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BEGP - Beige Holdings Limited - Declaration of final preference dividend and

Release Date: 13/08/2010 16:10
Code(s): BEG BEGP
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BEGP - Beige Holdings Limited - Declaration of final preference dividend and information relating to the conversion and redemption of the cumulative, non- participating, convertible, redeemable preference shares BEIGE HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 1997/006871/06) ("Beige" or "the company") ISIN Code: ZAE000097036 & Share code: BEGP DECLARATION OF FINAL PREFERENCE DIVIDEND AND INFORMATION RELATING TO THE CONVERSION AND REDEMPTION OF THE CUMULATIVE, NON-PARTICIPATING, CONVERTIBLE, REDEEMABLE PREFERENCE SHARES DIVIDEND DECLARATION Shareholders are advised that the board of directors of the Company have declared the third and final preference dividend of 8.40 cents per share ("the dividend") in respect of the 8% cumulative, non-participating, convertible, redeemable preference shares in Beige. The salient dates in respect of the dividend are set out below: 2010 Last date to trade "cum" the preference dividend Friday, 27 August Securities start trading "ex" dividend from the Monday, 30 August commencement of business on Record date to determine who receives the dividend Friday, 03 September Payment date in respect of the preference dividend Monday, 06 September Shares may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Monday, 30 August 2010 and Friday, 03 September 2010, both dates inclusive. CONVERSION AND REDEMPTION OF PREFERENCE SHARES Shareholders are reminded that the terms of the preference share provide that the shares can be converted at the election of the shareholder not less than three years and one day after the date of issue of the preference shares at a conversion ratio of seven ordinary shares for every one preference share held on the record date, giving an effective price of 15 cents per ordinary share. Any preference shares not converted will be automatically redeemed by the Company at the issue price of the preference shares, being R1.05 per share. Shareholders are advised that the company is currently preparing a circular containing full details of the process to be followed by those shareholders electing to convert their preference shares and, where such shares are not converted, the date of redemption of the unconverted preference shares. Salient dates in respect of the conversion and redemption of the preference shares will be announced on SENS in due course. JOHANNESBURG 13 August 2010 Designated Advisor Arcay Moela Sponsors (Proprietary) Limited Date: 13/08/2010 16:10:02 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.