Glossary

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AGM
Annual General Meeting
AIM
Alternative Investment Market, the London Stock Exchange’s international market for smaller, growing companies
Analysys Mason
A global consultancy and research company within Datatec’s Consulting division, specialising in telecommunication, media and technology and offers strategic, trusted advisory, modelling and market intelligence services
ARCC
The Datatec Group Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee
BBBEE
Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment
BPO
Business Process Outsourcing
CDP
Carbon Disclosure Project
CEO
Chief Executive Officer
CFO
Chief Financial Officer
CIO
Chief Information Officer
CIPC
Companies and Intellectual Property Commission
Combined figures
Figures include Westcon Americas and Logicalis SMC, which were disposed of in the prior year (the Disposal Group)
Consulting and Financial Services
Includes Analysys Mason, a specialist telecommunications, media and technology adviser and Datatec Financial Services, a provider of financing/leasing solutions
Continuing operations
Figures exclude Westcon Americas and Logicalis SMC, which were disposed of in the prior year (the Disposal Group)
CPI
Consumer Price Index
CRO
Chief Risk Officer
CSDP
Central Securities Depository Participant
CSI
Corporate social investment, contributions (monetary, employee time and resources), external to normal business activities for the purpose of benefiting and uplifting communities
EDGE
Engage, Develop, Grow, Extend; Westcon International’s global enablement programme for new customer acceleration
EMEA
Europe, Middle East and Africa
EU
Europe, Middle East and Africa
GTDC
Global Technology Distribution Council
GTM
Go-to-market
ICQ
Internal control questionnaire
IIRC
International Integrated Reporting Council
IRC
South African Integrated Reporting Committee
ISIN
Insurance Services Office
JSE
The Johannesburg Securities Exchange, a securities exchange operated by JSE Limited
King IVTM/The King IVTM Code
The King IV Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa, 2016
KPI
Key Performance Indicator
Logicalis or Logicalis Group
A division of Datatec that supplies ICT infrastructure and solutions and managed services
LSE
London Stock Exchange
LTI
Long-term incentive
MEA
Middle East and Africa
NASDAQ
National Association of Securities Automated Quotations, a United States electronic securities market
NGO
Non-governmental organisations
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OHSAS 18001
Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series; a British Standard for occupational health and safety management systems
SAICA
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
SHE
Safety, health and environment
SMB
Small and medium business
STI
Short-term incentive
The Board
The Board of directors of Datatec Limited, as set out on pages 12 and 13
The Code
The Datatec Group Code of Conduct
The Companies Act
South African Companies Act 71 of 2008, as amended
The Company or Datatec
Datatec Limited, listed on the JSE in the “Computer Services” sector and its subsidiaries as the context indicates
The current year, the year, the year under review or 2019
The year ended 28 February 2019
The Disposal Group
Westcon Americas and Logicalis SMC, which were disposed of in the prior year
The Foundation
The Datatec Educational and Technology Foundation
The Group
The Datatec Group, Datatec Limited and its subsidiaries
The previous year the prior year or FY18
The year ended 28 February 2018
The register
The register of ordinary shareholders
TMT
Telecommunications, Media and Technology
Westcon International or Westcon
A division of Datatec that provides distribution of security, collaboration, networking and data centre products