Pledge of Shares by an Associate of a Director of the Company
CURRO HOLDINGS LIMITED
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
(Registration number: 1998/025801/06)
JSE Share Code: COH
ISIN: ZAE000156253
LEI: 378900E237CB40F0BF96
(“Curro” or “the Company”)
PLEDGE OF SHARES BY AN ASSOCIATE OF A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY
Shareholders are advised that the Chris van der Merwe Familie Trust (“Trust”), which is an
associate of Dr Christiaan Rudolph van der Merwe, a non-executive director of the Company,
recently concluded a cession and pledge agreement (“Pledge”), in terms of which the Trust
pledged and ceded in security, 378 000 Curro ordinary shares (“Pledged Shares”), to and in
favour of Investec Bank Limited (“Investec”).
The Pledged Shares serve as security for the Trust’s potential financial obligation towards
Investec, in terms of a guarantee and indemnity (“Guarantee”) which the Trust provided in
respect of a loan of R1 million, advanced by Investec to a related party of the Trust.
The term of the Guarantee and the Pledge is three years, however, it should be noted that the
Guarantee and the Pledge are intended to serve only as temporary security, pending the
registration of a mortgage bond over a property owned by the related party. It is anticipated
that the Guarantee and the Pledge will be cancelled by 31 August 2023. In accordance with
paragraph 3.64(h) of the JSE Listings Requirements, a further announcement will be released
on SENS upon the cancellation of the Guarantee and the Pledge and the release of the
Pledged Shares.
In compliance with paragraphs 3.63 to 3.74 of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, the
following information regarding the dealing in shares is disclosed:
NAME OF DIRECTOR Dr. Christiaan Rudolph van der Merwe
COMPANY OF WHICH A DIRECTOR Curro Holdings Limited
STATUS: EXECUTIVE/NON- Non-Executive
EXECUTIVE
TYPE AND CLASS OF SECURITIES Ordinary shares
NATURE OF TRANSACTION Pledge and cession in securitatem debiti of
ordinary shares as security for the financial
obligation of the Trust described below
TRANSACTION CONCLUSION DATE 31 January 2023
NUMBER OF SHARES PLEDGED 378 000
VALUE OF SHARES PLEDGED ON R3 451 140 (based on the closing price of
TRANSACTION CONCLUSION DATE R9.13 on 31 January 2023)
NAME OF ASSOCIATE Chris van der Merwe Familie Trust
RELATIONSHIP WITH DIRECTOR Director is a trustee and beneficiary of the Trust
NATURE AND EXTENT OF INTEREST Indirect, beneficial
IN THE TRANSACTION
NATURE OF FINANCIAL OBLIGATION Guarantee and indemnity provided by the Trust
for the loan repayment obligations of a related
party
TERM OF FINANCIAL OBLIGATION 3 years
AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL R1 000 000
OBLIGATION
Durbanville
24 March 2023
Sponsor
PSG Capital
Date: 24-03-2023 09:35:00
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