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Directors’ Report continued

4. Events after the reporting period

For events after the reporting period. Refer to Note 31 of the financial statements.
5. Directors

The directors in office at the date of this report are as follows:

Directors Office Designation
J Slabbert Chairperson^ Non-executive
WJ Groenewald Chief Executive Officer (CEO)* Executive
DS Danker Chief Executive Officer (CEO)# Executive
G Hope Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Executive
V Lessing Chair Remunerations Committee Independent non-executive
SM Roper Chair Audit Committee Independent non-executive
B Stagman@ Independent non-executive
HH Hickey Chair Audit Committee* Independent non-executive

^ J Slabbert took up the role of Executive Chairman and CEO with effect from 1 September 2019 with a special dispensation from the JSE, on
10 October 2019 he resigned as CEO and became a non-executive Chairman. Subsequent to financial year end, Mr. Slabbert assumed the role of
Executive Chairman with effect from 9 June 2020.
* WJ Groenewald and HH Hickey both resigned as directors on 31 August 2019.
# DS Danker was appointed as director and CEO on 10 October 2019.
@ B Stagman was appointed as an independent non-executive director on 30 October 2019.
6. Meetings held by the Board

Member 24/05/2019 22/08/2019 20/11/2019
J Slabbert Yes Yes Yes
HH Hickey Yes Yes N/A
V Lessing Yes Yes Yes
SM Roper Yes Yes Yes
WJ Groenewald Yes Yes N/A
G Hope Yes Yes Yes
DS Danker N/A N/A Yes
B Stagman N/A N/A Yes

7. Directors’ interests in shares

As at 29 February 2020, the directors of the Company held direct and indirect beneficial interests in 55.2% (2019: 57.6%) of its issued ordinary
shares, as set out below.

Interests in shares

2020 2019 2020 2019
Direct Direct Indirect Indirect
J Slabbert # - - 26,800,000 26,800,000
WJ Groenewald 3,952 3,952 1,151,240 1,151,240
G Hope 58,750 58,750 - -
Shares held by associates of directors - - 114,102 81,292

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