LEWIS GROUP LIMITED

(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)

(Registration number 2004/009817/06)

JSE share code: LEW

ISIN: ZAE000058236

Bond Code LEWI

("Lewis Group" or "the Company")

ELECTRONIC PARTICIPATION GUIDE FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING

All terms defined in the Circular, to which this Electronic Participation Guide is attached, shall bear the same meanings when used in this Electronic Participation Guide.

Special General Meeting Instructions

Shareholders or their proxies, have the right, as provided for in Lewis Group's MOI and the Companies Act, to participate in the Special General Meeting by way of electronic communication.

Shareholders or their duly appointed proxy(ies) that wish to participate in the virtual Special General Meeting (Participants), must register online using the online registration portal at https://meetnow.global/za (an electronic platform provided by Computershare), by no later than 09:00 on Wednesday, 10 August 2022, as set out in more detail in this Electronic Participation Guide. Computershare will first validate such requests and confirm the identity of the shareholder in terms of section 63(1) of the Companies Act, and, if the request is validated, further details on using the electronic communication facility will be provided.

Shareholders wishing to participate in and/or vote electronically at this virtual Special General Meeting should:

  1. Register online at https://meetnow.global/za, by no later than 09:00 on Wednesday, 10 August 2022. Shareholders may still register online after this date and time, provided that for them to participate and/ or vote electronically at the Special General Meeting, they must be verified and registered before the commencement of the meeting.
  2. During this online registration process, upload proof of:
    1. identification (i.e. South African identity document, South African driver's licence or passport); and
    2. authority (where acting in a representative capacity) and, if a dematerialised shareholder without own name registration, also the letter of representation referred to on page 4, as well as provide their name, email address and contact number.

Further instructions for documents required are set out below.

3. Following successful registration, shareholders will receive from Computershare, a meeting link and invitation code in order to connect electronically to the meeting.

Please note

Participants will be liable for their own network charges in relation to electronic participation in and/or voting at the Special General Meeting. Neither Lewis Group nor Computershare will be held accountable in the case of loss of network connectivity or other network failure due to insufficient airtime, internet connectivity, internet bandwidth and/or power outages which prevents any such participant from participating electronically in and/or voting at the Special General Meeting.

By participating electronically, the participant acknowledges that the electronic communication services are provided by third parties and indemnifies and holds Lewis Group harmless against any loss, injury, damage, penalty or claim arising in any way from the use of the telecommunication lines to participate in the Special General Meeting or any interruption in the ability of the participant to participate in the Special General Meeting via electronic communication, whether or not the problem is caused by any act or omission on the part of the participant or anyone else, including without limitation Lewis Group and its employees.

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Documents required to attend and participate in the Special General Meeting

In order to exercise their voting rights at the Special General Meeting, Shareholders who choose to participate in and/or vote electronically may appoint a proxy, which proxy may participate electronically in the Special General Meeting, provided that a duly completed Form of Proxy has been submitted in accordance with the instructions on that form, and as envisaged in the Notice of the Special General Meeting. A copy of the Form of Proxy is attached. Documentary evidence establishing the authority of the Shareholder or duly appointed proxy, including any person acting in a representative capacity, who is to participate electronically in the Special General Meeting, must be attached during the registration process. This includes the shareholder's full title to the shares issued by Lewis Group, in the form of share certificates (in the case of certified shares) and (in the case of dematerialised shares) written confirmation from the Shareholders CSDP confirming the Shareholders title to the dematerialised shares. In terms of section 63(1) of the Companies Act, any shareholder or proxy who intends to attend or participate at the Special General Meeting must present reasonably satisfactory identification at the meeting for such shareholder or proxy to attend and participate. A certified copy of the valid identity document/passport of the person attending the Special General Meeting by electronic participation, including any person acting in a representative capacity, will be required when registering for participation in the meeting.

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