MR PRICE GROUP LIMITED
Registration number 1933/004418/06
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
ISIN: ZAE000200457
LEI number: 378900D3417C35C5D733
JSE and A2X share code: MRP
(the "Company" or "Mr Price Group")
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND DISCLOSURE OF SIGNIFICANT HOLDING OF MR PRICE GROUP ORDINARY SHARES
Notice of Annual General Meeting
Shareholders are advised that the notice of annual general meeting ("AGM") has been distributed and published on the Company's website (www.mrpricegroup.com/investor-relations-integrated-report-suite/).
Notice is hereby given that the 89th AGM of shareholders of the Company will be held at Upper Level, North Concourse, 65 Masabalala Yengwa Avenue, Durban on Wednesday, 24 August 2022 at 14h30 to transact the business as stated in the notice of AGM. Considering COVID-19 and consequent lockdown restrictions, shareholders will be notified of any changes to the meeting arrangements.
In compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 and the Company's memorandum of incorporation, shareholders may participate in (but not vote at) the meeting by way of electronic participation. To obtain electronic participation details, shareholders or their proxies must contact the Company's transfer secretaries, Computershare Investor Services Proprietary Limited ("Computershare") on proxy@computershare.co.zaby no later than 14h30 on Monday, 22 August 2022. Shareholders will be liable for their own network charges in relation to electronic participation at the AGM.
Salient dates
Event | 2022 | |
Record date to determine which shareholders are entitled to receive notice of the AGM | Friday, 15 July | |
Publication of the notice of AGM on the Company website and posted | Friday, 22 July | |
Last day to trade in order to be eligible to attend and vote at the AGM | Tuesday, 16 August | |
Record date to determine which shareholders are entitled to attend and vote at the AGM | Friday, 19 | August |
Deadline for lodging forms of proxy for the AGM at 14h30 on* | Monday, 22 | August |
AGM at 14h30 on | Wednesday, 24 August | |
*any proxies not lodged with Computershare by this time must be handed to the chairperson of the AGM immediately prior to the commencement of the AGM.
Disclosure of significant holding of Mr Price Group ordinary shares
In accordance with paragraph 3.83(b) of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements and section 122(3) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 ("the Act"), shareholders are advised that the Company has received formal notification that JP Morgan Chase & Co ("JP Morgan") has decreased its holding in the Company, such that the total interest in the ordinary shares of Mr Price Group held by JP Morgan now amounts to 4.41% of the ordinary issued shares of the Company.
As required in terms of section 122(3)(a) of the Act, the Company has filed the required notices with the Takeover Regulation Panel.
The board of directors of Mr Price Group accepts responsibility | for the information | contained | in this | ||||
announcement as | it relates | to the Company | and | confirms that, to | the best of its knowledge and belief, | ||
such information | relating to | the Company is | true | and that this | announcement does | not omit | anything |
likely to affect the importance of such information.
Durban
22 July 2022
JSE Equity Sponsor and Corporate Broker
Investec Bank Limited
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