DISTELL GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED

Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa

Registration number: 2016/394974/06

Share code: DGH

ISIN: ZAE000248811

("Distell" or "the Company")

RESULT OF THE DISTELL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

Unless otherwise indicated, capitalised terms in this announcement shall bear the meaning ascribed thereto in the Distell circular ("Circular"), distributed on Thursday, 26 May 2022.

  1. INTRODUCTION
    Distell Shareholders are referred to the Distell Scheme Circular distributed to Distell Shareholders on 17 January 2022, regarding the Scheme proposed by the Distell Board to the Distell Shareholders.
    Distell Shareholders approved all special and ordinary resolutions required in respect of the Scheme at the Scheme meeting held on 15 February 2022.
    As set out in the Distell Scheme Circular, it is proposed that all Treasury Shares be repurchased by Distell and Delisted and Cancelled prior to the Scheme Implementation Date.
    The General Meeting was held today for the purposes of Distell Shareholders considering and, if deemed fit, passing, with or without modification, the special and ordinary resolutions contained in the Notice of General Meeting.
  2. RESULT OF THE GENERAL MEETING
    The Distell Board is pleased to announce that the special and ordinary resolutions required to give effect to the Treasury Share Repurchase were approved by the requisite majority of votes at the General Meeting held today, Monday, 27 June 2022, at 11h00 SAST.
    The results of the resolutions are as follows:

Resolutions

Votes cast disclosed as a

Number of

Shares voted

Shares abstained

percentage of the total

shares voted

disclosed as a

disclosed as a

number of shares voted

percentage of the

percentage of the

at the meeting

total issued

total issued

shares3

shares3

Distell Ordinary

Distell Ordinary

Distell Ordinary

Shares ("Ord")

Shares ("Ord")

Shares ("Ord")

Distell B Shares ("B")

Distell B Shares

Distell B Shares

For

Against

("B")

("B")

Special Resolution

94,29% Ord

5,71% Ord

169 773 843

76,10% Ord

3,79% Ord

Number 1: Approval of

100,00% B

0,00% B

Distell Ordinary

100,00% B

0,00% B

the Treasury Share

Shares

Repurchase

124 226 613

Distell B

Shares

Ordinary Resolution

94,29% Ord

5,71% Ord

169 773 243

76,10% Ord

3,79% Ord

Number 1: Authorisation

100,00% B

0,00% B

Distell Ordinary

0,00% B

0,00% B

of Directors

Shares

124 226 613

Distell B

Shares

Notes:

  1. Any proxy appointments giving discretion to the Chairman of the General Meeting were voted "for" the resolutions and are included in the totals above.
  2. A vote "abstained" is, in accordance with the memorandum of incorporation of Distell, not counted in the calculation of the votes (either "for" or "against" a resolution) and was deemed not to have exercised a vote in respect of such resolution.
  3. As at Friday, 17 June 2022, being the voting record date, the total issued ordinary shares of Distell is 223 102 356 Distell Ordinary Shares and 124 226 613 Distell B Shares. As at Friday, 17 June 2022, the total votable ordinary shares on the resolutions, excluding treasury shares, is 222 754 877 Distell Ordinary Shares and 124 226 613 Distell B Shares.

3. REPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

To the extent required by law, the Distell Board, individually and collectively, accepts responsibility for the information contained in this announcement insofar as it relates to Distell. In addition, the Distell Board confirms that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the information contained in this announcement, as it relates to Distell, is true and correct and, where appropriate, does not omit anything that is likely to affect the importance of the information contained herein pertaining to Distell and that all reasonable enquiries to ascertain such information have been made.

Stellenbosch

27 June 2022

Financial Adviser, Merchant Bank and Transaction Sponsor

Rand Merchant Bank, a division of FirstRand Bank Limited

Legal adviser

ENSafrica

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