84,349,804  |79.94         |0.16           |
|fees - Board: |       |           |            |              |               |
|Non-executive |       |           |            |              |               |
|Directors     |       |           |            |              |               |
|______________|_______|___________|____________|______________|_______________|
|Special       |       |           |            |              |               |
|resolution No.|       |           |            |              |               |
|1.3:          |       |           |            |              |               |
|Directors’    |100.00 |0          |84,349,804  |79.94         |0.16           |
|fees - Audit  |       |           |            |              |               |
|Committee:    |       |           |            |              |               |
|Chairman      |       |           |            |              |               |
|______________|_______|___________|____________|______________|_______________|
|Special       |       |           |            |              |               |
|resolution No.|       |           |            |              |               |
|1.4:          |       |           |            |              |               |
|Directors’    |100.00 |0          |84,349,804  |79.94         |0.16           |
|fees – Risk   |       |           |            |              |               |
|Committee:    |       |           |            |              |               |
|Chairman      |       |           |            |              |               |
|______________|_______|___________|____________|______________|_______________|
|Special       |       |           |            |              |               |
|resolution No.|       |           |            |              |               |
|1.5:          |       |           |            |              |               |
|Directors’    |100.00 |0          |84,349,804  |79.94         |0.16           |
|fees - SHE    |       |           |            |              |               |
|Committee:    |       |           |            |              |               |
|Chairman      |       |           |            |              |               |
|______________|_______|___________|____________|______________|_______________|
|Special       |       |           |            |              |               |
|resolution No.|       |           |            |              |               |
|1.6:          |       |           |            |              |               |
|Directors’    |100.00 |0          |84,349,804  |79.94         |0.16           |
|fees - Other  |       |           |            |              |               |
|Board         |       |           |            |              |               |
|Committees:   |       |           |            |              |               |
|Chairman      |       |           |            |              |               |
|______________|_______|___________|____________|______________|_______________|
|Special       |       |           |            |              |               |
|resolution No.|       |           |            |              |               |
|1.7:          |       |           |            |              |               |
|Directors’    |100.00 |0          |84,349,804  |79.94         |0.16           |
|fees - Audit  |       |           |            |              |               |
|Committee:    |       |           |            |              |               |
|Member        |       |           |            |              |               |
|______________|_______|___________|____________|______________|_______________|
|Special       |       |           |            |              |               |
|resolution No.|       |           |            |              |               |
|1.8:          |       |           |            |              |               |
|Directors’    |100.00 |0          |84,349,804  |79.94         |0.16           |
|fees – Other  |       |           |            |              |               |
|Board         |       |           |            |              |               |
|Committee:    |       |           |            |              |               |
|Member        |       |           |            |              |               |
|______________|_______|___________|____________|______________|_______________|
|Special       |       |           |            |              |               |
|resolution No.|       |           |            |              |               |
|1.9:          |       |           |            |              |               |
|Directors’    |100.00 |0          |84,349,804  |79.94         |0.16           |
|fees - Meeting|       |           |            |              |               |
|attendance fee|       |           |            |              |               |
|(including ad |       |           |            |              |               |
|hoc meetings) |       |           |            |              |               |
|______________|_______|___________|____________|______________|_______________|
|Special       |       |           |            |              |               |
|resolution No.|       |           |            |              |               |
|1.10:         |       |           |            |              |               |
|Directors’    |100.00 |0          |84,348,252  |79.94         |0.16           |
|fees -        |       |           |            |              |               |
|Per-trip      |       |           |            |              |               |
|allowance     |       |           |            |              |               |
|______________|_______|___________|____________|______________|_______________|
|Special       |       |           |            |              |               |
|resolution No.|       |           |            |              |               |
|2: General    |71.16  |28.84      |84,349,804  |79.94         |0.16           |
|authority to  |       |           |            |              |               |
|repurchase    |       |           |            |              |               |
|shares        |       |           |            |              |               |
|______________|_______|___________|____________|______________|_______________|
|Special       |       |           |            |              |               |
|resolution No.|       |           |            |              |               |
|3: Financial  |       |           |            |              |               |
|assistance to |100.00 |0          |84,349,804  |79.94         |0.16           |
|related or    |       |           |            |              |               |
|inter-related |       |           |            |              |               |
|company:      |       |           |            |              |               |
|Section 45    |       |           |            |              |               |
|______________|_______|___________|____________|______________|_______________|


* The issued ordinary share capital is 105 517 780 listed ordinary shares, and 3 000 000 listed cumulative preference shares.

The special resolutions will, where necessary, be lodged for registration with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission in due course.

Woodmead, Sandton

30 May 2024

Equity and Debt sponsor:

Rand Merchant Bank (a division of FirstRand Bank Limited)