Results of Annual General Meeting and Update on Competition Law Compliance Review
28 November 2009 - 12:55AM
PR Newswire (US)
JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sasol shareholders
are advised that the results of the business conducted at the
annual general meeting of Sasol held today, Friday 27 November 2009
in Bryanston, South Africa (including the percentage of total
number of shares voted) are as follows: 1. The financial statements
of the Company as well as the reports of the directors and auditors
for the year ended 30 June 2009 were accepted and adopted. 2.
Messrs B P Connellan, H G Dijkgraaf, T A Wixley, Ms V N Fakude and
I N Mkhize retired by rotation at the meeting and were re-elected
individually for a further term of office in terms of Articles
75(d) and 75(e) of the Company's Articles of Association: Directors
For Against Abstain --------- --- ------- ------- B P Connellan
98.51% 1.44% 0.05% ------------- ----- ---- ---- H G Dijkgraaf
99.90% 0.05% 0.05% ------------- ----- ---- ---- V N Fakude 99.90%
0.05% 0.05% ---------- ----- ---- ---- I N Mkhize 99.76% 0.10%
0.14% ---------- ----- ---- ---- T A Wixley 99.90% 0.05% 0.05%
---------- ----- ---- ---- 3. The two directors appointed by the
board of directors of Sasol during the course of the calendar year,
Messrs C Beggs and M J N Njeke retired at the annual general
meeting, but were elected individually for a further term of office
in terms of Article 75(h) of the Company's Articles of Association:
Directors For Against Abstain --------- --- ------- ------- C Beggs
99.90% 0.05% 0.05% ------- ----- ---- ---- M J N Njeke 99.82 0.13%
0.05% ----------- ----- ---- ---- 4. KPMG Incorporated was
automatically re-appointed as auditors of the Company until the
conclusion of the next annual general meeting and it was noted that
the Mr A W van der Lith would be the individual registered auditor
who will undertake the audit of the Company for the financial year
ending 30 June 2010. 5. Special Resolution number 1 to authorise
the directors of the Company, in terms of the authority granted in
Article 36(a) of the Company's Articles of Association, to approve
the general repurchase by the Company, or by any of its
subsidiaries, of the Company's ordinary shares, subject to the
provisions of the Companies Act of 1973, as amended, and subject to
the rules and requirements of the JSE Listings Requirements, was
approved: For Against Abstain --- ------- ------- 99.11% 0.85%
0.05% ----- ---- ---- 6. Ordinary Resolution number 1 approving the
revised annual emoluments payable by the Company or subsidiaries of
the Company with effect from 1 July 2009 to non-executive directors
of the Company was approved: For Against Abstain --- -------
------- 98.59% 1.34% 0.07% ----- ---- ---- The special resolution
will be lodged with the Companies and Intellectual Property
Registration Office for registration. Competition law compliance
review The following statement was made by the Company at the
annual general meeting: During the course of the past year the
Company has made several announcements with respect to competition
law matters including the review of Sasol and its subsidiaries'
("the Sasol Group") competition law compliance. The board of
directors of Sasol ("the Board") regrets instances of collusion
that occurred in the Sasol Wax GmbH and Sasol Nitro businesses and
endorses executive management's unequivocal apology to all
stakeholders. Legal compliance in general and competition law
compliance specifically remain a priority focus area of Sasol's
executive management and the Board. Sasol announced on 19 January
2009 that Sasol's executive management team had, in July 2008,
launched a comprehensive competition law compliance review of all
Sasol business units. It was further announced that the Board, on
recommendation of Sasol's executive management, was also launching
its own independent competition law compliance review ("Board
Review"). The Board Review has now been completed and the Board has
mandated executive group management to further enhance Sasol's
competition law compliance processes and systems. The Board
supports the remedial steps being taken and, further, believes that
the implementation of these measures will augment the competition
law compliance processes of the Sasol Group. There are matters that
remain subject to investigation. As previously announced the South
African Competition Commission has initiated investigations in
respect of some of the industries in which Sasol participates. As
and when appropriate, management will make further announcements in
respect of material matters. Sasol Investor Relations Tel.: +27 11
441 3113 / 3321 DATASOURCE: Sasol Limited CONTACT: Sasol Investor
Relations, +27 11 441 3113 / 3321,
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