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Glossary

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 firm which constituted Datatec's Management Consulting division, specialising in telecommunication, media and technology and offers strategic, trusted advisory, modelling and market intelligence services, which was disposed of during FY23.
ARCC
The Datatec Group Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee
BBBEE
Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment
CEO
Chief Executive Officer
CFO
Chief Financial Officer
CIPC
Companies and Intellectual Property Commission
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
CSR
Corporate social responsibility
CSRD
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
EMEA
Europe, Middle East and Africa
ESG
Environmental, social and corporate governance
H&S
Health and safety
IPO
Initial Public Offering
JSE
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange, a securities exchange operated by JSE Limited
King IV/ The King IV Code
The King IV Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa, 2016
KPI
Key performance indicators
LATAM
Latin America
Logicalis or Logicalis Group
A division of Datatec that supplies ICT infrastructure and solutions and managed services. Datatec has split its investment in Logicalis Group into two divisions: Logicalis International and Logicalis Latin America
Logicalis International
Comprises the Logicalis business in all markets outside Latin America
Logicalis Latin America
Comprises the Logicalis business in Latin America
LSE
London Stock Exchange
LTI
Long-term incentive
Management Consulting
A division of Datatec that comprised Analysys Mason, a specialist telecommunications, media and technology Adviser. Analysys Mason was disposed of during FY23
MEA
Middle East and Africa
MoI
The Company's Memorandum of Incorporation
NASDAQ
National Association of Securities Automated Quotations, a United States electronic securities market
NPO
Non-profit organisation
NYSE
New York Stock Exchange
PLLAL
PromonLogicalis Latin America Limited
PwC
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.
SAICA
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
SBTi
Science-Based Targets initiative
Scope 1 emissions
Direct greenhouse gas emissions from sources owned or controlled by a company ie emissions are released into the atmosphere directly from the company's daily activities. They include boiler and furnace emissions, transportation emissions, and chemical production emissions from owned or controlled processes. (eg. emissions from company facilities and vehicles)
Scope 2 emissions
Indirect emissions. Come from electricity, steam, heat and cooling consumption. (eg. emissions from purchased energy to switch on lights)
Scope 3 emissions
All indirect emissions, also known as value chain emissions. These are linked not only to a company's value chain but to its entire product life. Companies' most common and significant source of emissions. (eg. emissions from waste disposal, business travel and downstream product/services usage)
SENS
Stock Exchange News Service
SETA
Sector Education and Training Authority
STEM
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics
STI
Short-term incentive
TCFD
Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures
The Board
The Board of directors of Datatec Limited
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
The current year, the year, the year under review or FY24
The year ended 29 February 2024
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 FY23
The year ended 28 February 2023
TMS
The Meeting Specialists Proprietary Limited
WEEE
Waste from electrical and electronic equipment
Westcon International or Westcon
A division of Datatec that provides distribution of security, collaboration, networking and data centre products. Includes Datatec Financial Services, a provider of financing/leasing solutions