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WOOLWORTHS HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration number: 1929/001986/06
Share Code:WHL ISIN ZAE000028288
("Woolworths" or "the company") |
For use by the holders of certificated ordinary shares in the company
and holders of dematerialised ordinary shares in the company held
through a Central Securities Depository Participant ("CSDP")
or broker who have selected "own name" registration at
the 2003 annual general meeting of the company to be held on Thursday,
20 November 2003 at 09:30.
Holders of dematerialised ordinary shares in the company who have
not selected "own name" registration must inform their
CSDP or broker timeously of their intention to attend and vote at
the annual general meeting or to be represented by proxy thereat
in order for the CSDP or broker to issue them with the necessary
letter of representation to do so or provide the CSDP or broker
timeously with their voting instructions should they not wish to
attend the annual general meeting in order for the CSDP or broker
to vote in accordance with their instructions at the meeting.
I/We (full names) _______________________________________________
(name in block letters)
of (Address)___________________________________________________
being a shareholder/s of ________________ordinary shares in the
company, hereby appoint (see note 1)
1. ___________________________________________________________
of ___________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________
of ___________________________________________________________
3. the chairman of the company or failing him the chairman
of the annual general meeting as my/our proxy to attend, speak,
and on a poll to vote or abstain from voting on my/our behalf, as
indicated below, at the annual general meeting, to be held in The
Auditorium, 1st floor,Woolworths House, 93 Longmarket Street, Cape
Town, on Thursday, 20 November 2003 at 09:30, or at any adjournment
thereof.
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| 1. Adoption of annual financial statements |
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| 2. Appointment of Ernst & Young as joint auditors |
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| 3. Appointment of SAB&T as joint auditors |
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| 4. To re-elect DA Hawton as a director |
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| 5. To re-elect BJ Frost as a director |
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| 6. To re-elect M Barnes as a director |
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| 7. Ordinary resolution no. 1 |
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| 8. Ordinary resolution no. 2 |
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| 9. Ordinary resolution no. 3 |
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| 10. Special resolution no. 1 |
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| 11. Special resolution no. 2 |
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| 12. Ordinary resolution no. 4 |
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| 13. Ordinary resolution no. 5 |
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Signed at ______________________ this ______
day of ___________ 2003
Signature ___________________________________________________________
Assisted by me, where applicable (name and signature) ___________________
notes
1. |
A shareholder is entitled to appoint one or
more proxies (none of whom need be a shareholder of the company)
to attend, speak and vote or abstain from voting in the place
of that shareholder at the annual general meeting. |
2. |
A shareholder may therefore insert the name of a proxy
or the names of two alternative proxies of the shareholder's
choice in the space provided, with or without deleting "the
chairman of the company, or failing him the chairman of the
annual general meeting". The person whose name stands
first on the proxy form and who is present at the annual general
meeting, will be entitled to act as proxy to the exclusion
of those whose names follow. |
3. |
A shareholder's instructions to the proxy must be indicated
by the insertion of an "X" in the appropriate box.
Failure to comply with the above will be deemed to authorise
the chairman of the company or failing him the chairman of
the annual general meeting, if he is the authorised proxy,
to vote in favour of the resolutions at the annual general
meeting, or any other proxy to vote or abstain from voting
at the annual general meeting as he deems fit, in respect
of the shareholder's total holding. |
4. |
The completion and lodging of this form of proxy will not
preclude a shareholder from attending the annual general meeting
and speaking and voting in person thereat to the exclusion
of any proxy appointed in terms hereof, should such shareholder
wish to do so. |
5. |
In the case of joint holders, the vote of the senior who
tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, will be accepted
to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders,
for which purpose seniority will be determined by the order
in which the names stand in the company's register of shareholders
in respect of the joint holding. |
6. |
The chairman of the annual general meeting may reject or
accept any form of proxy which is completed and/or received
otherwise than in accordance with these notes. |
7. |
Documentary evidence establishing the authority of a person
signing this form of proxy in a representative capacity must
be attached to this form of proxy unless previously recorded
by the company's transfer secretaries or waived by the chairman
of the annual general meeting. |
8. |
Any alteration or correction made to this form of proxy
must be initialled by the signatory/ies. |
9. |
This form of proxy must be lodged at or posted to the company's
registered office, c/o The Company Secretary,Woolworths House,
93 Longmarket Street, Cape Town, 8001 (P O Box 680, Cape Town,
8000) to be received by not later than 09:30 on Tuesday, 18
November 2003. |
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