Results of the Annual General Meeting of Sasol Held on Friday, 16 November 2018

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Nov 16, 2018, 11:04 ET

JOHANNESBURG, November 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

Sasol shareholders are advised that the results of the business conducted at the annual general meeting held on Friday, 16 November 2018 at the Sandton Convention Centre, 161 Maude Street, Sandton, Johannesburg are as follows:

As at Friday, 9 November 2018, being the annual general meeting Record Date, the total number of Sasol Ordinary and Sasol BEE Ordinary Shares ("SOLBE1 Shares") in issue ("Sasol Issued Shares") was 630 875 365 of which 630 875 365 were eligible to vote ("Total Votable Shares")
The Sasol Issued Shares eligible to vote by being present in person or by submitting proxies was 509 910 922, being 80.83% of the Sasol Issued Shares and 80.83% of the Total Votable Shares

The audited annual financial statements of the Company and of the Sasol group, including the reports of the directors, external auditors, audit committee and the safety, social and ethics committee for the financial year ended 30 June 2018 were presented.
Mr C Beggs, Mr S R Cornell, Mr M J Cuambe, Mr M J N Njeke and Mr B Nqwababa, who retired by rotation at the meeting in terms of clause 22.2.1 of the Company's Memorandum of Incorporation ("the Sasol MOI") and who made themselves available for re-election, were re-elected individually for a further term of office:

   
                              Total shares voted               Shares abstained
                 For (%)    Against (%) Number        %[(1)]     %[(1)]
    C Beggs      99.78      0.22        450 972 983   71.48      9.28
    S R Cornell  99.82      0.18        450 974 828   71.48      9.28
    M J Cuambe   99.95      0.05        450 973 503   71.48      9.28
    M J N Njeke  78.60      21.40       508 769 925   80.65      0.12
    B Nqwababa   99.86      0.14        450 958 576   71.48      9.28

3. Ms M B N Dube and Dr M Flöel, who were appointed by the Sasol board of directors ("the Board") in terms of clause 22.4.1 of the Sasol MOI during the course of the year, were elected individually:

   
                              Total shares voted              Shares abstained
                  For (%)   Against (%) Number        %[(1)]    %[(1)]
    M B N Dube    99.99     0.01        508 767 253   80.64     0.12
    M Flöel       99.98     0.02        508 762 200   80.64     0.12

4. PricewaterhouseCoopers Incorporated was automatically re-appointed as the independent auditor of the Company until the next annual general meeting in terms of section 90(6) of the Companies Act, 2008 ("the Act").

5. The members of the audit committee, Mr C Beggs, Ms G M B Kennealy, Ms N N A Matyumza, Mr M J N Njeke and Mr S Westwell were elected individually for the financial year ending 30 June 2019, in terms of sections 94(4) and 94(5) of the Act, read with Regulation 42 of the Companies Regulations, 2011:

   
                               Total shares voted              Shares abstained
                   For (%)   Against (%) Number        %[(1)]    %[(1)]
    C Beggs        97.90     2.10        508 769 584   80.65     0.12
    G M B Kennealy 98.38     1.62        508 744 784   80.64     0.13
    N N A Matyumza 99.99     0.01        506 828 308   80.34     0.12
    M J N Njeke    78.08     21.92       508 765 498   80.64     0.12
    S Westwell     99.68     0.32        508 770 583   80.65     0.12

6. Advisory endorsement of the Company's remuneration policy for the year ending 30 June 2019 was obtained:

   
                  Total shares voted                Shares abstained
    For (%)     Against (%) Number        %[(1)]      %[(1)]
    78.53       21.47       508 706 143   80.63       0.13

7. Advisory endorsement of the implementation report of the Company's remuneration policy for the year ended 30 June 2019 was obtained:

   
                  Total shares voted                Shares abstained
    For (%)     Against (%) Number        %[(1)]      %[(1)]
    75.81       24.19       508 703 676   80.63       0.13

8. Special resolution number 1 approving the remuneration payable to non-executive directors of the Company for their services as directors from the date of this annual general meeting until this resolution is replaced, was approved:

   
                  Total shares voted                Shares abstained
    For (%)     Against (%) Number        %[(1)]      %[(1)]
    86.50       13.50       508 705 131   80.63       0.13

9. Special resolution number 2 to authorise, to the extent required in terms of sections 44 and 45 of the Act, the Board (or any person/s authorised by the Board to do so), as it in its discretion deems fit, but subject to compliance with the requirements of the Sasol MOI, the Act and the statutory requirements and Listings Requirements of the JSE ("Listings Requirements") applicable to the Company pursuant to the shares in the capital of the Company being listed on any recognised stock exchange from time to time, to grant authority to the Company to provide financial assistance as contemplated in section 44 of the Act to any person approved by the Board (or any person or persons to whom the Board has delegated the power to approve recipients of the financial assistance); and direct or indirect financial assistance as contemplated in section 45 of the Act to a related or inter-related company or corporation as contemplated in the Act; and/or to a member of such a related or inter-related company or corporation; and/or to a director or prescribed officer of a related or inter-related company; and/or to a person related to any such company, corporation, member, director or prescribed officer; for any purpose in the normal course of business of the Sasol group, including any black economic empowerment transaction, at any time during a period of 2 (two) years following the date on which this special resolution is passed, was approved:

   
                  Total shares voted                Shares abstained
    For (%)     Against (%) Number        %[(1)]      %[(1)]
    93.87       6.13        508 224 771   80.56       0.21

10. Special resolution number 3 authorising the Board, as it in its discretion deems fit, but subject to compliance with the requirements of the Sasol MOI, section 48 of the Act, and the Listings Requirements, to approve the general repurchase by the Company or purchase by any of its subsidiaries, of any of the Company's ordinary shares and/or Sasol BEE Ordinary Shares, subject to the provisions of paragraphs 9(a) to 9(k) of the notice of this annual general meeting, was approved:

   
                  Total shares voted                Shares abstained
    For (%)     Against (%) Number        %[(1)]      %[(1)]
    99.94       0.06        508 880 255   80.66       0.10

11. Special resolution number 4 authorising the Board, that when any general repurchase by the Company of its shares takes place in accordance with special resolution number 3, as required by section 48(8)(a) of the Act, to approve the inadvertent purchase by the Company of its issued shares from a director and/or a prescribed officer of the Company, and/or person related to a director or prescribed officer of the Company, subject to the provisions of the Sasol MOI, the Act, and the Listings Requirements, was approved:

   
                  Total shares voted               Shares abstained
    For (%)     Against (%) Number      %[(1)]      %[(1)]
    99.94       0.06        508 979 518 80.68       0.09

12. Special resolution number 5 comprising amendments to clause 43 and schedule 6 of the Sasol MOI, with the addition of a new clause 43.9 and 14 respectively, as well as the addition of a new clause 49 and a new schedule 6A to the Sasol MOI, to facilitate the replacement of the BEE Contract Verification process with the BEE Verification Agent process for the trading in SOLBE1 Shares on a date to be announced by Sasol, was approved:

   
                  Total shares voted                Shares abstained
    For (%)     Against (%) Number        %[(1)]      %[(1)]
    99.98       0.02        508 942 783   80.67       0.09

13. Special resolution number 6 revoking special resolution number 12 adopted by shareholders on 17 November 2017, and authorising the Company, pursuant to sections 41(1) and (3) of the Act, the Sasol MOI and paragraph 5.51(g) of the Listings Requirements, to issue a number of SOLBE1 Shares not exceeding 150 000 000 (one hundred and fifty million) pursuant to the Automatic Share Exchange, to a director, future director, prescribed officer, or future prescribed officer of the Company or a person related or inter-related to the Company, or to a director or prescribed officer of the Company or a nominee of such a person, or non-public shareholders and related parties, and that the "Share Exchange Ratio" referred to in paragraph (d) of the reasons for and effect of special resolution number 5 passed at the 17 November 2017 General Meeting of the Company, shall be read as having the same meaning as applies to this special resolution number 6.", was approved:

   
                  Total shares voted                Shares abstained
    For (%)     Against (%) Number        %[(1)]      %[(1)]
    87.82       12.18       499 883 213   79.24       1.53

Notes:

Expressed as a percentage of 630 875 365 Sasol Issued Shares (comprising 624 544 018 Sasol Ordinary Shares and 6 331 347 Sasol SOLBE1 Shares) as at the Voting Record Date of Friday, 9 November 2018.

Investor Relations:
Moveshen Moodley, Chief Investor Relations Officer
Telephone: +27(0)10-344-8052

SOURCE Sasol Limited