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July 2017 monthly preference share dividend finalisation announcement
ECSPONENT LIMITED
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration number: 1998/013215/06
JSE Code: ECS - ISIN: ZAE000179594
Ecsponent Pref Share A Ecsponent Pref Share A2
JSE Code: ECSP1 JSE Code: ECSP4
ISIN: ZAE000196317 ISIN: ZAE000202495
(“Series 1 Class A Preference Shares”) (“Series 2 Class A Preference Shares”)
Ecsponent Pref Share A3 Ecsponent Pref Share A4
JSE Code: ECSP7 JSE Code: ECSP10
ISIN: ZAE000210480 ISIN: ZAE000217196
(“Series 3 Class A Preference Shares”) (“Series 4 Class A Preference Shares”)
Ecsponent Pref Share A5
JSE Code: ECSP13
ISIN: ZAE000244844
(“Series 5 Class A Preference Shares”)
(collectively “Class A Preference Shares”)
Ecsponent Pref Share C Ecsponent Pref Share C2
JSE Code: ECSP3 JSE Code: ECSP6
ISIN: ZAE000196291 ISIN: ZAE000202511
(“Series 1 Class C Preference Shares”) (“Series 2 Class C Preference Shares”)
Ecsponent Pref Share C3 Ecsponent Pref Share C4
JSE Code: ECSP9 JSE Code: ECSP12
ISIN: ZAE000210506 ISIN; ZAE000218525
(“Series 3 Class C Preference Shares”) (“Series 4 Class C Preference Shares”)
Ecsponent Pref Share C5 Ecsponent Pref Share C6
JSE Code: ECSP15 JSE Code: ECSP18
ISIN; ZAE000222501 ISIN; ZAE000231205
(“Series 5 Class C Preference Shares”) (“Series 6 Class C Preference Shares”)
Ecsponent Pref Share C7 Ecsponent Pref Share C8
JSE Code: ECSP21 JSE Code: ECSP24
ISIN: ZAE000241725 ISIN: ZAE000246757
(“Series 7 Class C Preference Shares”) (“Series 8 Class C Preference Shares”)
(collectively “Class C Preference Shares”)
JULY 2017 MONTHLY PREFERENCE SHARE DIVIDEND FINALISATION ANNOUNCEMENT
Further to the announcement released by the Company on 14 November 2016 (dividend dates announcement),
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 14 August 2017, has been finalised.
Notice is hereby given that the following preference dividends have been declared in respect of the period
commencing on 11 July 2017 and ending on the date dividends start trading ex-dividend, being 8 August 2017:
- 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,
o a dividend at the rate of 14.5% per annum from 12 July 2017 – 20 July 2017 (being the prime
rate plus 4%),
o a dividend at the rate of 14.25% per annum from 21 July 2017 – 07 August 2017 (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 Monday, 7 August 2017
Preference shares start trading ex-dividend Tuesday, 8 August 2017
Record Date Friday, 11 August 2017
Payment Date Monday, 14 August 2017
In accordance with the requirements of Strate, no share certificates may be dematerialised or rematerialised
between the date that the 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 20%;
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
Gross local dividend amount 73.97260 106.02740
(cents per share)
Net local dividend amount 59.17808 84.82192
(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. 96 784 Series 4 Class A Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R9 365 900; and
7.2. 747 063 Series 4 Class C Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R74 706 300.
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. 49 210 Series 5 Class A Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R4 921 000; and
8.2. 1 171 989 Series 5 Class C Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R117 198 900.
9. The issued preference share capital in respect of the Series 6 Class C Preference Shares is as follows as
at the date of this announcement:
9.1. 1 345 819 Series 6 Class C Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R134 581 900.
10. The issued preference share capital in respect of the Series 7 Class C Preference Shares is as follows as
at the date of this announcement:
10.1. 784 657 Series 7 Class C Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R78 465 700.
11. The issued preference share capital in respect of the Series 8 Class C Preference shares is as follows as
at the date of this announcement:
11.1 19 000 Series 8 Class C Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R1 900 000.
12. The Company may issue additional Preference Shares prior to the last day to trade date.
13. Ecsponent’s income tax number is 9235/264/84/4.
Pretoria
24 July 2017
Sponsor
Questco Proprietary Limited
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