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Voting and proxies
Ordinary shareholders are entitled to attend, speak and vote at the annual general meeting.
Ordinary shareholders may appoint a proxy to attend, speak and vote in their stead. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.
In accordance with the Company’s memorandum of incorporation, voting shall be by ballot only.
Special resolutions to be adopted at this annual general meeting require approval from 75% of the shares represented in person or by
proxy at this meeting. Ordinary resolutions to be adopted only require approval of a simple majority.
Shareholders holding dematerialised shares, but not in their own name must furnish their Central Securities Depositary Participant
(“CSDP”) or broker with their instructions for voting at the annual general meeting. If your CSDP or broker, as the case may be, does not
obtain instructions from you, it will be obliged to act in accordance with your mandate furnished to it, or if the mandate is silent in this
regard, complete the form of proxy enclosed.
Unless you advise your CSDP or broker, in terms of the agreement between you and your CSDP or broker by the cut off time stipulated
therein, that you wish to attend the annual general meeting or send a proxy to represent you at this annual general meeting, your CSDP or
broker will assume that you do not wish to attend the annual general meeting or send a proxy.
If you wish to attend the annual general meeting or send a proxy, you must request your CSDP or broker to issue the necessary letter of
authority to you. Shareholders holding dematerialised shares, and who are unable to attend the annual general meeting and wish to be
represented thereat, must complete the form of proxy enclosed in accordance with the instructions therein and lodge it with or mail to the
transfer secretaries.
It is recommended that forms of proxy (which form may be found enclosed) should be forwarded to reach the transfer secretaries,
Computershare Investor Services (Proprietary) Limited by no later than 10:00 on Monday 16 July 2018.
The completion of a form of proxy does not preclude any shareholder attending the annual general meeting.
By order of the Board
Sandi Linford
Group Company Secretary
15 June 2018
Notice of annual general meeting
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Vodacom Group Limited
Integrated report for the year ended 31 March 2018