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September 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”)
Ecsponent Pref Share A4 Ecsponent Pref Share C4
JSE Code: ECSP10 JSE Code: ECSP12
ISIN: ZAE000217196 ISIN; ZAE000218525
(“Series 4 Class A Preference Shares”) (“Series 4 Class C Preference Shares”)
(collectively “Class A Preference Shares”) Ecsponent Pref Share C5
JSE Code: ECSP15
ISIN; ZAE000222501
(“Series 5 Class C Preference Shares”)
(collectively “Class C Preference Shares”)
SEPTEMBER 2016 MONTHLY PREFERENCE SHARE DIVIDEND FINALISATION ANNOUNCEMENT
Further to the announcement released by the Company on 30 August 2016, 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 17 October 2016, has been finalised.
Notice is hereby given that the following preference dividends have been declared in respect of the period
commencing on 14 September 2016 and ending on the date dividends start trading ex-dividend, being 12
October 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 14.5% 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 Tuesday, 11 October 2016
Preference shares start trading ex-dividend Wednesday, 12 October 2016
Record Date Friday, 14 October 2016
Payment Date Monday, 17 October 2016
In accordance with the requirements of Strate, no share certificates may be dematerialised or rematerialised
between the date that Preference Shares start trading ex-dividend and the Record Date.
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, Series 3 and (Series 1, Series 2, Series 3,
Series 4) Series 4 and Series 5)
Gross local dividend amount 76.71233 111.23288
(cents per share)
Net local dividend amount 65.20548 94.54795
(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 with a total issued capital of R5 420 099.12; and
4.2. 247 100 Series 1 Class C Preference Shares 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 with a total issued capital of R23 486 000; and
5.2. 1 175 170 Series 2 Class C Preference Shares 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. 50 347 Series 3 Class A Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R4 766 000; and
6.2. 1 180 016 Series 3 Class C Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R118 001 600.
7. The issued preference share capital in respect of the Series 4 Class A Preference Shares and the Series 4
Class C Preference Shares is as follows as at the date of this announcement:
7.1. 9 590 Series 4 Class A Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R915 500.
7.2. 732 063 Series 4 Class C Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R73 206 300.
8. The issued preference share capital in respect of the Series 5 Class C Preference Shares is as follows as at
the date of this announcement:
8.1. 16 400 Series 5 Class C Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R1 640 000
9. The Company intends to issue additional Preference Shares prior to the last day to trade date.
10. Ecsponent’s income tax number is 9235/264/84/4.
Pretoria
27 September 2016
Sponsor
Questco Proprietary Limited
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