ECSPONENT LIMITED - January 2016 monthly preference share dividend finalisation announcement

January 2016 monthly preference share dividend finalisation announcement

ECSPONENT LIMITED
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration number: 1998/013215/06
 (“the Company” or “Ecsponent”)


              Ecsponent Pref Share A                                     Ecsponent Pref Share C
                 JSE Code: ECSP1                                            JSE Code: ECSP3
                ISIN: ZAE000196317                                         ISIN: ZAE000196291
      (“Series 1 Class A Preference Shares”)                     (“Series 1 Class C Preference Shares”)

              Ecsponent Pref Share A2                                    Ecsponent Pref Share C2
                 JSE Code: ECSP4                                            JSE Code: ECSP6
                ISIN: ZAE000202495                                         ISIN: ZAE000202511
      (“Series 2 Class A Preference Shares”)                     (“Series 2 Class C Preference Shares”)

              Ecsponent Pref Share A3                                    Ecsponent Pref Share C3
                 JSE Code: ECSP7                                            JSE Code: ECSP9
                ISIN: ZAE000210480                                         ISIN: ZAE000210506
      (“Series 3 Class A Preference Shares”)                     (“Series 3 Class C Preference Shares”)

     (collectively “Class A Preference Shares”)                 (collectively “Class C Preference Shares”)


JANUARY 2016 MONTHLY PREFERENCE SHARE DIVIDEND FINALISATION ANNOUNCEMENT

Further to the announcement released by the Company on 18 December 2015, holders of Class A Preference
Shares and holders of Class C Preference Shares are hereby advised that the dividend per share amount, to be
paid on 15 February 2016, has been finalised.

Notice is hereby given that the following preference dividends have been declared in respect of the period
commencing on 11 January 2016 and ending on the date dividends start trading ex-dividend, being 8 February
2016:
     -    in respect of the Class A Preference Shares, a dividend at the rate of 10% per annum; and
     -    in respect of the Class C Preference Shares, a dividend at the rate of 13.75% per annum (being the
          prime rate plus 4%),
the per share amounts of which have been disclosed below.

Relevant dates in relation to this dividend payment are set out below:
 Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date                         Friday, 5 February 2016
 Preference shares start trading ex-dividend                                        Monday, 8 February 2016
 Record Date                                                                        Friday, 12 February 2016
 Payment Date                                                                       Monday, 15 February 2016

In accordance with the requirements of Strate, no share certificates may be dematerialised or rematerialised
between the dates that dividends start trading ex-dividend and the Record Dates.

In terms of the Listings Requirements of the JSE, the following additional information is provided:
1. The dividends have been declared from income reserves;
2. The dividend withholding tax rate is 15%;
3. The gross local dividend amounts and the net local dividend amount payable to Preference Shareholders
     that are subject to dividends withholding tax is set out below:

                                         Class A Preference Share             Class C Preference Share
                                      (Series 1, Series 2 and Series 3)    (Series 1, Series 2 and Series 3)

Gross local dividend amount                                     76.71233                          105.47945
(cents per share)
Net local dividend amount                                       65.20548                           89.65753
(cents per share)

4.   The issued preference share capital in respect of the Series 1 Class A Preference Shares and the Series 1
     Class C Preference Shares is as follows as at the date of this announcement:
     4.1. 61 332 Series 1 Class A Preference Shares (ISIN ZAE000196317) with a total issued capital of
          R5 420 099.12; and
     4.2. 247 100 Series 1 Class C Preference Shares (ISIN ZAE000196291) with a total issued capital of
          R24,710,000.

5.   The issued preference share capital in respect of the Series 2 Class A Preference Shares and the Series 2
     Class C Preference Shares is as follows as at the date of this announcement:
     5.1. 246 946 Series 2 Class A Preference Shares (ISIN ZAE000202495) with a total issued capital of
          R23 486 000; and
     5.2. 1 175 170 Series 2 Class C Preference Shares (ISIN ZAE000202511) with a total issued capital of
           R117 517 000.

6.   The issued preference share capital in respect of the Series 3 Class A Preference Shares and the Series 3
     Class C Preference Shares is as follows as at the date of this announcement:
     6.1. 17 032 Series 3 Class A Preference Shares (ISIN ZAE000210480) with a total issued capital of
          R1 613 000; and
     6.2. 155 670 Series 3 Class C Preference Shares (ISIN ZAE000210506) with a total issued capital of
          R15 567 000.

7.   The Company intends to issue additional Preference Shares prior to the last day to trade date.

8.   Ecsponent’s income tax number is 9235/264/84/4.




Pretoria
22 January 2016




Sponsor
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