Morning, ladies and gentlemen. It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the 22nd Annual General Meeting of the members of the Lewis Group Limited, which is being held virtually. In terms of Article 19.6.1 of the Memorandum of Incorporation, I am chairing the meeting in my capacity as Chairman of the Board of Directors. More than three members are attending the meeting, and the meeting members represent 3,987,676 shares in the company. I should advise that I am also holding proxies and letters of representation in respect of 37,788,001 shares. As the necessary quorum is present, I declare the meeting duly constituted and opened. In order to ensure that all votes are cast at this meeting and are taken into account, I have determined that the resolution set out in the notice of the AGM will be taken on a poll. For purposes of the poll, I nominate Computershare, present at this meeting, to act as scrutineers. Once the voting has opened, voting can be performed at any time during the meeting until voting on the resolution is closed. Thereafter, the results will be announced at the end of the meeting. Results will be displayed in real time after I have closed the voting. I will allow the motions to be discussed after they have been put to the meeting. Any shareholder or appointed proxy attending the meeting is eligible to ask questions. Questions may be submitted at any time and will be addressed once all the motions have been put to the meeting. Shareholders may ask their questions verbally through the phone line, which details were provided to them upon registration, or by typing their questions in the chat box at the bottom of the messaging screen on the online meeting platform. We shall now proceed with the meeting. The notice of the AGM convening the meeting has been in your hands for the prescribed period, and I would therefore like to take it as read. The company secretary has informed me that there are no apologies received. It is a requirement of the Companies Act 2008, as amended, that the directors' report, external auditor's report, Audit Committee report, annual financial statements, Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee report, the remuneration policy, and the remuneration report be presented at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders. The annual financial statements, as well as the integrated annual report, are available on the company's website, and copies thereof are formally tabled herewith. The directors' report is set out on pages nine to 11 of the annual financial statements. The independent auditor's report is set out on pages 12 to 15. The Audit Committee report is set out on pages five to eight. The social and ethics and transformation report is set out on pages 39 to 41 of the notice of the AGM. The remuneration policy is set out on pages 69 to 71 of the company's integrated annual report. The remuneration report is set out on pages 68 to 79 of the integrated annual report. I would like to, at this stage, ask if there is any questions regarding the annual financial statements, including any of the reports that I have just alluded to. Are there any questions? No questions, Chair. Okay. Thank you. We can continue. We will now proceed with the resolutions required to be voted on. You are now asked to reconsider the election of the Non-Executive Directors retiring from the Board and the appointment to the Board in terms of the MOI. The election of each director will be dealt with separately. At this stage, I would like to hand the meeting over to the Chairperson of the Audit Committee to propose ordinary resolution 1.1. Ordinary resolution 1.1. Mr. Hilton Saven retires by rotation and is eligible and available for re-election. On recommendation of the Nominations Committee, I propose that Mr. Saven be re-elected as a Non-Executive Director in accordance with ordinary resolution 1.1. A brief description of his CV is set out on page 14 of the notice of AGM. The motion has been proposed. Would you kindly vote in respect of the proposed re-election of Mr. Hilton Saven. I hand over to the Chairman. Thank you. Ordinary resolution number 1.2. Ms. Adheera Bodasing retires by rotation and is eligible and available for re-election. On recommendation of the Nominations Committee, I propose that Ms. Bodasing be re-elected as a Non-Executive Director in accordance with ordinary resolution 1.2. A brief description of her CV is set out on page 14 of the notice of the AGM. The motion has been proposed. Would you kindly vote in respect of the re-election of Ms. Bodasing. Ordinary Resolution Number 1.3. Mr. Mholi Shandu, who was appointed to the Board on April 1st, 2026, is eligible and available for election. On recommendation of the Nominations Committee, I propose that Mr. Shandu be re-elected as a Non-Executive Director in accordance with Ordinary Resolution 1.3. A brief description of his CV is set out on page 15 of the notice of the AGM. The motion has been proposed. Would you kindly vote in respect of Ordinary Resolution Number 1.3. Ordinary Resolution Number 2 in respect of election of members of the Audit Committee. The election of each member will be dealt with separately. Daphne Motsepe is eligible for election as a member of the Audit Committee. On recommendation of the Nominations Committee, I propose that Ms. Motsepe be elected as a member of the Audit Committee. A brief description of her CV is set out on page 15 of the notices of the AGM. The motion has been proposed. Would you kindly vote in respect of Ordinary Resolution 2.1. Ordinary Resolution 2.2. Mr. Tapiwa Hudson Njikizana is eligible for election as a member of the Audit Committee. On recommendation of the Nominations Committee, I propose that Mr. Njikizana be elected as a member of the Audit Committee. A brief description of his CV is set out on page 16 of the notice of the AGM. The motion has been proposed. Would you kindly vote in respect of Ordinary Resolution 2.2. Ordinary Resolution Number 2.3. Mr. Brendan Deegan is eligible for election as a member of the Audit Committee. On recommendation of the Nominations Committee, I propose that Mr. Deegan be elected as a member of the Audit Committee, subject to the passing of Ordinary Resolution Number 1.2. A brief description is set out on page 16 of the notice of the AGM. The motion has been proposed. Would you kindly vote in respect of Ordinary Resolution 2.3. Ordinary Resolution Number 3 is in respect of the election of members of the Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee. The election of each member will be dealt with separately. Ordinary Resolution Number 3.1. Professor Fatima Abrahams is eligible for election as a member of the Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee. On recommendation of the Nominations Committee, I propose that she be elected as a member of the Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee. A brief description of her CV is set out on page 17 of the notice of the AGM. The motion has been proposed. Would you kindly vote in respect of Ordinary Resolution 3.1. Ordinary Resolution Number 3.2. Daphne Motsepe is eligible for election as a member of the Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee. On recommendation, I propose that Ms. Motsepe be elected as a member of the Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee. Brief description of her CV is set out on page 15 of the notice of the AGM. The motion has been proposed. Would you kindly vote in respect of Ordinary Resolution 3.2. Ordinary Resolution 3.3, I will hand over the meeting to the chairperson of the Audit Committee to propose Ordinary Resolution 3.3. Ordinary Resolution 3.3. Mr. Hilton Saven is eligible for election as a member of the Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee. On recommendation of the Nominations Committee, I propose that Mr. Saven be elected as a member of the Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee, subject to the passing of Resolution 1.1. A brief description of his CV is set out on page 14 of the notice of the AGM. The motion has been proposed. Would you kindly vote in respect of Ordinary Resolution 3.3? I now hand the chair back to the Chairman to chair the remainder of the meeting. Thank you. We move on to Ordinary Resolution 3.4. Mr. Johan Enslin is eligible for election as a member of the Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee. On recommendation of the Nominations Committee, I propose that Mr. Enslin be elected as a Director, as a member of the Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee. A brief description of his CV is set out on page 17 of the notice of the AGM. The motion has been proposed. Would you kindly vote in respect of Ordinary Resolution 3.4. The next resolution is Ordinary Resolution Number 4. The Audit Committee has nominated Ernst & Young Incorporated to be appointed as auditors of the company for the current year to March 31st, 2027, and the appointment of Mr. Pierre du Plessis as the designated auditor for the ensuing year. I propose that Ernst & Young Incorporated be reappointed as auditors of the company for the current year to March 31, 2027, and that Mr. du Plessis be appointed as the designated auditor for the ensuing year. The motion has been proposed. Could you kindly vote in respect of Ordinary Resolution Number 4. Ordinary Resolution Number 5. The next item on the agenda is the approval of the company's remuneration policy, which is set out on pages 69 to 72 of the integrated annual report. I propose the approval of the company's remuneration policy. The motion has been proposed. Would you kindly vote in respect of Ordinary Resolution Number 5. Ordinary Resolution Number 6. The next item on the agenda is the approval of the company's remuneration report, as set out on pages 68 to 79 of the integrated annual report. I propose the approval of the company's remuneration report. The motion has been proposed. Would you kindly vote in respect of Ordinary Resolution Number 6. Ordinary Resolution Number 7. The next item on the agenda is Ordinary Resolution Number 7, giving the Board of Directors of the company and its subsidiaries general authority to repurchase the company's shares. The detail of this ordinary resolution, as well as the reason for this ordinary resolution, are set out on pages seven to nine of the notice of the AGM. I propose the adoption of Ordinary Resolution Number 7, as set out in the notice of the AGM. The motion has been proposed. Would you kindly vote in respect of Ordinary Resolution Number 7. The next item on the agenda is Special Resolution Number 1 for the approval of the fees to be paid to the non-executive directors for the period from July 1st, 2026 until June 30th, 2027. The details of this special resolution, as well as the reasons for the special resolution, are set out on pages nine to 10 of the notice of the AGM. The motion has been proposed. Would you kindly vote in respect of special resolution number one. The next item on the agenda is special resolution number two, seeking shareholders' authorization to continue issue further notes under the domestic medium-term note programme from time to time. The details of the special resolution, as well as the reasons for the special resolution, are set out on page 10 of the notice of the AGM. I propose the adoption of special resolution number two, as set out in the notice of the AGM, authorizing the continuous issue of notes under the company's domestic medium-term note programme. The motion has been proposed. Would you kindly vote in respect of special resolution number two. The next item on the agenda is special resolution number three, which is for general approval to provide financial assistance to subsidiaries and other related and interrelated companies, persons, and entities. The details of this special resolution, as well as the reasons for the special resolution, are set out on page 11 of the notice of the AGM. I propose the adoption of special resolution number three, as set out in the notice of the AGM, giving approval to provide such financial assistance. The motion has been proposed. Would you kindly vote in respect of special resolution number three. The next item on the agenda is ordinary resolution number eight, which authorizes each and every director of the company to do all such things and to sign all such documents that may be necessary or incidental in the implementation of the resolutions passed at this meeting. I propose the adoption of ordinary resolution number eight, as set out in the notice to the AGM, giving the required authority. The motion has been proposed. Would you kindly vote in respect of ordinary resolution number eight. We have now had all the motions proposed, so we will now address any questions on the line as well as on the chat before the voting is closed. Are there any questions? Currently on the voting platform, we do not have any questions, Chair. I'd just also like to check with the teleconference provider. Ellie, are there any questions? There are no questions in the conference line. Okay. Thank you. I am going to allow everybody a chance to vote now that hasn't voted. Let's just leave it open just for a short while, and then we will close the voting, and then the scrutineers will be able to put the results up. Okay. Thank you. I will now close the voting platform. As all the voting resolutions put in the meeting have been closed, the results of the poll will be available, and should be displayed on the screen shortly. We will show you shortly, Chair. Thank you. Thank you. What I would like to do is just to go through the resolutions one by one, and we will detail the votes for the resolution. Ordinary resolution has been passed with 92.34% voting in favor. Ordinary Resolution Number 2 has been passed with 99.96% in favor. Ordinary Resolution Number 3 has been passed, 99.99%. Ordinary Resolution 2.1 has been passed with 97.14%. Ordinary Resolution 2.2 has been passed with 99.98%. Ordinary Resolution 2.3 has been passed, 99.98%. Sorry. Sorry, we are at 3.1. Ordinary Resolution 3.1 has been passed at 90.75%. 3.2 has been passed, 97.14%. 3.3, 96.37%. 3.4, 99.99%. Ordinary Resolution 4, 100%. Ordinary Resolution 5, 93.85%. Ordinary Resolution Number 6, 97.14%. Ordinary Resolution Number 7, 97.7%. Special Resolution Number 1, 89.27%. Special Resolution Number 2, 99.99%. Special Resolution Number 3, 97.16%. I think that should read Ordinary Resolution Number 4, 99.96%. Thank you very much. There being no further business, the meeting is hereby declared closed. Thank you very much for those who attended.
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