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Issue and listing of Series 5, Class A preference shares and dividend declaration and finalisation announcement
ECSPONENT LIMITED
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration number: 1998/013215/06
JSE Code: ECS - ISIN: ZAE000179594
Ecsponent Pref Share A5
Short Name: ECSP A5
ECSP13
ISIN: ZAE000244844
Issue and listing of Series 5, Class A Preference shares under the ZAR5,000,000,000 Preference Share
Programme and Dividend Declaration and Finalisation Announcement
Issue and listing of Series 5, Class A Preference shares:
The Company is pleased to announce that it will be listing the first tranche of Series 5 Class A preference shares on
Friday, 9 June 2017, the details of which are summarised below:
Ecsponent Pref
Share A5
Issue Price per Preference Share R100
Listing date 9 June 2017
Implied yield Prime Rate plus 4% per annum, payable monthly in arrears, not
compounded
Redemption Record Date 10 June 2022
Redemption Amount per Preference R100
Share
Redemption Payment Date 13 June 2022
Full details regarding the listing will be announced prior to the listing date.
Declaration and finalisation announcement in respect of the first dividend payment:
Notice is hereby given that a preference dividend has been declared in respect of the Series 5, Class A Preference
Shares.
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, 12 June 2017
Preference shares start trading ex-dividend Tuesday, 13 June 2017
Record Date Thursday, 15 June 2017
Payment Date Monday, 19 June 2017
In accordance with the requirements of Strate, no share certificates may be dematerialised or rematerialised
between the date that the Preference Shares commence trading ex-dividend and the Record Date.
In terms of the Listings Requirements of the JSE, the following additional information is provided:
1. The dividend has been declared from income reserves;
2. The dividend withholding tax rate is 20%;
3. The gross local dividend amount and the net local dividend amount payable to Preference Shareholders that
are subject to dividends withholding tax is set out below:
Series 5 Class A Preference Share
Gross local dividend amount (cents per share) 93.15068
Net local dividend amount (cents per share) 74.52054
4. The issued preference share capital in respect of the Class A 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. 246 946 Series 2 Class A Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R23 486 000; and
4.3. 50 347 Series 3 Class A Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R4 766 000; and
4.4. 61 284 Series 4 Class A Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R5 815 900; and
4.5. 1 000 Series 5 Class A Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R100 000.
5. Further shares will be issued prior to, or on, the last day to trade date.
6. Ecsponent’s income tax number is 9235/264/84/4.
Dividend payment dates for the remainder of 2017:
The following dividend payment dates are declared in respect of the Series 7 Class C Preference Shares for the
remainder of 2017. Dividend amounts will be announced at least 10 business days prior to the last day to trade:
JULY 2017
Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date Tuesday 11 July
Preference shares start trading ex-dividend Wednesday 12 July
Record Date Friday 14 July
Payment Date Monday 17 July
AUGUST 2017
Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date Monday 7 August
Preference shares start trading ex-dividend Tuesday 8 August
Record Date Friday 11 August
Payment Date Monday 14 August
SEPTEMBER 2017
Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date Tuesday 12 September
Preference shares start trading ex-dividend Wednesday 13 September
Record Date Friday 15 September
Payment Date Monday 18 September
OCTOBER 2017
Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date Tuesday 10 October
Preference shares start trading ex-dividend Wednesday 11 October
Record Date Friday 13 October
Payment Date Monday 16 October
NOVEMBER 2017
Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date Tuesday 7 November
Preference shares start trading ex-dividend Wednesday 8 November
Record Date Friday 10 November
Payment Date Monday 13 November
DECEMBER 2017
Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date Tuesday 12 December
Preference shares start trading ex-dividend Wednesday 13 December
Record Date Friday 15 December
Payment Date Monday 18 December
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.
Pretoria
29 May 2017
Sponsor
Questco (Pty) Limited
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