FirstRand Namibia shareholders approve all resolutions
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Observer24
FirstRand Namibia shareholders approved all resolutions submitted to their 16 October 2026 annual general meeting, including the annual accounts, dividend confirmation and several director appointments. Votes representing 236,198,047 shares, or 88.27% of the capital, were disclosed by the company in a notice signed by its company secretary, Nelago Makemba.
Shareholders of FirstRand Namibia, the Namibian banking subsidiary of the FirstRand Group, approved all ordinary resolutions put to a vote at the annual general meeting on 16 October 2026. The results are set out in a company notice signed by Nelago Makemba, the group company secretary.
A total of 236,198,047 shares were voted on each resolution, representing 88.27% of the shares. Shareholders approved the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2026 and confirmed the dividends, with no votes against. They also re-elected non-executive directors Samantha Balsdon and Markus Johannes Lubbe, and appointed Conville Raymond Britz to fill a vacancy.
Resolutions concerning the audit and risk committee received varying levels of support: 83.38% for Lubbe’s appointment, with 4.89% voting against, and 88.27% for Emile van Zyl’s appointment, with no opposition. Britz’s appointment to the committee received 88.05% support. Shareholders also approved the reappointment of the external auditors, their remuneration, the remuneration of non-executive directors for the 2026 and 2027 financial years, and the group’s remuneration policy.
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