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WLO/WLN/WLOP/WLP1 - Wooltru Limited - Finalisation Announcement

Release Date: 29/10/2010 07:05
Code(s): WLO WLN WLP1 WLOP
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WLO/WLN/WLOP/WLP1 - Wooltru Limited - Finalisation Announcement Wooltru Limited (Registration number 1936/008278/06) JSE share code: WLO ISIN: ZAE000007993 JSE share code: WLN ISIN: ZAE000008744 JSE share code: WLOP ISIN: ZAE000008009 JSE share code: WLP1 ISIN: ZAE000008017 ("Wooltru" or "the Company") SALIENT DATES AND TIMES PERTAINING TO THE BONUS ISSUE, CONVERSION OF "N" ORDINARY SHARES TO ORDINARY SHARES, CONSOLIDATION OF SHARE CAPITAL, REDUCTION OF PAR VALUE, INCREASE IN AUTHORISED SHARE CAPITAL, CHANGE OF NAME, AND FINANCIAL YEAR END, ADOPTION OF NEW ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION, CONVERSION OF NON-REDEEMABLE 6% AND 6.75% PREFERENCE SHARES TO 6% AND 6.75% REDEEMABLE PREFERENCE SHARES AND THE REDEMPTION OF AND DIVIDEND DECLARATION FOR THE 6% AND THE 6.75% REDEEMABLE PREFERENCE SHARES Shareholders are referred to the circular posted on Monday, 20 September 2010 and the SENS announcement dated 13 October 2010 regarding the approval of all the ordinary and special resolutions tabled at the Company`s general meeting held on Wednesday, 13 October 2010. All the special resolutions have now been registered with CIPRO and the salient dates and times pertaining to the bonus issue, conversion of "N" ordinary shares to ordinary shares, consolidation of share capital, reduction of par value and increase in authorised share capital, change of name and financial year end, adoption of new articles of association and the redemption of the 6% and 6.75% preference shares are set out below: 1. Bonus issue A bonus issue of 10 new ordinary shares will be issued for every 100 ordinary shares held at close of business on Friday, 12 November 2010. The salient dates and times pertaining to the bonus issue, are set out below: 2010 Last day to trade in order to receive new ordinary shares in terms of the bonus issue on Friday, 5 November Listing of and trading in new ordinary shares in terms of the bonus issue on Monday, 8 November Record date Friday, 12 November CSDP and broker accounts credited with the bonus Monday, 15 November shares to be issued to ordinary dematerialised shareholders on Notes: 1. Shares may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Monday, 8 November 2010 and Friday, 12 November 2010. 2. Posting of all new share certificates to certificated shareholders will be made after the completion of the bonus issue, conversion, consolidation and name change. 2. Conversion of "N" ordinary shares to ordinary shares Following the bonus issue, each of the Company`s authorised and issued "N" ordinary shares of R0.0005 each will be converted into one class of ordinary shares of R0.05 each in the ratio of 1 ordinary share for every 1 "N" ordinary share held ("the conversion"). The salient dates and times pertaining to the conversion, are set out below: 2010 Last day to trade in "N" ordinary shares prior to Friday, 12 November the conversion on Listing of new ordinary shares in terms of the Monday, 15 November conversion on Record date Friday, 19 November New shares issued and CSDP and broker accounts Monday, 22 November credited with ordinary shares reflecting the conversion Notes: 1. Shares may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Monday, 15 November 2010 and Friday, 19 November 2010. 2. Posting of all new share certificates will be made after the completion of the bonus issue, conversion, consolidation and name change. 3. Reduction of par value and increase in authorised share capital Subsequent to the bonus issue and conversion of "N" ordinary shares to ordinary shares, the par value for the Company`s authorised and issued shares will be reduced from R0.05 per ordinary share to R0.00005 per ordinary share with effect from Thursday, 25 November 2010, and the Company`s authorised ordinary share capital will be increased from 2,000,000,000 ordinary shares of R0.00005 each to 9,000,000,000 ordinary shares of R0.00005 with effect from Thursday, 25 November 2010. 4. Consolidation of share capital and change of name The Company`s ordinary share capital will be consolidated from ordinary shares of R0.00005 each to ordinary shares of R0.001 each, on the basis of 1-for-20 ordinary shares held on Friday, 3 December 2010. Fractions arising will be rounded up or down to the nearest whole number in accordance with the rounding principle whereby fractions of 0.5 and above will be rounded up and fractions below 0.5 will be rounded down. Following the implementation of the consolidation, the Company`s authorised and issued share capital will comprise 450,000,000 ordinary shares of R0.001 each and 281,826,818 ordinary shares of R0.001 each. The Company`s new name was registered as "PBT Group Limited". Following the change of name, the Company`s abbreviated name will be changed from `Wooltru` to `PBT`. The JSE Code and ISIN will also be changed to PBT and ZAE000149712 respectively. In compliance with the JSE Listings Requirements, the Company `s former name will be shown in brackets under the new name for a period of at least one year. The salient dates and times pertaining to the proposed consolidation and change of name are set out below: 2010 Last day to trade shares under the present share capital and under the current name in order to be recorded as a shareholder by the record date on Friday, 26 November Trading in shares under the new consolidated share capital and new name (see note 5) commences on Monday, 29 November Record date for determining those shareholders whose shares will be subject to the consolidation Friday, 3 December and name change on Forms of surrender for new certificates to be received by the transfer secretaries by 12:00 in order for new certificates reflecting the Friday, 3 December consolidation and name change to be posted on Dematerialised shareholders will have their accounts at their CSDP or broker updated on Monday, 6 December Notes: 1. Shares in the pre-consolidated form may not be dematerialised after Friday, 26 November 2010. 2. Shares in the consolidated form may be dematerialised or rematerialised as from Monday, 6 December 2010. 3. The consolidated shares will trade under the new name of "PBT Group Limited", abbreviated name PBT, JSE share code PBT and ISIN: ZAE000149712. 4. Posting of all new share certificates will be made after the completion of the bonus issue, conversion, consolidation and name change. 5. The par value for the Company`s authorised and issued shares will be reduced from R0.05 per ordinary share to R0.00005 per ordinary share with effect from Thursday, 25 November 2010. 6. The Company`s authorised ordinary share capital will be increased from 2,000,000,000 ordinary shares of R0.00005 each to 9,000,000,000 ordinary shares of R0.00005 per share with effect from Thursday, 25 November 2010. 5. Change of financial year-end and adoption of new articles of association For purposes of the acquisition, the financial year-end of the Company was changed from 30 June to 31 August. The Company`s existing articles of association were replaced with effect from Wednesday, 13 October 2010 with a new set of articles of association that are consistent with the amendments to the Companies Act, 1973, the JSE Listings Requirements, the resolutions passed at the shareholders` general meeting and modern business practice. 6. The proposed redemption of the 6% and 6.75% preference shares and dividend declaration The approval of the special resolutions to convert each of the 6% and 6.75% non redeemable cumulative preference shares to 6% and 6.75% redeemable cumulative preference shares was approved and registered. Such preference shares will be redeemed on Monday, 15 November 2010 at R2.00 each. Furthermore, a pro rata dividend of 4.5 cents and 5 cents per 6% and 6.75% preference shares respectively will be paid on Monday, 15 November 2010 to the respective preference shareholders recorded in the Company`s share register on Friday, 12 November 2010. The last day to trade cum dividend will be Friday, 5 November 2010 and preference share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised after Friday, 5 November 2010. The salient dates and times pertaining to the proposed redemption of the 6% and the 6.75% preference shares are set out below:
Last day to trade in non-redeemable 6% Friday, 5 November and 6.75% preference shares on Suspension of non-redeemable 6% and 6.75% preference shares on the JSE Monday, 8 November trading system at commencement of trade on Record date on Friday, 12 November Issue of cheques to certificated Monday, 15 November shareholders of non-redeemable 6% and the 6.75% preference shares on or about CSDP and broker accounts credited with Monday, 15 November the redemption monies in respect of the 6% and 6.75% dematerialised preference shares on Termination of listing of non- Tuesday, 16 November redeemable 6% and 6.75% preference shares at commencement of trading on Notes: 1. The 6% and 6.75% preference shares may not be dematerialised or rematerialised after Friday, 5 November 2010. Cape Town 29 October 2010 Sponsor and independent expert: Bridge Capital Advisors (Pty) Limited Legal advisor to the PBT Group: Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Inc. Legal advisor to Wooltru: Hilton Gischen Attorney Reporting Accountant and auditor to PBT Group: LDP Chartered Accountants Reporting Accountant and auditor to Wooltru: PKF (Cpt) Inc. Transfer Secretaries: Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Limited Wooltru Registered Office: 2nd Floor, The Hudson, 30 Hudson Street, Cape Town, 8001, P.O. Box 671, Cape Town 8000) Sponsor: Bridge Capital Advisors (Pty) Limited, 2nd Floor, 27 Fricker Road, Illovo Boulevard, Illovo, 2196 (PO Box 651010, Benmore, 2010) Transfer Secretaries: Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Limited, Ground Floor, 70 Marshall Street, Johannesburg, 2001 (PO Box 61051, Marshalltown, 2107) Date: 29/10/2010 07:05:02 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.