Results of Annual General Meeting of Absa Group
Absa Group Limited
Registration number: 1986/003934/06
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
JSE share code: ABG
ISIN: ZAE000255915
Bond Issuer Code: ABGI
("Absa Group", "Group" or "Company")
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF ABSA GROUP
Shareholders are advised that at the hybrid Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Absa Group held on Tuesday, 4 June
2024, all the ordinary and special resolutions as set out in the notice of the AGM dispatched to shareholders on
28 March 2024 were passed on a poll, by the requisite majorities.
Details of the results of the voting are as follows:
Total issued share capital: 894 376 907
Total number of shares present/ represented including proxies at the meeting: 590 398 729, being 66% of the total
votable shares.
% of
Abstain Issued
Title For % Against % %* Total Votes Capital*
Ordinary Resolution number 1: Re-
appointment of KPMG Inc as external
auditors 99.81% 0.19% 0.19% 588 707 805 65.82%
Ordinary Resolution number 2: Re-
appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc as
external auditors 99.98% 0.02% 0.19% 588 707 805 65.82%
Ordinary Resolution number 3.1: Re-
election of director – Arrie Rautenbach 91.83% 8.17% 0.19% 588 707 805 65.82%
Ordinary Resolution number 3.2: Re-
election of director – Ihron Rensburg 99.35% 0.65% 0.19% 588 707 805 65.82%
Ordinary Resolution number 3.3: Re-
election of director – John Cummins 99.98% 0.02% 0.19% 588 707 805 65.82%
Ordinary Resolution number 3.4: Re-
election of director – Rose Keanly 89.72% 10.28% 0.19% 588 707 805 65.82%
Ordinary Resolution number 3.5: Re-
election of director – Sello Moloko 99.09% 0.91% 0.19% 588 693 600 65.82%
Ordinary Resolution number 4.1:
Election of director – Alison Beck 99.96% 0.04% 0.19% 588 707 805 65.82%
Ordinary Resolution number 4.2:
Election of director – Alpheus Mangale 98.90% 1.10% 0.19% 588 707 805 65.82%
Ordinary Resolution number 4.3:
Election of director – Luisa Diogo 99.99% 0.01% 0.19% 588 707 805 65.82%
Ordinary Resolution number 4.4:
Election of director – Peter Mageza 99.71% 0.29% 0.19% 588 707 805 65.82%
Ordinary Resolution number 5.1: Re-
appointment of Group Audit and
Compliance Committee member –
Alison Beck 99.98% 0.02% 0.19% 588 707 805 65.82%
Ordinary Resolution number 5.2: Re-
appointment of Group Audit and
Compliance Committee member –
Peter Mageza 99.71% 0.29% 0.19% 588 707 805 65.82%
Ordinary Resolution number 5.3: Re-
appointment of Group Audit and
Compliance Committee member –
Fulvio Tonelli 96.90% 3.10% 0.19% 588 707 805 65.82%
Ordinary Resolution number 5.4: Re-
appointment of Group Audit and
Compliance Committee member –
René van Wyk 69.26% 30.74% 0.19% 588 707 805 65.82%
Ordinary Resolution number 5.5: Re-
appointment of Group Audit and
Compliance Committee member –
Tasneem Abdool-Samad 99.40% 0.60% 0.19% 588 707 805 65.82%
Ordinary Resolution number 6: Placing
the authorised but unissued ordinary
shares of the Company under the
control of the directors 97.95% 2.05% 0.36% 587 150 290 65.65%
Non-binding advisory vote 1: Approval
of remuneration policy 83.94% 16.06% 0.19% 588 707 642 65.82%
Non-binding advisory vote 2: Approval
of implementation report 83.12% 16.88% 0.19% 588 707 732 65.82%
Special Resolution number 1: Approval
of non-executive directors'
remuneration 98.15% 1.85% 0.19% 588 675 002 65.82%
Special Resolution number 2: General
authority to the directors to approve
repurchase of the Company's ordinary
shares 99.67% 0.33% 0.19% 588 661 359 65.82%
Special Resolution number 3: Financial
assistance for subscription of
securities – Section 44 of the
Companies Act 97.05% 2.95% 0.19% 588 707 805 65.82%
Special Resolution number 4: Financial
assistance to a related or inter-related
company – Section 45(1) of the
Companies Act 97.66% 2.34% 0.19% 588 707 805 65.82%
*Based on the total number of shares in issue
As indicated in the notice of AGM, Ms Daisy Naidoo has retired effective today, 4 June 2024, after eight years'
service on the Board.
Johannesburg
4 June 2024
Enquiries:
Nadine Drutman (Group Company Secretary)
Nadine.Drutman@absa.africa
Tel: +27 11 350 5347
Sponsors:
Lead independent sponsor
J. P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited
Joint sponsor
Absa Bank Limited (Corporate and Investment Bank)
Date: 04-06-2024 03:17:00
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