Hi Simon, Just to confirm that in future I can contact your call centre and see if they are sending a representative. This will be useful. I tried twice to see if STANLIB (who own about 6% of Wesizwe) were sending a rep to whom I could cede my proxy and received the following answer after two days when the proxy deadline had expired: "STANLIB does not/will not vote on behalf of a client on such matters when the shares in the company (Wesizwe) are not held through one of our unit trust funds. I would suggest that the client submit their vote directly to the company (Wesizwe) if they hold shares directly in this company. STANLIB will however continue to vote responsibly and in the best interests of clients invested in our unit trust funds on such matters as we have always done." My original query followed the lines of the other respondents It appears as though Stanlib have about 6% of the shares in Wesizwe and are likely to attend the special meeting on 17th December to discuss whether to replace Abedien, Tengawarima et al with Rainey, Solomon et al. The issue seems complex and neither side seems blameless. Unfortunately I won't be able to attend the meeting in Jhbg which might explain more and was wondering whether Stanlib be attending the meeting to protect their interests? Would this person contact me if they are able to use a few more proxy votes?
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